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01-01-2016
Assessment of the risk of pressure ulcer development among hospitalized HIV/Aids patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):96-101
Abstract
Assessment of the risk of pressure ulcer development among hospitalized HIV/Aids patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):96-101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690113i
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Objective:
to assess the risk of pressure ulcer development among hospitalized HIV/Aids.
Metod:
study quantitative descriptive with 35 patients admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in Curitiba-PR-BR. Characterized clinical and epidemiological of patients using a data collection instrument and the Braden Scale. Data was compiled using Excel® and a simple descriptive analysis.
Results:
two patients were found to have pressure ulcers and the most common comorbidities associated with HIV/Aids were pneumocystis pneumonia, caused by pneumocisti cariini (16), and pulmonary tuberculosis (13). The lowest scores were obtained in the friction and shear subscale, followed by the activity, nutrition, mobility and moisture subscales. The highest score was obtained in the sensory perception subscale. Two patients were classified as ‘very high risk’, six as ‘high risk’, three as ‘low risk’, and the rest as ‘no risk’.
Conclusion:
risk assessment using scales provides objective information to assist with systemized and targeted nursing decision-making.
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01-01-2016
Avaliação do risco de úlceras por pressão em pacientes hospitalizados com HIV/Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):96-101
Abstract
Avaliação do risco de úlceras por pressão em pacientes hospitalizados com HIV/Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):96-101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690113i
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Objetivo:
evaluar el riesgo de desarrollar úlceras por presión en pacientes hospitalizados con VIH/SIDA.
Método:
estudio cuantitativo descriptivo con 35 pacientes. Caracterización epidemiológica y clínica de los pacientes en un instrumento mediante la Escala de Braden. Las variables se realizaron en forma descriptiva simple, por números absolutos.
Resultados:
la incidencia de la PU observada en 2 pacientes, y las comorbilidades fueron neumocistosis pneumocisti carinii y tuberculosis pulmonar. Se reveló que la subescala de fricción y fuerza de deslizamiento obtuvo una puntuación más baja, seguido por actividad y la nutrición, la movilidad y la humedad. La percepción sensorial obtuvo la puntuación más alta. Dos pacientes fueron clasificados como de “alto riesgo” a 6 de “alto riesgo”, 3 para “bajo riesgo” y el otro “ningún riesgo”.
Conclusión:
la calificación de riesgo, mediante el uso de escalas proporciona información objetiva para la toma de decisione de enfermería a un modo específico.
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01-01-2016
Children with special health needs and family: implications for Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):88-95
Abstract
Children with special health needs and family: implications for Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):88-95
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690112i
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Objective:
to understand the family experience of children and adolescents with myelomeningocele by the discovery of chronic illness and their daily life in the realization of needed care to these people.
Method:
qualitative study, developed from October 2013 to February 2014, with family, in a pediatric hospital in Fortaleza. Data were collected through interviews and checked by analysis thematic category.
Results:
it was found that the diagnosis after the birth of the child caused fear and anguish to the families in front of the unknown and the unexpected and that over the years they started to deal with many challenges conducting the daily care due to the disease sequelae.
Conclusion:
nursing plays an important role in the lives of families, children and adolescents, through emotional support, guidelines and care inserted in the health care network.
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01-01-2016
Evaluation of the care program implementation to people with high blood pressure
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):79-87
Abstract
Evaluation of the care program implementation to people with high blood pressure
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):79-87
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690111i
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Objective:
to evaluate the implementation of the care program for people with hypertension in Maringá-PR.
Method:
it is an evaluative research of cross-sectional design. Data were collected through structured interviews with 63 nurses between April and June 2013.
Results:
as missing or insufficient, there were: transportation for outside activities; work equipment; educational materials; training resources; inclusion of the family in the care plan; risk classification of individuals; determination of therapy from the risk classification and referral of the patient to medical and/or specialized tests.
Conclusion:
in addition to qualifying structure, there are: the need to identify people with hypertension as risk factors, perform risk stratification and systematic care planning, establishing an advanced clinical practice, such as support for self-care and management cases, accomplish with existing protocols and develop collective actions based on information systems.
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01-01-2016
Evaluation of quality of life of visually impaired
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):72-78
Abstract
Evaluation of quality of life of visually impaired
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):72-78
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690110i
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Objective:
to evaluate the quality of life of visually impaired using WHOQOL-100.
Method:
exploratory, descriptive, and quantitative study, performed between April and May 2013 with 20 visually impaired of the Blind Association of Ceará, through interviews.
