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A longitudinal study of burden among spouse and non-spouse caregivers of older adults with stroke-induced-dependency

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the burden of spouse and non-spouse caregivers of older adults with stroke-induced-dependency after discharge from a university hospital's Specialized Care Stroke Unit in southern Brazil. Methods: a longitudinal survey. The sample consisted of 48 consenting caregivers, amo...

Quality of care in peripheral venous catheterization: A scoping review

ABSTRACT Objective: To map the current status of parameters and tools to assess quality of care related to peripheral venous catheter use in adults. Methods: Scoping review, conducted in 2022 in the MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL and SCOPUS databases and with a publication time limit from 2013 to 2022. Resul...

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument for Assessing University Administrators' Knowledge on Gender-Based Violence

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the factorial structure of the instrument measuring university administrators' knowledge of gender-based violence. Methods: This cross-sectional methodological study was conducted from August to November 2020 with 101 university administrators. Data on demographic and fu...

Work and Mental Distress among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and the social, clinical, and occupational profile of nurses in the Amazon region of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional online study was conducted in 2020 with 261 nurses. The Sym...

Emergency units and COVID-19: Burnout, and empathy reported by nursing professionals and perceived by patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate Burnout Syndrome and empathy self-reported by the nursing staff and empathy perceived by the patient. Method: Cross-sectional study in a public emergency unit in São Paulo (from October/2020 to March/2021). The nursing staff answered the Maslach Burnout Inventory and...

Sepsis and COVID-19: outcomes in young adults in intensive care

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify sepsis incidence among young adults admitted to intensive care due to COVID-19 and to analyze its association with demographic, clinical and outcome variables. Methods: a quantitative, longitudinal, retrospective and analytical study, consisting of 58 adults aged 20 to 40 ...

Hospital discharge planning in care transition of patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze care transition in hospital discharge planning for patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases. Method: a qualitative study, based on the Care Transitions Intervention theoretical model, with four pillars of intervention, to ensure a safe transition. Twelve professiona...

Feelings about birth by a group of high-risk pregnant women

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand feelings about birth among a group of high-risk pregnant women. Method: a descriptive and qualitative study, using Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology as a philosophical theoretical framework. The study included 25 pregnant women undergoing high-risk prenatal care. T...

Construction and validation of an educational booklet for patients in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery: a methodological study

ABSTRACT Objective: to construct and validate an educational booklet for self-care of patients in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery Methods: methodological study, including bibliographic survey, construction of the booklet and validation with judges and the target audience. For validation wit...

Meanings of nurses' role in Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Centers

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the meaning attributed to nurses' role in mental health care in Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Care Centers. Methods: qualitative research, anchored in the paradigm of complexity. Data collection was carried out through online semi-structured interviews with ten nurses...