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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Childbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240038
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEChildbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240038
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0038
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Objective:
to analyze the spatial-temporal pattern of childbirths and flow of postpartum women assisted at a regional reference maternity hospital.
Methods:
ecological study of 4,081 childbirths, between September 2018 and December 2021, at a public maternity hospital in the Baixo Tocantins region, Pará, Brazil. With data collected from five sources, a geographic database was constructed, and spatial analysis was used with Kernel density interpolator. Maps were generated using QGis/3.5 and TerraView/4.3, calculating chi-square (p<0.05).
Results:
the highest concentrations of normal and cesarean childbirths were observed in Barcarena (n=2,558/62.68%), Abaetetuba (n=750/18.38%), Moju (n=363/8.89%) and Igarapé-Miri (n=219/5.37%). Among the municipalities in the region, ten had obstetric beds, totaling 210 beds. In this scenario, postpartum women traveled up to 288 km to reach the maternity hospital.
Conclusions:
long distances between certain municipalities of residence and maternity hospital, and low supply of obstetric beds, were identified as risk factors for unfavorable obstetric outcomes.
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REVIEW01-10-2024
Nurses’ practical contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240023
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REVIEWNurses’ practical contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240023
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0023
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Objective:
to identify knowledge production about nurses’ contributions to improving healthy and sustainable public spaces.
Methods:
an integrative review carried out in February 2023 in electronic databases. Studies that answered the research question and that were available in full, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, were included.
Results:
a total of five articles were selected. The findings highlighted the importance of educational projects in the training of local managers and community autonomy; citizen participation and health promotion as ways to implement Sustainable Development Goal 11; nurses as facilitators of collective care; new health practices and modes of producing subjectivity; and use of public transportation, bicycles and/or walking in these spaces.
Final considerations:
there is a clear need for greater incentives from local governments to develop effective sustainability strategies that are led by nurses and the community.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Pain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230421
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230421
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0421
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Objective:
to assess pain management in infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and discuss its articulation with the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on promoting neonatal well-being.
Method:
a documentary study, retrospective in nature and quantitative approach, conducted in a NICU of a public hospital in Paraná, Brazil, between January and July 2022, with 386 medical records of infants, hospitalized for more than 24 hours, between 2019 and 2021. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis, considering p-value<0.05 as a statistical difference. National ethical guidelines were respected.
Results:
all infants underwent at least one painful procedure, but only 13.7% had documented pain. Pharmacological interventions, such as fentanyl (25.9%), and non-pharmacological interventions, such as breastfeeding encouragement (86%) were used. Only 2.8% were reassessed.
Conclusion:
there was a devaluation of neonatal pain management that may perpetuate neonatal well-being and sustainable development.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR01-10-2024
Adherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
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LETTER TO THE EDITORAdherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR01-10-2024
Adherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
Abstract
LETTER TO THE EDITORAdherence to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic and fake news: Correspondence
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e202477Suppl101c
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202477Suppl101c
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230527
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEClinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230527
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0527
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Objective:
To understand the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, outcomes, and nursing care of adult patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
This is a quantitative, retrospective, and descriptive study. The study participants were clinical and epidemiological statistical reports. Variables analyzed included age, gender, race, comorbidities, signs and symptoms, length of hospital stay, use of mechanical ventilation, medications, infections, monitoring, invasive devices, positioning, diet, comfort, and clinical outcomes.
Results:
The majority of individuals were men, of white race, with a mean age of 63 years, hypertensive, diabetic, and obese. The average length of hospital stay was 16 days. Most required invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor drugs, sedoanalgesia, and neuromuscular blockers.
Conclusion:
Nursing care is related to monitoring, ventilation, medication administration, installation of devices, prone positioning, diet administration, and providing comfort.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Morbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230454
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMorbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230454
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0454
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Objective:
To assess the morbidity profile and identify factors associated with frailty syndrome in post-COVID-19 elderly patients treated at the only Reference Center for Elderly Health Care in northern Minas Gerais.
