Effects of clown activities on patients eligible for palliative care in primary health care
| Autor: | Fernando Ribeiro dos Santos, Sandra Pinto, Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia, Bruna Moretti Luchesi, Lucimeire Aparecida da Silva, Maristela Rodrigues Marinho |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 74, Iss 5 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-0446 0034-7167 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0431 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the effects of clown activities on quality of life, depression, stress, anxiety, aid, and social support in patients eligible for palliative care (PC) attended in Primary Health Care (PHC). Method: A quasi-experimental study, with pre-intervention and post-intervention evaluation, carried out with 16 patients eligible for early PC in PHC in a Midwestern city. Patients received 24 visits with home-based clown activities. Results: The interventions evidenced improved quality of life and social support, with significant results for the Social Activities dimension (p = 0.023). Increased scores for Anxiety (p = 0.007) and Depression (p = 0.023) were also observed. Conclusion: Clown activities can bring positive results for the quality of life and social support of patients eligible for PC at home. They should be encouraged to interact with family knowledge and enhance humanized care, integral and centered on human relationships in PHC. |
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