Objetivo: explorar sistematicamente a literatura quanto aos cuidados de enfermagem prestados aos idosos internados com delirium, em unidades de terapia intensiva, sejam eles para prevenção, sejam eles para manejo do delirium. Método: protocolo de revisão de escopo, estruturado pelas recomendações do Manual do Instituto Joanna Briggs, utilizando as seguintes bases de dados: PubMed via MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, We...
A organização dos serviços públicos de odontologia no Brasil apresenta-se como um desafio, pois a má distribuição e baixa capacidade de oferta tem gerado demanda reprimida nos serviços de saúde bucal, em sua maioria, para tratamento de endodontia. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, de caráter exploratório e transversal, objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o fluxo e a organização da assistência em endodo...
The first years of motherhood are often difficult for women, requiring large emotional and biophysical adjustments and increased health risks that may combine with social disadvantage and psychosocial conditions towards decreased maternal well-being. Those outcomes are usually worse in vulnerable populations, as refugee and migrants. Comprehending mothers’ needs regarding mental health and psychological well-be...
The objectives of this study were to determine and to expose the morphology of polyamorous relationships through their conception and characteristics, identifying experienced and perceived situations of discrimination, and to analyze the future expectations for polyamorous relationships. For this purpose, 11 people who were in a polyamorous relationship, with an age ranging from 26 to 57 years, were inter‑ view...
Purpose: To prospectively evaluate sexual function, body image, quality of life, and disease progression rates in women with advanced cancer. Methods: Sixty women staged III–IV breast, gynaecological, or colorectal cancer completed the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Body Image Scale, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTQL), and the Beck Dep...
Dengue is an arbovirus considered a growing problem in relation to public health worldwide. With this, the objective of this work is to describe, in a retrospective and analytical way, the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribution of dengue cases in the state of Maranhão between the years 2010 to 2020. This quantitative and retrospective study used secondary data provided by the State Department of H...
Background: Few studies have focused exclusively on the sexuality and body image of women with advanced cancer and the physical and emotional impact of cancer treatment on sexual function. Objective: This study aimed to examine sexual dysfunction, quality of life (QOL) and body image in women with stage III-IV breast, colorectal, and gynecologic cancer. Methods: Sixty women completed the Female Sexual Function ...
Introdução: Leishmaniose Tegumentar é uma doença parasitária que apresenta alta incidência em regiões de clima tropical e subtropical. Ao longo dos anos apresenta alta expansão em todas as regiões brasileiras, com destaque para o Norte e Nordeste que evidencia populações vulneráveis como as mais atingidas. Investigar a epidemiologia destas doenças são fundamentais para a formulação e implementação de políticas ...
Child maltreatment may occur as the intentional use of power, effective or attempted, against children under 18 years old, that results or may result in actual or potential harm. It affects a vulnerable population, causing physical and/or emotional consequences persisting throughout their lives. This study aimed to characterize episodes of child maltreatment, with focus on facial injuries, in a Brazilian city (...
Previous studies have reported the safety of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for treatment of early cervical cancer, as option to laparotomy. This study aims to compare overall survival between laparoscopic versus abdominal radical hysterectomy for early cervical cancer. Methods: A single-center randomized controlled trial enrolled 30 patients with clinically staged IA2 cervical cancer and lymphovascular inva...