Resultados: 52

Package of menthol measures for thirst relief: a randomized clinical study

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the menthol package (lip hydration and ice popsicles) compared to a package of non-menthol measures (lip hydration and ice popsicles) as a way to relieve thirst in patients in the Anesthetic Recovery Room. Method: Randomized and parallel trial study,...

Nursing protocol for remote monitoring of women with excessive weight

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the construction and implementation of the nursing protocol for remote monitoring of overweight women. Method: report of experience with 50 women who participated in an intervention study developed in a reference outpatient clinic for obesity in Salvador, Brazil. The ste...

Obesidad y factores de riesgo del estilo de vida en profesionales de salud de tres ciudades brasileras

Rev. colomb. enferm; 7 (1), 2012
Aims: to describe the prevalence of overweight, obesity and lifestyle factors among health professionals from three Brazilian cities. Methods: in addition to a questionnaire containing the FIT and PAR-Q test, the WHOQOL and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, we also estimated the body mass index and waist cir...

Booklet content validation on excess weight for adults with hypertension

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the content and appearance of an educational booklet about excess weight for adults with hypertension. Method: Methodological study in which an educational booklet was developed from theoretical material on hypertension, chronic diseases and obesity, as well as guiding p...

Effect of remote nursing monitoring on overweight in women: clinical trial

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of remote nursing monitoring on the improvement of anthropometric measurements of overweight women. Method: controlled, randomized clinical trial, carried out in a reference outpatient clinic for treatment of obesity. The baseline sample was composed of 101 wo...

Meanings of flower therapy for anxiety in people with overweight or obesity

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experience from the perspective of the participant of a clinical research, which had as intervention the flower therapy for anxiety of individuals with overweight and obesity. Method: qualitative study, developed by semi-structured interview with 42 participants fr...

Persistent metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify persistence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and components in overweight children and adolescents, as well as its relation to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and to the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) score. Method: a two-point lo...

Serial album validation for promotion of infant body weight control

ABSTRACT Objective: to validate the content and appearance of a serial album for children aged from 7 to 10 years addressing the topic of prevention and control of body weight. Method: methodological study with descriptive nature. The validation process was attended by 33 specialists in educational tec...

Nursing interventions with people with obesity in Primary Health Care: an integrative review

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective Identify the knowledge produced on nursing interventions with people suffering from obesity in Primary Health Care. Method Integrative literature review of publications indexed in the databases: CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, between 2011 and 2016. Res...

Obesity, physical activity and prediabetes in adult children of people with diabetes

ABSTRACT Objectives: Determine prevalence of obesity / overweight, physical activity (PA) and prediabetes in adult children of parents with type 2 diabetes; identify differences according to sociodemographic variables, and describe the relationship of obesity/overweight with fasting glucose (FG) and gly...