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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Meanings attributed to changes experienced by individuals after COVID-19 hospitalization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230122
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMeanings attributed to changes experienced by individuals after COVID-19 hospitalization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230122
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0122
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Objectives:
to understand the meanings attributed to the experiences of individuals after hospitalization for COVID-19.
Methods:
qualitative study, with a theoretical framework based on Symbolic Interactionism and a methodological approach grounded in Grounded Theory. Nineteen participants who had moderate and severe forms of COVID-19 after hospitalization were interviewed. Data collection took place between April and November 2021 through online interviews, and the data were analyzed using initial and focused coding in the MAXQDA software.
Results:
the data illustrate new meanings attributed to different aspects of life after hospitalization, including relationships with others, the environment, physical and mental health, finances, identity, and interactions with a new social reality.
Conclusions:
the meanings are intrinsically linked to the value of interpersonal relationships, the perception of their impact, and the consequences after hospitalization. This allows professionals to understand the importance of this information to improve care and prepare for future epidemics.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Patient safety culture in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230187
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPatient safety culture in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230187
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0187
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Objectives:
to assess patient safety culture during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the dimensions that need to be improved in hospital settings and which sector, open or closed, direct or indirect care, exhibits a higher level of safety culture.
Methods:
a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The validated version for Brazil of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture instrument was applied to assess patient safety culture. Those dimensions with 75% positive responses were considered strengthened.
Results:
all dimensions presented results lower than 75% of positive responses. Closed sectors showed a stronger safety culture compared to open ones. Indirect care sectors had a low general perception of patient safety when compared to direct care sectors.
Conclusions:
with the pandemic, points of weakness became even more evident, requiring attention and incisive interventions from the institution’s leaders.
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REVIEW08-30-2024
Educational actions conducted during the pandemic with primary health care professionals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230352
Abstract
REVIEWEducational actions conducted during the pandemic with primary health care professionals: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230352
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0352
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Objectives:
to map the educational actions conducted with primary health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a scoping review conducted in August 2023, which covered databases such as CINAHL, Medline, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF, and Web of Science. In total, 32 publications were analyzed through content analysis.
Results:
the primary beneficiaries of the educational actions included 69% physicians, 56% nurses, 25% pharmacists, 13% social workers and dentists, 9% psychologists, community health agents, and laboratory professionals, and 6% nursing technicians, nutritionists, and physical educators. The predominant educational interventions were training sessions (mentioned in 19 publications), followed by Continuing Health Education (10 publications) and Continuing Education (three publications).
Final Considerations:
the educational interventions demonstrated positive impacts on professional practice, particularly the Continuing Health Education actions, which were notable for stimulating critical problem-solving among professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Negative affectivity in university students and its relationship with academic performance and professional outlook after COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240040
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENegative affectivity in university students and its relationship with academic performance and professional outlook after COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240040
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0040
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Objectives:
to evaluate the prevalence of negative affectivity in university students in the post-COVID-19 pandemic context and its relationship with academic performance and professional outlook.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate students from a public university in Minas Gerais between September 2022 and September 2023. Data were collected using a sociodemographic and psychosocial characterization questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21. The relationships between negative affectivity, academic performance, and professional outlook were verified using the Kruskal-Wallis test, with a significance level of 5%.
Results:
a total of 585 students participated in the study. A high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was found among university students in the post-COVID-19 context, with a notable severity of anxiety. A negative association was detected between the investigated negative affectivity, academic performance, and professional outlook.
Conclusions:
the results indicate an emotional vulnerability in university students, with a relationship between negative affectivity and a decline in academic performance and professional outlook.
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REVIEW08-30-2024
Impact of financial toxicity on adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240078
Abstract
REVIEWImpact of financial toxicity on adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20240078
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0078
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Objectives:
to identify the repercussions of financial toxicity on the lives of adult cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
an integrative review was conducted using the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase databases, as well as the Virtual Health Library portal, in March 2023.
Results:
out of 62 studies found, 13 were included for analysis. The primary repercussions of financial toxicity included difficulties in covering basic expenses such as food, housing, medication, transportation, and internet access; increased anxiety and concerns related to health and financial situations; reduction or absence of income; challenges in obtaining treatment or accessing healthcare services; rising expenses; and telemedicine as a less burdensome alternative.
