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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Predisposing factors for symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in university students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230387
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPredisposing factors for symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in university students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230387
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0387
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Objectives:
to characterize the sociodemographic and psychological aspects of university students who sought psychiatric care at a Student Support Center of a Federal University and to analyze associations between mental health issues and predisposing factors.
Methods:
a retrospective analysis of 103 medical records was conducted. The statistical analysis consisted of two steps: a descriptive analysis and a predictive analysis using the Logistic Regression Model.
Results:
the majority of the students were female. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia were the main reasons for seeking care. Students who reported having emotional difficulties that negatively impacted their studies and those who had undergone some form of health treatment showed a higher probability of experiencing anxiety symptoms. Notable correlations were found between anxiety and emotional difficulties, depression and diarrhea, and insomnia and a sedentary lifestyle.
Conclusions:
symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia led students to seek psychiatric care at the university. Understanding the predisposing factors for mental health issues in university students can inform care strategies and promote academic success.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Educational technology to empower patients as participants in their care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230359
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational technology to empower patients as participants in their care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230359
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0359
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Objectives:
to build and validate an educational technology to empower patients as participants in their own care.
Methods:
methodological study to develop an educational technology based on the elaboration, validation, and evaluation that were carried out in five stages at a teaching hospital in Amazonas. The study was carried out from 2019 to 2022, with the participation of 19 judges specialized in patient safety and 72 patients admitted to the hospital’s medical and surgical clinics, the study setting.
Results:
the agreement between the judges obtained an overall index of 0.85, being considered validated. The overall analysis of the booklet obtained an assessment of the level of agreement above 85%.
Final Considerations:
the educational technology presented here was validated and suitable for promoting patient/professional rapprochement and consolidating health care in a way that increases the patient’s ability to contribute to their treatment and prevent the occurrence of adverse events.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
The relationship between gender, educational background, and learning environment with nursing student’s anxiety
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20220615
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe relationship between gender, educational background, and learning environment with nursing student’s anxiety
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20220615
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0615
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Objectives:
to identify variables associated with nursing students’ anxiety-related clinical practice.
Methods:
this study used a correlational quantitative descriptive design with the STROBE equator instrument. The population is 233 nursing students with a sample of 135. Data were collected from March to April 2022 using validated instruments.
Results:
the Chi-square test and the sig likelihood ratio on the gender, educational background, and learning environment is more than 0.05 so there is no significant relationship between the variables and student anxiety.
Conclusions:
students need to be prepared again before entering the practice field. Qualitative research is needed too.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Training profile of intensive care nurses in Brazil: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230460
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ORIGINAL ARTICLETraining profile of intensive care nurses in Brazil: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230460
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0460
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Objectives:
to describe the training profile of Brazilian intensive care nurses.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study carried out in two stages: a structured, self-administered questionnaire; mapping of the national supply of lato sensu postgraduate courses. Data was collected on the sociodemographic profile, training process and characterization of the courses.
Results:
in the first stage, 202 respondents were obtained. The majority were women (79.2%), aged between 26 and 45 (80.7%), graduated less than 5 years ago (44%), through lato sensu postgraduate courses (55.5%), which were marked by the absence of laboratory practice (57.5%) and guided tours (42.5%). In the second stage, 457 courses were identified, with face-to-face teaching (58.9%), a workload of 360 to 420 hours (51.2%), a duration of up to 6 months (41.8%) and variation in the sub-area of training.
Conclusions:
there was a predominance of professionals graduating from lato sensu post-graduate courses, with essentially theoretical teaching and heterogeneity in terms of modality, workload and sub-area of training.
Keywords:Critical Care NursingEducationIntensive Care UnitsNursing EducationNursing, GraduateProfessional PracticeSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Construction and validation of an educational game on biosafety in the central sterile supply department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230478
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of an educational game on biosafety in the central sterile supply department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230478
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0478
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Objectives:
to construct and validate an educational game on biosafety in the Central Sterile Supply Department of a hospital in Curitiba, PR.
