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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Nursing students and the internet: a reflection of digital ethics
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão
, - Ingrid Bemfica Ramos ,
- Anna Carolina Caetano Griesang de Oliveira ,
- Sabrina da Costa Machado Duarte ,
- Joyce Martins Arimatea Branco Tavares , [ … ],
- Priscilla Valladares Broca
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing students and the internet: a reflection of digital ethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230459
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0459
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão ,
- Ingrid Bemfica Ramos ,
- Anna Carolina Caetano Griesang de Oliveira ,
- Sabrina da Costa Machado Duarte ,
- Joyce Martins Arimatea Branco Tavares ,
- Priscilla Valladares Broca
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Objectives:
to identify how first-year nursing students use cyberspace and propose an orientation guide with criteria guiding the use of cyberspace.
Methods:
qualitative and descriptive research, carried out with 24 nursing students from a federal public institution in Rio de Janeiro. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis occurred using IRAMUTEQ®. The research was approved by the institution’s Research Ethics Committee.
Results:
students use cyberspace to communicate, study, find “cool things”, share photos and memories. Furthermore, they are concerned about hate speech, intolerance and fake news. The good and bad sides and the types of technologies most used were also portrayed.
Final considerations:
the moral and ethical values of physical coexistence, together with awareness of individual responsibility, are the pillars for using cyberspace. The guide comes as an awareness tool.
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Maternity behind and beyond bars: analysis from the perspective of protection bioethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20220576
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMaternity behind and beyond bars: analysis from the perspective of protection bioethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20220576
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0576
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Objective:
to analyze how motherhood is expressed in female prison units from the perspective of Bioethics of Protection.
Method:
qualitative research with an ethnographic approach, developed in two women’s prison units. Participantes were: six mothers deprived of liberty, 15 health professionals, and nine prison officers. For data collection, semi-structured interviews and descriptive observation were used. Data analysis was based on the Content Analysis technique, thematic category.
Results:
three categories emerged: women and children violated behind bars (inequities); mothers and children in prison exacerbating imbalances, tensions and conflicts; and limits and references for resocialization.
Final Considerations:
the Bioethics of Protection proposal appears as a valid tool for the analytical direction of the process of confronting issues in the scope of public health in prison units, considering vulnerable groups and aiming at equity and human dignity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Self-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
- Odilon Vieira Santos ,
- Letícia Aparecida Machado Lisboa da Silva ,
- Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ,
- Paula Hino ,
- José Ramón Martínez-Riera , [ … ],
- Hugo Fernandes
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240289
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0289
- Odilon Vieira Santos ,
- Letícia Aparecida Machado Lisboa da Silva ,
- Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ,
- Paula Hino ,
- José Ramón Martínez-Riera ,
- Hugo Fernandes
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Objective:
to analyze occurrence of self-harm, sociodemographic profile of victims and referrals in the first 24 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo.
Method:
cross-sectional study carried out by the Notifiable Diseases Information System with data on self-harm in São Paulo. The period outlined was March 2020 to February 2022. R (4.0.2) software and chi-square test were used.
Results:
there were 15,946 incidents. Victims were young, white, single, heterosexual women. There was high incidence of people with previous mental disorders more than once and without clear motivation. The method used was poisoning/intoxication. There was a considerable number of referrals to the health network, although not totalitarian.
Conclusion:
the years of greater insecurity in relation to the pandemic have given rise to self-harm cases with peculiar characteristics. Agile health policies must be applied in atypical conditions, such as pandemics, especially for adolescents/young people with previous mental disorders.
- Odilon Vieira Santos
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-10-2024
Sustainability in Higher Education: Experience report on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes ,
- Rosalina Matias-Correia ,
- Rosa Carla Gomes da Silva ,
- Natália de Jesus Barbosa Machado ,
- Ana Paula dos Santos Jesus Marques França
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTSustainability in Higher Education: Experience report on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0118
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes ,
- Rosalina Matias-Correia ,
- Rosa Carla Gomes da Silva ,
- Natália de Jesus Barbosa Machado ,
- Ana Paula dos Santos Jesus Marques França
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Objective:
Describe the activities aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), implemented by a polytechnic higher education institution, in the northern region of Portugal.
Methods:
This is an experience report from a Higher Education Institution, which characterizes the contribution to the SDGs, within the scope of teaching, research, campus and leadership.
Results:
In total, 1247 activities were mapped, with a preponderance in the “people” dimension (685 activities), with SDG 3 being the most prominent. Scientific articles contribute significantly to the SDGs, with a notable discrepancy between automatic (Scopus) and manual classifications, indicating a tendency to underestimate the impact of nursing studies.
