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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Work and Mental Distress among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Darci Francisco dos Santos Junior
, - Marina Nolli Bittencourt ,
- Priscila Maria Marcheti ,
- José Luís da Cunha Pena ,
- Suellen Cristina da Silva Chaves , [ … ],
- Maria do Perpétuo do Socorro de Sousa Nóbrega
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWork and Mental Distress among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220792
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0792
- Darci Francisco dos Santos Junior ,
- Marina Nolli Bittencourt ,
- Priscila Maria Marcheti ,
- José Luís da Cunha Pena ,
- Suellen Cristina da Silva Chaves ,
- Angélica Martins de Souza Gonçalves ,
- Alessandra Matheus Domingos ,
- Maria do Perpétuo do Socorro de Sousa Nóbrega
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Objective:
To assess the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and the social, clinical, and occupational profile of nurses in the Amazon region of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional online study was conducted in 2020 with 261 nurses. The Symptom Assessment Scale-40 was utilized.
Results:
The presence of pre-existing conditions before the pandemic was associated with psychotism (p=0.044). Experiencing constraints and/or violence at work during the pandemic was associated with somatization (p=0.025), and working hours were associated with anxiety (p=0.025). Nurses predominantly exhibited symptoms related to fear (33.7%), tension (34.5%), and a sense that something is wrong in the mind (22.6%).
Conclusions:
A significant association was observed between working hours and anxiety symptoms, the experience of constraints and/or violence at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and somatization symptoms, as well as between pre-existing conditions and psychotism symptoms related to COVID-19.
- Darci Francisco dos Santos Junior
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Social representation of spiritual surgeries in Umbanda: culture, religion and contributions of nursing theory
- Juliana de Lima Brandão ,
- Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ,
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Sergio Corrêa Marques ,
- Gerson Lourenço Pereira , [ … ],
- Adriana da Silva Moço
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial representation of spiritual surgeries in Umbanda: culture, religion and contributions of nursing theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220787
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0787
- Juliana de Lima Brandão ,
- Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ,
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Sergio Corrêa Marques ,
- Gerson Lourenço Pereira ,
- Renê dos Santos Spezani ,
- Vívian Monteiro de Melo ,
- Adriana da Silva Moço
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Objective:
to analyze the social representation of spiritual surgeries in Umbanda for Bantu-Amerindian ritual mediums and their contributions to the cross-cultural care proposed by Madeleine Leininger.
Methods:
a descriptive-exploratory, qualitative study, supported by the procedural approach of Social Representation Theory and Transcultural Nursing Theory, carried out with 30 Umbanda mediums of the Bantu-Amerindian ritual through interviews, submitted to the Iramuteq software for lexical analysis.
Results:
mostly women, white, with an average of 46 years old and approximately 14 years of practice in Umbanda participated. The social representation of spiritual surgeries in Umbanda is objectified and anchored through a biomedical vision of care, encompassing a set of beliefs, values and practices as religious treatments, through faith, whose main objective is healing.
Final considerations:
spiritual surgeries are a form of transcultural care, according to Madeleine Leininger’s propositions, as they integrate the culture of a group through health care in Umbanda.
- Juliana de Lima Brandão
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Sexual behavior according to undergraduate students: perspective of cross-cultural nursing and intersectional framing
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Thelma Spindola ,
- Cristina Arreguy-Sena ,
- Paula Krempser ,
- Juliana de Lima Brandão , [ … ],
- Paulo Ferreira Pinto
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESexual behavior according to undergraduate students: perspective of cross-cultural nursing and intersectional framing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220786
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0786
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Thelma Spindola ,
- Cristina Arreguy-Sena ,
- Paula Krempser ,
- Juliana de Lima Brandão ,
- Cristiane Maria Amorim Costa ,
- Felipe Eduardo Taroco ,
- Paulo Ferreira Pinto
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Objective:
to discuss undergraduate students’ sexual behavior from the perspective of social markers and cross-cultural care proposed by Madeleine Leininger.
Methods:
descriptive-exploratory qualitative research, with a theoretical-philosophical foundation in the Transcultural Theory. Convenience sample was composed of 57 young people from two universities in Rio de Janeiro. The focus groups’ content were analyzed lexically using the IRAMUTEQ software.
