Group of family companions of hospitalized patients: an occupational therapy intervention strategy in a general hospital
There is a consensus in the literature that the company of a family member during the hospitalization period increases patient recovery. However, this can have some negative effects on the caregiver’s health. With the purpose of reducing these negatives effects, it is useful to let family members ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2013-08-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/cto.2013.041 |
| Summary: | There is a consensus in the literature that the company of a family member during the hospitalization period increases patient recovery. However, this can have some negative effects on the caregiver’s health. With the purpose of reducing these negatives effects, it is useful to let family members express themselves. The State Hospital of Ribeirão Preto created a Group of Family Companions coordinated by the Occupational Therapy and Social Service. This study focuses on the assistance offered in a general hospital to families that undergo the whole illness and hospitalization process of their family member, suffering the impacts of this process in their daily lives, and on the intervention of Occupational Therapy in these cases. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-4931 2238-2860 |