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01-01-2016
Factors associated with inconsistent condom use among people living with HIV/Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):47-53
Abstract
Factors associated with inconsistent condom use among people living with HIV/Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):47-53
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690106i
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Objective:
to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with inconsistent use of condoms among people living with HIV/ Aids (PLWHA).
Method:
it is a cross-sectional study with 228, with individual interviews conducted in 2011. A multivariate analysis was performed with a logistic regression model.
Results:
143 participants met the inclusion criteria, and the prevalence of inconsistent condom use was 28.7%. However, there was greater adherence among men (79.3%). In the multivariate analysis, the independent variable daily use of alcohol (OR=11.02; 95% CI 1.84, 65.92; p = 0.021) was associated with inconsistent condom use. The chance of men making consistent condom use was higher than women (OR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.15, 0.81; p = 0.015).
Conclusion:
the prevalence of inconsistent condom male use among PLWHA was low, however, evidenced greater compliance among men over women with a statistically significant difference and the daily use of alcohol was associated with inconsistent condom use.
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01-01-2016
Influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at the impact of valvular heart disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):40-46
Abstract
Influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at the impact of valvular heart disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):40-46
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690105i
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Objective:
to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with valvular heart disease and to verify the influence of these variables on the impact of valve disease in daily life.
Method:
the study involved 86 outpatients. Data collection was performed in two stages – face-to-face interview for sociodemographic and clinical characterization and through telephone contact for the application of the Instrument to Measure the Impact of Valvular Heart Disease on Patient’s Everyday Life (IDCV). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
Results:
it was noticed that the total score of IDCV and its domains were influenced by age, schooling, presence or absence of symptoms, use or not of diuretic.
Conclusion:
The impact of the disease was influenced by sociodemographic and clinical variables. The results provide subsidies for the design of nursing interventions aimed at reducing the impact of the disease on the patient’s daily life with valve disease.
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01-01-2016
Health indicators of workers of the hospital area
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):30-39
Abstract
Health indicators of workers of the hospital area
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):30-39
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690104i
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Objective:
to analyze the health indicators of workers of hospital area for exposure to workloads, wear processes and its consequences.
Method:
a retrospective, descriptive and exploratory study performed in a hospital in southern Brazil. The population consisted of 1,050 workers notifications of registered in the Monitoring System of Nursing Workers Health, in 2011.
Results:
80.8% of the records were female workers, with 34.2% aged between 31 to 40 years old, corresponding to 2478 working lost days. The results subsidized the implementation of nine indicators that showed the prevalence of respiratory and osteoarticular problems.
Conclusion:
the results allow the reflection and redirection of actions for workers’ health, as the processes of becoming ill are compounded by exposure to psychic burdens. These indicators, when monitored, can contribute to the transformation of the profile of morbidity of these workers.
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01-01-2016
Evaluation of environmentally sustainable actions in the medication process
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):23-29
Abstract
Evaluation of environmentally sustainable actions in the medication process
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):23-29
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690103i
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Objective:
to analyze sustainable actions from an environmental point of view in the medication process, from the reception of the prescription of the pharmacy to waste discard by nursing.
Method:
study before and after performed through Lean Six Sigma methodology. The sample consisted of the amount and type of waste resulting from the pharmacy and nursing services of a medical-surgical clinical unit.
Results:
after the intervention was obtained at the pharmacy a reduction of 74.8% of chemical, infectious and sharps waste, an increase of 33.3% of common recyclable and 20% of common non-recyclable. In nursing, there was a reduction of 22.5% of chemical, infectious and sharps waste, an increase of 22.9% of common recyclable and an increase of 20% of common non-recyclable.
Conclusion:
the practice of sustainable actions in the hospital is possible, contributing to the optimization of resources and waste production with benefits to the institution, environment, and health.
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01-01-2016
Nursing education: training evaluation by graduates, employers and teachers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):16-22
Abstract
Nursing education: training evaluation by graduates, employers and teachers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):16-22
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690102i
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Objective:
to support the assessment and the necessary changes in the curriculum of an undergraduate degree in Nursing.
