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12-04-2023
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
Abstract
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2023760601
Views0The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global initiative launched by the United Nations (UN) in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose objectives summarize a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the environment and ensure that all people have access to opportunities and well-being, all in an […]See more -
12-04-2023
Efeitos da auriculoterapia na ansiedade e biomarcadores na Atenção Primária à Saúde: um ensaio clínico
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220728
Abstract
Efeitos da auriculoterapia na ansiedade e biomarcadores na Atenção Primária à Saúde: um ensaio clínico
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220728
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0728pt
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Objetivo:
evaluar los efectos de la auriculoterapia sobre la ansiedad y los niveles séricos de factor neurotrófico derivado de cerebro (BDNF), enolasa-específica de neurona (NSE) y proteína fijadora de calcio S100B (S100B) en adultos atendidos en Atención Primaria de Salud.
Métodos:
ensayo clínico piloto preexperimental. Se obtuvo información de 19 pacientes mediante el Inventario de Ansiedad Estado-Rasgo (STAI) y análisis de niveles séricos de BDNF, NSE y S100B.
Resultados:
la puntuación de ansiedad preintervención en el IDATE-Rasgo fue de 52,11±6,691 (CV 12,84%) y la valoración tras la auriculoterapia fue significativamente menor (43,72±8,141; CV 18,62%; P=0,0007). Los niveles de S100B se redujeron significativamente después de la auriculoterapia (de 64,03±72,18 a 54,03±68,53 pg/mL; CV 126,8%; P=0,0023).
Conclusión:
la auriculoterapia redujo efectivamente los niveles de ansiedad. Demostró ser seguro y fácil de aplicar, lo que permitió a las enfermeras realizar esta técnica de forma autónoma. También se evidenció una reducción de S100B, lo que demuestra una posible prevención del daño neuronal.
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12-04-2023
Enfermagem e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS): Um Compromisso Essencial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
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Enfermagem e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS): Um Compromisso Essencial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2023760601pt
Views0Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) são uma iniciativa global lançada pela Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) em setembro de 2015 como parte da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, cujos objetivos sumarizam um apelo universal à ação para acabar com a pobreza, proteger o meio ambiente e garantir que todas as pessoas tenham acesso […]See more -
12-04-2023
Sobrecarga entre cuidadores cônjuges e não cônjuges de idosos dependentes por AVC: estudo longitudinal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20230052
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Sobrecarga entre cuidadores cônjuges e não cônjuges de idosos dependentes por AVC: estudo longitudinal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20230052
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0052
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Objetivo:
evaluar la carga de los cuidadores conyugales y no conyugales de ancianos con dependencia inducida por ictus después del alta de la Unidad de Atención Especializada en Ictus de un hospital del sur de Brasil.
Métodos:
una encuesta longitudinal, con 48 cuidadores (20 cónyuges). Datos fueron recolectados entre mayo/2016 y julio/2018. Una semana después del alta, se aplicó la Medida de Independencia Funcional a los ancianos y la Caregiver Burden Scale a los cuidadores. Los datos se analizaron mediante análisis multivariado de varianza.
Resultados:
en tiempo 1, los cónyuges experimentaron mayor carga en relación al aislamiento social (p=0,01). Los cónyuges sintieron una tensión general y sensación de aislamiento mucho mayor (p=0,01; p=0,04).
Conclusión:
las diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la carga a lo largo del tiempo resaltan la importancia de evaluar la carga del cuidador después del alta y la necesidad de un programa de apoyo formal.
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REVIEW12-04-2023
Supervision of professional nursing practice in Brazil: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230077
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
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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.
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12-04-2023
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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A 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 -
12-04-2023
General Law on Personal Data Protection and applicability to Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230126
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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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12-04-2023
Chronicity and its impact on workers’ health: a call for concrete actions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl301
Abstract
Chronicity 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
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ERRATUM04-22-2020
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202073n3e05
Views0Article “Concept formation of ambience for labor and normal institutionalized delivery”, with number of DOI: , published in the journal Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 72(Suppl 3):348-59, on page 357:Include after Final Considerations the information:[…]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Health promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHealth promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0774
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Objectives:
to analyze speeches, representations, and approaches on health and health promotion in schools, materialized in the speech of teachers.
