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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Childbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240038
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEChildbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240038
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0038
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Objective:
to analyze the spatial-temporal pattern of childbirths and flow of postpartum women assisted at a regional reference maternity hospital.
Methods:
ecological study of 4,081 childbirths, between September 2018 and December 2021, at a public maternity hospital in the Baixo Tocantins region, Pará, Brazil. With data collected from five sources, a geographic database was constructed, and spatial analysis was used with Kernel density interpolator. Maps were generated using QGis/3.5 and TerraView/4.3, calculating chi-square (p<0.05).
Results:
the highest concentrations of normal and cesarean childbirths were observed in Barcarena (n=2,558/62.68%), Abaetetuba (n=750/18.38%), Moju (n=363/8.89%) and Igarapé-Miri (n=219/5.37%). Among the municipalities in the region, ten had obstetric beds, totaling 210 beds. In this scenario, postpartum women traveled up to 288 km to reach the maternity hospital.
Conclusions:
long distances between certain municipalities of residence and maternity hospital, and low supply of obstetric beds, were identified as risk factors for unfavorable obstetric outcomes.
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Nurses’ practical contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240023
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REVIEWNurses’ practical contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240023
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0023
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Objective:
to identify knowledge production about nurses’ contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces.
Methods:
an integrative review carried out in February 2023 in electronic databases. Studies that answered the research question and that were available in full, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, were included.
Results:
a total of five articles were selected. The findings highlighted the importance of educational projects in the training of local managers and community autonomy; citizen participation and health promotion as ways to implement Sustainable Development Goal 11; nurses as facilitators of collective care; new health practices and modes of producing subjectivity; and use of public transportation, bicycles and/or walking in these spaces.
Final considerations:
there is a clear need for greater incentives from local governments to develop effective sustainability strategies that are led by nurses and the community.
Keywords:AttitudesCommunity HealthHealth KnowledgeHealthy Lifestyle, NursesNursesPracticeSustainable DevelopmentSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Pain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230421
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230421
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0421
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Objective:
to assess pain management in infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and discuss its articulation with the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on promoting neonatal well-being.
Method:
a documentary study, retrospective in nature and quantitative approach, conducted in a NICU of a public hospital in Paraná, Brazil, between January and July 2022, with 386 medical records of infants, hospitalized for more than 24 hours, between 2019 and 2021. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis, considering p-value<0.05 as a statistical difference. National ethical guidelines were respected.
Results:
all infants underwent at least one painful procedure, but only 13.7% had documented pain. Pharmacological interventions, such as fentanyl (25.9%), and non-pharmacological interventions, such as breastfeeding encouragement (86%) were used. Only 2.8% were reassessed.
Conclusion:
there was a devaluation of neonatal pain management that may perpetuate neonatal well-being and sustainable development.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR01-10-2024
Adherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
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LETTER TO THE EDITORAdherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR01-10-2024
Adherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
Abstract
LETTER TO THE EDITORAdherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477Suppl101c
Views0Dear Dr Dulce Aparecida BarbosaEditor in Chief of the Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem[…]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230527
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEClinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230527
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0527
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Objective:
To understand the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, outcomes, and nursing care of adult patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
This is a quantitative, retrospective, and descriptive study. The study participants were clinical and epidemiological statistical reports. Variables analyzed included age, gender, race, comorbidities, signs and symptoms, length of hospital stay, use of mechanical ventilation, medications, infections, monitoring, invasive devices, positioning, diet, comfort, and clinical outcomes.
Results:
The majority of individuals were men, of white race, with a mean age of 63 years, hypertensive, diabetic, and obese. The average length of hospital stay was 16 days. Most required invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor drugs, sedoanalgesia, and neuromuscular blockers.
Conclusion:
Nursing care is related to monitoring, ventilation, medication administration, installation of devices, prone positioning, diet administration, and providing comfort.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Morbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230454
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMorbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230454
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0454
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Objective:
To assess the morbidity profile and identify factors associated with frailty syndrome in post-COVID-19 elderly patients treated at the only Reference Center for Elderly Health Care in northern Minas Gerais.
Methods:
This is a case series study, utilizing the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20 (CFVI-20) and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) to characterize and evaluate the health condition of the group. To define the variables associated with frailty, a multivariate analysis was conducted.
Results:
The study included 204 elderly individuals, with a predominance of females (63.7%). The variables associated with frailty were cognitive impairment (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.12-7.80; p=0.029), the presence of five or more comorbidities (OR: 11.55; 95% CI: 2.22-60.01; p=0.004), and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (OR: 41.97; 95% CI: 5.47-321.93; p<0.001).
