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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Transitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETransitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0229
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Objective:
to understand the transitional processes that affect the adaptation of people who live with limitations resulting from leprosy.
Methods:
This is a qualitative study based on the precepts of Transition Theory, mediated by care-research, with 24 people with limitations resulting from leprosy in an ex-hospital colony in Piauí. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. The interviews were analyzed using Iramuteq software.
Results:
the researched-caregivers experienced the four types of transitions, including feelings of fear, worry, loneliness, hopelessness, guilt and a tendency to hide the diagnosis. Breakdowns and resignation were revealed, with spirituality, adaptation to the new life situation and acceptance as facilitating conditions for coping with the transitional process, with a consequent improvement in quality of life.
Final considerations:
the transitional processes had a positive significance, since they contributed to adaptation and the achievement of quality of life.
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11-22-2024
Percepções de pessoas com deficiência física sobre acessibilidade e condições sociais: intervenções para enfermagem de reabilitação
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240005
Abstract
Percepções de pessoas com deficiência física sobre acessibilidade e condições sociais: intervenções para enfermagem de reabilitação
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240005
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0005
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Objetivos:
analizar las experiencias de personas con discapacidad física adquirida en cuanto a accesibilidad y condiciones sociales; identificar intervenciones de rehabilitación dirigidas por enfermeras para la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales; determinar indicadores sensibles a la enfermería para mejorar la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales.
Métodos:
estudio cualitativo descriptivo-exploratorio utilizó entrevistas semiestructuradas con personas con discapacidad física adquirida mediante muestreo intencionado en bola de nieve para cumplir con todos los objetivos. El análisis de datos siguió los principios del análisis de contenido de Bardin. Los objetivos 2 y 3 se lograron mediante un enfoque teórico reflexivo.
Resultados:
los 27 participantes informaron desafíos de accesibilidad, que impactan las actividades de la vida diaria y las condiciones sociales. Esto influye en la enfermería de rehabilitación, dando lugar a tres campos de intervención: Evaluar la capacidad para realizar actividades diarias y los factores que influyen; Desarrollar e implementar capacitación para la realización de actividades diarias; Promover la movilidad, la accesibilidad y la participación social.
Consideraciones Finales:
a partir de las experiencias de los participantes, identificamos intervenciones de rehabilitación dirigidas por enfermeras para promover la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0010
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Objective:
To analyze the sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life.
Method:
This descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional, analytical, and quantitative study addressed 94 health workers, including nursing technicians, nurses, and physical therapists working in Intensive Care Units in a town in the extreme south of Brazil in 2023. The student’s t-test and Spearman correlation were used.
Results:
A significant positive correlation was found between being a woman and the psychological domain and between income and the social and environmental domain while working hours were inversely related to general QoL. Additionally, workload negatively impacted the physical, psychological, and general QOL, furniture negatively influenced the psychological domain, and equipment was negatively associated with the physical and psychological domain.
Conclusion:
The characteristics of the work environment interfere with several areas of quality of life.
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REVIEW11-22-2024
Concept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
Abstract
REVIEWConcept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0002
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Objective:
To analyze the concept of “youth.”
Methods:
This is a concept analysis guided by the method proposed by Walker and Avant, operationalized through an integrative literature review. The search in scientific databases was carried out using the descriptors: youth; young; adolescence. To compose the literary corpus, 22 studies were selected.
Results:
Various factors were found in the antecedents that influence the separation of youth groups, contributing to the heterogenization of this population. The attributes include characteristics that comprise the formation of youth groups, especially the idea of shared experiences and social construction, as well as the consequences of the mentioned concept. After systematizing the variables, the analysis was conducted, highlighting the conceptions that influence youth.
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated the multifactorial complexity of the formulation of the concept of youth, highlighting various factors that contribute to this construction. For nursing, this conceptual field allows for an understanding of the population and effective engagement with this group.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Temporal trends in neonatal mortality in Pernambuco
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230451
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETemporal trends in neonatal mortality in Pernambuco
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230451
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0451
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Objective:
To verify the temporal trend of neonatal mortality in the health regions of Pernambuco between 2000 and 2020.
