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01-01-2016
Pressure ulcer healing with Plenusdermax® Calendula officinalis L. extract
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):250-257
Abstract
Pressure ulcer healing with Plenusdermax® Calendula officinalis L. extract
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):250-257
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690207i
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Objective:
to evaluate the therapeutic benefits of the bioactive extracts of Plenusdermax®Calendula officinalis for pressure ulcer healing.
Method:
an observational cohort study, including 41 patients with a diagnosis of pressure ulcer that was stable in size for more than three months. Patients were evaluated every two weeks, over 30 weeks, for: reduction of the wound area, infection control, types of tissue and exudate, and ulcer microbiology.
Results:
the proportions of patients who were completely healed after 15 and 30 weeks of treatment were 63% and 88%, respectively, and the mean healing time was 12.5±7.8 weeks. No adverse events were observed during treatment.
Conclusion:
the results of the study indicate that bioactive C. officinalis Plenusdermax® is a safe treatment that promotes healing of pressure ulcers.
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01-01-2016
Quality of life assessment for health promotion groups
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):242-249
Abstract
Quality of life assessment for health promotion groups
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):242-249
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690206i
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Objective:
to analyze the use of quality of life assessment (QOL) as a strategy to evaluate the work with health promotion groups in the community.
Method:
cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study. Participants of two elderly groups (n=46) were individually interviewed to fill the sociodemographic instruments, WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD.
Results:
the participants were women with up to 79 years, who did not live with a partner, with up to four years of study, retired, with individual income of up to a minimum salary. The mean scores on the WHOQOL-BREF were higher on “Social Relations” and lower in the “Environment”. For the WHOQOL-OLD, the highest scores were achieved in facets “Social Participation” (G1) and “Past, Present and Future Activities” (G2), while “Death and Dying” facet obtained lower scores in both groups.
Conclusion:
the assessment of QOL appears to be useful in helping to identify the coordination aspects of life of elderly people that need to be better developed in groups.
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01-01-2016
Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian version of Treatment Spirituality/Religiosity Scale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):235-241
Abstract
Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian version of Treatment Spirituality/Religiosity Scale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):235-241
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690205i
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Objective:
to perform the translation and transcultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese, and analyze the psychometric properties of the instrument Treatment Spirituality/Religiosity Scale (TSRS).
Method:
the sample consisted of 188 nursing students of technical and higher education. The reliability analysis by test-retest was performed one month after the first application of the instrument. To measure the construct validation, a factorial analysis was carried out.
Results:
the Brazilian version of the TSRS consisted of 10 items, with two factors. The reliability by test-retest showed a Kappa coefficient ranging from 0.22 to 0.47, and a global internal consistency Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85.
Conclusion:
the Brazilian version of the TSRS showed satisfactory values of validity and internal consistency, being suitable for use in the national context.
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01-01-2016
Epidemiological characteristics and causes of deaths in hospitalized patients under intensive care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):229-234
Abstract
Epidemiological characteristics and causes of deaths in hospitalized patients under intensive care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):229-234
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690204i
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Objective:
to describe the epidemiological and sociodemographic characteristics of patients hospitalized in an ICU.
Method:
an epidemiological, descriptive and retrospective study. Population: 695 patients admitted from January to December 2011. The data collected were statistically analyzed with both absolute and relative frequency distribution.
Results:
61.6% of the patients are male, aged 40 to 69 years, and most of them came from the surgery rooms. The most frequent reason for admission was diseases of the circulatory system (23.3%). At discharge from the ICU, 72.4% of the patients were sent to other units of the same institution, 31.1% to the intermediate care unit, and 20.4% died, of which 24.6% from diseases of the circulatory system. The afternoon shift had 45.8% of the admissions and 53.3% of the discharges.
Conclusion:
the description of the sociodemographic and epidemiological features guides the planning of nursing actions, providing a better quality service.
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01-01-2016
Hospital discharge of premature newborns: the father’s experience
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):221-228
Abstract
Hospital discharge of premature newborns: the father’s experience
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):221-228
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690203i
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Objective:
To describe the father’s experience with his premature child discharge of the Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit and to point out interventions to promote this experience.
Method:
Qualitative research with eight fathers, adopting the Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical reference and thematic narrative research as methodological frame.
