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Gait speed and cognitive score in elderly users of the primary care service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1163-1168
01-01-2015
Abstract
Gait speed and cognitive score in elderly users of the primary care service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1163-1168
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680623i
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Objective:
to investigate the association between gait speed and the cognitive score of elderly patients enrolled in a Basic Health Unit.
Method:
a quantitative cross-sectional study with 203 elderly, a sample calculated based on the estimated population proportion. Data were collected using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, gait speed test (GS) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
Results:
the illiterate patients had a mean MMSE=19.33(±3.7) and GS = 0.76m/s (±0.3); those with low/medium education had a MMSE = 25.43(±2.8) and GS = 0.92m/s (±0.2); and the elderly with higher education had a MMSE = 27.33(±2.9) and GS=1.12m/s (±0.3).There was a weak correlation (R2=00354) between gait speed and cognitive score, with statistical significance (Prob>F = 0.0072) and a positive linear trend.
Conclusion:
the better cognitive score the higher the gait speed; the illiterate elderly were those with lower gait speed, thereby indicating a poorer physical performance.
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RESEARCH
Fluid and dietary restriction’s efficacy on chronic kidney disease patients in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1154-1162
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHFluid and dietary restriction’s efficacy on chronic kidney disease patients in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1154-1162
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680622i
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Objective:
to identify self-care measures to manage fluid and dietary restrictions and assess their effectiveness.
Method:
descriptive-correlational study and cluster analysis with 254 chronic renal failure patients on regular hemodialysis program, handled by hemodiafiltration. We evaluated the effectiveness of self-care by interdialytic weight gain (IWG) and by potassium and phosphorus serum pre-dialysis serum levels.
Results:
several self-care measures were significantly correlated with a lower IWG and a lower level of pre-dialysis phosphorus. Patients most often use measures to reduce salt consumption than measures to restrict potassium and dietary phosphorus. The spouse provides important support dietary management. Subjects who use more often the self-care measure are mostly female, are older, less IWG and have a higher Kt/V.
Conclusion:
these results can contribute to the nursing educational support.
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RESEARCH
Validation of newborn positioning protocol in Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1147-1153
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHValidation of newborn positioning protocol in Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1147-1153
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680621i
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Objective:
to verify the positioning indications of newborn sand build a standard operating procedure protocol for newborn positioning in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Method:
for protocol validation, the Delphi technique was used ,in which expert nurses in the field reviewed the proposed procedure.
Results:
we present the results of this validation in a protocol form, to contribute to the discussion about newborn positioning in NICU and standardization of nursing care related to positioning. We evaluated ten indicators, in which there was agreementof100.0% in seven, and of80% in three, above the 60% recommended by the validation technique.
Conclusion:
given the importance of newborn positioning in NICU for its neuromuscular development, this study contributes to the adoption of an evidence-based practice for nursing.
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RESEARCH
Patient safety culture in a bone marrow transplantation unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1139-1146
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHPatient safety culture in a bone marrow transplantation unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1139-1146
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680620i
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Objective:
evaluate the patient safety culture in the perspective of health professionals from a bone marrow transplantation unit of an oncology research center, at a reference hospital for cancer treatment in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Method:
a quantitative cross-sectional study that used the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was conducted between August and September 2013. The study analyzed 33 professional surveys. Statistical data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
among the dimensions analyzed, only “job satisfaction” reached a mean score above 75, considered positive in terms of patient safety culture.
Conclusion:
the dimensions of safety culture present in the survey have to be valued by professionals and managers to allow safe patient care.
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RESEARCH
Job satisfaction of nursing staff in a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1130-1138
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHJob satisfaction of nursing staff in a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1130-1138
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680619i
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Objective:
identify the determinants of job satisfaction of the nursing staff of a public university hospital.
Method:
secondary study with mixed data approach and simple and multiple linear regression. A total of 115 subjects participated in the study, 41 nurses and 74 nursing assistants and technicians. The data collection occurred in 2013 using the QST-Caism questionnaire.
Results:
education, hierarchical level and workplace constitute job satisfaction determinants. However, age, gender, job and work period did not show this relationship. More educated workers held low job satisfaction if exercised not graduated nursing functions.
Conclusion:
graduated workers who perform high school functions are more unsatisfied than those who have high school function and qualification.
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RESEARCH
Medical waste in mobile prehospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1122-1129
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHMedical waste in mobile prehospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1122-1129
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680618i
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Objective:
the objective of this study is to identify how Medical Waste (MW) is managed in Mobile Prehospital Care (MPC) services in the state of São Paulo as well as characterize and quantify this waste.
Method:
exploratory and descriptive field study with data collection based on the methodology proposed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which was conducted over eight consecutive days to identify the production and characteristics of generated waste.
Results:
it was found that the MW management of the MPC is not yet in line with the requirements of RDC 306/04, which could affect the occupational safety of workers, patients, the community, and the environment.
Conclusion:
it is recommended for the health managers to focus on this issue. The lack of studies with regard to MPC also indicates the need for further studies on the waste management.
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RESEARCH
Severe lactational mastitis: particularities from admission
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1116-1121
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHSevere lactational mastitis: particularities from admission
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1116-1121
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680617i
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Objective:
to identify characteristics of women who have suffered severe lactational mastitis.
Method:
a descriptive, retrospective, documentary, quantitative study was performed. Data were collected from patient records of 114 hospitalized women from January of 2009 to December of 2013. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics.
Results:
a higher percentage of severe lactational mastitis was found in young, primiparous women who had completed high school, who had no partner, and did not have a job; 96.5% of women had breast complications before admission and remained hospitalized an average of 4.4 days; at discharge, 23.7% of women had weaned their infants.
Conclusion:
this study showed that severe lactational mastitis can cause great harm to the woman and the baby.
