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Desenvolvimento de um modelo de enfermagem domiciliário baseado num estudo obse...
Coelho, Sílvia Patrícia Fernandes; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Melo, PedroEnquadramento: a Enfermagem desempenha um papel essencial pela promoção de uma abordagem holística e estruturada para otimizar a qualidade de vida dos doentes e famílias no domicílio. Os Cuidados Paliativos destacam-se como uma intervenção no alívio e prevenção do sofrimento, envolvendo a identificação precoce e avaliação rigorosa de problemas em diversas dimensões. A ausência de modelos padronizados dificulta ...
Ecohealth approach in Portuguese nursing education: documentary analysis
Monteiro, Vanessa; Madureira, Jóni; Fonseca, Inês; Melo, PedroTo identify content related to Ecohealth in the curricula of Nursing Undergraduate Programs taught in Portugal. Method: Descriptive documentary analysis with a qualitative approach. Data were collected from 19 online curriculums. Results: There is no reference to the concept of Ecohealth in the curriculums. Among the most frequently discussed principles is social and gender equity. There is little visibility in...
Non-Insulin Antidiabetic Agents in the Management of Hyperglycaemia of Non-Crit...
Monteiro Lopes, Sofia; Maia, Ariana; Melo, Pedro; Abreu, Silvestre; Paiva, Isabel; Barros, LuísaHyperglycaemia affects more than 30% of adults hospitalized for non-critical illness and is associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes. Insulin therapy is widely used for its safety and efficacy. However, given the growing availability of new drugs and new classes of antidiabetic agents with benefits beyond glycaemic control, challenges arise regarding their use in the hospital setting. This...
Opinions of Older Individuals on Advance Care Planning and Factors Affecting Th...
Korkmaz Yaylagul, Nilufer; Demirdas, Fatma Banu; Melo, Pedro; Silva, RosaThe objective of this systematic review is to present older individuals’ views on the advance care planning (ACP) process and the factors affecting those opinions. The review contains search terms predetermined in the databases of CINAHL, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Academic Search Ultimate, Web of Science, Master FILE, and TR Dizin over the last 10 years (1 January 2012–31 December 2021) in English and Turkish. The ...
Difficulties in Caring for the Older Adults: Perspective of Brazilian and Portu...
Santana, Elaine; Mendes, Felismina; Bernardo, Joana; Silva, Rosa; Melo, Pedro; Lima, Pollyanna; Oliveira, Alessandra; Reis, LucianaThis study aims to understand the difficulties in caring for the older adults with functional dependence from the perspective of Brazilian and Portuguese caregivers. This is a study based on the Theory of Social Representations, based on the Thematic Content Analysis proposed by Bardin, carried out with 21 informal caregivers of older adults in Brazil and 11 informal caregivers of older adults in Portugal. The ...
2023 UPDATE: Luso-Brazilian evidence-based guideline for the management of anti...
Bertoluci, Marcello Casaccia; Júnior, Wellington S. Silva; Valente, Fernando; Araujo, Levimar Rocha; Lyra, Ruy; Castro, João Jácome de; Raposo, JoãoBackground The management of antidiabetic therapy in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has evolved beyond gly‑ cemic control. In this context, Brazil and Portugal defned a joint panel of four leading diabetes societies to update the guideline published in 2020. Methods The panelists searched MEDLINE (via PubMed) for the best evidence from clinical studies on treating T2D and its cardiorenal complications. The p...
Opinions of older individuals on advance care planning and factors affecting th...
Korkmaz Yaylagul, Nilufer; Demirdas, Fatma Banu; Melo, Pedro; Silva, RosaThe objective of this systematic review is to present older individuals’ views on the advance care planning (ACP) process and the factors affecting those opinions. The review contains search terms predetermined in the databases of CINAHL, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Academic Search Ultimate, Web of Science, Master FILE, and TR Dizin over the last 10 years (1 January 2012–31 December 2021) in English and Turkish. The ...
Community empowerment assessment and community nursing diagnosis for climate ch...
Costa, Maria João Salvador; Melo, PedroThe Community Intervention and Empowerment Assessment Model (MAIEC) offers a framework for community empowerment in several fields such as Climate Change (CC), the largest health emergency crisis globally, through diagnosis and interventions in Community Health Nursing. This study aims to assess the level of community empowerment in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to identify nursing diagnosis thr...
Nursing interventions to reduce health risks from climate change impact in urba...
Salvador Costa, Maria João; Melo, Pedro; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; Carvalho, Sara; Ryan, RobertConsidering that the public health sector has been considered as a key stakeholder in climate action, it seems important to understand what interventions are carried out globally by trusted professionals such as nurses engaged in health promotion and environmental health in optimizing the health of individuals, families, and communities toward the dissemination of lifestyle decarbonization and guidance on healt...
Difficulties in caring for the older adults: perspective of Brazilian and Portu...
Santana, Elaine; Mendes, Felismina; Bernardo, Joana; Silva, Rosa; Melo, Pedro; Lima, Pollyanna; Oliveira, Alessandra; Reis, LucianaThis study aims to understand the difficulties in caring for the older adults with functional dependence from the perspective of Brazilian and Portuguese caregivers. This is a study based on the Theory of Social Representations, based on the Thematic Content Analysis proposed by Bardin, carried out with 21 informal caregivers of older adults in Brazil and 11 informal caregivers of older adults in Portugal. The ...