Home visit as a support for nursing in peritoneal dialysis: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the literature how home visit is used by nurses as a tool of care in home peritoneal dialysis. Methods: An integrative review of the literature of articles in journals, from a guiding question, from January 2014 to January 2019. The bibliographic search was carried out at Scielo, Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, and CINAHL databases. Results: Ten articles were identified according to the review steps and the answers to the guiding question. The home visit performed by nurses was described as a treatment adherence tool. Complication prevention, such as peritonitis, was cited by the authors, who were mostly physicians and nurses. Conclusion: Nurses assist patients and family members in full and ensure the proposed treatment with reliability. Nursing interventions at home prevent adverse events and frequent assessment of treatment indicators. Boosting primary studies in this area is essential, since few studies on the subject have been identified in the present review.