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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Micro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230235
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMicro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230235
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0235
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Objective:
To analyze the determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Methods:
An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design was conducted using data from the project titled “Childbirth and Breastfeeding in Children of Mothers Infected by SARS-CoV-2,” developed during the pandemic in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Results:
The study sample consisted of 360 pregnant women, of whom 77.89% received the COVID-19 vaccine. External, social, and institutional determinants can influence lower adherence to COVID-19 vaccination, especially the absence of employment during pregnancy, difficult access to prenatal consultations, and a compromised or deficient support network.
Conclusions:
In light of this scenario, greater encouragement for health education is necessary, especially during prenatal care, resulting in lower rates of morbidity and mortality and favorable perinatal outcomes.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
COVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230179
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECOVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230179
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0179
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Objective:
to analyze the association between participation in training activities and the adherence to and use of personal protective equipment by workers and professionals involved in Health Residency Programs in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study in Brazil between August/2020 and March/2021. We utilized the EPI-APS COVID-19 instrument and its adapted version for resident professionals.
Results:
455 PHC workers and 102 residents participated in the study. Among them, 54.5% and 55.9%, respectively, engaged in training activities. We observed an association between participation in training activities and the proper use of gloves (p<0.001), gowns (p=0.009), goggles/face shields (p=0.002), and overall adherence (p<0.001) among PHC workers, and the proper use of surgical masks (p=0.028) among residents. Adherence rates of ≥75% were identified in 6.9% of PHC workers and none among the residents.
Conclusion:
training activities are associated with increased adherence to and proper use of PPE.
Keywords:COVID-19Health PersonnelPersonal Protective EquipmentPrimary Health CareTraining ActivitiesSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Software for the care of people with cardiovascular risk: construction and evidence of validity
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240276
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESoftware for the care of people with cardiovascular risk: construction and evidence of validity
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240276
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0276
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Objectives:
to build and validate software for the care of people with cardiovascular risk.
Methods:
a methodological study, applied to software development, anchored in a nursing theory and classification system, in three stages: 1) requirements engineering; 2) software architecture and coding; and 3) testing and content validity by 12 experts in computer science, with a Content Validity Ratio score.
Results:
called e-TEORISC, in software format, for nursing care for people with cardiovascular risk, online and offline, containing a database linked to the Nursing Process stages. Experts considered that the attributes of functional suitability, performance efficiency, reliability, maintainability, usability, safety and portability obtained desirable scores.
Conclusions:
e-TEORISC has evidence of validity to instrumentalize care for people at cardiovascular risk, with potential for technology transfer to the Brazilian Health System.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Sleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240244
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240244
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0244
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Objectives:
to assess sleep quality of patients with heart failure and associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, developed with 88 patients. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
the mean sleep quality score was 8.59 ± 3.60 points. 83% of participants were classified as poor sleepers. The number of hours of sleep was 5.99 ± 1.48. Family income of up to one minimum wage and functional class were significantly associated with poor sleepers. There was a positive correlation between functional class and poor sleep quality.
Conclusions:
a high frequency of poor sleepers was identified. Worse scores were associated with family income and symptomatic functional class. Health interventions are necessary to control sleep quality, especially in relation to health functionality.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Religión y experiencia profesional: ¿Serán predictores de la inteligencia espiritual de los enfermeros? Estudio transversal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEReligión y experiencia profesional: ¿Serán predictores de la inteligencia espiritual de los enfermeros? Estudio transversal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0217es
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Objetivos:
analizar la relación entre religión y experiencia profesional con la inteligencia espiritual en enfermeros.
Métodos:
estudio transversal y analítico realizado en 2021, participaron 544 profesionales de enfermería que laboraban en establecimiento de salud de Perú durante la pandemia por COVID-19. Para el análisis de los datos se emplearon el análisis de regresión múltiple y correlación de Pearson.
