TY - JOUR
T1 - Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interaction
AU - Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota
AU - Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves
AU - Antunes, Ana Vanessa
AU - Frade, Maria de Fátima Graça
AU - Severino, Sandy Pedro Silva
AU - Valentim, Olga Sousa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Associacao Brasilerira de Enfermagem. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/8/19
Y1 - 2019/8/19
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe the factors influencing the use of humor in nursing care, its applicability and benefits. METHOD: A scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O'Mally methodology. A search for articles published between 2008 and 2018 was performed using the platforms EBSCO Host, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar. RESULTS: From the initial 465 articles found, 17 were included for final revision. Data allowed to retrieve information on humor definition; its applicability as a nursing intervention; humor as a tool to improve nurse-patient communication and relationship; influence factors; type of humor interventions; humor benefits in health care context and; limitations and precautions of humor intervention. CONCLUSION: The use of humor promotes both communication and human interaction; it promotes well-being; helps deal/cope with difficult and unpleasant situations, reduces tension, discomfort and stress; and strengthens the immune system. This intervention should be used with caution.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe the factors influencing the use of humor in nursing care, its applicability and benefits. METHOD: A scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O'Mally methodology. A search for articles published between 2008 and 2018 was performed using the platforms EBSCO Host, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar. RESULTS: From the initial 465 articles found, 17 were included for final revision. Data allowed to retrieve information on humor definition; its applicability as a nursing intervention; humor as a tool to improve nurse-patient communication and relationship; influence factors; type of humor interventions; humor benefits in health care context and; limitations and precautions of humor intervention. CONCLUSION: The use of humor promotes both communication and human interaction; it promotes well-being; helps deal/cope with difficult and unpleasant situations, reduces tension, discomfort and stress; and strengthens the immune system. This intervention should be used with caution.
KW - Communication
KW - Nurse-patient relations
KW - Wit and humor as subject
KW - Nursing
KW - Patient outcome assessment
KW - Comunicação
KW - Relações enfermeiro-paciente
KW - Senso de humor e humor como assunto
KW - Enfermagem
KW - Valiação de resultados da assistência ao paciente
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U2 - 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0609
DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0609
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31432968
AN - SCOPUS:85071740537
SN - 0034-7167
VL - 72
SP - 1078
EP - 1085
JO - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
JF - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
IS - 4
ER -