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Nursing research in Portugal: a scientometric analysis

Introduction: In Portugal, scientific production in nursing is embedded within a trajectory shaped by historical, educational, and political transformations, framed by a research context of significant growth. Aim: This study aims to map the scientific production in nursing by Portuguese affiliated co-authors. Methods: Scientometric approach with a quantitative and descriptive analysis of 2,617 scientific recor...

Perceived barriers and criteria for referral to pulmonary rehabilitation used i...

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease encompasses both pharmacological and non-pharmacological components. The most cost-effective non-pharmacological component is pulmonary rehabilitation, an individualised, comprehensive intervention, including exercise training, education, and behavior change, to improve the physical and psychological condition and promote adherence to long-term healthy behavio...

Core Components of Rehabilitating Children with Brain Cancer using Exergames: a...

Introduction: Child cancer is a rare phenomenon carrying alterations in physical condition, that influence the way they develop. Due to the implications resulting from brain tumors it is necessary to define, implement and evaluate interventions that minimize the functional impact on the child, specifically those that utilize exergames. So, the aim of this study is to map the literature related to the use of exe...

Core components of rehabilitating children with brain cancer using exergames: a...

Introduction: Child cancer is a rare phenomenon carrying alterations in physical condition, that influence the way they develop. Due to the implications resulting from brain tumors it is necessary to define, implement and evaluate interventions that minimize the functional impact on the child, speci-fically those that utilize exergames. So, the aim of this study is to map the literature related to the use of ex...

ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Profess...

This article summarises some of the outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly during the 2023 European Respiratory Society International Congress. Two sessions from each Assembly group are outlined, covering the following topics: Group 9.01 focuses on respiratory physiology techniques, specifically on predicted values and reference equations, device developmen...

Quality of care structure in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Units: nurses...

Introduction: With the development of society, the concept of quality has become essential within health care organisations. However, little is known about the impact of the structural component of the Donabedian model on the quality of care provided by the Specialist Nurses in Rehabilitation Nursing. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyse the factors related to the quality of rehabilitation nursi...

ERS International Congress 2023: Highlights from the Allied Respiratory Profess...

This paper summarises some of the outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly during the 2023 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress. Two sessions from each Assembly group are outlined in the present paper, covering the following topics: Group 9.1 focuses on respiratory physiology techniques, specifically on predicted values and reference equa...

Clinical virtual simulation in nursing education: randomized controlled trial

In the field of health care, knowledge and clinical reasoning are key with regard to quality and confidence in decision making. The development of knowledge and clinical reasoning is influenced not only by students' intrinsic factors but also by extrinsic factors such as satisfaction with taught content, pedagogic resources and pedagogic methods, and the nature of the objectives and challenges proposed. Nowaday...

Promoting self-care management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary d...