Resultados: 39

Elaboration of an educational video for cardiopulmonary resuscitation with chest compressions in adults

Rev. bras. enferm; 76 (3), 2023
ABSTRACT Objectives: to develop and analyze the face and content validity of a storyboard for constructing an educational video for training laypersons in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with only chest compressions in adults. Methods: a methodological study of storyboard elaboration and validity for pro...

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about acute coronary syndrome among patients with type 2 diabetes

Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Guyanese individuals with type 2 diabetes regarding acute coronary syndrome and explore associations between these measures and the population's sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Method: cross-sectional study conducted in Linde...

Evolution of self-care in patients with heart failure at the first outpatient return and three months after hospital discharge

Objective: to analyze the evolution of self-care in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure, between the first return after hospital discharge (T0) and three months after this assessment (T1). Method: an observational, analytical and longitudinal study carried out in the cardiology outpat...

Relationship between emotional states before cardiac valve surgeries with postoperative complications

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 41 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms and postoperative complications and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing valve repair surgery. Method: Observational, exploratory and prospective study. The consecuti...

Health-related quality of life of patients with permanent cardiac pacing

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with a permanent cardiac pacemaker. Method: descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted in the arrhythmia outpatient unit of a university hospital located in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The consecutive ...

Correlation between quality of life and burden of family caregivers of infants with cleft lip and palate

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 53 (), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the correlation between measures of quality of life and burden in family caregivers of infants with cleft lip and palate and to analyze possible associations between quality of life and sociodemographic variables. Method: Exploratory, cross-sectional study conducted in h...

Educational program for coronary artery disease patients: results after one year

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (6), 2018
ASTRACT Objective: To evaluate the long-term results of an educational program compared to usual care. Method: A longitudinal study in which 56 participants from a previous study (randomized controlled clinical trial) were evaluated twelve months after the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Heal...

Association of preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms with postoperative complications of cardiac surgeries

Objective to investigate the associations of preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms with postoperative complications and with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients submitted to the first coronary artery bypass graft. Method observational, analytical and longitudinal study. A ...

Comparison of tools for assessing fatigue in patients with heart failure

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the distributions of measurements of the Dutch Fatigue Scale (DUFS), Dutch Exertion Fatigue Scale (DEFS), and Fatigue Pictogram tools, according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Method: Metho...

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Version of the Patient Activation Measure-22 items

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To adapt and validate the Patient Activation Measure (PAM22) in a sample of Brazilians with chronic diseases under outpatient monitoring. Method: Adaptation process comprises translation, back translation, analysis by a committee of judges, semantic analysis, and pre-test. Psychomet...