Training in family caregivers' quality of life: relevance of it to the nursing profession

Authors

  • Yippsy León Zamora University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Mario Ávila Sánchez University of Medical Sciences of Havana.
  • Carilaudy Enríquez González University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Francisca de la Caridad Alcántara Paisán University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Keywords:

health promotion, quality of health care, education, professional, medical

Abstract

Background: training must be a constant concern for nursing profession. Patterns and theories related to it are the basis of care performance and on the way of proceeding in relation to quality of life cares, not only with regard to the patient but also to the family caregiver.
Objective: to design a training course aimed at nursing professionals from the hemodialysis service emphasizing on the quality of life of family caregiver, from theoretical models.
Methods: a prospective study with a qualitative comparative approach was carried out in the hemodialysis service at the "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Clinical Surgical University Hospital, in Villa Clara, during the 2019-2020 academic year. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive and systemic-structural; empirical methods: documentary analysis, non-participant observation and questionnaire survey; and mathematical-statistical methods.
Results: the use of research tools has made possible to characterize nursing professionals and to determine that there is little knowledge in relation to quality of life aspects, and none regarding meeting the needs of the primary caregiver. In addition, a lack of knowledge about the theories and nursing models, was disclosed so a training course was designed, which was assessed by external evaluators.
Conclusions: the training course was relevant since solutions to key performance issues for nursing professionals as well as the theoretical and practical training in hemodialysis patient's caregiver health cares, are provided. This training course is according to his/her needs and it is in correspondence with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.

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Author Biographies

Yippsy León Zamora, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Nursing. Master of Science in Higher Education. PhD in Nursing Sciences. Assistant Professor.

Mario Ávila Sánchez, University of Medical Sciences of Havana.

Degree in nursing. Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences. Associate Professor. Deputy Investigator.

Carilaudy Enríquez González, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Nursing. Doctor of Nursing Science, Master of Science in Higher Education. Assistant Professor. Attached Researcher. Academic Vice-Rector's Office. Income Department.

Francisca de la Caridad Alcántara Paisán, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Bachelor of Nursing. Master in Psychopedagogy. Assistant Professor. Vocational Training and Vocational Guidance Methodologist. Academic Vice-Rector's Office. Income Department.

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Published

2020-07-01

How to Cite

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León Zamora Y, Ávila Sánchez M, Enríquez González C, Alcántara Paisán F de la C. Training in family caregivers’ quality of life: relevance of it to the nursing profession. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];12(3):163-81. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/1606

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020)

Section

ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL

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