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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Nursing students and the internet: a reflection of digital ethics
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão
, - Ingrid Bemfica Ramos ,
- Anna Carolina Caetano Griesang de Oliveira ,
- Sabrina da Costa Machado Duarte ,
- Joyce Martins Arimatea Branco Tavares , [ … ],
- Priscilla Valladares Broca
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing students and the internet: a reflection of digital ethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230459
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0459
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão ,
- Ingrid Bemfica Ramos ,
- Anna Carolina Caetano Griesang de Oliveira ,
- Sabrina da Costa Machado Duarte ,
- Joyce Martins Arimatea Branco Tavares ,
- Priscilla Valladares Broca
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Objectives:
to identify how first-year nursing students use cyberspace and propose an orientation guide with criteria guiding the use of cyberspace.
Methods:
qualitative and descriptive research, carried out with 24 nursing students from a federal public institution in Rio de Janeiro. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis occurred using IRAMUTEQ®. The research was approved by the institution’s Research Ethics Committee.
Results:
students use cyberspace to communicate, study, find “cool things”, share photos and memories. Furthermore, they are concerned about hate speech, intolerance and fake news. The good and bad sides and the types of technologies most used were also portrayed.
Final considerations:
the moral and ethical values of physical coexistence, together with awareness of individual responsibility, are the pillars for using cyberspace. The guide comes as an awareness tool.
- Ana Carolina Barboza Brandão
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Maternity behind and beyond bars: analysis from the perspective of protection bioethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20220576
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMaternity behind and beyond bars: analysis from the perspective of protection bioethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20220576
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0576
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Objective:
to analyze how motherhood is expressed in female prison units from the perspective of Bioethics of Protection.
Method:
qualitative research with an ethnographic approach, developed in two women’s prison units. Participantes were: six mothers deprived of liberty, 15 health professionals, and nine prison officers. For data collection, semi-structured interviews and descriptive observation were used. Data analysis was based on the Content Analysis technique, thematic category.
Results:
three categories emerged: women and children violated behind bars (inequities); mothers and children in prison exacerbating imbalances, tensions and conflicts; and limits and references for resocialization.
Final Considerations:
the Bioethics of Protection proposal appears as a valid tool for the analytical direction of the process of confronting issues in the scope of public health in prison units, considering vulnerable groups and aiming at equity and human dignity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Self-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
- Odilon Vieira Santos ,
- Letícia Aparecida Machado Lisboa da Silva ,
- Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ,
- Paula Hino ,
- José Ramón Martínez-Riera , [ … ],
- Hugo Fernandes
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240289
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0289
- Odilon Vieira Santos ,
- Letícia Aparecida Machado Lisboa da Silva ,
- Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ,
- Paula Hino ,
- José Ramón Martínez-Riera ,
- Hugo Fernandes
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Objective:
to analyze occurrence of self-harm, sociodemographic profile of victims and referrals in the first 24 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo.
Method:
cross-sectional study carried out by the Notifiable Diseases Information System with data on self-harm in São Paulo. The period outlined was March 2020 to February 2022. R (4.0.2) software and chi-square test were used.
Results:
there were 15,946 incidents. Victims were young, white, single, heterosexual women. There was high incidence of people with previous mental disorders more than once and without clear motivation. The method used was poisoning/intoxication. There was a considerable number of referrals to the health network, although not totalitarian.
Conclusion:
the years of greater insecurity in relation to the pandemic have given rise to self-harm cases with peculiar characteristics. Agile health policies must be applied in atypical conditions, such as pandemics, especially for adolescents/young people with previous mental disorders.
- Odilon Vieira Santos
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-10-2024
Sustainability in Higher Education: Experience report on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes ,
- Rosalina Matias-Correia ,
- Rosa Carla Gomes da Silva ,
- Natália de Jesus Barbosa Machado ,
- Ana Paula dos Santos Jesus Marques França
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTSustainability in Higher Education: Experience report on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0118
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes ,
- Rosalina Matias-Correia ,
- Rosa Carla Gomes da Silva ,
- Natália de Jesus Barbosa Machado ,
- Ana Paula dos Santos Jesus Marques França
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Objective:
Describe the activities aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), implemented by a polytechnic higher education institution, in the northern region of Portugal.
Methods:
This is an experience report from a Higher Education Institution, which characterizes the contribution to the SDGs, within the scope of teaching, research, campus and leadership.
