INFORMATION NEEDS OF FAMILIES ON THE HEALTH/DISEASE OF PRETERM INFANTS IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the information needs of the families of preterm infants hospitalized to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on health/disease. Method: exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, performed with 33 relatives of preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, through a semi-structured interview, recorded in audio, transcribed and analyzed with the aid of the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires software. Results: two categories were identified, which are called: Reality versus expectation of obtaining information about the preterm infant; and Information on health/disease on-line: useful, positive and unattractive aspects. Conclusion: it has been found that the information needs of family members are wide, and different means are employed to satisfy them, ranging from the traditional and every day to the use of technological means to find data and used for different purposes.

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Main Authors: Lima,Vanessa Ferreira de, Mazza,Verônica de Azevedo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072019000100302
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