Results:
four classes emerged: Young people’s sexual scripts: between the fear of an unplanned pregnancy and the risk of exposure to sexually transmitted infections; Affective relationships: trust in steady sexual partners, apparent sense of security and disuse of condoms; Sexual practices, gender and cultural determinants: distinction in men’s and women’s role; Sexual partnerships, negotiation of condom use and vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections.
Final considerations:
challenges are perceived for the attention to undergraduate students’ sexual health, who verbalized risky sexual behaviors due to sociocultural vulnerabilities.
- Laércio Deleon de Melo
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Hospital discharge planning in care transition of patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases
- Sara Maria Barbosa ,
- Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias ,
- Tatiele Estefâni Schönholzer ,
- Diene Monique Carlos ,
- Maria Estela Lacerda Pires , [ … ],
- Ione Carvalho Pinto
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHospital discharge planning in care transition of patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220772
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0772
- Sara Maria Barbosa ,
- Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias ,
- Tatiele Estefâni Schönholzer ,
- Diene Monique Carlos ,
- Maria Estela Lacerda Pires ,
- Silvia Helena Valente ,
- Luciana Aparecida Fabriz ,
- Ione Carvalho Pinto
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Objective:
to analyze care transition in hospital discharge planning for patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases.
Method:
a qualitative study, based on the Care Transitions Intervention theoretical model, with four pillars of intervention, to ensure a safe transition. Twelve professionals participated in a public hospital in the countryside of São Paulo. Data were collected through observation, document analysis and semi-structured interviews.
Results:
there was a commitment of a multidisciplinary team to comprehensive care and involvement of family members in patient care. The documents facilitated communication between professionals and/or levels of care. However, the lack of time to prepare for discharge can lead to fragmented care, impairing communication and jeopardizing a safe transition.
Final considerations:
they were shown to be important elements in discharge planning composition, aiming to ensure a safe care transition, team participation with nurses as main actors, early discharge planning and family involvement.
- Sara Maria Barbosa
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Psychometric Properties of an Instrument for Assessing University Administrators’ Knowledge on Gender-Based Violence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220770
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPsychometric Properties of an Instrument for Assessing University Administrators’ Knowledge on Gender-Based Violence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220770
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0770
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Objective:
To evaluate the factorial structure of the instrument measuring university administrators’ knowledge of gender-based violence.
Methods:
This cross-sectional methodological study was conducted from August to November 2020 with 101 university administrators. Data on demographic and functional characteristics were collected, and the “QUEST VBG UNIV” instrument was applied. Descriptive analysis was performed, the structure of the questionnaire was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and the stability of the factors was verified through ORION and FDI tests.
Results:
Of the original 38 items across the 4 sections of the questionnaire, 19 were retained within 2 factors, with appropriate factor loadings. Factor 1 had an explained variance of 15.69%, and Factor 2 had an explained variance of 9.10%. The reliability was deemed satisfactory (ORION > 0.900, FDI > 0.900).
Conclusions:
The questionnaire presented a valid and reliable factorial structure for measuring knowledge about gender-based violence, thereby representing a suitable option for situational assessments in universities.
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12-04-2023
Maternal Concerns in Home Care for the Premature Newborn: An Integrative Review
- Thaís Emanuele da Conceição ,
- Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza ,
- Rafael Braga Esteves ,
- Patrícia Lima Pereira Peres ,
- Donatella Valente , [ … ],
- Antonella Nespoli
Abstract
Maternal Concerns in Home Care for the Premature Newborn: An Integrative Review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0769
- Thaís Emanuele da Conceição ,
- Maria Helena do Nascimento Souza ,
- Rafael Braga Esteves ,
- Patrícia Lima Pereira Peres ,
- Donatella Valente ,
- Antonella Nespoli
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Objective:
To identify and analyze the scientific literature, both national and international, concerning the primary maternal concerns about caring for premature newborns at home.
Methods:
This integrative review is based on the guiding question: “What scientific publications from 2012 to 2021 address maternal concerns about the care of premature newborns at home?”. Searches were conducted in the electronic databases: Embase, Medline, Web of Science, Lilacs, Scielo, and Cochrane Library.
Results:
A total of 21 articles were identified. The qualitative analysis showed that maternal concerns pertained to breastfeeding, hygiene, sunbathing practices, managing infant colic, identifying signs, symptoms, and clinical changes, temperature control, and the third phase of the kangaroo method.
Conclusions:
Maternal uncertainties underscore the importance of enhancing strategies focused on supporting families and ensuring continued care for neonates at home.
