As a novelty, this article proposes the empirical operationalization of an indicator sensitive to nursing care called patient satisfaction based on functional capacity and quality of life assessments. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a sample of 351 individuals aged 65 and older residing in the community. Data acquisition was performed using the structured interview method, employing a core set...
Introduction: Depression and anxiety are mental diseases found worldwide, with the tendency to worsen in the current pandemic period. These illnesses contribute the most to the world’s rate of years lived with disability. We aim to identify and synthesize indicators for the care process of the person with depression and/or anxiety disorders, based on patient-centered care, going through the stages of diagnostic...
People have specific and unique individual and contextual characteristics, so healthcare should increasingly opt for person-centered care models. Thus, this review aimed to identify and synthesize the indicators for the care process of the person with depression and/or anxiety disorders, based on patient-centered care, going through the stages of diagnostic assessment and care planning, including intervention. ...
Surgery for gastroduodenal ulcer disease has been declining in the past few decades and the role of surgery in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer has been referred to the treatment of this complications. In this paper, the authors proposed to study the current role of surgery in the treatment of this disease between January 2001 and December 2010. During this period 134 patients were operated, all for compli...
Objetivo: Conhecer as representações sociais sobre tecnologias assistivas construídas por profissionais de saúde que atendem em Unidades Básicas de Saúde e Centros de Atendimento aos Idosos. Método: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório realizado com 245 profissionais de ambos os sexos. Os dados foram obtidos através de uma entrevista semiestruturada e a análise foi realizada com o auxilio do software Alceste: 201...
O envelhecimento da população europeia, em particular da portuguesa, é um facto simultaneamente indicativo do nível de desenvolvimento de uma sociedade e preocupante. Para este envelhecimento têm contribuído dois factores: a diminuição das taxas de natalidade e o aumento da esperança média de vida. Para a diminuição da taxa de natalidade têm contribuído muitas razões, de entre as quais destacamos um crescente a...