-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-06-2023
Perception of graduates about the education of Nursing Technicians
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220325
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPerception of graduates about the education of Nursing Technicians
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220325
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0325
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to interpret the perception of graduates from the nursing technician program on the learning process developed during their education.
Methods:
a qualitative study was conducted from March to September 2021, based on interviews with 20 graduates from a nursing technician program at a school in the Midwest of São Paulo, using thematic analysis and the NVivo tool.
Results:
the following themes were identified: traditional teaching methods, active learning strategies, valuing proactivity and experiences in professional practice.
Final Considerations:
according to the graduates, the teaching process is essentially based on traditional methods, although there are initiatives to implement active strategies and recognition of the importance of advancing student proactivity and practical experience.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-06-2023
Nursing, history, and orthopedics in manuals (1875-1928)
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220567
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing, history, and orthopedics in manuals (1875-1928)
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220567
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0567
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to discuss the content of manuals, with emphasis on orthopedics, in support of the development of nursing care culture.
Methods:
cultural-historical method articulated with document analysis technique. The sources were nursing manuals – Portuguese, French, English, and Spanish – from 1875 to 1928.
Results:
this study pointed to 12 works – 6 authored by physicians, 2 by nurses, 3 institutional, and 1 by a Sister of Charity – that presented, in a transversal way, the professionalization process initiated in Europe. The manuals addressed first aid care and immobilization methods, from the simplest, such as improvised splints, to the application of plaster casts.
Conclusions:
the nurses’ work, even in a limited capacity, showed that they were able to observe warning signs so that doctors could act, with some exceptions.
-
10-06-2023
Evidências do cuidado centrado no paciente no contexto da prática profissional de saúde brasileira
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220448
Abstract
Evidências do cuidado centrado no paciente no contexto da prática profissional de saúde brasileira
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220448
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0448
Views0See moreRESUMEN
Objetivos:
analizar las actitudes centradas en el paciente en el cuidado y compartir prácticas de profesionales de enfermería, logopedia, odontología y medicina.
Métodos:
se utilizó una investigación transversal con 411 profesionales, y como medida de resultado se aplicó el instrumento Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale.
Resultados:
los médicos presentaron puntuaciones medias más altas, lo que refleja una orientación centrada en el paciente, control compartido y enfoque en la persona, con diferencia estadística para todos los dominios (p<0,02). Los odontólogos fueron los profesionales que presentaron puntajes más bajos, especialmente en el dominio compartir, con diferencia estadística en relación a los enfermeros, logopedas y médicos (p<0,05).
Conclusiones:
finalmente, las actitudes de los profesionales de las áreas de salud estudiadas indicaron preferencia autorreferida por la centralidad en los pacientes. En este contexto, el cuidado centrado en el paciente puede ser un recurso importante en el cuidado de la salud cuando se apuesta por la superación del objeto hombre.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-06-2023
Learning strategies of undergraduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220764
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLELearning strategies of undergraduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220764
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0764
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to analyze the learning strategies used by nursing students from a public university, in remote teaching, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study developed with nursing students who attended remote teaching classes. The sample was obtained by convenience and data were collected online, with 112 participants. Student and Mann-Whitney tests were performed for data analysis.
Results:
the most frequently used learning strategies were self-regulatory and cognitive. There was moderate use of interpersonal help-seeking and emotional control strategies. Male students, with a private study environment and good internet connection, used emotional control strategies more frequently.
Conclusions:
self-regulatory and cognitive learning strategies, appropriate for higher education, were frequently used by nursing students, which is an important tool for adapting these students to the university context.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-06-2023
Patient-centered care – evidence in the context of professional health practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220448
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPatient-centered care – evidence in the context of professional health practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220448
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0448
Views0ABSTRACT
Objectives:
to analyze patient-centered attitudes in care and sharing practices of nursing, speech therapy, dentistry and medicine professionals.
Methods:
cross-sectional research was used with 411 professionals, and the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale instrument was applied as a measure of outcome.
