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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-06-2024
Adherence to sepsis protocol in a high-risk maternity reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230453
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdherence to sepsis protocol in a high-risk maternity reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230453
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0453
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Objective:
To describe the adherence to the sepsis protocol by obstetric nurses in the obstetric triage of a high-risk maternity reference center.
Methods:
This was a quantitative, documental, and retrospective study involving 105 pregnant women treated in obstetric triage under sepsis criteria. Data were collected through electronic medical records using structured forms and were organized into tables employing descriptive statistics. This research adhered to ethical principles concerning human studies.
Results:
Of the checklists for initiating the SEPSIS protocol by obstetric nurses, 105 were identified. Regarding the protocol steps performed, lactate was collected in 97.1% of cases and blood cultures in 98.1%, antibiotic therapy was administered in 94.3%, and hydration was carried out in 51.4% of the cases.
Conclusion:
The initiation of the sepsis protocol for all women meeting the criteria was confirmed. However, the steps were not fully implemented as recommended by the institutional protocol, and the recommended broad-spectrum antibiotic was not administered.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-06-2024
Physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic by the older adult population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230339
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPhysical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic by the older adult population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230339
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0339
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Objective:
to analyze the physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic for the older adult population of Rio de Janeiro.
Method:
a cross-sectional, web-based survey to find out about access to news and information about COVID-19 among older adult in Rio de Janeiro, between July and December 2020. Univariate analysis and bivariate analysis were carried out using non-parametric statistical methods.
Results:
390 older adults took part, predominantly female (75.1%), aged between 66 and 75 (35.4%), married (51.0%), white (60.3%), owning their own home (81.8%), located in urban areas (91%), with complete or incomplete primary education (31.8%) and retired or pensioners (79.2%). Younger people were significantly affected both physically and psychologically by social networks when compared to television (<0.001).
Conclusion:
Physical and psychological changes from exposure to information about COVID-19 have affected the lives of the older adult, having an impact on this population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-06-2024
Nursing Process implementation in a gerontogeriatric context: qualitative research
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230465
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing Process implementation in a gerontogeriatric context: qualitative research
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230465
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0465
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Objective:
to describe Nursing Process implementation in a faith-based senior living community.
Method:
strategic action research with 19 nursing professionals and three managers of a faith-based senior living community. Implementation took place in four phases: diagnosis, planning, implementation and assessment. The data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups were subjected to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
the central categories were constructed: Nursing Process in faith-based senior living community: diagnosis of knowledge and application; Nursing Process in faith-based senior living community: implementation; Nursing process in faith-based senior living community: assessment after its implementation.
Conclusion:
Nursing Process implementation made it possible to structure work management/organization, contributing to knowledge, organization and continuity of care for safety and professional support.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-06-2024
Development and content validation of a risk classification instrument
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230502
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and content validation of a risk classification instrument
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230502
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0502
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Objective:
Develop and validate the content of an instrument for patient risk classification in emergency services of Primary Health Care.
Method:
The study included two stages: item generation and content validity. A literature review and retrospective analysis of medical records were conducted to create the instrument items. The Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was used to assess agreement among judges during content validation.
Results:
In the first and second rounds, 75 and 71 judges validated the risk classification instrument, respectively. The minimum adherence score for the latent variable item based on the final number of judges was 0.22 and 0.18; thus, 52 items, divided into three classification categories (red, orange, and yellow), were retained.
Conclusion:
The instrument was considered valid regarding clarity, relevance, pertinence, and agreement regarding the severity indicated in the item.
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REVIEW08-30-2024
Impact of financial toxicity on adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240078
Abstract
REVIEWImpact of financial toxicity on adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240078
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0078
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Objectives:
to identify the repercussions of financial toxicity on the lives of adult cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
an integrative review was conducted using the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase databases, as well as the Virtual Health Library portal, in March 2023.
Results:
out of 62 studies found, 13 were included for analysis. The primary repercussions of financial toxicity included difficulties in covering basic expenses such as food, housing, medication, transportation, and internet access; increased anxiety and concerns related to health and financial situations; reduction or absence of income; challenges in obtaining treatment or accessing healthcare services; rising expenses; and telemedicine as a less burdensome alternative.
