The global relevance of pressure injury (PI) prevention technologies arise from their impact on the quality of life of people with limited mobility and the costs associated with treating these preventable injuries. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to evaluate the design of a prototype integrating Smart Health Textiles for PI prevention based on feedback from specialist nurses who care for individuals ...
Pressure injuries (PIs) are a major public health problem and can be used as quality-of-care indicators. An incipient development in the field of medical devices takes the form of Smart Health Textiles, which can possess innovative properties such as thermoregulation, sensing, and antibacterial control. This protocol aims to describe the process for the development of a new type of smart clothing for individual...
RESUMOObjetivos: Analisar a distribuição e autocorrelação espacial das taxas de internação por doenças cardiovasculares em adultos, everificar a correlação com fatores socioeconômicos e de saúde no Brasil.Métodos: Estudo ecológico das taxas de internação por doenças cardiovasculares em adultos no período de 2005 a 2016. Adependência espacial foi analisada pelo coeficiente de autocorrelação de Moran Global e Loc...
Objective: to understand the conflicting daily lives of families experiencing drug use. Methods: a qualitative study, carried out with 15 family members, followed at the Center for Psychosocial Care Alcohol and Drugs. Data collection took place through in-depth interviews, recorded and transcribed in full. Data organized by Iramuteq® software, categorized through thematic analysis and discussed in the light of ...
The aim of this study was to describe the needs of family caregivers of stroke victims after discharge. This is a qualitative study based on convergent-care research conducted with four families and carried out through home visits according to the needs of each family. Data were collected using open-ended interviews and participant observation, and were transcribed and subjected to thematic content analysis. Th...
Objetivo: Analisar a satisfação acerca da acessibilidade ao tratamento de pessoas com hipertensão arterial acompanhadas pela Estratégia Saúde da Família.Método: Estudo transversal, realizado com 417 pessoas residentes em um município do estado do Paraná, Brasil. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre fevereiro a junho de 2016, utilizando instrumento de satisfação com serviços prestados pela Atenção Primária à Sa...
Systemic arterial hypertension is a chronic morbidity, of high prevalence in Brazil and in the world. With a multifactorial origin, it is a great challenge for public health policies. In this regard, knowing the impact of care provided by professionals in the context of Primary Health Care is important. For this purpose, this study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction of people with hypertension who are users of ...