Care necessities: the view of the patient and nursing team.

Rev Bras Enferm

Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: June 2018

Objectives:: To compare care necessities as perceived by the patient and nursing team and to investigate the sociodemographic factors associated with these perceptions.

Method:: A comparative study was conducted in units and hospitalized patients of a hospital institution in the state of São Paulo. The participants comprised 100 health professionals (50 nurses and 50 nursing technicians and auxiliaries) and 50 patients. A questionnaire was constructed and validated regarding care needs and was completed by the participants.

Results:: Considering cut-off value kappa ≥ 0.61, or that is, good and very good intervals, the greatest agreement between the perception of the patients and the nursing team was in the areas of: Care and Communication, both with 92.6% agreement; followed by Basic Care with 74.1%. The lowest value was found in the field of Care Planning and Organization, 64.3%.

Conclusion:: In a general manner, there was an agreement between the care needs from the view of the patients themselves and the nursing team.

Objetivos:: Comparar como as necessidades de cuidados são percebidas pelo paciente e equipe de enfermagem e investigar os fatores sociodemográficos associados a estas percepções.

MÉtodo:: Estudo comparativo realizado em unidades e internação de uma instituição hospitalar do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Os participantes foram 100 profissionais (50 enfermeiros e 50 técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem) e 50 pacientes. Construiu-se e validou-se um questionário sobre necessidades de cuidados preenchido pelos participantes.

Resultados:: Considerando-se valor de corte kappa ≥ 0,61, ou seja, intervalos bom e muito bom, houve maior alinhamento entre a percepção dos pacientes e equipe de enfermagem nos domínios O Ambiente do Cuidado e Comunicação, ambos com 92,6% de concordância; seguido de Cuidados Básicos, com 74,1%. O menor valor foi encontrado no domínio Planejamento e Organização do Cuidado, 64,3%.

ConclusÃo:: De maneira geral, observou-se alinhamento no atendimento das necessidades de cuidados no olhar do próprio paciente e da equipe de enfermagem.

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