Methods:
the study was conducted using a quantitative approach, employing applied and technological research with an exploratory design. The process was divided into six stages, from the definition of the theme to the validation and application of the game. The study was carried out from May to August 2022, involving 17 nursing professionals from a Central Sterile Supply Department during day and night shifts, as well as 9 judges.
Results:
the study resulted in the construction of a board game named by the authors as “My Health First.”
Conclusions:
the research achieved its objective of constructing and validating an educational game. By reflecting on professional practice and correlating the occupational risks present, the professionals were able to list safe actions, identify problems, and seek solutions.
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REVIEW12-16-2024
Strategies for expanding vaccination coverage in children in Brazil: systematic literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230343
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REVIEWStrategies for expanding vaccination coverage in children in Brazil: systematic literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230343
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0343
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Objectives:
to identify the strategies found in the literature for increasing vaccination coverage among children in Brazil. It is justified mainly by the current scenario of falling vaccination coverage.
Methods:
systematic literature review. The search was carried out in the Pubmed (MEDLINE), Embase and Scopus databases, following the PRISMA guidelines.
Results:
initially, 4,824 results were returned. In the end, 6 studies were included for narrative synthesis using the SWiM methodology. Of these, 50% dealt with studies related to the Bolsa Família Program (PBF). The others explored strategies for approaching parents directly, Rapid Vaccination Monitoring (MRV) and the Community Health Agents Program (PACS). The PBF did not guarantee compliance with the conditionality of keeping vaccinations up to date. The MRV and PACS are effective strategies, especially because they allow active search for absentees.
Conclusions:
we conclude that more publications are needed on strategies to increase vaccination coverage among children in Brazil.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Complexities of nursing in healthcare waste management in hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230391
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEComplexities of nursing in healthcare waste management in hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230391
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0391
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Objectives:
to understand how healthcare waste management is developed by nursing professionals in hospitals.
Methods:
qualitative research, whose theoretical and methodological frameworks were Complexity Theory and Grounded Theory. Thirty-two nursing professionals from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used.
Results:
nursing affects healthcare waste management multidimensionally. Shortage of materials and work overload were identified as factors that influence professionals’ decision-making and increase the risk of improper waste disposal. The lack of knowledge on the subject also influences nursing practice. However, professionals value actions related to hazardous waste.
Final Considerations:
nursing professionals recognize themselves in healthcare waste management and understand the need to develop systemic awareness for sustainable practice.
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Overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200769
Abstract
Overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0769
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Objective:
to describe the overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants.
Methods:
an analytical study that reviewed protocols registered with the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform between August and September 2019, aiming to identify the interventions for behavioral insomnia in infants, the comparators, the main primary, secondary outcomes and their respective measurements.
Results:
eleven protocols registered between 2004 and 2018 were included. Nurses were the main coordinators of protocols (45.5%), with proposals using educational technologies, one-to-one and online follow-up consultations. The main outcome was improvement of infant and maternal sleep patterns. Secondary outcomes were anxiety, depression, and parental sexual satisfaction. To measure them, the following were used: sleep diary (54.5%), actigraphy (45.4%), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Interview (36.3%) and Extended Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (27.2%) were used.
Conclusion:
the protocols proposed interventions for independent sleep, aiming at quality of sleep for the whole family.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-30-2021
Curricular reforms in the transformation of nursing teaching in a federal university
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20201242
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECurricular reforms in the transformation of nursing teaching in a federal university
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20201242
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1242
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Objectives:
to discuss the curricular reforms adopted for nursing teaching in Brazil, from 1969 to 2019.
Methods:
historical, qualitative approach using the thematic oral history and document research. 13 interviews were carried out with graduation nursing professors from a federal university in the South of Brazil. The document sources were the political-pedagogical projects of the course and their associated documents. Minayo’s thematic analysis was used.
Results:
nursing curricula delineates the profile of the professional that must be formed and are reviewed in order to be adapted to social and educational changes, showing the scientific and professional potential of the nurse. Curricular reforms consider the quality of nursing formation.
