Background The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need to invest in nursing practice environments and health institutions were led to implement several changes. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the changes that occurred in nursing practice environments between the first and fourth critical periods of the pandemic. Methods Quantitative, observational study, conducted in a University Hospita...
Background: Although COVID-19 attracted attention to the environments of professional nursing practice, triggering a series of responses to address some of the most pressing problems, it is important to identify the size and scope of other weaknesses that have emerged. Methods: In an observational and cross-sectional study, using the Scale for the Evaluation of the Environment of Professional Nursing Practice, ...
Abstract: (1) Background: Unadjusted lifestyles have been the main cause of risk for the loss of years of healthy life. However, currently valid and reliable instruments to assess the lifestyles of the elderly are quite long and difficult to interpret. For this reason, the objective of this study was to adapt and validate the ‘Individual Lifestyle Profile’ (ILP) scale in a sample of elderly people; (2) Methods:...
Abstract: (1) Background: Initiatives aimed at assessing and intervening in health literacy have the potential to promote adherence to self-care behaviours, which is the main focus of intervention by rehabilitation nurses. Thus, the objectives were to analyse the level of health literacy of working-age citizens and identify priority areas for intervention by rehabilitation nurses. (2) Methods: Quantitative, cor...
Abstract: (1) Background: Lifestyles are referred to as conditioning factors for the frailty of older adults. However, there are few studies that explore its association. The objective of the present study is to analyze the association between sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors of older adults people with multidimensional frailty. (2) Methods: Descriptive and correlational study carried out with ...
Background: Initiatives aimed at assessing and intervening in health literacy have the potential to promote adherence to self-care behaviours, which is the main focus of intervention by rehabilitation nurses. Thus, the objectives were to analyse the level of health literacy of working-age citizens and identify priority areas for intervention by rehabilitation nurses. (2) Methods: Quantitative, correlational and...
Objetivo: analisar a estrutura fatorial da Escala de Percepção das Atividades de Enfermagem que Contribuem para a Qualidade dos Cuidados. Método: estudo metodológico com participação de 3.451 enfermeiros de 36 hospitais portugueses. Além da realização da análise fatorial confirmatória, para avaliação da confiabilidade do modelo fatorial obtido, utilizou-se o alfa de Cronbach e a confiabilidade compósita. Result...
A modelização de séries cronológicas multivariadas constitui o objecto do presente trabalho. A definição de conceitos específicos ao caso multivariado precede a análise das diferentes fases que constituem a metodologia conducente à modelização de uma qualquer série cronológica: Identificação, Estimação e Confirmação do Diagnóstico. Além disso é ainda analisada a utilização de um modelo em Previsão. Por outro la...