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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-28-2024
Quality of Care Transition for COVID-19 Patients in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil
- Ana Cecilia Boeng
, - Caroline Cechinel-Peiter ,
- Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da Costa ,
- Laísa Fisher Wachholz ,
- José Luís Guedes dos Santos , [ … ],
- Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of Care Transition for COVID-19 Patients in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230402
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0402
- Ana Cecilia Boeng ,
- Caroline Cechinel-Peiter ,
- Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da Costa ,
- Laísa Fisher Wachholz ,
- José Luís Guedes dos Santos ,
- Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni
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Objective:
To assess the quality of care transition from hospital to home for COVID-19 patients.
Method:
A cross-sectional study conducted at a University Hospital in Southern Brazil, involving 78 patients discharged after COVID-19 hospitalization. Data collection was performed via telephone using the Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results:
The mean quality of care transition was 70.8 on a scale ranging from zero to 100, indicating moderate quality of care transition. The highest score was attributed to factor 1, “Preparation for self-management,” and the lowest to factor 4, “Care Plan.”
Conclusions:
It is important to enhance communication and support provided to patients during the transition process, especially regarding understanding prescribed medications and the development of clear care plans.
- Ana Cecilia Boeng
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06-28-2024
Desfechos clínicos em recém-nascidos de mulheres grávidas com COVID-19: revisão integrativa
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes ,
- Cassiano Richel Ferreira Leal ,
- Odinéia Maria Amorim Batista ,
- Maria Eliete Batista Moura ,
- Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira , [ … ],
- Denise de Andrade
Abstract
Desfechos clínicos em recém-nascidos de mulheres grávidas com COVID-19: revisão integrativa
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230400
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0400
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes ,
- Cassiano Richel Ferreira Leal ,
- Odinéia Maria Amorim Batista ,
- Maria Eliete Batista Moura ,
- Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira ,
- Andreia Rodrigues Moura da Costa Valle ,
- Pedro Emílio Gomes Prates ,
- Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa ,
- Denise de Andrade
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Objetivos:
analizar los desenlaces clínicos en recién nacidos de mujeres embarazadas con COVID-19.
Métodos:
revisión integradora realizada en PubMed, Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, CINHAL; se obtuvieron 2.111 estudios y 8 artículos conformaron la muestra final.
Resultados:
los desenlaces clínicos en neonatos de mujeres embarazadas positivas para COVID-19 se clasificaron según las siguientes categorías: a) contaminación por COVID-19, reportada en el 62,5% de los estudios; b) alta hospitalaria debido a mejoría, mencionada en el 37,5% de los artículos; c) fallecimiento, representando casos raros en el 25% de la muestra. La complicación gestacional más prevalente fue la prematuridad, mencionada en el 75% de los estudios. Esta complicación se observó debido a casos de rotura prematura de membranas y desprendimiento de placenta.
Conclusiones:
a pesar del conocimiento del comportamiento asintomático y levemente sintomático en los recién nacidos, es importante continuar la búsqueda de nuevos datos clínicos, ya que este público presenta reacciones inciertas a la infección por el SARS-CoV-2.
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes
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REVIEW06-28-2024
Clinical outcomes in newborns of pregnant women with COVID-19: integrative review
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes ,
- Cassiano Richel Ferreira Leal ,
- Odinéia Maria Amorim Batista ,
- Maria Eliete Batista Moura ,
- Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira , [ … ],
- Denise de Andrade
Abstract
REVIEWClinical outcomes in newborns of pregnant women with COVID-19: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230400
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0400
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes ,
- Cassiano Richel Ferreira Leal ,
- Odinéia Maria Amorim Batista ,
- Maria Eliete Batista Moura ,
- Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira ,
- Andreia Rodrigues Moura da Costa Valle ,
- Pedro Emílio Gomes Prates ,
- Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa ,
- Denise de Andrade
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Objectives:
to analyze clinical outcomes in newborns of pregnant women with COVID-19.
Methods:
integrative review conducted in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, CINHAL; 2,111 studies were obtained, and 8 articles comprised the final sample.
Results:
clinical outcomes in neonates of pregnant women positive for COVID-19 were classified according to the following categories: a) contamination by COVID-19, reported in 62.5% of the studies; b) hospital discharge due to improvement, mentioned in 37.5% of the articles; c) death, representing rare cases in 25% of the sample. The most prevalent gestational complication was prematurity, mentioned in 75% of the studies. This complication has been observed due to cases of premature rupture of membranes and placental abruption.
