Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 7 (1), 2008

The present descriptive study, of a qualitative nature, had as objective to investigate the facilities and difficulties faced by Basic Care professionals when working with families. Data was collected from September to December of 2006, from 11 nurses working in nine basic care units in the city of Marin...

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Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 8 (3), 2009

Introduction: Arterial hypertension is a chronic disease of multi-factorial nature and, for its control the importance of changing life habits related with feeding, regular physical exercises, quit smoking, and the correct use of the medication has been emphasized. The incorporation of the family in the ...

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Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 5 (1), 2006

This is a qualitative bibliographic research study which aimed to identify in literature aspects related to family caregiving of chronically ill people and verify the change in their families' routine. Some criteria were used to select the material and one of them was to register, in the data basis of La...

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