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Objetivo. Analizar y explorar los mitos y creencias sobre la insulinoterapia en pacientes con diabetes mellitus y sus familiares cuidadores de un hospital general del norte peruano en el 2020. Materiales y métodos. Se realizo un estudio con enfoque cualitativo, paradigma interpretativo y tipo de análisis temático. Se obtuvieron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos de las historias clínicas y se entrevistaron pacientes con diabetes, con uso de algún tipo de insulina por lo menos tres meses antes del estudio, y a sus familiares cuidadores. Los pacientes participaron de un grupo focal y de entrevistas a profundidad; los familiares participaron solo en entrevistas a profundidad. Resultados. Participaron 12 pacientes con diabetes (11 con diabetes mellitus tipo 2); seis en el grupo focal y seis en las entrevistas a profundidad y siete familiares. Luego del análisis se obtuvieron cuatro categorías: 1) creencias relacionadas al inicio de tratamiento con insulina: tratamiento de elección después del fracaso con otros fármacos, cura la diabetes, regula el azúcar, temor a los inyectables; 2) creencias relacionadas al mantenimiento del tratamiento: descompensación por no usar insulina, la insulina es necesaria para vivir; 3) creencias relacionadas a terapias alternativas y costo: uso de terapias alternativas, costo elevado de la insulina; y 4) mitos relacionados al uso de insulina: genera dependencia, dependencia para la administración de insulina, efectos negativos de la insulina. Conclusiones. Las creencias y mitos de los pacientes, en tratamiento con insulina, emergen desde el inicio del tratamiento y se mantienen con la evolución de este, siendo en muchas ocasiones reforzados por la cosmovisión de los familiares.
Objective. To analyze and explore the myths and beliefs about insulin therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus and their family caregivers from a general hospital in northern Peru in 2020. Materials and methods. This qualitative study used a thematic analysis model, following the interpretative paradigm. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from medical records. Patients with diabetes that used some type of insulin for at least three months prior to the study were interviewed, as well as their family caregivers. Patients participated in a focus group and in-depth interviews; family caregivers participated only in in-depth interviews. Results. Twelve patients with diabetes (11 with type 2 diabetes mellitus) were included; six in the focus group and six in the in-depth interviews. Seven family caregivers were included. After analysis, we obtained four categories: 1) beliefs related to starting insulin treatment: treatment of choice after failure of other drugs, cures diabetes, regulates sugar, fear of injectables; 2) beliefs related to treatment adherence: decompensation for not using insulin, insulin is necessary to live; 3) beliefs related to alternative therapies and cost: use of alternative therapies, high cost of insulin; and 4) myths related to the use of insulin: generates dependence, dependence for insulin administration, negative effects of insulin. Conclusions. The beliefs and myths of patients treated with insulin arise from the beginning of treatment, remain throughout the course of treatment, and are often reinforced by the worldview of family members.
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Objective To investigate the effect of the perioperative cluster nursing on the postoperative infections in children patients after ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Methods 92 patients with hydrocephalus from January 2016 to March 2017 in our hospital were included in the study.The control group who hospitalize from January to June 2016 were managed with routine nursing during the perioperative period.After the implementation,the cluster nursing measures constructed by the focus group interviews were added in the intervention group who hospitalized from July 2016 to March 2017. Results Compared with the pre-implementation,the positive rate of PCT was insignificantly different on days 2 and 4 after the operation (P>0.05).However the difference was statistically significant on the 6th day (P<0.05),the postoperative infection rate significantly lower than that of the control group and so it was with the hospital stay. Conclusion The cluster nursing by focus group interviews can lower the infectious rate and shorten the hospital stay,worthy of clinical promotion.
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Objective To explore the training demand among clinical medical postgraduate students.Methods Focus Group Discussions and a research interview,two of the qualitative study methods were applied among medical students of a hospital.Results Different clinical medical postgraduate students need different levels training.The demand status related to the students' training styles.Students had desire to receive kinds of help of hospital administrative authority.Conclusion Training guide is importance during the growth of clinical medical postgraduate students.Hospital administrative authority should afford manifold ways to satisfy the demand of students for their training.
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<B>Introduction</B><br>Attempts have been made to spread awareness of prenatal consultation in Morocco. However, the rates of consultation in rural regions have failed to increase. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect prenatal consultation of women who live in a rural region in this country.<br><B>Methods</B><br>In this study, data were collected by interviewing a focus group that comprised three groups of 19 women (6-7 women per group) who lived in a rural region in Morocco. Moreover, data were collected by individual interviews, and data on health statistics were collected to complement the data obtained via the group interviews. These data were analyzed for quality by Grounded Theory.<br><B>Results</B><br>Six components were identified as factors that affect prenatal consultation in this region. Women had “traditional thinking about pregnancy”. They believed that pregnancy was a natural phenomenon, and that the beginning of fetal movements was important. Modern health care was introduced in this region in 2002. This health care instilled a “positive feeling about consultation” in women and improved their “trust towards modern medical workers”. However, this health care was discontinued in 2008. This discontinuation brought “economic problems” and “attendant necessities” for women. Moreover, the consultation was controlled by “thinking about consultation of hasband”, because in this region, men had power for decision-marking.<br><B>Conclusions</B><br>It is indispensable to improve health care system for spreading the use of prenatal consultation in this region. But, temporary introduction of modern health care instilled a positive feeling about consultation in women.I think that this positive feeling persists in the future.
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The objective of this study was to identify the roles of clinical psychologists in palliative care teams by conducting focus group interviews. The participants were 7 physicians and nurses of highly active palliative care teams. Results from the qualitative analysis of interview content revealed that the most important knowledges needed by psychologists in palliative care is fundamental and specialized psychological knowledges and skills. The second most important was general and psychiatric medical knowledges regarding cancer. Otherwise, psychologists were expected to understand the roles of other staff members and the medical system, and provide mental and emotional support to medical staff. Our results clarified that psychologists require a broad understanding of medical care for cancer, good communication skills for interacting with other staff members, and the ability to actively utilize their psychiatric specialty to provide psychological support to patients, families and medical workers. Palliat Care Res 2009; 4(2): 228-234
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Qualitative research has gained greater attention in medical research, but it might seem to be unscientific because qualitative and quantitative research methods are grounded in different paradigm.<BR>In this article, we introduce three major qualitative research methods frequently used in studies of patient-doctor communications: 1) in-depth interviews; 2) focus group interviews and, 3) semi-structured interviews.<BR>Each qualitative research method has different or common advantages and disadvantages, and which methods should be used depends on the study objectives. Qualitative research and quantitative research are complementary: while quantitative research explains the prevalence or variation of an issue, qualitative research explains the reasons or processes of that prevalence or variation. Combination of the two methods enables the gathering of more comprehensive and explanatory results.