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Polysomnography assessment of sleep and wakefulness in premature newborns
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1109-1115
Abstract
Polysomnography assessment of sleep and wakefulness in premature newborns
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1109-1115
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680616i
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Objective:
to describe the total sleep time and its stages, total wake time, heart rate values and oxygen saturation shown by premature infants, and the influence of the periods of the day on sleep and physiological parameters.
Method:
a descriptive study was conducted of 13 hospitalized premature infants. Data collection was performed using polysomnography and unstructured observation for 24 uninterrupted hours.
Results:
the newborns remained asleep for 59.6% of the day, predominantly in quiet sleep, with a higher mean heart rate during wakefulness (p<0.001). No difference was found between the variables related to sleep, physiological parameters and periods of the day, but in the morning a predominance of quiet sleep was observed (p=0.002).
Conclusion:
the preterm newborn presented more total sleep time than wakefulness; quiet sleep was the predominant stage, and heart rate was higher during wakefulness.
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Learning Incubator: an instrument to foster entrepreneurship in Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1103-1108
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Learning Incubator: an instrument to foster entrepreneurship in Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1103-1108
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680615i
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Objective:
this study aimed to know the contributions of the Learning Incubator to the process of lifelong education in health.
Method:
this is a qualitative field research whose data was collected from August to December 2014 by the focus group technique. The research had 34 employees of a Teaching Hospital in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul that participated previously in the incubation process.
Results:
from the data encoded by content analysis, three themes were selected: Learning Incubator – welcoming and integrating space; An instigating instrument that enhances possibilities; Continuous and lifelong education strategy.
Conclusion:
the Learning Incubator is an important instrument to foster entrepreneurship in nursing and other health areas due to its capacity of rethinking mechanized practices, to the possibility of instigating new ways of being and acting, and to the ability of creating and developing new ideas based on individual and institutional needs.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Estratégias não farmacológicas para diminuição da ansiedade no cateterismo cardíaco: revisão integrativa
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1093-1102
Abstract
RESEARCHEstratégias não farmacológicas para diminuição da ansiedade no cateterismo cardíaco: revisão integrativa
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1093-1102
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680614i
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Objetivo:
identificar y revisar los estudios de literatura que abordan las estrategias no farmacológicas utilizadas para reducir la ansiedad en los pacientes que reciben un cateterismo cardíaco.
Método:
revisión integradora. La investigación se llevó a cabo utilizando las bases de datos LILACS, SciELO, Medline (BVS y PubMed) y Scopus. Los estudios se analizaron de acuerdo con sus objetivos, la metodo, los instrumentos utilizados para la evaluación de la ansiedad de los pacientes, y los resultados obtenidos.
Resultados:
la estrategia dirigida más para reducir la ansiedad en los pacientes que recibieron cateterización cardíaca fue la musicoterapia. No se encontró estudio, sin embargo, identificando el momento más adecuado para esta intervención (antes, durante y / o después de este procedimiento). Otras estrategias identificados en esta revisión eran videos educativos, masajes y terapia de palma.
Conclusión:
los resultados sugieren que la ansiedad se puede reducir el uso de estrategias no farmacológicas.
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Non-pharmacological strategies to decrease anxiety in cardiac catheterization: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1093-1102
Abstract
Non-pharmacological strategies to decrease anxiety in cardiac catheterization: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1093-1102
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680614i
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Objective:
to identify and review the literature on non-pharmacological strategies used for reducing anxiety in patients receiving cardiac catheterization.
Method:
this study was an integrative literature review. The research was conducted using the databases LILACS, SciELO, Medline (through BVS and PubMed) and Scopus. Studies were analyzed according to their objective, method, instruments used for evaluating patients’ anxiety, and the results obtained.
Results:
the most used strategy for reducing anxiety in patients receiving cardiac catheterization was music therapy. However, no study identifying the most appropriate time for this intervention (before, during and/or after the procedure) was found. Other strategies identified in this review were educational videos, massage, and palm therapy.
Conclusion:
the results found suggest that anxiety can be reduced using non-pharmacological strategies.