Methods:
This is a case series study, utilizing the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index-20 (CFVI-20) and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) to characterize and evaluate the health condition of the group. To define the variables associated with frailty, a multivariate analysis was conducted.
Results:
The study included 204 elderly individuals, with a predominance of females (63.7%). The variables associated with frailty were cognitive impairment (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.12-7.80; p=0.029), the presence of five or more comorbidities (OR: 11.55; 95% CI: 2.22-60.01; p=0.004), and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (OR: 41.97; 95% CI: 5.47-321.93; p<0.001).
Conclusions:
The results of this study highlight the need for a well-established and prepared coordination of integrated care to meet the demands of the post-COVID-19 elderly population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-10-2024
Nursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230254
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-20230254
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Objective:
To characterize nursing care management strategies for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
A descriptive, qualitative study conducted with 22 nurse professionals at a University Hospital in Southern Brazil. Data collection through interviews in June and August 2021, analyzed according to Bardin’s Content Analysis and the theoretical framework of complex thinking.
Results:
The identified strategies were organized into four categories: Reorganization of health services; People management and emergency admission; Multiprofessional articulation; and Bedside nursing care.
Final Considerations:
Professional performance revealed a complex interplay between leadership and care management practices, even in the face of working condition restrictions, and were understood as crucial in the pandemic scenario.
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03-06-2023
Palliative care strategies in the management of people with serious cases of COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220308
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Palliative care strategies in the management of people with serious cases of COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220308
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0308
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Objectives:
to analyze the assistance strategies in palliative care developed in the COVID-19 pandemic for critically ill patients and their families.
Methods:
an integrative review carried out in August 2021 and updated in April 2022 in the Base de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), US National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Web of Science databases, and presented in the PRISMA flowchart.
Results:
thirteen works were selected for reading and content analysis, from which emerged the two main themes that reflect the reality evidenced in this context: The sudden advent of COVID-19 with impacts on palliative care; and The strategies used in palliative care to mitigate these impacts.
Final Considerations:
palliative care is the best strategy for providing health care, used as a comfort to bring relief and comfort to patients and families.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-06-2023
The pandemic changes daily life and ways of living: technosociality and user/families experiences
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220177
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe pandemic changes daily life and ways of living: technosociality and user/families experiences
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220177
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0177
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Objectives:
understand the changes imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the daily lives of users of Primary Health Care and their families and its impact on self-care and health promotion.
Methods:
this is a holistic-qualitative multiple case study, based on the Comprehensive Sociology of Everyday Life, in which 61 users participated.
Results:
experiencing a new daily life in COVID-19 pandemic times, users express their feelings, adaptation to new habits and ways of living. Health technologies and virtual social networks stand out in helping with everyday tasks, in communicating with loved ones and health professionals, and in validating dubious information. Faith and spirituality arise in the face of uncertainty and suffering.
Final Considerations:
it is imperative to pay close attention to the changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to offer care directed to the singular and collective needs.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-06-2023
Construct elaboration and validity of the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220306
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruct elaboration and validity of the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220306
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0306
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Objectives:
to elaborate and analyze the Pregnancy Depression Risk Scale psychometric properties.
Methods:
methodological research, in six steps: theoretical model empirical definition; elaboration of scale items with literature review; consultation with five professional health experts and 15 pregnant women; content validity with six experts; pre-test-semantic validity with 24 pregnant women; scale factor structure definition with 350 pregnant women; pilot study with 100 pregnant women, totaling 489 pregnant women and 11 experts. Data were analyzed by content analysis, exploratory factor analysis, multitrait-multimethod analysis and internal consistency.
Results:
sixty-eight risk factors were identified for item formulation. The final version of the scale consisted of 24 items in five domains. The scale demonstrated satisfactory construct content, semantic, validity and reliability.
Conclusions:
the scale proved to be valid in terms of content and semantics, with a factor structure defined according to the adopted theoretical model and satisfactory psychometric properties.
