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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Ineffective airway clearance: accuracy of clinical indicators in asthmatic children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):862-868
Abstract
RESEARCHIneffective airway clearance: accuracy of clinical indicators in asthmatic children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):862-868
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680514i
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Objective:
to analyze the accuracy measurements of clinical indicators of the nursing diagnosis Ineffective airway clearance.
Method:
cross-sectional study with 205 asthmatic children treated in the emergency unit of a hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. An interview script and pulmonary evaluation were used for data collection.
Results:
the diagnosis of Ineffective airway clearance was present in 89.3% of the sample. The most prevalent clinical indicators were dyspnea, change in respiratory rate, change in respiratory rhythm, orthopnea, adventitious respiratory sounds and ineffective cough. The clinical indicators with highest sensitivity were dyspnea, change in respiratory rate, change in respiratory rhythm, orthopnea and adventitious respiratory sounds. Ineffective cough and adventitious respiratory sounds were the indicators with best specifi city.
Conclusion:
the clinical indicator adventitious respiratory sounds was the best predictor of Ineffective airway clearance in asthmatic children treated in emergency units.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Mortality from external causes in Pernambuco, 2001-2003 and 2011-2013
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):855-861
Abstract
RESEARCHMortality from external causes in Pernambuco, 2001-2003 and 2011-2013
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):855-861
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680513i
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Objective:
to describe the mortality from external causes, by Health Regions in Pernambuco, during the periods of2001-2003 and 2011-2013.
Method:
descriptive study with data from the Mortality Information System. For data analysis we used percentage, percentage variation and proportion ratio.
Results:
mortality from external causes reduced in Pernambuco, however, mortality increased in some health regions of the countryside. Increased numbers of deaths from accidents and event of undetermined intent were registered. There was an increase of deaths classified as “other/unspecified” event of undetermined intent.
Conclusion:
there was a change in the spatial distribution of mortality from external causes moving to Pernambuco countryside regions. We found necessity for data classification regarding deaths from external causes and strengthening of the monitoring.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Evaluation of scientific production, patents and human resources training in the Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):846-854
Abstract
RESEARCHEvaluation of scientific production, patents and human resources training in the Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):846-854
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680512i
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Objective:
to evaluate scientifi c production, patents and human resources training of nursing researchers with scholarships of research productivity (PQ) in National Counsel for Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) in the 2000-2012 historic series; to verify the association between this production and characteristics of the researchers regarding gender, education and origin.
Methods:
this analytic cross-sectional study whose inclusion criterion was to be a nursing PQ/CNPq researcher during the period in question. We analyzed curriculum lattes of 208 researchers with scholarships between 2000 and 2012. For statistical analyses we used the SPSS® software.
Results:
the study points to female predominance, concentration in the Southeast region and existence of an association between scientific production, patents and human resources training and education, gender and origin of the researcher.
Conclusion:
the study presents a significant participation of nursing PQ/CNPq researchers in scientific production and in human resources training, and a modest involvement in the production of patents.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Structure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):837-845
Abstract
RESEARCHStructure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):837-845
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680511i
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Objective:
to analyze the factors related to the structure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation.
Method:
analytic, longitudinal and quantitative study, conducted in six hospitals in Natal/RN, between August 2010 and February 2011, with 65 potential donors (PD), by means of no participant observation structured script.
Results:
regarding the donation structure, there was deficiencies of physical resources (temperature control), materials (mobile radiology) human resources (nurse technicians) and lack of adequate records and care protocols. In the process of donation, the biggest problems were related to the evaluation stages, brain death diagnosis, maintenance and documentation, with greater proportion of care for the non-donor.
Conclusion:
the structure and process possibly determined the result of 72.3% no donation implementation of potential donors, indices compatible with the national data, but contradictory to those of Spain, which manages to transplant organs of 86.7% of its donors.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
The nurse in the area of collective health: conceptions and competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):830-836
Abstract
RESEARCHThe nurse in the area of collective health: conceptions and competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):830-836
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680510i
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Objective:
to learn coordinators and professors’ conceptions from undergraduate Nursing courses of public universities in northern Brazil regarding collective health and to know the necessary competencies to work in the area.
Method:
data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to thematic analysis.
Results:
the participants consider population health as an essential area for the training of nurses, where professionals have autonomy and confidence. It is an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and multidisciplinary field, with extensive scope, that studies the Unified Health System (SUS). The competencies to work in collective health identified were: to work at the SUS, to understand the health and disease process and its determinants and to develop actions towards integrality, to conduct health education, researches and systematization of the nursing care.
Conclusion:
the variety of conceptions about collective health among participants might reflect in training of nurses and their working area.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Level of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):824-829
Abstract
RESEARCHLevel of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):824-829
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680509i
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Objective:
to identify the complexity of the nursing care of inpatient surgical unit patients, using the Perroca patients classification scale.
Method:
a descriptive, cross-sectional study with 546 reviews of 187 patients between October and December of 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and the Kappa test, to measure interrater agreement.
Results:
a predominance of patients in the categories of semi-intensive (46.5%) and intermediate care (44.0%) was found, with a prevalence of unassisted bath (58.4%) in the total sample, and bed bath (69.3%) in the semi-intensive care patients. The level of agreement between two pairs of raters was considered good.
Conclusion:
the systematic application of the instrument was useful as a complementary measure of the level of patient dependence, and may contribute to the improvement of the working process, refl ecting on management decision-making with regard to nursing workload
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Psychological violence in the nursing work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):817-823
Abstract
RESEARCHPsychological violence in the nursing work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):817-823
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680508i
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Objective:
to investigate and characterize psychological violence practices within teams in the relationship between patients, caregivers and other professionals with the nursing staff of the public hospital network of Caxias, in the State of Maranhão, Brazil.
Method:
descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study with data collected by form between November/2013-May/2014.
Results:
verbal aggression is the most common psychological violence subtype 95% (84), followed by bullying 27% (24). Emergency rooms 51% (45) are the most frequent place; patients 60% (53) are the main aggressors; nurses 76% (19) suffer more violence, being mostly female, young and inexperienced.
Conclusion:
the largest number of occurrences was of verbal aggression perpetrated by patients against nurses in the emergency room. Workers try to pretend that nothing happened or are inert in the face of violence. Employers do little about the case, referring to the need for strategies to control violence.
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RESEARCH01-01-2015
Dietary intake and stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):810-816
Abstract
RESEARCHDietary intake and stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):810-816
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680507i
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Objective:
to assess whether dietary intake of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) meets national and international recommendations and whether there is a relationship with the levels of stress.
Method:
a cross-sectional study with 150 patients with ACS, who were interviewed with the Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale-10.
Results:
daily intake above the recommendations: cholesterol (92%), fiber (42.7%) and protein (68%); intake below the recommendations: potassium (88%) and carbohydrates (68.7%); intake according to the recommendations: sodium (53.3%) and lipids (53.3%). Most patients with inadequate dietary intake (54%) were stressed or highly stressed. There was a signifi cant association between a lower stress level and a higher fi ber intake.
Conclusion:
in patients with ACS, dietary intake did not meet the guideline recommendations, and a lower fi ber intake occurs concomitantly with higher stress levels. Educational efforts can support patients in dietary intake adequacy and stress control.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
30-Year High Cardiovascular Risk Incidence and its Determinants: CUME Study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220544
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE30-Year High Cardiovascular Risk Incidence and its Determinants: CUME Study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220544
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0544
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Objective:
Estimate the incidence of the 30-year high cardiovascular risk and its determinants among graduates of federal universities in Minas Gerais.
Methods:
This is a prospective cohort of 2,854 adults aged 20 to 59. The incidence of the outcome was calculated using the Framingham equation and its determinants were determined through multivariate Cox regression.
Results:
After an average of 2.62 years, the incidence of high cardiovascular risk was 8.09 and 20.1 cases per 1,000 person-years, for females and males respectively. Being male (HR: 2.34; 95% CI: 1.58 – 3.46), employment (HR: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.13 – 3.99), high consumption of processed foods (HR: 2.44; 95% CI: 1.21 – 4.90), and being physically active (HR: 0.63; 95% CI: 0.41 – 0.98) were associated with high cardiovascular risk.
Conclusions:
Among highly educated adults, being male, employment, and high consumption of processed foods are predictors of high cardiovascular risk, while being physically active acts as a protective factor.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
“Fala-M@no-COVID-19”: technological development of a health navigation program for men during the pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220534
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLE“Fala-M@no-COVID-19”: technological development of a health navigation program for men during the pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220534
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0534
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Objective:
to develop a care-educational technology similar to a health navigation program for men during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a methodological and qualitative study of a care-educational technology of health navigation program, structured by Program Development Cycle, with 16 patient navigators and 10 professional navigators. It used reflective thematic content analysis and an adaptation model for data processing.
Results:
the ; navigation program was developed by: I) Observation of reality, problem mapping, needs assessment: content selection, creation of domains and questions; II) Theoretical-conceptual and methodological definition, creation of product under the elaboration of care plans, based on theory, process and taxonomies by a flowchart of operationalization of actions; and III) Self-assessment: qualitative research with professional navigators.
Final considerations:
the technology developed, with theoretical and methodological support, allowed to derive a viable navigation program compatible with reality based on the audience’s needs.
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The Medical Healing of Souls: a strategy for welcoming post-pandemic mental health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220331
Abstract
The Medical Healing of Souls: a strategy for welcoming post-pandemic mental health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220331
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0331
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Objective:
to reflect on the applicability of the Medical Healing of Souls (MHS) by health professionals as a welcoming strategy in post-pandemic mental health.
Methods:
a theoretical and reflective study, based on Viktor Frankl’s philosophy, based on the book “The Doctor and the Soul, From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy” and scientific literature.
Results:
the study was structured in two discursive approaches: MHS in the field of health; The applicability of MHS in post-pandemic mental health care.
Final considerations:
MHS can be used in mental health care, in health emergencies, promoting a more humane performance of health professionals, facilitating the integration of inevitable suffering into a meaningful life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity study of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220281
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETranslation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity study of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20220281
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0281
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Objective:
to describe the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validity process of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” for use in Brazil.
Methods:
a methodological study that followed the translation, back-translation, expert committee assessment, and pre-test steps. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was calculated for both the judge population and the pre-test population. Four translators, seven expert judges in the field of child health and thirty participants in the pre-test, including parents, teachers and healthcare professionals, participated in the study.
Results:
in experts’ analysis (98.4%), a value of 100% of adequate assessments was obtained, and in the target population’s analysis (89.5%), there were 100% of adequate assessments. In both analyses, suggested adaptations were made.
Conclusios:
cross-cultural adaptation and content validity into Brazilian Portuguese of the “Play Nicely Program: The Healthy Discipline Handbook” were considered adequate for application in the target population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Emergency units and COVID-19: Burnout, and empathy reported by nursing professionals and perceived by patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20210869
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEmergency units and COVID-19: Burnout, and empathy reported by nursing professionals and perceived by patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e20210869
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0869
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Objective:
To investigate Burnout Syndrome and empathy self-reported by the nursing staff and empathy perceived by the patient.
Method:
Cross-sectional study in a public emergency unit in São Paulo (from October/2020 to March/2021). The nursing staff answered the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure-Nurses (Brazilian version), whereas adult patients answered the Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure (Brazilian version). Descriptive and inferential analysis, with a 5% significance level.
Results:
A total of 92 professionals and 271 patients participated. Most professionals reported impact of COVID-19 (80; 86.96%) and, among them, increased Burnout Syndrome (93; 75%), but with low emotional exhaustion (71; 74%), low depersonalization (59; 78%) and high level of professional accomplishment (72; 83%). Most reported impact and increased empathy, and the results reported by professionals and patients (mean and standard deviation) were: 39.89 (6.44) and 38.25 (9.45), respectively.
Conclusion:
The professionals reported a low level of Burnout Syndrome and a high level of empathy in pandemic.
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ERRATUM11-27-2023
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e2023n5e05
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e2023n5e05
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20237605e05
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-27-2023
Mental suffering in family daily life: a temporal journey according to Merleau-Ponty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230258
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMental suffering in family daily life: a temporal journey according to Merleau-Ponty
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(5):e20230258
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0258
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Objectives:
to describe the family’s experience in relation to daily life with a family member experiencing mental suffering.
Methods:
a qualitative, descriptive, phenomenological study grounded in Merleau-Ponty’s ontology of experience was conducted in ten households in a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil, where 24 participants of the Intersubjectivity Wheels reside. The descriptions produced were subjected to the Ambiguity Analytics technique.
Results:
the descriptions were categorized into: absence as a creative power of the sense of “being” and “not being a family”; and exclusion and acceptance as expressions of mental suffering in the family context.
Final Considerations:
the experience of mental suffering in the family’s daily life is marked by ambiguous feelings, such as joy and sadness, disappointment and satisfaction, lack of love and love. However, experiencing these feelings can mobilize the desire to “become” a family, increase the sense of autonomy and independence, and drive the formation of new family configurations.
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ERRATUM01-01-2016
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):206-206
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):206-206
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20166901e02
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ERRATUM01-01-2016
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):205-205
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):205-205
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20166901e01
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2016
Nursing process documentation: rationale and methods of analytical study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):197-204
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTNursing process documentation: rationale and methods of analytical study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):197-204
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690126i
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Objective:
to describe the methods used to analyze the associations between variables of service, nursing and the nursing process documentation in institutions of the Department of Health of the State of São Paulo.
Method:
multilevel analytical study with data obtained in the domains of institution, units of the institution and nursing professionals who work there, using standardized instruments. The analyses had as axis the degree of completeness of the nursing process documentation in units or institutions and their association with variables of nursing personnel, of units and of institutions.
Conclusion:
This study will provide important empirical evidence on the factors involved in the nursing process documentation.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2016
Qualitative methodologies in health research: interpretive referential of Patricia Benner
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):192-196
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EXPERIENCE REPORTQualitative methodologies in health research: interpretive referential of Patricia Benner
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):192-196
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690125i
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Objective:
this article reports on the experience of using the interpretive phenomenological framework of Patricia Benner in a Brazilian context. Benner’s interpretive phenomenology, based on existential and interpretative philosophy, aims to understand human experiences in the particular worlds of research participants. Data were collected through interviews with nine nurses in November and December 2014.
Results:
data analysis process according to Benner’s framework consisted of: transcription, coding, thematic analysis, and search for paradigmatic cases and examples. Therefore, the prior knowledge of the researcher is an important part of the study, consisting in manners of the research conduction.
Conclusion:
The use of this methodological framework entailed a great challenge for the researcher, however, it also enabled a unique opportunity to illuminate important existential phenomena related to the daily lives of research participants.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Nurses’ performance on primary care in the National Health Service in England
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):182-191
Abstract
REVIEWNurses’ performance on primary care in the National Health Service in England
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):182-191
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690124i
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Objective:
To analyze the expansion of nursing roles in primary care in the English National Health Service and the implications for professional practice.
Method:
qualitative research in case study format, held in London, England, in six primary care units. Data were obtained through interviews with nine nurses. After the thematic data analysis, two units emerged: the nurses’ performance characteristics and effects of the expansion of nursing roles.
Results:
expansion of nurses’ roles: consultation, diagnosis and drug therapy, case management and monitoring of chronic conditions. Repercussions: for the user, there was improved access, communication and comprehensive care, increased duration of consultations, resulting in greater adherence; for nurses, there was the expansion of professional skills, knowledge and professional recognition; to the health care system, it resulted in cost savings.
Conclusion:
benefits in expanding nursing roles, were visible, contributing to primary care quality.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Meleis’ Nursing Theories Evaluation: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):174-181
Abstract
REVIEWMeleis’ Nursing Theories Evaluation: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):174-181
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690123i
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Objective:
to analyze the application of the theory evaluation model proposed by Meleis in Brazilian studies.
Method:
integrative review of online articles published from 2002 to 2012 in the databases LILACS and BDENF.
Results:
the 16 selected studies confirmed the use of only three of the five stages proposed for Meleis’ theories analysis: Description of the Theory, Criticism of the Theory and Analysis of the Theory, with a predominance of a single unit of analysis in each.
Conclusion:
the analysis of nursing theories provides support to nurses in the practice, research, education and administration of the different dimensions of care. Meleis’ model figures as very important by contributing to the development of knowledge of nursing discipline, considering that its use as a method allows several reflections on theories in order that they be revalidated to support a more theoretical and practical applicability.
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REVIEW01-01-2016
Clinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):165-173
Abstract
REVIEWClinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women: integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):165-173
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690122i
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Objective:
to identify the nursing diagnosis clinical indicators of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women.
Method:
it is an integrative literature review, with research in databases using the keywords “sexual*”, “pregnan*” and “function*”. Studies included had an abstract available for analysis, referring to pregnant women over 18 years old, written in Portuguese, French, Spanish and English, with publication date between 2010 and 2014. Studies that reporting pregnant women with an associated pathology were excluded.
Results:
sexual dysfunction in pregnant women is consistent in the literature. Nine defining characteristics were identified and 16 related factors, some not classified in NANDA International.
Conclusion:
clinical indicators can be added to the nursing diagnosis to favor an accurate diagnosis and effective interventions in the surveillance of pregnancy as a period of healthy sexual experience.
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RESEARCH01-01-2016
Conditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):156-164
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RESEARCHConditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(1):156-164
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690121i
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Objective:
to evaluate the conditions of functional health literacy of an elderly diabetics group.
Method:
cross-sectional and descriptive study, with diabetic’s elderly assisted in the SUS (N = 114). The social and health conditions were evaluated as well as functional health literacy by S-TOFHLA test (short version); the simple proportions, average, standard deviation and Pearson’s Chi-square were described by SPSS software (20.0) with α = 5% value.
Results:
the mean age was 67.4 years, 74.0% of the elderly were women, had up to four years of schooling; 29.8% had a long-standing illness, 64.0% reported having high blood pressure, 47.4% smoke or were smokers, 73.7% had low functional health literacy, which was associated with schooling p = 0.001.
Conclusions:
the low functional health literacy could be a self-care conditioning and can be influenced by low schooling because it implies to have skills to understand and make decisions aimed at self-management of health.
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