Resultados:
en los enfermeros predominó un nivel de inteligencia espiritual saludable (42,8%). Quienes no profesaban una religión tenían mayor probabilidad de tener menor puntaje de inteligencia espiritual (escala global y dimensiones); sin embargo, los enfermeros expertos tuvieron mayor probabilidad de tener mayor inteligencia espiritual (escala global y dimensiones) que los enfermeros novatos (p<0,05).
Conclusiones:
la inteligencia espiritual en los enfermeros fue predicha por la religión y la experiencia profesional. Este hallazgo sugiere que la inteligencia espiritual en enfermería se consolida mediante prácticas religiosas y durante el ejercicio profesional.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Religion and professional experience: Are they predictors of nurses’ spiritual intelligence? Cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEReligion and professional experience: Are they predictors of nurses’ spiritual intelligence? Cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240217
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0217
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Objectives:
to analyze the relationship between religion and professional experience with spiritual intelligence in nurses
Methods:
cross-sectional and analytical study carried out in 2021, with the participation of 544 nursing professionals working in health facilities in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation were used to analyze the data.
Results:
in nurses, a healthy level of spiritual intelligence predominated (42.8%). Those who did not profess a religion were more likely to have a lower spiritual intelligence score (global scale and dimensions); however, experienced nurses were more likely to have higher spiritual intelligence (global scale and dimensions) than novice nurses (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
spiritual intelligence in nurses was predicted by religion and professional experience. This finding suggests that spiritual intelligence in nursing is consolidated through religious practices and during professional practice.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Effectiveness of the modified Seldinger technique for peripheral central catheter in newborns: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240189
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffectiveness of the modified Seldinger technique for peripheral central catheter in newborns: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240189
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0189
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Objectives:
to evaluate the effectiveness of peripheral central catheterization by comparing the modified Seldinger technique and the conventional technique in critically ill newborns.
Methods:
randomized unmasked clinical trial conducted in a public children’s hospital. Participation of 111 newborns with randomized allocation, 56 in the control group (conventional technique) and 55 in the experimental group (modified Seldinger). Success and absence of complications were evaluated as primary outcomes. The pain scale, difficulty in hemostasis, procedure time and number of punctures were considered secondary outcomes.
Results:
there was no statistical significance between groups, either for success (p=0.705) or absence of complications (p=0.347). A lower pain score, improved hemostasis, increased assertiveness with fewer punctures and reduced procedure time were not observed in the experimental group.
Conclusions:
the modified Seldinger technique did not prove to be a more effective insertion technology compared to the conventional method. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-69vks36.
Keywords:Comparative Effectiveness ResearchNewbornPeripheral CatheterizationRandomized Controlled TrialTechnologySee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-16-2024
Narratives of sex workers: intimate partner violence and coping strategies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240180
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENarratives of sex workers: intimate partner violence and coping strategies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240180
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0180
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Objectives:
to understand the narratives of sex workers about violence suffered by intimate partners and their coping strategies.
Methods:
qualitative research, focused on thematic oral history, carried out with six sex workers in southern Brazil, who responded to in-depth interviews using a flexible script. Thematic content analysis was used.
Results:
the study included cisgender women who self-identified as half black and half white. Most had children and were separated. They reported abusive relationships by their intimate partners, with emphasis on verbal, psychological, financial, and physical violence and attempted femicide. Such violence resulted in coping strategies, such as avoiding emotional bonds and maintaining a discreet life.
Final Considerations:
intimate partner violence is prevalent among participants, leading them to adopt strategies to preserve their safety and well-being, highlighting the need for public policies that meet their particularities and guarantee protection.