Final Considerations:
the structure of the curriculum and the reforms that took place emerged according to the historical, political, epidemiological and social context demanded from the profession, to attend to the demands of society and to the work market.
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REVIEW07-09-2021
Breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200995
Abstract
REVIEWBreast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200995
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0995
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Objectives:
to analyze care strategies for breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil.
Methods:
this is a systematic review following the Cochrane Collaboration recommendations.
Results:
among 355 manuscripts, five were eligible. The patient navigation program by Community Health Agent stood out with the best result, among the strategies: flexibility of goals considering viability; community engagement; team training; active search of the target population by Community Health Agent; request for mammography by physicians; actions integrated to women’s health; monitoring of mammography results, absent users, and population coverage by physician and nurse; and assessment of criteria for requesting screening mammography by means of an information system. The population coverage rate in the program ranged from 23% to 88%.
Conclusions:
Primary Health Care in Brazil presents devices with potential to induce the production of care for breast cancer screening.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Cultural adaptation and validation of an instrument about nursing critical thinking skills
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200720
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECultural adaptation and validation of an instrument about nursing critical thinking skills
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200720
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0720
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Objectives:
to validate the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire regarding cultural aspects and metric properties.
Methods:
a methodological research carried out through cross-cultural adaptation, face and content validity, dimensional construct and known groups validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency. 511 nurses from four hospitals participated in the study, of which 54 participated in retest.
Results:
the instrument validation for Brazilian Portuguese maintained equivalences, according to the original version. The dimensional validity demonstrated adjustment to the tetrafactorial structure of the original version (GFI=0.69). There were statistically significant differences in critical thinking skills between nurses with graduate degrees and who undertook training, reading articles, developing research and working in an institution with a longer time implementation of the Nursing Process. The instrument showed temporal stability (ICC 073-0.84; p<0.001) and adequate internal consistency (α=0.97).
Conclusions:
the instrument proved to be valid and reliable for the studied population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Prevalence and severity levels of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence: different assessment instruments
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200692
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevalence and severity levels of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence: different assessment instruments
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200692
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0692
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Objectives:
to analyze urinary incontinence prevalence and severity in prostatectomized men assessed by three different instruments.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted with 152 men. The pad test, pad used, and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Short Form (self-report) were considered. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation, Kappa index, considering a significance level of 0.05.
Results:
urinary incontinence prevalence was 41.4%, 46.7% and 80.3% according to pad used, pad test and self-report. Positive correlations and moderate to poor agreement were found between the instruments. As for severity, most participants had mild incontinence. The largest number of cases of mild and severe incontinence was identified by self-report.
Conclusions:
the self-report showed higher values for prevalence of mild and severe severity levels. Through the identified differences, we propose that the objective assessment (pad used and pad test) be associated with individuals’ perception (self-report) to better estimate prevalence and severity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Managed clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEManaged clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0282
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Objectives:
to assess the impact of the implementation of a managed sepsis protocol on quality indicators of treatment for septic patients in an emergency department of a university hospital.
Methods:
an observational epidemiological study involving septic patients. The study was divided into two phases, pre-intervention and intervention, resulting from the implementation of the managed sepsis protocol. The study variables included sepsis treatment quality indicators. The results were statistically analyzed using the program Epi InfoTM.
Results:
the study sample included 631 patients, 95 from pre-intervention phase and 536 from intervention phases. Implementing the protocol increased patients’ chances of receiving the recommended treatment by 14 times. Implementing the protocol reduced the hospitalization period by 6 days (p <0.001) and decreased mortality (p <0.001).
Conclusions:
this study showed that implementing the managed protocol had an impact on the improvement of sepsis treatment quality indicators.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-21-2020
Development of an appearance validity instrument for educational technology in health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190559
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment of an appearance validity instrument for educational technology in health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190559
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0559
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Objectives:
to develop and evaluate the convergence of the instrument for the appearance validity of educational technologies in health.
Methods:
methodological study conducted in two steps. In step 1, the instrument items were developed, with subsequent content validity by nine specialists in the development of educational technologies in health. In step 2, the convergent validity between another instrument and the appearance instrument was performed. Correlation results above r> 0.3 and p <0.05 were considered as plausible convergent validity.
