Resultados: 574

Developing skills learning in obstetric nursing: approaches between theory and practice

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the development of professional skills in an obstetric nursing graduate course. Method: Qualitative research, applying semi-structured interviews with 11 students in the obstetric nursing specialization at the State University of Ceará. Data was submitted to thematic rev...

Family of older adults with mental disorder: perception of mental health professionals

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the perceptions of healthcare professionals of the Psychosocial Care Centers regarding the family of older adults with mental disorders. Method: study of a Qualitative Case conducted with 12 healthcare professionals from a Psychosocial Care Center, with a convenient an...

Social representations of older adults regarding quality of life

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the social representations of older adults regarding quality of life, and to analyze the care practices adopted to promote it. Method: qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research, applying the Theory of Social Representations. Thirty older people from a Health Academy...

Quality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease in conservative treatment

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in conservative treatment, correlating it with sociodemographic and health-related aspects. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study that used: a previously valida...

Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the police reports filed by older adults who suffered abuse in order to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence, location, as well as to compare rates in three Brazilian cities in the period from 2009 to 2013. Method: Eco...

Effects of a Health Education program on cognition, mood and functional capacity

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the effect of a Health Education (HE) program on cognition, mood and functional capacity of participants in a University of The Third Age (U3A). Method: Controlled clinical trial. The HE Program consisted of 10 sessions with group dynamics, including orientations on disease p...

Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy. Method: cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, t...

Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Method: a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside of Sã...

Urinary tract infection: a cohort of older people with urinary incontinence

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate epidemiological aspects of urinary tract infection in older patients with urinary incontinence living in long-term care institutions in Belo Horizonte. Method: Concurrent cohort held from April 1st to October 1st, 2015. The study was conducted in two long-term care instit...

Knowledge produced on the health of low-income older women: an integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the knowledge produced on the health of low-income older women. Method: an integrative review was conducted in February 2016 on the SCOPUS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE databases, and in the SciELO journals directory. After the application of inclusion...