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Path taken by morbidly obese people in search of bariatric surgery in the public health system

Objective: to understand the path taken in the public health system by people with morbid obesity in the search for bariatric surgery. Method: qualitative research based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz, with 17 hospitalized morbidly obese people, with a scheduled date for bariatric surgery...

Association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by diabetics

ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 197 patients in basic health units located in the Northeast region of Brazil. For ...

Self-medication practices in riverside communities in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the practice of self-medication and the associated factors in the riverside population of the Middle Solimões river region - Amazon rainforest. Methods: a cross-sectional population-based study conducted between April and July 2015, through interviews at home. Results:...

Educational actions: an action research with Family Health Strategy professionals and users

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the factors that influence educational actions, and building with professionals and users proposed educational strategies that encourage popular participation. Methods: an action research, in which individual interviews, participant observation and Focus Group were con...

Practices suggested in social media for birth plans

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe and analyze the practices suggested in social media for the elaboration of Birth Plans, available on Blogs/Sites and not included in the WHO recommendations. Method: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study with thematic analysis. A total of 41 e-mail addresses were s...

Knowledge and health promotion practice of Family Health Strategy nurses

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge and health promotion practice carried out by Family Health Strategy nurses. Methods: a descriptive study and qualitative approach. The study was conducted with 18 Family Health Strategy nurses from the city of São Carlos. Data were collected through semi-s...

Nurses' practice in quilombola communities: an interface between cultural and political competence

ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand Family Health Strategy nurses' practices in the context of quilombola communities with an interface for cultural and political competences. Methods: a single integrated, qualitative case study carried out on seven Family Health Strategies located in the Metropolitan R...

Conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's Family Health Strategy

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized municipality located in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place in the first semester of 2016. using an ada...

Patient safety culture: perception of nursing professionals in high complexity institutions

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the perception of nursing professionals about patient safety culture in three highly complex hospital institutions. Methods: descriptive and quantitative study with professionals working in care. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire was applied, cl...

Culture of patient safety in hospital units of gynecology and obstetrics: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the patient safety culture of the health team working in three maternity hospitals. Methods: observational, cross-sectional, comparative study. 301 professionals participated in the study. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire validated in Brazil was...