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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...

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment - Wound Module to Brazilian Portuguese

Objectives: to adapt the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment - Wound Module to Brazilian Portuguese and to measure its psychometric properties: reliability and validity. Method: the cultural adaptation was undertaken following the stages of translation, synthesis of the translations, back translation, comm...

Quality of life of Brazilian and Spanish cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: an integrative literature review

Objective: characterize the scientific production of Brazil and Spain in regard to methodological aspects and aspects of health-related quality of life experienced by cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in both countries. Method: integrative literature review was conducted using the following databas...

Effectiveness of personalized face-to-face and telephone nursing counseling interventions for cardiovascular risk factors: a controlled clinical trial

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the effect and gender differences of an innovative intervention involving in-person and telephone nursing counseling to control cardiovascular risk factors (arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, and overweight), improve health-related quality of life and strengthen self-e...

Nursing challenges for universal health coverage: a systematic review

Objectives to identify nursing challenges for universal health coverage, based on the findings of a systematic review focused on the health workforce' understanding of the role of humanization practices in Primary Health Care. Method systematic review and meta-synthesis, from the following information s...

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...

Nursing interventions in monitoring the adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis: a literature review

ABSTRACT Objectives: to search for nursing interventions focused on the improvement of quality of life and promotion of self-care of adolescents suffering from the Cystic Fibrosis. Method: literature review. The inclusion criteria were: primary studies and studies with interventions developed by nurses...

Quality of life in the workplace for nursing staff at public healthcare institutions

Abstract Objective: to determine the quality of life in the workplace for nursing staff at public institutions in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Method: quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional, and comparative. We used a probabilistic sample of 345 nurses with data collected in 2013 using an instru...

Sintomatologia osteomuscular e qualidade de vida de portadores de distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho

Objetivo: Analisar, a partir de um perfil ocupacional, os aspectos da sintomatologia osteomuscular e da qualidade de vida (QV) de trabalhadores notificados como portadores de distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho (DORT) no estado de Sergipe. Métodos: A pesquisa foi realizada entre os mes...

Acidente vascular encefálico: características do paciente e qualidade de vida de cuidadores

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar a associação entre os domínios da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos cuidadores familiares e as características sociodemográficas dos indivíduos com sequelas de AVE. Método: pesquisa descritiva, transversal, quantitativa, realizada com 136 cuidadores familiar...