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01-01-2016
Descobertas das Ciências Biológicas e as implicações para a prática da Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):619-620
Abstract
Descobertas das Ciências Biológicas e as implicações para a prática da Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):619-620
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690401i
Views1A produção de conhecimento na área das ciências biológicas, durante muito tempo, foi vista como de responsabilidade e competência exclusivamente de profissionais médicos. Esse cenário alterou-se frente à tendência mundial de aperfeiçoamento dos demais profissionais de saúde, incluindo-se a necessidade de se concretizar a utilização da metodologia da prática baseada em evidência na atuação do […]See more -
01-01-2016
Discoveries of Biological Sciences and their implications for nursing practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):619-620
Abstract
Discoveries of Biological Sciences and their implications for nursing practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):619-620
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690401i
Views1For the longest time, the production of knowledge in the field of biological sciences was viewed as the exclusive responsibility and competence of medical professionals. This scenario has changed in light of the worldwide trend of improvements in other health professions, which includes the need to implement the use of evidence-based methodology in nursing practice. […]See more -
01-01-2016
The importance of civilian nursing organizations: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):610-618
Abstract
The importance of civilian nursing organizations: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):610-618
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690326i
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Objective:
to identify and analyze evidence from studies about the importance of civilian nursing organizations.
Method:
an integrative literature review, for which searches were conducted in the databases LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, SciELO, BDENF, and Scopus.
Results:
sixteen articles published between the years 2004-2013 were selected, 68.75% of which were sourced from Brazilian journals and 31.25% from American journals.
Conclusion:
civilian nursing organizations are important and necessary, because they have collaborated decisively in nursing struggles in favor of the working class and society in general, and these contributions influence different axes of professional performance.
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01-01-2016
Effects from acupuncture in treating anxiety: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):602-609
Abstract
Effects from acupuncture in treating anxiety: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):602-609
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690325i
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Objective:
to evaluate the scientific evidence that is available in the literature on the effects of acupuncture for treating anxiety and on the quality of such studies.
Method:
the study is an integrative review of CINAHL, LILACS, PUBMED-PICO, SciELO, and The Cochrane Library between 2001 and 2014. Keywords anxiety, acupuncture therapy, acupuncture, and anxiety disorders were combined among themselves to ensure a wide search of primary studies.
Results:
among 514 articles, 67 were selected to be fully read and 19 were included. Among these, 11 were found to have strong evidence levels. Among the six articles about randomized clinical studies, five were found to be of reasonable quality. Two studies used acupuncturist nurses to perform their interventions. Its results showed positive and statistically significant effects from using acupuncture for treating subjects with anxiety.
Conclusion:
acupuncture seems to be a promising treatment for anxiety; however, there is a need for improving the methodological quality of the research on this field.
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01-01-2016
Palliative care and spirituality: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):591-601
Abstract
Palliative care and spirituality: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):591-601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690324i
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Objective:
to analyze scientifi c articles published in international online journals about palliative care and spirituality.
Methods:
an integrative literature review with data collected in September 2014 from the LILACS, SCIELO, MEDLINE/PubMed, and IBECS databases.
Results:
thirty-nine publications were identifi ed and their textual analysis facilitated through four thematic approaches: the meaning of spirituality in the context of palliative care; palliative care and spiritual support; spirituality and relief of pain and other symptoms in patients under palliative care; and instruments to evaluate the spiritual dimension of the scope of palliative care.
Conclusion:
this study examined the relevance of the spiritual dimension in the care of patients with palliative care and the need for developing new studies to disseminate knowledge about this topic.
Descriptors:
Palliative Care; Palliative Care at End of Live; Spirituality; Religion; Health.
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01-01-2016
Educational technologies to encourage (self) care in postpartum women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):582-590
Abstract
Educational technologies to encourage (self) care in postpartum women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):582-590
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690323i
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Objective:
to evaluate national and international literature regarding the use of educational technologies to encourage self care in postpartum women.
Method:
an integrative review of the literature. The articles were collected from the CINAHL, SCOPUS, PubMed, SciELO, LILACS and Cochrane databases; the time period for the articles referred to January/2004 to July/2014; the languages used in the articles were Portuguese, English, Spanish and French; the articles were selected from the following descriptors: postpartum care period, educational technology, nursing and self care. Twenty-seven articles were selected for analysis
Results:
based on the information found, the scales, counseling and home visits were among the most recommended educational technologies.
Conclusion:
the technologies promote communication, but are sometimes dependent on computer and internet access, which hinder their use by low-income women.
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01-01-2016
Patients with HIV/Aids and ulcer risk: nursing care demands
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):574-581
Abstract
Patients with HIV/Aids and ulcer risk: nursing care demands
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):574-581
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690322i
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Objective:
to analyze the demand for nursing care and the risk of pressure ulcers (PU) of patients with HIV/Aids.