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RESEARCH
Polysomnography assessment of sleep and wakefulness in premature newborns
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1109-1115
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHPolysomnography assessment of sleep and wakefulness in premature newborns
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(6):1109-1115
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680616i
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Objective:
to describe the total sleep time and its stages, total wake time, heart rate values and oxygen saturation shown by premature infants, and the influence of the periods of the day on sleep and physiological parameters.
Method:
a descriptive study was conducted of 13 hospitalized premature infants. Data collection was performed using polysomnography and unstructured observation for 24 uninterrupted hours.
Results:
the newborns remained asleep for 59.6% of the day, predominantly in quiet sleep, with a higher mean heart rate during wakefulness (p<0.001). No difference was found between the variables related to sleep, physiological parameters and periods of the day, but in the morning a predominance of quiet sleep was observed (p=0.002).
Conclusion:
the preterm newborn presented more total sleep time than wakefulness; quiet sleep was the predominant stage, and heart rate was higher during wakefulness.
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Educational technology for bathing/hygiene of elders at home: contributions to career knowledge
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200890
07-05-2021
Abstract
Educational technology for bathing/hygiene of elders at home: contributions to career knowledge
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200890
07-05-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0890
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Objective:
to build and validate an educational booklet for bathing and hygiene of elders at home.
Methods:
a methodological study, developed through data collection in literature and situational diagnosis, booklet construction, material qualification through validation by expert judges (11 nurses) and target audience (30 caregivers). Data were analyzed descriptively. The minimum content validity index of 0.80 was considered.
Results:
in content and appearance validation, experts assigned Content Validity Index global of 0.92, while for assessment of the material’s suitability, the booklet was classified as “superior”, with an average of 90%. In the validation of caregivers, the overall Content Validity Index was 1.0.
Conclusion:
the booklet was successfully validated and can be considered in the context of health education and collaborate with an adequate and safe practice of bathing and hygiene of elders at home.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
From despair to hope: copying of relatives of hospitalized children before bad news report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200340
11-16-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFrom despair to hope: copying of relatives of hospitalized children before bad news report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200340
11-16-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0340
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Objective:
to understand the experiences of relatives of critically ill children before bad news report.
Method:
a phenomenological study based on Heidegger’s philosophical framework. Data collection was carried out from October 2018 to March 2019, through phenomenological interviews with 15 relatives of children hospitalized in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Results:
relatives, in their existentiality, experience the facticity thrown into unpredictable situations, regardless of their choices and are faced with feelings of shock, despair and fear before bad news. After emotional impact, especially regarding the possibility of death, relatives reveal hope as a mechanism for coping with the situation.
Final considerations:
solidarity and sensitivity by health professionals, especially nurses, are essential in understanding the existential dimension of relatives who experience such an experience, understanding the several facets of their existence and offering them opportunities to project themselves.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Functional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
12-05-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFunctional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
12-05-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0798
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Objective:
To evaluate the functional capacity of long-lived older adults from Amazonas.
Method:
A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out with 116 older adults aged 80 years or older, registered in a primary health care unit in Belém, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was used for functional capacity assessment and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for cognitive screening. Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out, in addition to the Pearson’s chi-square test.
Results:
The older adults presented modified independence in the self-care, sphincter control and locomotion dimensions, and needed supervision for mobility/transfers. In mobility, men presented complete independence. Modified independence was found in the 80-89 age group. It was observed that, the lower the education level, the worse the cognitive performance.
Conclusion:
In spite of their advanced age, long-lived older adults still present functional capacity for activities of daily living, even though they required supervision for high energy expenditure tasks, such as mobility and transfers.
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Educational technology on COVID-19 for families of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201045
06-11-2021
Abstract
Educational technology on COVID-19 for families of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201045
06-11-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1045
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Objective:
to construct and validate educational technology on COVID-19 and essential care for families of children/adolescents with sickle cell disease.
Methods:
this is a methodological study, in three stages: 1) elaborated educational technology, using the Doak, Doak and Root theoretical-methodological model; 2) content and appearance validation by the content validity coefficient. Delphi technique was applied in two rounds (Delphi I [12 judges]/Delphi II [11 judges]); 3) conducting a pilot test with six families.
Results:
“Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: essential care” included: consequences of COVID-19 in sickle cell disease, guidelines for reducing the risks of contracting the virus and having complications, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, guidelines in case of child/adolescent with suspicion or symptoms of COVID-19. Global content validity coefficient (Delphi II): 0.98.
Conclusion:
educational technology presented content and appearance validity for families of children/adolescents with sickle cell disease, related to COVID-19.
Keywords:Anemia, Sickle CellCoronavirus InfectionsEducational TechnologyFamily NursingValidation StudiesSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Self-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:22-29
12-05-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:22-29
12-05-2019DOI 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 ARTICLE
Sickness absenteeism of Primary Health Care professionals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20220028
08-26-2022
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESickness absenteeism of Primary Health Care professionals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20220028
08-26-2022DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0028
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Objective:
to identify the frequency of occurrence of sickness absenteeism, according to the profile of Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals, and verify if there was an impact of the pandemic on absence duration and reason.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, from January/2019 to December/2020, with PHC professionals from a municipality in northeastern São Paulo. Descriptive statistics were performed, with frequency calculation.
Results:
of the 977 PHC professionals, 633 (64.79%) used a medical certificate to justify their absence from work in 2019, and 837 (85.67%) in 2020. The main reason for leave was diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue in the two years. The mean duration of leave was 7.33 days (SD=17.33) in 2019 and 9.88 days (SD=16.05) in 2020. Nursing assistants were the ones who took the most leave in both years.
Conclusions:
there was an impact of the pandemic on absence duration and reason.
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