Results:
physicians presented higher mean scores, reflecting a patient-centered orientation, shared control, and focus on the person, with statistical difference for all domains (p<0.02). Dentists were the professionals who presented lower scores, especially in the sharing domain, with statistical difference in relation to nurses, speech therapists, and physicians (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
finally, the attitudes of professionals in the health areas studied indicated self-reported preference for centrality in patients. In this context, patient-centered care can be an important resource in health care when committed to overcoming the object man.
Keywords:Health Care ProfessionalHealth PersonnelPatient-Centered CarePerson Centered CareProfessional PracticeSee more -
10-06-2023
Advanced Practice Nursing: “Training” Pillar in Supporting the Proposal in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230118
Abstract
Advanced Practice Nursing: “Training” Pillar in Supporting the Proposal in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0118
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to present the pillars that support what has been called Advanced Practice Nursing and discuss the necessary training for its implementation.
Methods:
elements contained in assessment documents for graduate programs proposals, reports of presentations by international professors in countries and selected scientific publications were gathered to compose the argument.
Results:
practice/competency (adds broad and in-depth knowledge about health processes and scientific evidence, clinical reasoning and clinical skills for therapeutic indications); 3) professional regulation (corresponding legislation and monitoring); and 4) funding (broad training and professional practice policy).
Final Considerations:
the agenda for implementing Advanced Practice Nursing in Brazil involves joining efforts to identify stakeholders for a work to legitimize their importance in the country’s health and education overview.
-
REVIEW10-06-2023
Nursing theories in the care of stroke patients: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220791
Abstract
REVIEWNursing theories in the care of stroke patients: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20220791
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0791
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to map and synthesize nursing theories and conceptual frameworks that have been applied in the practice of nursing care for stroke patients in hospital settings.
Methods:
a scoping review was conducted in October 2022 using the MEDLINE (accessed via PubMed), CINAHL, Scielo, and Web of Science databases, following The Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines.
Results:
nine studies incorporated six nursing theories and three conceptual frameworks, which were employed to enhance stroke patient care. The objective of these theories and conceptual frameworks was to facilitate the identification of the patient’s psychobiological, psychosocial, and psychospiritual needs, elucidate the nurse’s role and expand their perspective on rehabilitation, and acknowledge the survivor’s process of transition.
Final Considerations:
this mapping exercise identified major nursing theories, middle-range theories, and conceptual frameworks applied to the care of stroke patients.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-06-2023
Quality of health care in Primary Care: perspective of people with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230008
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of health care in Primary Care: perspective of people with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230008
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0008
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to identify how people with diabetes assess the care offered by Primary Care teams.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study based on structured interviews with the application of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness instrument to people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Data were submitted to statistical analysis.
Results:
451 individuals participated in the study, more than half aged 60 years or older (64.0%); 63.9% had been diagnosed for more than five years; and 23.9% used insulin. The average score obtained was 2.5, which indicated little involvement in self-care and low support for the care of the chronic condition by the Family Health Strategy team, and was higher among women and people with a partner.
Conclusions:
people with diabetes consider that they do not receive individualized treatment, with dialogue and discussion for setting goals, and that they are not prepared for self-managing their health condition.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-14-2021
Continuity of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200694
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEContinuity of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200694
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0694
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
Understand the continuity of stimulation of neuro-psychomotor development in children with congenital Zika syndrome.
Method:
Descriptive-exploratory study with theoretical support in symbolic interactionism. Between August and November 2019, 12 health professionals were interviewed in depth; and to the focus group, seven caregivers of children with the syndrome. The analysis was thematic inductive.
Results:
The continuation of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with Zika syndrome goes through: organizational difficulties (lack of doctors, professional unpreparedness, dissatisfaction and search for other services); socioenvironmental aspects (low maternal education, low socioeconomic level, difficulty in moving and lack of support); and conditions inherent to children (hospitalizations for respiratory crises, seizures, hypoactivity and social stigma).
Final considerations:
A strengthened support network with qualified human resources is necessary in order to provide comprehensive care and avoid the discontinuity of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-20-2021
Risk of suicide among nursing students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200867
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERisk of suicide among nursing students
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200867
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0867
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to identify the risk and degree of risk of suicide in nursing students of a public institution in the countryside of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Methods:
this was a cross-sectional, quantitative research conducted with 150 students. For data collection, a sociodemographic questionnaire and the instrument, M.I.N.I. – Brazilian version 5.0.0 – Module C – Risk of suicide were used. Statistical analyses were performed with IBM(® )SPSS(®), version 23.