Conclusions:
the pandemic has exacerbated financial toxicity; therefore, healthcare teams must recognize it as an adverse event of oncological treatment and understand its potential to affect various aspects of patients’ lives.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-30-2024
Risk of smoking cessation treatment dropout: a cohort to help (re)think care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230537
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ORIGINAL ARTICLERisk of smoking cessation treatment dropout: a cohort to help (re)think care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230537
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0537
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Objectives:
to evaluate the relative risk of smoking cessation treatment dropout during its intensive phase.
Methods:
a retrospective and quantitative cohort study was developed from the electronic medical records of individuals who started smoking cessation treatment between 2015 and 2019 at a specialty clinic in a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The relative risk of dropping out of treatment was calculated using the Poisson regression model.
Results:
it was observed that out of the 396 (100.0%) individuals who started the treatment, 109 (27.5%) abandoned it before the end of the intensive phase. For each one-year increase in age, the risk of dropping out of smoking cessation treatment decreased by an average of 2%.
Conclusions:
the risk of dropping out of smoking cessation treatment is higher among younger individuals. It is necessary to rethink the care offered to younger adults to promote the continuity of treatment.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-26-2024
Influence of the leukoreduction moment of blood components on the clinical outcomes of transfused patients in the emergency department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230293
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEInfluence of the leukoreduction moment of blood components on the clinical outcomes of transfused patients in the emergency department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230293
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0293
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Objectives:
to investigate the influence of the leukoreduction moment (preor post-storage) of blood components on the clinical outcomes of patients transfused in the emergency department.
Methods:
retrospective cohort study of patients aged 18 years or older who received preor post-storage leukoreduced red blood cell or platelet concentrate in the emergency department and remained in the institution for more than 24 hours. A generalized mixed-effects model was applied in the analyses.
Results:
in a sample of 373 patients (63.27% male, mean age 54.83) and 643 transfusions (69.98% red blood cell), it was identified that the leukoreduction moment influenced the length of hospital stay (p<0.009), but was not dependent on the transfused blood component (p=0.124). The leukoreduction moment had no effect (p>0.050) on transfusion reactions, healthcare-associated infections, or mortality.
Conclusions:
patients who received pre-storage leukoreduced blood components in the emergency department had a shorter length of hospital stay.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-26-2024
Driver’s license, head protection devices and severity of motorcyclists’ injuries in traffic accidents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230153
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDriver’s license, head protection devices and severity of motorcyclists’ injuries in traffic accidents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230153
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0153
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Objectives:
to describe traffic accidents involving motorcyclists and analyze the association between possession of a motorcycle driver’s license and use of helmets according to the severity of injuries.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted among all patients hospitalized in the traumatology and orthopedics sector of a public reference hospital in northeastern Brazil.
Results:
170 patients were surveyed, the majority were male (95.9%). Their ages ranged from 18 to 67 years. Most were black or brown (52.3%), had completed elementary school (58.9%) and had monthly income smaller than two minimum wages (56.5%). An association was found between being licensed to drive a motorcycle and wearing a helmet. Among those who suffered moderate injuries, this association was OR=5.66(1.85-17.23) and among those who suffered severe injuries it was OR=13.57(2.82-65.14).
Conclusions:
people who were licensed to drive motorcycles used a helmet as protective equipment more often and, in accidents, suffered fewer injuries.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Militancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMilitancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0835
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ professional militancy in the institutionality field, presented by the printed media from Bahia State in the 1970s and 1980s.
Methods:
a historical and qualitative research under Social History’s perspective, whose data source was the newspaper A Tarde. The temporal cut-off encompasses milestones such as professional body restructuring and creation.
Results:
the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem democratization movement was reported in a superficial way, highlighting the struggle for power spaces. With respect to Conselhos Federal e Regional de Enfermagem daBahia, the newspaper notified creation and function of bodies, however, there was no visibility to the newspaper’s performance. Concerning the union, there was political fragility of nurses against the creation and union participation in the fight for labor rights.
Final Considerations:
organization of political action occurred from isolated groups mobilization of professionals who were already traveling in political spaces, not the large mass of professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Family experience living with advanced neoplasm: a glance at the rural population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180895
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFamily experience living with advanced neoplasm: a glance at the rural population
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180895
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0895
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Objectives:
to understand the experience of rural families living with advanced cancer, from Family Management Style Framework’s perspective.