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Convergence, divergence and diagnostic accuracy in the light of two nursing terminologies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1086-1092
Abstract
Convergence, divergence and diagnostic accuracy in the light of two nursing terminologies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1086-1092
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680613i
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Objective:
compare divergences and convergences between the nursing diagnoses established for a case study, in the light of two nursing terminologies.
Method:
a descriptive research was undertaken. The participants were 24 nurses from public teaching hospitals (N=12) and hospital care institutions (N=12) in the Northeast of Brazil.
Results:
in group A (6 faculty members and 6 clinical professionals), 51 diagnoses were established according to NANDA-I: 54.9% of high accuracy, 23.5% zero, 15.7% low and 5.9% moderate accuracy. In group B (6 faculty members and 6 clinical professionals), 43 declarations were established using the ICNP®: 44.2% of zero accuracy, 39.5% high, 16.3% low. Four out of fi ve diagnostic titles of high accuracy in group A and the seven titles in group B converged; divergences were attributed to the number of combinations among the focus, judgment and location axes of the ICNP®.
Conclusion:
a range of titles was observed with different diagnostic inferences and low diagnostic accuracy in both groups.
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Family caregivers articulating the social network of a child with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1078-1085
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Family caregivers articulating the social network of a child with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1078-1085
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680612i
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Objective:
the study sought to characterize the social network of the child and analyze the role of the family in its creation.
Method:
a qualitative approach was developed through five dynamics (Speaking Map) based on the creative sensitive method, with five groups of families (12 participants) in their homes.
Results:
the critical discourse analysis of the caregivers (grandparents, siblings and neighbors) showed that the mother plays the main role in articulating the social network, with its points being linked by the hospital, primary and rehabilitation care, household, school, etc. Familial care becomes more visible at home and within the community.
Conclusion:
with the insufficient public policy that articulating healthcare facilities for CSHCN in the community, family members shape a social network characterized by a dense and fluid mesh.
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Speeches of managers about the policy of the directly observed treatment for tuberculosis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1069-1077
Abstract
Speeches of managers about the policy of the directly observed treatment for tuberculosis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1069-1077
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680611i
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Objective:
to analyze the managers’ speeches about the policy transfer of the directly observed treatment (DOT) for tuberculosis control in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Method:
this is a qualitative study developed in May and June, 2013 through semi-directed interviews with twenty health professionals in five health districts in João Pessoa/PB. The empirical material produced was analyzed according to the theoretical-analytical basis of the French Discourse Analysis by Pêcheux.
Results:
the study demonstrated weaknesses in the conduction and organization of actions in relation to the DOT. It revealed that the lack of knowledge of the managers about this policy has direct implications to the care of tuberculosis patients.
Conclusion:
the management should trace strategic plans to rethink the care practices and thus, reorganize the entire care network to users in order to effectively contribute to user adherence in the fight against tuberculosis.
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Conceptions of mid-level nursing professionals facing those with a chemical dependency
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1063-1068
Abstract
Conceptions of mid-level nursing professionals facing those with a chemical dependency
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1063-1068
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680610i
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Objective:
to describe and understand the conceptions of nursing assistants working in Psychosocial Care Centers for alcohol and drugs (CAPS ad), about the patient with addictions.
Method:
sixteen nursing assistants and technicians from nine of the CAPS ad in São Paulo were interviewed, and data were analyzed using the constant comparative method.
Results:
performing the functions in the CAPS ad enabled the change in staff’s conception from a stigmatizing and prejudiced view, to the concept of chemical dependence as a disease and those who are chemically dependent as patients with comorbidities and family problems, in need of help and treatment.
Conclusion:
professional practice in specialized services for alcohol and other drugs enables changes in the staff’s conceptions about chemically dependent individuals, highlighting the need to include the subject of alcohol and drugs in the school curriculum.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Micro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte
- Marina Stuart Marques
, - Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva ,
- Ana Paula Vieira Faria ,
- Nágela Cristine Pinheiro Santos ,
- Janaína Fonseca Almeida Souza , [ … ],
- Fernanda Penido Matozinhos
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMicro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230235
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0235
- Marina Stuart Marques ,
- Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva ,
- Ana Paula Vieira Faria ,
- Nágela Cristine Pinheiro Santos ,
- Janaína Fonseca Almeida Souza ,
- Marla Ariana Silva ,
- Patrícia Feliciano Pereira ,
- Fernanda Penido Matozinhos
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Objective:
To analyze the determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Methods:
An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design was conducted using data from the project titled “Childbirth and Breastfeeding in Children of Mothers Infected by SARS-CoV-2,” developed during the pandemic in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Results:
The study sample consisted of 360 pregnant women, of whom 77.89% received the COVID-19 vaccine. External, social, and institutional determinants can influence lower adherence to COVID-19 vaccination, especially the absence of employment during pregnancy, difficult access to prenatal consultations, and a compromised or deficient support network.