Conclusions:
the pandemic has exacerbated financial toxicity; therefore, healthcare teams must recognize it as an adverse event of oncological treatment and understand its potential to affect various aspects of patients’ lives.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Risk of smoking cessation treatment dropout: a cohort to help (re)think care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230537
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERisk of smoking cessation treatment dropout: a cohort to help (re)think care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230537
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0537
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Objectives:
to evaluate the relative risk of smoking cessation treatment dropout during its intensive phase.
Methods:
a retrospective and quantitative cohort study was developed from the electronic medical records of individuals who started smoking cessation treatment between 2015 and 2019 at a specialty clinic in a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The relative risk of dropping out of treatment was calculated using the Poisson regression model.
Results:
it was observed that out of the 396 (100.0%) individuals who started the treatment, 109 (27.5%) abandoned it before the end of the intensive phase. For each one-year increase in age, the risk of dropping out of smoking cessation treatment decreased by an average of 2%.
Conclusions:
the risk of dropping out of smoking cessation treatment is higher among younger individuals. It is necessary to rethink the care offered to younger adults to promote the continuity of treatment.
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08-30-2024
Fatores determinantes para à hesitação vacinal contra a COVID-19 em brasileiros: estudo utilizando modelagem de equações estruturais
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240112
Abstract
Fatores determinantes para à hesitação vacinal contra a COVID-19 em brasileiros: estudo utilizando modelagem de equações estruturais
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240112
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0112
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Objetivos:
investigar los factores que influyen en la vacilación ante la vacuna contra la COVID-19 entre los brasileños.
Métodos:
esta investigación empleó un enfoque observacional y analítico, utilizando una encuesta en línea. La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo en 2020 y el análisis de los datos se realizó utilizando el modelado de ecuaciones estructurales.
Resultados:
la prevalencia de la vacilación ante la vacuna fue del 27,5% (1182 individuos). Existe una correlación negativa entre la creencia en teorías de conspiración y la influencia social. Entre las diversas creencias asociadas con las intenciones de vacunación, solo las creencias en conspiraciones mostraron un valor predictivo significativo. Así, los resultados sugieren que las creencias personales impactan significativamente la vacilación ante la vacunación y también indican que la confianza en los órganos gubernamentales está inversamente relacionada con la vacilación.
Conclusiones:
la vacilación ante la vacuna emerge como un fenómeno multifacético influenciado por una amplia gama de factores, incluyendo las creencias personales, la confianza en los órganos gubernamentales y los sistemas de salud.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Factors associated with university students’ knowledge about HIV and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240092
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with university students’ knowledge about HIV and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240092
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0092
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Objectives:
to analyze the factors associated with university students’ knowledge about HIV and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted with 503 university students from a southern state in Brazil; data were collected using a characterization tool and a questionnaire containing 16 statements about the topic; descriptive measures and Poisson regression models with robust variance were used for analysis.
Results:
the prevalence of adequate knowledge (i.e., scoring more than 12 correct answers) was 27.83%; students older than 24 years, enrolled in health-related courses, who had not engaged in sexual relations in the last quarter, with a history of rapid HIV testing, and who knew or had heard about the prophylaxes showed a higher likelihood of scoring more than 12 correct answers.
Conclusions:
generally, the knowledge of young people about HIV and its prophylaxes was found to be inadequate and influenced by sociodemographic, educational, and behavioral factors.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Self-care of men with priapism and sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2418-2424
Abstract
RESEARCHSelf-care of men with priapism and sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2418-2424
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0464
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Objective:
To identify self-care demands of men with sickle cell disease and priapism and describe self-care measures in light of Orem’s Self-Care Theory.
Method:
This is a descriptive exploratory study with qualitative approach conducted with nine men with a history of sickle cell disease and priapism. Data were analyzed using Orem’s Self-Care Theory.
Results:
Some demands were identified: from universal self-care – difficulty in social interaction and solitude, changes in self-image, self-esteem and sexual activity; from development – the experience with priapism and little knowledge about the pathophysiology of the disease; regarding health deviations – pain crises.
Conclusion:
Orem’s theory allowed to identify self-care demands, which are essential for the nursing care provided for men with priapism. Nursing has an essential role in the measures for the different demands presented.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-09-2023
Compliance with central venous catheter infection prevention practices after intervention with simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220574
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECompliance with central venous catheter infection prevention practices after intervention with simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220574
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0574
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Objectives:
to assess the effect of an educational intervention based on clinical simulation on nursing professionals’ compliance with practices to prevent peripherally inserted central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
a quasi-experimental study, with preand post-intervention assessment with a single group. The population consisted of 41 nursing professionals, with 31 observations being made before and after the intervention. Analyzes were performed using descriptive statistics and the McNemar non-parametric test. A significance level of 5% was adopted.
