Open-access Home intervention as a tool for nursing care: evaluation of the satisfaction of the elderly

ABSTRACT

Objective  To evaluate the results of home nursing interventions according to the satisfaction of the elderly users.

Methods  Ex-post facto evaluative, qualitative and descriptive research, conducted from November 2015 to January 2016 with 12 dependent elderly individuals accompanied by an extension project in the city of Maringá, PR, Brazil. Data were collected after home interventions based on the Single-User Treatment Project, by means of semi-structured interviews subjected to content analysis and the theoretical framework of Donabedian.

Results  The following thematic categories emerged: “home nursing intervention: synonymous with joy, distraction and bonding” and” home nursing intervention: health and lifestyle transformations”.

Conclusion  The home nursing interventions had positive results that signal the quality of the provided care.

Health of the elderly; Nursing; Health services; Comprehensive healthcare

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