Method:
quantitative survey, carried out from December 2012 to March 2013 in a public hospital of Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil.
Results:
the sample of 31 patients was predominantly male, mean age 36.6 years, average care demand 49.4%, most showing some risk of developing PU. The variables correlated with PU risk were care demand and clinical outcome (death). Those associated with care demand were age and clinical outcome (death).
Conclusion:
the results showed that patients require moderate nursing care needs and most of them present risk of developing PU.
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01-01-2016
Lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):566-573
Abstract
Lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):566-573
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690321
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Objective:
to identify the factors associated with lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults.
Method:
this study presents comparison and logistic regression analyses of data from 671 individuals who took part of the multicentric study entitled “Frailty in older Brazilians” – a quantitative, epidemiologic and transversal investigation carried out between 2008 and 2009.
Results:
the subjective evaluation of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults was a good indicator of risk for lack of anticipated support for care in women, older adults who live alone and those with poor self-rated health.
Conclusion:
it is necessary to reflect upon the formal support system currently available for older people in Brazil, considering that those who most frequently presented lack of anticipated support for care are an increasing population. The study also highlights the importance of using subjective methods for the evaluation of the adequacy of older adults’ support network.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-08-2022
Social and territorial inequalities in the mortality of children and adolescents due to COVID-19 in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210482
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial and territorial inequalities in the mortality of children and adolescents due to COVID-19 in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210482
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0482
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Objective:
To analyze the mortality rate of COVID-19 among children and adolescents aged 0 to 14 years.
Methods:
Ecological and exploratory study of children’s mortality rate by COVID-19 in Brazil, from February to October 2020. The study used the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome database to collect the data and made the analysis using descriptive spatial statistics by age and race/color classification.
Result:
The mortality rate due to COVID-19 represented 1.34 deaths per one hundred thousand in the total group evaluated. The age group with the highest frequency and mortality rate was 1 to 4 years of age. There is a higher frequency of deaths in the brown and Indigenous population.
Conclusion:
The distribution of deaths due to COVID-19 is unequal in the national territory, and there is a wide variation in the mortality rate by age and race/color groups.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Construction and validity of educational technology about the human papillomavirus vaccine for adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230048
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validity of educational technology about the human papillomavirus vaccine for adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230048
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0048
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Objectives:
to construct and validate an educational technology in comic book format about the human papillomavirus vaccine aimed at adolescents.
Methods:
a methodological study, with a quantitative approach, through the agreement method. It was carried out in two phases: educational technology construction and content validity. Participants are expert judges in the health field. Data collection took place in a virtual environment, through a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by calculating the Content Validity Index. A Content Validity Index of at least 80% was accepted.
Results:
the comic book’s overall Content Validity Index was 82%, reaching the minimum limit established to be validated.
Conclusions:
comics are fundamental in the teaching-learning process, aiming to catch adolescents’ attention. Therefore, it is characterized as a valid tool to inform, in a playful manner, about the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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ERRATUM02-26-2024
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20160061
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20160061
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20247701e03
Views2In the article “Nurses in the labor market: professional insertion, competencies and skills”, with DOI number: , published in Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2017;70(6):1220-6, on page 1225:Include before REFERENCES:[…]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Nursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-20230254
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Objective:
To characterize nursing care management strategies for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
A descriptive, qualitative study conducted with 22 nurse professionals at a University Hospital in Southern Brazil. Data collection through interviews in June and August 2021, analyzed according to Bardin’s Content Analysis and the theoretical framework of complex thinking.
Results:
The identified strategies were organized into four categories: Reorganization of health services; People management and emergency admission; Multiprofessional articulation; and Bedside nursing care.
Final Considerations:
Professional performance revealed a complex interplay between leadership and care management practices, even in the face of working condition restrictions, and were understood as crucial in the pandemic scenario.
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Prevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240052
Abstract
REVIEWPrevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240052
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0052
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Objectives:
To identify in the scientific literature the prevalence, diagnostic methods, and exposure variables of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers.
Methods:
An integrative review of the scientific literature based on the following review question: What are the available scientific evidence in the literature that address the prevalence of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers and its association with possible risk factors among these workers?
Results:
Being a physician or nurse, being older, and being male were generally associated with higher prevalences. The study also showed that interferon-gamma release assays were more commonly used as a diagnostic method compared to skin tests.
Conclusions:
More studies are needed regarding the epidemiology of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the context of healthcare workers, aiming for higher impact actions that contribute to the reduction of tuberculosis worldwide.
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01-01-2016
Nursing care in Specialized HIV/Aids Outpatient Services
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):515-521
Abstract
Nursing care in Specialized HIV/Aids Outpatient Services
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):515-521
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690314i
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Objective:
to analyze the discourses about the care provided by nurses operating in Specialized HIV/Aids Outpatient Services in four public institutions of the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Method:
descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which used as a method the discourse analysis.