Results:
after the intervention, there was an increase in compliance with prevention practices of surgical antisepsis and professional hand hygiene, skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine, waiting for the time of the effect of alcoholic chlorhexidine and compliance with the sterile technique.
Conclusions:
the educational intervention showed an effect on increasing compliance with catheter-associated infection prevention practices.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT10-09-2023
Focus group in the development of concepts for a Nursing model: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220689
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTFocus group in the development of concepts for a Nursing model: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220689
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0689
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Objective:
To communicate the experience of developing concepts for the construction of a care model through focus groups.
Methods:
An experience report on the development of concepts through remote focus groups with members of a research group from a public university in southern Brazil.
Results:
Focus groups were developed in which homogeneity and heterogeneity criteria were observed among participants. In addition to the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm, the concepts of care and family-centered care were developed, relevant to the nursing care model in question.
Final considerations:
Despite the challenges of conducting remote focus groups, they were suitable for the collective construction of concepts for a nursing care model, allowing the interaction of participants from different locations.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-09-2023
Independent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors on adolescent health-related quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220780
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIndependent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors on adolescent health-related quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220780
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0780
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Objective:
To investigate the independent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration and food intake, in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Brazilian adolescents.
Methods:
Cross-sectional school-based study, with the participation of 306 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. A questionnaire was applied with structured questions to collect lifestyle behaviors data. Perception of the HRQoL was identified using the Kidscreen-27. The study used covariance analysis and linear regression models for statistical analysis.
Results:
Adolescents who reported ≤ 2 hours/day of screen-based sedentary behavior and sleep duration equivalent to 8-10 hours/night presented significantly higher HRQoL. Adolescents who reported joint adherence ≥ 3 healthy lifestyle behaviors demonstrated approximately two [OR=2.12] to three times [OR=3.04] more chance of presenting higher perceptions of HRQoL.
Conclusion:
Although healthy lifestyle behaviors had a positive independent effect on HRQoL, joint adherence to healthy behaviors enhances the cumulative effect.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Working conditions in nursing in the face of Covid-19 from the perspective of precariousness
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220679
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWorking conditions in nursing in the face of Covid-19 from the perspective of precariousness
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220679
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0679
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Objective:
To investigate working conditions in nursing when facing the Covid-19 pandemic, in light of aspects of precarious work.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, with 131 nursing workers who worked against Covid-19 in hospitals in Alagoas State, Northeast Brazil. Data were collected online, using a workers’ health assessment questionnaire. The Chi -Square or Fisher’s Exact test and logistic regression were used.
Results:
among nursing workers, 71% had precarious contracts, 33.6% reported extended working hours and 23.7% were union members. In the multivariable analysis, having little hospital experience was a predictor for poor employment (OR= 2.408; 95%CI= 1.051-5.518). The predictor variables for lengthening the working day were being a nurse (OR= 3.824; 95%CI= 1.274-11.483); overtime (OR= 3.668; 95%CI= 1.009-13.333) and inadequate number of workers (OR= 10.872; 95%CI= 3.409-34.675). Being a nursing technician was a predictor of being a union member (OR= 8.967; 95%CI=2.560-31.410).
Conclusions:
The pandemic has accentuated the precariousness of working conditions in nursing professionals, especially among nurses.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-29-2023
Quality of life from women’s perspective in the exercise of sex work: a study of social representations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220169
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life from women’s perspective in the exercise of sex work: a study of social representations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220169
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0169
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Objectives:
to analyze the social representations elaborated by sex workers from Alto Sertão Produtivo Baiano about quality of life.
Methods:
a qualitative study, based on the Social Representation Theory, carried out in the region of Alto Sertão Produtivo Baiano, with 30 sex workers. Individual in-depth interview was carried out, with speeches organized in a corpus and treated in IRAMUTEQ, enabling lexical analysis for Descending Hierarchical Classification.
Results:
four thematic classes emerged, in which social representations of quality of life pervade: money earned to supply needs; association with healthy living and obtaining health (physical and mental); balance of emotions (although there are some negative sensations such as fear and anxiety); and faith in a deity.