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REVIEW03-06-2023
Nursing protocols to reduce urinary tract infection caused by indwelling catheters: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220067
Abstract
REVIEWNursing protocols to reduce urinary tract infection caused by indwelling catheters: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220067
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0067
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Objectives:
to analyze the production of knowledge in research articles about the effectiveness of nursing protocols for reducing indwelling urinary catheter dwell time and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate in hospitalized adult and older patients.
Methods:
an integrative review of three full articles, available in the MEDLINE Complete – EBSCO, Scopus and Web of Science databases, from 01/01/2015 to 04/26/2021.
Results:
the three protocols reduced infection rates, and from the review/synthesis of their knowledge, a level IV body of evidence emerged to compose the nursing care process aimed at reducing indwelling urinary catheter dwell time and catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
Final Considerations:
this process gathers scientific evidence to support the elaboration of nursing protocols and, consequently, the conduction of clinical trials on its effectiveness in reducing urinary tract infection by indwelling urinary catheter.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-06-2023
Medication reconciliation in pediatrics: a validation of instruments to prevent medication errors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20210755
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMedication reconciliation in pediatrics: a validation of instruments to prevent medication errors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20210755
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0755
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Objectives:
to develop and validate the content of two instruments for promoting medication reconciliation for the transition of care of hospitalized children.
Methods:
methodological study, conducted in five stages: scope review for conceptual structure; elaboration of the initial version; content validation with five specialists using the Delphi technique; reassessment; and construction of the final version of the instruments. A content validity index of at least 0.80 was adopted.
Results:
three rounds of evaluation were carried out to reach the validity index of the proposed contents, whereas a new analysis of 50% of the 20 items of the instrument aimed at families, and 28.5% of the 21 items aimed at professionals was necessary. The instrument aimed at families reached an index of 0.93, and the instrument for professionals, 0.90.
Conclusions:
the proposed instruments were validated. It is now possible to proceed with practical implementation studies to identify their influence on safety during medication reconciliation at transition of care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-06-2023
Organizational politics and professional struggles in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(1):e20220180
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEOrganizational politics and professional struggles in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(1):e20220180
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0180
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Objective:
to analyze the professional struggles between nursing organizational entities, in Rio de Janeiro, during the Regional Nursing Council’s electoral process (1990-1993 administration).
Method:
historical study. We used journalistic articles, normative documents, legislation and semi-structured interviews with five nursing professionals who participated in this process. Interpretation of findings was supported by Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, field, capital, and symbolic power.
Results:
Electoral Code changes of the aforementioned council, under the influence of administration (1987-1990), candidate for re-election, influenced the disclosure and eligibility criteria, making it difficult for broad participation, especially of Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem Rio de Janeiro Section.
Final considerations:
nursing, in this period, generated a field of disputes related to positions of power and gender, which was evidenced in the electoral process studied, which highlighted using limiting strategies by a group, making it difficult for the entire category to participate.
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02-06-2023
Proyecto Termómetro Social COVID-19: articulaciones transnacionales para abordar poblaciones en situación de vulnerabilidad social
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl201
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Proyecto Termómetro Social COVID-19: articulaciones transnacionales para abordar poblaciones en situación de vulnerabilidad social
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl201
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202376suppl201es
Views0El COVID-19 es una enfermedad infecciosa que ha impactado significativamente diferentes contextos alrededor del mundo, directa y/o indirectamente, y en mayor escala en países pobres y/o en vías de desarrollo(). No sabemos con certeza los efectos acumulativos del COVID-19 en las poblaciones (trastornos mentales, insomnio, ansiedad, trombosis, déficit cognitivo, problemas de memoria, etc.) tras la […]See more -
02-06-2023
COVID-19 Social Thermometer Project: transnational articulations to approach populations in situations of social vulnerability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl201
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COVID-19 Social Thermometer Project: transnational articulations to approach populations in situations of social vulnerability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e76suppl201
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202376suppl201
Views0COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has significantly impacted different contexts around the world, directly and/or indirectly, and on a larger scale in poor and/or developing countries(). We do not know for sure the cumulative effects of COVID-19 on populations (mental disorders, insomnia, anxiety, thrombosis, cognition deficit, memory problems, etc.) after exposure to infection by […]See more
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06-01-2015
Workers of CEASA: factors associated with fatigue and work ability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):460-466
Abstract
Workers of CEASA: factors associated with fatigue and work ability
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):460-466
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680312i
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Objective:
to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle and health conditions related to fatigue and the work ability.
