OBJECTIVE: to characterize nutritional status and variables that predict nutritional changes in children with congenital heart disease. METHOD: a cross-sectional study undertaken in two health institutions between January and June 2009, using a questionnaire with questions about nutrition, applied to 132...
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a teaching strategy on nursing diagnoses based on problem-based learning in the performance of clinical reasoning and diagnostic trial of undergraduate students. Experimental study conducted in two phases: content validation of problems and implementation...
The aim of this study was to compare the demographic factors and the risk indicators for the occurrence of the stroke in the city of Fortaleza with other cities, based on national studies. A transversal study developed with 180 patients who were diagnosed with stroke in nine different public institutions...
This study aimed to analyze the level of physical activity for people with high blood pressure cared for in a health center. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 310 individuals between 18 and 69 years of age through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The majority (80 perc...
OBJETIVO: Comparar as diferentes prevalências de sobrepeso em nível clínico e populacional em um grupo de adolescentes brasileiros, segundo os três critérios antropométricoutilizados em práticas assistenciais. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 720 alunos de escolas públicas de Fortaleza, situados ...
The goal of this study was to measure the arm circumferences (AC) and appropriated cuff sizes for children and adolescents and to relate these dimensions to specific age ranges. This is a cross-sectional study, developed in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 596 people between 6 and 17 years old. The AC was...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health promotion behavior of diabetic patients in agreement with the indicators of the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with 84 diabetic patients followed in a Basic Health Unit, using the NOC scale for health promotion behavi...
New observation forms are being studied as form of enlarging the potential of this data collection technique. The objective was to describe the use of observation mediated by computer as a resource of observation instrument. The paper consists of the description of three points: the adaptation of softwar...
OBJETIVO: O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a evolução dos valores da pressão arterial sistólica (PAS), da pressão arterial diastólica (PAD) e das medidas antropométricas de crianças e adolescentes que apresentaram alteração da pressão arterial em uma primeira avaliação. MÉTODOS: Estudo lon...
OBJETIVO: Validar o conteúdo de um guia de condutas de enfermagem específico para crianças com infecção respiratória aguda que apresentam o diagnóstico de enfermagem "Desobstrução ineficaz de vias aéreas". MÉTODOS: Estudo realizado em um hospital pediátrico de Fortaleza-CE, junto a 16 enferme...