Results:
53.3% of nursing students had a risk of suicide, of which 20.7% had a high risk. Moreover, 22.67% reported previous suicide attempt. It is noteworthy that students without a partner have a higher risk of suicide (56.8%) than those with a partner (29.4%).
Conclusions:
it is perceived the need to develop programs that identify students at risk of suicide in higher education institutions, in order to raise awareness of the problem and implement policies to promote mental health in the academia.
-
REVIEW08-20-2021
Root Cause Analysis, Failures and Effects in pediatric total quality management: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200954
Abstract
REVIEWRoot Cause Analysis, Failures and Effects in pediatric total quality management: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20200954
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0954
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to analyze the applicability of Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis tools, aiming to improve care in pediatric units.
Methods:
this is a scoping review carried out according to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes extension for Scoping Reviews. Search took place in May 2018 on 15 data sources.
Results:
search totaled 8,254 studies. After using the relevant inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 articles were included in the review. Of these, nine were published between 2013 and 2018, 12 used Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and 11 carried out interventions to improve the quality of the processes addressed, showing good post-intervention results.
Final Considerations:
the application of the tools indicated significant changes and improvements in the services that implemented them, proving to be satisfactory for detecting opportunities for improvement, employing specific methodologies for harm reduction in pediatrics.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-26-2021
Representations about sexuality of people diagnosed late with HIV infection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20201028
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERepresentations about sexuality of people diagnosed late with HIV infection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20201028
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1028
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to understand the representations about sexuality of people diagnosed late with HIV infection and its implications in the delayed search for diagnosis.
Methods:
this is a qualitative study, whose theoretical and methodological framework was Social Representation Theory. The research was carried out with 18 people diagnosed late with HIV infection through an open interview. For data analysis, Structural Narration Analysis was used, with support from MAXQDA 12®.
Results:
representations about sexuality contributed to delayed diagnosis, such as trust in a fixed partnership, sexual intercourse is natural, sexuality as a taboo, search for pleasure in sexual intercourse, regardless of risks, denial of risk for HIV infection.
Final considerations:
representations about sexuality participate in a web of stereotypes and riskier ways of living, which contribute to delayed diagnosis. Sexual health education remains necessary and essential throughout people’s lives.
-
08-20-2021
Prevalence of central venous catheter salvage in newborn with staphylococcal bloodstream infection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20201073
Abstract
Prevalence of central venous catheter salvage in newborn with staphylococcal bloodstream infection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(6):e20201073
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1073
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to establish the prevalence of salvage of central venous catheters in newborns with bloodstream infection caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci.
Methods:
retrospective cross-sectional study with 136 newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between 2011 and 2017. The total of 143 infection events undergoing antibiotic therapy were evaluated.
Results:
among the 143 infection events, 39 catheters in which antibiotic therapy was used were saved and in 69 cases, the device was removed. Positive central blood culture and single lumen catheter were factors associated with salvage failure. The probability of salvage decreased with infections diagnosed from 15 days of using the catheter. Negative blood culture raised the chance of salvage by fourfold.
Conclusions:
the use of antibiotic therapy in the treatment of infections resulted in a low prevalence of salvage of the central venous catheter. The probability of salvage was associated with variables of the device.
-
EXPERIENCE REPORT02-15-2021
Coronavirus infections: health care planning based on Orem’s Nursing Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200281
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTCoronavirus infections: health care planning based on Orem’s Nursing Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200281
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0281
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to report the experience of professors and students of a graduate course on nursing care in coping with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) based on Self-Care Theory.
Method:
the active methodologies used were a literature search and seminar presentations, with an understanding of Orem’s theoretical concepts: health; man; self-care; universal, developmental and health deviation requirements; self-care activities; self-care deficits; the required therapeutic demand; nursing systems. The pandemic was considered a health deviation that requires critical thinking and nursing care planning. Methodological frameworks to classify nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes were used.
Results:
for each health deviation, nursing systems were identified; self-care deficits, diagnoses; actions, interventions; and the form of assessment, outcomes.