Methods:
it is a descriptive study developed in two stages as an action research. In the first stage, the speeches of 19 graduates and 15 employers were interviewed and analyzed; in the second stage, five teachers participated in the focus group. For processing the data, the content analysis was adopted.
Results:
based on the assessment of the actors, an action plan was created with suggestions regarding the curriculum flexibility, content resizing, continuing education, practice enhancement, active methodologies and autonomy of the student.
Conclusion:
the participation of actors participants of the training process and performance of professional nurses in the evaluation of a curriculum pointed aspects to realignment and provided concrete benefits to improving the quality of undergraduate course curriculum, scenario of this study.
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01-01-2016
O desafio do 67º Congresso Brasileiro de Enfermagem: para onde caminha a Enfermagem brasileira?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):7-9
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O desafio do 67º Congresso Brasileiro de Enfermagem: para onde caminha a Enfermagem brasileira?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):7-9
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690101i
Views0Reunindo cerca de 3.700 participantes entre congressistas, palestrantes, equipe de apoio, organizadores e expositores, o 67º Congresso Brasileiro de Enfermagem agraciou São Paulo com reflexões profundas e significativas, na tentativa de dar sua resposta à questão “Para onde caminha a enfermagem brasileira?”.Desde a apresentação da proposta de sediar o evento até sua realização, o que […]See more -
01-01-2016
The challenge of the 67th Brazilian Conference of Nursing: In what direction is the Brazilian Nursing going?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):7-9
Abstract
The challenge of the 67th Brazilian Conference of Nursing: In what direction is the Brazilian Nursing going?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):7-9
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690101i
Views0Bringing together about 3,700 participants among conference participants, speakers, support staff, organizers and exhibitors, the 67th Brazilian Conference of Nursing extraordinary presented São Paulo with deep and meaningful reflections in an attempt to answer the question “In what direction is the Brazilian Nursing going?”.From the submission of the proposal to host the event until its […]See more -
06-01-2015
Anticipated directives and living will for terminal patients: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):524-534
Abstract
Anticipated directives and living will for terminal patients: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):524-534
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680321i
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Objective:
characterizing the national and international scientifi c literature about the advanced directives of living will as applied to the terminally ill patient.
Method:
integrative review considering the articles published in Portal Capes, SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE, Journal of Bioethics and Bioethikos, with the descriptors: Advanced directives, Wills regarding life and Advance Directives, Living Will and Terminally Ill, totaling 44 articles submitted to content analysis.
Results:
three categories emerged: Students and professionals facing the advance directives of living will: Perceptions, opinions and practices; Patient’s receptivity to the Advance Directives of Living Will; The family facing the advance directives of living will.
Conclusion:
the relevance of the topic became evident as a guarantee of respect for the dignity and autonomy of the patient, as well as to reduce ethical confl icts faced by families and health professionals facing care at the end of life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-01-2022
Factors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200399
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200399
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0399
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Objectives:
to assess factors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly.
Methods:
crosssectional study with 384 elderly people in Fortaleza, Ceará. The Vulnerable Elders Survey and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index – 20 were used. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used for associations. In the analysis of the combined influence of risk factors, the stepwise logistic regression and multinomial regression methods were adopted.
Results:
251 (65.4%) non-vulnerable and 133 (34.6%) vulnerable elders. From the vulnerable elders analyzed, 42 (30.9%) are at high risk for frailty. Factors associated with vulnerability: age, gender, presence of comorbidities, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis and use of polypharmacy. There is a 30% increase in the chance of vulnerability for each additional drug. Physical activity reduces the chance of vulnerability by 60%. Factors associated with frailty: educational level; self-perception of health; comorbidities; polypharmacy.
Conclusions:
it is important to pay attention to the presence of arterial hypertension, osteoporosis, polypharmacy, and encourage the practice of physical activity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-18-2022
Care related to peripheral intravenous catheterism in pediatrics performed by nursing technicians
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200611
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECare related to peripheral intravenous catheterism in pediatrics performed by nursing technicians
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200611
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0611
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Objectives:
to evaluate the care practice adopted by nursing technicians before, during and after peripheral intravenous catheterization performed in hospitalized children.