Conclusion:
The results demonstrate the significant contribution of this institution to the SDGs, with a special focus on health and education. This contribution reflects the mission of the institution, which involves training competent and socially conscious health professionals, but simultaneously the need for greater awareness and training of the teaching staff.
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Health of quilombola children as a challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240106
Abstract
REVIEWHealth of quilombola children as a challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240106
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0106
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Objective:
to map the literature on quilombola children’s health and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Method:
a scoping review, which followed the JBI protocol and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Searches were conducted in the LILACS, BDENF, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE databases and Google Scholar platform. The research protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework.
Results:
eighteen articles out of 2,055 studies were selected as relevant for this study. The articles were grouped into four axes: Access to healthcare services; Nutritional aspects of quilombola children; Health problems of quilombola children; and Care for quilombola children. The relationship between these articles and SDGs 1, 3, 4, 6 and 10 was observed.
Final considerations:
the study provided an extremely important mapping of the theme of quilombola children’s health and themes related to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Social Representations of pregnancy among trans men
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira ,
- Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ,
- Sheyla Costa de Oliveira ,
- Anderson Reis de Sousa ,
- Mariana Mercês Mesquita Espíndola , [ … ],
- Joecio Cordeiro Cardoso
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial Representations of pregnancy among trans men
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240094
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0094
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira ,
- Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ,
- Sheyla Costa de Oliveira ,
- Anderson Reis de Sousa ,
- Mariana Mercês Mesquita Espíndola ,
- Milka Gabrielle de Lira Nóbrega West ,
- Marclineide Nóbrega de Andrade Ramalho ,
- Joecio Cordeiro Cardoso
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Objective:
to understand the meanings and experiences of pregnancy among trans men in light of the Theory of Social Representations.
Methods:
this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out with trans men selected for convenience and availability. Data production took place from September to October 2021, via the Google Meet® platform, based on interviews with a semi-structured script. Interview lexicographic textual analysis was performed using the Reinert method and instrumented by IRAMUTEQ version 7.0.
Results:
social representations of pregnancy involved a wide field of meanings, in which efforts were articulated to accept opportune and solitary pregnancy, fear of the parturition process and influence of physical and emotional changes.
Final considerations:
the study reinforces the importance of advanced nursing practice in assisting the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, based on the perspective of comprehensive care, equity in access to services and respect for differences.
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Prevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos ,
- Katerine Moraes dos Santos ,
- Angela Maria Mendes Abreu ,
- Cristiane Cardoso de Paula ,
- Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune
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
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos ,
- Katerine Moraes dos Santos ,
- Angela Maria Mendes Abreu ,
- Cristiane Cardoso de Paula ,
- Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune
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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.
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Brazil-Portugal Comparison: Education, Health and Social Development in light of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi ,
- Monica Motta Lino ,
- Rosani Ramos Machado ,
- Ianka Cristina Celuppi ,
- Carla Sílvia Fernandes , [ … ],
- Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEBrazil-Portugal Comparison: Education, Health and Social Development in light of the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240047
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0047
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi ,
- Monica Motta Lino ,
- Rosani Ramos Machado ,
- Ianka Cristina Celuppi ,
- Carla Sílvia Fernandes ,
- Maria Manuela Martins ,
- Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
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Objective:
to comparatively analyze the health, education and social development systems of Brazil and Portugal, their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development averages.
Method:
exploratory and descriptive qualitative research, through documentary analysis. The indicators address health, education and social development, considering life expectancy, mortality, prevalence of chronic diseases, literacy, educational performance and poverty rates.
Results:
indicate significant differences between countries. Portugal presents better indicators in life expectancy, educational quality and poverty rates, whereas Brazil faces greater challenges in chronic diseases and equity in access to healthcare services.
Final considerations:
the importance of public policies adapted to local realities and the need for a strategic vision for healthcare systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to the need for continuous investments and integration of digital health for efficient and equitable systems, stand out.
