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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2024
Nurses’ experience regarding patient safety in mobile pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230529
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ experience regarding patient safety in mobile pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230529
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0529
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Objectives:
to understand nurses’ experience regarding patient safety in mobile pre-hospital care.
Method:
a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, conducted with nurses active in mobile pre-hospital care services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, audio-graved and submitted to Bardin’s content analysis.
Results:
from four thematic categories established, nurses reported the care and management skills necessary to work in this service. They demonstrated a commitment to ensuring safe care for patients, staff and spectators. They highlighted the actions taken to prevent and mitigate incidents. However, they based their experiences on practice protocols and individual actions, expressing the need to improve knowledge about patient safety.
Final Considerations:
mobile pre-hospital care nurses’ experience in relation to patient safety was limited, suggesting the need for training on the subject, alignment of work processes and implementation of strategies, aiming to guarantee safe care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2024
Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230542
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEStress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230542
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0542
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Objectives:
to analyze stress from the perspective of nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19 in a public hospital in the Recôncavo region of Bahia.
Methods:
this is an exploratory qualitative study, conducted through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using word clouds, similarity trees, and content analysis.
Results:
nursing workers were exposed to stress while attending to patients with COVID-19. The reported stressors in the workplace included: work overload, lack of planning, speed in performing tasks, fatigue, lack of participation in decision-making, lack of support from management, technological changes, excessive responsibility without preparation, interpersonal conflicts, and professional undervaluation.
Conclusions:
exposure to these stressors leads to emotional exhaustion and demotivation, which were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2024
Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding the sexuality of older adults: a quasi-experimental study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240011
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding the sexuality of older adults: a quasi-experimental study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240011
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0011
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Objectives:
to compare the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older adults before and after an educational intervention.
Methods:
this quasi-experimental study involved a convenience sample of 45 nursing students from a public university, conducted in three stages: pre-intervention, intervention, and post-intervention. A questionnaire was used to assess sociodemographic characteristics, academic training, and knowledge and attitudes on the topic. The intervention was an educational web conference. Paired t-test and Wilcoxon test were used for data analysis.
Results:
there was a statistically significant difference in the knowledge and attitude scores of nursing students before and after the educational intervention (p < 0.001). A significant increase was observed in the knowledge score (from 9.3 to 12.2) and attitude score (from 108 to 117.2) in the post-intervention phase.
Conclusions:
the knowledge of nursing students regarding the sexuality of older adults increased after the educational intervention, and their attitudes on the subject became more positive.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2024
Educational booklet on labor and delivery: validity study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240138
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational booklet on labor and delivery: validity study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240138
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0138
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Objectives:
to develop and validate an educational booklet on labor and delivery for pregnant women.
Methods:
this methodological study involved constructing and validating a booklet based on Echer’s framework. We used the Content Validity Index and Cronbach’s alpha for content and face validation, selecting judges according to Fering’s criteria. We then conducted a clinical validation with the target population.
Results:
the booklet, developed based on evidence from an integrative review and validated by judges and the target audience, achieved global Content Validity Index of 0.919 and 0.913, respectively. After clinical validation with 22 pregnant women, it included 28 topics and 48 pages, with illustrations by a graphic designer.
Conclusions:
expert judges and the target audience considered this educational technology valid, deeming it a relevant tool for promoting the health of pregnant women.
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12-08-2024
Contexto ibero-americano da enfermagem: construindo e compartilhando conhecimento
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e770101
Abstract
Contexto ibero-americano da enfermagem: construindo e compartilhando conhecimento
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e770101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2024770101pt
Views0Na próxima semana, acontecerão dois grandes eventos científicos em Madri e Granada (Espanha). Serão atividades internacionais, específicas e de forma muito especial, embora não exclusivas do campo ibero-americano, organizadas e desenvolvidas por duas sociedades científicas de enfermagem muito importantes, como a Associação de Enfermagem Comunitária (AEC) e a Associação Latino-Americana de Escolas e Faculdades de […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2024
Initial nipple damages in breastfeeding women: analysis of photographic images and clinical associations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20220773
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEInitial nipple damages in breastfeeding women: analysis of photographic images and clinical associations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20220773
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0773
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Objective:
to analyze the initial nipple damage degree by breastfeeding practice and to associate findings with clinical manifestations of breastfeeding women.
