TITLE:
The Impact of Sociodemographic and Health Variables on Self-Care of Subjects Receiving Hemotransfusion
AUTHORS:
Sueli Mendes de Oliveira, Enéas Rangel Teixeira, Eliane Ramos Pereira, Josélia Braz dos Santos Ferreira, Sandra Regina Terra Campos Nicolau, Jovíria Márcia Ferreira de Oliveira Padilha
KEYWORDS:
Hemotherapy Service, Blood Transfusion, Nursing Care, Health Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.7 No.2,
February
28,
2017
ABSTRACT: This study analyzed the relationship between self-care in subjects who received a blood transfusion in a university hospital with their sociodemographic and health conditions. A descriptive and exploratory research with a qualitative approach was carried out in the Transfusion Ambulatory sector of the University Hospital in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro from July to November of 2014 with a sample size of 12 patients. Data were collected through a questionnaire of semi-structured questions; content analysis was based on the thematic approach. Sociodemographic data from subjects who received a blood transfusion were evaluated with respect to the education they received regarding self-care at home as well as their emotional balance in facing the health-disease process and their perspective on their quality of life. Educating subjects who receive blood transfusions requires that the medical professionals have an understanding of their patient’s socioeconomic and cultural condition. This information will contribute to a better understanding of self-care when blood transfusion is necessary.