Methods:
a qualitative research conducted in seven cities of the northern of state of Rio Grande do Sul in homes of 11 families (27 people). Data collection took place in 2014, using the genogram and narrative interview. Analysis followed Family Management Style Framework’s theoretical model.
Results:
the results were organized into three categories based on conceptual components of the referred model: no more normal life: situation definition; attempt to reconcile care and work: management behavior; imminence of the finitude of life: perception of consequences.
Final Considerations:
living in rural context gives families specific ways of dealing with advanced cancer. Understanding the movements undertaken by rural families throughout the experience can guide nursing professionals in planning interventions collaborating with this population’s health.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Construction and validation of an educational technology for mother-child bond in the neonatal intensive care unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190083
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of an educational technology for mother-child bond in the neonatal intensive care unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190083
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0083
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Objectives:
to describe the process of construction and validation of an educational booklet to promote bonding between mothers and newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
methodological study developed through data collection in the literature and with the target audience; construction of the booklet; qualification of the material through validation by judges (health and communication experts/designer) and assessment by the target audience (mothers of at-risk newborns). Data were analyzed descriptively.
Results:
booklet content was validated, obtaining an overall Content Validity Index of 0.92. Appearance was rated “Superior” with 80% percentage. Mothers performed an assessment with 100% agreement between the items.
Conclusions:
the booklet was validated in all domains assessed and can be used by mothers with children hospitalized in the Neonatal Unit.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Risk factors for site complications of intravenous therapy in children and adolescents with cancer
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190471
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ORIGINAL ARTICLERisk factors for site complications of intravenous therapy in children and adolescents with cancer
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190471
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0471
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Objectives:
to analyze predictive factors for the incidence of complications related to peripheral venous catheters in children and adolescents with cancer.
Methods:
a longitudinal follow-up study, conducted at a pediatric oncology clinic unit of a hospital in Bahia, with 333 peripheral venous catheters inserted in 77 children and 26 adolescents. Data collection took place between April 2015 and December 2016 through direct observation of peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, medical record data collection and daily observation of the puncture site.
Results:
the incidence of complications was 18.6%. The modeling of the variables confirmed that the risk factors for complications in children/adolescents with cancer were: prolonged peripheral intravenous therapy (p=0.002), history of complications (p=0.000), non-irritating/vesicant medications (p=0.003) and vesicant solutions (p=0.000).
Conclusions:
the goal has been achieved. Results can contribute to the theoretical, practical and social context.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-06-2020
Nurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0923
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Objectives:
to analyze the nurses’ work process in an Emergency Hospital Service.
Methods:
a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 17 nurses from the emergency service of a high complexity hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, focus group and document analysis. Data analysis followed the thematic content analysis framework.
Results:
four categories emerged: Work environment characteristics; Assistance dimension; Management dimension; Care management.
Final Considerations:
the nurses’ work process in Emergency Hospital Service is characterized by the peculiarities of the setting, with centrality in care and care management aiming at quality care and safety to patients.
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REVIEW07-06-2020
Effectiveness of the automated drug dispensing system: systematic review and meta-analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180942
Abstract
REVIEWEffectiveness of the automated drug dispensing system: systematic review and meta-analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180942
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0942
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Objectives:
to compare the effectiveness of the decentralized automated drug dispensing system with pockets.
Methods:
an effectiveness study based on a systematic review guided by the question: for patients admitted to hospital units, is the use of automated drug dispensing effective for reducing medication errors when compared to manual unit dose dispensing? The evidence was evaluated by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses instrument, used in the report.
Results:
the sample was composed of 15 studies and none of them directly compared both technologies; however, the meta-analysis showed that there is no difference in effectiveness between them [OR 1.03 95%CI (0,12 – 8,99)].
Conclusions:
the conclusion is that the recommendation in favor of the automated dispensing system is weak.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-06-2020
Educational actions: an action research with Family Health Strategy professionals and users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180969
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational actions: an action research with Family Health Strategy professionals and users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180969
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0969
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Objectives:
to identify the factors that influence educational actions, and building with professionals and users proposed educational strategies that encourage popular participation.
Methods:
an action research, in which individual interviews, participant observation and Focus Group were conducted. Sixteen professionals and ten users from 2 Family Health Strategy from Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil participated. The results were organized by using the Thematic Analysis technique.