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi
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EDITORIAL12-04-2023
A cronicidade e o seu impacto na saúde do trabalhador: uma chamada para ações concretas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl301
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EDITORIALA cronicidade e o seu impacto na saúde do trabalhador: uma chamada para ações concretas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl301
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202376suppl301pt
Views0A relação entre cronicidade e trabalho tem sido uma preocupação crescente na sociedade contemporânea. À medida que o número de doenças crônicas aumenta em todo o mundo, é fundamental compreender como essas condições impactam a saúde dos trabalhadores(). Neste editorial, exploraremos os impactos da cronicidade na saúde do trabalhador, destacando dados da Carga Global de […]See more -
EDITORIAL12-04-2023
Chronicity and its impact on workers’ health: a call for concrete actions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl301
Abstract
EDITORIALChronicity and its impact on workers’ health: a call for concrete actions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl301
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202376suppl301
Views0The relationship between chronicity and work has been a growing concern in contemporary society. As the number of chronic illnesses increases around the world, it is critical to understand how these conditions impact workers’ health(). In this editorial, we will explore the impacts of chronicity on workers’ health, highlighting data from the Global Burden of […]See more -
General Law on Personal Data Protection and applicability to Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230126
Abstract
General Law on Personal Data Protection and applicability to Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230126
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0126
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Objectives:
to reflect on the impacts of the General Personal Data Protection Law on Nursing practice.
Methods:
reflection article, through the intentional collection of materials relating to the topic.
Results:
legislation regulates confidentiality, processing and data sharing, requiring institutional protection measures. The nursing team is responsible for acting preventively, both in care and in the management role, in order to avoid the misuse of the patient’s personal data. The law allows academic research to be carried out as long as the purpose is clear, data collection occurs with an explicit purpose and data is anonymized.
Final Considerations:
although the General Personal Data Protection Law requires greater care in relation to data processing, it is established on precepts of good faith and respect for the rights of the individual, concepts aligned with the nursing code of ethics.
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REVIEW12-04-2023
Supervision of professional nursing practice in Brazil: a scoping review
- Andrezza Gabrielly dos Santos Soldera ,
- Letícia da Silva Penha ,
- Dieimes Leandro da Silva ,
- Sebastião Junior Henrique Duarte ,
- Rodrigo Guimarães dos Santos Almeida
Abstract
REVIEWSupervision of professional nursing practice in Brazil: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230077
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0077
- Andrezza Gabrielly dos Santos Soldera ,
- Letícia da Silva Penha ,
- Dieimes Leandro da Silva ,
- Sebastião Junior Henrique Duarte ,
- Rodrigo Guimarães dos Santos Almeida
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Objectives:
to map studies that analyze the audit process of nursing councils.
Methods:
this is a scoping review, anchored in the JBI framework, with the guiding question: what is the evidence of the audit process of legal practice of nursing by class councils (COFEN/COREN system)? The searches were carried out in October and November 2022 without limitation of language and year.
Results:
of the 9 selected studies, all are Brazilian and published from 2014 onwards. Among the topics addressed are the role, challenges, costs and difficulties in nurse auditors’ daily work process, in addition to the contribution of the audit sector in Brazil.
Conclusions:
the studies gathered discuss aspects related to costs, challenges and difficulties, but there is no focus on corrective, disciplinary and educational activities as well as little is said about the audit process, its reporting, referral and outcomes.
- Andrezza Gabrielly dos Santos Soldera
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Overview of nursing ethics teaching in Brazilian public higher education institutions
- Alexandre de Assis Bueno ,
- Renata Alessandra Evangelista ,
- Tassiana Potrich ,
- Luana Prado Figueredo ,
- Cristiane Costa Reis da Silva , [ … ],
- Blanca Espina Jerez
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEOverview of nursing ethics teaching in Brazilian public higher education institutions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220808
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0808
- Alexandre de Assis Bueno ,
- Renata Alessandra Evangelista ,
- Tassiana Potrich ,
- Luana Prado Figueredo ,
- Cristiane Costa Reis da Silva ,
- Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva ,
- Marta Manzano-Garcia ,
- Blanca Espina Jerez
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Objectives:
to outline the teaching of ethics in undergraduate Nursing programs in Brazilian public higher education institutions.
Methods:
descriptive and exploratory study, carried out through the documentary analysis of pedagogical projects of undergraduate Nursing programs in Brazil.
Results:
153 active undergraduate Nursing programs were found, of which 106 provide the pedagogical project. In addition to deontological teaching, the teaching of ethics was identified in a transversal way associated with themes such as Social Context, Hospital and Community Care, Pharmacology, Systematization of Nursing Care, Surgical Nursing, Epidemiology, Palliative Care, Management in Nursing, Diversity, Women’s, Children’s, Adolescent’s, Adult’s and Older People’s Health, and Mental Health.
Final Considerations:
the challenge in teaching nursing ethics is its integration with each action of caring, teaching and managing.
