Mensurando o conforto de familiares como resultado dos cuidados da equipe de enfermagem intensivista.

Abstract

As expected, it is achieved through nursing techniques the comfort, an expression of subjective character but which needs to be comprehend when connected to health services offered to people. Nevertheless, a few situations are known to influence the level of comfort and discomfort of family members with relatives in the ICU (intensive care unit). Aim: Rate the comfort level of family members with relatives in critical condition in the ICU of two hospitals in the interior of RS. Methodology: observatory descriptional study of transversal type. 39 family members samples were interviewed using the comfort scale for family members of people in critical condition (ECONF), composed of four dimensions: safety, support, familiar interaction / kin and integration with himself and the daily life. A descriptional statistics analysis of variables was made in the study. For the interpretation of the comfort level of the items evaluated by the (ECONF) it was considered the following score: little comfort – average comfort level <2,9; regular comfort – average comfort level from 3,0 to 3;9; High comfort – average comfort level >4. Results: it was observed the general level of comfort was 3.68, which is considered regular the level of comfort from the family members interviewed according to the scored estabilished in this study. It was demonstrated through the analysis the general level as well as the ICU level separately, , the family members demonstrated higher score of comfort in the safety emphasis and lower score in the comfort emphasis of integration with himself and the daily life. Conclusion: Humanize the assistance in the ICU become a challenge during all techniques and rationality the sector imposes, which is not something impossible to be achieved. The results bring up the importance of the reflexion of the intensive staff in facing of giving a full assistance as well as humanized to the family members, so much to actions that help promote the comfort for themselves.