Methods:
a retrospective, cross-sectional study with primary data and photographic images database from two randomized clinical trials. Photographic images were analyzed by two independent evaluators using the Nipple Trauma Score. For analysis, the chi-square, Mann-Whitney tests and Kappa coefficient were applied.
Results:
115 breastfeeding women and their respective 186 photographic images were analyzed. The degree of agreement of evaluators using the Nipple Trauma Score was 93.6%. The nipple pain score during breastfeeding was moderate and compromised more than 25% of the nipple surface area.
Conclusions:
assistance to breastfeeding women should prioritize nipple pain intensity instead of the nipple damage size.
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REVIEW12-08-2024
Interventions for Strengthening General Self-Efficacy Beliefs in College Students: An Integrative Review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230192
Abstract
REVIEWInterventions for Strengthening General Self-Efficacy Beliefs in College Students: An Integrative Review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230192
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0192
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Objective:
To assess the evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions aimed at strengthening self-efficacy beliefs in college students.
Methods:
Integrative Review conducted on the Lilacs, PubMed, CinahL, Cochrane Collaboration Databases, Scopus, and PsycInfo databases. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using tools proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute, and the results were analyzed descriptively.
Results:
Out of the 10 selected studies, six demonstrated that interventions aimed at strengthening self-efficacy were effective (Levels of Evidence II and III), and four revealed contrary results (Levels of Evidence I and II). Programs aimed at enhancing self-efficacy should include content on positive mental health, psychoeducation strategies, cover a period of eight to twelve weeks, and consider the completion of homework assignments.
Conclusion:
The synthesis of evidence pointed to pathways for building an effective self-efficacy strengthening program to be implemented in universities.
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REVIEW12-08-2024
Common mental disorders in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20220581
Abstract
REVIEWCommon mental disorders in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20220581
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0581
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Objective:
to map common recurrent mental disorders in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Methods:
this is a scoping review carried out in January 2022 in electronic databases and repositories of dissertations and thesis. Studies that answered the research question, met the objective of the study and were available in full electronically, in any language, were included.
Results:
the sample consisted of 28 studies, 14 of which were published in the United States of America. The common mental disorders found were depressive, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and mood disorders. Twenty symptoms were mentioned, among the most prevalent are fatigue and sleep disorders/insomnia.
Conclusions:
the difficulty and importance of carrying out the differential diagnosis of these disorders were highlighted, since their symptoms can be confused with other health problems and have a strong potential to interfere with patients’ evolution.
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ERRATUM04-22-2020
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202073n3e05
Views0Article “Concept formation of ambience for labor and normal institutionalized delivery”, with number of DOI: , published in the journal Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 72(Suppl 3):348-59, on page 357:Include after Final Considerations the information:[…]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Health promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHealth promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0774
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Objectives:
to analyze speeches, representations, and approaches on health and health promotion in schools, materialized in the speech of teachers.
Methods:
a qualitative study, of the case study type, carried out with 17 teachers from the municipal and state educational network. The data were obtained from interviews and analyzed by the Content-Oriented Discourse Analysis.
Results:
medical-sanitary and clinical-biological discourses predominated. Health is represented as the absence of disease, reflecting approaches that prioritize healthy habits and changes in behavior. Problematization of social determinants occurs in projects, in an intersectorial partnership.
Final Considerations:
carrying out projects of health promotion in schools ignores the solidification of partnerships and the construction of new speeches that represent it as quality of life conditioned by social, economic, and cultural factors as well as strategies for the ideological repositioning of those actors who act in this setting.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Nursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0775
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Objetives:
to analyze the ingredients of the competence that the nurses use in the performance of their work in hemotherapy.
Methods:
qualitative study with 22 nurses, accomplished through documentary study, observation and semi-structured interview, with resources of Atlas.ti software based on the foundations of Historical Materialism Dialectic and Ergology. Performed Content Analysis.
Results:
the domain of specific knowledge of hemotherapy and the time of experience in the area, allied to the motivation of the worker and the ability to work in a team favor the competent action in the work activities. On the other hand, the lack of adequate work conditions, especially in relation to adequate materials, equipment and structure, impairs the work of the nurse in hemotherapy.
Final Considerations:
experience gained is critical to successful decision making. In addition, adequate working conditions, updating of knowledge and ability in teamwork favor a scenario of safe practices.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Happiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHappiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0064
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Objectives:
to assess the relation between sociodemographic characteristics of young people associated with the subjectivity of being happy; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the perception of health status; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the school and family environments and peer groups at school.
Methods:
this is an observational study, with an intentional sample of 1,069 young Portuguese people, with ages varying from 14 to 24, most of them women, attending secondary education. The self-filling questionnaire was used.
Results:
there are statistically significant associations between the subjectivity of being happy and schooling, perception of health status, family APGAR, school and family involvement, absence of problems or teasing by peers at school.
Conclusions:
a positive and holistic care coupled with the potential of obtaining and consolidating healthy lifestyles for young people will enable health professionals to perceive them as agents of individual and social change.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Preventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPreventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0491
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Objectives:
assess the implementation of actions to prevent vertical transmission of HIV.
Methods:
a retrospective cohort study conducted in two maternity hospitals in the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais. All women admitted for childbirth diagnosed with HIV and their respective newborns were included from 2014 to 2017. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed descriptively.
Results:
population consisted of 46 pairs of mothers and newborns. Management was considered inadequate in 30 cases of parturient/postpartum women (65.2%) and 14 cases of newborns (30.4%). The main reasons for inadequate maternal management were lack of pharmacological inhibition of lactation (53.3%) and counseling/consent for HIV testing (43.3%). For newborns, late onsetoffirst dose ofZidovudine (50.0%) and no prescriptionofNevirapine (28.6%).
Conclusions:
important prevention opportunities were missed, pointing to the need for improved care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Maternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMaternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0769
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Objectives:
to develop an educational intervention through a game that addresses aspects related to adolescent motherhood and child care.
Methods:
this is an action research based on diagnosis, intervention and apprehension stages.
Results:
the situational diagnosis was based on a literature review on adolescent motherhood and child care. In the intervention stage, the educational game’s first version was elaborated. In the third stage constituted by apprehension, the game was submitted to assessment of interdisciplinary experts. Suggestions of experts were adopted and the game had its second version.
Final Considerations:
the educational intervention in the present study appears a care technology that adds knowledge and practices to the work of nurses in Primary Health Care, focusing on adolescent women and children health care.
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REVIEW06-01-2020
Access of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
Abstract
REVIEWAccess of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0834
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Objectives:
demonstrate and discuss how the black population’s access to health services occurs
Methods:
integrative literature review with the following question: How does the black population’s access to health services occur? The search was carried out in the Scholar, LILACS and SciELO databases and used the descriptor “access to health services” and the term “population,” resulting in a sample with twelve articles.
Results:
studies show that the difficulty of access is a fundamental factor for the quality of life of people, directly compromising preventive services, especially for women’s health and, in addition, it has significant impact on the illness process of the black population within its particularities.
Final Considerations:
several limiting factors compromise the black population’s access to health services, including institutional and structural factors
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Militancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMilitancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0835
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ professional militancy in the institutionality field, presented by the printed media from Bahia State in the 1970s and 1980s.
Methods:
a historical and qualitative research under Social History’s perspective, whose data source was the newspaper A Tarde. The temporal cut-off encompasses milestones such as professional body restructuring and creation.
Results:
the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem democratization movement was reported in a superficial way, highlighting the struggle for power spaces. With respect to Conselhos Federal e Regional de Enfermagem daBahia, the newspaper notified creation and function of bodies, however, there was no visibility to the newspaper’s performance. Concerning the union, there was political fragility of nurses against the creation and union participation in the fight for labor rights.
Final Considerations:
organization of political action occurred from isolated groups mobilization of professionals who were already traveling in political spaces, not the large mass of professionals.
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08-19-2019
Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interaction
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1078-1085
Abstract
Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interaction
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1078-1085
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0609
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Objective:
To describe the factors influencing the use of humor in nursing care, its applicability and benefits.
Method:
A scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O’Mally methodology. A search for articles published between 2008 and 2018 was performed using the platforms EBSCO Host, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar.
Results:
From the initial 465 articles found, 17 were included for final revision. Data allowed to retrieve information on humor definition; its applicability as a nursing intervention; humor as a tool to improve nurse-patient communication and relationship; influence factors; type of humor interventions; humor benefits in health care context and; limitations and precautions of humor intervention.
Conclusion:
The use of humor promotes both communication and human interaction; it promotes well-being; helps deal/cope with difficult and unpleasant situations, reduces tension, discomfort and stress; and strengthens the immune system. This intervention should be used with caution.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Workloads and burnout of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1435-1441
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWorkloads and burnout of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1435-1441
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0659
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Objective:
to identify workloads in nursing work and its association with nursing worker burnout.
Method:
a cross-sectional study, including 211 nursing workers from a university hospital, between July and August 2016. For the analysis, the descriptive statistics, Chi-Square Test, Fisher’s Exact Test and Mann Whitney U-Test were used.
Results:
the most evidenced loads were biological. A significant association was found between workloads and workers’ occupation, as well as a significant association between workloads and worker burnout. Burnout caused upper limb pain, neck and lumbar pain, lower limb pain, muscle spasm, lower limb edema, mental fatigue, headache, nervousness, and forgetfulness.
Conclusion:
workloads identification is a subsidy for the promotion of interventions that minimize the burnout generated to the health of the nursing worker.
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REVIEW12-05-2019
Vulnerability of the elderly: a conceptual analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:337-344
Abstract
REVIEWVulnerability of the elderly: a conceptual analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:337-344
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0728
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Objective:
To analyze the concept of vulnerability of the elderly.
Method:
A concept analysis, according to the method proposed by Walker and Avant, operationalized through integrative review through search in scientific data portals using the
Descriptors:
Health vulnerability, aged, health services for the aged, health of the elderly, vulnerable populations and geriatric health services. To compose the literary corpus, 36 studies were selected.
Results:
Concept antecedents, as well as its attributes, were identified in individual, social and programmatic characteristics, which make up the characteristics of “vulnerability of the elderly”, besides consequences of the phenomenon. These characteristics were analyzed with emphasis on aspects that contribute to the process of vulnerability of the elderly.
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated the multidimensionality of the phenomena studied, highlighting the peculiarities of vulnerability during aging. However, there is a need for further studies on the construct.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-13-2020
Incontinence-associated dermatitis in elderly patients: prevalence and risk factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180475
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIncontinence-associated dermatitis in elderly patients: prevalence and risk factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180475
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0475
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Objective:
To determine the prevalence and risk factors for incontinence-associated dermatitis in the elderly.
Method:
Cross-sectional exploratory study carried out in public hospitals. The dermatitis prevalence and associations were obtained by calculating the ratio. The effect dimension was estimated by the odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and statistical significance p <0.05.
