Rev. cuba. enferm; 33 (4), 2017

RESUMO Introdução: a lesão medular é considerada hoje um problema de saúde pública no país. Objetivo: analisar a capacidade de autocuidado de pessoas com lesão medular quanto à higiene. Métodos: estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 22 indivíduos com lesão medular ...

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Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016

Objective.To evaluate the risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted in 2011, at the Childhood Obesity Center, in Campina Grande, Brazil, with the records of 208 children and adolescents, between three an...

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Invest. educ. enferm; 33 (3), 2015

Objective.To evaluate the quality of life of octogenarians and to identify the domains related to quality of life and health.Methodology. A cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted in 2010 in the Family Health Units of Campina Grande/PB, Brazil. The study sample consisted of 52 subjects that met the...

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Invest. educ. enferm; 33 (3), 2015

Objective.The objective of the study was to compare the related factors to the nursing diagnosis (ND) of overweight in adolescents with and without overweight. Methodology. Transversal study conducted in 2013 with 347 adolescents that attended public schools in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, answere...

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