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Period poverty: a scoping review

ABSTRACT Objectives: to map evidence, perspectives and gaps on period poverty. Methods: a scoping review, carried out in May 2022 in the MEDLINE via PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, CINAHL, EMBASE and Web of Science databases, according to the JBI recommendations. Results: the final sample consisted of 23 stud...

Ideal cardiovascular health status and preeclampsia: a cohort study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the cardiovascular health status of pregnant women. Methods: we conducted a cohort study with 101 pregnant women, following ethical principles and approved by a research ethics committee. We assessed the ideal cardiovascular heal...

Nursing professional practice environments and job satisfaction: process and outcome interfaces

ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the process and outcome of professional nursing practice environments and their relationship with job satisfaction. Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted in eight hospitals in southern Brazil. Participants were 291 nurses who answered a sociodemographic/professional ...

Cleaning and disinfection in neonatal intensive care units: correlation of evaluation methods

ABSTRACT Objectives: to correlate surface cleaning and disinfection monitoring methods in two neonatal intensive care units and compare threshold values for adenosine triphosphate. Methods: a correlational study with 864 assessments was conducted using adenosine triphosphate quantification, visual insp...

Spirituality and health-related quality of life in patients with lung cancer

ABSTRACT Objective: To correlate spirituality with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with lung cancer. Methods: A quantitative study was conducted with 74 patients at an oncology hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba, from July to December 2023. Interviews were conducted using the Wor...

Transitional Care for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the Home: A Scoping Review

ABSTRACT Objectives: to map the care required for the transition of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the home environment. Methods: a scoping review was conducted following the JBI guidelines. The search for publications on the topic was carried out in databases such as PubMed and Web of ...

The effect of auriculotherapy on individuals with anxiety in follow-up in Primary Health Care

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the effects of auriculotherapy on the mental health of individuals with anxiety in Primary Healthcare. Methods: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was conducted with 60 patients from a health unit in Uberaba, MG. Quantitative data were obtained using the DASS-2...

Analysis of the SOFA score, quick-SOFA, and SIRS criteria in burn patients with infection

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the SOFA score, qSOFA, SIRS criteria, and risk factors for hospital mortality in burn victims with suspected infection admitted to an intensive care unit. Methods: a retrospective longitudinal study conducted at a public hospital between January 2017 and January 2020. W...

Nursing students' skills in surgical wound care improve after clinical simulation: a quasi-experiment

ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess nursing students' skills in surgical wound care before and after clinical simulation. Methods: a quasi-experimental before-and-after study was conducted with 50 nursing students at a federal public university. Data collection occurred in three stages: assessment of studen...

Workplace resilience of nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the workplace resilience of nursing professionals who worked in hospitals in southern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated factors. Methods: A mixed-methods study with an explanatory sequential design, conducted in four hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul. A ...