Conclusions:
despite the knowledge of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic behavior in neonates, it is important to continue the search for new clinical data, as this public has uncertain reactions to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- Iara Bezerra da Silva Ximenes
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-28-2024
Nursing leadership strategies in addressing COVID-19 in light of John Kotter’s framework
- Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda ,
- Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva ,
- Simone Coelho Amestoy ,
- Vânia Marli Schubert Backes ,
- Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni , [ … ],
- Augusto Ferreira Umpiérrez
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing leadership strategies in addressing COVID-19 in light of John Kotter’s framework
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230289
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0289
- Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda ,
- Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva ,
- Simone Coelho Amestoy ,
- Vânia Marli Schubert Backes ,
- Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni ,
- Augusto Ferreira Umpiérrez
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Objective:
To analyze the leadership strategies of nurses in university hospitals in response to care management changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, informed by John Kotter’s insights.
Methods:
This multicentric study utilized qualitative and analytical methods. It was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 139 lead nurses from 10 university hospitals in Brazil. Data analysis included Bardin’s content analysis and the webQDA software.
Results:
The primary category identified was “Nursing Leadership Strategies in the Battle Against COVID-19,” encompassing five subcategories. This category underscored the importance of strategic vision in nursing leadership for combating COVID-19 within hospital settings, as well as the necessity of working collaboratively with their teams and other healthcare professionals.
Final Considerations:
The results highlight the strategies used by lead nurses in confronting COVID-19, which can be associated with John Kotter’s theoretical framework and his model of change.
- Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-28-2024
Palliative Care for SARS-CoV-2 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Comprehensive Study
- Marilia Alves Furtado ,
- Vitória Pessoa Nogueira ,
- Maria Clara Passos Araújo ,
- Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari ,
- Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula Pessoa
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPalliative Care for SARS-CoV-2 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Comprehensive Study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230218
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0218
- Marilia Alves Furtado ,
- Vitória Pessoa Nogueira ,
- Maria Clara Passos Araújo ,
- Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari ,
- Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula Pessoa
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Objective:
To comprehend the multiprofessional actions regarding palliative care for patients in the Intensive Care Unit affected by SARS-CoV-2.
Methods:
A comprehensive qualitative study conducted with 31 professionals from the Intensive Care Units of a university hospital, based on the Theory of Peaceful End of Life.
Results:
The analysis of the discourse led to the identification of two categories: “Multidisciplinary actions to promote comfort at the end of life” and “Palliative care during the pandemic period and the promotion of emotional and spiritual comfort.”
Final Considerations:
It became evident that local administration needs to invest in measures that reduce barriers to the implementation of palliative care during times of crisis. Understanding the discourse highlighted that non-specialized professionals can provide basic palliative care appropriately, without diminishing the importance and necessity of the presence of palliative care specialists in various hospital areas.
- Marilia Alves Furtado
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-28-2024
Uncertainties experienced by nursing professionals who contracted Covid-19: a priori, everyone is human
- Cinthia Rafaela Amaro Gonçalves Andrade ,
- Laís de Miranda Crispim Costa ,
- Ingrid Martins Leite Lúcio ,
- Janaina Ferro Pereira ,
- Herika do Nascimento Lima , [ … ],
- Renata Lira do Nascimento
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEUncertainties experienced by nursing professionals who contracted Covid-19: a priori, everyone is human
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230142
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0142
- Cinthia Rafaela Amaro Gonçalves Andrade ,
- Laís de Miranda Crispim Costa ,
- Ingrid Martins Leite Lúcio ,
- Janaina Ferro Pereira ,
- Herika do Nascimento Lima ,
- Renata Lira do Nascimento
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Objective:
To analyze the uncertainties experienced by nursing professionals who contracted COVID-19.
Methods:
This qualitative research was conducted with 20 nursing professionals who fell ill from COVID-19. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews; the data were then organized using thematic analysis and discussed in the context of Merle Mishel’s Reconceptualized of Uncertainty in Illness Theory.
