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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Transitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETransitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0229
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Objective:
to understand the transitional processes that affect the adaptation of people who live with limitations resulting from leprosy.
Methods:
This is a qualitative study based on the precepts of Transition Theory, mediated by care-research, with 24 people with limitations resulting from leprosy in an ex-hospital colony in Piauí. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. The interviews were analyzed using Iramuteq software.
Results:
the researched-caregivers experienced the four types of transitions, including feelings of fear, worry, loneliness, hopelessness, guilt and a tendency to hide the diagnosis. Breakdowns and resignation were revealed, with spirituality, adaptation to the new life situation and acceptance as facilitating conditions for coping with the transitional process, with a consequent improvement in quality of life.
Final considerations:
the transitional processes had a positive significance, since they contributed to adaptation and the achievement of quality of life.
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11-22-2024
Percepções de pessoas com deficiência física sobre acessibilidade e condições sociais: intervenções para enfermagem de reabilitação
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240005
Abstract
Percepções de pessoas com deficiência física sobre acessibilidade e condições sociais: intervenções para enfermagem de reabilitação
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240005
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0005
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Objetivos:
analizar las experiencias de personas con discapacidad física adquirida en cuanto a accesibilidad y condiciones sociales; identificar intervenciones de rehabilitación dirigidas por enfermeras para la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales; determinar indicadores sensibles a la enfermería para mejorar la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales.
Métodos:
estudio cualitativo descriptivo-exploratorio utilizó entrevistas semiestructuradas con personas con discapacidad física adquirida mediante muestreo intencionado en bola de nieve para cumplir con todos los objetivos. El análisis de datos siguió los principios del análisis de contenido de Bardin. Los objetivos 2 y 3 se lograron mediante un enfoque teórico reflexivo.
Resultados:
los 27 participantes informaron desafíos de accesibilidad, que impactan las actividades de la vida diaria y las condiciones sociales. Esto influye en la enfermería de rehabilitación, dando lugar a tres campos de intervención: Evaluar la capacidad para realizar actividades diarias y los factores que influyen; Desarrollar e implementar capacitación para la realización de actividades diarias; Promover la movilidad, la accesibilidad y la participación social.
Consideraciones Finales:
a partir de las experiencias de los participantes, identificamos intervenciones de rehabilitación dirigidas por enfermeras para promover la accesibilidad y condiciones sociales.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0010
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Objective:
To analyze the sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life.
Method:
This descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional, analytical, and quantitative study addressed 94 health workers, including nursing technicians, nurses, and physical therapists working in Intensive Care Units in a town in the extreme south of Brazil in 2023. The student’s t-test and Spearman correlation were used.
Results:
A significant positive correlation was found between being a woman and the psychological domain and between income and the social and environmental domain while working hours were inversely related to general QoL. Additionally, workload negatively impacted the physical, psychological, and general QOL, furniture negatively influenced the psychological domain, and equipment was negatively associated with the physical and psychological domain.
Conclusion:
The characteristics of the work environment interfere with several areas of quality of life.
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REVIEW11-22-2024
Concept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
Abstract
REVIEWConcept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0002
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Objective:
To analyze the concept of “youth.”
Methods:
This is a concept analysis guided by the method proposed by Walker and Avant, operationalized through an integrative literature review. The search in scientific databases was carried out using the descriptors: youth; young; adolescence. To compose the literary corpus, 22 studies were selected.
Results:
Various factors were found in the antecedents that influence the separation of youth groups, contributing to the heterogenization of this population. The attributes include characteristics that comprise the formation of youth groups, especially the idea of shared experiences and social construction, as well as the consequences of the mentioned concept. After systematizing the variables, the analysis was conducted, highlighting the conceptions that influence youth.
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated the multifactorial complexity of the formulation of the concept of youth, highlighting various factors that contribute to this construction. For nursing, this conceptual field allows for an understanding of the population and effective engagement with this group.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Temporal trends in neonatal mortality in Pernambuco
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230451
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETemporal trends in neonatal mortality in Pernambuco
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230451
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0451
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Objective:
To verify the temporal trend of neonatal mortality in the health regions of Pernambuco between 2000 and 2020.
Method:
A time-series ecological study was conducted, analyzing the total neonatal mortality rate and its early and late components. For regression analysis, Joinpoint Regression was applied, trends were classified, and annual and average percentage changes were calculated for the period, with a significance level of 95%.
Results:
The average neonatal mortality rate in Pernambuco was 11.5 during the studied period. A decreasing trend in neonatal mortality rate was observed, especially in the early component. The region where the state capital is located showed the fastest decrease across all components.
