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versão impressa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumo
PICON-SANTAMARIA, Arantxa e BALLESTEROS-PENA, Sendoa. The experience of chronically ill patient’s non-professional caregivers: an observational study. Gerokomos [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.3, pp.164-167. Epub 04-Mar-2024. ISSN 1134-928X.
Objectives:
To assess the experience of chronically ill patient’s non-professional caregivers.
Methodology:
A descriptive study was carried out in a chronically ill patients’ hospital. The questionnaire for evaluating the experience of the non-professional caregiver of the chronic patient (IEXPAC© 2018-Caregivers) was applied to a randomly selected sample of non-professional caregivers of discharged patients.
Results:
90 non-professional caregivers were enrolled. The mean (± standard deviation) overall score of the questionnaire was 3.8 (± 1.4) points, over 5. The items with suboptimal scores were those referring to the help received for training through the Internet and the encouragement to talk to other caregivers.
Conclusion:
The IEXPAC© 2018-Caregivers survey is a reliable tool that allows us to identify areas for improvement and perceived needs from which to develop specific and defined actions aimed at improving the experience of non-professional caregivers of patients with chronic diseases.
Palavras-chave : Caregivers; health care quality; access and evaluation; quality of health care.