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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-15-2022
Social determinants of health that permeate the mental suffering of children on the french-brazilian border
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20200295
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial determinants of health that permeate the mental suffering of children on the french-brazilian border
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20200295
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0295
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Objectives:
to understand the determinants involved in the mental suffering of schoolchildren on the French-Brazilian border.
Methods:
a qualitative study was conducted with children from 6 to 12 years of age from four State schools in the municipality of Oiapoque, located on the French-Brazilian border. The data were obtained through interviews, analyzed by the IRAMUTEQ software, and interpreted in the light of the Dahlgren and Whitehead’s social determinants of health model.
Results:
data indicate that the mental suffering experienced by children, especially characterized by anxious symptoms, such as concern of becoming fat and worries, were permeated by social situations that children went through daily, such as family abandonment, domestic violence, and bullying.
Final Considerations:
social determinants can be predictors of mental suffering in children, especially in environments of extreme vulnerability, such as the border, in a context of financial difficulties, domestic violence, and absence of parenting.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-15-2022
Reasons assigned to suicide attempts: adolescents’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210163
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEReasons assigned to suicide attempts: adolescents’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210163
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0163
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Objective:
identify the reasons for attempting suicide from the perspective of adolescents.
Methods:
qualitative study conducted with ten adolescents who attempted suicide and were attending a Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto-Juvenil located in a city in the south of Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were held in July 2020 using WhatsApp. Data were analyzed according to Minayo’s Content Thematic Analysis.
Results:
the adolescents’ reports listed the reasons that triggered suicide attempts, such as changes in the adolescents’ life cycle and violence, which led them to attempt suicide to solve problems.
Final considerations:
Data analysis revealed the reasons that triggered suicide attempts from the adolescents’ perspective and difficulties to cope with problems, probably explained by their lack of experience in dealing with frustrations and disappointments.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-12-2022
Factors associated with sexual practices and positions performed by pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210162
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with sexual practices and positions performed by pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210162
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0162
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Objectives:
to identify factors associated with the sexual practices and positions performed by pregnant women.
Methods:
a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 354 pregnant women, in the interior of Ceará, Brazil, in 2016. For data collection, a form and a Pregnancy Sexuality Questionnaire were used.
Results:
there was a reduction in the sexual initiative of the woman, sexual disposition of the couple, sexual practices and most of the sexual positions, while the maintenance of preliminary sexual activities and initiative to perform them was verified. Sexual practices and positions decreased (p<0.0001): preliminary sexual activities, sexual disposition, lubrication, orgasm, pain or discomfort, sexual positions, sexual practices, and sexual satisfaction. Sexual practices and positions increased (p<0.0001) as a function of: education, number of deliveries, sexual life, desire and arousal, and sexual disposition of the pregnant woman, frequency of orgasm and of sexual practices (p<0.0001).
Conclusions:
sexual practices and positions of pregnant women were affected by domains of sexual function, sexual, reproductive, physical, and psychological aspects.
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11-12-2022
Relação entre atividade física e mudança na capacidade funcional numa coorte de idosos em São Paulo, Brasil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20200837
Abstract
Relação entre atividade física e mudança na capacidade funcional numa coorte de idosos em São Paulo, Brasil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20200837
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0837
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Objetivos:
evaluar la relación entre ejercicio físico de ocio y cambio de capacidad funcional entre ancianos.
Métodos:
analizamos datos de una cohorte de ancianos en búsqueda de determinantes de la capacidad funcional en el seguimiento. Datos de la línea de base fueron recolectados entre 2007 y 2008 – acompañamiento mediano de 3,5 años. Fue construido un modelo de regresión linear multivariado completo para evaluar la capacidad funcional al fin del seguimiento, controlando por la capacidad funcional en la línea de base, características sociodemográficas, de salud y conductas y cantidad de ejercicio físico en el período.
Resultados:
el modelo final mostró capacidad funcional independientemente correlacionada con la edad (p<0,001), masa corporal (p=0,013) y número de actividades cotidianas comprometidas en la línea de base (p<0,001). Capacidad funcional mejoró con el aumento del ejercicio físico, pero perdió significación estadística después de ajustes (p=0,384).
Conclusiones:
capacidad funcional disminuyó con el aumento de la edad, el aumento de la perdida de la capacidad funcional en la línea de base y el aumento de la masa corporal. Aunque no significativamente relacionado, el ejercicio físico en el ocio aparece como un importante factor cambiable.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-12-2022
Relationship between physical activity and functional capacity change in aged cohort in São Paulo, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20200837
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLERelationship between physical activity and functional capacity change in aged cohort in São Paulo, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20200837
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0837
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Objectives:
to evaluate the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and functional capacity change among aged people.
Methods:
we analyzed data of an aged cohort looking for determinants of functional capacity at follow-up. Baseline data were collected between 2007 and 2008 – average follow-up of 3,5 years. A full multivariate linear regression model was built to evaluate functional capacity at the end of the follow-up, controlling for functional capacity at baseline, sociodemographic, health and behavioral characteristics and amount of leisure-time physical activity in the period.
Results:
final model showed functional capacity independently correlated with age (p<0.001), body mass (p=0.013) and the number of activities of daily living compromised at baseline (p<0.001). Functional capacity improved with increased physical activity but loss statistical significance after adjustments (p=0.384).
Conclusions:
functional capacity decreases with increased age, increased loss of functional capacity at baseline and increased body mass. Albeit a non-significant association, leisure-time physical activity appears as an important modifiable factor.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-12-2022
Low-laser light therapy in venous ulcer healing: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210396
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLELow-laser light therapy in venous ulcer healing: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210396
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0396
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Objectives:
to compare the effect of adjuvant low-laser light therapy versus conventional treatment alone on venous ulcer healing.
Methods:
this is a randomized clinical trial with 40 patients randomized equally to a control group (topical and compressive treatment) and intervention group (adjuvant low-laser light therapy). Outcomes of interest were Wound Healing: Secondary Intention and Tissue Integrity: Skin & Mucous Membranes, as described in the Classification of Nursing Outcomes/NOC.
Results:
groups with similar sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Eighty-two ulcers were assessed, with an average duration of 1 to 5 years, in 1,066 nursing consultations, with a statistically significant difference in the time and number of healed ulcers (intervention group). There was a significant improvement in the nursing outcomes under study and in eight clinical indicators.
Conclusions:
low-laser light therapy improves and reduces tissue regeneration time, contributing to advances in wound treatment.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-12-2022
Construction and validation of an instrument for assessing the functionality of individuals with schistosomiasis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210306
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of an instrument for assessing the functionality of individuals with schistosomiasis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(3):e20210306
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0306
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Objectives:
to construct and validate an instrument for assessing the functionality of individuals with schistosomiasis.
Methods:
methodological study, developed in three stages: 1) construction of the instrument and its association with categories of the International Classification of Functionality, which the study used to elaborate the questions; 2) validation of content, performed by judges experts in the subject; 3) application of the instrument by the test-retest technique in the population with schistosomiasis in 14 days. The study used the correlation coefficient kappa to calculate the degree of agreement between the judges kappa.
Results:
in its final version, the instrument consists of 27 items, 9 of which are from the Body functions component, 6 from Body structures, 4 from Activity and participation, and 8 from Environmental factors.
Conclusions:
the constructed instrument has a biopsychosocial approach, considering four components of the ICF, besides presenting good validity and interobserver reliability.
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11-11-2022
Análisis de la situación de las matronas y necesidad de medir sus cargas de trabajo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210920
Abstract
Análisis de la situación de las matronas y necesidad de medir sus cargas de trabajo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210920
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0920esp
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Objetivo:
Analizar la situación laboral de las matronas y detectar sus necesidades de medición de cargas de trabajo.
Métodos:
Estudio de metodología mixta (cuantitativo y cualitativo), observacional, descriptivo y transversal. Se realizaron dos fases: La primera fase metodológica, consistió en la realización de entrevistas individuales semiestructuradas. Y en la segunda fase metodológica, se analizaron las intervenciones de enfermería (NIC) que las matronas efectúan en paritorio durante su jornada asistencial.
Resultados:
El 90,3% de las matronas presentan sobrecarga en el trabajo, pues para el 80,6% el ratio matrona- gestante no se encuentra bien establecido; pues tiempo medio de ejecución de una intervención de enfermería (NIC), es de 20 minutos. Por ello, el 100% de la muestra considera de máxima utilidad el desarrollo de herramientas de medición de cargas de trabajo.
Conclusiones:
Se ratifica la necesidad de generar un instrumento que considere la diversidad de intervenciones de enfermería (NIC) que desarrollan dentro del paritorio.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Burnout, ethical climate and work organization in covid-19 intensive care units: mixed method study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220684
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEBurnout, ethical climate and work organization in covid-19 intensive care units: mixed method study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220684
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0684
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Objectives:
to analyze the association between burnout and the perception of the ethical climate in nursing professionals in the covid-19 Intensive Care Unit and the relationship with the organization of work from the perspective of managers of these units.
Methods:
mixed method study conducted in three university hospitals in southern Brazil from December 2021 to March 2022. A cross-sectional study was developed with 110 nursing professionals, followed by an exploratory-descriptive study through semi-structured interviews with six managers. Descriptive and analytical statistics and discursive textual analysis were used.
Results:
the prevalence of burnout was 10% and the perception of negative ethical climate was 24.5%. The association between burnout and ethical climate revealed overload and fatigue during working hours, related to tension, fear, and stress that emerged from the consequences of the organization and relations of work in the covid-19 Intensive Care Unit.
Conclusions:
there was an association between burnout and ethical climate and elements of the work organization.
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ERRATUM02-26-2024
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20160061
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20160061
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20247701e03
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ERRATUM06-14-2024
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e2024n2e06
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e2024n2e06
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20247702e06
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Educational technology for multidisciplinary training for managing waiting lists for elective patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230299
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational technology for multidisciplinary training for managing waiting lists for elective patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230299
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0299
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Objectives:
to construct and assess an educational technology for managing patient waiting lists for multidisciplinary training.
Methods:
study supported by Instructional Design – ADDIE model, whose stages of construction of educational technology were developed in the form of a multi-professional training course. Its respective content assessment was carried out by a committee of experts from 2021 to 2022. The analysis occurred based on the proportion of content adequacy with 95% Confidence Interval.
Results:
seventeen products were created as educational technology learning objects: five storyboards; four videos; three comic books; two pedagogical action plans; a mind map; and a YouTube® playlist. Nine experts assessed content adequacy, which reached 0.89.
Conclusions:
this educational technology contributes to the performance of professionals who manage waiting lists by reducing inequalities, alleviating differences, in addition to promoting equity in care and good health for patients in the Brazilian Health System.
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REVIEW11-22-2024
Spirituality and religiosity in children, adolescents and their families in a vulnerable context: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230425
Abstract
REVIEWSpirituality and religiosity in children, adolescents and their families in a vulnerable context: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230425
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0425
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Objective:
to map evidence in the literature on the spirituality and religiosity of children, adolescents and their families in social vulnerability.
Methods:
this is a scoping review based on the JBI methodology, with the search without delimiting the time period, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, in the Virtual Health Library, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Results:
twenty-two studies were identified. The most studied population were adolescents, followed by children and their families. Regarding the setting, the context of vulnerability related to the low socioeconomic level experienced by these populations was highlighted. Furthermore, spirituality and religiosity were considered important for coping, social support, purpose and strength.
Conclusion:
there is an influence of spirituality and religiosity in the lives of children, adolescents and families, being a protective factor and a source of comfort, playing essential tools for living in context.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-13-2024
Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230542
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEStress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230542
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0542
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Objectives:
to analyze stress from the perspective of nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19 in a public hospital in the Recôncavo region of Bahia.
Methods:
this is an exploratory qualitative study, conducted through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using word clouds, similarity trees, and content analysis.
Results:
nursing workers were exposed to stress while attending to patients with COVID-19. The reported stressors in the workplace included: work overload, lack of planning, speed in performing tasks, fatigue, lack of participation in decision-making, lack of support from management, technological changes, excessive responsibility without preparation, interpersonal conflicts, and professional undervaluation.
Conclusions:
exposure to these stressors leads to emotional exhaustion and demotivation, which were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-13-2024
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230424
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230424
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0424
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Objectives:
to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
nurses who did not consider themselves capable of collecting blood cultures had a 72% lower chance of performing the collection at the recommended site and an 83% lower chance of using the same needle for blood inoculation into the vials. Nurses working in the emergency department had a 75% lower chance of knowing the international benchmark for blood culture contamination rates, and those with less than 5 years in the position decreased their chance of accuracy in this matter by 79%.
Conclusions:
there are gaps in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Standardization of the technique, periodic education, supervision and guidance of the collection team, and process auditing are recommended coping strategies.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Inventory of ethical problems in mobile pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230539
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEInventory of ethical problems in mobile pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230539
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0539
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Objective:
to construct and validate the content of an inventory of ethical problems experienced by nurses in mobile pre-hospital care.
Method:
a psychometric approach study, developed with the following stages: (1) instrument construction through a theoretical matrix based on deliberative bioethics, scoping review and online qualitative research; (2) content validity by judges; (3) pre-testing with Mobile Emergency Care Service nurses in various Brazilian states. For content validity analysis, the Content Validity Ratio was calculated (CVR>0.45 for judges and CVR>0.35 for the target population).
Results:
the instrument had 44 items, distributed across four dimensions.
Final considerations:
the constructed instrument presented sources of evidence of content validity, providing good psychometric measurements and constituting a useful tool for nurses’ practice in the pre-hospital setting.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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