Results:
138 elderly people were included, with an average age of 77.2 years old (± 9.3); 69 (50%) had combined fecal and urinary incontinence. The dermatitis prevalence was 36.2% (50); 28% (14) had pressure injuries; 14% (7), candidiasis. Risk factors were: longer hospital stay (Odds Ratio = 5.8 [2.6-12.9]), obesity (Odds Ratio = 3.6 [1.2-10.4]), high level of dependence (Odds Ratio = 2.4 [1,1-5,0]) and high risk for pressure injury (Odds Ratio = 6.1 [1,4-26,9]).
Conclusion:
The study found a high prevalence of dermatitis associated with incontinence. The early recognition of risk factors favors effective preventive actions.
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08-19-2019
Clinical simulation in nursing education in intensive therapy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1061-1070
Abstract
Clinical simulation in nursing education in intensive therapy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1061-1070
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0217
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Objective:
to analyze the publications on clinical simulation practices for education in Nursing in Intensive Care.
Method:
an integrative review carried out through LILACS, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and SciELO databases, of articles published from 2008 to 2017.
Results:
29 articles were selected, of which 76% discuss the use of simulation in continuing education of nursing professionals, while the others describe their use for student education. There is a higher prevalence of studies with a level of evidence 6 (17), with 28 international publications. There was an increase in scientific production, with 16 articles published in the last three years.
Conclusion:
variables after simulation use, such as confidence, communication skills, efficiency in the identification of clinical worsening of patients, development of technical skills, teamwork and clinical decision-making, presented a significant improvement, demonstrating that this tool is effective in qualifying care for critical patients.
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01-20-2021
Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190535
Abstract
Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190535
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0535
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Objective:
to estimate prevalence and factors associated with Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a city in the state of Bahia.
Methods:
a cross-sectional, population-based study carried out with 65 intensive care nurses through a self-administered questionnaire, from July to November 2016, containing sociodemographic data, lifestyle, work characteristics. To define burnout syndrome, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.
Results:
Burnout Syndrome prevalence was 53.6%, an association was observed with age, tobacco consumption, alcohol use, weekly night shift hours, employment relationship, having an intensive care specialist title, number of patients on duty, monthly income and considering active or high-strain job.
Conclusion:
the results of this study can contribute to expanding the discussion on stressful working conditions in Intensive Care Units.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Elderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:88-96
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEElderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:88-96
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0137
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Objective:
to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers.
Method:
a cross – sectional study carried out with 341 elderly caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units of a city in the countryside of São Paulo State. The interviews were domiciliary and included questionnaire for characterization of the caregiver, Fried’s frailty phenotype, family APGAR (family functionality), Geriatric Depression Scale (depressive symptoms) and item 3 of the Herth Hope Scale (loneliness). Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between depressive symptoms and solitude (independent variables), and frailty and pre-frailty (dependent variables).
Results:
there was an association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms. Elderly caregivers had increased odds of 158% presenting pre-frailty, and 360% of frailty. Elderly caregivers with depressive symptoms had an increased chance of 242% of presenting fragility.
Conclusion:
elderly and lonely caregivers with depressive symptoms are more likely to be frail and pre-frail.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Usability of a mobile application on diabetic foot self-care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180862
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEUsability of a mobile application on diabetic foot self-care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180862
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0862
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Objectives:
to assess the usability of an app prototype for diabetic foot self-care by an end user.
Methods:
a descriptive study that uses heuristic assessment of a hybrid app usability. Fifteen users of an outpatient diabetes care service in a capital of Northeastern Brazil participated in the study during April 2018. The usability measurement tool called Smartphone Usability questionnaiRE was applied.
Results:
the lowest score was 77 and the highest was 112, with an average usability of 96.1 points. Usability was framed in the last two levels, 70 and 8o. Users now strongly agree (level 70) and fully (level 80) with the assessed items, which represents good usability of the apps prototype.
Conclusions:
the final product developed focuses on user needs and requirements, which can ensure usability based on effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction triad.
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