Final Considerations:
the social representations elaborated by sex workers about quality of life are anchored in concepts, subjective and practical, punctuated by the World Health Organization.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Care for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECare for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0767
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Objective:
to analyze the constitution of care offered to older adults with disabilities, from Long Term Care Facility professionals’ perspective.
Methods:
this is a discourse analysis based on the post-structuralist framework. Participants in this study are professionals involved in the care for older adults, totaling 14 respondents, 13 women and one man.
Results:
from professionals’ perspective, there is a fine line between caring for older adults with disabilities and maintaining their autonomy. Care in which autonomy is restricted predisposes older adults to a process of dependency.
Final considerations:
caring for older adults with disabilities constitutes the challenge between caring and maintaining independence. Thus, older adult-centered care should be taken as a premise so that their individualities are respected.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPolypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0785
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Objective:
to identify the prevalence and associations of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults with hypertension treated in primary care.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study carried out with older adults with hypertension treated at a Family Health Strategy unit. Data collection included analysis of medical records, interviews and multidimensional assessment of older adults. Socio-demographic information and clinical variables were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by multiple logistic regression.
Results:
polypharmacy prevalence was 38.09%, and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM), 28.57%. There was a significant association between polypharmacy and PIM use, altered sleep and ethnicity. PIM use was associated with polypharmacy, worse family functioning, and absence of a caregiver. Cognitive decline reduces the prevalence of these medications.
Conclusions:
polypharmacy and PIM use among older adults with hypertension represent a problem in this population, especially among the most vulnerable.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-18-2021
Predictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200442
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPredictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200442
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0442
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Objectives:
to analyze the predictors of moral harassment in nursing work in critical care units.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study conducted in a public hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, with 167 nursing professionals in 2016. Sociodemographic/occupational questionnaire and Negative Acts Questionnaire Revised were applied. The analysis included descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, as well as Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Conover Inman U-tests for multiple comparisons.
Results:
there was a 33% prevalence of self-perception of moral harassment, highlighting personal/professional disqualification and work-related harassment. The predictors of moral harassment included age, time working in the job and time in the unit, employment relationship and sector.
Conclusions:
young professionals (< 30 years), cooperative, crowded in intensive care or emergency units, with less time working in the job (< 5 years) or greater time in the unit (above 10 years) are the biggest victims of moral harassment in the work of nursing in critical environments.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-23-2020
Elderly vulnerability: concept development
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190897
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEElderly vulnerability: concept development
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190897
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0897
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Objective:
Propose the concept of vulnerability of the elderly based on the Hybrid Concept Development Model.
Method:
Methodological study with a qualitative approach, based on the theoretical-methodological framework of the Hybrid Concept Development Model. Initially, an integrative literature review was carried out, followed by empirical collection through semi-structured interviews with 12 professionals. As a method of analysis of the interviews, the Grounded Theory was used. The final analytical phase constituted the interface between theoretical and empirical evidence.
Results:
When carrying out the theoretical survey, it became possible to outline the attributes, antecedents and consequences of the studied phenomenon. After analyzing the empirical data, two phenomena emerged: Unveiling the multiple changes arising from the human aging process; and Understanding the multiple dimensions of the elderly person’s vulnerability construct.
Final considerations:
The vulnerability of the elderly person consists of a multifaceted construct, in which individual and collective conditions interact with each other.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Implementation of the protocol of nursing care in trauma in aeromedical service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180516
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEImplementation of the protocol of nursing care in trauma in aeromedical service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180516
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0516
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Objective:
To analyze the implementation of a nursing care protocol for trauma patients before, during and after the flight.
Method:
A cross-sectional quantitative study carried out in an aeromedical service, using a checklist with 106 care: 79 before flight, 25 during, and 2 after flight. 97 patients were included in the study.
Results:
Most care (n = 59; 55.7%) was implemented, totaling 4,435, 1,480 and 192 cares performed before, during and after the flight, respectively. They stood out as unrealized care: protect ears with ear muffler (n = 55) and avoid leaving the pulse oximeter exposed to the sun’s rays (n = 22). The main reason for the non-performance was lack of appeal (n = 94).
Conclusion:
Although most protocol care has been implemented, unrealized care compromises the quality of care, which requires the management of the service to provide more incentive to nurses and adequate resources for its implementation.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-17-2020
Labyrinths of nursing training and the Brazilian National Mental Health Policy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190836
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ORIGINAL ARTICLELabyrinths of nursing training and the Brazilian National Mental Health Policy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190836
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0836
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Objective:
to analyze the training of nurses from public and private educational institutions of the city of São Paulo from the perspective of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform.
