A preocupação com a qualidade de vida das pessoas tem sido alvo de interesse de pesquisadores nacionais e internacionais em virtude do aumento da expectativa de vida e maior prevalência de condições crônicas de saúde. A qualidade de vida em indivíduos com condições crônicas foi, por muito temp...
Objetivo: O presente estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a rede de apoio e sustentação de pacientes com síndrome metabólica, atendidos no ambulatório especializado de um hospital universitário no extremo sul do Brasil. Método: Estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, realizado com 33 pacient...
El deterioro cognitivo es un problema de salud a nivel mundial, el cual se ha convertido en uno de las mayores demandas de atención médica en las personas mayores. Con el objetivo de determinar la prevalencia del deterioro cognitivo en las personas mayores de 60 años, se realizó un estudio descriptiv...
ABSTRACT Objective: to learn the perception of individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus about living with the disease. Method: an exploratory and descriptive research study, of a qualitative nature, carried out with 26 individuals undergoing treatment at the rheumatology outpatient clinic of a uni...
ABSTRACT Objective: to elaborate and validate a Nursing Theory for Patients' Compliance with the Treatments of Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. Method: this is a theoretical and methodological study that followed four stages, namely: development of the concepts; development and validation...
ABSTRACT Objective to investigate the follow-up and characteristics of children and youth with special healthcare needs within Primary Health Care services located in a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Method this qualitative study was supported by the Primary Health Care framework, and intervi...
ABSTRACT Objective To know situations of vulnerabilities experienced by children and adolescents with cancer and their implications on health rights. Method A qualitative study, developed from 2017 to 2018, in two Santa Catarina hospitals. The interviewees were 11 family members of children/adolescents...
Objective: to evaluate in the literature the effectiveness of the health education interventions in self-care and adherence to treatment of patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Method: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Studies were selected that compared health education interventions with the usu...
Objective: to understand the experience of families in the care of children with myelomeningocele. Method: a qualitative research study, which adopted Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory as its theoretical and methodological framework, and the semi-structured interview as a data collection instr...
