Objetivo: evaluar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los adolescentes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1, asociándola con variables sociodemográficas, clínicas y bioquímicas. Método: estudio transversal con 92 adolescentes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Se utilizó un formulario que contenía variables sociodemográficas, clínicas y bioquímicas, así como el Instrumento Calidad de Vida para Jóvenes D...
Objective: to evaluate the nutritional status of assisted children in municipal public daycare centers. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with 137 children between zero and 24 months old., The anthropometric measures recommended by the Ministry of Health were used for data collection, including height, weight, and body mass index, and, descriptive and inferential statistics were used for ana...
A preocupação com a qualidade de vida das pessoas tem sido alvo de interesse de pesquisadores nacionais e internacionais em virtude do aumento da expectativa de vida e maior prevalência de condições crônicas de saúde. A qualidade de vida em indivíduos com condições crônicas foi, por muito tempo, avaliada exclusivamente em termos de sobrevida e sinais da presença da doença, sem considerar as suas consequências p...
Objective: to evaluate the scientific evidence about the skills of nurses in Pre - hospital attendance. Method: integrat ive review, with search in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and SCOPUS, studies among 2002 to 2012. For that, the question was elaborated << Which are the evidence about the skills of nurses for the pre - hospital care? >> . After the selection of studies, they were read in their entirety and, t...
Objectives: to identify the profile of nurses in Intensive Care Center and investigate its knowledge of assessment and prevention for pressure ulcer in the said sector. Method: exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, held at four hospitals of João Pessoa/PB/northeastern of Brazil. Data collection occurred from January to April 2008, with questionnaires in three steps: socio-demographic profile of nurse...
O Diabetes Mellitus é uma doença de etiologia multifatorial que pode ser explicada por uma hiperglicemia decorrente da ausência ou incapacidade da insulina de desempenhar suas funções. Uma das principais complicações do DM é o pé diabético que caracteriza uma situação patológica marcada por úlceras que aparecem nos pés do diabético. O objetivo foi investigar o conhecimento de pacientes diabéticos sobre os fator...
Objective: to assess the knowledge of diabetics in relation to chronic complications associated with diabetes mellitus. Method: transversal, quantitative study. The population consisted of diabetics registered in a Basic Health Unit in “Zona da Mata of Pernambuco”, with a sample of 101 diabetics. Data analysis was done through descriptive statistics on relative and absolute values. To collect data, it was used ...
A quantitative study with the objective to identify the profile of blood pressure and glycemic levels of Family Health Strategy users in Itapipoca, state of Ceará, Brazil. We included 419 users, which provided us with sociodemographic and clinical data (capillary glycemia and systemic blood pressure). Participants ranged from 20 to 59 years; 88.1% were women; 8.3% had glycemia > 140mg/dl; 7.4% were pre-hyper...