Methods:
cross-sectional and descriptive research, carried out in a pediatric hospital in Bahia through non-participatory observation of peripheral intravenous catheterizations performed in children by nursing technicians. Data was collected through an instrument containing care related to the moments before, during and after insertion of the catheter, calculating absolute and relative frequencies, measures of central tendency and dispersion.
Results:
there were 31 nursing technicians, who performed care mainly before intravenous catheterization. Nonconformities were identified regarding hand hygiene, use of a disposable mask, selection of the catheter insertion site, antisepsis, stabilization and catheter coverage.
Conclusions:
most of the precautions observed regarding peripheral intravenous catheterization are not in accordance with the standards of practice recommended by the national and international literature.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-01-2022
Frailty in the elderly: screening possibilities in Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200973
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFrailty in the elderly: screening possibilities in Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20200973
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0973
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Objectives:
to evaluate two instruments for screening frailty in the elderly in Primary Health Care.
Methods:
this is an observational, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, with 396 elderly people. SPSS software helped to perform the statistical analyses. The study used the kappa coefficient and Spearman’s correlation.
Results:
the kappa coefficient between the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index 20 and the Edmonton Frailty Scale was 0.496, considered moderate. There was a positive and significant correlation (r = 0.77; p < 0.001) between the frailty conditions and the total score of the two instruments.
Conclusions:
when this article assessed fragility through the kappa coefficient, both instruments presented positive correlation and agreement. However, the identification of frailty was higher when it used the Edmonton Frailty Scale.
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10-01-2022
Kangaroo Method: potentialities, barriers and difficulties in humanized care for newborns in the Neonatal ICU
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201121
Abstract
Kangaroo Method: potentialities, barriers and difficulties in humanized care for newborns in the Neonatal ICU
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201121
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1121
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Objective:
To identify the potentialities, barriers and difficulties for the implementation of humanized care from the perspective of the Kangaroo Method.
Methods:
Integrative literature review with a time cut from 02/01/2015 to 06/01/2019, totaling ten articles in the final sample.
Results:
The findings were categorized into two categories: Potentialities for humanized care from the perspective of the Kangaroo Method; Barriers or difficulties to the implementation of the Kangaroo Method. Several potentialities for humanized care allied to technology and continuing education were identified, as well as several barriers to the implementation of the Kangaroo Method, such as lack of physical space, lack of professionals and team training, lack of knowledge, lack of adherence and professional demotivation.
Final considerations:
There are still few studies that address the potentialities, barriers and difficulties for the implementation of humanized care from the perspective of the Kangaroo Method, and most of those included in this review were conducted in Brazil and present a qualitative approach.
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10-18-2022
Clinical progression of COVID-19 coinfection in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus: scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201380
Abstract
Clinical progression of COVID-19 coinfection in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus: scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201380
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1380
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Objectives:
to map the production of scientific knowledge on the clinical progression of COVID-19 coinfection in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Methods:
scoping review, with search strategies in MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and LILACS. Dual independent data extraction and analysis of the material with similarity compilation and narrative synthesis.
Results:
sample consisted of 35 articles. Fever, cough, and dyspnea were the most prevalent signs/symptoms. Recurrent complications involved desaturation/worsening of oxygen desaturation and pneumonia. No standard pharmacological treatment was identified, and the main interventions involved the provision of supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation. The studies recommended preventive, care, and pharmacological practices.
Conclusions:
the clinical manifestations, complications, and treatments/assistance care for people coinfected with SARS CoV-2/HIV are similar to those of the general population. Coinfection, overall, does not infer a worse prognosis.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2022
Relationship between power and knowledge in choosing a cesarean section: women’s perspectives
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201389
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERelationship between power and knowledge in choosing a cesarean section: women’s perspectives
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20201389
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1389
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Objectives:
to analyze the reasons and motives that initiates the decision to choose a cesarean section, by describing the plots, power relationships, struggles, and systems of truths regarding this method of childbirth.
Methods:
a qualitative study, inserted into a poststructuralist perspective, and conducted in a city in southern Rio Grande do Sul state. The settings were a teaching hospital and home residences. Thirteen postpartum women who had a cesarean section participated. The analysis consisted of questions based on the information produced and articulated with Foucauldian theories.
