Resultados: 14

Effectiveness of ginger in reducing pressure levels in persons with diabetes: placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of ginger in reducing blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes. Method: randomized, double-blind clinical trial, conducted with people with type 2 diabetes, in primary health care units. Were included individuals aged between20 and 80 years, ...

High blood pressure levels and cardiovascular risk among Munduruku indigenous people

Objective: to identify the risk factors associated with prehypertension and arterial hypertension among Munduruku indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon. Method: a cross-sectional study carried out with 459 Munduruku indigenous people selected by means of stratified random sampling. Sociodemographic ...

The interactive effect of preoperative consultation and operating room admission by a counselor on anxiety level and vital signs in patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting surgery. A clinical trial study

Invest. educ. enferm; 38 (2), 2020
Objective. The purpose of this study was to provide appropriate preoperative supportive conditions to improve anxiety and vital signs for patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting -CABG- surgery. Methods. This clinical trial study was performed on 90 patients undergoing CABG surgery in Farshchi...

Functional health literacy in hypertensive elders at primary health care

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care. Method: a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used for functional health liter...

Quality of life and health of breast cancer woman survivors in Popayan-Colombia

Rev. cienc. cuidad; 17 (1), 2020
Objective: Identify the quality of life and its association with health parameters for breast cancer women survivors in Popayan, Colombia. Methods: Analytic crosssectional descriptive correlated study, with nonprobability sampling, according to the inclusion criteria of 39 women who survived breast cance...

Evaluation of the performance of the modified early warning score in a Brazilian public hospital

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the performance of the modified early warning score (Mews) in a nursing ward for patients in clinical deterioration. Method: This is an analytical, quantitative and predictive study. Mews' parameters (systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and...

Individualized parameterization of multiparametric monitors alarms in infarcted patients

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To measure the magnitude of the effect of an individualized parameterization protocol for hemodynamic alarms in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Method: Pragmatic clinical trial, open label and single arm, whose intervention was performed through a protocol validated and t...

Massive transfusion triggers in severe trauma: Scoping review

Objective to identify the predictive variables or the massive transfusion triggers in severely traumatized patients through the existing scales. Method a review of the literature was carried out using the Scoping Review method across the electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, the Cochrane and I...

Allostatic load and canine companionship: a comparative study using biomarkers in older adults

ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the biomarkers and the allostatic load levels in a sample of older persons with and without canine companionship. Method: descriptive and comparative study. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire and a fasting blood sample. The allostatic load comprise...

Prevalence of arterial hypertension and risk factors among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its risk factors among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome under antiretroviral therapy. Method: cross-sectional study with 208 patients. Data collection was conducted through interviews using a form containing data o...