Results:
the ten items of the initial version of the appearance instrument were submitted to content validity that resulted in a final version with 12 items (Content Validity Index = 0.93). The correlation indexes were strong with the objective and appearance domains; moderate with motivation, organization and total; and weak with writing style.
Conclusions:
the appearance instrument demonstrated content validity and convergent validity, in addition to a strong correlation with the other instrument.
Keywords:Educational TechnologyHealth EducationMethodological Research in NursingTechnological DevelopmentValidation StudiesSee more -
REVIEW09-21-2020
Middle range theory for the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume in pregnant women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190334
Abstract
REVIEWMiddle range theory for the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume in pregnant women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190334
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0334
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Objective:
To stablish a middle range theory for the understanding of the causal mechanisms and clinical consequentes of the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume (00026) among pregnant women.
Method:
The Middle Range Theory was constructed in five stages: defining of construction approach, establishing main concepts, elaborating propositions, developing a pictorial diagram, and establishing the causal relationships and evidence for practice of the Middle Range Theory.
Results:
We identified 14 clinical indicators and 6 causal factors of Excess Fluid Volume. A pictorial diagram was developed and relationships between Excess Fluid Volume elements were established with 6 propositions for them.
Conclusion:
The Middle Range Theory included both physiological and pathological conditions to explain Excess Fluid Volume. This Middle Range Theory might help in the better understanding of interactions between causal factors and clinical indicators of Excess Fluid Volume.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT02-25-2022
Production and use of educational technologies in nursing post-graduation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210510
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EXPERIENCE REPORTProduction and use of educational technologies in nursing post-graduation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210510
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0510
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Objective:
To report, under the light of Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, the experience of students with advanced educational practices, involving the production and use of technologies in the postgraduation nursing course of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Methods:
Experience report of students from the post-graduation nursing program from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, about the production of knowledge using educational technology and the application of active methodologies in the teaching-learning process for face-to-face and distance teaching.
Results:
The post-graduate students participated in the educational process in a creative way, both during in-person and distance teaching. They created: domino games, educational videos, parodies, conceptual maps, virtual role-playing, an interactive quiz, among others.
Final considerations:
The experience of the students with the advanced educational practices, including the production and use of technologies in nursing post-graduation showed that the teaching-learning process can be innovative and planned to go beyond traditional methods.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-17-2020
Professional who attended childbirth and breastfeeding in the first hour of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180448
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEProfessional who attended childbirth and breastfeeding in the first hour of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180448
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0448
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Objectives:
To investigate the association between the professionals who attended vaginal delivery and breastfeeding in the first hour of life.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Nascer no Brasil (Born in Brazil) survey, conducted in the 2011-2012 period. Data from 8,466 puerperae were analyzed using a logistic regression model with a hierarchical approach.
Results:
The proportion of mothers who breastfed at birth was higher in deliveries attended by nurses (70%). A nurse-assisted delivery was 64% more likely to breastfeed in the first hour of life. Other factors associated with the outcome: residing in the North; age less than 35 years; multiparity; prenatal guidance on breastfeeding in the first hour of life; birth at Baby-Friendly Hospital; companion at birth; and female newborn.
Conclusions:
Obstetrician nurse/nurse-assisted delivery was a significant independent factor associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life, suggesting the importance of strengthening the role of the obstetrician nurse.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2022
Prevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0006
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Objective:
To analyze caregivers’ knowledge about prevention of domestic accidents in early childhood and its association with education level.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a Primary Care Unit in Niterói with caregivers (convenience sample) of children under 6 years old. To classify the knowledge, we adopted the Positivity Index; to verify the association between the variable “schooling” and knowledge, the chi square test was used; statistically significant results: p < 0.05.