- Thaís Emanuele da Conceição
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Social representation of young people in higher education about sexually transmitted infections
- Thelma Spindola ,
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Juliana de Lima Brandão ,
- Denize Cristina de Oliveira ,
- Sérgio Corrêa Marques , [ … ],
- Paulo Ferreira Pinto
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial representation of young people in higher education about sexually transmitted infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220406
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0406
- Thelma Spindola ,
- Laércio Deleon de Melo ,
- Juliana de Lima Brandão ,
- Denize Cristina de Oliveira ,
- Sérgio Corrêa Marques ,
- Cristina Arreguy-Sena ,
- Paulo Ferreira Pinto
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Objective:
to analyze the social representations about sexually transmitted infections elaborated by undergraduate students.
Methods:
a descriptive, qualitative study, in the light of the structural approach of Social Representation Theory, carried out with 160 young undergraduate students, in the second half of 2019, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, knowledge and practices for preventing sexually transmitted infections, analyzed using descriptive statistics and a form of free evocations with the inducing term STD, analyzed using prototypical and similarity analysis.
Results:
the representation’s possible central nucleus is composed of lexicons aids, disease and HIV; the peripheral system by syphilis, sex, condoms, gonorrhea, prevention, infection, carelessness, HPV, herpes, ignorance, treatment, fear, unprotected-sex and danger.
Final considerations:
social thinking about sexually transmitted infections is characterized by their recognition as diseases, which require barrier prevention measures, associating with unsafe sexual practices that arouse fear.
- Thelma Spindola
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity study of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil
- Janaina Recanello Begui ,
- Seth Scholer ,
- Naiara Barros Polita ,
- Maria Aparecida Baggio ,
- Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes Merino , [ … ],
- Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETranslation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity study of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220281
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0281
- Janaina Recanello Begui ,
- Seth Scholer ,
- Naiara Barros Polita ,
- Maria Aparecida Baggio ,
- Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes Merino ,
- Adriana Valongo Zani ,
- Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta
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Objective:
to describe the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity process of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil.
Methods:
a methodological study that followed the translation, back-translation, expert committee assessment, and pre-test steps. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was calculated for both the judge population and the pre-test population. Four translators, seven expert judges in the field of child health and thirty participants in the pre-test, including parents, teachers and healthcare professionals, participated in the study.
Results:
in experts’ analysis (98.4%), a value of 100% of adequate assessments was obtained, and in the target population’s analysis (89.5%), there were 100% of adequate assessments. In both analyses, suggested adaptations were made.
Conclusios:
cross-cultural adaptation and content validity into Brazilian Portuguese of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” were considered adequate for application in the target population.
- Janaina Recanello Begui
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-24-2021
Construction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools
- Roseanne de Sousa Nobre ,
- Artemizia Francisca de Sousa ,
- Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva ,
- Ana Larissa Gomes Machado ,
- Viviane Martins da Silva , [ … ],
- Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200511
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0511
- Roseanne de Sousa Nobre ,
- Artemizia Francisca de Sousa ,
- Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva ,
- Ana Larissa Gomes Machado ,
- Viviane Martins da Silva ,
- Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima
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Objective:
to build and validate an educational technology on the promotion of breastfeeding for schoolchildren.
Methods:
a methodological study was developed through a bibliographic survey, situational diagnosis, creation of illustrations, layout, design and texts, validation of the material with the help of expert judges and target audience.
Results:
the content judges enabled the validation of the material with an overall Content Validity Index of 90%, the judges of the design Suitability Assessment of Materials of 90.4% and the target audience with a 95.6% agreement. The readability percentage proved to be excellent, with an overall score of 100%.
Conclusion:
the educational technology proved to be a valid and reliable instrument to promote a breastfeeding culture among schoolchildren.
- Roseanne de Sousa Nobre
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Nurses’ responsibilities in the aerospace environment
- Shara Bianca De Pin Raduenz ,
- José Luís Guedes dos Santos ,
- Daniele Dalcanal Lazzari ,
- Eliane Regina Pereira do Nascimento ,
- Keyla Cristiane do Nascimento , [ … ],
- André Ricardo Moreira
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ responsibilities in the aerospace environment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180777
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0777
- Shara Bianca De Pin Raduenz ,
- José Luís Guedes dos Santos ,
- Daniele Dalcanal Lazzari ,
- Eliane Regina Pereira do Nascimento ,
- Keyla Cristiane do Nascimento ,
- André Ricardo Moreira
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Objectives:
to characterize the nurses who work in the aerospace environment and to identify their most frequent responsibilities during the pre-flight, flight, and post-flight periods.