Method:
a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 and the sample was composed by 90 workers from the supply center of Campinas. Three questionnaires were used: Fatigue; Work ability index; and socio-demographic characteristics.
Results:
in the univariate regression analysis, the variables associated with work ability were: education, use of medicine, stress, pain in the last six months and pain in the last week. In univariate regression analysis the variables associated with fatigue were: education, stress, sleepiness, pain in the last six months, pain in the last week and health problems.
Conclusion:
these results indicate the need for health promotion program implementation among these workers.
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06-01-2015
Nursing Terminology defines domestic violence against children and adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):452-459
Abstract
Nursing Terminology defines domestic violence against children and adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):452-459
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680311i
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Objective:
Identifi cation of terminology relating to nursing practices aimed at children and adolescents at risk of domestic violence.
Methods:
bibliographic descriptive research which selected 40 articles from the Virtual Health Library on domestic violence against children and adolescents, its manifestations, causes, and consequences, in association with nursing procedures for its confrontation and prevention, and which also identifi ed terminology via computer tools.
Results:
17,365 terms that, after standardization and uniformity procedures, resulted in a listing of 915 terms.
Conclusion:
The terminology selected focused on the individual biopsychic nexus and the historic manifestation of this phenomenon was partially identifi ed in terms that appear less frequently in these articles, thereby explaining the contradiction between the formal identifi cation logic of such terminology and the dialectic logic that recognizes the historic reasons for, and dynamicity of, such phenomena.
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06-01-2015
Instrumento para avaliação de estilo de vida sedentário em pacientes com hipertensão
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):445-451
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Instrumento para avaliação de estilo de vida sedentário em pacientes com hipertensão
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):445-451
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680310i
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Objetivo:
este artículo describe la precisión diagnóstica del International Physical Activity Questionnaire en la identifi cación del diagnóstico enfermero Estilo de vida sedentario.
Método:
un estudio de precisión diagnóstica se desarrolló con 240 individuos con hipertensión arterial establecida. El análisis de precisión diagnóstica se basó en medidas de sensibilidad, especifi cidad, valores predictivos, razones de verosimilitud, efi ciencia, odds ratio diagnóstica, índice de Youden y área bajo la curva característica receptor-operador.
Resultados:
diferencias estadísticas entre los sexos se observaron para las actividades intensidad moderada y la actividad física total. La edad se correlacionó negativamente con la actividad de intensidad moderada y la actividad física total.
Conclusión:
el análisis del área bajo la curva característica receptor-operador para las actividades de intensidad moderada, de caminar, y la actividad física total mostró que el International Physical Activity Questionnaire presenta moderada capacidad para clasificar correctamente los sujetos con y sin el estilo de vida sedentario.
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06-01-2015
Instrument for evaluation of sedentary lifestyle in patients with high blood pressure
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):445-451
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Instrument for evaluation of sedentary lifestyle in patients with high blood pressure
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):445-451
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680310i
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Objective:
this article describes the diagnostic accuracy of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to identify the nursing diagnosis of sedentary lifestyle.
Method:
a diagnostic accuracy study was developed with 240 individuals with established high blood pressure. The analysis of diagnostic accuracy was based on measures of sensitivity, specifi city, predictive values, likelihood ratios, effi ciency, diagnostic odds ratio, Youden index, and area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve.
Results:
statistical differences between genders were observed for activities of moderate intensity and for total physical activity. Age was negatively correlated with activities of moderate intensity and total physical activity.
