Introduction: Leprosy is a disabling and contagious infectious disease in which even after discharge by cure can develop the development of sequelae. Objective: To evaluate the evolution of the degree of physical disability of people with leprosy. Method: This is an observational, descriptive, longitudinal design research. The study was developed in two stages with a minimum interstitial of two years between th...
Objective: to evaluate the patient safety culture from the perspective of the nursing team. Methods: crosssectional design, survey-type inquiry performed with 221 nursing professionals from a University Hospital. The instrument used was the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the Spearman’s correlation coefficient and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were used in the analyses...
A, Lidya Tolstenko.; The process of aging can result in diseases and the need for psychotropic medication. This exploratory and descriptive research with qualitative approach aimed to describe the knowledge of the elderly women about the use of such medication. We interviewed 18 elderly subjects, from July to August 2009, registered in the Family Health Strategy that had been using benzodiazepine and / or antid...
Decorrentes do processo de envelhecimento podem surgir doenças e a necessidade do uso de medicações psicotrópicas. Esta pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa, objetivou descrever o conhecimento de idosas sobre o uso desses medicamentos. No período de julho a agosto de 2009 foram entrevistadas 18 idosas cadastradas na Estratégia Saúde da Família, que utilizavam benzodiazepínicos e/ou antid...
The process of aging can result in diseases and the need for psychotropic medication. This exploratory and descriptive research with qualitative approach aimed to describe the knowledge of the elderly women about the use of such medication. We interviewed 18 elderly subjects, from July to August 2009, registered in the Family Health Strategy that had been using benzodiazepine and / or antidepressants. The data ...
Hypertension is related to the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Family support is essential for the patient to control the disease. This study aimed to analyze whether the family positively contributes to the patient's control of the disease. The research was carried out in 2005 in Teresina, PI, Brazil and involved people who were enrolled in the Hypertension Program of an Integrated Health Center. Data we...