The importance of spirituality, religiosity and beliefs to overcome difficulties has been noted. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of spirituality, religiosity and personal beliefs in the life quality of people who had a spinal cord injury (SCI). This is an exploratory longitudinal study with a quantitative approach, conducted in the city of Fortaleza - CE, in two phases: in the hospital and t...
Objective: to analyze the scientific evidence available for the prevention of infection associated with the vesical catheterism. Met hod: integrative review, with survey data from 2000 to 2010, using a specific form validated in LILACS and MEDLINE databases and SciELO virtual library, using the key words: nursing, nursing care, Catheterism and infection. 12 national and international ar ticles were selected. Th...
Objetivo: Aplicar o índice de Barthel na avaliação de pessoas com lesão medular hospitalizadas e no domicilio, comparando as condições de funcionalidade no desenvolvimento das atividades da vida diária. Material e Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal, realizado com 62 pessoas, hospitalizadas e em domicílios. Os dados foram coletados mediante aplicação de um formulário com as variáveis de interesse do estudo...
This is an inquiry that seeks to understand the meaning of experiencing a spinal cord injury for hos- pitalized Brazilian and Portuguese patients. A quail- tative study was achieved in two care services to spi- nal cord injury in Fortaleza-Brazil and Lisboa-Por- tugal. The subjects were 30 patients with complete spinal cord injury. The findings were obtained th- rough a semi-structured interview, which took pla...