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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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EDITORIAL01-01-2015
Health technologies for spatial analysis and situational diagnosis of the territories: contributions to nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):999-1000
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EDITORIALHealth technologies for spatial analysis and situational diagnosis of the territories: contributions to nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):999-1000
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680601i
Views0In order to establish an organizational basis for work processes in primary health care geared towards a new social practice, it is important to recognize territories and their contexts, as these materialize human interactions, conflicts, health problems and human needs.In the process of recognition and situational diagnosis of territories, technologies for spatial analysis can facilitate […]See more -
EDITORIAL01-01-2015
Tecnologias em saúde para análise espacial e diagnóstico situacional dos territórios: contribuições para a enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):999-1000
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EDITORIALTecnologias em saúde para análise espacial e diagnóstico situacional dos territórios: contribuições para a enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):999-1000
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680601i
Views0Para a constituição de uma base organizativa dos processos de trabalho na Atenção Primária à Saúde em direção a uma nova prática social é importante o reconhecimento dos territórios e seus contextos, pois estes materializam as interações humanas, os conflitos, os problemas de saúde e necessidades humanas.Nesse processo de reconhecimento e diagnóstico situacional dos territórios, […]See more -
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT01-01-2015
CARTA DE FORTALEZA PARA A ENFERMAGEM BRASILEIRA
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):961-962
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTCARTA DE FORTALEZA PARA A ENFERMAGEM BRASILEIRA
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):961-962
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680527
Views0APRESENTAÇÃOOs participantes do 18º Seminário Nacional de Pesquisa em Enfermagem (SENPE), promovido pela Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEn) e realizado pela ABEn Seção Ceará, aprovaram, em Sessão Plenária de Encerramento, no dia 03 de junho de 2015, a “Carta de Fortaleza para a Enfermagem Brasileira”. A ABEn vem a público divulgá-la, ao mesmo tempo em […]See more -
Delayed surgical recovery: a concept analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):953-960
Abstract
Delayed surgical recovery: a concept analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):953-960
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680526i
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Objective:
analyze the concept of delayed surgical recovery.
Method:
the Rodgers’ concept analysis provided the procedural mechanisms to guide the study, and an integrative review was performed to achieve the second activity of the model adopted. The PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE and LILACS databases were selected to search for primary studies.
Results:
sixty-six primary studies were included and served as basis to construct the use and meaning of delayed surgical recovery concept. In the analysis, six attributes were outlined, which are interrelated and underpin the research concept definition. Preliminary experience was identified as the antecedent. The consequences of the concept are expressed through clinical manifestations, re-interventions, dependence on care and reduced quality of life.
Conclusion:
the definition of the concept was constructed, and the antecedents and consequents were identified. The use and meaning of the delayed surgical recovery concept point to the use of the qualifier ‘impaired’ instead of ‘delayed’.
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REVIEW01-01-2015
Total Quality Management and hospital nursing: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):945-952
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REVIEWTotal Quality Management and hospital nursing: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):945-952
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680525i
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Objective:
to identify the available evidence in the literature on Total Quality Management in nursing administration.
Method:
integrative literature review of full text articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published between 2000 and 2011 in the LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO and PubMed databases.
Results:
the sample comprises 24 periodical articles grouped by the following thematic categories: Theoretical assumptions; Practical application and Quality indicators. Despite the criticism of models derived from classic administration theories, experiences of success with the deployment of TQM have already marked the health and nursing setting in Brazil.
Conclusion:
Total Quality Management in managing of nursing care has being fully used in some health institutions, while others have adopted several of its principles. Two of the twenty four articles are intervention studies, which characterizes the necessity for clinical research in this area.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Association between fatigue and functional capacity in patients with intermittent claudication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):937-944
Abstract
RESEARCHAssociation between fatigue and functional capacity in patients with intermittent claudication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):937-944
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680524i
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Objective:
to characterize fatigue and exertion fatigue in patients with intermittent claudication (IC), and to test their association with sociodemographic and clinical variables, walking capacity and level of physical activity.
Method:
forty-nine participants (66.6 years; 70% male) were studied. Validated questionnaires were used to assess fatigue (DUFS), exertion fatigue (DEFS), level of physical activity (BASIC) and walking capacity (WIQ).
Results:
participants had substantial fatigue (DUFS = 20.4+8.8) and substantial exertion fatigue (DEFS = 20.4+10.8). There was an association between the DUFS and marital status (p = 0,008). There was a statically significant association between DEFS with scores of the BASIC (r = .331; p = .02) and among DEFS with WIQ domains – walking distance (r=.359; p = .011) and climbing stairs (r=.331; p = .02).
Conclusion:
patients with IC have fatigue and exertion fatigue. Exertion fatigue might compromise the engagement of these patients in physical activity, one of the main components of IC treatment.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Body mobilization for prevention of pressure ulcers: direct labor costs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):930-936
Abstract
RESEARCHBody mobilization for prevention of pressure ulcers: direct labor costs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):930-936
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680523i
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Objective:
to calculate the average total cost (ATC) on the direct labor costs (DLC) of nursing professionals in body mobilization of patients for the prevention of pressure ulcers.
Method:
this is a quantitative, exploratory and, descriptive research. We observed 656 preventive mobilizations and we calculated the cost by multiplying the time spent by professionals at a unitary DLC.
Results:
ATC with DLC for each Unit corresponded to: Medical Clinic R$ 5.38 for bed turning, R$ 5.26 for seating positions, R$ 5.55 for walking aid; Surgical Clinic R$ 2.42 for bed turning, R$ 2.30 for seating positions, R$ 2.96 for walking aid and Intensive Care Unit R$ 8.15 for bed turning, R$ 7.57 for seating positions, R$ 15.32 for walking aid.
Conclusion:
the knowledge generated can support management related to costs of human resources needed to efficiently and effectively nursing care.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
The mobilization of nurses for the non-interruption of nursing residence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):923-929
Abstract
RESEARCHThe mobilization of nurses for the non-interruption of nursing residence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):923-929
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680522i
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Objective:
To analyze the strategies employed by nurses to maintain the nursing residence program at the Ophir Loyola Hospital and discuss the potential effects of this interruption on the state of Pará.
Method:
Social-historic research. Data were collected through primary sources, written documents, and oral testimonial; the secondary sources used were manuals and articles that approached the topic in question. The theoretical reference was based on the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s ideas about the concepts of cultural, social, and symbolic capital, in addition to the habitus and field concepts.
Results:
During the nurses’ mobilization there was a strong political influence on the development of the crisis and the interruption of the nursing residence Program at the Ophir Loyola Hospital, with implications for the nurses’ qualifications and the health care delivered to the societyof Pará.
Conclusion:
The analysis showed the prevalence of partisan political interests at the expense of social interests, culminating in the interruption of the nursing residency.
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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
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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
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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
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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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