Method:
A time-series ecological study was conducted, analyzing the total neonatal mortality rate and its early and late components. For regression analysis, Joinpoint Regression was applied, trends were classified, and annual and average percentage changes were calculated for the period, with a significance level of 95%.
Results:
The average neonatal mortality rate in Pernambuco was 11.5 during the studied period. A decreasing trend in neonatal mortality rate was observed, especially in the early component. The region where the state capital is located showed the fastest decrease across all components.
Conclusion:
The temporal trend of neonatal mortality was decreasing; however, the rate of reduction was not uniform across the health regions of the state, and the implementation of the Mãe Coruja Pernambucana Program did not impact the trend in neonatal mortality.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Evaluation of a video to promote HIV testing in sexual minorities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230320
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEvaluation of a video to promote HIV testing in sexual minorities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230320
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0320
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Objective:
To design and evaluate an educational video aimed at promoting HIV testing in gay men from the theoretical perspective of the Nola J. Pender Health Promotion Model.
Methods:
The design comprised five steps: 1.- Literature search; 2.- Formulation of the educational objective; 3.- Drafting of the script and location of the information in the theoretical components; 4.- Production; and 5.- Evaluation by experts and the target population.
Results:
The video “Living Without Fear” was produced, which presents the dilemma faced by gay men before taking a HIV test. The content validity index was 0.85, which indicated that the information was adequate and acceptable for promoting the rapid HIV test.
Final Considerations:
The results contribute to the scientific evidence aimed at promoting healthy behavior. In addition, the video was shown to be an acceptable educational tool.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Development and validity of a mobile application prototype for hospital shift handover
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230173
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and validity of a mobile application prototype for hospital shift handover
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230173
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0173
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Objective:
To develop and validate a mobile application prototype for nursing shift handover in a hospital inpatient unit.
Methods:
A methodological study of technological production, carried out from April 2020 to January 2022, for mobile application construction and validity through the Design Thinking methodology. The study involved the stages of prototype development and validity by experts.
Results:
The application for mobile nursing shift handover obtained a usability score of 79 points and a content validity coefficient of 0.7.
Conclusions:
The instrument obtained an excellent assessment according to usability and agreement among experts. However, future studies are needed to implement this technology in order to assess effectiveness, time optimization and failures during communication.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2024
Analysis of the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS: an ecological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230234
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAnalysis of the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS: an ecological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230234
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0234
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Objectives:
to analyze the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil.
Methods:
an ecological study on the vaccination status against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Brazil. The data were collected in April 2023 through information from the Ministry of Health, using the “Microsoft app Power BI,” which is publicly accessible.
Results:
the data analysis revealed that in Brazil, 2,978 doses of the MVA-BN Jynneos Mpox vaccine were administered in PLWHA, resulting in a vaccination coverage of 18.3%, with the southern and southeastern regions showing the lowest and highest vaccination coverage, respectively. Gender-based evaluation showed a higher proportion of vaccinated males.
Conclusions:
we identified low vaccination coverage in all regions of Brazil, highlighting the need for intensified vaccination activities, especially for PLWHA.
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06-01-2015
Health promotion in supplementary health care: outsourcing, microregulation and implications for care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):482-489
Abstract
Health promotion in supplementary health care: outsourcing, microregulation and implications for care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):482-489
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680315i
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Objective:
to analyze health promotion programs in the supplementary health care.
Methods:
This was a multiple case study with a qualitative approach whose data were obtained from interviews with coordinators of providers contracted by the corporations of health insurance plans in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The data were submitted to Critical Discourse Analysis.
Results:
Home care has been described as the main action in the fi eld of health promotion transferred to the providers, followed by management of patients and cases, and the health education.groups. The existence of health promotion principles is questionable in all programs. Outsourcing is marked by a process with a division between cost and care management. Implications of this process occur within admission and interventions on the needs of the benefi ciaries.