Conclusion:
The temporal trend of neonatal mortality was decreasing; however, the rate of reduction was not uniform across the health regions of the state, and the implementation of the Mãe Coruja Pernambucana Program did not impact the trend in neonatal mortality.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Evaluation of a video to promote HIV testing in sexual minorities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230320
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEvaluation of a video to promote HIV testing in sexual minorities
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230320
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0320
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Objective:
To design and evaluate an educational video aimed at promoting HIV testing in gay men from the theoretical perspective of the Nola J. Pender Health Promotion Model.
Methods:
The design comprised five steps: 1.- Literature search; 2.- Formulation of the educational objective; 3.- Drafting of the script and location of the information in the theoretical components; 4.- Production; and 5.- Evaluation by experts and the target population.
Results:
The video “Living Without Fear” was produced, which presents the dilemma faced by gay men before taking a HIV test. The content validity index was 0.85, which indicated that the information was adequate and acceptable for promoting the rapid HIV test.
Final Considerations:
The results contribute to the scientific evidence aimed at promoting healthy behavior. In addition, the video was shown to be an acceptable educational tool.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Development and validity of a mobile application prototype for hospital shift handover
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230173
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and validity of a mobile application prototype for hospital shift handover
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20230173
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0173
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Objective:
To develop and validate a mobile application prototype for nursing shift handover in a hospital inpatient unit.
Methods:
A methodological study of technological production, carried out from April 2020 to January 2022, for mobile application construction and validity through the Design Thinking methodology. The study involved the stages of prototype development and validity by experts.
Results:
The application for mobile nursing shift handover obtained a usability score of 79 points and a content validity coefficient of 0.7.
Conclusions:
The instrument obtained an excellent assessment according to usability and agreement among experts. However, future studies are needed to implement this technology in order to assess effectiveness, time optimization and failures during communication.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2024
Analysis of the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS: an ecological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230234
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAnalysis of the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS: an ecological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230234
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0234
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Objectives:
to analyze the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil.
Methods:
an ecological study on the vaccination status against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Brazil. The data were collected in April 2023 through information from the Ministry of Health, using the “Microsoft app Power BI,” which is publicly accessible.
Results:
the data analysis revealed that in Brazil, 2,978 doses of the MVA-BN Jynneos Mpox vaccine were administered in PLWHA, resulting in a vaccination coverage of 18.3%, with the southern and southeastern regions showing the lowest and highest vaccination coverage, respectively. Gender-based evaluation showed a higher proportion of vaccinated males.
Conclusions:
we identified low vaccination coverage in all regions of Brazil, highlighting the need for intensified vaccination activities, especially for PLWHA.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-01-2019
The Brazilian Army nurses’ uniforms: visual identity in World War II
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):111-117
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe Brazilian Army nurses’ uniforms: visual identity in World War II
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):111-117
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0414
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Objective:
To analyze the symbolic effects of the official military uniform of the nurses from Brazilian Army in World War II.
Method:
This research was developed using the historical method, with iconographic sources. The data were discussed based on the concepts of the social world theory, by Pierre Bourdieu.
Results:
The images selected demonstrate the own meaning of the uniforms, evidencing the functions and the social position of those who wear it, being private and obligatory to use it in the military field.
Final considerations:
In the case of the nurses from the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, the appropriation of uniforms promoted the visual communication representing military nurse in the context of war, at the same time it served for distinction purposes in the army, but not necessarily in the nursing field. Symbolically, they remained amongst the walls of the barracks even after the end of the war and, thus, they remained unknown and marked by the symbols of forgetfulness.
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REFLECTION01-01-2019
The concept of vulnerability applied to Healthcare-associated Infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):299-303
Abstract
REFLECTIONThe concept of vulnerability applied to Healthcare-associated Infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):299-303
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0584
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Objective:
To discuss the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to support measures for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Methods:
This theoretical study was conducted in steps: 1) presentation of markers that frame the concept of vulnerability; 2) presentation of the characteristics of the health events to which the concept of vulnerability is intended to be applied; 3) identification of research gaps that could be potentially filled by using the concept of vulnerability; 4) identification of the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to deal with HAIs.
Results:
Proposal of a framework for analyzing HAIs from a vulnerability perspective, including the individual and collective dimensions.
Conclusion:
Using the concept of vulnerability to study and deal with HAIs favors a new approach to an old problem, unlike the dominant studies that highlight the individual aspects of the practices in healthcare services.
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REFLECTION01-01-2019
Operationality of concepts in Heideggerian phenomenological investigation: epistemological reflection on Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):304-308
Abstract
REFLECTIONOperationality of concepts in Heideggerian phenomenological investigation: epistemological reflection on Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(1):304-308
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0941
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Objective:
To describe the investigative path of analysis and the operationality of concepts based on Martin Heidegger’s theoretical and philosophical framework.
Method:
Theoretical reflection on the phenomenon of pregnancy in a woman with heart disease.
Results:
Stages of the investigative movement were evidenced based on the pre-reflection related to the object of study and to the search for the phenomenal meaning, using the existential and analytical Hermeneutics as the approach and resulting in the reach of the phenomenal totality.