Conclusions:
The results of this study highlight the need for a well-established and prepared coordination of integrated care to meet the demands of the post-COVID-19 elderly population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Nursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-20230254
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Objective:
To characterize nursing care management strategies for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
A descriptive, qualitative study conducted with 22 nurse professionals at a University Hospital in Southern Brazil. Data collection through interviews in June and August 2021, analyzed according to Bardin’s Content Analysis and the theoretical framework of complex thinking.
Results:
The identified strategies were organized into four categories: Reorganization of health services; People management and emergency admission; Multiprofessional articulation; and Bedside nursing care.
Final Considerations:
Professional performance revealed a complex interplay between leadership and care management practices, even in the face of working condition restrictions, and were understood as crucial in the pandemic scenario.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in nursing students: ground for monitoring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1046-1051
Abstract
RESEARCHNasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in nursing students: ground for monitoring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1046-1051
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0210
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Objective:
to monitor bacterial strains of Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant or not to oxacillin in nursing undergraduate students, with an emphasis on the process of colonization.
Method:
cross-sectional prevalence study carried out with 138 nursing students. The biological samples of the nasal cavity were collected in June 2015, by means of sterile swabs, which were subsequently submitted to confirmatory tests of catalase and coagulase. Isolated Staphylococcus aureus had their sensitivity profile determined by means of the Kirby Bauer method. Descriptive, univariate and bivariate analyses were performed.
Results:
the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus was 21.7. Regarding the resistance profile, 24.1% of strains were resistant to oxacillin, with ampicillin being the antimicrobial with the greatest resistance (82.8%).
Conclusion:
the nasal cavity is an important bacterial flora of S. aureus in nursing students. The profile of isolated strains highlights the increase of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to antimicrobials such as oxacillin.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Factors associated with the occurrence of adverse events in critical elderly patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1039-1045
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors associated with the occurrence of adverse events in critical elderly patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1039-1045
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0199
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Objective:
to identify the factors associated with the occurrence of adverse events in critical elderly patients admitted to intensive care unit according to demographic and clinical characteristics.
Method:
a retrospective cohort study was conducted in nine units of a teaching hospital. Data were collected from medical records and from monitoring of nursing shift change. We used the t-test/Mann-Whitney, chi-square and logistic regression to test associations. Significance level of 5% was used.
Results:
out of the 315 elderly, 94 experienced events. Those who experienced events were men (60.6%) with mean age of 70.7 years, length of hospital stay of 10.6 days and survivors (61.7%). Most of the 183 events were clinical processes and procedures (37.1%). There was an association between adverse event and length of hospital stay in the unit (p=0.000; OR=1.10, 95% CI [1.06, 1.14]).
Conclusion:
the identification of associated events and factors in the elderly subsidize the prevention of these occurrences before the vulnerability of this age group.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Challenges to implementation of advance directives of will in hospital practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1031-1038
Abstract
RESEARCHChallenges to implementation of advance directives of will in hospital practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1031-1038
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0085
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Objective:
to understand the difficulties and limitations in the implementation of advance directives of will in the hospital context.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study conducted by means of semi-structured interviews with nurses, resident physicians and family caregivers. The data were analyzed by using discursive textual analysis based on the framework of bioethics principles.
Results:
the following categories emerged: Terminality as an expression of loss and cure as an option for care; concerns about legal implications; advance directives of will demand patient autonomy and proper communication.
Conclusion:
limitations and difficulties in practice of advance directives of will from the perspective of the participants show, apart from countless conflicts and dilemmas regarding end-of life matters, that impending death experiences obstruct patients’ wishes.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Experience and coping strategies in relatives of addicts
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1024-1030
Abstract
RESEARCHExperience and coping strategies in relatives of addicts
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1024-1030
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0044
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Objective:
to understand the experience and coping strategies in relatives of drug addicts.
Method:
a study was developed with 87 relatives of addicts, registered in two Basic Health Units. The focus group was used as the study method, and content analysis was applied.
Results:
four categories were chosen: perception of relatives about the drug addiction of their family members; feelings and attitudes related to being a relative of an addict; difficulties found in the process; and, coping strategies. The findings reflected the difficulty when mentioning the subject, and the need of being cared for. Relatives believed that the addict needs to have the will to get into treatment, and they faced challenges in dealing with sporadic disappearances. They pointed to feelings of pity, impotence, disgust, hate, shame, fear of aggressiveness, and humiliation.
Conclusion:
the biggest difficulties were dealing with relapses, and the lack of public resources. Religiosity and faith, isolation and advice were used as coping strategies; ambivalence in thoughts and attitudes was demonstrated.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Leadership and cooperation: 25 years of mission as a WHO collaborating center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1017-1023
Abstract
RESEARCHLeadership and cooperation: 25 years of mission as a WHO collaborating center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1017-1023
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0058
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Objective:
analyse the evolution in the mission and vision of a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Nursing in Brazil in the context of the implementation of its terms of reference.