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ERRATUM01-01-2016
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):206-206
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):206-206
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20166901e02
Views0In the article “Conceptions of mid-level nursing professionals facing those with a chemical dependency”, with the number of DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680610i, published in the journal Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, v68(6):755-60, page 760 that read:“8. Vargas D, Soares J. Knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards alcohol and related problems: the impact of an educational intervention. Rev Esc […]See more -
ERRATUM01-01-2016
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):205-205
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):205-205
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20166901e01
Views0In the article “Using the theory of meaningful learning in nursing education”, with the number of DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680420i, published in the journal Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, v68(4):626-35, page 627 that read:“Ausubel was descended from Jewish, born in New York in 1918 and died in 1994 at the age of 75. He thought and wrote until […]See more -
EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2016
Nursing process documentation: rationale and methods of analytical study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):197-204
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTNursing process documentation: rationale and methods of analytical study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):197-204
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690126i
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Objective:
to describe the methods used to analyze the associations between variables of service, nursing and the nursing process documentation in institutions of the Department of Health of the State of São Paulo.
Method:
multilevel analytical study with data obtained in the domains of institution, units of the institution and nursing professionals who work there, using standardized instruments. The analyses had as axis the degree of completeness of the nursing process documentation in units or institutions and their association with variables of nursing personnel, of units and of institutions.
Conclusion:
This study will provide important empirical evidence on the factors involved in the nursing process documentation.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2016
Qualitative methodologies in health research: interpretive referential of Patricia Benner
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):192-196
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTQualitative methodologies in health research: interpretive referential of Patricia Benner
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):192-196
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690125i
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Objective:
this article reports on the experience of using the interpretive phenomenological framework of Patricia Benner in a Brazilian context. Benner’s interpretive phenomenology, based on existential and interpretative philosophy, aims to understand human experiences in the particular worlds of research participants. Data were collected through interviews with nine nurses in November and December 2014.
Results:
data analysis process according to Benner’s framework consisted of: transcription, coding, thematic analysis, and search for paradigmatic cases and examples. Therefore, the prior knowledge of the researcher is an important part of the study, consisting in manners of the research conduction.
Conclusion:
The use of this methodological framework entailed a great challenge for the researcher, however, it also enabled a unique opportunity to illuminate important existential phenomena related to the daily lives of research participants.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Nurses’ performance on primary care in the National Health Service in England
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):182-191
Abstract
REVIEWNurses’ performance on primary care in the National Health Service in England
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):182-191
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690124i
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Objective:
To analyze the expansion of nursing roles in primary care in the English National Health Service and the implications for professional practice.
Method:
qualitative research in case study format, held in London, England, in six primary care units. Data were obtained through interviews with nine nurses. After the thematic data analysis, two units emerged: the nurses’ performance characteristics and effects of the expansion of nursing roles.
Results:
expansion of nurses’ roles: consultation, diagnosis and drug therapy, case management and monitoring of chronic conditions. Repercussions: for the user, there was improved access, communication and comprehensive care, increased duration of consultations, resulting in greater adherence; for nurses, there was the expansion of professional skills, knowledge and professional recognition; to the health care system, it resulted in cost savings.
Conclusion:
benefits in expanding nursing roles, were visible, contributing to primary care quality.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Meleis’ Nursing Theories Evaluation: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):174-181
Abstract
REVIEWMeleis’ Nursing Theories Evaluation: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):174-181
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690123i
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Objective:
to analyze the application of the theory evaluation model proposed by Meleis in Brazilian studies.
Method:
integrative review of online articles published from 2002 to 2012 in the databases LILACS and BDENF.
Results:
the 16 selected studies confirmed the use of only three of the five stages proposed for Meleis’ theories analysis: Description of the Theory, Criticism of the Theory and Analysis of the Theory, with a predominance of a single unit of analysis in each.
Conclusion:
the analysis of nursing theories provides support to nurses in the practice, research, education and administration of the different dimensions of care. Meleis’ model figures as very important by contributing to the development of knowledge of nursing discipline, considering that its use as a method allows several reflections on theories in order that they be revalidated to support a more theoretical and practical applicability.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Clinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):165-173
Abstract
REVIEWClinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):165-173
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690122i
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Objective:
to identify the nursing diagnosis clinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women.
