RESILIENCE LEVEL IN FAMILY MEMBERS OF HOSPITALIZED PEOPLE IN INTENSIVE CARE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Abstract

Being admitted to an Intensive Care Unit is a difficult experience, involving not only vital risk for the individual, but also a crisis in their family environment. Objective: To measure the level of resilience of family members responsible for people admitted to Intensive Care Unit at the Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital in Concepción, Chile and its associated factors. Material and method: Cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study, with a sample of 117 relatives. Instruments: A questionnaire of sociodemographic variables and clinical data, Family Apgar and the Resilience Scale “SV-RES” were used, which were applied to relatives responsible for the care of hospitalized people. Results: It is evident that family members have a high level of resilience. Among the factors that influence low resilience are: networks, affectivity and generativity, which are aspects to strengthen in a planned nursing intervention. The sociodemographic variables were not related to the level of resilience obtained, unlike family functionality, which could enhance resilient responses, contributing to the
effectiveness of nursing care. Conclusion: The level of resilience obtained is high. The factors with the lowest score are Networks and Affectivity. Family functionality may have a significant relationship with Resilience. We can infer that affectivity and an adequate perception of family functionality would enhance resilience in the relatives of people hospitalized in intensive care.