Abstract
Introduction: With an aging population and improvements in health care, there is an increase in the number of dependents who require more support to meet their needs. Family caregivers (FC) are essential to guarantee continuity of care, even though it is an exhausting process with consequences for their health. A properly structured nursing intervention program (NIP) is shown to be important in this context.Objective: To develop and implement a NIP to support and train the FC of dependent people.Methods: An integrative literature review (ILR) was conducted to identify the main caregiver needs. Afterwards, a NIP was structured in the areas of emotional and instrumental support. It was then validated by experts in the field using the Delphi technique. This was implemented and evaluated, using a quasi-experimental study, with a pre and post intervention evaluation.Results: From the ILR, 21 articles were stood out for highlighting the main needs manifested by FC. Through the Delphi technique an NIP was obtained with 93 nursing interventions. Its implementation led to a general improvement in the FC’s state of health, a reduction of the overload manifested and a greater use of coping strategies.Conclusion: Structured and contextualized nursing interventions, directed to supporting and empowering FC, facilitate the transition to this role with an impact on their health and the care provided.
Highlights
With an aging population and improvements in health care, there is an increase in the number of dependents who require more support to meet their needs
A set of structured, contextualized interventions directed to the needs highlighted by Family caregivers (FC), organized as a nursing intervention programme (NIP) was shown to be a useful tool in nurses’ work, facilitating the transition experienced by caregivers
From the analysis of the initial IRL, the scientific evidence highlighted a set of needs shown by the FC, which were grouped according to the Theory of Transitions (Meleis, 2010):
Summary
With an aging population and improvements in health care, there is an increase in the number of dependents who require more support to meet their needs. Conclusions: Structured and contextualized nursing interventions, directed to supporting and empowering FC, facilitate the transition to this role with an impact on their health and the care provided. A set of structured, contextualized interventions directed to the needs highlighted by FC, organized as a nursing intervention programme (NIP) was shown to be a useful tool in nurses’ work, facilitating the transition experienced by caregivers. Under these assumptions, the objective of this work is to develop an NIP and implement it with FC of dependent people in the context of the home to support and empower them
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