Results:
The antecedents of the disease had a strong influence on how nursing professionals who contracted COVID-19 perceived uncertainty. The media coverage of the increasing number of cases, the collapse of the healthcare system, and the high mortality rate contributed to associating the disease with fear and panic.
Final Considerations:
Viewing it from the perspective of the disease’s antecedents, the illness of a nursing professional from COVID-19 underscores that before being professionals, they are human beings just like anyone else, undergoing adversities and facing the possibilities associated with being ill.
- Cinthia Rafaela Amaro Gonçalves Andrade
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-28-2024
COVID-19 pandemic: what factors compromised the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians?
- Katia Maria Rosa Vieira ,
- Francisco Ubaldo Vieira Junior ,
- Zélia Zilda Lourenço de Camargo Bittencourt
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECOVID-19 pandemic: what factors compromised the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20220783
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0783
- Katia Maria Rosa Vieira ,
- Francisco Ubaldo Vieira Junior ,
- Zélia Zilda Lourenço de Camargo Bittencourt
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Objectives:
to identify the factors that influenced the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, carried out at two reference hospitals in assisting the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 237 professionals from Intensive Care Units participated and answered a questionnaire. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess the correlation between mental capacity to work and variables related to risks of contamination, institutional support and health.
Results:
lack of COVID-19 tests, lack of knowledge of routine, absences in 2021 and mental illness contributed to worse mental capacity to work. Management embracement and physical capacity were considered protective factors.
Conclusions:
reduced work capacity in relation to mental demands can affect professional performance and quality of care, with implications for patients and health institutions.
- Katia Maria Rosa Vieira
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-17-2024
Website for families of non-breastfed children: development and validation of content and interface
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230490
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWebsite for families of non-breastfed children: development and validation of content and interface
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230490
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0490
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Objectives:
to develop and validate the content and interface of a guidance website to support families in promoting Food and Nutrition Security for children under six months who are not breastfed.
Methods:
methodological study, Knowledge Translation, in two stages of creation: 1) content and validation on the criterion of accuracy in a panel of experts; 2) interface and validation on the criteria of content, language, illustrations, layout, motivation, culture and applicability.
Results:
the “Milky Way” website is freely available: . The content was structured in a decision tree made up of types of milk: milk formula, whole cow’s milk and powdered milk; and utensils: bottle, cup and measuring spoon. There were 46 illustrations to elucidate the content, facilitate understanding and engage the target population. The Content Validity Index was 0.91.
Conclusions:
the website is a validated technology with evidence-based written and pictorial content translated for use with families.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-07-2024
Consequences of the legislation issued for nursing education in times of COVID-19 (2020-2022)
- Ailla Gabrielli Costa Silva ,
- Lenira Maria Wanderley Santos de Almeida ,
- Regina Maria dos Santos ,
- Danielly Santos dos Anjos Cardoso
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConsequences of the legislation issued for nursing education in times of COVID-19 (2020-2022)
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230375
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0375
- Ailla Gabrielli Costa Silva ,
- Lenira Maria Wanderley Santos de Almeida ,
- Regina Maria dos Santos ,
- Danielly Santos dos Anjos Cardoso
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Objectives:
to analyze the legislation issued during the COVID-19 pandemic for nursing education and immediate consequences.
Methods:
documentary research, whose source was the legislation issued for nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty-two documents were analyzed and submitted to a collection instrument.
Results:
contradictions and consequences for nursing education following the guidelines and law of guidelines and bases were revealed. The consequences of the law affected the quality of teaching, equal access, exemption from minimum school days and course abbreviation. Regarding the guidelines, there was a lack of conditions for developing skills, in addition to the attempt to update them. Concerning internships, acting during the pandemic put students at risk, and their abbreviation prevented them from consolidating knowledge and skills.
Final Considerations:
remote teaching did not guarantee the quality and equality of teaching, weakened the development of skills, not taking into account nursing’s educational needs.
- Ailla Gabrielli Costa Silva
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-30-2024
Giving new meaning to the impact of touch in Shantala massage: mothers’ perceptions of maternal and child well-being
- Danton Matheus de Souza ,
- Letícia Sangali ,
- Fernanda Marçal Ferreira ,
- Samia Ahmad Ghandour ,
- Isabelle Cristina Nogueira da Silva , [ … ],
- Lisabelle Mariano Rossato
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEGiving new meaning to the impact of touch in Shantala massage: mothers’ perceptions of maternal and child well-being
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240012
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0012
- Danton Matheus de Souza ,
- Letícia Sangali ,
- Fernanda Marçal Ferreira ,
- Samia Ahmad Ghandour ,
- Isabelle Cristina Nogueira da Silva ,
- Lisabelle Mariano Rossato
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Objectives:
to understand maternal perceptions of maternal and child well-being based on Shantala massage and discuss its association with the third Sustainable Development Goal.
