Introduction: Adolescence is a stage of life that requires care for the many body changes. This research appears from the need to carry out more studies about the knowledge of adolescent about body changes, pregnancy and the presence of the health booklet. Objective: To describe how the adolescents perceive the changing body, the risk and consequences of pregnancy at this age, guided by the adolescents health b...
Objective: to describe the family care process with colostomy children in the home environment. Method: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, which involved 15 families of colostomy children from birth to 12 years old, developed into a children's public hospital in Fortaleza/CE and children domiciles. The analysis took place through thematic categorization. Results: after data analysis, four ...
Objective : to investigate the nurses’ knowledge of gynecological Pap smears performed in pregnant women attending Primary Health Units (UAPS), Fortaleza-CE. Methods : a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in three UAP, with a sample of 27 nurses. Data were obtained through a questionnaire and the analysis used was the Epi-info program. Results : the data showed that the majority of nurses, 17 (62.97%)...
Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illitera...
Objetivos: investigar o perfil sociodemográfico e o processo de hospitalização de idosos atendidos em um hospital de emergência. Métodos: estudo epidemiológico descritivo, realizado em um hospital de emergência com 300 pacientes idosos utilizando um formulário com variáveis sociodemográficas e do processo de hospitalização. Resultados: observou-se predominância do sexo feminino (56,0%), entre 80 e 89 anos (45,4...
Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illitera...
This is a qualitative study whose aim was to describe the perception of an oncologic patient regarding the use of a device for continuous infusion of a chemotherapeutic agent. It was carried out with eight patients, through a semi-structured interview with this guiding question: “How do you feel about using a device for continuous infusion of a chemotherapeutic agent?”. Three categories emerged: avoiding hospit...
Descriptive qualitative study aimed to understand the experience of mothers in the care of type 1 diabetic children in a unit of Tertiary Reference in Diabetes, located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12 mothers of diabetic children, aged 3-12 years. The results were analyzed using the techniques of thematic analysis of Bardin, with these highlighted cate...
The objective was to analyze the perceptions of primiparae on the guidance received in prenatal care regarding breastfeeding. Qualitative descriptive study, whose data collection happened, the period March-May 2010, through semi-structured interviews with 10 primiparae admitted to the rooming unit of a hospital in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. For data analysis we used the content analysis, emerging the following categ...
Estudo descritivo qualitativo com objetivo de compreender a vivência das mães no cuidado das crianças diabéticas tipo 1 em uma unidade de Referência Terciária em Diabetes, localizada no município de Fortaleza-Ceará, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados mediante entrevista semi-estruturada com 12 mães de crianças diabéticas, na faixa etária de 3 a 12 anos. Os resultados foram analisados a partir das técnicas do cont...