Results:
the analysis showed that males predominated (80%), 41-55 years (40%), students (50%) and personal income than the minimum wage (70%). Participants were self-rated with good quality of life (68.75%). The facets with the highest rates were personal relationships (74.06%), sexual activity (66.88%) and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (65%). With lower rates were financial (43.44%), physical environment: pollution/noise/traffic/climate (46.88%), physical security and protection (37.19%), transport (35.63%) and medication or treatment dependency (8.25%).
Conclusion:
these results reflect the importance of the nurse to perform health education actions promoting the empowerment, autonomy and guaranteed of access in society for this clientele.
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01-01-2016
Coping strategies for oncology nurses in high complexity
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):67-71
Abstract
Coping strategies for oncology nurses in high complexity
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):67-71
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690109i
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Objective:
to identify the coping strategies of oncology services of nurses in highly complex hospital care before the person with cancer.
Method:
it is a qualitative research, with 18 nurses in inpatient oncology units and/or outpatient chemotherapy in two cities in southern Brazil, sampled by a snowball and carrying out semi-structured interviews. Data were submitted to thematic analysis.
Results:
three categories emerged that show strategies such as denial and resignation in care, for support in the health team and the plurality and multiplicity of perspectives on the care, including the patient and his family and the search for personal and professional improvement.
Conclusion:
coping strategies are expressed in the cultural understanding of what it means to have cancer or not and management of health institutions for nurses to work with satisfaction. The service in education is a major factor in the development of ethical competence.
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01-01-2016
Implementation of fast tests for syphilis and HIV in prenatal care in Fortaleza – Ceará
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):62-66
Abstract
Implementation of fast tests for syphilis and HIV in prenatal care in Fortaleza – Ceará
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):62-66
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690108i
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Objective:
to describe the implementation of the Fast Test (FT) of syphilis and HIV in prenatal care in primary healthcare units in Fortaleza, Ceará.
Method:
a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. There were training supervisions carried out in 24 units between May and August 2014, and the inclusion criterion was to have at least one trained professional.
Results:
the physical space, the availability, validity and the performance of FT in prenatal were analyzed. The data were presented in simple frequency tables. It was identified adequate space in 79.2% of the units, availability of FT in 62.5%, performing the tests in 37.5%, and of these, 55.6% doing these procedures in routine prenatal care.
Conclusion:
the primary units have difficulties in implementing FT in syphilis and HIV in the prenatal routine. This activity is seen as an effective strategy to reduce vertical transmission of these infections.
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01-01-2016
Evaluating child care in the Family Health Strategy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):54-61
Abstract
Evaluating child care in the Family Health Strategy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):54-61
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690107i
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Objective:
to evaluate the healthcare provided to children under two years old by the Family Health Strategy.
Method:
evaluative, quantitative, cross-sectional study that used the Primary Care Assessment Tool – Child Version for measuring the access, longitudinality, coordination, integrality, family orientation and community orientation.
Results:
a total of 586 adults responsible for children under two years old and linked to 33 health units in eleven municipalities of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were interviewed. The evaluation was positive for the attributes longitudinality and coordination, and negative for access, integrality, Family orientation and community orientation.
Conclusion:
there are discrepancies between health needs of children and what is offered by the service; organizational barriers to access; absence of counter-reference; predominance of curative and long-standing and individual preventive practices; verticalization in organization of actions; and lack of good communication between professionals and users.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-23-2022
Brain death communication with parents of children and adolescents: care strategies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210943
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEBrain death communication with parents of children and adolescents: care strategies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210943
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0943
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Objectives:
to identify care strategies developed by professionals from critically ill patients’ units in communicating BD with parents of children and adolescents.
Methods:
an exploratory and descriptive research with a qualitative approach, carried out in two health institutions between October and December 2019, through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis took place through content analysis.
Results:
twenty-one professionals participated. Three care strategies were identified: actual clinical situation in suspected brain death; sensitizing families to the real clinical situation after brain death diagnosis; and time to assimilate the death information.
Final Considerations:
the care strategies for communicating brain death to families identified in this study present the possibility of subsidizing health managers in training and support promotion for professionals in care practice. Moreover, they can be incorporated and validated in the care practice of the studied context.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-30-2022
Nursing diagnoses of newborns in rooming-in care using ICNP®
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20200672
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing diagnoses of newborns in rooming-in care using ICNP®
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20200672
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0672
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Objectives:
to create nursing diagnosis definitions for newborns in rooming-in care, using the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP).
Methods:
methodological study following the steps for the identification and validation of relevant terms to care for clients; cross-mapping of the terms identified with the terms of the ICNP® 2019; elaboration and validation of the nursing diagnostic definitions of ICNP® and later classification according with the Basic Human Needs described by Wanda Horta.
