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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Deaths among the elderly with ICU infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):733-739
Abstract
RESEARCHDeaths among the elderly with ICU infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):733-739
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0611
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Objective:
to evaluate the clinical outcome of elderly patients admitted to intensive care units who had nosocomial infection, correlating the findings with sociodemographic and clinical variables.
Method:
descriptive research, performed with 308 elderly patients. The collection was made from medical records and covers the years 2012 to 2015. Uni-/bivariate analyses were performed.
Results:
a statistical association was found between the clinical outcome types and the variables age, length of stay, presence of previous comorbidities, main diagnosis, respiratory and urinary tract infections, use of central venous and indwelling urinary catheters, mechanical ventilation, and tracheostomy. The survival curve showed higher mortality among the elderly from the age of 80 on.
Conclusion:
the clinical outcome of the elderly who acquire infection in the intensive care unit is influenced by sociodemographic and clinical variables that increase mortality rates.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
Abstract
RESEARCHComplex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer’s disease
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):726-732
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0687
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Objective:
To describe the contributions of the Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Group for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease as an educational and care (geron)technology in the context of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly individuals from the perspective of family members/caregivers.
Method:
Exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 13 family members/caregivers of elderly people participating in the support group of a university institution of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collected between January and April 2016 through a semi-structured interview were submitted to discursive textual analysis.
Results:
Family members/caregivers pointed out education and care as contributions of the group; education for care and for the future; exchange, socialization, and development of knowledge through the range of knowledge existing in the Group.
Conclusion:
The Group contributes as a (geron)technology of care and education for care in which knowledge is built and applied in practice, supporting the experienced disorders and improving the quality of care provided for elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
Abstract
RESEARCHFalls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):719-725
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0107
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Objective:
To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents.
Method:
Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Berg Balance Scale were applied, classifying as risk of fall scores lower than 45. Descriptive statistics and tests were conducted: independent t-test, Anova (Tukey), Chi-square, Mann Whitney. Statistically significance was p <0.05. Data were processed in SPSS version 19.0.
Results:
A total of 66.7% (30) falls occurred, 20% (9) of them in the external area, with 66.7% (30) of the participants having hypertension as a previous disease and, as consequence, the fracture was highlighted with 11.2% (5). The Berg Scale had different scores when compared to the falls suffered by the elderly and previous diseases influenced the occurrence of falls (p <0.05).
Conclusion:
It is necessary to implement public financing policies or partnerships that allow environments adaptations aiming at reducing the risks of falls.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):711-718
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0091
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Objective:
to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy.
Method:
cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, through interview, medical records and application of the Katz Index and the Lawton and Brody Scale.
Results:
the mean age was 68.23 years, with prevalence of men, in stable union/married, with mean monthly family income of 2.04 minimum wages, positive bacillary index, clinical dimorphic form and grade zero disability. In the Lawton and Brody scale, independence (58.5%) was predominant and associated to the variables “living arrangement” and “educational attainment”. Total independence (87.0%) was predominant in the Katz Index and statistically associated to the variable monthly family income.
Conclusion:
most of the participants were classified as independent in the instruments used. Furthermore, the instruments pointed to a greater number of associations with socio-demographic and clinical factors not related to leprosy.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
Abstract
RESEARCHEffects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):704-710
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0089
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Objective:
the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Method:
a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of São Paulo state. Patients in G1 group received telephone support over four months, through 16 telephone contacts with educational material; for the G2 group the educational material was mailed.
Results:
significant differences were found. The G1 group showed a reduction of the parameters of fasting glucose, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In G2 group a modest reduction was noted in some parameters, with no significant difference.
Conclusion:
telephone support was effective to deliver patient education to the diabetic elderly, leading to the reduction of fasting blood glucose. This, combined with other strategies, can contribute to reduce glycated hemoglobin (NCT 01972412).
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Stress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
Abstract
RESEARCHStress and optimism of elderlies who are caregivers for elderlies and live with children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):697-703
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0088
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Objective:
to evaluate the relation between stress and optimism of elderlies who are informal caregivers for elderlies and live with children.
Method:
cross-sectional study on 50 elderlies who provide care to elderlies, live with children, and are registered in the primary health care. The interviews occurred in the participant’s residence and we evaluated characteristics of the care-dependent elderly and of the children, sociodemographic characteristics, stress through the Perceived Stress Scale and optimism through the Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scale, in the elderly caregiver. For statistical analysis we used the Spearman correlation test.
