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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
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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
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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
Nursing instrument to attend mothers who recently gave birth in primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):316-325
Abstract
RESEARCHNursing instrument to attend mothers who recently gave birth in primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):316-325
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690215I
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Objective:
To build a nursing instrument to attend mothers who have recently given birth in primary health care.
Method:
This is a methodological research developed in five stages: identification of empirical indicators associated with mothers who have recently given birth by reviewing integrative literature; evaluation of empirical indicators by focal group; instrument structuring by categorizing indicators; instrument validation using the Delphi technique; and application and development of diagnostic statements and nursing interventions.
Results:
The instrument comprises identification data on mothers who have given birth recently, on the assessment of their human needs, and on nursing Care items. In the final version, we selected 73 diagnoses and 155 nursing interventions.
Conclusion:
With the completion of this study, nurses will have an instrument for Nursing Care Systematization to attend mothers who have given birth recently in primary health care. Besides, this study will also work as a tool in research and teaching of Obstetric Nursing.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Nursing diagnoses in intensive care: cross-mapping and NANDA-I taxonomy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):307-315
Abstract
RESEARCHNursing diagnoses in intensive care: cross-mapping and NANDA-I taxonomy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):307-315
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690214i
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Objective:
to identify nursing diagnoses in intensive care unit (ICU) patients by means of a cross-mapping of terms contained in nursing records with the NANDA-I taxonomy.
Method:
an exploratory, descriptive study with a retrospective analysis of nursing records in 256 medical records of patients that were hospitalized in the general ICU of a hospital in the western border of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Terms indicating conditions demanding nursing interventions were collected from the records; cross-mapping of these terms with the NANDA-I taxonomy diagnoses was performed and confirmed in a nursing focus group. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics.
Results:
a total of 832 terms and expressions referring to 52 different diagnoses in 9 of the 13 domains of the NANDA-I taxonomy were identified.
Conclusion:
the present study enabled the identification of nursing diagnoses in patients hospitalized in ICUs, affecting care management, the training process of experts in the area, and information systems.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Social network of adolescents under probation from the perspective of public health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):298-306
Abstract
RESEARCHSocial network of adolescents under probation from the perspective of public health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):298-306
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690213i
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Objective:
to analyze the meaning of the social networks of adolescents who are under probation and to identify the essential components of these networks.
Method:
an exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Twenty-six teenagers, aged 13 to 18, participated in the study. For data gathering, the authors chose semi-structured interviews and network maps. Results: it became evident that social networks are essential for adolescents, with the family in a central position – especially the mothers – as well as the Centro de Referência Especializadode Assistência Social (Center for Specialized Reference of Social Assistance – CREAS) for social promotion and construction of new life projects, away from juvenile offending. However, adolescents reported no ties to health workers.
Conclusion:
the authors observed the need for nurses, as workers in primary health care, to practice in a way that is intersectoral and interdisciplinary, with the aim of strengthening the social networks of adolescents at conflict with the law.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Direct cost of dressings for pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):290-297
Abstract
RESEARCHDirect cost of dressings for pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):290-297
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690212i
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Objective:
to identify the average direct cost (ADC) on the direct labor (DL) for nurses and the consumption of materials and solutions used in performing dressings for pressure ulcers (PU) in hospitalized patients.
Methods:
case study, exploratory and descriptive case conducted in a teaching hospital. For six months, 228 dressings were performed for the treatment of PU patients. We calculated the cost by multiplying the time spent by nurses by the DL unit cost, adding to the cost of materials and solutions consumed.
Results:
the dressings ADC of PU corresponds to US$ 19.18 (PUs-category I); US$ 6.50 (PUs-category II); US$ 12.34 (PUs-category III); US$ 5.84 (PUs-category IV); US$ 9.52 (PUs-unclassifiable) and US$ 3.76 (PU suspected deep tissue injury).
Conclusion:
the methodology used can be reproduced in different hospital settings for the development of other studies to expand and complement the knowledge gained.