Results:
when titling the “care as negative”, such title came from the analogy proposed by Freud (1912) with the photographic negative, represented by what that care can configure from the unconscious movement, since nurses did not perceive themselves in the care actions developed by supporting the work of other occupational categories, contributing to maintain the ideology of biomedicine.
Conclusion:
it is necessary to justify and theorize a nursing clinical practice from epistemological issues of the profession, in such a way that nurses can understand their relevance within the care provided.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-16-2021
Practices used by a home care team: implications for caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190794
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPractices used by a home care team: implications for caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190794
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0794
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Objectives:
to analyze the practices of a home care team and their implications for caregivers’ performance.
Methods:
qualitative study with data obtained from observation of 21 users, 30 caregivers and 6 professionals from the home health care service in a municipality in Minas Gerais, from February to June 2018. The material was analyzed from the perspective of discourse analysis according to Michel Foucault.
Results:
team interference upon caregivers is exercised by disciplinary practices and prescriptive, authoritative and surveilling behaviors. The team’s knowledge-power relationship determines caregivers’ acceptance through convincing or through difficulty of understanding assigned orientations. Educational practices would enable caregivers to be constituted as active, participative, empowered and reflective subjects.
Final Considerations:
team practices interfere with caregivers’ ways of acting and being and they have implications in objectification and subjectification processes.
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08-16-2021
Pregnant women’s contribution in the construction and evaluation of an educational technology: the “Comics for Pregnant Women”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201243
Abstract
Pregnant women’s contribution in the construction and evaluation of an educational technology: the “Comics for Pregnant Women”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201243
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1243
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Objectives:
to describe the contribution of pregnant women to the construction and evaluation of educational technology.
Methods:
a participatory study developed in three stages, which occurred between March 2018 and June 2019 for identifying the content, construction, and evaluation of the comic. Non-directive interviews were conducted in educational groups with 34 pregnant women. After the comic was built by a team, including a designer, an instrument was applied to 41 pregnant women to evaluate the items Objectives, Organization, Writing style, Appearance, and Motivation.
Results:
the comic contains 40 pages of contents, illustrations, and quizzes (word search, cross-puzzle, seven mistakes, etc). The pregnant women evaluated it as easy to understand, self-explanatory, aesthetically attractive, and capable of motivating good care practices during pregnancy, obtaining a minimum agreement of 92.1%.
Final Considerations:
the innovation of the educational technology consisted of incorporating the voices of pregnant women in prenatal care, with the potential to stimulate reflections and the learning process of this target audience.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT10-26-2020
Brazilian Nursing Process Research Network contributions for assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200798
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTBrazilian Nursing Process Research Network contributions for assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200798
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0798
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Objective:
to describe the theoretical construction process of nursing process support documents in COVID-19 care scenarios.
Methods:
an experience report of the joint activity of the Brazilian Nursing Process Research Network (Rede de Pesquisa em Processo de Enfermagem) composed of Higher Education and Health Institution researchers in Brazil.
Results:
five instruments were organized collectively, involving the elements of nursing practice (nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions) in assistance for community; for patients (with suspected or mild, moderate, and critical COVID-19 and residents in Nursing Homes); for nursing workers’ health support, also subsidizing registration and documentation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Final considerations:
valuing the phenomena manifested by families/communities, patients and health professionals is essential for early detection, intervention, and prevention of diseases.
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11-13-2020
Fear of childbirth in time of the new coronavirus pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200551
Abstract
Fear of childbirth in time of the new coronavirus pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200551
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0551
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Objective:
Reflect on how the new coronavirus pandemic triggered or accentuated the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and affected childbirth care practices.
Methods:
Reflective analysis of women’s pregnancy and childbirth experiences during the current pandemic, supported by the latest scientific evidence and recommendations on the topic.
Results:
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events for women, but during the new coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty have taken on an unprecedented dimension in the negative way that many pregnant women have anticipated and experienced childbirth.
Final considerations:
The current period has accentuated a chronic problem: a paternalistic system of health institutions in the approach to childbirth, dense with additional levels of fear in pregnant women. In this context, addressing the fear of childbirth means not giving up the promotion of safe and positive birth experiences for women.
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09-16-2019
Socioeconomic factors related to leprosy: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1405-1415
Abstract
Socioeconomic factors related to leprosy: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1405-1415
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0651
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Objective:
To investigate in the literature the relation of socioeconomic factors in the incidence of the disease and other outcomes related to leprosy.
Method:
Integrative review conducted in Lilacs, Medline, Scopus databases and SciELO online library with studies from 2000 to 2016.
Results:
32 studies were included. Only studies that analyzed statistical associations of socioeconomic factors and outcomes related to leprosy were selected.