Results:
from the terms extracted, 168 were validated through specialist consensus, subsidizing the elaboration of 27 diagnosis definitions.
Conclusions:
the most common diagnoses for the clients studied were: “Effective Feeding Behaviour”, “Effective Urination”, “Normal Respiration Rhythm”, “Effective Swallowing”, “Effective Peripheral Intravenous Access”, and “Effective Parent Child Attachment”. It was confirmed that the records of psychobiological needs are mainly made by nurses, which were responsible for 23 of the diagnoses in this study.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-07-2022
Nursing workload associated with neonatal mortality risk: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20200965
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing workload associated with neonatal mortality risk: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20200965
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0965
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Objectives:
to analyze the association between nursing workload and neonatal mortality risk in newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
this is an observational, cross-sectional study conducted from January 2019 to January 2020.
Results:
the sample consisted of 399 newborns, 55.4% male, Nursing Activities Score mean of 67.5%, and Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension mean of 17.7, revealed itself as a predictor of the risk of death, while gestational age, length of hospitalization, and the first-minute Apgar established a protective relationship. The correlation between workload and neonatal mortality was low (r= 0.23, p=0.0009).
Conclusions:
the workload of the nursing team is not associated with the risk of mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as measured by the Nursing Activities Score.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-15-2022
Risk factors for infiltration in children and adolescents with peripheral intravenous catheters
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210176
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERisk factors for infiltration in children and adolescents with peripheral intravenous catheters
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210176
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0176
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Objectives:
to estimate the incidence of infiltration and the factors associated with its occurrence in children and adolescents in the operative period and with peripheral intravenous catheters.
Methods:
a longitudinal and prospective study with children and adolescents using peripheral intravenous catheters, conducted at the surgical clinic unit of a pediatric hospital in Feira de Santana, State of Bahia, from April 2015 to December 2016. The study used Pearson’s chi-square and Fisher’s exact test for the analysis. It also applied multiple analyses using Poisson regression with robust variance.
Results:
the incidence of infiltration was 31.2% and was associated with female sex (RR=0.53; CI=[0.30-0.96]), non-eutrophic children (RR=2.27; CI=[1.25-4.20]), who used non-irritating and non-vesicant drugs (RR=1.72; CI=[1.03-2.87]), vesicant drugs (RR=1.84; CI=[1.05-3.22]) and irritating/vesicant electrolytes (RR=2.35; CI=[1.38-3.97]).
Conclusions:
the study suggests the development of strategies that will help in the prevention of this adverse event through the knowledge of the associated factors.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-25-2022
Death of children by domestic accidents: unveiling the maternal experience
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210435
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDeath of children by domestic accidents: unveiling the maternal experience
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210435
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0435
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Objectives:
to unveil the meanings of mothers whose children died as a result of domestic accidents in childhood.
Methods:
a qualitative research, in the light of Heideggerian phenomenology, with ten mothers whose children died from domestic accidents. It was carried out in a municipality of the Northeast Region of Brazil through phenomenological interviews between May and June 2017. The existential analytic was constituted by the comprehensive moments of the Heideggerian method.
Results:
the meanings unveiled pointed out that, to understand the sudden death of her child, the mother oscillates between feeling guilty, pointing and denying guilt. She reports emptiness, permanent pain, non-acceptance of her child’s death, and the desire to keep him in her life. In this journey, the fear that brings limitations to her life and that of her other children is revealed. Final Considerations: it was revealed that the death of the child in infancy compromises the integrality of being a mother, indicating the need for systematic and continuous care for the adequate management of the emotional and social effects.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-15-2022
Meanings attributed to changes occurring after bariatric surgery: an analysis in the light of Grounded Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210463
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMeanings attributed to changes occurring after bariatric surgery: an analysis in the light of Grounded Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210463
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0463
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Objectives:
to understand the meanings attributed to the changes experienced after bariatric surgery by people with obesity.
Methods:
this is a study with a qualitative approach, with a theoretical framework in Symbolic Interactionism; and methodological, in the Grounded Theory. There were 12 participants who underwent bariatric surgery in two health services (bariatric surgery clinic; general hospital). Data collection took place between July and October 2020, through an intensive interview. Testimonies were recorded using an electronic device and transcribed in full. Data were coded in the MAXQDA 2020 software and analyzed considering the adopted theoretical framework.
Results:
two categories emerged: Rebuilding a social life; and Rediscovering self-esteem. From the articulation of these categories, the phenomenon “Re-signifying life after bariatric surgery” was constructed.