Method:
Historical-social documentary research with a qualitative approach.
Results:
During the 25 years of its activities as a Collaborating Centre, its mission to “promote and stimulate the development of nursing research in the region, with a focus on Latin America” triggered activities in the context of its terms of reference in four areas: Human Resource Formation for Research, Knowledge Production, Knowledge Dissemination, Encouragement of Exchange and Stimulus of Partnerships.
Conclusion:
The activities developed were consolidated through the strengthening of Brazilian and international partnerships, further stimulated by the five redesignations of the Collaborating Centre in the period analysed. Thus, its vision of becoming leader and driving agent of innovations in the academic, care and political context of nursing could be put in practice.
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EDITORIAL01-01-2016
ABEn 90 years and the Brazilian Journal of Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1011-1012
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EDITORIALABEn 90 years and the Brazilian Journal of Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1011-1012
Views0In this special edition, we celebrate 90 years of the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABEn), at the same time in which we celebrate the creation and maintenance of the first scientific nursing journal in Brazil. Emerging in 1932, it has shone a light on the production of knowledge and the constitution of nursing in Brazil today.As […]See more -
EDITORIAL01-01-2016
ABEn 90 anos e a Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1011-1012
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EDITORIALABEn 90 anos e a Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(6):1011-1012
Views0Neste número temático, celebramos os 90 anos da Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEn), ao mesmo tempo em que comemoramos a criação e manutenção da primeira revista científica de enfermagem do Brasil, que, desde 1932, despontou trazendo luz para a produção do conhecimento e a constituição do que é a enfermagem no Brasil atual.A ABEn, como […]See more -
ERRATUM01-01-2016
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):1003-1003
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):1003-1003
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20166905e02
Views1Article “Association between self-care and hospital readmissions of patients with heart failure”, with number of DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690312i, published in the journal Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, v69(3):469-74, page 469 that read:“Amanda Chlalup LinnI, Karina AzollinII,III, Emiliane Nogueira de SouzaII,IV“.[…]See more
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Nurses’ performance on indigenous and African-Brazilian health care practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):840-846
Abstract
RESEARCHNurses’ performance on indigenous and African-Brazilian health care practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):840-846
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690504
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Objective:
to analyze the performance of nurses from the Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy) on health care practices rooted in African and Indigenous cultures.
Methods:
Thematic Oral History was used and interviews were conducted with seven participants, who worked with Primary Health Care in Northeastern Brazil. The analysis was based on Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care and the intercultural concept of human rights, among others.
Results:
nurses are unaware of the religious and historical context of the ethnic groups cared for and do not appreciate their self-care practices in areas with a predominance of African and indigenous cultures. These practices coexist with the hegemonic biomedical model.
Conclusion:
the debate on cultural competence in the context of professional qualification and exercise is required, aiming to promote the nursing work in the perspective of diversity and comprehensiveness of health care.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Accessibility assessment of assistive technology for the hearing impaired
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):833-839
Abstract
RESEARCHAccessibility assessment of assistive technology for the hearing impaired
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):833-839
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690503
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Objective:
to assess the automatic accessibility of assistive technology in online courses for the hearing impaired.
Method:
evaluation study guided by the Assessment and Maintenance step proposed in the Model of Development of Digital Educational Material. The software Assessor and Simulator for the Accessibility of Sites (ASES) was used to analyze the online course “Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health: the use of condoms” according to the accessibility standards of national and international websites.
Results:
an error report generated by the program identified, in each didactic module, one error and two warnings related to two international principles and six warnings involved with six national recommendations. The warnings relevant to hearing-impaired people were corrected, and the course was considered accessible by automatic assessment.
Conclusion:
we concluded that the pages of the course were considered, by the software used, appropriate to the standards of web accessibility.
Keywords:Digital ExclusionDistance EducationInternetPeople with Hearing DisabilitiesSelf-help EquipmentSee more -
RESEARCH01-01-2016
Functional disability: health conditions and physical activity practice in older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):825-832
Abstract
RESEARCHFunctional disability: health conditions and physical activity practice in older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):825-832
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690502
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Objective:
to verify the prevalence of functional disability among older adults and how it can affect their health conditions and the regular practice of physical activities.
Method:
this is a household and cross-sectional study conducted with older adults of both sexes. We verified the variables associated with functional disability by Poisson’s regression.
Results:
around 420 older adults participated in this study (68.1% of them being women). We observed a statistically significant association between functional disability, the number of chronic diseases, self-assessed health conditions, and the practice of physical activities; the latter only being found among men. Older adults who reported presenting four or more chronic diseases, self-assessed their health conditions as poor, and were not used to practice physical activities, showing high prevalence of functional disability.