Conclusion:
Leprosy is greatly affected by the social context in which the patient is inserted, the chances of exposure to illness are the result of a set of not only individual aspects, but also of contexts or collective conditions. It is imperative for Nursing, as an essential part of the multiprofessional team entrusted with the care and surveillance of the disease, to recognize these factors to predict unfavorable outcomes and to develop new practices capable of reducing inequities.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Literacy in health and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):700-706
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLELiteracy in health and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):700-706
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0291
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Objective:
To evaluate the effect of educational intervention in the adherence to self-care activities and functional health literacy and numeracy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods:
This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in two units of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy, involving people with diabetes. Educational interventions occurred in three meetings, weekly, lasting 60 minutes on average. Data were collected using the Questionário de Autocuidado com o Diabetes, before and after the interventions.
Results:
55 people participated in the study. After the interventions, the greatest difference for a better adherence to self-care was the item “inspecting the inside of the shoes before putting them on”, with 3.29 days in the week delta at analytical level. The worst was “taking insulin shots as recommended”, with 0.00 days a week delta at basic level.
Conclusion:
Educational interventions had a positive effect on adherence to self-care and functional literacy in health.
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REVIEW04-22-2020
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and development of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180965
Abstract
REVIEWPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and development of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180965
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0965
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Objectives:
to identify the scientific evidence on the development of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases due to workplace contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Methods:
integrative literature review. The search for primary articles was held in October 2017 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (through Pubmed), Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS).
Results:
the 16 studies analyzed showed that exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was associated with cardiovascular diseases, such as increased blood pressure, heart rate variation, and ischemic heart disease; and respiratory disorders, such as decreased lung function, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, wheeze, coughing, pulmonary wheezing, chest tightness, effort dyspnea, and sore throat.
Conclusions:
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons cause deleterious effects on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems through mutations and cellular inflammation, being a risk to exposed individuals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-17-2020
Occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180997
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEOccupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180997
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0997
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Objectives:
To identify the presence of occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais and examine influence of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in this disease.
Methods:
Cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study with 124 professional nurses from a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais. The adapted and validated Portuguese version of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) was used for the performance of the study.
Results:
Most professionals were women (87.9%) with a mean age of 40.2 years, 80.6% were nursing technicians and 71.8% of the sample had some degree of exposure to occupational stress.
Conclusions:
The occupational stress index was higher than that observed in previous studies. Data obtained in the study point to the need to implement institutional measures for the prevention of occupational stress, especially by strengthening social support at work.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-08-2020
Development and validation a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180894
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and validation a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180894
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0894
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Objective:
development and validation the content of a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke.
Methods:
a methodological study conducted in three stages: (1) protocol development through literature review; (2) pretest with multidisciplinary team, analyzed with literature articulation; (3) protocol validation by the Delphi Technique.
Results:
the protocol was structured in the following areas: Disease Guidelines; Emotional Support; Using the Health Care Network; Diet; Airways; Medications; Hygiene; Skin Care; Disposal; Dressing/Undressing; Positioning and Transfer; Fall Prevention. In the pretest, eight experts assessed protocol clarity and content. In validation, there were two rounds by the Delphi Technique. The validated protocol consisted of 12 domains, containing 42 items and 240 care guidelines.
Conclusion:
the protocol qualifies the transition of care after hospital discharge assisting nurses in home care practice.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-07-2022
Is social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic a risk factor for depression?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210594
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIs social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic a risk factor for depression?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210594
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0594
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Objective:
To assess factors associated with depression among higher education students and professionals during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. 550 students and professionals participated. The data were collected by means of a digital questionnaire that included Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to assess depressive symptoms.
Results:
The factors related to depression and social isolation outcomes were significantly associated with the female gender (n= 149; 37,8%; Odds Ratio OR=2,0), white (n=127; 37,2%; OR=1,60), young people (n=130; 39,4%; OR=2,0), without religion (n=70; 40,2%; OR=1,64), with financial problems (n=80; 53,0%; OR=2,40) and family problems (n=98; 47,3%; OR=1,77); who suffered violence during the quarantine (n=28; 58,3%; OR=2,33), increased the use of illicit drugs (n=16; 59,3%; OR=2,69), used sedatives without a medical prescription (n=75; 54,0%; OR=2,94), lived in conflicting relationships (n=33; 54,1%;OR=2,14), lost their job during the pandemic (n=32; 59,3%; OR=1,99) and presented symptoms of anxiety related to COVID-19 (n=155; 45,2%; OR=3,91).
Conclusion:
there is a meaningful relationship between vulnerability and adopting risk behaviors during the pandemic-imposed social isolation with depressive symptoms. We suggest that health professionals be attentive to the need to adjust their psychosocial interventions when promoting strategies when promoting strategies to mitigate the effects and risks to mental health.
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