OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health promotion behavior of diabetic patients in agreement with the indicators of the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with 84 diabetic patients followed in a Basic Health Unit, using the NOC scale for health promotion behavior. RESULTS: Among the appraised indicators, the use of social support for health promotion and the developme...
OBJECTIVE: To apply the "Orem's Self-care Theory" in ostomy patient care. METHODS: This is a clinical study with an intestinal ostomy patient, whose illness is a consequence of the "Chagas disease". Data collection was performed during the home visits, using a form with questions referred to the Orem's presuppositions. The data were analyzed and presented according to the determining factors in self-care develo...