Results:
A total of 256 caregivers participated; 93.5% showed adequate knowledge. In the individual items, the knowledge (100%) about prevention of accidents with sharp toys, firearms, intoxication by products stood out; and less frequently (64.5%), the knowledge of the information contained in the Child’s Health Booklet. There was no statistically significant association (p = 0.237) between education and knowledge. Conclusion: The caregivers presented knowledge about the prevention of domestic accidents, and this was not associated with the level of education.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-20-2020
Cardiometabolic diseases and active aging – polypharmacy in control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180324
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECardiometabolic diseases and active aging – polypharmacy in control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180324
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0324
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Objectives:
To estimate the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases and their association with polypharmacy in elderly people at the University of the Third Age (Portuguese acronym: UnATI).
Methods:
A cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study with 121 elderly patients. The prevalence ratio, Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used as measures of association.
Results:
At the mean age of 68.3, most elderly had at least one cardiometabolic disease (82.6%), of which hypertension was the most prevalent (71.1%), and consumed prescription drugs of continuous use (92.6%). Almost half of the elderly (48.2%) used combinations of drugs, which suggests a high cardiovascular risk. Polypharmacy due to prescription was observed in almost one-third (28.6%) of the sample, associated with the use of antihypertensives (p=0.004), antidiabetics (p=0.000) or lipid-lowering agents (p<0.000).
Conclusions:
Clinical guidelines recommend changes in lifestyle, but increased pharmacotherapy prevails in practice, which increases the risk of adverse events, especially in old age.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-09-2020
Actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180404
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEActions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180404
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0404
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Objectives:
To understand the actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units.
Methods:
A phenomenological study was carried out with 12 nurses of a city in the state of Minas Gerais. The interviews were organized into categories and analyzed according to the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz and literature associated with the theme.
Results:
The following categories emerged, expressing the actions of nurses toward obesity prevention and control: “Guidance on healthy lifestyle habits”, “Barriers to the actions of nurses”, and “Focusing specifically on obesity”.
Final considerations:
Considering that guidance on healthy lifestyle habits was mostly carried out during individual and collective activities directed to the general population, regardless of their weight conditions, nurses must reorganize their professional practice in primary health care units by implementing specific actions for users with obesity or at risk of developing it.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-29-2022
Incidence of acute radiodermatitis in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210118
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEIncidence of acute radiodermatitis in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0118
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Objective:
To estimate the incidence and degree of acute radiodermatitis at the end and after the end of treatment in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy.
Methods:
Observational, prospective, and longitudinal study, conducted between March 2019 and January 2020, in a radiotherapy outpatient clinic.
Results:
Thirty-two women participated in the study, among whom, in the last session of hypofractionated radiotherapy, 15 (46.9%) had radiodermatitis, erythema in 13 (40.6%), and wet peeling in 2 (6.3%). In the post-treatment evaluation, 27 (84.4%) had radiodermatitis, erythema in 17 (53.1%), dry peeling in 8 (25%), and wet peeling in 2 (6.3%).
Conclusion:
The general incidence of radiodermatitis after hypofractionated radiotherapy in women with breast cancer was 37.5%, erythema, 12.5%, and dry peeling, 25%. The development of care protocols for the management of radiodermatitis after treatment is of paramount importance.
Keywords:Breast NeoplasmsOncology NursingRadiation dose HypofractionationRadiodermatitisRadiotherapySee more -
REVIEW03-30-2020
Care of the self in the daily living of nurses: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180668
Abstract
REVIEWCare of the self in the daily living of nurses: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180668
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0668
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Objectives:
to identify if nurses care for themselves and describe such practices.
Methods:
this is an integrative review of the literature published between 2006 and 2018 and indexed in the Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online and Web of Science databases.
Results:
the sample totaled 20 articles, grouped by content similarity in the thematic categories “limits and possibilities for the care of the self”, “knowledge about practices on the care of the self” and “implications of care of the self in professional practice”.
Final considerations:
the knowledge about techniques on caring for the self allows nurses to develop themselves personally and professionally. We suggest to managers and administrators a redirection of the nursing practice that contemplates the strengthening of the nurse as the manager of care and leader of the team, as well as the inclusion of the concept of care of the self in the curricula of undergraduate and graduate nursing courses.
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