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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Occupational health nurses: interdisciplinary experience in occupational health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):897-905
Abstract
RESEARCHOccupational health nurses: interdisciplinary experience in occupational health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):897-905
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0113
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Objective:
to analyze the relationship of occupational health nurses with the other members of the Specialized Service in Safety Engineering and Occupational Medicine (SESMT) and characterize joint actions of these professionals in occupational health.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study with 34 professionals of seven companies from the South Macroregion of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Interviews and observations were conducted for content analysis of Bardin.
Results:
the SESMTs are multidisciplinary and intersectoral workers. Nurses have working relations of an interpersonal, technical/legal, and management of logistics/organizational nature, influenced by the technical division of work and by the division in the work environment of the staff, which distances areas, generates conflicts, and fragments the actions of the service.
Conclusion:
SESMT faces challenges to develop a work befitting their legal objectives, once staff and companies need to understand the importance of interdisciplinarity for the success of actions on the workers’ health and safety.
Keywords:InterrelationshipOccupational Health NursingOccupational Health ServicesWorkWorkers' HealthSee more -
RESEARCH01-01-2016
Translation and adaptation of a pediatric early warning score
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):888-896
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RESEARCHTranslation and adaptation of a pediatric early warning score
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):888-896
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0096
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Objective:
to translate and adapt the BPEWS for the Portuguese language, with the purpose of verifying its applicability in the Brazilian context studied.
Method:
methodological study guided by international and nationally accepted recommendations for translation and adaptation of health measurement instruments. Stages of conceptual, item, semantic, operational and pre-test equivalence are described for obtaining the BPEWS Portuguese version to be used in Brazil.
Results:
the BPEWS version translated and adapted for Brazilian Portuguese (BPEWS-Br) identified, in the pilot study, that 26.6% of children were presenting warning signs for clinical deterioration.
Conclusion:
the BPEWS-Br seems to be applicable for the context studied, and its use might help nurses in the recognition and documentation of warning signs for clinical deterioration in hospitalized Brazilian children.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Validation of the Nursing Activities Score in Portuguese intensive care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):881-887
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RESEARCHValidation of the Nursing Activities Score in Portuguese intensive care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):881-887
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0147
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Objective:
to describe the process of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score to the Portuguese context.
Method:
this was a pilot study of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score with a sample consisting of 67 patients hospitalized in the intensive care units of three Portuguese hospitals. The construct validity was assessed through factor analysis procedures and the internal consistency of the items was measured through the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results:
a mean workload value of 63.04% (SD = 14.25; Median = 61.30) was obtained. Psychometric data revealed a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.71 in the total scale, indicating an acceptable accuracy. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested an appropriate adjustment between the model and the data (χ2(199) = 214.5, p = 0.214; CFI = 0.95; RMSA = 0.035).
Conclusion:
in the present study, the Portuguese version of the Nursing Activities Score was found to be a valid instrument, enabling a safe assessment of the workload of nurses.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Managing educational practices for qualified nursing care in cardiology
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):872-880
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RESEARCHManaging educational practices for qualified nursing care in cardiology
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):872-880
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0032
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Objective:
to understand significances attributed by nurses who manage nursing care to the individual affected by cardiovascular disease to relations, interactions and associations of the educational practices in a cardiovascular reference hospital. To elaborate a theoretical explanatory model based on significances attributed in the light of the complex thinking.
Method:
qualitative study, which used Theory Based on Data (TBD) as methodological reference. Twenty-two professionals of nursing participated in the study.
Results:
the results indicate need of professional qualification to ensure the safety of patients, institutional support for the realization of educational practices, attitude of openness and availability of dialogue of the health professionals and other institutional conformations for the workers’ development.
Conclusion:
the study presents a new space for the nurse’s action that can be used to qualify and optimize the nursing practice, as it provides visibility to management and care in health institutions.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis “Willingness for improved infant development”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):855-863
Abstract
RESEARCHClinical validation of nursing diagnosis “Willingness for improved infant development”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):855-863
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0131
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Objective:
to conduct the clinical validation of nursing diagnosis “Willingness for improved infant development”.
Method:
a cross-sectional study, conducted in a Centro de Saúde da Família (Family Health Care center), with 45 healthy breastfed infants. The instrument for collecting the data was prepared based on the literature and validated by nurses. It contained the following variables: sociodemographic, gestational, and obstetrical variables; breastfed infant’s nutritional profile; evaluation of the defining characteristics of the proposed nursing diagnosis.