Conclusions:
Statements revealed rationalization of cost, restructuring of work, and reproduction of the dominant logic of capital accumulation by the health insurance companies.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-01-2019
Knowledge and behavior of professionals about bundled strategies of central venous catheter
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):50-56
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge and behavior of professionals about bundled strategies of central venous catheter
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):50-56
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0164
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Objective:
To investigate the factors that influence the knowledge and behavior of professionals of neonatal and pediatric units about bundled strategies of insertion of central venous catheter.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in one neonatal and one pediatric intensive care units in a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from April to July, 2016. The sample consisted of 255 professionals who answered a structured instrument. Descriptive and comparative analyses were made using the SPSS software.
Results:
The category nursing professional (p = 0.010), working hours of 12×36 scale (p < 0.001), training as a form of acquiring knowledge (p < 0.001) and participation in training programs (p < 0.001) are associated to greater knowledge about the bundle. Regarding behavior, no significant associations were observed.
Conclusion:
The study showed that there are factors that influence the knowledge about bundled strategies of insertion of central venous catheter, reflecting the need to consider these practices for making more effective educational practices in health care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2019
Factors associated with low Apgar in newborns in birth center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:297-304
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with low Apgar in newborns in birth center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:297-304
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0924
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Objective:
to analyze factors associated with Apgar of 5 minutes less than 7 of newborns of women selected for care at the Center for Normal Birth (ANC).
Method:
a descriptive cross-sectional study with data from 9,135 newborns collected between July 2001 and December 2012. The analysis used absolute and relative frequency frequencies and bivariate analysis using Pearson’s chi-square test or the exact Fisher.
Results:
fifty-three newborns (0.6%) had Apgar less than 7 in the 5th minute. The multivariate analysis found a positive association between low Apgar and gestational age less than 37 weeks, gestational pathologies and intercurrences in labor. The presence of the companion was a protective factor.
Conclusion:
the Normal Birth Center is a viable option for newborns of low risk women as long as the protocol for screening low-risk women is followed.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Factors associated with the discontinuance of outpatient follow-up in neonatal units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180793
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with the discontinuance of outpatient follow-up in neonatal units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180793
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0793
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Objectives:
to identify predisposing and enabling factors as well as the health needs associated with the discontinuance of outpatient follow-up of newborns who were hospitalized at neonatal intensive care unit.
Methods:
cross-sectional study, using the behavioral model of health services use. The study was composed of 358 mothers and newborns referred to the outpatient follow-up after discharge. Characterization, perception of social support, postnatal depression, and attendance to appointments data were collected, analyzed by the R software (3.3.1).
Results:
outpatient follow-up was discontinued by 31.28% of children in the first year after discharge. In multiple regression analysis, the chance of discontinuance was higher for newborns who used mechanical ventilation (OR = 1.68; 95%CI 1.04-2.72) and depended on technology (OR = 3.54; 95%CI 1.32-9.5).
Conclusions:
predisposing factors were associated with the discontinuance of follow-up; enabling factors and health needs did not present a significant association. Children with more complex health conditions require additional support to participate in follow-up programs, thus ensuring the continuity of care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-22-2021
Analysis of vaccine loss due to temperature change
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20190762
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAnalysis of vaccine loss due to temperature change
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20190762
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0762
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Objectives:
to analyze vaccine losses in a Health Region in the Northwest of São Paulo.
Methods:
retrospective cross-sectional study with secondary data obtained from Temperature Change Notification Forms used by the Epidemiological Surveillance Group XXIX of São José do Rio Preto between 2010 and 2017. Descriptive and inferential analysis were performed using multiple linear regression and significance level of 95%.
Results:
in total, 341 notifications of temperature changes were analyzed, of which 70.1% were caused by structural reasons, 57.8% in industrial refrigerators and 91.2% in primary care services. Of the doses that suffered a change in temperature, 41.4% were lost and 58.6% were administered to the population. The highest percentage of lost doses compared to those applied occurred in smaller municipalities, although they reported less.
Conclusions:
nursing workers who work in vaccination rooms should make efforts to prevent temperature changes and avoid losses and higher public expenses.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-26-2022
Participatory development of educational technology in seeking patient safety in maternity hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210701
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEParticipatory development of educational technology in seeking patient safety in maternity hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210701
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0701
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Objectives:
to develop a booklet as an educational technology, together with health professionals, patients and companions, aiming at their involvement in patient safety in maternity hospitals.
Methods:
a qualitative convergent care study, carried out in three stages at a maternity hospital in Belo Horizonte. The booklet construction took place between February and April 2021, with 13 professionals, 06 companions and 11 patients.
Results:
data content analysis was performed, creating three categories: Knowledge and experiences about patient and newborn safety in maternity hospitals; Challenges for involving patient and companion in safety actions; Assessment of patients, companions and professionals on the booklet construction process. The booklet construction involved the participation of health professionals, users and companions in all stages of the process.
Final considerations:
the participatory process enabled the creation of educational technology for the involvement of patients and companions in patient safety actions.
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12-08-2023
Nursing experiences in specialized services in child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220550
Abstract
Nursing experiences in specialized services in child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220550
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0550
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Objective:
to synthesize evidence from qualitative studies on nursing experiences regarding child and adolescent mental health care in specialized services.
Method:
a systematic review with meta-synthesis of qualitative studies according to JBI guidelines. CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, LILACS, PSYCinfo, Scopus and Web of Science databases were used. The findings were classified according to the level of reliability and credibility and categorized by similarity between contents.
Results:
229 articles were identified, and five were included in the final sample and organized into the categories: Emotional impact; and Understanding nursing role. The level of evidence found was moderate.
Final considerations:
nursing experiences are permeated by emotional exhaustion, feelings of frustration and difficulty in understanding their professional role. The need for training spaces that qualify this care is highlighted.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-19-2024
Validation of an instrument for assessing leprosy care in children and adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230344
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEValidation of an instrument for assessing leprosy care in children and adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230344
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0344
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Objectives:
to validate the content of an instrument for assessing leprosy care in individuals under 15 years old in the context of Primary Health Care.
Methods:
methodological study of content validation, based on the evaluation of essential and derived attributes in primary care, in the professional version. For data analysis, the Content Validation Index (CVI ≥ 0.8) and Cronbach’s Alpha were calculated.
Results:
a higher percentage of judges among nurses (61.5%) was observed; with a doctorate (46.2%), and engaged in teaching and research (77%). The overall Content Validation Index of the instrument was 0.98. In the analysis of Cronbach’s Alpha of the instrument, the assigned value was 0.717.
Conclusions:
the instrument represents an advancement in the measurement of health evaluation policies and can significantly contribute to improving the quality of care provided to children and adolescents with leprosy.
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REVIEW12-05-2019
Financial-patrimonial elder abuse: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:328-336
Abstract
REVIEWFinancial-patrimonial elder abuse: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:328-336
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0703
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Objective:
to analyze the available evidence in the nursing literature about financial-patrimonial elder abuse.
Method:
integrative review of articles indexed in the databases CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS and MEDLINE, from 2007 to 2017. The combination of controlled and uncontrolled descriptors was used in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Results:
15 studies developed in seven countries were included. In the thematic analysis, three categories emerged: epidemiological data, risk factors and institutions providing services to the elderly. The occurrence of this type of violence concomitantly to the other subtypes was highlighted among the most frequent.
Final considerations:
the literature points to important epidemiological data, risk factors and characteristics of this type of violence, including within institutions providing services to the elderly, in different countries, essential aspects for structuring and rethinking public policies for protection and appreciation of the elderly.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Quality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:169-176
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:169-176
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0439
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Objective:
To investigate associations between quality of life, sex, age, burden, and nature of emotional support available in the family in older adults who are caregivers of older relatives.
Method:
Cross-sectional and correlational study on 148 caregivers gathered in public and private healthcare services, who were subjected to psychological measures of quality of life, burden, exchange of emotional support, sex, and age. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test and path analyses (p < 0.05).
Results:
A total of 77% women, average age of 69.7 years. There were significant associations between exchange of support and burden due to the provided assistance, being a woman and satisfaction with the received support, satisfaction with the received support and burden, burden and quality of life, and satisfaction with the received support and feeling of burden due to the provided support.
Conclusion:
Satisfaction with the received emotional support moderate the association between sex and burden, and such moderate the association between satisfaction with emotional support and perceived quality of life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-26-2022
Vulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210034
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEVulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210034
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0034
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Objective:
to correlate socio-contextual aspects, physical vulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care.
Methods:
epidemiological, a cross-sectional and analytical study, with elderly people in the community (n=769), with application of the instruments: Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13), World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older Persons (WHOQOL-OLD) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF); and socio-contextual data questionnaire.
Results:
the population assessed presented an average of regular quality of life in both the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD. Older non-vulnerable persons (62.2%) and those with close family contact (82.6%) have a better quality of life than the vulnerable (p<0.0001).
Conclusion:
lower quality of life scores and more distant families are related to vulnerable elderly people; thus, the assessment of family proximity and physical vulnerability of older persons is shown to be an important factor in improving quality of life.
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03-19-2021
Validity and reliability of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for Brazilian elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200365
Abstract
Validity and reliability of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for Brazilian elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200365
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0365
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Objective:
to verify the validity and reliability of the Psychological Distress Scale for screening mental distress.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study with 75 elderly people. Psychological Distress scale and Self Reporting Questionnaire were used. Criterion validity was verified using Spearman’s correlation and diagnostic accuracy measures. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to investigate reliability.
Results:
the total internal consistency of the Psychological Distress Scale was α=0.844. Concurrent validity between this instrument and the Self Reporting Questionnaire was ρ=0.722 (p<0.001). The best cut-off point for screening mental distress among elderly people was a total score greater than 14, with sensitivity equal to 75.47% and specificity equal to 85.0%.
Conclusions:
the scale was robust for screening mental distress, given its high reliability, in terms of homogeneity, and adequate criterion validity, whose best cut-off point for screening was a score greater than 14.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Functional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFunctional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0798
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Objective:
To evaluate the functional capacity of long-lived older adults from Amazonas.
Method:
A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out with 116 older adults aged 80 years or older, registered in a primary health care unit in Belém, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was used for functional capacity assessment and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for cognitive screening. Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out, in addition to the Pearson’s chi-square test.
Results:
The older adults presented modified independence in the self-care, sphincter control and locomotion dimensions, and needed supervision for mobility/transfers. In mobility, men presented complete independence. Modified independence was found in the 80-89 age group. It was observed that, the lower the education level, the worse the cognitive performance.
Conclusion:
In spite of their advanced age, long-lived older adults still present functional capacity for activities of daily living, even though they required supervision for high energy expenditure tasks, such as mobility and transfers.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Self-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:22-29
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:22-29
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0579
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Objective:
to analyze the association between self-care activities of older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and sociodemographic variables, type of treatment and depressive symptoms.
Method:
inferential and cross-sectional study, with 121 older adults with Type 2 DM in ambulatory care. We used a questionnaire for characterization of sociodemographic and health, questionnaire self-care activities with DM, Mini Mental State Examination and Geriatric Depression Scale. The association of variables was used (Fisher’s exact test) and for comparing the means (Student’s t-test and analysis of variance).
Results:
The mean age was 68.1 years, the majority were women (57.2%), retired (71.9%) and married (65.3%). The highest averages were for the activities: “to dry the spaces between the toes, after washing them” and smaller averages for “exercise”.
Conclusion:
In spite of high average for self-care activities, there is a need for enhanced performance and compliance to them.
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12-04-2023
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
Abstract
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2023760601
Views0The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global initiative launched by the United Nations (UN) in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose objectives summarize a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the environment and ensure that all people have access to opportunities and well-being, all in an […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-04-2021
Information demands from families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e20200642
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEInformation demands from families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e20200642
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0642
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Objective:
to identify the information demands of families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Method:
this is a qualitative study conducted through semi-structured and audio-recorded interviews with 55 family members, in the states of Paraná, Ceará, and Macapá, between September 2018 and September 2019. Thematic category analysis and Qualitative Data Analysis Software resources were used for data organization.
Results:
it was identified that families need information regarding the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (definition, cause, possibility of cure, prognosis and the probability of having another child with Autism Spectrum Disorder); child’s routine and behavior; future rights and expectations.
Final considerations:
information demands are relevant to support professionals, health managers and other services in health care organization to support families of children with autism.
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