Objetive: To construct and validate the Nursing Warmth Scale (NWS) through the development of a standardized measurement of nurses' warmth, perceived from the perspective of patients, and identify the behaviors and factors associated with this feeling of warmth.
Materials and methods: The NWS was develop...
La relación entre salud y ambiente no es una temática reciente, ya en el año 1974 la Agencia de Salud Pública de Canadá establece en su informe Lalonde los factores claves que parecían determinar el estado de salud de los individuos, identificando así el estilo de vida, el ambiente, la biología h...
La calidez es un fenómeno subjetivo fundamental en las relaciones personales. La calidez se contagia y, así, puede ser un factor favorecedor en el cuidado, mas no existe
consenso en su definición ni dominios. Medir la calidez es significativo, pues es un
predictor de satisfacción usuaria; sin embargo...
Objective. To develop the meaning of menopause of a group of post-menopausal women and their relationship with aging. Methods. Qualitative descriptive study on 15 Chilean women that completed a taped face-to-face in depth interview that were interpreted according to Krippendorff. Results. A qualitative c...
Objective: Examine perceptions about the Papanicolaou (Pap) test from the perspectives of Chilean women with cervical cancer. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in Santiago, Chile. Participants: 127 Chilean women. Results: The principal reasons for not having had a PAP test were procr...
Quality of life (QOL) must be an important consideration in the evaluation of the effectiveness of healthcare. Walker and Avants method for concept analysis was used for working QOL and gynecologic cancer concept. Articles from different data bases were used. The principal attributes of QOL are tha...
Objetivo: identificar las áreas de investigación atendidas por la Escuela de Enfermería de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile durante los años 2001-2004 y presentar una propuesta que impulse la investigación en esta disciplina. Metodología: se desarrolló en cuatro fases: I. Evaluación d...