Results:
all the defining characteristics were found to have high sensitivity values (>90%), positive predictive values (>65%), negative predictive values (>66%); however, low specificity values (<32%). In this study, the defining characteristics we found to have estimates (>0.50) within the ROC curve, which provides good sensitivity and specificity.
Conclusion:
this study verified the structural elements of the proposed nursing diagnosis to be relevant in the clinical context, which justifies the need for its being employed with children, taking into account its contribution to improving nursing care.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Oral drugs at a hospital unit: adequacy for use via enteral feeding tubes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):847-854
Abstract
RESEARCHOral drugs at a hospital unit: adequacy for use via enteral feeding tubes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):847-854
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0081
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Objective:
to describe the profile of standardized oral drugs at a hospital unit and assess their adequacy for use via enteral feeding tubes, according to recommendations from the literature.
Method:
descriptive study, with data on drugs collected from the Pharmacy Service Dispensing System. Specific recommendations for the use of these drugs via enteral feeding tubes were found after searches in literary databases, books, manuals, guidelines and package insert collections.
Results:
among the 236 dispensed oral drugs, 86% were in solid form; of those, 32 were “non-crushable”, with the liquid form available at the institution. Twenty-eight drugs with potential interactions with enteral nutrition were identified. Sixty percent of those presented specific recommendations on their administration via enteral feeding tube.
Conclusion:
the joint participation of multidisciplinary nutritional therapy and care teams and the implementation of programs for continuous training are suggested strategies for the prevention of potential problems in the administration of drugs in the hospital setting.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Nurses’ performance on indigenous and African-Brazilian health care practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):840-846
Abstract
RESEARCHNurses’ performance on indigenous and African-Brazilian health care practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):840-846
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690504
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Objective:
to analyze the performance of nurses from the Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy) on health care practices rooted in African and Indigenous cultures.
Methods:
Thematic Oral History was used and interviews were conducted with seven participants, who worked with Primary Health Care in Northeastern Brazil. The analysis was based on Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care and the intercultural concept of human rights, among others.
Results:
nurses are unaware of the religious and historical context of the ethnic groups cared for and do not appreciate their self-care practices in areas with a predominance of African and indigenous cultures. These practices coexist with the hegemonic biomedical model.
Conclusion:
the debate on cultural competence in the context of professional qualification and exercise is required, aiming to promote the nursing work in the perspective of diversity and comprehensiveness of health care.
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EDITORIAL03-08-2024
Nursing as a player in tackling vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
Abstract
EDITORIALNursing as a player in tackling vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477suppl101
Views1Since the 1970s, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established the Brazilian National Immunization Program (PNI – Programa Nacional de Imunização), which preceded the Brazilian Health System and which was incorporated and strengthened due to the decentralized model to municipalities, but under single command at central level. Its objective was and still is to coordinate vaccination […]See more -
REVIEW12-21-2020
Communication between pre-hospital and intra-hospital emergency medical services: literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190817
Abstract
REVIEWCommunication between pre-hospital and intra-hospital emergency medical services: literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190817
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0817
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Objectives:
to analyze, according to the scientific literature, communication strategies in the transfer of cases between pre-hospital and in-hospital services and their contributions to patient safety.
Methods:
this is a literature review study, that is, one that aims to gather and synthesize research results on the subject in a systematic and orderly manner.
Results:
ten articles were published, published between 2010 and 2018, and two points of discussion emerged: use of mnemonics; and barriers to transferring a case.
Conclusions:
studies point to the need to standardize the case transfer process, as well as integrative training of professionals, regular assessment of the teams involved in emergency medical services and the need for research on the subject.
Keywords:AmbulanceCommunicationEmergency Medical ServicesReviewTransfer of Responsibility by the PatientSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-16-2019
Spatial analysis on tuberculosis and the network of primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1197-1202
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESpatial analysis on tuberculosis and the network of primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1197-1202
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0897
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Objective:
to analyze the spatial distribution of new cases of tuberculosis compared to the location of the Primary Healthcare Units that performed the compulsory notification.
Method:
ecological study conducted in Belém, Pará, with 5,294 new cases of tuberculosis notified to Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação for the period from 2010 to 2014. The cases were georeferenced using the software applications ArcGis 10.2 and TerraView 4.2.2. The techniques of Kernel density and global Moran geostatistics were used.
Results:
the incidence of tuberculosis cases did not vary significantly between the years studied, however there was a variation in incidence between neighborhoods. Health units that exhibited higher number of notifications can suffer great influence of migration from nearby neighborhoods.