Methods:
a qualitative study, of the case study type, carried out with 17 teachers from the municipal and state educational network. The data were obtained from interviews and analyzed by the Content-Oriented Discourse Analysis.
Results:
medical-sanitary and clinical-biological discourses predominated. Health is represented as the absence of disease, reflecting approaches that prioritize healthy habits and changes in behavior. Problematization of social determinants occurs in projects, in an intersectorial partnership.
Final Considerations:
carrying out projects of health promotion in schools ignores the solidification of partnerships and the construction of new speeches that represent it as quality of life conditioned by social, economic, and cultural factors as well as strategies for the ideological repositioning of those actors who act in this setting.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Nursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0775
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Objetives:
to analyze the ingredients of the competence that the nurses use in the performance of their work in hemotherapy.
Methods:
qualitative study with 22 nurses, accomplished through documentary study, observation and semi-structured interview, with resources of Atlas.ti software based on the foundations of Historical Materialism Dialectic and Ergology. Performed Content Analysis.
Results:
the domain of specific knowledge of hemotherapy and the time of experience in the area, allied to the motivation of the worker and the ability to work in a team favor the competent action in the work activities. On the other hand, the lack of adequate work conditions, especially in relation to adequate materials, equipment and structure, impairs the work of the nurse in hemotherapy.
Final Considerations:
experience gained is critical to successful decision making. In addition, adequate working conditions, updating of knowledge and ability in teamwork favor a scenario of safe practices.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Happiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHappiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0064
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Objectives:
to assess the relation between sociodemographic characteristics of young people associated with the subjectivity of being happy; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the perception of health status; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the school and family environments and peer groups at school.
Methods:
this is an observational study, with an intentional sample of 1,069 young Portuguese people, with ages varying from 14 to 24, most of them women, attending secondary education. The self-filling questionnaire was used.
Results:
there are statistically significant associations between the subjectivity of being happy and schooling, perception of health status, family APGAR, school and family involvement, absence of problems or teasing by peers at school.
Conclusions:
a positive and holistic care coupled with the potential of obtaining and consolidating healthy lifestyles for young people will enable health professionals to perceive them as agents of individual and social change.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Preventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPreventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0491
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Objectives:
assess the implementation of actions to prevent vertical transmission of HIV.
Methods:
a retrospective cohort study conducted in two maternity hospitals in the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais. All women admitted for childbirth diagnosed with HIV and their respective newborns were included from 2014 to 2017. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed descriptively.
Results:
population consisted of 46 pairs of mothers and newborns. Management was considered inadequate in 30 cases of parturient/postpartum women (65.2%) and 14 cases of newborns (30.4%). The main reasons for inadequate maternal management were lack of pharmacological inhibition of lactation (53.3%) and counseling/consent for HIV testing (43.3%). For newborns, late onsetoffirst dose ofZidovudine (50.0%) and no prescriptionofNevirapine (28.6%).
Conclusions:
important prevention opportunities were missed, pointing to the need for improved care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Maternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMaternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0769
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Objectives:
to develop an educational intervention through a game that addresses aspects related to adolescent motherhood and child care.
Methods:
this is an action research based on diagnosis, intervention and apprehension stages.
Results:
the situational diagnosis was based on a literature review on adolescent motherhood and child care. In the intervention stage, the educational game’s first version was elaborated. In the third stage constituted by apprehension, the game was submitted to assessment of interdisciplinary experts. Suggestions of experts were adopted and the game had its second version.
Final Considerations:
the educational intervention in the present study appears a care technology that adds knowledge and practices to the work of nurses in Primary Health Care, focusing on adolescent women and children health care.
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REVIEW06-01-2020
Access of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
Abstract
REVIEWAccess of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0834
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Objectives:
demonstrate and discuss how the black population’s access to health services occurs
Methods:
integrative literature review with the following question: How does the black population’s access to health services occur? The search was carried out in the Scholar, LILACS and SciELO databases and used the descriptor “access to health services” and the term “population,” resulting in a sample with twelve articles.