Methods:
a descriptive-exploratory study in the light of Symbolic Interactionism. Eight women, mothers of infants, participated in five online meetings to teach Shantala massage, collected in focus groups, between November and December 2021. The data was subjected to thematic content analysis and lexical analysis with IRAMUTEQ®.
Results:
two categories emerged, 1) Maternal perceptions of Shantala massage and its promotion of child well-being and 2) Maternal perceptions of Shantala massage and its impact on their well-being, interconnected with subcategories.
Final Considerations:
Shantala massage promoted mutual impacts on maternal and child well-being, working together to achieve the third Sustainable Development Goal.
- Danton Matheus de Souza
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-30-2024
Educational video for adherence to vaginal pessary in pelvic organ prolapse treatment
- Karine de Castro Bezerra ,
- Maria Luziene de Sousa Gomes ,
- Roger Rodrigues da Silva ,
- Dayana Maia Saboia ,
- José Ananias Vasconcelos Neto , [ … ],
- Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational video for adherence to vaginal pessary in pelvic organ prolapse treatment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230515
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0515
- Karine de Castro Bezerra ,
- Maria Luziene de Sousa Gomes ,
- Roger Rodrigues da Silva ,
- Dayana Maia Saboia ,
- José Ananias Vasconcelos Neto ,
- Camila Moreira Teixeira Vasconcelos ,
- Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá
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Objectives:
to construct and assess an educational video to promote the adherence of women with pelvic organ prolapse to vaginal pessary use.
Methods:
this is a methodological study, with a longitudinal design and quantitative analysis. The pre-production (synopsis, argument, script, storyboard), production and post-production stages were covered. Content and technical assessments were carried out by judges from the health and communication areas, respectively, and appearance assessment by the target audience.
Results:
the video was the first to be developed on the topic on the national scene, considered assessed from the point of view of appearance and content, presenting an overall Content Validity Index of 0.99 and a level of agreement among judges of 91.1% to 100%. Assessment by the target audience reached a percentage of 96% to 100%.
Conclusions:
the educational video is an instrument capable of promoting adherence to pessary in women indicated for this therapeutic approach.
- Karine de Castro Bezerra
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EXPERIENCE REPORT09-30-2024
Health promotion of long-haul truck drivers and their families
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230511
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTHealth promotion of long-haul truck drivers and their families
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230511
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0511
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Objectives:
to describe the development of a Health Information and Communication Technology for the health care of long-haul truck drivers and their families.
Methods:
this is a description of the development of an Information and Communication Technology, developed from March to September 2023, following the systematization of the experience in five steps: 1) starting point, 2) initial questions, 3) recovery of the lived process, 4) background reflection, and 5) arrival points.
Results:
the technology called “Work-Family Balance,” electronically available, presents resources for the health care of long-haul truck drivers. It is anchored in studies on the health of long-haul truck drivers, notes from the International Labor Organization, the Strategic Action Plan for Confronting Chronic Diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil, 2021-2030, and the Declaration by the International Association of Family Nursing.
Final Considerations:
the theoretical improvement of nursing can potentially improve the health care of long-haul truck drivers, prevent Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, and promote work-life balance to achieve the goals of Agenda 2030.
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09-23-2024
Política Nacional de Cuidados Paliativos: reflexões a partir da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e770601
Abstract
Política Nacional de Cuidados Paliativos: reflexões a partir da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e770601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2024770601pt
Views1A Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, um plano de ação para as pessoas, para o planeta e para a prosperidade, é um plano de ação global adotado por representantes de todos os 193 Estados-Membros das Nações Unidas, reunidos na sede das Nações Unidas, em Nova York, de 25 a 27 de setembro de 2015. […]See more -
09-23-2024
Brazilian National Palliative Care Policy: reflections based on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e770601
Abstract
Brazilian National Palliative Care Policy: reflections based on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e770601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2024770601
Views0The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an action plan for people, planet and prosperity, is a global action plan adopted by representatives of all 193 United Nations Member States, meeting at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, from September 25 to 27, 2015. By achieving 17 sustainable objectives, the Agenda aims to promote sustainable development […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-20-2024
Middle-range theory for nursing for care in the context of cardiovascular risk
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240190
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMiddle-range theory for nursing for care in the context of cardiovascular risk
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240190
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0190
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Objectives:
to develop a middle-range nursing theory for care in the context of cardiovascular risk.