- Alexandre de Assis Bueno
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REFLECTION12-04-2023
La ética de la atención de enfermería a las personas transgénero
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220797
Abstract
REFLECTIONLa ética de la atención de enfermería a las personas transgénero
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220797
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0797es
Views0RESUMEN
Objetivos:
debatir sobre aspectos éticos en la atención de enfermería a personas transgénero.
Métodos:
estudio reflexivo fundamentado sobre los dilemas que se plantean en los cuidados de enfermería a personas transgénero. El relato se ha estructurado en torno a los cuatro principios bioéticos.
Resultados:
la atención sanitaria a las personas trans es compleja, transversal a muchos dispositivos y especialidades y longitudinal en el tiempo por lo que precisa de la actuación coordinada. Existe un marco ético en el que se encuadran los cuidados de enfermería que se precisan en la atención a este colectivo.
Consideraciones Finales:
la enfermera como agente de salud puede asumir diversas líneas generales en la atención a pacientes transgénero. Para ello, se debe brindar formación adicional no solo a los profesionales, también a los estudiantes de enfermería y de las demás ciencias de la salud.
Keywords:Atención de EnfermeríaConstrucción Social del GéneroDiferenciación SexualÉticaPersonas TransgéneroSee more -
The ethics of nursing care for transgender people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220797
Abstract
The ethics of nursing care for transgender people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220797
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0797
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Objectives:
to discuss ethical aspects in nursing care for transgender people.
Methods:
reflective study based on the dilemmas that emerges in nursing care for transgender people. The report was structured around the four bioethical principles.
Results:
health care for trans people is complex, transversal to many devices and specialties and longitudinal in time, that is why it requires coordinated action. There is an ethical framework in which the nursing care must be observed in the care of this group.
Final Considerations:
the nurse as a health worker can assume several general lines in the care of transgender patients. So, complementary training should be provided not only to professionals, but also to students of nursing and other health sciences.
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Ethical dilemmas at the end of life: a reflection from the Philosophical Perspective of Luigina Mortari
- Vitória Pessoa Nogueira ,
- Marília Alves Furtado ,
- Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula Pessoa ,
- Viviane Magalhães Pereira
Abstract
Ethical dilemmas at the end of life: a reflection from the Philosophical Perspective of Luigina Mortari
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220759
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0759
- Vitória Pessoa Nogueira ,
- Marília Alves Furtado ,
- Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula Pessoa ,
- Viviane Magalhães Pereira
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Objectives:
to reflect on the ethical dilemmas involved in the care of patients at the end of their lives.
Methods:
this is a theoretical-reflective study based on the ethics of care proposed by Luigina Mortari.
Results:
discussing care involves addressing the ways of being inherent to human existence and understanding the unique characteristics of this condition. Ethical care constitutes an action driven by interest in the other and by the perception of their need. Ethical dilemmas are a part of end-of-life care, making it essential to maintain respectful assistance that considers the patient’s autonomy, using strategies for expressing their wishes, and ensuring continuous clear and empathetic communication among all those involved in providing care.
Final Considerations:
issues related to being, stemming from one’s reality of dependency and vulnerability, contribute to the emergence of ethical dilemmas present in care actions.
- Vitória Pessoa Nogueira
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
Abstract
RESEARCHComplex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0687
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Objective:
To describe the contributions of the Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Group for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease as an educational and care (geron)technology in the context of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly individuals from the perspective of family members/caregivers.
Method:
Exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 13 family members/caregivers of elderly people participating in the support group of a university institution of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collected between January and April 2016 through a semi-structured interview were submitted to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
Family members/caregivers pointed out education and care as contributions of the group; education for care and for the future; exchange, socialization, and development of knowledge through the range of knowledge existing in the Group.
Conclusion:
The Group contributes as a (geron)technology of care and education for care in which knowledge is built and applied in practice, supporting the experienced disorders and improving the quality of care provided for elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
Abstract
RESEARCHFalls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0107
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Objective:
To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents.
Method:
Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Berg Balance Scale were applied, classifying as risk of fall scores lower than 45. Descriptive statistics and tests were conducted: independent t-test, Anova (Tukey), Chi-square, Mann Whitney. Statistically significance was p <0.05. Data were processed in SPSS version 19.0.
Results:
A total of 66.7% (30) falls occurred, 20% (9) of them in the external area, with 66.7% (30) of the participants having hypertension as a previous disease and, as consequence, the fracture was highlighted with 11.2% (5). The Berg Scale had different scores when compared to the falls suffered by the elderly and previous diseases influenced the occurrence of falls (p <0.05).