Conclusion:
the analysis of area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for moderate intensity activities, walking, and total physical activity showed that the International Physical Activity Questionnaire present moderate capacity to correctly classify individuals with and without sedentary lifestyle.
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06-01-2015
Potentialities and weaknesses in the care network of people with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):438-444
Abstract
Potentialities and weaknesses in the care network of people with HIV/AIDS
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):438-444
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680309i
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Objective:
to understand the strengths and weaknesses in the care network of people with HIV/AIDS in a referral center in the state of Santa Catarina-SC.
Method:
participants were eight subjects and their care network, totaling 18 participants. Data were collected through interviews and examined by content analysis, theoretically supported by symbolic interaction.
Results:
the analysis resulted in the following categories: The network offering care to people with acquired immunodefi ciency syndrome, and Facing Barriers in care, which refl ect the strengths and weaknesses in the care network. The fi rst depicts the provision of emotional and humanized care, and the second a restricted network formed by health professionals and a family member.
Conclusion:
the professional care network is important, despite the increased number of assistances in a physical structure and amount of professionals who no longer meet the growing demand.
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06-01-2015
AIDS epidemic in the triple frontier: subsidies for professional practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):429-437
Abstract
AIDS epidemic in the triple frontier: subsidies for professional practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):429-437
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680308i
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Objective:
to analyze the AIDS epidemic trend from 1988 to 2012, in a tri-border area.
Method:
Ecological time-series study with data from the Department of informatics from the Brazilian Unifi ed Health System (SUS).
Results:
A total of 1427 cases of AIDS were registered, and 82.1% were aged 20-49 years and 56% in males. The relationship man/woman went from 9/1 to 1/1 and increased the number of cases among individuals with more years of education, also, people aged more than 50 years old the age group from 20 to 34 years old. The most common exposure category was heterosexual, significantly higher among women; on the other hand, drug injection use was associated with male gender.
Conclusion:
seeking to embrace the changes in the epidemiological scenario of AIDS, nursing professionals should implement intervention strategies for people identified as the most vulnerable to HIV infection.
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06-01-2015
The Informal Caregiver Burden Assessment Questionnaire: validation for Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):421-428
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The Informal Caregiver Burden Assessment Questionnaire: validation for Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):421-428
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680307i
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Objectives:
to analyze the dimensionality, convergent construct validity and internal consistency of the Informal Caregiver Burden Assessment Questionnaire (QASCI) after its semantic adaptation to Brazil.
Method:
this methodological study was developed with 132 informal caregivers of elders who are dependent of help for basic or instrumental activities of daily living, in a capital city in Northeast Brazil. Quality of life measures related to health, anxiety and depression were used in the analysis of the convergent construct validity of the QASCI.
Results:
the results of the instrument construct validation evidenced statistically signifi cant correlations with the three measures. The confi rmatory factor analysis evidenced good adjustment of the theoretical model of seven factors (domains) of the version used in the group studied. Cronbach’s alpha for the scale total was 0.92.
Conclusion:
the Brazilian version of the QASCI was considered to be valid and reliable for assessing the burden of informal elder caregivers.
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06-01-2015
Study of billing audits in a teaching hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):414-420
Abstract
Study of billing audits in a teaching hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(3):414-420
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680306i
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Objectives:
to determine which component items of hospital bills, examined by nurse auditors, were adjusted the most during pre-analysis; to identify the impact upon revenue caused by the adjustments to bills analyzed by physician and nurse auditors; and to identify disallowances related to items checked by the audit team.
Method:
quantitative, exploratory, descriptive, singlecase study.
Results:
after analysis of 2,613 bills, it was found that the item most included by nurses was gas (90.5%) and the most excluded was inpatient drugs (41.2%). Hemodynamics materials, gases and equipment had the greatest impact on upward adjustments. Downward adjustments were the result of improper entries on bills and did not generate revenue losses. Of total disallowances, 52.24% were related to the pre-analysis of nurses and 47.76% to that of physicians.
Conclusion:
this study of the pre-analysis process provides input that enhances knowledge about hospital bill audits.
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