Results:
The analysis of data has allowed us to describe the experience of the father from three thematic units: “fatherhood boundaries”, “high responsibility for the child” and “social network and support”.
Conclusion:
The father feels insecure with the idea of taking care of his child at home because of the lack of professional support and the initial contact with the child in the Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit.
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01-01-2016
Nurses from the Mobile Emergency Service: profile and developed activities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):213-220
Abstract
Nurses from the Mobile Emergency Service: profile and developed activities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):213-220
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690202i
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Objective:
to characterize the profile and identify the activities developed by nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service of a state of southern Brazil.
Method:
an exploratory, descriptive study. Data were collected through a questionnaire with 63 nurses.
Results:
the profile showed a workforce predominantly female, young and having specialized training. The activities were organized in the dimensions of caring, managing and educating, verifying the predominance of the first one. Care actions involved multiple procedures, but the use of the Systematization of Nursing Care (SNC) was not mentioned in the development of care activities. Then, the managerial dimension with a predominance of bureaucratic activities was emphasized. Educational activities were less prominent.
Conclusion:
care actions are the focus of the activities of nurses, predominantly the prescribed institutional care without the use of instruments such as SNC that could contribute to the greater visibility of their professional work.
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01-01-2016
Desafios e imperativos de liderança na cooperação com a Organização Mundial da Saúde
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):207-208
Abstract
Desafios e imperativos de liderança na cooperação com a Organização Mundial da Saúde
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):207-208
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690201i
Views0Quando uma instituição promove inovações estratégicas, é colocado em curso o rompimento com a tradição, provocando mudanças e, por consequência, alterando as expectativas e as perspectivas tanto dos seus clientes internos, quanto dos seus clientes externos.Os motores das inovações adotadas são acionados por uma visão ampliada dos fins da organização, alargando suas fronteiras em termos […]See more -
01-01-2016
Challenges and leadership imperatives in cooperation with the World Health Organization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):207-208
Abstract
Challenges and leadership imperatives in cooperation with the World Health Organization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):207-208
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690201i
Views0When an institution promotes strategic innovations, it starts the rupture with tradition, causing changes and, consequently, altering the expectations and prospects of both their internal clients, as their external clients.The engines of the adopted innovations are driven by a broader view of the organization’s purposes, expanding its borders in terms of breadth and depth, which […]See more
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-28-2023
Geospatialization of tuberculosis and income transfer programs among Indigenous peoples in an endemic territory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220216
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEGeospatialization of tuberculosis and income transfer programs among Indigenous peoples in an endemic territory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220216
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0216
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Objective:
To analyze the spatial pattern of tuberculosis in Indigenous peoples from the State of Pará and its correlation with income transfer.
Methods:
Ecological study, with 340 cases reported in Indigenous peoples in the State of Pará, Brazil, in the period 2016-2020. The study performed a descriptive analysis and calculation of incidence rates with smoothing by the local empirical Bayesian method. The Global Moran index assessed the autocorrelation of the rates with income transfer data, p<0,05.
Results:
The Marajó and metropolitan mesoregions of Belém had the highest tuberculosis rates, and a reduced number of people benefited from income transfer (high-low correlation). The study identified high rates, and a significant number of people benefited from financial aid (high correlation high), I=0.399, p=0.027 in the Southwest.
Conclusions:
The spatial autocorrelation between tuberculosis and access to income transfer programs constitutes a relevant subsidy for the formulation of social protection policies and may impact the disease control actions in Indigenous territories, valuing the epidemiological heterogeneity identified in the mesoregions.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-13-2023
Vulnerability to physical inactivity: evidence of content validity and response processes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220563
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEVulnerability to physical inactivity: evidence of content validity and response processes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220563
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0563
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Objective:
To analyze content validity evidence and response processes of a bank of items for measuring vulnerability to physical inactivity in adults.
Method:
Methodological study, with 13 specialists and 46 representatives of the target population. The Content Validity Index (CVI) and binomial test were calculated; data obtained through validity based on response processes were collected through interviews.
Results:
Of the 105 constructed items, 16 were excluded (CVI<0.78); 89 items showed agreement <80% in the psychometric criteria, being modified. Of the 101 items that remained (CVI>0.78), 34 were changed and 4 were deleted after evaluating the evidence of response processes. In the end, 97 items remained, with a global CVI of 0.92, organized into two dimensions: Subject (CVI=0.91) and Social (CVI=0.94).
Conclusion:
The items presented adequate parameters and evidence of validity; and can subsidize the construction of instruments that consider the subject’s and social vulnerability in understanding physical inactivity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
The relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0602
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Objective:
Reproductive health in adolescent girls is very important. To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the behavior of preventing vaginal discharge among nursing students.
Methods:
a quantitative, cross-sectional study, with 155 first-year female students at a private faculty of nursing. Data were collected from February to March 2022, using an electronic questionnaire.
Results:
98.1% of participants have a good level of knowledge and 92.3% of participants practice good vaginal discharge prevention behavior.
Conclusion:
good knowledge produces appropriate prevention behavior. The result of this study can be used as a contribution of thoughts and references as a more in-depth study of the factors that influence the level of knowledge and behavior about the disease of the genitalia and the dangers of pathological vaginal discharge.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-13-2023
Access of people with pulmonary tuberculosis to government programs: Primary Care professionals’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220716
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAccess of people with pulmonary tuberculosis to government programs: Primary Care professionals’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220716
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0716
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Objective:
to analyze Primary Health Care professionals’ perceptions about the access of people with pulmonary tuberculosis to government social support and income transfer programs.
Methods:
multicenter/qualitative study, carried out in Family Health Units in four Brazilian capitals: Belém/Pará, Campo Grande/Mato Grosso do Sul, Recife/Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro/Rio de Janeiro. Fifty-eight professionals participated (social workers, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and nursing technicians), who provided assistance to people with pulmonary tuberculosis. Individual interviews were conducted, and the content analysis technique was used.
Results:
among the participants, 45/77.6% were women and 33/56.9% were between 25 and 40 years old. Two thematic categories were organized, demonstrating the perceptions about the possibilities of access to government programs by people with pulmonary tuberculosis in vulnerable situations and the obstacles inherent to this context.
Final considerations:
it is necessary to move forward in improving patient access to social programs.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Fear of COVID-19 when experiencing pregnancy or childbirth in the pandemic: what are the associated factors?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220755
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFear of COVID-19 when experiencing pregnancy or childbirth in the pandemic: what are the associated factors?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220755
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0755
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Objective:
to identify factors associated with fear of COVID-19 among women who experienced pregnancy or childbirth during the pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, nested within a prospective cohort, using an online survey, from August 2021 to February 2022, based on descriptive data analysis.
Results:
of the 431 participants, 52.8% were postpartum women and 20.1% were pregnant women. With regard to fear of COVID-19, a mean score of 20.46 was obtained (moderate fear). The highest fear scores were present in women whose newborns were admitted to hospital in neonatal critical units (p=0.032), and the lowest among those covered by supplementary health (insurance) (p=0.016).
Conclusion:
among pregnant and postpartum women, high fear of COVID-19 translated into the possibility of having newborns admitted to hospital in a critical unit. The importance of supporting actions to support pregnant/postpartum women’s mental health in relation to COVID-19 or other threats that may influence the neonatal outcome stands out.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-21-2023
Coping strategies for chronically ill children and adolescents facing the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230045
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECoping strategies for chronically ill children and adolescents facing the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230045
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0045
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Objective:
to understand the experiences and coping strategies of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with six children and adolescents at the reception of an outpatient clinic of a pediatric hospital in the state of Ceará. Data collection took place from April to September 2021, using story-drawing, analyzed in light of Coutinho’s criteria.
Results:
two thematic categories emerged: Situations experienced by children and adolescents in times of COVID-19; Coping strategies for children and adolescents in their chronic illness process during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Final considerations:
understanding the experiences and coping strategies of children and adolescents with chronic illness demonstrated the expression of creative imagination, incorporated by subjective components, which brings to light an approximation with the reality perceived and interpreted in a context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Simulation-based training in Leprosy: development and validation of a scenario for community health workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230114
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESimulation-based training in Leprosy: development and validation of a scenario for community health workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230114
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0114
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Objectives:
To build and validate a clinical simulation scenario designed to instruct community health workers (CHWs) in active leprosy case detection.
Methods:
Methodological study involving the development of a simulated clinical scenario and content validation by experts. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was used to determine the level of agreement among the judging commitee, and a descriptive analysis of their recommendations was performed.
Results:
A simulated scenario with a simulated participant was developed — a simulation characterized by low complexity, moderate physical/environmental fidelity, moderate to high psychological fidelity, and high conceptual fidelity, lasting 50 minutes and capable of training up to 10 CHWs simultaneously. The scenario was validated by 14 experts, with a CVI exceeding 80% for all components.
Conclusions:
The validated clinical simulation possesses attributes that make it highly reproducible in various national health contexts, thereby contributing to the global “Towards Zero Leprosy” strategy.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Knowledge and practices about health among Quilombola men: contributions to health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230138
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge and practices about health among Quilombola men: contributions to health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230138
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0138
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Objective:
to analyze health knowledge and practices among Quilombola men.
Methods:
a qualitative, descriptive study, carried out with 40 men from two Quilombola communities in Santa Izabel do Pará, state of Pará, Brazil. Individual interviews were carried out using a semi-structured script. Text corpus was subjected to analysis with Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires 0.6, alpha 3, through Descending Hierarchical Classification.
Results:
among participants, eight (20.00%) were aged 55 to 59 years. 382 text segments were identified, with 299 (78.27%) being used, generating five lexical classes, which made up two subcorpora. The classes were organized into four thematic axes, covering knowledge about health and practices to prevent and solve health problems.
Final considerations:
men highlighted popular/traditional wisdom permeated by biomedical knowledge, translating their understanding of how to act to remain or become healthy.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-10-2020
Nursing team knowledge on care for patients with fungating wounds
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170738
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing team knowledge on care for patients with fungating wounds
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170738
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0738
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Objective:
to evaluate the nursing team knowledge of a cancer hospital on care for patients with Malignant Fungating Wounds (MFW) and to analyze associated sociodemographic and educational factors.
Method:
an observational and cross-sectional study, conducted between September and October 2015, after approval by the Research Ethics Committee. A questionnaire was applied containing sociodemographic, educational and related components to the accomplishment of dressings, dressings choice and orientation. Data were analyzed by using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, Student’s t-Test and Pearson’s correlation.
Results:
37 professionals participated in the study, most of whom were technicians (56.8%), women (91.9%) and with a mean age of 32 years. The professionals presented 56.5% of correct answers. There were no statistically significant associations between sociodemographic/educational variables and number of correct answers.
Conclusion:
there was a lack of important knowledge about care for patients with MFW, which should guide strategies for the oncology staff training.
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REVIEW01-29-2021
Epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with COVID-19: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200624
Abstract
REVIEWEpidemiological profile of children and adolescents with COVID-19: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200624
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0624
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Objective:
to map the epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with COVID-19 in the world literature.
Methods:
a scoping review systematized by the Joanna Briggs Institute protocol in the PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Science direct and Google Scholar databases. Articles with children and/or adolescents with laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 were used.
Results:
thirty-two articles were included in the review. Most children and adolescents were male, with contamination by family transmission. The most frequent clinical manifestations were fever, cough and diarrhea. Ten studies cited pre-existing condition/disease, and hospital length ranged from one to twenty days. Three deaths were reported and no study presented race/color, education and socioeconomic conditions.
Conclusion:
it was possible to screen the epidemiological profile with information about age group, sex, probable contamination of the disease, clinical manifestations, presence of pre-existing disease/condition, hospitalization and deaths among children and adolescents with COVID-19.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-18-2021
Why does your pain never get better? Stigma and coping mechanism in people with sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200831
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWhy does your pain never get better? Stigma and coping mechanism in people with sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200831
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0831
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Objectives:
to analyze the characteristics of stigma in the interactions of people with pain and sickle cell disease and the coping strategies adopted.
Methods:
qualitative study, conducted in Bahia’s reference units between January and July 2018. In-depth interviews were applied to 25 adults, followed by content analysis and interpretation in light of the Sociological Theory of Stigma.
Results:
four categories emerged from the data: Stigma in interactions with family members; Stigma in interactions with people in the general public; Stigma in interactions with health workers; and Strategies for coping with stigma.
Final Considerations:
in the participants’ interactions, stigma produced discrediting pain reports, labeling and stereotyping, blaming patients for not improving their health, discrimination, racism, inadequate pain assessment, and delay in care. Coping included silencing, covering up, aggressive behavior, exposure to risk, reading religious texts and praises, and church attendance.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-24-2022
Nurses’ performance in palliative care: spiritual care in the light of Theory of Human Caring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210029
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ performance in palliative care: spiritual care in the light of Theory of Human Caring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210029
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0029
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ role in assisting patients in palliative care, with emphasis on the spiritual dimension, in the light of Theory of Human Caring.
