OBJECTIVE: To describe the experience in the implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology (MCH) in the humanization of care for the elderly. METHODOLOGY: This is an experience report about the implementation of the MCH, in a Health Service in Portugal, with capacity for 30 elderly people, most of them having cognitive alterations. RESULTS: The implementation of the MCH has shown positive results in the humanization of care for the elderly, namely in the reduction of agitation behaviors and better acceptance of care. There was a change in organizational culture, more focused on the person and on the humanization of care. CONCLUSION: The results reflect the need to introduce innovative care methodologies in the training of health professionals, with a focus on interaction, for a professionalized relational care that dignifies the person cared for and the care giver.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the experience in the implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology (MCH) in the humanization of care for the elderly. METHODOLOGY: This is an experience report about the implementation of the MCH, in a Health Service in Portugal, with capacity for 30 elderly people, most of them having cognitive alterations. RESULTS: The implementation of the MCH has shown positive results in the humanization of care for the elderly, namely in the reduction of agitation behaviors and better acceptance of care. There was a change in organizational culture, more focused on the person and on the humanization of care. CONCLUSION: The results reflect the need to introduce innovative care methodologies in the training of health professionals, with a focus on interaction, for a professionalized relational care that dignifies the person cared for and the care giver.
Authors: Rosa Cândida Carvalho Pereira Melo; Paulo Joaquim Pina Queirós; Luiza Hiromi Tanaka; Liliana Vanessa Lúcio Henriques; Hugo Leiria Neves Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-11-19 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Marcello Nonnis; Alessandro Lorenzo Mura; Fabrizio Scrima; Stefania Cuccu; Ferdinando Fornara Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-15 Impact factor: 3.390