Keywords:Costs and Cost AnalysisNursing Administration ResearchNursing CareNursing Service, HospitalPressure UlcerSee more -
RESEARCH01-01-2016
Humanization knowledge of undergraduate nursing students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):282-289
Abstract
RESEARCHHumanization knowledge of undergraduate nursing students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):282-289
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690211i
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Objective:
identify the senses and practices representative of humanization in the training of undergraduate nursing students.
Method:
a qualitative study, supported on the national policy of humanization and the concept of social representation. An interview was conducted with 40 undergraduate nursing students from a public institution. ALCESTE software was used for lexical content analysis.
Results:
the sense of humanization is built on the practice and disciplines of social and human sciences. The coordination between theory and practice is representative of humanization, but does not take place in learning experiences. The professor’s participation and teamwork are elements that influence humanization.
Conclusion:
humanization should be reinforced in the training of undergraduate nursing students, using learning-teaching strategies and experiences that make sense to students, including alliances between theory and practice, learning and service, research and care.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Prevention of vertical mother-to-child transmission of HIV: care and adhesion provided by couples
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):275-281
Abstract
RESEARCHPrevention of vertical mother-to-child transmission of HIV: care and adhesion provided by couples
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):275-281
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690210i
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Objective:
to unveil the existential movement of a couple when performing vertical HIV transmission prophylaxis.
Method:
qualitative research, using Martin Heidegger’s phenomenological approach. A phenomenological interview was conducted with 14 participants between December/2011 and February/2012 in the outpatient facilities of an university hospital, Brazil. A comprehensive and interpretative heideggerian analysis was developed.
Results:
the couple understands that they have followed the guidance of the health professionals as indicated. By not being able to breastfeed, the woman did not fail to be a mother, but it was also not a complete experience. The senses of the occupation of the couple-being unfolded to the prophylactic treatment and facticity due to the fact of not breastfeeding.
Conclusion:
we indicate the need to rethink care, proposing a working relationship that transcends the impersonal that dictates about what the couple must deal with, enabling their active participation in care decisions and actions.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Attitudes and pleasure/suffering in mental health work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):266-274
Abstract
RESEARCHAttitudes and pleasure/suffering in mental health work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):266-274
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690209i
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Objective:
to investigate the existence of a relationship between attitudinal profiles and the pleasure/suffering dynamic in workers of Mental Health Services.
Method:
a quantitative, descriptive-analytical, correlational and cross-sectional study conducted in 2014. We used three instruments: characterization questionnaire, Opinions on Mental Illness Scale and Pleasure and Suffering Indicators at Work Scale, answered by 80 workers of the Network for Psychosocial Care of Alfenas, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Results:
Authoritarianism proved to be the predominant profile. As for the pleasure/suffering at work, Gratification was considered adequate, and indicators such as Freedom, Wear and Insecurity were considered moderate critical. There were positive correlations between the most favorable attitudes and pleasure indicators at work. The values of both scales showed a relationship with socio-demographic and professional variables.
Conclusion:
the less favorable attitudes are prevalent and, in spite of suffering being present, these professionals feel gratified about their work.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Overweight in young adult students: the vulnerability of a distorted self-perception of body image
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):258-265
Abstract
RESEARCHOverweight in young adult students: the vulnerability of a distorted self-perception of body image
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(2):258-265
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690208i
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Objective:
To analyze overweight in young adult students from the individual dimension of vulnerability, especially its interpersonal and subjective markers.
Method:
An analytical quantitative study was performed with 560 young adults from 26 schools in a capital city in Northeastern Brazil. After obtaining data to administer specific questionnaires, logistic regression was used to identify markers of individual vulnerability.
Results:
In the bivariate analysis, overweight showed a statistically significant association with self-perception of health, satisfaction with body image and self-perception of overweight, the latter remaining in the final regression model.
Conclusion:
It can be mainly concluded that self-perception of overweight is distorted when compared to one’s actual body weight and, for this reason, young adults are vulnerable to dysfunctional health states. However, it was confirmed that this health condition must be understood in an individual and contextual perspective.
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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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