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Comparação das estratégias educativas em diabetes mellitus: educação em grupo e visita domiciliar

Introdução: O diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) é um problema de saúde mundial de alta incidência que está relacionado aos maus hábitos alimentares e o sedentarismo. Nesse contexto, estratégias educativas como a educação em grupo e as visitas domiciliares têm incentivado o empoderamento e a ades...

Fatores associados à não adesão dos antirretrovirais em portadores de HIV/AIDS

Resumo Objetivo Identificar os fatores associados à não adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral em portadores de HIV/ AIDS em um Hospital de referência em Manaus. Métodos Estudo com abordagem quantitativa, transversal de base hospitalar, desenvolvido com 100 participantes com HIV/AIDS em acompanham...

The impact of cancer on healthy siblings

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective is to identify the variables that influence the impact of cancer on healthy siblings. Method: This is a quantitative, descriptive and correlational study with 83 families of children with cancer. We used the "Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of the Children's Cancer ...

Cultural adaptation of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test for use in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To carry out the cultural adaptation of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test (PZ-PUKT) for use in Brazil and analyze the internal consistency of the adapted version. Method: This was a methodological study. The PZ-PUKT is a knowledge test consisting of 72 items, divide...

Perception of cancer patients in palliative care about quality of life

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the perception of cancer patients in palliative care about quality of life and identify propositions for its improvement. Method: This is a quantitative research carried out with 96 patients in palliative care, admitted in a public hospital from March 2015 to February ...

Head and neck cancer: validation of a data collection instrument

ABSTRACT Objective: construct and validate the content of an instrument to collect data from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) served in a specialty clinic. Method: methodological study consisting of four steps. The first step consisted in the preparation of the instrument using databases and th...

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Version of the Patient Activation Measure-22 items

ABSTRACT Objective: To adapt and validate the Patient Activation Measure (PAM22) in a sample of Brazilians with chronic diseases under outpatient monitoring. Method: Adaptation process comprises translation, back translation, analysis by a committee of judges, semantic analysis, and pre-test. Psychomet...

Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and implications of establishing partnerships among Hornet® users

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of men, who have sex with men who use geolocation-based dating software, about HIV/AIDS, and the implications of establishing partnerships. Method: Descriptive study with 30 Hornet® users. The statements generated had statistical treatment in the IRaMuTeQ ...

Patient safety culture in a university hospital

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess patient safety culture in a university hospital. Method: cross-sectional study with data collection through the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture applied in electronic device. A total of 381 employees were interviewed, corresponding to 46% of the sum of eligible pr...

Rede de atenção psicossocial: adequação dos papéis e funções desempenhados pelos profissionais

Resumo OBJETIVO Verificar a adequação dos papéis e funções desempenhados pelos profissionais de nível superior nos serviços da rede de atenção psicossocial de uma capital do Nordeste brasileiro. MÉTODO Estudo analítico, transversal, de abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 65 pr...