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Impact of Wound Dressing Changes on Nursing Workload in an Intensive Care Unit
Reis, Juliana Dias Dos; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Mateus, José; Simões, Carlos Jorge; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Sardo, Pedro; Simões, João LindoThe objective of this study is to understand how the type of wound dressing changes (routine or frequent) in patients admitted to intensive care units influences nurses' workload. This study used a database of retrospective and analytical observational study from one Portuguese intensive care unit. The sample included 728 adult patients admitted between 2015 and 2019. The nursing workload was assessed by the TI...
Factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk among employees at a portug...
Brandão, Maria Piedade; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Gomes, Gonçalo; Beça, Pedro; Reis, JulianaThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to assess the CVD risk (CVDRisk) in a sample of workers at a specific workplace: a higher education institution in Portugal. Data were collected using a questionnaire (e.cuidHaMUs.QueST®) with 345 HEI workers from June 2017-June 2018 with a high response rate (93.3%). Two constructs of risks for CVD were considered:...
Effect of an Educational Nursing Intervention on the Mental Adjustment of Patie...
Alves, Ana Margarida; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Simões, João LindoThe objective of this analytical and interventional prospective quantitative study was to assess the effect of an educational intervention performed by nurses for mental adjustment to chronic disease in patients with hypertension. A convenience sample was studied, composed of 329 participants with chronic hypertension, followed in a primary healthcare unit in the Central Region of Portugal. Data collection was ...
Nursing workload assessment in an intensive care unit: a 5-year retrospective a...
Simões, João Lindo; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Simões, Carlos Jorge; Oliveira, Cátia; Santos, Neuza Maia dos; Mateus, José; Magalhães, Carlos PiresAims: To study the correlation between the workload of intensive care nursing teams and the sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of patients in critical condition in a Portuguese Intensive Care Unit (ICU) during a 5-year period. Background: Currently, indices of nursing workload quantification are one of the resources used for planning and evaluating ICUs. Evidence shows that there are ...
Cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic dysphagia in a ...
Portinha, Susana; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria AssunçãoOropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) and sarcopenia have been recognized as geriatric syndromes and have shown a higher prevalence in institutionalized elderly, being associated with increased socioeconomic burdens. The objectives were to investigate the presence of sarcopenia and risk of OD in a geriatric population and to analyse the relationship between the factors associated with Sarcopenic Dysphagia (SOD). We have...