Conclusions:
In light of this scenario, greater encouragement for health education is necessary, especially during prenatal care, resulting in lower rates of morbidity and mortality and favorable perinatal outcomes.
- Marina Stuart Marques
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
COVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care
- Kelly Aline Rodrigues Costa ,
- Fernanda Moura Lanza ,
- Francisco Carlos Félix Lana ,
- Camila Custódio da Silva ,
- Camila Cristina Gregório de Assis , [ … ],
- Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECOVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230179
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0179
- Kelly Aline Rodrigues Costa ,
- Fernanda Moura Lanza ,
- Francisco Carlos Félix Lana ,
- Camila Custódio da Silva ,
- Camila Cristina Gregório de Assis ,
- Cosme Rezende Laurindo ,
- Herica Silva Dutra ,
- Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho
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Objective:
to analyze the association between participation in training activities and the adherence to and use of personal protective equipment by workers and professionals involved in Health Residency Programs in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study in Brazil between August/2020 and March/2021. We utilized the EPI-APS COVID-19 instrument and its adapted version for resident professionals.
Results:
455 PHC workers and 102 residents participated in the study. Among them, 54.5% and 55.9%, respectively, engaged in training activities. We observed an association between participation in training activities and the proper use of gloves (p<0.001), gowns (p=0.009), goggles/face shields (p=0.002), and overall adherence (p<0.001) among PHC workers, and the proper use of surgical masks (p=0.028) among residents. Adherence rates of ≥75% were identified in 6.9% of PHC workers and none among the residents.
Conclusion:
training activities are associated with increased adherence to and proper use of PPE.
Keywords:COVID-19Health PersonnelPersonal Protective EquipmentPrimary Health CareTraining ActivitiesSee more - Kelly Aline Rodrigues Costa
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Software for the care of people with cardiovascular risk: construction and evidence of validity
- Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix ,
- Raércia dos Santos Carneiro ,
- Luis Filippe Rasia Pacheco ,
- Brenda Silva Cunha ,
- João Cruz Neto , [ … ],
- Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite de Barros
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESoftware for the care of people with cardiovascular risk: construction and evidence of validity
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240276
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0276
- Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix ,
- Raércia dos Santos Carneiro ,
- Luis Filippe Rasia Pacheco ,
- Brenda Silva Cunha ,
- João Cruz Neto ,
- Johann Aires Boness ,
- Mariana Carvalho Gavazza ,
- Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite de Barros
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Objectives:
to build and validate software for the care of people with cardiovascular risk.
Methods:
a methodological study, applied to software development, anchored in a nursing theory and classification system, in three stages: 1) requirements engineering; 2) software architecture and coding; and 3) testing and content validity by 12 experts in computer science, with a Content Validity Ratio score.
Results:
called e-TEORISC, in software format, for nursing care for people with cardiovascular risk, online and offline, containing a database linked to the Nursing Process stages. Experts considered that the attributes of functional suitability, performance efficiency, reliability, maintainability, usability, safety and portability obtained desirable scores.
Conclusions:
e-TEORISC has evidence of validity to instrumentalize care for people at cardiovascular risk, with potential for technology transfer to the Brazilian Health System.
- Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Sleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated factors
- Juliana Pessoa de Souza ,
- Danielly Farias Santos de Lima ,
- Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal ,
- Maria Eliane Moreira Freire ,
- Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira , [ … ],
- Mailson Marques de Sousa
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240244
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0244
- Juliana Pessoa de Souza ,
- Danielly Farias Santos de Lima ,
- Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal ,
- Maria Eliane Moreira Freire ,
- Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira ,
- Vinicius Batista Santos ,
- Mailson Marques de Sousa
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Objectives:
to assess sleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, developed with 88 patients. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
the mean sleep quality score was 8.59 ± 3.60 points. 83% of participants were classified as poor sleepers. The number of hours of sleep was 5.99 ± 1.48. Family income of up to one minimum wage and functional class were significantly associated with poor sleepers. There was a positive correlation between functional class and poor sleep quality.
