Nursing care at home: a critical look at the scientific

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Objective: To analyze the scientific literature on the nursing care at home in order to determine the topics of interest. Method: Integrative literature. For the selection of items we used the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL and Cochrane, using the keywords: "home care", "nursing" and similar in English and temporal limitation from January 2009 to May 2013. It involved 277 articles of which 187 were selected. Results: The highlights were descriptive studies, with 65,8% of the publications and the year 2010 with the highest number of articles published. The subjects were classified into four areas related to nursing home care: patients in special clinical conditions, categories and services; practical, legal and teaching. Conclusion: It is inferred, which are incipient research and tools to drive the provision of nursing care at home, especially those related to infection control.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Assistência de enfermagem no domicílio: um olhar crítico sobre a produção científica ; Cuidados de enfermería en el hogar: una mirada crítica a la comunidad científica
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 348-362
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(6)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Krankenpflege ; häusliche Pflege

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Valle, Andréia Rodrigues Moura da Costa ; Andrade, Denise de
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54926-1
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST