ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the fundamental aspects in the establishment of preventive measures to tackle covid-19 among indigenous people in view of the motivations for seeking health care in villages of the Terra Indígena Buriti, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Methods: Theoretical-reflective study based on assumptions of the National Health System and previous ethnographic research that enabled the identifica...
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with a permanent cardiac pacemaker. Method: descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted in the arrhythmia outpatient unit of a university hospital located in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The consecutive and non-probabilistic sample was composed of both sexes, older than 29 years old, having a pacemaker for at leas...
Resumo Este estudo teve como objetivo interpretar os aspectos culturais e históricos subjacentes ao tecido social em que o cuidar é construído no contexto de atenção à saúde indígena. Trata-se de pesquisa interpretativa com abordagem qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso. Foi conduzida em 2012 em uma Casa de Apoio à Saúde do Índio (CASAI) do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Na coleta de dados utilizaram-se técnicas de...
Abstract Objective: To understand the constitutive elements of the work process and care production in an Indigenous Health Support Service. Methods: Case study. Systematic observation and semi-structured interviews were conducted in January and February of 2012. The participants were 10 nursing professionals of an Indigenous Health Support Center, located in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. The work process w...
RESUMO Objetivo: comparar o estado de saúde de vítimas de acidente de trânsito, na alta hospitalar e após 6 meses, bem como analisar as variáveis preditoras do estado de saúde e retorno ao trabalho. Método: estudo observacional, longitudinal. Dados coletados por entrevistas e consulta aos prontuários, com 102 pacientes com média de idade de 33 anos; a maioria, homens e vítimas de acidente motociclístico. As var...
Resumo Objetivo: Comparar a percepção de qualidade de vida de vítimas de queimaduras entre o 4º e 6º mês e entre o 9º e 12º mês após a alta hospitalar, de acordo com o sexo, superfície corporal queimada e visibilidade das cicatrizes. Métodos: Estudo longitudinal. Participaram adultos internados em uma unidade de queimados. Foram aplicados formulário de dados sociodemográficos e o Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item ...
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a associação entre o estado de saúde percebido e a saúde mental de pacientes submetidos à intervenção coronária percutânea, após a alta hospitalar. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, com 101 participantes. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: caracterização sociodemográfica e clínica, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF- 36) e Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e...
OBJECTIVE To analyze the self-care behaviors according to gender, the symptoms of depression and sense of coherence and compare the measurements of depression and sense of coherence according to gender. METHOD A correlational, cross-sectional study that investigated 132 patients with decompensated heart failure (HF). Data were collected through interviews and consultation to medical records, and analyzed using ...
This study aimed to evaluate the content validity of the nursing diagnosis of nausea in the immediate post-operative period, considering Fehring’s model. Descriptive study with 52 nurses experts who responded an instrument containing identification and validation of nausea diagnosis data. Most experts considered the domain 12 (Comfort), Class 1 (Physical Comfort) and the statement (Nausea) adequate to the diagn...
The study aimed to find scientific evidence about the duration of preoperative smoking cessation required to reduce surgical wound healing complications. An integrative review was performed in the databases, Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), from 08/17/2012 to 09/17/2012, using the keywords: tobacco use cess...