Final Considerations:
bariatric surgery contributed to significant changes in the daily lives of participants, and Symbolic Interactionism allowed the understanding of how participants interpreted their meanings.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-15-2022
Correlation between fatigue and quality of life self-reported by adolescents with cerebral palsy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210716
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECorrelation between fatigue and quality of life self-reported by adolescents with cerebral palsy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210716
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0716
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Objectives:
to investigate the correlation between fatigue and quality of life in adolescents with cerebral palsy who are susceptible to more significant fatigue and lower quality of life.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 101 adolescents with cerebral palsy. Instruments such as the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory and Gross Motor Function Classification System were used, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney, and Spearman tests were applied.
Results:
older adolescents self-reported higher fatigue levels, and female adolescents, quadriplegic, with worse motor function, older, and not attending school had lower quality of life scores. Higher fatigue levels correlated with lower quality of life in all domains (p<0.01), especially in tiredness (general and mental) and functioning (social, academic, and psychosocial).
Conclusions:
fatigue correlated negatively with the quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy, showing that the higher the level of fatigue, the more compromised is the adolescents’ life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-09-2022
Factors associated with the skills of informal caregivers in home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210744
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with the skills of informal caregivers in home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210744
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0744
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Objective:
To identify factors associated with cognitive, emotional, psychomotor, and relational skills of informal caregivers in home care.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 216 informal caregivers residing in a municipality in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place between February and July 2019, with an instrument developed and validated to assess the skills of informal caregivers. Descriptive and inferential analyses were used.
Results:
The factors associated with a greater competence of informal caregivers were being female, having training in the field, and having more than five years home care experience. The lowest competence was observed in caregivers who had health problems and belonged to the lowest strata of family purchasing power. Participants had lower scores in psychomotor competence and had better results in cognitive competence.
Conclusion:
It was found that women with experience in care had higher levels of competence to provide quality care at home assistance services.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-08-2020
Cognition and quality of life relationship among the elderly community: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190030
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECognition and quality of life relationship among the elderly community: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190030
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0030
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Objective:
to assess cognitive functions and their association with quality of life among elderly people enrolled in a Family Health Unit (FHU) of Primary Health Care in Recife-PE.
Methods:
a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study in which elderly aged 60 years and over were studied.
Results:
76.7% of the elderly were women and the age group was less than or equal to 70 years. 68.6% had cognitive impairment, and in the quality of life assessment it was found that the social participation facet had the highest mean score among the elderly (14.25), while the lowest was observed in the sensory functioning facet (9.10). There was an association between cognitive decline and quality of life.
Conclusion:
most of the elderly had good quality of life rates, but low cognitive level. Using screening tools allows early detection of health problems, guiding the nursing staff in the construction of preventive measures.
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REVIEW10-19-2020
Effectiveness of skin protectors and calendula officinalis for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190815
Abstract
REVIEWEffectiveness of skin protectors and calendula officinalis for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190815
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0815
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Objective:
to analyze the effectiveness of skin protectors and Calendula officinalis for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis.
Method:
an integrative review conducted at CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, MEDLINE/PubMed, IBECS, LILACS, and Web of Science. The final sample consisted of five studies, four clinical studies and one preclinical. Critical appreciation and narrative synthesis of the findings were carried out.
Results:
the Cavilon™ skin protector was more effective than Sorbolene (cream with 10% glycerin) and less effective than Mometasone Furoate cream. Calendula officinalis was more effective than Trolamine and essential fatty acids and less effective than Ching Wan Hung® for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis.
Conclusion:
data confirm the potential of Calendula officinalis for prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis and point to promising results regarding skin protector use; however, there is a need for further testing as to the effectiveness of such products.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-03-2020
Nurse as an integrator in healthcare management of children with chronic condition
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180453
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurse as an integrator in healthcare management of children with chronic condition
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180453
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0453
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Objectives:
to understand the practice of the nurse in healthcare management of children with chronic condition in the hospital setting.
Methods:
analytical study of qualitative approach with theoretical and methodological reference of institutional ethnography. Developed in the pediatric unit of a university hospital, in a municipality in Northeastern Brazil. Data collections techniques were: participant observation, documentary analysis and semi-structured interview. Participants of the study totaled twenty professionals, including nurses, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and doctors. For data analysis, it was used the Bardin’s Content Analysis with interface of the Atlas.ti software.
Results:
categories of analysis were “Nurse as mediator of healthcare management”; “Nursing process as a mechanism of healthcare management”.
Final
considerations: the nurse proved to be essential for healthcare management of the child with chronic condition, acting as mediator of the relationship between the doctor, the members of the health team, the user and their family.