Conclusion:
It is necessary to implement public financing policies or partnerships that allow environments adaptations aiming at reducing the risks of falls.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0091
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Objective:
to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy.
Method:
cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, through interview, medical records and application of the Katz Index and the Lawton and Brody Scale.
Results:
the mean age was 68.23 years, with prevalence of men, in stable union/married, with mean monthly family income of 2.04 minimum wages, positive bacillary index, clinical dimorphic form and grade zero disability. In the Lawton and Brody scale, independence (58.5%) was predominant and associated to the variables “living arrangement” and “educational attainment”. Total independence (87.0%) was predominant in the Katz Index and statistically associated to the variable monthly family income.
Conclusion:
most of the participants were classified as independent in the instruments used. Furthermore, the instruments pointed to a greater number of associations with socio-demographic and clinical factors not related to leprosy.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
Abstract
RESEARCHEffects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0089
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Objective:
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Method:
a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of São Paulo state. Patients in G1 group received telephone support over four months, through 16 telephone contacts with educational material; for the G2 group the educational material was mailed.
Results:
significant differences were found. The G1 group showed a reduction of the parameters of fasting glucose, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In G2 group a modest reduction was noted in some parameters, with no significant difference.
Conclusion:
telephone support was effective to deliver patient education to the diabetic elderly, leading to the reduction of fasting blood glucose. This, combined with other strategies, can contribute to reduce glycated hemoglobin (NCT 01972412).
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
Abstract
RESEARCHStress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0088
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Objective:
to evaluate the relation between stress and optimism of elderlies who are informal caregivers for elderlies and live with children.
Method:
cross-sectional study on 50 elderlies who provide care to elderlies, live with children, and are registered in the primary health care. The interviews occurred in the participant’s residence and we evaluated characteristics of the care-dependent elderly and of the children, sociodemographic characteristics, stress through the Perceived Stress Scale and optimism through the Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scale, in the elderly caregiver. For statistical analysis we used the Spearman correlation test.
Results:
the mean level of stress was 23.9 points and of optimism was 3.3 points. Correlation analysis showed that the higher the level of optimism the significantly lower the level of perceived stress of elderlies who provided care to elderlies and lived with children.
Conclusion:
inversely proportional correlation was identified between stress and optimism.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
Abstract
RESEARCHSpiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0006
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Objective:
To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoing hemodialysis. The researchers conducted interviews to collect sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health data and applied the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and the WHO quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD).
Results:
Most of the older adults attained a moderate level of total spiritual well-being (SWB). In terms of QOL, the psychological domain (66.8; sd=13.9) and social relationships domain (66.8; sd=15.1) presented the highest mean scores. The WHOQOL-BREF domains were positively correlated with the SWB scale, with statistical significance among all domains and subscales except the environmental domain.
Conclusion:
The QOL of older adults was associated with the construct of SWB, either positively or negatively.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
Abstract
RESEARCHVulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0579
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Objective:
to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the caregivers and its relation with the overburden from the care of the elderly with dementia.
Method:
a cross-sectional descriptive study; the sample was non-probabilistic, developed with caregivers of elderly people with dementia. The field of investigation was the Health Care Center of the Elderly and their Caregivers (CASIC), in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data collection took place from February to June 2016, with the following instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire and Zarit scale.
Results:
fifty percent of the caregivers presented moderate overburden; 38% presented little overburden; and 12% moderate/severe overburden. It was observed that the median of weekly care hours increases as the overburden increases. Caregivers with moderate to severe overburden, in the majority, do not share care.
Conclusion:
it is clear that the overburden of care places the caregiver in conditions of biological and psychological vulnerability.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Therapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
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RESEARCHTherapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0256
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Objective:
To understand the transitions experienced, and the conditions and expected response patterns to changes in sexuality of the spouse-caregiver of the elderly, during progression of the dementia process.
Method:
A qualitative research study, conducted at the neurogeriatric clinic between May of 2014 and May of 2015. An intensive, individual interview was administered to 12 elderly caregivers. Thematic content analysis was applied, using the theoretical model of Transition Theory.
Results:
Seven categories emerged, involving relationship and conjugal sexuality; disease repercussions; care and professional approach; attitudes, beliefs and social imagery of sexuality and care; family relationship and redefining of sexuality.
Final considerations:
Family development and marital life, the aspects of formation and development of sexuality, the specifics that involved living and caring for the other were understood, with successive events and changes influenced by old age, dementia, beliefs and social imagery.
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