Method:
it is an integrative literature review, with research in databases using the keywords “sexual*”, “pregnan*” and “function*”. Studies included had an abstract available for analysis, referring to pregnant women over 18 years old, written in Portuguese, French, Spanish and English, with publication date between 2010 and 2014. Studies that reporting pregnant women with an associated pathology were excluded.
Results:
sexual dysfunction in pregnant women is consistent in the literature. Nine defining characteristics were identified and 16 related factors, some not classified in NANDA International.
Conclusion:
clinical indicators can be added to the nursing diagnosis to favor an accurate diagnosis and effective interventions in the surveillance of pregnancy as a period of healthy sexual experience.
Keywords:Physiological Sexual Dysfunction, Psychogenic Sexual DysfunctionPregnant WomenReviewSexual BehaviorSee more -
RESEARCH01-01-2016
Conditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):156-164
Abstract
RESEARCHConditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):156-164
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690121i
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Objective:
to evaluate the conditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group.
Method:
cross-sectional and descriptive study, with diabetic’s elderly assisted in the SUS (N = 114). The social and health conditions were evaluated as well as functional health literacy by S-TOFHLA test (short version); the simple proportions, average, standard deviation and Pearson’s Chi-square were described by SPSS software (20.0) with α = 5% value.
Results:
the mean age was 67.4 years, 74.0% of the elderly were women, had up to four years of schooling; 29.8% had a long-standing illness, 64.0% reported having high blood pressure, 47.4% smoke or were smokers, 73.7% had low functional health literacy, which was associated with schooling p = 0.001.
Conclusions:
the low functional health literacy could be a self-care conditioning and can be influenced by low schooling because it implies to have skills to understand and make decisions aimed at self-management of health.
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REFLECTION01-01-2017
Transcendence, historicity and temporality of being elderly: nursing reflection-using Heidegger
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):891-895
Abstract
REFLECTIONTranscendence, historicity and temporality of being elderly: nursing reflection-using Heidegger
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):891-895
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0275
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The objective is to reflect on historicity and temporality as paths for the transcendence of being elderly, based on the phenomenological concepts of Martin Heiddeger. A review of the concepts of transcendence, historicity and temporality was carried out in the work of Martín Heidegger, integrating them in the perspective of nursing for the elderly. The transcendence of the elderly adult is feasible by accessing the temporality of self in the path of its historicity to arrive at the understanding of itself that he has achieved: transcending, which is but a process of the Being itself. Being is time in itself existing in the world, existence given by the encounter of the past (to have been), present and future (becoming), the same encounter that determines the historicity of the Being. The encounter has been consummated and the Being is transcendence, with the understanding of the Being itself as a supreme point.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2017
Acercamiento al escenario de estudio fenomenológico en México: relato de experiencia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTAcercamiento al escenario de estudio fenomenológico en México: relato de experiencia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0601
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Objetivo:
Relatar la experiencia del acercamiento al escenario de un estudio fenomenológico en enfermería en México.
Método:
Relato de experiencia sobre el acercamiento al escenario de estudio para convivir con adultos mayores con la finalidad de seleccionar a los participantes de un estudio fenomenológico.
Resultados:
Se llevaron a cabo visitas durante el año 2016, en un periodo de cuatro meses a dos grupos de adultos mayores en donde se realizaron diversas actividades. La convivencia con los adultos mayores a través del acompañamiento en las actividades que realizaban en los grupos y el diálogo conjunto permitió seleccionar a aquellos que respondían a las características del objeto de estudio.
Conclusión:
Es necesaria la aproximación al escenario de estudios fenomenológicos, no sólo con la finalidad de ganar empatía de los participantes sino para sumergirse en el fenómeno de estudio, mismo que se va mostrando desde los primeros acercamientos del investigador.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2017
Scenario approximation in a phenomenological study in Mexico: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTScenario approximation in a phenomenological study in Mexico: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):885-890
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0601
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Objective:
To report our experience using scenario approximation in a phenomenological study of nursing in Mexico.
