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Youth empowerment in health: a theoretical structure of literacy practices

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a theoretical structure on literacy practices committed to health empowerment, based on the understanding of school adolescents and members of a Quilombola community in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Method: Interpretative analysis, based on the assumptions of the Gro...

Factors associated with the permission for child vaccination in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify factors associated with permission for child vaccination in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Cross-sectional study, with parents/guardians of children aged up to 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, aged 18 years or older, with internet access and residents of the...

Continuing breastfeeding upon returning to work: feelings, challenges and strategies of breastfeeding nurses

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe feelings, challenges and strategies related to the continuity of breastfeeding after returning to work in the perception of lactating nurses. Method: Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study, with snowball sampling. Data collection occurred virtually between August ...

Sociodemographic, clinical and survival profile of adult metastatic patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic, clinical and survival profile of adult metastatic patients. Method: Retrospective cross-sectional study, with secondary data from an oncology care unit, analyzed using logistic regression, Chi-Square test and Fisher's exact test, Kaplan-Meier an...

Self-care of informal male workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Orem's theory

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the self-care requirements of informal male workers in carrying out their activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the light of Orem's theory. Method: Qualitative approach, with an exploratory descriptive nature. Data collection was conducted through a closed ques...

Trait and state anxiety in healthcare professionals of intensive care unit

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate trait and state anxiety levels among intensivecare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: Cross-sectional, analytical study, conducted from April to July 2022, in a teaching hospital in southern Brazil, using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale. Resul...

Violence in the daily work of healthcare professionals in an emergency care unit

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the daily work of an Emergency Care Unit (ECU), with emphasis on the violence experienced by the multiprofessional healthcare team. Method: Case study with a qualitative approach, conducted in na ECU in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The collection took place between August 2020...

Development and validation of a video on first aid for choking incidents in the school environment

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop and validate an educational video on first aid for choking incidents in children in the school environment. Method: Methodological study, conducted between 2021 and 2022, in six stages: search for themes through interviews with 13 teachers and staff members who work in ...

Effectiveness of cinnamon in the reduction of lipid levels in people with diabetes: a randomized clinical trial

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of cinnamon in reducing lipid levels in people with diabetes. Method: Randomized clinical trial of parallel groups, triple-blind, conducted in Basic Health Units in the state of Piauí in 2019. People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, between 18 and 80 y...

Interdisciplinary health consultations for older people in Portugal: primary care and hospitals

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the perspective of doctors, nurses, and social workers about practices for older people health in primary care and in hospitals; to create guidelines for the practice of interdisciplinary consultations. Method: Cross-sectional study involving 291 professionals from publi...