| Revista INFAD 2012 |
ISSN EDICIÓN EN PAPEL: 0214-9877 |
| Nº1, Vol. 3, pp. 367-376 | doi: en trámite |
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Promoção da esperança nos cuidadores de pessoas
com doença crónica e avançada: RSL
Rita Marques / Maria dos Anjos Dixe . pp. 367-376
Introduction and aims: With this systematic review of literature (SRL) we intended to analyze the effectiveness of hope promoters systematic interventions in caregivers of people with chronic and advanced illness.
Methods: Using the methodology recommended by the Cochrane Center, this review was guided by the following research question: What is the effectiveness of a Hope promotion Intervention in Caregivers of People with Chronic and Advanced Illness?
The five studies included in this review resulted on the research of data bases such as B-ON, EBSCO, CINAHL Plus With Full Text, PubMed, Medline With Full Text, Cochrane, Scielo and libraries of Nursing Universities and Nursing Colleges.
Results: With a number of participants between 6 and 8 in the qualitative studies, and between 10 and 200 in the mixed methodology, it was found that all the interventions designed to promote hope to the caregivers of people with chronic and advanced illness, were effective and promoter of health, welfare and quality of life, avoiding despair, therefore, seen as a possible way out of the cycle of suffering as well as being experiemented as comfort.
Conclusion: This study shows that the promotion of Hope, directed to the Caregivers of People with Chronic and Advanced Illness, will become relevant and of great importance for the develop-ment of nursing knowledge.
Keywords: Review of Literature; Hope; Promotion; Caregivers; Chronic and Advanced Illness.
