Objetivou-se apreender as estratégias utilizadas pelo cuidador familiar no enfrentamento da condição crônica na infância. Realizou-se pesquisa qualitativa, na clínica pediátrica de um hospital público de João Pessoa. Os dados foram coletados por meio da entrevista semi estruturada no primeiro tr...
Aim: To develop a decision support model to identify coping strategies for caregivers, with regard to chronic diseases in childhood. Method: methodological study carried out in two stages: detecting the problem and establishing rules for making decisions. It was based on a study conducted with the caregi...
Nowadays, chemotherapeutics extravasation is considered an oncologic emergency. Anthracyclines are classified as antibiotic chemotherapeutic drugs, and have major power to destroy healthy tissues. With the purpose of identifying evidences related to dexrazoxane, a citoprotective medication used on preven...
Aimed to learn about the distressful side effects from the perspective of a child undergoing chemotherapy. This is a qualitative study that used the technique of drawing-story to collect data and thematic analysis to evaluate the results. The subjects were seven children, aged between six and twelve year...
Diabetic foot's ulcer is one of the most frequent complications of diabetes mellitus and currently is the most common cause of non-traumatic amputations. It can be treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This integrative review aimed to identify available evidence related to the treatment of diabe...
Skin toxicity resulting from extravasation of chemotherapy is a major adverse effect that demand more rigorous care from oncology nurses. This study aimed to identify evidence in the scientific literature related to the prevention of leakage in patients with peripheral intravenous infusion of vesicant ch...
Nausea and vomiting are one of the most common gastrointestinal toxicities of antineoplastic treatment; it may affect negatively patient`s nutritional condition, hidroeletrolitic balance and quality of life. This study aimed to identify evidences in medical literature regarding non-pharmacologic interven...
Non pharmacologic therapies, also classified as complementary or alternative therapy has been used to control pain in many patients. In order to know which non pharmacologic interventions are being used for pain relief in patients with cancer, it was conducting a systematic review of the literature. We s...