Conclusion:
the spatial dynamics of tuberculosis associated with health services allows to know the areas with increased risk of tuberculosis and the density of notifications of health units.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Nurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0768
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Objective:
to understand how nurses deal with the elderly’s autonomy at the end of life.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory study, guided by the Grounded Theory. Ten nurses, eight doctors and 15 nursing technicians were interviewed between November 2016 and May 2017 at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
Results:
nurses deal with the elderly’s autonomy in compliance with the code of ethics and exercise leadership in actions and interactions to defend this right, evaluating, guiding and listening to the preferences of the elderly; interacting with the family; and sharing information with the health team.
Final considerations:
the elderly’s autonomy must be ensured in care planning, based on patient-centered communication and developed in the interaction among agents involved in care. The discussion on “Living Wills” Health Care Directives and principles of palliative care must be encouraged.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Care complexity in hospitalized elderly according to cognitive performance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:134-139
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECare complexity in hospitalized elderly according to cognitive performance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:134-139
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0357
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Objective:
to investigate possible differences in care complexity, functional performance and biopsychosocial and health system aspects among hospitalized elderly with or without cognitive decline.
Method:
quantitative, cross-sectional and analytical study in which was used the INTERMED method and cognitive and functional screening scales. We investigated 384 elderly patients admitted to a medical and surgical clinic of a University Hospital located in São Paulo/SP.
Results:
cognitive decline was present in 40.1% of the sample, most of them were longer-lived elderly individuals with less schooling and income, more dependent in activities of daily living and had greater vulnerability in different domains of INTERMED. After adjustments, the elderly with cognitive decline presented greater vulnerability in the psychological domain.
Conclusion:
the relationship between cognitive decline and psychological vulnerability highlights the need to adopt long-term care based on involvement of the family, health team and different services, thereby maximizing the quality of care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-09-2020
Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0792
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Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department.
Methods:
a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire “Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36” were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects.
Conclusions:
This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-06-2020
Nurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0923
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Objectives:
to analyze the nurses’ work process in an Emergency Hospital Service.
Methods:
a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 17 nurses from the emergency service of a high complexity hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, focus group and document analysis. Data analysis followed the thematic content analysis framework.
Results:
four categories emerged: Work environment characteristics; Assistance dimension; Management dimension; Care management.
Final Considerations:
the nurses’ work process in Emergency Hospital Service is characterized by the peculiarities of the setting, with centrality in care and care management aiming at quality care and safety to patients.
Keywords:Emergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalHealth ManagementNurse's RoleProfessional PracticeSee more -
REVIEW07-13-2020
The quality of life of family health professionals: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190645
Abstract
REVIEWThe quality of life of family health professionals: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190645
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0645
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Objectives:
to perform a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies about the work-related quality of life of Family Health Strategy professionals.
Methods:
this systematic review was developed to answer the following PVO question: “Which factors (variables) are associated with the work-related quality of life (outcome) of Family Health Strategy professionals (population)?” The PubMed, Scopus, Embase, SciELO, Web of Science, LILACS, Science Direct, OpenThesis, OpenGrey, and OATD databases were selected. The meta-synthesis analyzed the main codes and secondary codes of all included studies.
Results:
the database search resulted in 1,744 reports; six were considered eligible for the meta-synthesis. Four factors were considered for the quality of work life: working conditions; work processes; interpersonal relationships; and personal aspects.
Conclusions:
although this study confirms the adequacy of aspects commonly related to the quality of work life, other factors are important in the case of FHS professionals, especially work context.
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REVIEW07-14-2021
Complications, clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis, and aspects related to its prevention: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20190318
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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
DOI 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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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-15-2020
Cultural adaptation of Infant Feeding Intentions Scale (IFI) for pregnant women in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190103
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECultural adaptation of Infant Feeding Intentions Scale (IFI) for pregnant women in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190103
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0103
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Objectives:
to translate and culturally adapt the Infant Feeding Intentions Scale for pregnant women in Brazil.
Methods:
methodological study that included stages of translation, synthesis, face and content validation, back translation and semantic assessment. In the face and content and semantic validation stages, we used the Content Validity Index for individual items and for the overall scale for clarity and representativeness.
Results:
nine (100.0%) experts participated in face and content validation, and the average index obtained was 85.0% for representativeness. In the semantic assessment, performed with 31 (100.0%) pregnant women, the tool was considered clear, obtaining an average index of 91.0%.