Results:
studies show that the difficulty of access is a fundamental factor for the quality of life of people, directly compromising preventive services, especially for women’s health and, in addition, it has significant impact on the illness process of the black population within its particularities.
Final Considerations:
several limiting factors compromise the black population’s access to health services, including institutional and structural factors
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Militancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMilitancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0835
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ professional militancy in the institutionality field, presented by the printed media from Bahia State in the 1970s and 1980s.
Methods:
a historical and qualitative research under Social History’s perspective, whose data source was the newspaper A Tarde. The temporal cut-off encompasses milestones such as professional body restructuring and creation.
Results:
the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem democratization movement was reported in a superficial way, highlighting the struggle for power spaces. With respect to Conselhos Federal e Regional de Enfermagem daBahia, the newspaper notified creation and function of bodies, however, there was no visibility to the newspaper’s performance. Concerning the union, there was political fragility of nurses against the creation and union participation in the fight for labor rights.
Final Considerations:
organization of political action occurred from isolated groups mobilization of professionals who were already traveling in political spaces, not the large mass of professionals.
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REFLECTION06-29-2020
Recommendations in covid-19 times: a view for home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200310
Abstract
REFLECTIONRecommendations in covid-19 times: a view for home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200310
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0310
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Objective:
To suggest recommendations for the practice of Home Nursing in the context of COVID-19.
Method:
Reflective study, originated from readings associated with the theme, available in current guidelines from the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
Results:
Recommendations were developed from current scientific evidence for prevention of infections, control of epidemics and pandemics in the Brazilian home scenario.
Final considerations:
the reflections achieved contribute to guiding actions for better assistance to the patient, family caregivers and the community in the perspective of safe home care with COVID-19, and it is characterized as an introductory discussion on the theme, encouraging new studies to be carried out from the unfolding of the current scenario.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Educational hypermedia in nursing assistance at birth: building and validation of content and appearance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1471-1478
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational hypermedia in nursing assistance at birth: building and validation of content and appearance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1471-1478
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167/2018-0163
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Objective:
to build an educational hypermedia about nursing care at usual risk birth and to perform validation of content and appearance.
Method:
methodological research carried out following the following stages: content and planning of modules; media production and organization of tutorial units; organization of student space, tutor and communication between them; availability of hypermedia; assessment by experts in nursing and informatics; and implementation of proposed suggestions.
Results:
educational hypermedia showed to be a validated material, since it presented an optimum index of global content of 0.97 and statistical significance in the binomial test for the content and appearance.
Conclusion:
it is believed that the use of this material with undergraduate students in nursing will contribute to the quality of obstetric care, considering that it is an illustrated technology capable of favoring teaching-learning about normal humanized childbirth.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Prevalence of xerostomia in women during breast cancer chemotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190785
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevalence of xerostomia in women during breast cancer chemotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190785
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0785
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Objective:
To identify the prevalence of xerostomia in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Method:
Prospective cohort with 27 women who underwent up to 16 sessions of intravenous chemotherapy. Data collection was performed at the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the city of São Paulo, where two forms were applied before the start of treatment and the Xerostomia Inventory before and after each chemotherapy session.
Results:
Complaints of dry mouth were present in 48.1% of women before chemotherapy, and they were approximately 28 times more likely to develop dry mouth during treatment. It was observed that the use of antiemetics contributed to the occurrence of xerostomia, and the anti-ulcerous were presented as a protective factor.
Conclusion:
The study identified both a high prevalence of xerostomia regardless of the chemotherapy used and the need to create protocols to improve the quality of life of these patients.
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04-14-2021
Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200762
Abstract
Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200762
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0762
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Objective:
To describe the daily activities performed by children from 6 to 12 years of age incomplete and analyze children’s behavior during social distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study with children in a learning stage living in Brazil. The data were collected via online form. Fisher’s exact test was applied to analyze the association of categorical variables with child behavior; when significant, it was used the odds ratio. It was considered results considered statistically significant those presenting values of p < 0.05.