Results:
In total, 1247 activities were mapped, with a preponderance in the “people” dimension (685 activities), with SDG 3 being the most prominent. Scientific articles contribute significantly to the SDGs, with a notable discrepancy between automatic (Scopus) and manual classifications, indicating a tendency to underestimate the impact of nursing studies.
Conclusion:
The results demonstrate the significant contribution of this institution to the SDGs, with a special focus on health and education. This contribution reflects the mission of the institution, which involves training competent and socially conscious health professionals, but simultaneously the need for greater awareness and training of the teaching staff.
- Laura Mafalda Carvalho Lopes
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Health of quilombola children as a challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240106
Abstract
REVIEWHealth of quilombola children as a challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240106
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0106
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Objective:
to map the literature on quilombola children’s health and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Method:
a scoping review, which followed the JBI protocol and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Searches were conducted in the LILACS, BDENF, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE databases and Google Scholar platform. The research protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework.
Results:
eighteen articles out of 2,055 studies were selected as relevant for this study. The articles were grouped into four axes: Access to healthcare services; Nutritional aspects of quilombola children; Health problems of quilombola children; and Care for quilombola children. The relationship between these articles and SDGs 1, 3, 4, 6 and 10 was observed.
Final considerations:
the study provided an extremely important mapping of the theme of quilombola children’s health and themes related to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Social Representations of pregnancy among trans men
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira ,
- Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ,
- Sheyla Costa de Oliveira ,
- Anderson Reis de Sousa ,
- Mariana Mercês Mesquita Espíndola , [ … ],
- Joecio Cordeiro Cardoso
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial Representations of pregnancy among trans men
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240094
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0094
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira ,
- Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ,
- Sheyla Costa de Oliveira ,
- Anderson Reis de Sousa ,
- Mariana Mercês Mesquita Espíndola ,
- Milka Gabrielle de Lira Nóbrega West ,
- Marclineide Nóbrega de Andrade Ramalho ,
- Joecio Cordeiro Cardoso
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Objective:
to understand the meanings and experiences of pregnancy among trans men in light of the Theory of Social Representations.
Methods:
this is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out with trans men selected for convenience and availability. Data production took place from September to October 2021, via the Google Meet® platform, based on interviews with a semi-structured script. Interview lexicographic textual analysis was performed using the Reinert method and instrumented by IRAMUTEQ version 7.0.
Results:
social representations of pregnancy involved a wide field of meanings, in which efforts were articulated to accept opportune and solitary pregnancy, fear of the parturition process and influence of physical and emotional changes.
Final considerations:
the study reinforces the importance of advanced nursing practice in assisting the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, based on the perspective of comprehensive care, equity in access to services and respect for differences.
- Danilo Martins Roque Pereira
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Prevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos ,
- Katerine Moraes dos Santos ,
- Angela Maria Mendes Abreu ,
- Cristiane Cardoso de Paula ,
- Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune
Abstract
REVIEWPrevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240052
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0052
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos ,
- Katerine Moraes dos Santos ,
- Angela Maria Mendes Abreu ,
- Cristiane Cardoso de Paula ,
- Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune
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Objectives:
To identify in the scientific literature the prevalence, diagnostic methods, and exposure variables of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers.
Methods:
An integrative review of the scientific literature based on the following review question: What are the available scientific evidence in the literature that address the prevalence of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers and its association with possible risk factors among these workers?
Results:
Being a physician or nurse, being older, and being male were generally associated with higher prevalences. The study also showed that interferon-gamma release assays were more commonly used as a diagnostic method compared to skin tests.
Conclusions:
More studies are needed regarding the epidemiology of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the context of healthcare workers, aiming for higher impact actions that contribute to the reduction of tuberculosis worldwide.
- Raphael Sampaio dos Santos
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Brazil-Portugal Comparison: Education, Health and Social Development in light of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi ,
- Monica Motta Lino ,
- Rosani Ramos Machado ,
- Ianka Cristina Celuppi ,
- Carla Sílvia Fernandes , [ … ],
- Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEBrazil-Portugal Comparison: Education, Health and Social Development in light of the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240047
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0047
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi ,
- Monica Motta Lino ,
- Rosani Ramos Machado ,
- Ianka Cristina Celuppi ,
- Carla Sílvia Fernandes ,
- Maria Manuela Martins ,
- Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
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Objective:
to comparatively analyze the health, education and social development systems of Brazil and Portugal, their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development averages.