Methods:
a theoretical development study, through induction through research and ICNP® practice standards, carried out in six stages: concept analysis; ICNP® terminological subset structuring; theory contextualization and purpose; proposition construction; modeling; and assumption construction.
Results:
the Theory of Care in the Context of Cardiovascular Risk has a middle-range scope, describing care, prescribing actions to promote health and reduce cardiovascular risk. Thirteen propositions were constructed in three categories (nursing metaparadigm, central and factorial concepts), two models and 16 assumptions.
Final Considerations:
the theory contributes to the construction of knowledge arising from the nursing process for care in the context of cardiovascular risk, generating propositions, assumptions and modeling, which will enable theoretical testing.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-20-2024
Content validity of guidance on self-care in the post-operative period for breast cancer
- Cristina Poliana Rolim Saraiva dos Santos ,
- Natália Frota Goyanna ,
- Erilaine de Freitas Corpes ,
- Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez ,
- José Jeová Mourão Netto , [ … ],
- Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEContent validity of guidance on self-care in the post-operative period for breast cancer
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240188
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0188
- Cristina Poliana Rolim Saraiva dos Santos ,
- Natália Frota Goyanna ,
- Erilaine de Freitas Corpes ,
- Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez ,
- José Jeová Mourão Netto ,
- Régia Christina Moura Barbosa ,
- Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
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Objectives:
to validate the content of a guidance guide on self-care in the postoperative period of breast surgery for breast cancer.
Methods:
a methodological study with content validity, carried out with 15 expert nurses and physiotherapists, between May and July 2022. Recruitment took place from the Lattes Platform, using snowball sampling. The level of relevance and representativeness for each item was verified using the Content Validity Index (CVI). It was considered valid when CVI was equal to or greater than 78% (0.78).
Results:
from the initial total of 37 items, two were excluded, as they had insufficient practical relevance and theoretical relevance, and another five items which, although presenting a CVI lower than the established cut-off, were suggested to be rewritten and grouped with other similar items.
Conclusions:
thirty items were considered valid and demonstrated important and significant characteristics, constituting suitable material for application in clinical practice.
- Cristina Poliana Rolim Saraiva dos Santos
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
Abstract
RESEARCHComplex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0687
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Objective:
To describe the contributions of the Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Group for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease as an educational and care (geron)technology in the context of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly individuals from the perspective of family members/caregivers.
Method:
Exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 13 family members/caregivers of elderly people participating in the support group of a university institution of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collected between January and April 2016 through a semi-structured interview were submitted to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
Family members/caregivers pointed out education and care as contributions of the group; education for care and for the future; exchange, socialization, and development of knowledge through the range of knowledge existing in the Group.
Conclusion:
The Group contributes as a (geron)technology of care and education for care in which knowledge is built and applied in practice, supporting the experienced disorders and improving the quality of care provided for elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
Abstract
RESEARCHFalls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0107
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Objective:
To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents.
Method:
Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Berg Balance Scale were applied, classifying as risk of fall scores lower than 45. Descriptive statistics and tests were conducted: independent t-test, Anova (Tukey), Chi-square, Mann Whitney. Statistically significance was p <0.05. Data were processed in SPSS version 19.0.
Results:
A total of 66.7% (30) falls occurred, 20% (9) of them in the external area, with 66.7% (30) of the participants having hypertension as a previous disease and, as consequence, the fracture was highlighted with 11.2% (5). The Berg Scale had different scores when compared to the falls suffered by the elderly and previous diseases influenced the occurrence of falls (p <0.05).
Conclusion:
It is necessary to implement public financing policies or partnerships that allow environments adaptations aiming at reducing the risks of falls.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0091
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Objective:
to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy.
