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Characteristics of violence against children in a Brazilian Capital

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
The purpose of this exploratory, descriptive and retrospective study with a quantitative approach was to characterize violence against children in Curitiba. Reports of 2004 through 2008 about compulsory denouncements of violence cases were analyzed. The results showed an increase in violence, with home v...

Distances walked in the six-minute walk test: suggestion of defining characteristic for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
Distances walked in walking tests are important functional markers, although they are not accepted as defining characteristics of Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion. The aims of this study were to verify the distances participants with and without this nursing diagnosis walked in the six-minute walk...

Physical activity as an indicator of predictive functional disability in elderly

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
To analyze the time spent on physical activity in female and male individuals as a predictor of the absence of functional disability in older adults, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 624 individuals. Receiver Operating Characteristic curves (ROC) were constructed and compared to areas of physic...

Tuberculosis: limitations and strengths of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
This study analyzed the limitations and strengths of the Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) for tuberculosis from the perspective of patients and healthcare providers in a Technical Health Supervision unit in the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Four patients and 17 healthcare providers from ...

The meanings of death and dying: the perspective of crack users

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
The consumption of crack can constitute in an inauthentic form of the existence that leads a person to live improperly the being-toward-death. Given this reality, this study aimed to comprehend the significance of death and dying for the user of crack and to unveil the meanings attributed to this signifi...

Knowledge management in health: a systematic literature review

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
Knowledge has been used as a resource for intelligent and effective action planning in organizations. Interest in research on knowledge management processes has intensified in different areas. A systematic literature review was accomplished, based on the question: what are the contributions of Brazilian ...

Evaluation of quality of life in a palliative care context: an integrative literature review

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (2), 2012
The use of scales that have been validated and standardized for different cultures is very useful for identifying demands in the field of Palliative Care and implementing the most appropriate care. This integrative literature review focuses on instruments assessing the Quality of Life of patients under P...