Final considerations:
theoretical-practical reflections of the academic context support nursing care planning.
-
REFLECTION03-05-2021
Reflections on patient safety incident reporting systems
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200307
Abstract
REFLECTIONReflections on patient safety incident reporting systems
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200307
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0307
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
To reflect on the main characteristics and recommendations of Incident Reporting Systems, discuss the population’s participation in reporting, and point out challenges in the Brazilian system.
Method:
Reflection study, based on Ordinance No. 529/13, which instituted the National Patient Safety Program, under Collegiate Board Resolution (CBR) No. 36/13; reflections by experts were added.
Results:
Reporting systems are a source for learning and monitoring, allow early detection of incidents, investigations and, mainly, the generation of recommendations prior to recurrences, in addition to raising information for patients and relatives. There is little participation of the population in the reporting, regardless of the type of system and characteristics such as confidentiality, anonymity, and mandatory nature.
Final Considerations:
In Brazil, although reporting is mandatory, there is an urgency to advance the involvement and participation of the population, professionals, and institutions. To simplify data entry by improving the interface and importing data from the reporting system is an objective to be achieved.
-
EXPERIENCE REPORT01-29-2021
Restructuring service at a mastology outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200571
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTRestructuring service at a mastology outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200571
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0571
Views0INTRODUCTIONCOVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) and has brought a threat to public health worldwide. In need of immediate changes, adaptations tend to be the way out to avoid contamination that potentially does not distinguish race, color, gender().The global numbers of suspected and confirmed cases are […]See more
-
12-05-2019
Hospital care and urinary incontinence in the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:284-293
Abstract
Hospital care and urinary incontinence in the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:284-293
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0273
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to identify factors inherent in hospital care that favor urinary incontinence in the elderly.
Method:
an integrative review with Scopus, CINAHL and Pubmed searches. Includes original articles, no language restriction, published between 2008 and 2018. Rated level of recommendation and level of evidence were assessed using the Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine classification. Exploited content through thematic analysis in light of the Donabedian model.
Results:
13 articles constituted the sample. There were factors such as the unjustified and indiscriminate use of devices such as the geriatric diaper; hospital structure adversely affecting the needs of the elderly; and deficit in screening, risk identification and underreporting of the problem favor urinary incontinence in the hospitalized elderly.
Conclusion:
modifiable factors related to hospital structures and care processes favor both the onset and worsening of urinary incontinence in the elderly.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Nurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):767-773
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurse safety culture in the services of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):767-773
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0376
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate nurse safety culture in a teaching hospital, as well as to verify differences in the safety culture dimensions between services.
Method:
cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from October to December 2015, in a university hospital. The instrument Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was applied.
Results:
A total of 195 nurses from four different services participated in the study. Significant difference between services were identified for five dimensions of safety culture: organizational learning (P=0.012); return of information and communication about error (P=0.014); management support for patient safety (P=0.001); general perceptions about patient safety (P=0.005); and frequency of event notification (P=0.003).
Conclusion:
The medical clinic service had the highest statistical difference between the dimensions. These evaluations allow managers to identify the differences between the same hospital’s services, serving as a warning and assisting in the services’ improvement.
-
REVIEW05-18-2020
Effects of acupuncture in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180784
Abstract
REVIEWEffects of acupuncture in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180784
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0784
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to analyze the effects of acupuncture techniques in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Methods:
a systematic review conducted in six databases, from September to December 2017, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses’ criteria. The following descriptors were used: Acupuncture AND Chronic Renal Insufficiency AND Clinical Trial.
Results:
nine studies were selected; the acupuncture techniques used were auriculotherapy, electroacupuncture and acupressure aimed at improving quality of life, fatigue, sleep and clinical variables of the disease. The studies that assessed quality of life, sleep and fatigue presented significant benefits. Studies that assessed quality of life, sleep and fatigue presented significant benefits. There was no statistical significance in the improvement of serum creatinine levels and glomerular filtration rate. Methodological and assessment tools’ divergence made impossible meta-analysis
Conclusions:
studies reinforce the positive effect of acupuncture in improving quality of life, fatigue and sleep in patients.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-15-2020
Configuration of power relations in physicians and nurses’ professional practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180629
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConfiguration of power relations in physicians and nurses’ professional practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180629
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0629
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to analyze the configuration of power relations constituted in and by the knowledge and daily practices of physicians and nurses in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Method:
qualitative study in which data were collected through interviews with physicians and nurses from an ICU of a hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A semi-structured script was used. Data were analyzed through discourse analysis in a Foucaultian perspective.