Methods:
this is an exploratory, qualitative study, carried out in a hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba, between August and December 2019, with 10 nurses. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used. For analysis, we opted for content analysis.
Results:
the spiritual dimension of care is contemplated by several religious and spiritual practices. These are respected and encouraged by nurses, although there is difficulty in providing care for the spiritual dimension.
Final Considerations:
nurses have attitudes consistent with Jean Watson’s Theory and apply the Caritas Process elements during assistance to patients’ spiritual dimension in palliative care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Mental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0743
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Objective:
to analyze perceptions of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) professional team about mental health-disorder and to identify health actions developed by the team for people with mental disorders.
Method:
a qualitative study of a Marxist theoretical framework and a dialectical method. 99 FHS middle and higher level professionals from São Paulo participated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were submitted to ALCESTE software and Thematic Content Analysis.
Results:
there were three empirical categories: Training in Mental Health; Perception of the FHS professional about mental health-disorder; and Health actions developed by the FHS team with people with mental disorders. Actions that converge and diverge from the psychosocial care model were identified.
Final considerations:
there is an effort from professionals to work according to the psychosocial care model, but it is necessary to invest in the Permanent Education in Health of these professionals to overcome barriers and foster successful territorial actions.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Factors associated with depressive symptoms in older adults in context of social vulnerability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190107
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with depressive symptoms in older adults in context of social vulnerability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190107
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0107
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Objective:
To identify factors associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly inserted in a context of high social vulnerability.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out with 302 elderly people enrolled in Primary Care. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Shor-form-6D Quality of Life Questionnaire and Medical Outcome Study Scale. For data analysis, a logistic regression was performed considering two groups, with and without depressive symptoms.
Results:
A good perception of the quality of life (OR: 0.21) and receiving emotional support (OR: 0.98) were presented as protective factors for depression, have risks of malnutrition (OR: 4.87), belong to the female sex OR: 1.88) and living alone (OR: 2.34), indicated a predictor factor for depression.
Conclusion:
Quality of life and social support were identified as protective factors for depressive symptoms while being at risk of malnutrition, living alone, reporting pain and being female are predictors.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-24-2021
Costs of healthcare-associated infections in an Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200275
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECosts of healthcare-associated infections in an Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200275
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0275
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Objectives:
to evaluate hospitalization costs of patients with and without Healthcare-Associated Infections an Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
a retrospective case-control study. Data collection was retrieved from the medical records of Intensive Care Unit of a medium-sized public hospital in Goiás-Brazil. For each case, two controls were selected. Data on socioeconomic, clinical, and hospital costs were collected. To verify associations between variables, Odds Ratio and linear regression were calculated.
Results:
a total of 21 patients diagnosed with Healthcare-Associated Infections and 42 controls were evaluated. The hospitalization cost for patients with infection was four times higher than for non-infection patients (p-value<0.001). There was an association between infection and higher mortality (p-value <0.001), longer hospital-stay (p-value =0.021), and higher hospital costs (p-value =0.007).
Conclusions:
hospitalization costs of diagnosed Healthcare-Associated Infections patients are high compared to those who do not have this diagnosis.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-21-2021
Music in the relief of stress and distress in cancer patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190838
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMusic in the relief of stress and distress in cancer patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190838
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0838
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Objectives:
to evaluate the effects of music on the physiological stress and distress of cancer patients being treated in a hospital.
Methods:
quasi-experimental study carried out with cancer patients hospitalized in the nursing wards of a public hospital. There was a single 15-minute intervention using music. It was individual, and headphones were used for patients to listen to three songs chosen by each one. The levels of stress and distress were measured before and after the intervention, using music to analyze the cortisol in the saliva and the answers to the distress thermometer. The significance level of the statistical analysis was 5%, using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test.
Results:
the mean age of the 26 patients was 56 years old. Most were female, white, and had breast cancer. After intervention, there were statistically significant diminutions in both stress and distress — p < 0.001.
Conclusions:
the use of music diminishes the stress and the distress of cancer patients.
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