Methods:
a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive research, conducted using a survey through Google forms®, from January to April of 2018, with 50 nurses from aerospace services in Brazil. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
predominance of male participants (64%), mean age of 37 years, with a mean working time in the aerospace environment of six years, in helicopter (54%), and in the southern region (42%). The main pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities were, respectively: verification/testing of equipment functionality, nursing care for patients, and replacement of supplies and equipment.
Conclusions:
In the aerospace environment, nurses’ work are primarily organizational and victim care actions, during all phases of the flight.
- Shara Bianca De Pin Raduenz
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04-14-2021
Specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19
- Diego Dias de Araújo ,
- Maria Naiane Rolim Nascimento ,
- Écila Campos Mota ,
- Maíra Marques Ribeiro ,
- Renata Patricia Fonseca Gonçalves , [ … ],
- Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix
Abstract
Specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200741
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0741
- Diego Dias de Araújo ,
- Maria Naiane Rolim Nascimento ,
- Écila Campos Mota ,
- Maíra Marques Ribeiro ,
- Renata Patricia Fonseca Gonçalves ,
- Ricardo Otávio Maia Gusmão ,
- Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix
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Objective:
To create specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19.
Methods:
Methodological study, carried out based on the identification of concepts related to the care of the person with the infection, present in the official guidelines of the Brazilian Ministry of Health; the concepts were validated by three specialist nurses; and a cross-mapping of the extracted concepts was done with CIPE® 2019 primitive concepts.
Results:
Out of 436 unique concepts, being 399 of these validated; of these, 70.9% were in the Classification and referred to the nursing care of people with COVID-19. In the Axis, the concepts related to Focus, Action, and Environment stood out. As for the non-validated concepts, 78.4% were not included in the 2019 version of CIPE®.
Conclusion:
We were able to structure a specialized CIPE® terminology, with the potential to generate nursing care indicators for people with COVID-19.
- Diego Dias de Araújo
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Validation of the definitions of nursing diagnoses for individuals with Aids
- Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto ,
- Rayanne Teresa da Silva Costa ,
- Wenysson Noleto dos Santos ,
- Sâmara Fontes Fernandes ,
- Dhyanine Morais de Lima , [ … ],
- Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEValidation of the definitions of nursing diagnoses for individuals with Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180915
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0915
- Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto ,
- Rayanne Teresa da Silva Costa ,
- Wenysson Noleto dos Santos ,
- Sâmara Fontes Fernandes ,
- Dhyanine Morais de Lima ,
- Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva
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Objectives:
to develop and validate conceptual and operational definitions of nursing diagnoses of the International Classification for Nursing Practice for people living with Aids.
Methods:
methodological study with 100 individuals with Aids, in a hospital school. In addition, 19 nurses selected from the Lattes platform acted as experts in the validation process. The research was conducted, using three moments: identification and validation of the nursing diagnoses; construction of the conceptual and operational definitions of the diagnoses, and content validation, using the content validity index.
Results:
a total of 35 diagnoses were identified and 18 had their conceptual and operational definitions validated, with validity index of ≥ 0.8.
Conclusions:
the construction of the conceptual and operational definitions enables nurses to analyze the clinical inferences and endorse the nursing diagnosis, contributing to its predictive capacity.
- Vinicius Lino de Souza Neto
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06-28-2021
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards: impact on breastfeeding practices among preterm infants
- Talita Balaminut ,
- Sonia Semenic ,
- Laura N. Haiek ,
- Edilaine Giovanini Rossetto ,
- Adriana Moraes Leite , [ … ],
- Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
Abstract
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards: impact on breastfeeding practices among preterm infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200909
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0909
- Talita Balaminut ,
- Sonia Semenic ,
- Laura N. Haiek ,
- Edilaine Giovanini Rossetto ,
- Adriana Moraes Leite ,
- Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca ,
- Marialda Moreira Christoffel ,
- Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
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Objective:
to assess breastfeeding support practices for preterm infants at two Baby-Friendly hospitals in southeastern Brazil, comparing the effect of implementing the guidelines for Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal wards.
