it is challenging to realize holistic comfort
DeNisco (2019) conducted a qualitative research study to determine the degree of comfort felt by the other members of an ailing individual. Amongst other research variables, the study revealed that family members perceive the nursing profession to have deviated from the primary concern of care for the sick and their families. The present nursing profession is more cure-oriented and technologically advanced that the concept of comfort is a secondary concern to the nurses of today. Bradshaw, Atkinson, and Doody (2017) conducted qualitative research to understand perceptions of comfort according to the patients. As a result, researchers test this theory in different realms, including the psycho-spiritual, physical, and social concepts (Smith & Parker, 2015). Pinto, Caldeira, and Martins (2017) also conducted a qualitative study on comfort using a sample of fifteen persons.
Their research showed that it is challenging to realize holistic comfort, especially to end-of-life patients. The approach also relates to environmental aspects of comfort, whereby a patient’s external environment considers value in the recovery process. Lamino, Turrini, and Kolcaba (2014) conducted a cross-sectional quantitative survey to determine the impact of caregivers’ comfort on the provision of healthcare services. Their findings revealed that caregivers’ comfort is directly proportional to patients’ degree of comfort. When the healthcare environment is conducive to work in, patients recuperate faster in the utmost comfort, and this improves the satisfaction levels of the two stakeholders in the healthcare industry.