Conclusions:
a high frequency of poor sleepers was identified. Worse scores were associated with family income and symptomatic functional class. Health interventions are necessary to control sleep quality, especially in relation to health functionality.
- Juliana Pessoa de Souza
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Religión y experiencia profesional: ¿Serán predictores de la inteligencia espiritual de los enfermeros? Estudio transversal
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman ,
- Juana Matilde Cuba-Sancho ,
- Martha Brigida Martina-Chávez ,
- Roberto Zegarra-Chapoñan ,
- Henry Castillo-Parra
Abstract
Religión y experiencia profesional: ¿Serán predictores de la inteligencia espiritual de los enfermeros? Estudio transversal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0217es
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman ,
- Juana Matilde Cuba-Sancho ,
- Martha Brigida Martina-Chávez ,
- Roberto Zegarra-Chapoñan ,
- Henry Castillo-Parra
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Objetivos:
analizar la relación entre religión y experiencia profesional con la inteligencia espiritual en enfermeros.
Métodos:
estudio transversal y analítico realizado en 2021, participaron 544 profesionales de enfermería que laboraban en establecimiento de salud de Perú durante la pandemia por COVID-19. Para el análisis de los datos se emplearon el análisis de regresión múltiple y correlación de Pearson.
Resultados:
en los enfermeros predominó un nivel de inteligencia espiritual saludable (42,8%). Quienes no profesaban una religión tenían mayor probabilidad de tener menor puntaje de inteligencia espiritual (escala global y dimensiones); sin embargo, los enfermeros expertos tuvieron mayor probabilidad de tener mayor inteligencia espiritual (escala global y dimensiones) que los enfermeros novatos (p<0,05).
Conclusiones:
la inteligencia espiritual en los enfermeros fue predicha por la religión y la experiencia profesional. Este hallazgo sugiere que la inteligencia espiritual en enfermería se consolida mediante prácticas religiosas y durante el ejercicio profesional.
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Religion and professional experience: Are they predictors of nurses’ spiritual intelligence? Cross-sectional study
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman ,
- Juana Matilde Cuba-Sancho ,
- Martha Brigida Martina-Chávez ,
- Roberto Zegarra-Chapoñan ,
- Henry Castillo-Parra
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEReligion and professional experience: Are they predictors of nurses’ spiritual intelligence? Cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0217
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman ,
- Juana Matilde Cuba-Sancho ,
- Martha Brigida Martina-Chávez ,
- Roberto Zegarra-Chapoñan ,
- Henry Castillo-Parra
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Objectives:
to analyze the relationship between religion and professional experience with spiritual intelligence in nurses
Methods:
cross-sectional and analytical study carried out in 2021, with the participation of 544 nursing professionals working in health facilities in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data.
Results:
in nurses, a healthy level of spiritual intelligence predominated (42.8%). Those who did not profess a religion were more likely to have a lower spiritual intelligence score (global scale and dimensions); however, experienced nurses were more likely to have higher spiritual intelligence (global scale and dimensions) than novice nurses (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
spiritual intelligence in nurses was predicted by religion and professional experience. This finding suggests that spiritual intelligence in nursing is consolidated through religious practices and during professional practice.
- Jhon Alex Zeladita-Huaman
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Effectiveness of the modified Seldinger technique for peripheral central catheter in newborns: a randomized clinical trial
- Izabela Linha Secco ,
- Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski ,
- Luana Lenzi ,
- Higor Pacheco Pereira ,
- Juliana Szreider de Azevedo , [ … ],
- Camila Fernanda da Silva Milani
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffectiveness of the modified Seldinger technique for peripheral central catheter in newborns: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240189
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0189
- Izabela Linha Secco ,
- Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski ,
- Luana Lenzi ,
- Higor Pacheco Pereira ,
- Juliana Szreider de Azevedo ,
- Letícia Pontes ,
- Regiane Queiroz Afonso ,
- Camila Fernanda da Silva Milani
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Objectives:
to evaluate the effectiveness of peripheral central catheterization by comparing the modified Seldinger technique and the conventional technique in critically ill newborns.
