Resultados: 165

Nursing workload for cancer patients under palliative care

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (5), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To verify the nursing workload required by cancer patients undergoing palliative care and possible associations between the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients and the nursing workload. METHOD This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, prospective study developed i...

Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Objective: to characterize deaths that occurred, and the association between socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory variables and health-related quality of life and the outcome of death in patients on peritoneal dialysis, over a two year period after an initial assessment. Method: observational, prospe...

Pharmaceutical interventions in medications prescribed for administration via enteral tubes in a teaching hospital

Abstract Objective: to analyze the impact of guidelines regarding errors in medications prescribed for administration through enteral tubes. Method: quantitative study, in three phases, undertaken in internal medicine, neurology and an intensive care unit in a general teaching hospital. In Phase 1, t...

Prevalence and factors associated with preoperative anxiety in children aged 5-12 years

Abstract Objective: to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with preoperative anxiety in children who wait for outpatient surgery. Method: cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of a prospective cohort study that investigates the predictors of postoperative pain in children aged 5-12 years...

Prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and nutritional issues in hospitalized elders

ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia in hospitalized elders, related to socio-demographic variables, nutritional status and length of stay. Methods: crosscutting study with 200 patients hospitalized in a large hospital in the South of Brazil during three months. Evaluatio...

Supervised physical therapy in women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of physical therapy on the range of motion of the shoulders and perimetry of the upper limbs in women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer. Methods: a total of 35 participants were randomized into two groups, with 18 in the control group (CG) and 17 i...

Barriers to access to treatment for mothers with postpartum depression in primary health care centers: a predictive model

Objective to develop a predictive model to evaluate the factors that modify the access to treatment for Postpartum Depression (PPD). Methods prospective study with mothers who participated in the monitoring of child health in primary care centers. For the initial assessment and during 3 months, it was c...

Efectos del programa de maternidad y paternidad responsables en el conocimiento de gestantes

Rev. cuba. enferm; 32 (1), 2016
Introducción: con el programa nacional de maternidad y paternidad responsables, la mujer y familia reciben información sobre embarazo y parto, el método aporta conocimientos de qué ocurre y cómo va a ocurrir, brindándoles apoyo y estímulo para evitar las influencias psicológicas negativas. Objeti...

Incapacidad de los pacientes por acontecimientos adversos en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Polivalentes

Rev. cuba. enferm; 30 (1), 2014
INTRODUCCIÓN: la seguridad del paciente se basa en la necesidad de contrarrestar los efectos nocivos que tienen los eventos adversos sobre los pacientes. OBJETIVO: determinar el impacto de los acontecimientos adversos, en término de incapacidad, que aparecieron en los pacientes en que se reportó dich...

RIFLE e AKIN: impacto na predição da injúria renal aguda em pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

Rev. cuba. enferm; 31 (3), 2015
Introducción: la tasa de supervivencia por enfermedades renales continúa siendo un problema de salud prevalente. Objetivo: comparar el desempeño de las clasificaciones RIFLE y AKIN en la evaluación de la función renal durante el periodo postoperatorio de cirugía cardíaca. Métodos: estudio longitu...