Results:
the thematic units emerged: Health education as a strategy that encourages changes in the lives of Family Health Strategyusers; Critical reflection on diagnosis of the causes that interfere in educational actions in the Family Health Strategy and proposition of new strategies; Potentialities that encourage the development of educational practices at Family Heath Units; Proposals for improving educational practices focused on soft health education technology in the dialogue dimension.
Conclusions:
the analysis showed a lack of community ties and traditional educational strategies. In the action phase, the actors agreed to participatory changes.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-01-2020
The systems and signs of political militants in/of Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180971
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe systems and signs of political militants in/of Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180971
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0971
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Objectives:
to analyze the systems and signs in the constitution of militant nurses.
Methods:
a historical and qualitative research based on oral history carried out with 11 nurses who had been working in the professional field since 1980. Data collected from semi-structured interviews were organized into NVivo software 10, being analyzed through dialectical hermeneutics.
Results:
systems and signs are systems that allow us to use senses, symbols or meaning to objectify and subjectivate the subject. The revealed senses were categorized and divided into improper, religious, heroic, communist, and socially involved.
Conclusions:
militancy signs are convergent with what is put in national and international literature. The difference found was in the heroic sense and implicated with the social. Militant is almost never associated with positive aspects. An individual who builds himself as a political being empowers himself as a social being, making knowledge of power, generating a break in traditional models.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT10-26-2020
Brazilian Nursing Process Research Network contributions for assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200798
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTBrazilian Nursing Process Research Network contributions for assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200798
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0798
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Objective:
to describe the theoretical construction process of nursing process support documents in COVID-19 care scenarios.
Methods:
an experience report of the joint activity of the Brazilian Nursing Process Research Network (Rede de Pesquisa em Processo de Enfermagem) composed of Higher Education and Health Institution researchers in Brazil.
Results:
five instruments were organized collectively, involving the elements of nursing practice (nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions) in assistance for community; for patients (with suspected or mild, moderate, and critical COVID-19 and residents in Nursing Homes); for nursing workers’ health support, also subsidizing registration and documentation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Final considerations:
valuing the phenomena manifested by families/communities, patients and health professionals is essential for early detection, intervention, and prevention of diseases.
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11-13-2020
Fear of childbirth in time of the new coronavirus pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200551
Abstract
Fear of childbirth in time of the new coronavirus pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200551
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0551
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Objective:
Reflect on how the new coronavirus pandemic triggered or accentuated the fear of childbirth in pregnant women and affected childbirth care practices.
Methods:
Reflective analysis of women’s pregnancy and childbirth experiences during the current pandemic, supported by the latest scientific evidence and recommendations on the topic.
Results:
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing events for women, but during the new coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty have taken on an unprecedented dimension in the negative way that many pregnant women have anticipated and experienced childbirth.
Final considerations:
The current period has accentuated a chronic problem: a paternalistic system of health institutions in the approach to childbirth, dense with additional levels of fear in pregnant women. In this context, addressing the fear of childbirth means not giving up the promotion of safe and positive birth experiences for women.
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09-16-2019
Socioeconomic factors related to leprosy: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1405-1415
Abstract
Socioeconomic factors related to leprosy: an integrative literature review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1405-1415
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0651
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Objective:
To investigate in the literature the relation of socioeconomic factors in the incidence of the disease and other outcomes related to leprosy.
Method:
Integrative review conducted in Lilacs, Medline, Scopus databases and SciELO online library with studies from 2000 to 2016.
Results:
32 studies were included. Only studies that analyzed statistical associations of socioeconomic factors and outcomes related to leprosy were selected.
Conclusion:
Leprosy is greatly affected by the social context in which the patient is inserted, the chances of exposure to illness are the result of a set of not only individual aspects, but also of contexts or collective conditions. It is imperative for Nursing, as an essential part of the multiprofessional team entrusted with the care and surveillance of the disease, to recognize these factors to predict unfavorable outcomes and to develop new practices capable of reducing inequities.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-27-2019
Literacy in health and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):700-706
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ORIGINAL ARTICLELiteracy in health and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):700-706
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0291
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Objective:
To evaluate the effect of educational intervention in the adherence to self-care activities and functional health literacy and numeracy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods:
This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in two units of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy, involving people with diabetes. Educational interventions occurred in three meetings, weekly, lasting 60 minutes on average. Data were collected using the Questionário de Autocuidado com o Diabetes, before and after the interventions.