Conclusion:
The worldview of the researcher, who considered the subjectivities of the person in a health or disease situation, favored the announcement of the referential by the object of study. Knowledge production in the light of Martin Heidegger’s phenomenology unveiled phenomena lived and experienced in the Health and Nursing field, provided of epistemological rigor that demanded appropriation of concepts inherent to the existential analytics.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-18-2019
Teaching-service integration: building the educational workshop in healthcare
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(2):375-382
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETeaching-service integration: building the educational workshop in healthcare
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(2):375-382
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0008
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Objective:
To identify the pedagogical strategies and the elements that determine the construction of the educational workshop in healthcare at the teaching-service integration process.
Method:
Collective case study with qualitative approach. The cases consisted of two undergraduate courses in nursing. Thirty-one interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals, professors and students, in addition to participant observation in seven basic health units (UBS) that received the students interviewed.
Results:
The following analytical categories emerged: teaching-service integration: articulating idealized situations with real situations; pedagogical workshop in health: development of collective pedagogical actions; reflection on the experiences in the pedagogical workshop in health: articulating the knowledge of the work world with the teaching world.
Final Consideration:
Despite the integration difficulties between teaching and service, we can conclude that their encounter generates a fertile field for the development of the educational workshop in healthcare. To this end, the agreement of the strategies presented in the constitution of the workshop is necessary.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Collective construction of bundle for immunobiological agents conservation best practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):671-679
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECollective construction of bundle for immunobiological agents conservation best practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):671-679
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0406
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Objective:
to construct collectively with nursing professionals bundle for best practices of cold chain maintenance of immunobiological agents conservation at the local level.
Method:
a qualitative research of convergent care type. Bundle construction was guided by the Evidence-Based Practice criterion. Data collection was carried out from October to December 2016, through five workshops, with the participation of 21 professionals from 7 vaccination rooms of a municipality of Minas Gerais State. The framework developed by Morse and Field was adopted for data analysis.
Results:
through bundle, care is taken regarding refrigeration equipment temperature monitoring, contingency plan performance, recyclable ice coil setting and chamber use as refrigeration equipment.
Final considerations:
the chosen interventions began to guide the practice and promote a care based on safety and quality.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-16-2019
Management of nursing care in HIV/AIDS from a palliative and hospital perspective
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1243-1250
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEManagement of nursing care in HIV/AIDS from a palliative and hospital perspective
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1243-1250
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0431
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Objectives:
To understand the meaning attributed by the nurse to the management of nursing care to the person hospitalized due to clinical complications caused by AIDS; to analyze actions related to palliative care; and to construct a theoretical matrix regarding the management of nursing care.
Method:
Qualitative, exploratory research, guided by the Grounded Theory. Seven nurses and ten nursing technicians were interviewed between May and September 2015, in a university hospital, located in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
Results:
Five categories that covered the profile of the hospitalized person, palliative care, intervening conditions for care management, the need for professional qualification, and other aspects to better organize and manage care, including conflict management arose.
Final considerations:
The theoretical matrix values the quality of life, the need to understand the flow of care to avoid readmissions and not adherence to medications, requiring new research in the area, such as implementation.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-19-2021
Mobile application of the Terminology Subset for Coping with Domestic Violence Against Children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200287
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMobile application of the Terminology Subset for Coping with Domestic Violence Against Children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200287
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0287
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Objective:
to describe the development of a mobile application for the International Classification Terminology Subset for Nursing Practice for Coping with Domestic Violence Against Children.
Methods:
an applied research of technological development, based on the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation model and on the terminological subset based on the Theory of Nursing Praxis Intervention in Collective Health framework.
Results:
the application is divided into: 1) “Definition”: characterizes the phenomenon of violence against children; 2) “Assistance”: electronic record of nursing care; 3) “Diagnosis Consultation”; 4) “Intervention Consultation”: nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions related to children and their families, subdivided into Strengthening and Weariness group.
Final considerations:
built from scientific research, the application has the potential to support nursing care, presenting, in an organized and systematic manner, nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions, in addition to enabling the registration of cases under monitoring.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-05-2022
Spirituality and religiosity expressed by relatives of drug users: contributions to health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210724
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESpirituality and religiosity expressed by relatives of drug users: contributions to health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210724
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0724
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Objective:
to analyze the expressions of spirituality and religiosity of relatives of people who abuse or are dependent on psychoactive substances.
Methods:
exploratory-descriptive research that dialogues with the spirituality and religiosity conceptual framework. It was performed at an outpatient clinic specialized in drug treatment in southern Brazil. Semi-structured interviews conducted with 11 relatives of patients undergoing treatment were analyzed by content analysis.
