Objetivo: avaliar os efeitos da aplicação de uma tecnologia educativa acerca da detecção precoce do câncer de mama. Métodos: estudo quase-experimental do tipo inquérito Conhecimento, Atitude e Prática. A amostra foi composta de 294 mulheres distribuídas em dois grupos: Grupo Experimental e Grupo Controle. Resultados: 9,5% das participantes do grupo experimental antes da intervenção educativa apresentaram conhec...
Objective: to evaluate the effects of an educational technology application on the early detection of breast cancer. Methods: a quasi-experimental study of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey type. The sample consisted of 294 women in two groups: Experimental Group and Control Group. Results: 9.5% of the participants of the experimental group before the educational intervention presented adequate knowle...
Objective: to evaluate the effects of an educational technology application on the early detection of breast cancer. Methods: a quasi-experimental study of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey type. The sample consisted of 294 women in two groups: Experimental Group and Control Group. Results: 9.5% of the participants of the experimental group before the educational intervention presented adequate knowle...
This study aimed to evaluate the evidence available in the literature about the perioperative care provided to women submitted to mastectomy. An integrative review of scientific literature conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, and SciELO databases, published from 2000 to 2011, using the controlled descriptors: preoperative care; preoperative period; intraoperative care; intraoperative period; postoperative care...
The aim of this study was to understand the feelings of the oncology nurses about breast cancer. It was a qualitative research through which eight (8) nurses were interviewed during the months of November and December 2006. The interview was of the semi-structured kind, with the following guiding questions: How do you feel about the possibility of having breast cancer? A comprehensive analysis of the interviews...
Objetivou-se avaliar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre os tipos de cuidados prestados à mulher submetida à mastectomia no perioperatório. Revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS e portal de periódicos SciELO, utilizando os descritores: preoperative care, preoperative period, intraoperative care, intraoperative period, postoperative care, postoperative p...
This study aimed to evaluate the evidence available in the literature about the perioperative care provided to women submitted to mastectomy. An integrative review of scientific literature conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, and SciELO databases, published from 2000 to 2011, using the controlled descriptors: preoperative care; preoperative period; intraoperative care; intraoperative period; postoperative care...
The control of breast cancer is based on risk mapping, planning and implementation of actions aimed to detect increasingly smaller tumors, providing better health care, reducing unnecessary spending and stimulating the development of educational strategies. The objective was to assess the effects of the application of an educational handbook related to early detection tests of breast cancer for women. This is a...
The breast cancer has been established as a serious public health problem, not only by the growing number of cases diagnosed each year, but also by the financial investment that is required for diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate actions for early detection and risk factors for breast cancer in women at a Basic Health Unit, Fortaleza, Ceará. It was conducted a cross-sectional st...
This is a descriptive research which aims to analyze knowledge produced on communication in the nursing area from 1996 to 2006, in the Latin-American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) database. Among the 98 works collected it was verified that 1997 had the largest publication on the subject, with 16 studies. The source that provided more results was the Latin American Journal with 27 works, f...