Results:
two categories were developed: “I wanted a vaginal delivery, but it was a cesarean section”, and, “Are you sure you want a vaginal delivery: paths and detours in the choice of cesarean section”.
Final Considerations:
the study allowed us to identify problems in the choice for a cesarean section, which is associated with the circulation of “truths” that occur via discourses on society.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2022
Prevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0006
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Objective:
To analyze caregivers’ knowledge about prevention of domestic accidents in early childhood and its association with education level.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a Primary Care Unit in Niterói with caregivers (convenience sample) of children under 6 years old. To classify the knowledge, we adopted the Positivity Index; to verify the association between the variable “schooling” and knowledge, the chi square test was used; statistically significant results: p < 0.05.
Results:
A total of 256 caregivers participated; 93.5% showed adequate knowledge. In the individual items, the knowledge (100%) about prevention of accidents with sharp toys, firearms, intoxication by products stood out; and less frequently (64.5%), the knowledge of the information contained in the Child’s Health Booklet. There was no statistically significant association (p = 0.237) between education and knowledge. Conclusion: The caregivers presented knowledge about the prevention of domestic accidents, and this was not associated with the level of education.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-18-2022
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy by adults living with HIV/aids: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdherence to antiretroviral therapy by adults living with HIV/aids: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210019
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0019
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Objective:
To verify the association between adherence to antiretroviral treatment by adults with HIV/AIDS and sociodemographic factors, social and clinical support.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Participation of 230 patients. Questionnaires of sociodemographic characterization, social and clinical support, and assessment of adherence to antiretroviral treatment were used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed.
Results:
Adherence was classified as good/adequate. An association with sex, income, employment, and level of education was noted. In social support: having access to health services; communication with health professionals; health education; having support to allow venting/talking about issues; information on HIV/AIDS; and company for leisure. In the clinical profile: non-interruption of the drug treatment due to absence from the service or due to changes in the medical prescription.
Conclusion:
Adherence was classified as good/adequate and especially associated with social support factors, which should be enhanced in clinical practice.
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12-05-2019
Hospital care and urinary incontinence in the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:284-293
Abstract
Hospital care and urinary incontinence in the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:284-293
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0273
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Objective:
to identify factors inherent in hospital care that favor urinary incontinence in the elderly.
Method:
an integrative review with Scopus, CINAHL and Pubmed searches. Includes original articles, no language restriction, published between 2008 and 2018. Rated level of recommendation and level of evidence were assessed using the Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine classification. Exploited content through thematic analysis in light of the Donabedian model.
Results:
13 articles constituted the sample. There were factors such as the unjustified and indiscriminate use of devices such as the geriatric diaper; hospital structure adversely affecting the needs of the elderly; and deficit in screening, risk identification and underreporting of the problem favor urinary incontinence in the hospitalized elderly.
Conclusion:
modifiable factors related to hospital structures and care processes favor both the onset and worsening of urinary incontinence in the elderly.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Nurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):767-773
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):767-773
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0376
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Objective:
To evaluate nurse safety culture in a teaching hospital, as well as to verify differences in the safety culture dimensions between services.
Method:
cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from October to December 2015, in a university hospital. The instrument Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was applied.
Results:
A total of 195 nurses from four different services participated in the study. Significant difference between services were identified for five dimensions of safety culture: organizational learning (P=0.012); return of information and communication about error (P=0.014); management support for patient safety (P=0.001); general perceptions about patient safety (P=0.005); and frequency of event notification (P=0.003).
Conclusion:
The medical clinic service had the highest statistical difference between the dimensions. These evaluations allow managers to identify the differences between the same hospital’s services, serving as a warning and assisting in the services’ improvement.
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REVIEW05-18-2020
Effects of acupuncture in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180784
Abstract
REVIEWEffects of acupuncture in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180784
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0784
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Objectives:
to analyze the effects of acupuncture techniques in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Methods:
a systematic review conducted in six databases, from September to December 2017, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses’ criteria. The following descriptors were used: Acupuncture AND Chronic Renal Insufficiency AND Clinical Trial.