Results:
the mean level of stress was 23.9 points and of optimism was 3.3 points. Correlation analysis showed that the higher the level of optimism the significantly lower the level of perceived stress of elderlies who provided care to elderlies and lived with children.
Conclusion:
inversely proportional correlation was identified between stress and optimism.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
Abstract
RESEARCHSpiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):689-696
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0006
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Objective:
To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoing hemodialysis. The researchers conducted interviews to collect sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health data and applied the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and the WHO quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD).
Results:
Most of the older adults attained a moderate level of total spiritual well-being (SWB). In terms of QOL, the psychological domain (66.8; sd=13.9) and social relationships domain (66.8; sd=15.1) presented the highest mean scores. The WHOQOL-BREF domains were positively correlated with the SWB scale, with statistical significance among all domains and subscales except the environmental domain.
Conclusion:
The QOL of older adults was associated with the construct of SWB, either positively or negatively.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
Abstract
RESEARCHVulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):682-688
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0579
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Objective:
to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the caregivers and its relation with the overburden from the care of the elderly with dementia.
Method:
a cross-sectional descriptive study; the sample was non-probabilistic, developed with caregivers of elderly people with dementia. The field of investigation was the Health Care Center of the Elderly and their Caregivers (CASIC), in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data collection took place from February to June 2016, with the following instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire and Zarit scale.
Results:
fifty percent of the caregivers presented moderate overburden; 38% presented little overburden; and 12% moderate/severe overburden. It was observed that the median of weekly care hours increases as the overburden increases. Caregivers with moderate to severe overburden, in the majority, do not share care.
Conclusion:
it is clear that the overburden of care places the caregiver in conditions of biological and psychological vulnerability.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-17-2023
Production and validation of an educational video on the use of the Z-Track Technique
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220439
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEProduction and validation of an educational video on the use of the Z-Track Technique
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220439
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0439
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Objective:
to create and validate an educational video on intramuscular drug administration using the Z-track technique.
Methods:
the Delphi Technique was used to validate the script. PhDs in Nursing and PhDs in Social Communication with experience in the production of educational videos participated in the process. After editing, the video was validated by three nursing professors and assessed by students of the undergraduate nursing program at a public university.
Results:
the video was validated by the examiners with 100% agreement in three rounds for script validation and in two for video validation after editing. The duration of the video was 9 minutes.
Conclusion:
after validation by the examiners, students assessed the video and considered it suitable for learning. We This video is expected to aid in the training of nursing professionals and the enhancement of patient care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Social determinants of health and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1595-1601
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial determinants of health and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1595-1601
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0726
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Objective:
To verify the association between social determinants of health and the vulnerability of adolescents to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Method:
Cross-sectional study, performed with 287 students aged 11 to 17 years, in the outskirts of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from August do September 2016. Two instruments were used, one destined to social determinants of health and another to investigating the vulnerability to STIs. The magnitude of associations was expressed through odds ratio and interval of confidence, considering a 5% significance level. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Ceará.
Results:
212 (73.9%) adolescents were considered more vulnerable, with a score ≥ 4. The intermediate social determinant “housing (home ownership)” obtained significant association with with the vulnerability to STIs (p of 0.022; CI 1.1 to 3.3; OR 1.9).
Conclusion:
The intermediate social determinant “type of housing” influences the vulnerability to STAs.
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REVIEW09-06-2022
Biosafety measures to prevent COVID-19 in healthcare professionals: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201191
Abstract
REVIEWBiosafety measures to prevent COVID-19 in healthcare professionals: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201191
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1191
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Objective:
to identify the main biosafety measures for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare professionals.
Methods:
this is an integrative literature review, with studies published between January and July 2020, on the MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELo, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane CINAHL databases. The selection of studies followed the PRISMA recommendations.
Results:
among the 2,208 publications identified, 12 studies comprised the sample, which enabled the analysis in four thematic categories: The importance of using recommendations about the use of personal protective equipment; The restructuring of new operational and clinical routines and flows in the practice of services; Monitoring professionals, especially testing; Conducting training.