Method:
exploratory and descriptive qualitative research, through documentary analysis. The indicators address health, education and social development, considering life expectancy, mortality, prevalence of chronic diseases, literacy, educational performance and poverty rates.
Results:
indicate significant differences between countries. Portugal presents better indicators in life expectancy, educational quality and poverty rates, whereas Brazil faces greater challenges in chronic diseases and equity in access to healthcare services.
Final considerations:
the importance of public policies adapted to local realities and the need for a strategic vision for healthcare systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to the need for continuous investments and integration of digital health for efficient and equitable systems, stand out.
- Felipa Rafaela Amadigi
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Prevalence and factors associated with traffic accidents involving motorcycle taxis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):382-388
Abstract
RESEARCHPrevalence and factors associated with traffic accidents involving motorcycle taxis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):382-388
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690223i
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Objective:
to determine the prevalence of motorcycle accidents involving motorcycle taxi drivers and associated factors.
Method:
this is a cross-sectional and exploratory study, with application of questionnaires to motorcycle taxi drivers of 32 regions of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (N=420).
Results:
motorcycle taxi drivers have a high level of daily working hours (12 hours on average), and it was found that 63.6% were involved in at least one motorcycling accident. The occurence of motorcycling accidents was significantly associated only to level of education (p<0.001), with no significant association with the other variables, such as age (p=0.132), time of service (p=0.744) and working hours (p=0.830).
Conclusion:
it is necessary to implement preventive and educational actions with motorcycle taxi drivers and users of this service concerning accidents and emergency measures, due to constant exposure to accidents during work routine.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Characterization of undergraduate nursing courses according to the National Student Performance Exam
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):375-381
Abstract
RESEARCHCharacterization of undergraduate nursing courses according to the National Student Performance Exam
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):375-381
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690222i
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Objective:
to characterize undergraduate nursing courses according to Enade (National Student Performance Exam) in 2010 and 2013.
Method:
a quantitative documental study was performed and descriptive statistics was used for data organization and analysis.
Results:
Enade report analysis enabled the identification of a reduction in the total number of institutions providing undergraduate nursing courses that passed the evaluation process. The Southeastern, Northeastern and Southern regions of Brazil included the highest numbers of courses assessed and showed the best results in the two evaluation cycles. Additionally, the courses characterized as “without a ranking” were mainly held at private institutions.
Conclusion:
the results of these evaluation cycles are important to support investigative and intervention processes about and with undergraduate nursing courses.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Teaching airway management with laryngeal mask: randomized controlled trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):368-374
Abstract
RESEARCHTeaching airway management with laryngeal mask: randomized controlled trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):368-374
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690221i
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Objective:
to teach airway management with laryngeal mask to nursing students through dialogic lectures along with laboratory activities or exclusively through simulation class.
Method:
randomized controlled trial. Population: eighth semester bachelor’s degree students. Sample: 17 students randomized in the intervention group (IG: simulation class) or control group (CG: dialogic lecture along with laboratory activities). Elaborated and validated instruments: written test, simulation scenario, objective structured clinical examination (checklist). Data collected from workshop. Structured clinical examination in simulation scenario filmed and evaluated by 3 experts, and written tests were applied.
Results:
24.4±4.2 years old. Right answers percentage: CG: pre-test 66±10%; post-test 84±8%. IG: pre-test 65±5%; post-test 86±11%. Scenario: CG 78±5.2%; IG 84±8.9%.
Conclusion:
strategies allowed the development of knowledge, skills and decision-making, which are essential to achieve the scenario objectives. Knowledge was incorporated in airway management with laryngeal mask, shown by the increase in the scenario and written tests scores.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Influence of the São Paulo State innovative models on Brazil’s mental health policy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):360-367
Abstract
RESEARCHInfluence of the São Paulo State innovative models on Brazil’s mental health policy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):360-367
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690220i
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Objective:
to analyze the influence of two São Paulo State experiences in the choice of psychosocial care centers as guiding service providers for the national mental health policy.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study using oral history as a methodology and theoretical reference.
Results:
eight professionals involved in the deployment of the mental health policy in the cities of Santos and São Paulo between the years 1989 and 1992 were interviewed. Data were analyzed after treating the narratives and grouping the most significant content. Two central themes emerged: development of the local-regional model, and the model’s influence on the choice of the psychosocial care center.
