Home Care for People With Oxygen Therapy for COVID-19 According to the Experience of the Family Caregiver; [Atendimento domiciliar a pessoas com oxigenoterapia por COVID-19 segundo a experiência do cuidador familiar]

Mejía-Goicochea D.C.; Díaz-Manchay R.J.; Vega-Ramírez A.S.; de María Mogollón-Torres F.; Cervera-Vallejos M.F.; Tejada-Muñoz S. · Cultura de los Cuidados (2024) · DOI: 10.14198/cuid.21985

Resumen

Introduction: Some patients who required oxygen therapy for COVID-19 were cared for by their relatives at home with the supervision of health personnel. Objective:To describe home care for people with oxygen therapy for COVID-19 according to the experience of the family caregiver. Method: Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, with the participation of 15 family caregivers, with a member who received oxygen therapy at home for COVID-19. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and processed through content analysis. Results:a) Participation of health personnel in home care: Medicalconsultation, medication administration, and health education, b) Family participation in home care: satisfaction of basic needs, emotional and spiritual support, c) Family anecdotes about oxygen’s supply, oxygen therapy care and post-COVID-19 respiratory therapy, d) Controversies for the application of biosafety protocols during home care. Conclusions: Home care to the patient with oxygen therapy for COVID-19 was provided privately by the health team and by the family caregiver with family support, who complied with the prescribed indications and also used home remedies, certain nutritious foods, religious beliefs according to their cultural baggage.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas; Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo