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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-11-2024
Ethnically distinct populations and coping with violence against children in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230350
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEthnically distinct populations and coping with violence against children in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230350
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0350
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Objective:
To identify policies and programs adopted by a Brazilian municipality to address violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
A qualitative documentary study. The study setting was the municipality of Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil. Data was collected from official websites between November 2021 and February 2022. Thematic content analysis was used with the support of webQDA software.
Results:
Three empirical categories emerged: a) Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence against children; b) Action strategies for tackling violence against children in the COVID-19 pandemic; c) Evaluation indicators and targets for action strategies for tackling violence against children.
Final considerations:
The documents revealed few direct mentions of children, especially traditional populations; they presented superficial and ineffective evaluations of the policies and programs adopted, using exclusively quantitative indicators.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-11-2024
Experiences of women with physical disabilities in labor and delivery assistance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230290
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEExperiences of women with physical disabilities in labor and delivery assistance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230290
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0290
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Objective:
To understand the meaning attributed by women with physical disabilities to the health care received and expected during labor and delivery.
Methods:
Qualitative study, based on Social Network Theory, conducted through an online workshop in April 2022, with the participation of six women with physical disabilities. Data, collected through the focus group technique, underwent thematic content analysis with the assistance of the IRaMuTeQ tool.
Results:
Three thematic categories emerged: Challenges experienced during pregnancy; The experience within the maternity ward; and, The importance of social networks. The assistance provided by healthcare professionals sometimes differed between what was expected and what was received by women with physical disabilities during labor and delivery.
Final Considerations:
Experiences were predominantly negative, resulting from inappropriate professional conduct due to ableist attitudes. Support from members of social networks is crucial for preventing stressors.
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03-11-2024
O uso da ultrassonografia point-of-care na prática clínica do enfermeiro como alicerce para a segurança do paciente
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl0201
Abstract
O uso da ultrassonografia point-of-care na prática clínica do enfermeiro como alicerce para a segurança do paciente
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl0201
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477suppl0201pt
Views0Recentemente, mais um caso de dano grave associado ao cuidado em saúde foi reportado pela mídia. Uma jovem grávida teve a mão e o punho amputados depois de dar à luz ao terceiro filho em um hospital do Rio de Janeiro(). Após o incidente ocasionado pelo acesso vascular, a mulher apresentou hemorragia e foi reinternada.Os […]See more -
REVIEW03-11-2024
Continuing nursing education actions in the face of homophobia: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230094
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REVIEWContinuing nursing education actions in the face of homophobia: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230094
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0094
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Objectives:
to analyze continuing nursing education actions in the scientific literature in the face of homophobia.
Methods:
an integrative literature review with structured search in June 2022 in eight databases, using the descriptors Nursing Education, Homophobia, Sexual and Gender Minorities. Final sample consisted of six primary studies.
Results:
continuing nursing education actions are supported by strategies such as use of teaching materials, lectures, case studies and focus groups, addressing content such as gender identity issues and affective-sexual orientation, health disparities and their relationship with homophobia in healthcare settings.
Final considerations:
carried out in various healthcare settings, continuing education actions proved to be successful in raising nurses’ awareness in facing homophobia in health services, however, their expansion is necessary to create health spaces that meet the specific needs of these people.
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03-11-2024
The use of point-of-care ultrasound in nurses’ clinical practice as a foundation for patient safety
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl0201
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The use of point-of-care ultrasound in nurses’ clinical practice as a foundation for patient safety
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl0201
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477suppl0201
Views0Recently, another case of serious harm associated with healthcare was reported by the media. A young pregnant woman had her hand and wrist amputated after giving birth to her third child in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro(). After the incident caused by vascular access, the woman suffered hemorrhage and was readmitted.The harm caused to […]See more -
03-08-2024
A enfermagem como protagonista no enfrentamento da hesitação e recusa vacinal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
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A enfermagem como protagonista no enfrentamento da hesitação e recusa vacinal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477suppl101pt
Views0Desde a década de 1970, o Ministério da Saúde do Brasil instituiu o Programa Nacional de Imunização (PNI), que precedeu o Sistema Único de Saúde e que lhe foi incorporado e fortalecido, devido ao modelo descentralizado aos municípios, mas de comando único ao nível central. Seu objetivo era e ainda é coordenar as ações de […]See more -
03-08-2024
Nursing as a player in tackling vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
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Nursing as a player in tackling vaccine hesitancy and refusal
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e77suppl101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477suppl101
Views1Since the 1970s, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established the Brazilian National Immunization Program (PNI – Programa Nacional de Imunização), which preceded the Brazilian Health System and which was incorporated and strengthened due to the decentralized model to municipalities, but under single command at central level. Its objective was and still is to coordinate vaccination […]See more -
02-26-2024
Nurse Navigator of Cancer Patients: contributions to the discussion on the national stage
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e770201
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Nurse Navigator of Cancer Patients: contributions to the discussion on the national stage
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e770201
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2024770201
Views0The professional practice of patient navigation is incipient in Brazil and, therefore, a broad discussion with various sectors of society is essential, which is the main purpose of this editorial. Shall we start with the story.Patient navigation was defined in 1989 as a community-based service delivery intervention aimed at appropriately promoting access to diagnosis and […]See more
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Self-care of men with priapism and sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2418-2424
Abstract
RESEARCHSelf-care of men with priapism and sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2418-2424
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0464
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Objective:
To identify self-care demands of men with sickle cell disease and priapism and describe self-care measures in light of Orem’s Self-Care Theory.
Method:
This is a descriptive exploratory study with qualitative approach conducted with nine men with a history of sickle cell disease and priapism. Data were analyzed using Orem’s Self-Care Theory.
Results:
Some demands were identified: from universal self-care – difficulty in social interaction and solitude, changes in self-image, self-esteem and sexual activity; from development – the experience with priapism and little knowledge about the pathophysiology of the disease; regarding health deviations – pain crises.
Conclusion:
Orem’s theory allowed to identify self-care demands, which are essential for the nursing care provided for men with priapism. Nursing has an essential role in the measures for the different demands presented.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-09-2023
Compliance with central venous catheter infection prevention practices after intervention with simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220574
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECompliance with central venous catheter infection prevention practices after intervention with simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220574
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0574
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Objectives:
to assess the effect of an educational intervention based on clinical simulation on nursing professionals’ compliance with practices to prevent peripherally inserted central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
a quasi-experimental study, with preand post-intervention assessment with a single group. The population consisted of 41 nursing professionals, with 31 observations being made before and after the intervention. Analyzes were performed using descriptive statistics and the McNemar non-parametric test. A significance level of 5% was adopted.
Results:
after the intervention, there was an increase in compliance with prevention practices of surgical antisepsis and professional hand hygiene, skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine, waiting for the time of the effect of alcoholic chlorhexidine and compliance with the sterile technique.
Conclusions:
the educational intervention showed an effect on increasing compliance with catheter-associated infection prevention practices.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT10-09-2023
Focus group in the development of concepts for a Nursing model: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220689
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EXPERIENCE REPORTFocus group in the development of concepts for a Nursing model: experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220689
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0689
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Objective:
To communicate the experience of developing concepts for the construction of a care model through focus groups.
Methods:
An experience report on the development of concepts through remote focus groups with members of a research group from a public university in southern Brazil.
Results:
Focus groups were developed in which homogeneity and heterogeneity criteria were observed among participants. In addition to the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm, the concepts of care and family-centered care were developed, relevant to the nursing care model in question.
Final considerations:
Despite the challenges of conducting remote focus groups, they were suitable for the collective construction of concepts for a nursing care model, allowing the interaction of participants from different locations.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-09-2023
Independent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors on adolescent health-related quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220780
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIndependent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors on adolescent health-related quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220780
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0780
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Objective:
To investigate the independent and combined effects of lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration and food intake, in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Brazilian adolescents.
Methods:
Cross-sectional school-based study, with the participation of 306 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. A questionnaire was applied with structured questions to collect lifestyle behaviors data. Perception of the HRQoL was identified using the Kidscreen-27. The study used covariance analysis and linear regression models for statistical analysis.
Results:
Adolescents who reported ≤ 2 hours/day of screen-based sedentary behavior and sleep duration equivalent to 8-10 hours/night presented significantly higher HRQoL. Adolescents who reported joint adherence ≥ 3 healthy lifestyle behaviors demonstrated approximately two [OR=2.12] to three times [OR=3.04] more chance of presenting higher perceptions of HRQoL.
Conclusion:
Although healthy lifestyle behaviors had a positive independent effect on HRQoL, joint adherence to healthy behaviors enhances the cumulative effect.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-04-2023
Working conditions in nursing in the face of Covid-19 from the perspective of precariousness
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220679
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEWorking conditions in nursing in the face of Covid-19 from the perspective of precariousness
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220679
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0679
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Objective:
To investigate working conditions in nursing when facing the Covid-19 pandemic, in light of aspects of precarious work.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, with 131 nursing workers who worked against Covid-19 in hospitals in Alagoas State, Northeast Brazil. Data were collected online, using a workers’ health assessment questionnaire. The Chi -Square or Fisher’s Exact test and logistic regression were used.
Results:
among nursing workers, 71% had precarious contracts, 33.6% reported extended working hours and 23.7% were union members. In the multivariable analysis, having little hospital experience was a predictor for poor employment (OR= 2.408; 95%CI= 1.051-5.518). The predictor variables for lengthening the working day were being a nurse (OR= 3.824; 95%CI= 1.274-11.483); overtime (OR= 3.668; 95%CI= 1.009-13.333) and inadequate number of workers (OR= 10.872; 95%CI= 3.409-34.675). Being a nursing technician was a predictor of being a union member (OR= 8.967; 95%CI=2.560-31.410).
Conclusions:
The pandemic has accentuated the precariousness of working conditions in nursing professionals, especially among nurses.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-29-2023
Quality of life from women’s perspective in the exercise of sex work: a study of social representations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220169
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life from women’s perspective in the exercise of sex work: a study of social representations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220169
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0169
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Objectives:
to analyze the social representations elaborated by sex workers from Alto Sertão Produtivo Baiano about quality of life.
Methods:
a qualitative study, based on the Social Representation Theory, carried out in the region of Alto Sertão Produtivo Baiano, with 30 sex workers. Individual in-depth interview was carried out, with speeches organized in a corpus and treated in IRAMUTEQ, enabling lexical analysis for Descending Hierarchical Classification.
Results:
four thematic classes emerged, in which social representations of quality of life pervade: money earned to supply needs; association with healthy living and obtaining health (physical and mental); balance of emotions (although there are some negative sensations such as fear and anxiety); and faith in a deity.
Final Considerations:
the social representations elaborated by sex workers about quality of life are anchored in concepts, subjective and practical, punctuated by the World Health Organization.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Care for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECare for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0767
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Objective:
to analyze the constitution of care offered to older adults with disabilities, from Long Term Care Facility professionals’ perspective.
Methods:
this is a discourse analysis based on the post-structuralist framework. Participants in this study are professionals involved in the care for older adults, totaling 14 respondents, 13 women and one man.
Results:
from professionals’ perspective, there is a fine line between caring for older adults with disabilities and maintaining their autonomy. Care in which autonomy is restricted predisposes older adults to a process of dependency.
Final considerations:
caring for older adults with disabilities constitutes the challenge between caring and maintaining independence. Thus, older adult-centered care should be taken as a premise so that their individualities are respected.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPolypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0785
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Objective:
to identify the prevalence and associations of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults with hypertension treated in primary care.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study carried out with older adults with hypertension treated at a Family Health Strategy unit. Data collection included analysis of medical records, interviews and multidimensional assessment of older adults. Socio-demographic information and clinical variables were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by multiple logistic regression.
Results:
polypharmacy prevalence was 38.09%, and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM), 28.57%. There was a significant association between polypharmacy and PIM use, altered sleep and ethnicity. PIM use was associated with polypharmacy, worse family functioning, and absence of a caregiver. Cognitive decline reduces the prevalence of these medications.
Conclusions:
polypharmacy and PIM use among older adults with hypertension represent a problem in this population, especially among the most vulnerable.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Organizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190310
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEOrganizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190310
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0310
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Objective:
To develop a workflow protocol for Home Care (HC) services in the HC2 modality for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the state of Parana.
Method:
Quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, multiple case studies. Data was collected with professionals from the eight home care services in Parana. Data were analyzed using the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) methodology, from which a 5W2H method of action plan was developed, resulting in a flow chart.
Results:
Considering the strategies found in Home Care services, such as planned hospital discharge, caregiver training, organized transportation and singular therapeutic project, a flow organization protocol for children with special health care needs in Home Care services was developed.
Conclusion:
The protocol developed makes it possible to organize the care provided to children with special health care needs in home care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Adolescents in situations of poverty: resilience and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190242
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdolescents in situations of poverty: resilience and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190242
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0242
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Objective:
To analyze the association between vulnerabilities to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/HIV/AIDS) of adolescents in poverty and their level of resilience.
Method:
Cross-sectional study with 287 students between 11 and 17 years old in a school in the outskirts of Fortaleza-Ce. The study was conducted from August to October 2016. Three instruments related to characterization, vulnerability to STIs/HIV/AIDS and resilience were used. The association between the instruments was calculated using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Association between vulnerability to STIs/HIV/AIDS and resilience was assessed through the Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.
Results:
There was a significant association between the factors “housing” (p=0.022), “family income” (p=0.037) and vulnerability to STIs/HIV/AIDS. Adolescents whose father has completed high school (p=0.043) have moderately high resilience.
Conclusion:
Adolescents with low socioeconomic status and who live on less than a minimum wage tends to be more susceptible to vulnerabilities to STIs/HIV/AIDS and to have low resilience.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Social determinants of health and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1595-1601
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial determinants of health and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1595-1601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0726
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Objective:
To verify the association between social determinants of health and the vulnerability of adolescents to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Method:
Cross-sectional study, performed with 287 students aged 11 to 17 years, in the outskirts of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from August do September 2016. Two instruments were used, one destined to social determinants of health and another to investigating the vulnerability to STIs. The magnitude of associations was expressed through odds ratio and interval of confidence, considering a 5% significance level. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Ceará.
Results:
212 (73.9%) adolescents were considered more vulnerable, with a score ≥ 4. The intermediate social determinant “housing (home ownership)” obtained significant association with with the vulnerability to STIs (p of 0.022; CI 1.1 to 3.3; OR 1.9).
Conclusion:
The intermediate social determinant “type of housing” influences the vulnerability to STAs.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Safety of the patient in an emergency situation: perceptions of the nursing team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):753-759
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESafety of the patient in an emergency situation: perceptions of the nursing team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):753-759
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0544
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Objective:
To know the perception of nursing professionals about the essential aspects to provide safe care to polytraumatized patients in emergency services.
Method:
Descriptive and mixed study, performed with a focus group and projective techniques. The sample was made of seven nursing professionals. Data analysis took place through the Interface de R pour Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionneires and SPSS 22.0 softwares.
Results:
Based on the analysis of participants’ speeches, three content partitions emerged in the Descending Hierarchical Classification. 1) Structure: need for changes; 2) The process: safe actions by the nursing team; and 3) Care free from damage as the sought result.
Conclusion:
Patient safety in emergency situations must rely on a proper environment and an organized sector, good conditions to transport patients, use of routines and protocols, identification and organization of the beds.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Contexts of vulnerabilities experienced by adolescents: challenges to public policies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190224
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEContexts of vulnerabilities experienced by adolescents: challenges to public policies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190224
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0224
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Objectives:
to understand the context of vulnerability experienced by adolescents from the perspective of health professionals from the Family Health Strategy.
Methods:
a descriptive-exploratory qualitative study developed with 80 Family Health Strategy professionals in the Midwest region of Brazil. Data collection was developed from July to September 2018 through a focus group, and submitted to Thematic Analysis.
Results:
it was understood that the vulnerability experienced by adolescents is not an exposure to something isolated, but is linked to risk and protection factors, socioeconomic and cultural contexts, public and health policies.
Final Considerations:
there are still gaps in public policies for this population, which impacts on the access and development of promotion actions by health professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
The vulnerabilities of premature children: home and institutional contexts
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190218
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe vulnerabilities of premature children: home and institutional contexts
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190218
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0218
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Objective:
To analyze situations in which premature children are vulnerable in home care, in the first six months after hospital discharge.
Method:
Qualitative study, from the perspective of philosophical hermeneutics, carried out in a Brazilian city on the border. In-depth interviews were conducted, with a data analysis considering the method of interpretation of meanings. 18 mothers of premature children discharged from a hospital unit participated. 25 home visits and 56 calls were made.
Results:
The reports from the mothers express situations of vulnerability, concerns, needs for care, singularities of the development of the premature baby, and repercussions of institutional routines in home care.
Final considerations:
There are vulnerable circumstances in prematurity that reaffirm interconnected individual, social, and institutional dimensions. It is important to highlight that the institutional dimension involves the responsibility of health professionals not to increase individual and social vulnerabilities, but to promote care and seek to reduce situations that generate risks, uncertainties, concerns, and damages.
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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
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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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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-16-2019
Social representations of the elderly about HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1349-1355
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial representations of the elderly about HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1349-1355
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0296
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Objective:
to understand the representational content about HIV/AIDS among seropositive elderly people.
Method:
a qualitative study carried out from April to May 2017, in the city of Recife/PE, with 48 seropositive elderly people, through a semi-structured interview. The Social Representations Theory was used as theoretical framework and the method of lexical analysis through IRAMUTEQ software.
Results:
it was observed that the social representation of HIV is structured around the proximity of death and that it is a disease of restricted groups, leading to feelings of sadness. On the other hand, it is evident a transformation of the representation linked to the reified knowledge, leading to the process of naturalization of the disease.
Final considerations:
it is concluded that the elderly living with HIV, when they undergo a process of reframing about the disease, become more flexible to deal with their condition of seropositivity.
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