Methods:
randomized unmasked clinical trial conducted in a public children’s hospital. Participation of 111 newborns with randomized allocation, 56 in the control group (conventional technique) and 55 in the experimental group (modified Seldinger). Success and absence of complications were evaluated as primary outcomes. The pain scale, difficulty in hemostasis, procedure time and number of punctures were considered secondary outcomes.
Results:
there was no statistical significance between groups, either for success (p=0.705) or absence of complications (p=0.347). A lower pain score, improved hemostasis, increased assertiveness with fewer punctures and reduced procedure time were not observed in the experimental group.
Conclusions:
the modified Seldinger technique did not prove to be a more effective insertion technology compared to the conventional method. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-69vks36.
Keywords:Comparative Effectiveness ResearchNewbornPeripheral CatheterizationRandomized Controlled TrialTechnologySee more
- Izabela Linha Secco
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Narratives of sex workers: intimate partner violence and coping strategies
- Milena Oliveira Costa ,
- Valéria Cristina Christello Coimbra ,
- Michele Mandagará de Oliveira ,
- Clarissa de Souza Cardoso ,
- Vania Dias Cruz , [ … ],
- Luciano Santos Gentilini
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENarratives of sex workers: intimate partner violence and coping strategies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240180
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0180
- Milena Oliveira Costa ,
- Valéria Cristina Christello Coimbra ,
- Michele Mandagará de Oliveira ,
- Clarissa de Souza Cardoso ,
- Vania Dias Cruz ,
- Ariane da Cruz Guedes ,
- Josiane da Costa Moreira ,
- Luciano Santos Gentilini
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Objectives:
to understand the narratives of sex workers about violence suffered by intimate partners and their coping strategies.
Methods:
qualitative research, focused on thematic oral history, carried out with six sex workers in southern Brazil, who responded to in-depth interviews using a flexible script. Thematic content analysis was used.
Results:
the study included cisgender women who self-identified as half black and half white. Most had children and were separated. They reported abusive relationships by their intimate partners, with emphasis on verbal, psychological, financial, and physical violence and attempted femicide. Such violence resulted in coping strategies, such as avoiding emotional bonds and maintaining a discreet life.
Final Considerations:
intimate partner violence is prevalent among participants, leading them to adopt strategies to preserve their safety and well-being, highlighting the need for public policies that meet their particularities and guarantee protection.
- Milena Oliveira Costa
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Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
Abstract
Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0687
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Objective:
To describe the contributions of the Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Group for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease as an educational and care (geron)technology in the context of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly individuals from the perspective of family members/caregivers.
Method:
Exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 13 family members/caregivers of elderly people participating in the support group of a university institution of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collected between January and April 2016 through a semi-structured interview were submitted to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
Family members/caregivers pointed out education and care as contributions of the group; education for care and for the future; exchange, socialization, and development of knowledge through the range of knowledge existing in the Group.
Conclusion:
The Group contributes as a (geron)technology of care and education for care in which knowledge is built and applied in practice, supporting the experienced disorders and improving the quality of care provided for elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
Abstract
Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0107
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Objective:
To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents.
Method:
Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Berg Balance Scale were applied, classifying as risk of fall scores lower than 45. Descriptive statistics and tests were conducted: independent t-test, Anova (Tukey), Chi-square, Mann Whitney. Statistically significance was p <0.05. Data were processed in SPSS version 19.0.
Results:
A total of 66.7% (30) falls occurred, 20% (9) of them in the external area, with 66.7% (30) of the participants having hypertension as a previous disease and, as consequence, the fracture was highlighted with 11.2% (5). The Berg Scale had different scores when compared to the falls suffered by the elderly and previous diseases influenced the occurrence of falls (p <0.05).
Conclusion:
It is necessary to implement public financing policies or partnerships that allow environments adaptations aiming at reducing the risks of falls.
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Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
Abstract
Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0091
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Objective:
to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy.
