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Veröffentlichungsversion
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In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 8 (2016) 3 ; 4704-4710
Description:
Objective: to evaluate stress and coping among relatives of patients in the perioperative cardiac surgery. Method: it is a quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study developed in a postage hospital IV, with 53 relatives waiting in the waiting room of the surgical center. Data were collected between March and April 2013 through a socio-demographic questionnaire and Symptom Inventory of Stress and Coping Inventory of Jalowiec. A Research Ethics Committee, approved the research project, number 198.527. Results: 60% are women, aged between 18 and 58 years old, married, with children, catholic, most of them daughters of patients. As for the stages of stress, 60% were in the intermediate phase and the majority used the sustaintive coping style. Conclusion: the results may support health professionals - researchers and managers - and mobilize integrated actions towards qualified assistance in the perioperative, with emphasis on care to patients and families.