Results:
the findings were grouped into two categories: forms of expression of spirituality and religiosity practices; and their influence on relatives’ lives. Spirituality and religiosity almost always serve as a protective factor against feelings of anguish, conflicts and loneliness.
Final considerations:
despite the important role of expressions of spirituality and religiosity for many relatives, not everyone seems to benefit from them. Health professionals should consider these expressions in the construction of comprehensive health care for relatives.
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REVIEW12-05-2019
Financial-patrimonial elder abuse: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:328-336
Abstract
REVIEWFinancial-patrimonial elder abuse: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:328-336
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0703
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Objective:
to analyze the available evidence in the nursing literature about financial-patrimonial elder abuse.
Method:
integrative review of articles indexed in the databases CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS and MEDLINE, from 2007 to 2017. The combination of controlled and uncontrolled descriptors was used in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Results:
15 studies developed in seven countries were included. In the thematic analysis, three categories emerged: epidemiological data, risk factors and institutions providing services to the elderly. The occurrence of this type of violence concomitantly to the other subtypes was highlighted among the most frequent.
Final considerations:
the literature points to important epidemiological data, risk factors and characteristics of this type of violence, including within institutions providing services to the elderly, in different countries, essential aspects for structuring and rethinking public policies for protection and appreciation of the elderly.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Quality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:169-176
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life, burden, family emotional support: a model for older adults who are caregivers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:169-176
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0439
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Objective:
To investigate associations between quality of life, sex, age, burden, and nature of emotional support available in the family in older adults who are caregivers of older relatives.
Method:
Cross-sectional and correlational study on 148 caregivers gathered in public and private healthcare services, who were subjected to psychological measures of quality of life, burden, exchange of emotional support, sex, and age. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test and path analyses (p < 0.05).
Results:
A total of 77% women, average age of 69.7 years. There were significant associations between exchange of support and burden due to the provided assistance, being a woman and satisfaction with the received support, satisfaction with the received support and burden, burden and quality of life, and satisfaction with the received support and feeling of burden due to the provided support.
Conclusion:
Satisfaction with the received emotional support moderate the association between sex and burden, and such moderate the association between satisfaction with emotional support and perceived quality of life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-26-2022
Vulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210034
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEVulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210034
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0034
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Objective:
to correlate socio-contextual aspects, physical vulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care.
Methods:
epidemiological, a cross-sectional and analytical study, with elderly people in the community (n=769), with application of the instruments: Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13), World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older Persons (WHOQOL-OLD) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF); and socio-contextual data questionnaire.
Results:
the population assessed presented an average of regular quality of life in both the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD. Older non-vulnerable persons (62.2%) and those with close family contact (82.6%) have a better quality of life than the vulnerable (p<0.0001).
Conclusion:
lower quality of life scores and more distant families are related to vulnerable elderly people; thus, the assessment of family proximity and physical vulnerability of older persons is shown to be an important factor in improving quality of life.
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03-19-2021
Validity and reliability of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for Brazilian elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200365
Abstract
Validity and reliability of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for Brazilian elderly: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200365
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0365
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Objective:
to verify the validity and reliability of the Psychological Distress Scale for screening mental distress.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study with 75 elderly people. Psychological Distress scale and Self Reporting Questionnaire were used. Criterion validity was verified using Spearman’s correlation and diagnostic accuracy measures. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to investigate reliability.
Results:
the total internal consistency of the Psychological Distress Scale was α=0.844. Concurrent validity between this instrument and the Self Reporting Questionnaire was ρ=0.722 (p<0.001). The best cut-off point for screening mental distress among elderly people was a total score greater than 14, with sensitivity equal to 75.47% and specificity equal to 85.0%.
Conclusions:
the scale was robust for screening mental distress, given its high reliability, in terms of homogeneity, and adequate criterion validity, whose best cut-off point for screening was a score greater than 14.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Functional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFunctional capacity assessment of long-lived older adults from Amazonas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:49-55
DOI 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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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
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
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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12-04-2023
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
Abstract
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An Essential Commitment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(6):e760601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2023760601
Views0The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global initiative launched by the United Nations (UN) in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose objectives summarize a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the environment and ensure that all people have access to opportunities and well-being, all in an […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-04-2021
Information demands from families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e20200642
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEInformation demands from families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e20200642
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0642
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Objective:
to identify the information demands of families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Method:
this is a qualitative study conducted through semi-structured and audio-recorded interviews with 55 family members, in the states of Paraná, Ceará, and Macapá, between September 2018 and September 2019. Thematic category analysis and Qualitative Data Analysis Software resources were used for data organization.
Results:
it was identified that families need information regarding the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (definition, cause, possibility of cure, prognosis and the probability of having another child with Autism Spectrum Disorder); child’s routine and behavior; future rights and expectations.
Final considerations:
information demands are relevant to support professionals, health managers and other services in health care organization to support families of children with autism.
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