Resultados: 3

The experience of the informal caregiver in the light of the General Theory of Nursing

AIM: To understand the experience of informal caregivers in the care of the elderly victims of fall and proximal fracture of the femur and surgery. METHOD: This is a qualitative study carried out in a teaching hospital, using Bardin's content analysis as a methodological reference, and Orem's General The...

Self-managing osteoporosis treatment for well-being recovery mediated by the (in)visibility of the disease signs

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (3), 2010
The present study aimed to understand patients’ experience with osteoporosis treatment. The methodological and theoretical frameworks were, respectively, the Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionism. The research subjects were 12 patients monitored in a specialized outpatient unit. The obtained state...

Between freedom and reclusion: social support as a quality-of-life component in the family caregiver-dependent person binomial

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 16 (1), 2008
This is a qualitative study which uses Grounded Theory as its methodological framework and Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical base to understand the experience of family caregivers for Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) patients with regard to social support during their rehabilitation process at home....