Methods:
a quasi-experimental study, pre- and post-intervention with control. Implementation of this initiative in the intervention hospital using Knowledge Translation. Data collection on compliance with the adapted Ten Steps, Three Guiding Principles and the Code before and after the intervention was carried out via interviews with mothers of preterm babies and professionals, unit observation and documentary analysis in the intervention and control hospitals. Intra-intergroup comparison was performed.
Results:
increases in global compliance with the Three Principles, Ten Steps, the Code, partial compliance with each Principle and in most Steps was greater in the intervention hospital. Conclusion: this initiative improved practices related to breastfeeding in the intervention hospital, demonstrating the potential to improve care and breastfeeding in neonatal wards.
- Talita Balaminut
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08-16-2021
The prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals
- Marli Therezinha Stein Backes ,
- Karini Manhães de Carvalho ,
- Larissa Nascimento Ribeiro ,
- Tamiris Scoz Amorim ,
- Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino dos Santos , [ … ],
- Dirce Stein Backes
Abstract
The prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200689
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0689
- Marli Therezinha Stein Backes ,
- Karini Manhães de Carvalho ,
- Larissa Nascimento Ribeiro ,
- Tamiris Scoz Amorim ,
- Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino dos Santos ,
- Dirce Stein Backes
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Objectives:
to identify the reasons for the prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals.
Methods:
Grounded Theory. Study approved by two Research Ethics Committees and conducted by theoretical sampling, from July 2015 to June 2017. Twenty-nine interviews were conducted with health professionals from two maternity hospitals in the Southern Region of Brazil. Data collection and analysis was performed alternately; and analysis by open, axial, and selective coding/integration.
Results:
the technocratic model still persists because the assistance is performed in a mechanized way, centered on the professionals. There is a lack of systematization of care, and under-dimensioning of the nursing staff.
Final Considerations:
obstetric nurses need to review their performance in obstetric centers, the internal organization, the dimensioning of nursing professionals, and become protagonists of care. Investment in academic training/updating the knowledge of midwifery professionals, based on scientific evidence and user-centered care is necessary.
- Marli Therezinha Stein Backes
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REVIEW09-18-2020
Cloth masks as respiratory protections in the COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence gaps
- Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Ana Maria de Almeida ,
- Maria Eliane Moreira Freire ,
- Jordana de Almeida Nogueira ,
- Elucir Gir , [ … ],
- Wynne Pereira Nogueira
Abstract
REVIEWCloth masks as respiratory protections in the COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence gaps
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200239
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0239
- Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Ana Maria de Almeida ,
- Maria Eliane Moreira Freire ,
- Jordana de Almeida Nogueira ,
- Elucir Gir ,
- Wynne Pereira Nogueira
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Objective:
to identify scientific evidence on the effectiveness of using cloth masks as safe protectors against COVID-19.
Method:
an integrative review of articles available in full obtained at PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Controlled, non-controlled descriptors and keywords such as “mask”, “home-made” and “cloth” or “cotton” and “infection control” or “infection prevention” were used.
Results:
thirty-eight articles were selected; of these, seven studies made up the sample. Evidence shows that cloth masks do not have the same protective characteristics as surgical masks, indicating an increased risk of infection due to humidity, diffusion of fluids, virus retention, and improper preparation. Considering the shortage of surgical masks during the pandemic, cloth masks could be proposed as a last resort.
Conclusion:
cloth masks should be used together with preventive measures, such as home insulation, good respiratory conduct, and regular hand hygiene.
- Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Primary care quality and its effects on leprosy monitoring indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190038
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrimary care quality and its effects on leprosy monitoring indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190038
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0038
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Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of primary care in leprosy control actions, to correlate effects on monitoring indicators.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, conducted in Belo Horizonte, from July to September 2014. Interviews with 408 professionals were conducted through the application of a tool that assesses attributes of primary care in leprosy control actions, and monitoring indicators were calculated. Spearman correlation was used, significance level p < 0.05.
Results:
the overall score correlated with the percentage of cases treated in primary care and of family health staff coverage. The derived score correlated with the percentage of cases treated in primary care, and the essential score correlated with the proportion and rate of cases diagnosed, with grade 2 physical disability.
Conclusions:
the quality of leprosy control actions performed by primary care professionals produces impacts on health indicators, and developing strategies consistent with the reality of the territory is necessary.
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