Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of disability and death. One of the forms of treatment for them is the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). After a diagnosis or cardiac procedure, patients have psychological symptoms that often go unnoticed and interfere with their health condition. The aim of this article was to evaluate the intensity of anxiety and depression symptoms in adult and el...
Objetivo: estimar la prevalencia de hipoalbuminemia en ancianos hospitalizados, considerando las variables sociodemográficas, estado nutricional y tiempo de internación. Método: estudio transversal, en 200 pacientes internados en hospital de gran porte del sur de Brasil, durante un período de tres meses. Fueron realizadas evaluaciones, análisis de exámenes de laboratorio y se realizó una entrevista usando un cu...
The aim of the study was to characterize the patients with Chronic Kidney Disease submitted to hemodialysis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, regarding the socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics. It is a cross-sectional study with 90 hemodialysis patients made in July and August 2013, through interviews. The results showed that 77.8% of the patients were male, with average age of 53.52 years and...
A qualitative exploratory study that aimed to understand the perceptions of a group of elderly people on cardiovascular risk factors. The study included 100 elderly of both sexes, of the city of Cruz Alta-RS, Brazil, 2009. Data collection happened through semi-structured interviews. From the thematic analysis were constructed the following three categories: Lack of knowledge on the diseases (diabetes mellitus a...
An exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach aim at understanding the significance of the discovery of chronic kidney disease and the need for the hemodialysis machine. The research was made with twenty patients from two hemodialysis services of the city of RS. The data collection took place between September and December of 2007, throughout semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis ...
The authors aim to investigate the meanings attributed by health professionals working in the Family Health Strategy to women‟s remaining in violent conjugal relationships. The research is based in the method of Grounded Theory. Interviews were held between May and August 2012 with 52 professionals who work in Family Health in a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is indicated that violence is rel...
The aging population is a challenge to society and health professionals. This qualitative study aimed to understand the experiences of the elderly in relation to their autonomy during hospitalization. We interviewed eleven seniors, who were hospitalized in two hospitals in the northern Rio Grande do Sul between April and October, 2010. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed based on the phenomenolo...
O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar os pacientes com Doença Renal Crônica em hemodiálise em um serviço do Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, quanto aos aspectos sociodemográficos, clínicos e laboratoriais. Estudo transversal realizado com 90 pacientes da hemodiálise entre os meses de julho e agosto de 2013, mediante entrevista. Os resultados demonstraram que 77,8% eram do sexo masculino, com idade média de 5...
The aim of the study was to characterize the patients with Chronic Kidney Disease submitted to hemodialysis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, regarding the socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics. It is a cross-sectional study with 90 hemodialysis patients made in July and August 2013, through interviews. The results showed that 77.8% of the patients were male, with average age of 53.52 years and...
O envelhecimento populacional é um desafio para a sociedade e os profissionais da saúde. Estudo qualitativo com o objetivo de compreender as experiências do idoso em relação a sua autonomia durante a hospitalização. Foram entrevistados onze idosos que estiveram hospitalizados em dois hospitais do norte do Rio Grande do Sul entre abril-outubro de 2010. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas e analisado...