Methods:
a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory research, using as methodological framework documentary analysis of the pedagogical projects of the participating institutions and content analysis of the interviews carried out with mental health professors.
Results:
it was identified that most mental health courses had insufficient workload for adequate training; theory emphasized the study of mental disorders and drug treatment; practice, in some schools, was carried out in psychiatric hospitals. There were problems that interfered with the quality of the education offered.
Final considerations:
educational institutions still did not offer training in undergraduate nursing from the perspective of the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-19-2020
Hemovigilance and patient safety: analysis of immediate transfusion reactions in elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190735
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEHemovigilance and patient safety: analysis of immediate transfusion reactions in elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190735
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0735
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Objective:
To identify immediate transfusion reactions in elders hospitalized in a public hospital in the Federal District.
Methods:
This is an observational, retrospective, documental, and analytical research, with a quantitative analysis of 516 transfusions of packed red blood cells in elders hospitalized in the largest public hospital, who required blood components, from June to December 2017, through descriptive statistics.
Results:
The sample corresponded to 46.36% of the total number of transfusions in elders in the period. The mean age was 70 years old. There were adverse effects (reactions to the transfusion) in 12 (2.3%) transfusions. Respiratory alterations (33.3%) and fever (23.8%) were the most common events.
Conclusion:
The incidence of reactions to the transfusion is below national and international rates, indicating probable undernotification, which could be associated to a lack of knowledge regarding its clinical manifestations and the lack of systematic monitoring of the transfusion.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-01-2020
Knowledge of primary health care professionals on health policies for the riverside population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190080
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge of primary health care professionals on health policies for the riverside population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190080
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0080
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Objectives:
to analyze the knowledge of health professionals on the health policies for the riverside population; identify how health practices with this group are developed; and discuss facilitators and barriers for the implementation of these policies.
Methods:
qualitative and descriptive study with 24 professionals from the Riverside Family Health Strategy Teams in the city of Belém-Pará. Data were collected in individual interviews and analyzed by Content Analysis.
Results:
although professionals demonstrate knowledge about public health policies, there is a need to expand and strengthen knowledge about health policies for the riverside population. The activities directed to the communities took place in the Unit itself, and some did not occur due to insufficient material and human resources.
Final Considerations:
the greatest barrier for the organization of health care is the lack of material and human resources, and the most prominent facilitator was the union and cohesion of the health team.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-29-2022
Effects of sexuality on frailty and quality of life in the elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210049
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffects of sexuality on frailty and quality of life in the elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210049
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0049
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Objectives:
to analyze the effects of sexuality on frailty and quality of life in the elderly.
Methods:
a sectional study conducted with 662 elderly people between July and October 2020. Four self-administered instruments were used to collect bio-sociodemographic variables, sexuality, frailty and quality of life. Correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were performed.
Results:
among the dimensions that assess sexuality, sexual intercourse had a weak, positive effect on quality of life (SC: 0.134, 95%CI: 0.153 – 0.254, p = 0.027), while affective relationships had a strong, positive effect (SC: 0.556, 95%CI: 0.442 – 0.670, p < 0.001). Frailty was only significantly related to a weak to moderate negative effect with sexual intercourse (SC: -0.216, 95%CI: -0.385 - -0.047, p = 0.012).
Conclusions:
two dimensions of sexuality, Sexual intercourse and Affective relationships, were found to have an effect on the quality of life and frailty of the elderly people investigated.
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REVIEW03-30-2020
Benefits of ginger in the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180903
Abstract
REVIEWBenefits of ginger in the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180903
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0903
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Objectives:
To identify and discuss scientific evidence of the effects of ginger use on the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Methods:
This is an integrative reviewperformed by Ganong’s reference.
Results:
We included 24 studies, highlighting three thematic categories, namely 1) antiemetic action of ginger – nausea (13 articles; of these, nine significant) and emesis (10 studies; of these, six significant); 2) action in the control of nausea (11 articles; of these, six significant) and vomiting (8 articles; of these, three significant) in the acute phase; 3) action in the control of nausea (6 articles; of these, three significant) and vomiting (6 articles; of these, three significant) in the delayed phase. There were divergences of the methods used.
Final considerations:
This complementary therapy has low cost and easy access, but no statistical confirmation of its effectiveness in the management of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients was found.
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