Method:
cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, through interview, medical records and application of the Katz Index and the Lawton and Brody Scale.
Results:
the mean age was 68.23 years, with prevalence of men, in stable union/married, with mean monthly family income of 2.04 minimum wages, positive bacillary index, clinical dimorphic form and grade zero disability. In the Lawton and Brody scale, independence (58.5%) was predominant and associated to the variables “living arrangement” and “educational attainment”. Total independence (87.0%) was predominant in the Katz Index and statistically associated to the variable monthly family income.
Conclusion:
most of the participants were classified as independent in the instruments used. Furthermore, the instruments pointed to a greater number of associations with socio-demographic and clinical factors not related to leprosy.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
Abstract
RESEARCHEffects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0089
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Objective:
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Method:
a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of São Paulo state. Patients in G1 group received telephone support over four months, through 16 telephone contacts with educational material; for the G2 group the educational material was mailed.
Results:
significant differences were found. The G1 group showed a reduction of the parameters of fasting glucose, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In G2 group a modest reduction was noted in some parameters, with no significant difference.
Conclusion:
telephone support was effective to deliver patient education to the diabetic elderly, leading to the reduction of fasting blood glucose. This, combined with other strategies, can contribute to reduce glycated hemoglobin (NCT 01972412).
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
Abstract
RESEARCHStress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0088
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Objective:
to evaluate the relation between stress and optimism of elderlies who are informal caregivers for elderlies and live with children.
Method:
cross-sectional study on 50 elderlies who provide care to elderlies, live with children, and are registered in the primary health care. The interviews occurred in the participant’s residence and we evaluated characteristics of the care-dependent elderly and of the children, sociodemographic characteristics, stress through the Perceived Stress Scale and optimism through the Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scale, in the elderly caregiver. For statistical analysis we used the Spearman correlation test.
Results:
the mean level of stress was 23.9 points and of optimism was 3.3 points. Correlation analysis showed that the higher the level of optimism the significantly lower the level of perceived stress of elderlies who provided care to elderlies and lived with children.
Conclusion:
inversely proportional correlation was identified between stress and optimism.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
Abstract
RESEARCHSpiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0006
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Objective:
To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoing hemodialysis. The researchers conducted interviews to collect sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health data and applied the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and the WHO quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD).
Results:
Most of the older adults attained a moderate level of total spiritual well-being (SWB). In terms of QOL, the psychological domain (66.8; sd=13.9) and social relationships domain (66.8; sd=15.1) presented the highest mean scores. The WHOQOL-BREF domains were positively correlated with the SWB scale, with statistical significance among all domains and subscales except the environmental domain.
Conclusion:
The QOL of older adults was associated with the construct of SWB, either positively or negatively.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
Abstract
RESEARCHVulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0579
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Objective:
to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the caregivers and its relation with the overburden from the care of the elderly with dementia.
Method:
a cross-sectional descriptive study; the sample was non-probabilistic, developed with caregivers of elderly people with dementia. The field of investigation was the Health Care Center of the Elderly and their Caregivers (CASIC), in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data collection took place from February to June 2016, with the following instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire and Zarit scale.
Results:
fifty percent of the caregivers presented moderate overburden; 38% presented little overburden; and 12% moderate/severe overburden. It was observed that the median of weekly care hours increases as the overburden increases. Caregivers with moderate to severe overburden, in the majority, do not share care.
Conclusion:
it is clear that the overburden of care places the caregiver in conditions of biological and psychological vulnerability.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Therapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
Abstract
RESEARCHTherapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0256
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Objective:
To understand the transitions experienced, and the conditions and expected response patterns to changes in sexuality of the spouse-caregiver of the elderly, during progression of the dementia process.
Method:
A qualitative research study, conducted at the neurogeriatric clinic between May of 2014 and May of 2015. An intensive, individual interview was administered to 12 elderly caregivers. Thematic content analysis was applied, using the theoretical model of Transition Theory.
Results:
Seven categories emerged, involving relationship and conjugal sexuality; disease repercussions; care and professional approach; attitudes, beliefs and social imagery of sexuality and care; family relationship and redefining of sexuality.
Final considerations:
Family development and marital life, the aspects of formation and development of sexuality, the specifics that involved living and caring for the other were understood, with successive events and changes influenced by old age, dementia, beliefs and social imagery.
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