Percepciones de profesionales y pacientes con COVID-19 sobre la transición de la atención hospitalaria a la domiciliaria

un estudio cualitativo*

Autores/as

Palabras clave:

COVID-19, Alta del Paciente, Cuidado de Transición, Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente, Atención Dirigida al Paciente

Resumen

Objetivo: Comprender las percepciones de profesionales sanitarios y pacientes con COVID-19 sobre la transición de la atención hospitalaria a la domiciliaria.

Método: Estudio descriptivo y cualitativo realizado entre marzo de 2022 y febrero de 2024 mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas en dos momentos (hospital y atención primaria), con un total de 43 participantes. Los resultados se analizaron mediante Análisis de Contenido Temático con el apoyo del software IRAMUTEQ®, adoptando el criterio de saturación teórica.

Resultados: La mayoría (83,7%) de los participantes eran mujeres, con edades comprendidas entre 26 y 76 años; el 79% eran profesionales sanitarios (con un promedio de 10 años de experiencia) y el 21% eran pacientes. Los análisis revelaron fallas en la comunicación y la contrarreferencia, ausencia de planes de alta individualizados, fragmentación de la atención e inseguridad en la gestión de la atención domiciliaria.

Consideraciones finales: La transición de la atención reveló deficiencias en la atención y un riesgo de reingresos, lo que resalta la importancia de una comunicación eficaz, la integración entre los niveles de atención y la capacitación continua para garantizar una atención segura e integral.

Biografía del autor/a

Edna Ribeiro de Jesus, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Enfermera. Maestría en Enfermería por la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Julia Estela Willrich Boell, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Enfermera. Doctora en Enfermería. Profesora de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Marinalda Boneli da Silva, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Enfermera. Maestría en Enfermería por la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Catiele Raquel Schmidt, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Enfermera. Maestría en Enfermería por la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Vanessa Piccinin Paz, Universidad Federal de Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

Enfermera. Doctora en Enfermería por la Universidad Federal de Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

Elisiane Lorenzini, Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

Enfermera. Doctora en Enfermería. Profesora de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

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2026-04-01

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de Jesus, E. R., Boell, J. E. W., da Silva, M. B., Schmidt, C. R., Paz, V. P., & Lorenzini, E. (2026). Percepciones de profesionales y pacientes con COVID-19 sobre la transición de la atención hospitalaria a la domiciliaria: un estudio cualitativo*. Cogitare Enfermagem, 31. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/101053

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