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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis: women’s experiences from the perspective of symbolic interactionism
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(1):e20220210
11-28-2023
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESyphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis: women’s experiences from the perspective of symbolic interactionism
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(1):e20220210
11-28-2023DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0210
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Objectives:
to understand the meanings attributed by women to the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis and congenital syphilis, and to outpatient follow-up of their children.
Methods:
this is a qualitative study conducted with 30 mothers of children with congenital syphilis using audio-recorded semi-structured interviews, which were submitted to inductive thematic analysis. Symbolic interactionism was the theoretical framework considered in this study.
Results:
two themes were identified, showing the maternal diagnosis involved shock, guilt, and fear of social exclusion, in addition to frustration due to failure to prevent vertical transmission. Moreover, the painful clinical procedures for the child’s treatment enhanced maternal guilt, and the symbolic process of re-signification of the disease/treatment took place with the child’s healing.
Final Considerations:
understanding the intersubjective aspects involved in this experience helps nurses rethink their care practice and contributes to their critical role in the context of syphilis.
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REVIEW
Factors associated with inadequate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210965
09-09-2022
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REVIEWFactors associated with inadequate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210965
09-09-2022DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0965
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Objectives:
to analyze the evidence available in literature on factors associated with inadequate treatment of syphilis in pregnant women.
Methods:
an integrative review, carried out in the LILACS, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and EMBASE databases, with controlled descriptors therapeutic and prenatal syphilis.
Results:
nine publications composed the interpretative analysis, in which low education, income and maternal age, temporary lack of medication and HIV infection were associated with inadequate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy, in addition to delay or absence of prenatal care and receiving the 1st dose of penicillin, lack of tests or treatment less than 30 days before childbirth, and partners’ low compliance with treatment.
Final Considerations:
among the main factors associated with inadequate treatment, clinical and sociodemographic aspects stand out, as well as failures in drug dispensing, prescription and monitoring of treatment of pregnant women and their partners by the health system.
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REVIEW
Complications, clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis, and aspects related to its prevention: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20190318
07-14-2021
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REVIEWComplications, clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis, and aspects related to its prevention: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20190318
07-14-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0318
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Objectives:
to identify the scientific evidence about the clinical complications and manifestations of congenital syphilis and aspects related to its prevention.
Methods:
integrative review after a search in the databases LILACS and MEDLINE, carried out in March 2018, using the descriptors “syphilis, congenital”, “complications”, and “signs and symptoms”, leading to the selection of 27 researches.
Results:
the publications found were published from 1966 to 2017, and most of them were from Latin America and Africa. Negative outcomes, laboratory changes, and the clinical manifestations in congenital syphilis, whether early or delayed, were, respectively: low weight at birth, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, and dental alterations. The lack of treatment of the pregnant women in the prenatal was the most common occasion in which the opportunity to prevent the complications of congenital syphilis was lost.
Conclusions:
the scientific evidences analyzed showed serious complications of congenital syphilis that could be avoided if early opportunities of diagnosing and treating the pregnant women are not lost during the prenatal.
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ARTIGO ORIGINAL
Production and validation of educational technology on nursing care for syphilis prevention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 5):e20190694
03-19-2021
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ARTIGO ORIGINALProduction and validation of educational technology on nursing care for syphilis prevention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 5):e20190694
03-19-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0694
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Objectives:
Validate script and storyboard of a video for educational intervention on nursing care for the prevention and management of syphilis.
Methods:
Methodological design study, with quantitative analysis approach. The content and appearance of the educational video script and storyboard was validated by a committee of experts on the subject and video. They were considered validated from the agreement of 78%, calculated by means of the Content Validity Index.
Results:
There were suggestions, which were analyzed; and, where relevant, the script and storyboard were changed. The degree of agreement among the expert judges on the subject obtained a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 100%, while, with the technical experts in video, all the questions in the educational material obtained the percentage above the recommended minimum of 78%.
Conclusion:
The validated video is an important technological production and could be used in the context of health care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Development and evaluation of an application for syphilis control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1326-1332
09-16-2019
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and evaluation of an application for syphilis control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1326-1332
09-16-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0877
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Objective:
to develop and evaluate an application for syphilis control in pregnant women.
Method:
methodological research developed between March and November of 2016 in two phases: bibliographic survey of the years 2012 to 2016 in the databases PubMed, CAPES and Scopus and application development. Eight users participated in the usability test and five doctors and five nurses working in prenatal care participated in the evaluation.
Results:
the application contains informative video, information about the disease, map of health clinics, agenda function and anonymous notification. The evaluation of the objective, function and relevance was considered adequate with value higher than 0.80 in all items of the Content Validity Index.
Final considerations:
the application makes easier the routine of health services in the context of health promotion, in the convocation and treatment of pregnant women and their partners.