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Instruments for evaluating the quality of services in chronic diseases: scoping review

Abstract Objective: to map the scientific literature on the validity of instruments for evaluating the quality of services provided in primary health care for chronic diseases related to systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, leprosy and tuberculosis. Method: scoping review, following the J...

Telenursing with elderly people in home care service during the COVID-19 pandemic: quasi-experimental study

Abstract Objective: to evaluate telenursing as a support technology in the transition of care for elderly people and their caregivers in the context of home care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: quasi-experimental before-after, non-randomized study, with 219 elderly people and caregivers from the...

Factors associated with medication non-adherence among patients with heart failure

Abstract Objective: to identify the factors contributing to medication non-adherence among patients with heart failure. Method: cross-sectional and analytical study using the Medida de Adesão ao Tratamento [Treatment Adherence Measure] scale to assess medication non-adherence. Independent variables ...

Thromboembolic events in people with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: case-control study

Abstract Objective: to analyze the association between coronavirus disease infection and thromboembolic events in people with cancer in the first year of the pandemic. Method: case-control study carried out by collecting medical records. The selected cases were adults with cancer, diagnosed with a th...

"Times of war and time of uncertain peace": Narratives of parents of childhood cancer survivors

Abstract Objective: to analyze the meaning attributed by parents to the extended and permanent survival of childhood cancer. Method: qualitative narrative inquiry, developed with parents of adolescents and young adults who survived childhood cancer. Recruitment and data collection involved virtual an...

Self-care for people with heart failure: the importance of tele-nursing in the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Objective: to describe factors of influence of telenursing on naturalistic decision making about self-care of people with heart failure during COVID-19. Method: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, with 16 participants interviewed after hospitalization for decompensated hea...

A prática do autocuidado no tratamento do diabetes mellitus tipo II por usuários de insulina

Rev. APS (Online); 27 (), 2024
Este estudo objetivou avaliar o nível de aderência ao autocuidado no tratamento do DMII entre pacientes usuários de insulina atendidos em uma unidade de saúde da família em Palmas, Tocantins, em 2023. Trata-se de uma pesquisa com abordagem quantitativa com 24 portadores de DMII em uso de insulina qu...

Impact of educational intervention on understanding health recommendations after liver transplantation

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the impact of educational intervention on understanding health recommendations after liver transplantation. Methods: randomized and prospective clinical trial, with 68 liver transplant recipients in two institutions. The level of understanding was assessed using a state...

Nurses' perspectives on nurses' work methods

ABSTRACT Objectives: To analyze nurses' perspectives on nurses' work methods in the hospital context. Methods: A descriptive study with a qualitative approach was conducted in a hospital in northern Portugal, involving 17 nurses. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Data collected ...