Conclusions:
the phenomena involved are innumerable, covering operational management and the training of teams to deal with highly infectious pathogens and disease outbreaks.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Organizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190310
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEOrganizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190310
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0310
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Objective:
To develop a workflow protocol for Home Care (HC) services in the HC2 modality for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the state of Parana.
Method:
Quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, multiple case studies. Data was collected with professionals from the eight home care services in Parana. Data were analyzed using the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) methodology, from which a 5W2H method of action plan was developed, resulting in a flow chart.
Results:
Considering the strategies found in Home Care services, such as planned hospital discharge, caregiver training, organized transportation and singular therapeutic project, a flow organization protocol for children with special health care needs in Home Care services was developed.
Conclusion:
The protocol developed makes it possible to organize the care provided to children with special health care needs in home care.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT12-04-2020
COVID-19 pandemic: report on the use of auriculotherapy to optimize emergency workers’ health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200507
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTCOVID-19 pandemic: report on the use of auriculotherapy to optimize emergency workers’ health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200507
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0507
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Objective:
To report the use of auriculotherapy to optimize emergency workers’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
Experience report of auriculotherapy application in 48 workers of a mobile emergency care service center located in a city in the Northeast of Brazil.
Results:
Six auriculotherapy sessions were held, each lasting eight minutes, based on specific protocols in the area and Chinese energy physiology. The aim of the practice was to contribute to the improvement of physical (pain) and emotional (anxiety, stress) symptoms, and the promotion of greater health and willingness to work. In addition, the experimentation of this practice was thought of as a pilot for the creation of a care service for workers.
Final Considerations:
In the report of auriculotherapy, the description of its application and its positive and negative points in relation to professionals working in the pandemic scenario were considered and its continuity was requested.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-10-2020
Common mental disorders in nursing technicians of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180513
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECommon mental disorders in nursing technicians of a university hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180513
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0513
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Objective:
To verify the prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors in nursing technicians.
Method:
Cross-sectional analytical study conducted at a university hospital. A questionnaire with sociodemographic, educational and work-related variables and the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 were used to verify the presence of common mental disorders. Association analysis was performed using the chi-squared test, with a significance level of 5%.
Results:
280 nursing technicians participated in the study. The prevalence of common mental disorders was 46.9%. The variables family income (p=0.021) and working exclusively in health area (p<0.001) were associated with the outcome. There was a higher prevalence of CMD among individuals with a family income below four minimum wages (PR=1.41) and among professionals who worked exclusively in the health area (PR=1.95).
Conclusion:
Approximately half of the nursing technicians of the university hospital presented common mental disorders, which were associated with economic and work-related variables.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-10-2020
Relationship between quality of life, self-esteem and depression in people after kidney transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180245
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ORIGINAL ARTICLERelationship between quality of life, self-esteem and depression in people after kidney transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20180245
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0245
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Objective:
to assess the relationship between health-related quality of life with depression and self-esteem of people after kidney transplantation.
Method:
a cross-sectional study of 47 outpatients from October 2016 to February 2017. The following tools were applied: The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, Beck Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation were used.
Results:
women had lower scores for health-related quality of life. Young adults, people with up to one and a half years of transplantation and those who had dialysis for more than one year had higher scores.
Conclusion:
the health-related quality of life of people with chronic kidney disease after transplantation ranged from good to excellent. The presence of depression was not identified. The relationship of data indicates that the higher the quality of life, the better the self-esteem assessment.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-21-2021
Adherence of the nursing team to patient safety actions in neonatal units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200765
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdherence of the nursing team to patient safety actions in neonatal units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200765
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0765
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Objectives:
to describe the nursing team’s adherence to patient safety actions in neonatal units using a validated instrument.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, carried out through direct observation of the nursing team and descriptive analysis of 182 records of the “Checklist for patient safety in nursing care during hospitalization in Neonatal Intensive Care Units” in a hospital in the municipality of Belo Horizonte.
Results:
there was evidence of adherence greater than 90.0% in the units concerning the use of the identification wristband and guidance of the companions. It was identified 79.0% of absence on the checking of wristband identification and 59.0% of the absence of an evaluation of the crib wheels’ locks. Three of the 21 items included in the checklist did not show non-conformities.
Conclusions:
partial adherence to patient safety actions was observed, especially regarding the target of patient identification and prevention of falls, which exposes newborns to preventable adverse events.
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