Results:
55 people participated in the study. After the interventions, the greatest difference for a better adherence to self-care was the item “inspecting the inside of the shoes before putting them on”, with 3.29 days in the week delta at analytical level. The worst was “taking insulin shots as recommended”, with 0.00 days a week delta at basic level.
Conclusion:
Educational interventions had a positive effect on adherence to self-care and functional literacy in health.
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REVIEW04-22-2020
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and development of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180965
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REVIEWPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and development of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180965
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0965
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Objectives:
to identify the scientific evidence on the development of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases due to workplace contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Methods:
integrative literature review. The search for primary articles was held in October 2017 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (through Pubmed), Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS).
Results:
the 16 studies analyzed showed that exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was associated with cardiovascular diseases, such as increased blood pressure, heart rate variation, and ischemic heart disease; and respiratory disorders, such as decreased lung function, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, wheeze, coughing, pulmonary wheezing, chest tightness, effort dyspnea, and sore throat.
Conclusions:
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons cause deleterious effects on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems through mutations and cellular inflammation, being a risk to exposed individuals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-17-2020
Occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180997
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEOccupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180997
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0997
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Objectives:
To identify the presence of occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais and examine influence of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in this disease.
Methods:
Cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study with 124 professional nurses from a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais. The adapted and validated Portuguese version of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) was used for the performance of the study.
Results:
Most professionals were women (87.9%) with a mean age of 40.2 years, 80.6% were nursing technicians and 71.8% of the sample had some degree of exposure to occupational stress.
Conclusions:
The occupational stress index was higher than that observed in previous studies. Data obtained in the study point to the need to implement institutional measures for the prevention of occupational stress, especially by strengthening social support at work.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-08-2020
Development and validation a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180894
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment and validation a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180894
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0894
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Objective:
development and validation the content of a nursing care protocol with educational interventions for family caregivers of elderly people after stroke.
Methods:
a methodological study conducted in three stages: (1) protocol development through literature review; (2) pretest with multidisciplinary team, analyzed with literature articulation; (3) protocol validation by the Delphi Technique.
Results:
the protocol was structured in the following areas: Disease Guidelines; Emotional Support; Using the Health Care Network; Diet; Airways; Medications; Hygiene; Skin Care; Disposal; Dressing/Undressing; Positioning and Transfer; Fall Prevention. In the pretest, eight experts assessed protocol clarity and content. In validation, there were two rounds by the Delphi Technique. The validated protocol consisted of 12 domains, containing 42 items and 240 care guidelines.
Conclusion:
the protocol qualifies the transition of care after hospital discharge assisting nurses in home care practice.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-07-2022
Is social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic a risk factor for depression?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210594
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEIs social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic a risk factor for depression?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210594
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0594
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Objective:
To assess factors associated with depression among higher education students and professionals during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. 550 students and professionals participated. The data were collected by means of a digital questionnaire that included Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to assess depressive symptoms.
Results:
The factors related to depression and social isolation outcomes were significantly associated with the female gender (n= 149; 37,8%; Odds Ratio OR=2,0), white (n=127; 37,2%; OR=1,60), young people (n=130; 39,4%; OR=2,0), without religion (n=70; 40,2%; OR=1,64), with financial problems (n=80; 53,0%; OR=2,40) and family problems (n=98; 47,3%; OR=1,77); who suffered violence during the quarantine (n=28; 58,3%; OR=2,33), increased the use of illicit drugs (n=16; 59,3%; OR=2,69), used sedatives without a medical prescription (n=75; 54,0%; OR=2,94), lived in conflicting relationships (n=33; 54,1%;OR=2,14), lost their job during the pandemic (n=32; 59,3%; OR=1,99) and presented symptoms of anxiety related to COVID-19 (n=155; 45,2%; OR=3,91).
Conclusion:
there is a meaningful relationship between vulnerability and adopting risk behaviors during the pandemic-imposed social isolation with depressive symptoms. We suggest that health professionals be attentive to the need to adjust their psychosocial interventions when promoting strategies when promoting strategies to mitigate the effects and risks to mental health.
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