Method:
Experience report on scenario approximation to coexist with elderly in order to select the participants of a phenomenological study.
Results:
During a four-month period in 2016, visits were carried out two groups of elderly individuals where several activities were carried out. Coexistence with the elderly throughout accompaniment in the groups’ activities together with joint dialogue allowed selection of those who corresponded to the characteristics of the study objective.
Conclusion:
Scenario approximation is necessary in phenomenological studies, not only for creating empathy among the participants but also for the researchers to immerse themselves in the phenomenon under study, as shown by the first approaches of the researcher.
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REVIEW01-01-2017
Functional health literacy and adherence to the medication in older adults: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):868-874
Abstract
REVIEWFunctional health literacy and adherence to the medication in older adults: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):868-874
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0625
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Objective:
to characterize the national and international scientific production on the relationship of Functional Health Literacy and the adherence to the medication in older adults.
Method:
integrative review of literature, searching the following online databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO); Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE); and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), in June 2016. We selected 7 articles that obeyed the inclusion criteria.
Results:
all articles are from the USA. The inappropriate Functional Health Literacy affects the non-adherence to medication; however, there are several strategies and interventions that can be practiced to change this relationship.
Conclusion:
nursing needs to explorefurther this theme, since it can exert a differentiated care for adherence to medication in older adults, considering the literacy.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):860-867
Abstract
RESEARCHEvaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):860-867
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0098
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Objective:
To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale.
Method:
Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75.
Results:
Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% with low educational level; 38.7% hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases; average hospitalization of 10 days (SD±9.38); 78.7% with comorbidities; 61.3% with the calf circumference ≥ 31 cm; 62.7% were former smokers for more than 10 years; 65% did not drink alcohol; 100% did not have identification bracelet; 22.7% had similar names in the infirmary; 48% took up to five medicines; and 93.3% received some invasive procedure, especially the vessel puncture (65.3%). There was a high risk of falls in 52% of older adults.
Conclusion:
The results pointed to imminent risk of breach of patient safety, emphasizing the need for implementation of protocols and predictive scales such as the Morse scale.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Quality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease in conservative treatment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):851-859
Abstract
RESEARCHQuality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease in conservative treatment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):851-859
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0103
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Objective:
To describe the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in conservative treatment, correlating it with sociodemographic and health-related aspects.
Method:
This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study that used: a previously validated instrument for data collection; the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD QOL scales; and the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Results:
Thirty-five elderly people (54.30% females), with mean age of 68.26 years, took part in the study. They reported, on average, 3.70 comorbidities and 5.60 complications related to CKD. Regarding QOL, the “psychological” domain (54.40±16.29) and the “death and dying” facet (37.32±23.79) were considered the most damaged ones; the most strengthened were “social relationships” (70.36±18.32) and “intimacy” (66.61±16.80). A positive correlation was verified between comorbidities and complications (p = 0.015), and an inverse correlation between the number of complications and QOL (p = 0.004).
Conclusion:
These results, if considered during the care planning, may help improving the quality of the care provided for elderly people with CKD.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Hospitalization of people 50 years old or older living with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):845-850
Abstract
RESEARCHHospitalization of people 50 years old or older living with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):845-850
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0113
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Objective:
Identify the rate and predictive factors of the hospitalization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), aged 50 years or older.
Method:
A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted at two inpatient units specialized in infectious diseases in a teaching hospital. Data were gathered through individual interviews between August 2011 and February 2015. All ethical precepts were followed.
Results:
Of the 532 admitted patients, 95 were PLHA 50 years old or older; 30.5% were admitted 3 to 4 times after being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
Conclusion:
Rate of hospitalization was 17.8%, and being 50 to 60 years old was a protective factor against hospitalization.
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