Conclusion:
due to greater insertion of the Santos experience group in the spheres of the federal government, its influence on the choice of the substitute model was higher in ideological terms, whereas the São Paulo model had its influence restricted for political reasons.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Stress and cardiovascular risk: multi-professional intervention in health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):351-359
Abstract
RESEARCHStress and cardiovascular risk: multi-professional intervention in health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):351-359
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690219i
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Objective:
to identify cardiovascular risk in educators (administrators and teachers) from the South region of Brazil, evaluated before and after intervention with stress management activities and health education.
Method:
longitudinal study of the before and after type. The sample consisted of 49 participants. Variables studied were socio-demographic, morbidity antecedents and lifestyle habits. Measured risk factors for cardiovascular disease were arterial blood pressure, body mass index, ratio of waist to hip size, lipid profile and capillary blood glucose. Stress levels were evaluated using the Lipp Stress Symptoms Inventory (LSSI). The study ran for four months, with weekly meetings of a multidisciplinary team.
Results:
after intervention, the study observed a statistically significant reduction of the investigated variables, except for blood glucose levels in the administrators group.
Conclusion:
stress management activities are potential tools in the identification and control of the risk factors studied, particularly in those involving multi- and trans-disciplinary focus.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Social representations of nursing students about hospital assistance and primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):343-350
Abstract
RESEARCHSocial representations of nursing students about hospital assistance and primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):343-350
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690218i
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Objective:
To analyze how social representations of hospital and community care are structured in two groups of nursing students – 1st and 4th years.
Method:
Qualitative research oriented by the Theory of Social Representations. We used a questionnaire with Free Association of Words. Data were analyzed in the Software IRaMuTeQ 0.6 alpha 3.
Results:
We applied the method of Descending Hierarchical Classification and obtained four classes. Class 4 has the largest social representation (30.41%) within the corpus. The two organizational axes are nurse and disease/patient in the central core. On the periphery are the care and help related to the nurse and the treatment and prevention associated with the disease.
Conclusion:
Social representations focus on disease/patient and on the role of nurses in the treatment, prevention, and care. Health promotion and the social determinants of health are absent from the social representations of students.
Keywords:Hospital AssistanceNursing EducationNursing StudentsPrimary Health CareSkills-Based EducationSee more
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Prevalence of medication therapy adherence in the elderly and related factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):335-342
Abstract
RESEARCHPrevalence of medication therapy adherence in the elderly and related factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):335-342
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690217i
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Objective:
to determine the prevalence of adherence to medication therapy in elderly outpatients; to verify whether there is an association between medication therapy adherence and demographic and socioeconomic factors, health conditions.
Method:
a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study, performed in outpatient clinics of a university hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Three data collection instruments were answered by a convenience sample of 107 elders. A descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was conducted.
Results:
the prevalence of adherence was 86.9%. A statistically significant association was identified between the adherence variable and receiving medical guidelines on how to take medications, and having adverse reactions. Conclusion: Nurses must know the prevalence of medication adherence and related factors in order to plan interventions that promote therapeutic success.
Conclusion:
Nurses must know the prevalence of medication adherence and related factors in order to plan interventions that promote therapeutic success.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Family farming and human and environmental health conservation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):326-334
Abstract
RESEARCHFamily farming and human and environmental health conservation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):326-334
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690216i
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Objective:
understand how farmers identify positive and negative impacts of family farming work on the environment and conserve the environmental health.
Method:
a qualitative study with 129 farmers from Ilha dos Marinheiros, Rio Grande, Brazil. Secondary data and recorded interviews were used in this study, with subsequent analysis performed by Bardin and NVivo10, both based on Enrique Leff’s cultural rationality.
Results:
the positive impacts included food production with responsibility, work appreciation, and the correct, minimum or inexistent insertion of agrochemicals. The negative aspects included excessive and incorrect use of agrochemicals and absent farming knowledge.
Conclusion:
environmental conservation consisted in reducing impacts that could have a negative effect on health, while performing work activities.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
Abstract
RESEARCHComplex 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
Abstract
RESEARCHFalls 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
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
RESEARCHEffects 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
Abstract
RESEARCHStress 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
Abstract
RESEARCHSpiritual 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
Abstract
RESEARCHVulnerability 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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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Therapeutic nursing care: transition in sexuality of the elderly caregiving spouse
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):673-681
Abstract
RESEARCHTherapeutic 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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