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Experiência de ser um cuidador familiar no câncer infantil
Silva, Talitha Carneiro de Oliveira; Barros, Viviane Farias; Hora, Edilene CurveloThe aim of this study was to describe the experience of a family caregiver of a child with cancer. A qualitative and descriptive study was carried out at a Center of Oncology in Sergipe — Brazil, from January to May, 2008. In order to collect data it was used an open interview containing the main question: What has it been like to treat children with cancer? The sample consisted of 19 caregivers. The method of ...
Quality of life of victims of traumatic brain injury six months after the trauma
Vieira, Rita de Cassia Almeida; Hora, Edilene Curvelo; Oliveira, Daniel Vieira de; Ribeiro, Maria do Carmo de Oliveira; Sousa, Regina Marcia Cardoso deOBJECTIVE: to describe the quality of life of victims of traumatic brain injury six months after the event and to show the relationship between the results observed and the clinical, sociodemographic and return to productivity data. METHOD: data were analyzed from 47 victims assisted in a trauma reference hospital in the municipality of Aracaju and monitored in an outpatient neurosurgery clinic. The data were o...
Fall-related traumas in urgent care centers
Cartaxo, Carla Kalline Alves; Nunes, Mariangela da Silva; Raposo, Oscar Felipe Falcão; Fakhouri, Ricardo; Hora, Edilene CurveloOBJECTIVE: To identify the scope and the characteristics of fall-related traumas in urgent care centers in Sergipe, Brazil and to verify potential associations among the following variables: gender, age, and where the event occurred. METHOD: This descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted in the urgent care centers of two public referral hospitals in the state of Sergipe, Braz...
Experiência de ser um cuidador familiar no câncer infantil
Silva, Talitha Carneiro de Oliveira; Barros, Viviane Farias; Hora, Edilene CurveloObjetivou-se descrever a experiência vivenciada pelo cuidador familiar da criança com câncer. Estudo qualitativo, realizado no Centro de Oncologia de Sergipe-Brasil, de janeiro a maio de 2008. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se a entrevista aberta com a questão norteadora: Como tem sido a sua experiência no cuidado da criança com câncer? Participaram 19 cuidadores. Empregou-se o método de Análise de Conteúdo, o...
Experience of being a family caregiver in childhood cancer
Silva, Talitha Carneiro de Oliveira; Barros, Viviane Farias; Hora, Edilene CurveloThe aim of this study was to describe the experience of a family caregiver of a child with cancer. A qualitative and descriptive study was carried out at a Center of Oncology in Sergipe — Brazil, from January to May, 2008. In order to collect data it was used an open interview containing the main question: What has it been like to treat children with cancer? The sample consisted of 19 caregivers. The method of ...
Adaptación transcultural del instrumento Family Needs Questionnaire
Hora, Edilene Curvelo; Sousa, Regina Márcia Cardoso deThis is a quantitative methodological development study on the cross-cultural adaptation of the "Family Needs Questionnaire" (FNQ), which is a structured instrument developed in the United States to measure the perceived needs of family members after the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) of a relative. This instrument aims to identify important needs presented by family members, whether met or not. The FNQ translati...
Effect of the behavioral alterations of victims of traumatic brain injury for t...
Hora, Edilene Curvelo; Sousa, Regina Márcia Cardoso deThis study aimed to identify alterations in the intensity at which the negative behaviors of the victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) affect the main family caregiver comparing the periods before and after the trauma and to verify the relation between the intensity of these alterations and time passed after the traumatic event. Participants were 50 caregivers of victims with different levels of dependence af...