Results:
nine studies were selected; the acupuncture techniques used were auriculotherapy, electroacupuncture and acupressure aimed at improving quality of life, fatigue, sleep and clinical variables of the disease. The studies that assessed quality of life, sleep and fatigue presented significant benefits. Studies that assessed quality of life, sleep and fatigue presented significant benefits. There was no statistical significance in the improvement of serum creatinine levels and glomerular filtration rate. Methodological and assessment tools’ divergence made impossible meta-analysis
Conclusions:
studies reinforce the positive effect of acupuncture in improving quality of life, fatigue and sleep in patients.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-15-2020
Configuration of power relations in physicians and nurses’ professional practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180629
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConfiguration of power relations in physicians and nurses’ professional practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180629
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0629
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Objective:
to analyze the configuration of power relations constituted in and by the knowledge and daily practices of physicians and nurses in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Method:
qualitative study in which data were collected through interviews with physicians and nurses from an ICU of a hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A semi-structured script was used. Data were analyzed through discourse analysis in a Foucaultian perspective.
Results:
three categories were developed – Professional Identity: self-recognition in the profession; Discipline: individualizing attitudes or collective need?; and Circularity of knowledge and power in the constitution of daily practices.
Final considerations:
the identity, discipline and circulation of power are connected in a continuous movement of subjectivation of the subject, which, in turn, uses discourse as a persuasion strategy to modify the position taken over in different situations thereby causing the circulation of power.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Perception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:229-235
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPerception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:229-235
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0644
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Objective:
To assess body image dissatisfaction among adolescents from Northern Minas Gerais.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional study with adolescents of both sexes, enrolled in the sixth to ninth year in the municipal public education network. A questionnaire was used, composed of sociodemographic and body image variables, which was obtained through a scale of silhouette figures. The anthropometric measurements of weight and height were performed to estimate body mass index. The correlation between the classification of the body mass index and the body image of adolescents was estimated through weighted Kappa.
Results:
A total of 535 adolescents participated, and 24.5% had different classifications between the real and ideal body image. The Kappa index for the classification of body image was 0.51, 0.58 and 0.32 for the total of adolescents, girls and boys, respectively.
Conclusion:
Public school adolescents are dissatisfied with their self-body image.
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07-05-2021
Selenium concentrations in elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study with control group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200984
Abstract
Selenium concentrations in elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study with control group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200984
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0984
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Objective:
To investigate possible differences in plasma and erythrocyte concentrations of selenium among elderly with and without a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, performed with an elderly group with Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosed by a geriatric doctor, and compared to an elderly group without the disease, equaling gender, education, and age. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry determined plasma and erythrocyte concentrations of total selenium (Set).
Results:
The mean age was 74.41±7.1 years in the Alzheimer’s disease group and 71.46±5.1 years among the control group. The Alzheimer’s disease group presented lower plasma concentrations (mean of 45.29±14.51 µg/dL vs. 55.14±14.01 µg/dL; p=0.004), and erythrocyte Set (median of 56.36 µg/L vs. 76.96 µg/L; p<0.001). The logistic regression model indicated an association between erythrocyte Set concentrations and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (p=0.028).
Conclusion:
Elderly with Alzheimer’s disease present lower selenium concentrations in the evaluated organic compartments.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Mental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0743
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Objective:
to analyze perceptions of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) professional team about mental health-disorder and to identify health actions developed by the team for people with mental disorders.
Method:
a qualitative study of a Marxist theoretical framework and a dialectical method. 99 FHS middle and higher level professionals from São Paulo participated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were submitted to ALCESTE software and Thematic Content Analysis.
Results:
there were three empirical categories: Training in Mental Health; Perception of the FHS professional about mental health-disorder; and Health actions developed by the FHS team with people with mental disorders. Actions that converge and diverge from the psychosocial care model were identified.
Final considerations:
there is an effort from professionals to work according to the psychosocial care model, but it is necessary to invest in the Permanent Education in Health of these professionals to overcome barriers and foster successful territorial actions.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-09-2020
Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0792
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Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department.
Methods:
a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire “Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36” were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects.
Conclusions:
This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.
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