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06-11-2021
Prevention of facial injuries caused by personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201219
Abstract
Prevention of facial injuries caused by personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201219
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1219
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Objective:
Develop and validate a leaflet to guide health professionals in preventive measures related to injuries caused by the use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
For the construction of the brochure, an integrative review was carried out in the main databases. The evaluation of the leaflet was made by 59 health professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, and doctors), using the Delphi technique.
Results:
In the first evaluation cycle, the items in the brochure were considered by the judges to be “inadequate” to “adequate”; the Content Validity Index was 0.80-1.0. After the adjustments suggested by the judges were implemented, the leaflet was sent back to the second evaluation cycle, in which all items were considered “adequate”, resulting in a Content Validity Index of 1.0.
Conclusion:
The developed brochure has content validity and can assist health professionals in preventing injuries caused by the use of personal protective equipment the developed brochure has content validity and can assist health professionals in preventing injuries caused by the use of personal protective equipment.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-07-2020
Sarcopenia screening in elderly in primary health care: nurse knowledge and practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200421
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESarcopenia screening in elderly in primary health care: nurse knowledge and practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200421
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0421
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Objective:
Describe the knowledge and practices of the Primary Health Care nurse on sarcopenia screening in the elderly.
Methods:
Qualitative study conducted with 24 Primary Health Care nurses. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, recorded and later transcribed. The speeches were grouped in thematic categories, later analyzed, supported by Paulo Freire’s reference.
Results:
The findings showed that the primary care nurses’ knowledge of sarcopenia screening in the elderly was incipient and fragile. This reality is reflected in a gap in practice, although some instruments already require the registration of characteristics indicative of sarcopenia, such as the evaluation of the calf circumference.
Final Considerations:
The need to train nurses to perform sarcopenia screening and to implement a promotional and preventive care plan, which will result in improving the quality of life of the elderly assisted in Primary Care, was highlighted.
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REVIEW12-05-2019
Health promotion of frail elderly individuals and at risk of frailty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:319-327
Abstract
REVIEWHealth promotion of frail elderly individuals and at risk of frailty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:319-327
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0575
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Objective:
To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty.
Method:
Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the
Descriptors:
“frail elderly”, “aging”, “health services for the aged” and “health promotion” combined with Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”.
Results:
Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) classified as level of evidence II represented 82.6% of studies. Interventions were analyzed according to the following categories: Interventions for the elderly at risk of frailty and Interventions for the frail elderly.
Conclusion:
The following interventions were identified: educational multiprofessional group meetings, physical training, home visit/home care program, nutrition assessment and supplementation, health maintenance programs and cognitive training; models/programs of management and monitoring, use of assistive technology devices and hospitalization program for geriatric rehabilitation.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-16-2019
Analysis of compliance to antiretroviral treatment among patients with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1295-1303
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAnalysis of compliance to antiretroviral treatment among patients with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1295-1303
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0115
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Objective:
To analyze the compliance to antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients.
Method:
99 HIV-positive volunteers undergoing treatment responded to a semi-structured sociodemographic interview and to a questionnaire that assessed compliance to antiretroviral treatment.
Results:
In the sample analyzed, 52.5% of the volunteers presented good/adequate treatment compliance, while 33.3% presented low/insufficient compliance. There was no significant difference between men and women in the questionnaire score, nor between groups with different levels of education.
Conclusion:
The main items of the questionnaire that contributed to good/adequate compliance were: positive impact of treatment on health and quality of life, few side effects after initiation of therapy, and positive self-evaluation of participants regarding their compliance to antiretroviral therapy. The main barriers detected for compliance to antiretroviral therapy were the lack of knowledge about current medications and the lack of information on antiretroviral therapy drugs.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-08-2020
Self-efficacy in elderly with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180980
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-efficacy in elderly with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180980
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0980
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Objective:
to analyze the self-efficacy of elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the relationship with sociodemographic, clinical, knowledge, and attitude variables.
Method:
a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted with 256 elderly people enrolled in Family Health Strategies. Data were obtained through interviews. Descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression model were performed (p <0.05).
Results:
female, 69.95-year mean age, white skin color, 4-7 years of schooling, living with a partner, retirees, low individual monthly income, 6 to 15 years of illness, Catholics, living with children (with or without spouse). The elderly’s low knowledge and negative attitude prevailed. Self-efficacy was associated with attitude and knowledge in the domains “General and Specific Diet”, “Physical Exercise” and “Blood Glucose”.
Conclusion:
self-efficacy investigations in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus management in the elderly are important and encourage treatment adherence.
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