Resultados: 33

Association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by diabetics

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 197 patients in basic health units located in the Northeast region of Brazil. For ...

Usability of a mobile application on diabetic foot self-care

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the usability of an app prototype for diabetic foot self-care by an end user. Methods: a descriptive study that uses heuristic assessment of a hybrid app usability. Fifteen users of an outpatient diabetes care service in a capital of Northeastern Brazil participated in th...

Homeless people's social representations about self-care

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: To capture and analyze the structure of homeless people's social representations about self-care. Methods: Research based on the theory of social representations, with 122 people in street situation. A semistructured questionnaire and free evocation technique were applied with the ...

Self-care activities, sociodemographic variables, treatment and depressive symptoms among older adults with Diabetes Mellitus

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between self-care activities of older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and sociodemographic variables, type of treatment and depressive symptoms. Method: inferential and cross-sectional study, with 121 older adults with Type 2 DM in ambulatory car...

Self-care deficits in women with leg ulcers and sickle cell disease

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify self-care deficits in women with leg ulcers and sickle cell disease. Method: a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory approach with 14 women. The collection was performed from December 2015 to January 2016, while the analysis was supported by Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theo...

Literacy in health and self-care in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of educational intervention in the adherence to self-care activities and functional health literacy and numeracy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in two units of the Brazilian Family Health Strateg...

Validation of a booklet on self-care with the diabetic foot

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the validation of the booklet on self-care with the feet of people with diabetes. Method: methodological study, focusing on the validation of a printed booklet. The content and appearance of the booklet was validated by 23 judges divided into three groups: 11 content and...

Influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the influence of socio-demographic characteristics in the self-care of people with heart failure (HF). Method: Cross-sectional, analytical study, held in three private hospitals in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil, with 57 hospitalized patients. The data were collected through...

Integrative and complementary practices: use by community health agents in self-care

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the use of integrative and complementary practices (ICPs) by community health agents working in family health teams. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative research, conducted in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. An structured form was used for the characterization ...

Self-care of men with priapism and sickle cell disease

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify self-care demands of men with sickle cell disease and priapism and describe self-care measures in light of Orem's Self-Care Theory. Method: This is a descriptive exploratory study with qualitative approach conducted with nine men with a history of sickle cell disease and...