Method:
cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, through interview, medical records and application of the Katz Index and the Lawton and Brody Scale.
Results:
the mean age was 68.23 years, with prevalence of men, in stable union/married, with mean monthly family income of 2.04 minimum wages, positive bacillary index, clinical dimorphic form and grade zero disability. In the Lawton and Brody scale, independence (58.5%) was predominant and associated to the variables “living arrangement” and “educational attainment”. Total independence (87.0%) was predominant in the Katz Index and statistically associated to the variable monthly family income.
Conclusion:
most of the participants were classified as independent in the instruments used. Furthermore, the instruments pointed to a greater number of associations with socio-demographic and clinical factors not related to leprosy.
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Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
Abstract
Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0089
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Objective:
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Method:
a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of São Paulo state. Patients in G1 group received telephone support over four months, through 16 telephone contacts with educational material; for the G2 group the educational material was mailed.
Results:
significant differences were found. The G1 group showed a reduction of the parameters of fasting glucose, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In G2 group a modest reduction was noted in some parameters, with no significant difference.
Conclusion:
telephone support was effective to deliver patient education to the diabetic elderly, leading to the reduction of fasting blood glucose. This, combined with other strategies, can contribute to reduce glycated hemoglobin (NCT 01972412).
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Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
Abstract
Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0088
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Objective:
to evaluate the relation between stress and optimism of elderlies who are informal caregivers for elderlies and live with children.
Method:
cross-sectional study on 50 elderlies who provide care to elderlies, live with children, and are registered in the primary health care. The interviews occurred in the participant’s residence and we evaluated characteristics of the care-dependent elderly and of the children, sociodemographic characteristics, stress through the Perceived Stress Scale and optimism through the Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scale, in the elderly caregiver. For statistical analysis we used the Spearman correlation test.
Results:
the mean level of stress was 23.9 points and of optimism was 3.3 points. Correlation analysis showed that the higher the level of optimism the significantly lower the level of perceived stress of elderlies who provided care to elderlies and lived with children.
Conclusion:
inversely proportional correlation was identified between stress and optimism.
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Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
Abstract
Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0006
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Objective:
To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoing hemodialysis. The researchers conducted interviews to collect sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health data and applied the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and the WHO quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD).
Results:
Most of the older adults attained a moderate level of total spiritual well-being (SWB). In terms of QOL, the psychological domain (66.8; sd=13.9) and social relationships domain (66.8; sd=15.1) presented the highest mean scores. The WHOQOL-BREF domains were positively correlated with the SWB scale, with statistical significance among all domains and subscales except the environmental domain.
Conclusion:
The QOL of older adults was associated with the construct of SWB, either positively or negatively.
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Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
Abstract
Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0579
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Objective:
to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the caregivers and its relation with the overburden from the care of the elderly with dementia.
Method:
a cross-sectional descriptive study; the sample was non-probabilistic, developed with caregivers of elderly people with dementia. The field of investigation was the Health Care Center of the Elderly and their Caregivers (CASIC), in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data collection took place from February to June 2016, with the following instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire and Zarit scale.
Results:
fifty percent of the caregivers presented moderate overburden; 38% presented little overburden; and 12% moderate/severe overburden. It was observed that the median of weekly care hours increases as the overburden increases. Caregivers with moderate to severe overburden, in the majority, do not share care.
Conclusion:
it is clear that the overburden of care places the caregiver in conditions of biological and psychological vulnerability.
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Therapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
Abstract
Therapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0256
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Objective:
To understand the transitions experienced, and the conditions and expected response patterns to changes in sexuality of the spouse-caregiver of the elderly, during progression of the dementia process.
Method:
A qualitative research study, conducted at the neurogeriatric clinic between May of 2014 and May of 2015. An intensive, individual interview was administered to 12 elderly caregivers. Thematic content analysis was applied, using the theoretical model of Transition Theory.
Results:
Seven categories emerged, involving relationship and conjugal sexuality; disease repercussions; care and professional approach; attitudes, beliefs and social imagery of sexuality and care; family relationship and redefining of sexuality.
Final considerations:
Family development and marital life, the aspects of formation and development of sexuality, the specifics that involved living and caring for the other were understood, with successive events and changes influenced by old age, dementia, beliefs and social imagery.
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