Conclusion:
considering the changeable character of these variables, we recommend that prevention actions be taken, mainly at primary level, to delay the emergence of disability.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Organizational culture of a psychiatric hospital and resilience of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):817-824
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RESEARCHOrganizational culture of a psychiatric hospital and resilience of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):817-824
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690501
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Objective:
to analyze the organizational culture of a psychiatric hospital and identify the capacity of resilience of nursing workers.
Method:
quantitative research. For data collection, were used the Brazilian Instrument for Evaluation of Organizational Culture (IBACO – Instrumento Brasileiro para Avaliação da Cultura Organizacional) and the Resilience Scale (RS).
Results:
participants reported the existence of centralization of power and devaluation of workers, despite recognizing the existence of collaboration at work and practices for improving interpersonal relations. In relation to the capacity of resilience, 50% of workers showed high level, and 42.9% a medium level of resilience. The correlation tests revealed negative values between the IBACO and RS domains, indicating that the lower the appreciation of individuals in the institution, the greater their capacity of resilience.
Conclusion:
the organizational values reflect the work organization model in the institution that devalues the workers’ needs and requires greater capacity of resilience.
Keywords:Hospital AdministrationNursingOrganizational CulturePsychological ResilienceWorkers' HealthSee more -
EDITORIAL01-01-2016
Making our nursing research matter
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):813-814
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EDITORIALMaking our nursing research matter
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):813-814
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0156
Views0Nurses worldwide are being increasingly exposed to new and interesting research methodologies. At the same time, they are feeling considerable pressure to ensure that the studies they propose are sufficiently methodologically rigorous to pass the scrutiny of review for funding or publication. In this context, it is increasingly important to remind ourselves that methodological rigor […]See more -
EDITORIAL01-01-2016
Fazendo nossa pesquisa em enfermagem ser relevante
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):813-814
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EDITORIALFazendo nossa pesquisa em enfermagem ser relevante
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(5):813-814
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0156
Views0Enfermeiros em todo o mundo estão cada vez mais expostos a metodologias de pesquisa novas e interessantes. Ao mesmo tempo, sentem uma pressão considerável para assegurar que os estudos a que se propõem são suficientemente rigorosos metodologicamente para passar pelo crivo de avaliação para fomento ou publicação. Nesse contexto, é cada vez mais importante lembrarmos […]See more -
REVIEW01-01-2016
O Espiritismo como terapia no cuidado em saúde na epilepsia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):804-810
Abstract
REVIEWO Espiritismo como terapia no cuidado em saúde na epilepsia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):804-810
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690425i
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Objetivo:
presentar una breve historia del Espiritismo, la visión de la epilepsia por el Espiritismo, y el potencial de la espiritualidade y religiosidad como tratamientos complementarios y coadyuvantes de la epilepsia.
Método:
esta es una breve revisión del impacto de la fe, la espiritualidad y religiosidad, en particular la filosofía espiritual como tratamiento complementario de los trastornos neurológicos (centrada especialmente en la epilepsia) y la salud mental. Para esto, se realizó una revisión de la religiosidad/espiritualidad y la epilepsia en la base de datos PubMed y SciELO.
Conclusión:
el ejercicio de la espiritualidad y la religiosidad puede ser una estrategia de afrontamiento y tratamiento positivo para apoyar la terapia tradicional de los pacientes con epilepsia y otros trastornos neurológicos. Sin embargo, es necesario desmitificar muchas creencias sobre la epilepsia así como mejorar el conocimiento sobre este importante aspecto de la dimensión de salud entre profesionales, cuidadores y pacientes para explorar su potencial para el tratamiento y el apoyo.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
The Spiritism as therapy in the health care in the epilepsy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):804-810
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REVIEWThe Spiritism as therapy in the health care in the epilepsy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(4):804-810
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690425i
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Objective:
to present a brief history of Spiritism, the vision of epilepsy by Spiritism, and the potential of spirituality and religiosity care as complementary and coadjutants treatments in epilepsy.
Method:
this is a brief review about the impact of faith, spirituality, and religiosity, particularly the Spiritism philosophy as complementary treatment to neurological disorders (particularly focusing on epilepsy) and mental health. We conduct a review of published articles (about religion/spirituality and epilepsy) in the Pubmed and SciELO databases.
Conclusion:
the exercise of spirituality and religiosity can be a positive coping strategy to support the traditional therapy of patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. However, it is necessary to demystify myths and beliefs about the epilepsy and improve knowledge about this important health dimension among professionals, patients, and caregivers to explore their full treatment and supportive potential.
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