Results:
three categories were developed – Professional Identity: self-recognition in the profession; Discipline: individualizing attitudes or collective need?; and Circularity of knowledge and power in the constitution of daily practices.
Final considerations:
the identity, discipline and circulation of power are connected in a continuous movement of subjectivation of the subject, which, in turn, uses discourse as a persuasion strategy to modify the position taken over in different situations thereby causing the circulation of power.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Perception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:229-235
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPerception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:229-235
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0644
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
To assess body image dissatisfaction among adolescents from Northern Minas Gerais.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional study with adolescents of both sexes, enrolled in the sixth to ninth year in the municipal public education network. A questionnaire was used, composed of sociodemographic and body image variables, which was obtained through a scale of silhouette figures. The anthropometric measurements of weight and height were performed to estimate body mass index. The correlation between the classification of the body mass index and the body image of adolescents was estimated through weighted Kappa.
Results:
A total of 535 adolescents participated, and 24.5% had different classifications between the real and ideal body image. The Kappa index for the classification of body image was 0.51, 0.58 and 0.32 for the total of adolescents, girls and boys, respectively.
Conclusion:
Public school adolescents are dissatisfied with their self-body image.
-
07-05-2021
Selenium concentrations in elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study with control group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200984
Abstract
Selenium concentrations in elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study with control group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200984
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0984
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate possible differences in plasma and erythrocyte concentrations of selenium among elderly with and without a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, performed with an elderly group with Alzheimer’s disease, diagnosed by a geriatric doctor, and compared to an elderly group without the disease, equaling gender, education, and age. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry determined plasma and erythrocyte concentrations of total selenium (Set).
Results:
The mean age was 74.41±7.1 years in the Alzheimer’s disease group and 71.46±5.1 years among the control group. The Alzheimer’s disease group presented lower plasma concentrations (mean of 45.29±14.51 µg/dL vs. 55.14±14.01 µg/dL; p=0.004), and erythrocyte Set (median of 56.36 µg/L vs. 76.96 µg/L; p<0.001). The logistic regression model indicated an association between erythrocyte Set concentrations and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (p=0.028).
Conclusion:
Elderly with Alzheimer’s disease present lower selenium concentrations in the evaluated organic compartments.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Mental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMental health in primary health care: health-disease according to health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1609-1617
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0743
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to analyze perceptions of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) professional team about mental health-disorder and to identify health actions developed by the team for people with mental disorders.
Method:
a qualitative study of a Marxist theoretical framework and a dialectical method. 99 FHS middle and higher level professionals from São Paulo participated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were submitted to ALCESTE software and Thematic Content Analysis.
Results:
there were three empirical categories: Training in Mental Health; Perception of the FHS professional about mental health-disorder; and Health actions developed by the FHS team with people with mental disorders. Actions that converge and diverge from the psychosocial care model were identified.
Final considerations:
there is an effort from professionals to work according to the psychosocial care model, but it is necessary to invest in the Permanent Education in Health of these professionals to overcome barriers and foster successful territorial actions.
-
ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-09-2020
Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0792
Views1See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department.
Methods:
a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire “Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36” were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects.
Conclusions:
This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.
Search
Search in:
Nuvem de Tags
Adolescente (85) Atenção Primária à Saúde (239) COVID-19 (91) Criança (91) Cuidados de Enfermagem (269) Educação em Enfermagem (151) Educação em Saúde (139) Enfermagem (930) Enfermagem Pediátrica (86) Estudantes de Enfermagem (77) Estudos de Validação (131) Família (87) Idoso (208) Promoção da Saúde (99) Qualidade de Vida (104) Saúde do Trabalhador (86) Saúde Mental (145) Saúde Pública (82) Segurança do Paciente (150) Tecnologia Educacional (100)