Results:
Data from 530 children were analyzed: 50.3% female, 71.3% from the Southeast Region, 73% in fulltime social distancing, 52% presented anxiety, which was significantly associated with changes in sleep and appetite.
Conclusion:
The results indicate the need for parents/caretakers to stimulate moments for the child to express themselves, not minimizing their feelings and providing emotional support to mitigate the negative impact of these feelings on the child’s mental and physical health.
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07-12-2021
Coping strategies, concerns, and habits of Brazilian men in the COVID-19 context
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20210040
Abstract
Coping strategies, concerns, and habits of Brazilian men in the COVID-19 context
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20210040
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0040
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Objective:
To describe coping strategies, concerns and habits of Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
Cross-sectional, descriptive and nationwide study, carried out in 2020 with a total of 1015 men living in Brazil. A descriptive statistic was used.
Results:
Young (41.2%), black (61.4%), highly educated (66.8%), high income (33.2%), living with family/friends (49.7%) and formal workers (65.6%) predominated. As coping strategies predominated: exclusive use of the private health system (36.4%), support from family/friends (78.2%) and leisure (97.7%) and domestic activities (64.9 %). Social distancing (59.7%), economic (58.0%) and work situations (44.4%) were the main reasons for concern. Among the prevention/control attitudes, hand washing (94.3%) and social distancing (91.0%) prevailed. Media consumption (84.6%) and health risk (65.4%) were the main increased habits.
Conclusion:
Brazilian men adopted coping strategies recommended by health authorities, with concerns and habits of potential risk to physical and mental health.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Gerontotechnology for fall prevention of the elderly with Parkinson
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:243-250
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEGerontotechnology for fall prevention of the elderly with Parkinson
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:243-250
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0704
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Objective:
to develop the gerontological nursing care process among the elderly with Parkinson’s disease, aiming at the promotion of health through the creation of gerontotechnologies for fall prevention.
Method:
Convergent Care Research was used as a methodological route. Data were collected from February to October 2017, with the participation of nine elderly people with Parkinson’s disease. An educational booklet, a memory game called “não cai istepô”, a memory game called “caiu de maduro” were developed through clinical evaluation through scales, recorded semi-structured interview and workshops.
Results:
the application of gerontotechnology resulted from the elderly in self-care, empowerment and knowledge through play, revealing interest in behavior change, independence and learning, as well as serving as a facilitator of care.
Conclusion:
the gerontotechnologies presented as a playful and innovative instrument for the nursing gerontological care process.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Occupational stress of nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180898
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEOccupational stress of nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180898
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0898
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Objective:
To evaluate stress, and to associate it with sociodemographic and clinical aspects of nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service.
Method:
This is an observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted with 123 nurses, who answered a questionnaire to assess sociodemographic and clinical variables, and the Job Stress Scale, which evaluates stress in the workplace.
Results:
The results indicated that most of them were women, 20 to 40 years old, married, without another employment bond and with specialization course. They had low control and low demand at work and performed a passive work. Women reported passive work and high stress levels, while men were equally divided in active and passive work with low stress levels.
Conclusion:
Passive work is harmful to health and it is related to lack of autonomy, decision-making, and social support. It may lead to reduced ability to solve problems faced in daily work routine.
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REFLECTION02-10-2020
Effectiveness of clinical surface cleaning and disinfection: evaluation methods
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180623
Abstract
REFLECTIONEffectiveness of clinical surface cleaning and disinfection: evaluation methods
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180623
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0623
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Objective:
To discuss the methods employed to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical surface cleaning and disinfection (C&D).
Method:
This is a theoretical reflection based on scientific studies and the experience of the authors. Knowledge and current gaps, the need for further studies, and practical application of the methods were approached.
Results:
There are four main methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical surface C&D: visual inspection, fluorescent markers, microbiological cultures, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence. The first two are used to evaluate the process and to predict adherence to protocols by the staff, and the last two are employed to evaluate the results, therefore being the most relevant to assess the risk of infection.
Final considerations:
The ideal method was not found, because all of them showed limitations. There is a need for strategies to optimize the precision of these methods.
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