Gerard Mora-López1, Carme Ferré-Grau2, Pilar Montesó-Curto3. 1. Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona, Department of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, 13-15, Remolins Avenue, Tortosa, 43500, Tarragona, Spain. Electronic address: gerard.mora@urv.cat. 2. Department of Nursing, University Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona), 34 Catalunya Avenue, Tarragona, 43002, Tarragona, Spain. Electronic address: carme.ferre@urv.cat. 3. Department of Nursing, University Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona), 13-15, Remolins Avenue, Tortosa 43500, Tarragona, Spain. Electronic address: mariapilar.monteso@urv.cat.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to explore and understand the experience of the adaptation process among family caregivers in hospitals, who have an active presence in hospital and are essential in ensuring proper patient care. METHODS: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of caregivers' lived experiences. Data were collected using in-depth interviews to explore six caregivers' experiences of hospitalization. RESULTS: The caregivers' accounts highlight the different determining factors in the transition process of a chronically ill patient's family caregiver during the patient's time in hospital. The most important themes emerging from the analysis were the importance of cultural beliefs and attitudes, meaning of the situation, caregiver's training and knowledge, socio-economic status and the hospital as a community. These categories can be analyzed using transitions theory. CONCLUSIONS: The most important conclusion is that the hospital in this study was not designed to accommodate caregivers, and the mechanisms used to meet caregivers' needs endanger their privacy, health, and coexistence in the hospital's rooms. Transitions theory provides a holistic understanding of the experience of the family caregiver.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to explore and understand the experience of the adaptation process among family caregivers in hospitals, who have an active presence in hospital and are essential in ensuring proper patient care. METHODS: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of caregivers' lived experiences. Data were collected using in-depth interviews to explore six caregivers' experiences of hospitalization. RESULTS: The caregivers' accounts highlight the different determining factors in the transition process of a chronically ill patient's family caregiver during the patient's time in hospital. The most important themes emerging from the analysis were the importance of cultural beliefs and attitudes, meaning of the situation, caregiver's training and knowledge, socio-economic status and the hospital as a community. These categories can be analyzed using transitions theory. CONCLUSIONS: The most important conclusion is that the hospital in this study was not designed to accommodate caregivers, and the mechanisms used to meet caregivers' needs endanger their privacy, health, and coexistence in the hospital's rooms. Transitions theory provides a holistic understanding of the experience of the family caregiver.
Authors: Sofía García-Sanjuán; Manuel Lillo-Crespo; María José Cabañero-Martínez; Miguel Richart-Martínez; Ángela Sanjuan-Quiles Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2019-10-22 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Filiberto Toledano-Toledano; José Moral de la Rubia; Laura A Nabors; Miriam Teresa Domínguez-Guedea; Guillermo Salinas Escudero; Eduardo Rocha Pérez; David Luna; Ahidée Leyva López Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2020-11-03