Conclusions:
the Brazilian version of the scale was considered representative and clear. After assessing psychometric properties, the scale is expected to be valid and reliable to assess maternal intention to breastfeed exclusively until the infant’s six months of life in different Brazilian settings.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-24-2021
Development, validation and application of clinical simulation scenarios for assessment of stomatherapy specialists
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200360
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment, validation and application of clinical simulation scenarios for assessment of stomatherapy specialists
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200360
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0360
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Objectives:
to build and validate three clinical simulation scenarios and report the application with candidates for the specialist’s degree in stomatherapy.
Methods:
methodological study, building three scenarios and evaluation checklists; content validation with judges, using content validity index and Modified Kappa Coefficient; pre-test and application.
Results:
scenarios built based on nursing care for: 1. insufficiency and venous ulcer; 2. demarcation of intestinal stomia; and 3. Clean intermittent catheterization. In the content validation of the 24 items appreciated, 83%, 80%, and 92% were validated without change. In the pre-test, the objectives and checklists were adjusted. In the application, to standardize the evaluation, actors and evaluators were trained previously, and each candidate passed the three stations.
Conclusions:
scenarios built and with validated content, based on evidence and covering the three areas of stomatherapy. The pre-test allowed for adjustments in the scenarios, and the candidates achieved the expected objectives.
Keywords:Educational AssessmentNursing EducationPatient SimulationSimulation TrainingValidation StudiesSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-07-2020
Management of home care by family caregivers to elderly after hospital discharge
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200474
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEManagement of home care by family caregivers to elderly after hospital discharge
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200474
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0474
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Objective:
To understand the management of home care by family caregivers of dependent elderly people after hospital discharge.
Methods:
Qualitative research guided by hermeneutics-dialectic, anchored in the theory of communicative action. Data collection took place using a semi-structured interview with 11 participants.
Results:
Two categories were constructed: Management of the many types of care by the caregiver and the relationship between family caregiver and health care network. Care and management actions carried out routinely cause major changes in the family caregiver’s life. He/she does not recognize planning, home care periodicity or support in required procedures.
Final Considerations:
The management of home care for dependent elderly people after hospital discharge is complex, involving physical and emotional overloads, as well as difficulties in getting support from health services. The planning shared between the health team and the family since the discharge is required, and the better visibility of the role of primary care when the patient is assisted by a home care service.
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Sexuality is associated with the quality of life of the elderly!
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201272
Abstract
Sexuality is associated with the quality of life of the elderly!
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201272
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1272
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Objective:
to analyze the association between sexuality and quality of life of Brazilian elderly residents in the community.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study conducted with 477 Brazilian elderly. The data were collected between August and October 2020. We used the EVASI and WHOQOL-OLD (World Health Organization Quality of Life). Data analysis was performed with Mann-Whitney, Spearman and Kruskal-Wallis correlation tests, with Bonferroni post-hoc application when necessary, considering a 95% confidence interval.
Results:
there was a statistical association between all dimensions of sexuality and the general quality of life of the elderly (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
the stimulation of sexuality can be configured as an innovative and holistic strategy focused on the promotion of health and active aging, since this study found the association between sexuality and the general quality of life of elderly people.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Stress and cortisol levels among members of the nursing team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180953
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEStress and cortisol levels among members of the nursing team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180953
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0953
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Objective:
To analyze the characteristics of hospital nursing professionals with the presence of stress, and to associate this with capillary cortisol.
Method:
A cross-sectional, exploratory and correlational study, conducted in a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 164 nursing professionals participated; the Perceived Stress Scale was administered, and hair samples were obtained for laboratory analysis. Data were entered into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (2010), and then into Microsoft Office and the R software, version 3.2.2.
Results:
High levels of capillary cortisol in 47% of participants suggest the presence of stress, but no statistical significance between cortisol and stress levels were found.
Conclusions:
Stress and capillary cortisol levels were indicative of stress among nursing professionals; however, no association between them was found, although the values found were above those recommended.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Functional health literacy in hypertensive elders at primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:266-273
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFunctional health literacy in hypertensive elders at primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:266-273
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0897
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Objective:
to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care.
Method:
a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used for functional health literacy; blood pressure was measured; sociodemographic and clinical data were collected. Hierarchical logistic regression was used.
Results:
(high) inadequate blood pressure and (low) functional inadequate health literacy were present in 41.6% and 54.6% of the people, respectively. Factors associated with inadequate blood pressure were: inadequate functional health literacy, black-brown skin color, overweight-obesity, hypertension diagnosis time, non-adherence to exercise/diet, drug treatment. Schooling had no association with inadequate blood pressure
Conclusion:
hypertensive elderly people with inadequate health literacy were more likely to have inadequate blood pressure. Thus, health professionals need to value functional health literacy as a possible component to control blood pressure.
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