Objective: to identify the evidence related to the risks of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in healthcare workers and the interventions adopted. Method: systematic literature review in eight scientific databases and three gray literature repositories. Results: 26 studies identified as risk factors: scarcity, inadequate use or reuse of personal equipment; low adherence to precautionary measures; working in intensive care an...
Head and neck cancers (HNC) have a high morbidity and mortality rate, even after technological advances in conventional cancer therapy. Thus, the study of adjuvant therapies, such as the use of polyphenols, presents potential results in the treatment of HNC. This review aimed to identify the effects of using polyphenols in the treatment of HNC. An integrative review was carried out using the PICo tool, performi...
Objective: to assess anxiety and self-esteem in chronic kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Method: Descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study developed with 108 people with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis treatment at a general hospital in a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, using a characterization instrument , the ...
Objective: To translate and adapt culturally the Risk assessment and management of exposure of health care workers in the context of COVID-19 questionnaire to the Brazilian context, to develop and evaluate a “Socio-demographic and occupational questionnaire: risk assessment and exposure management for health workers and students in the context of COVID-19 ”. Method: a methodological study, whose cultural adapta...
The term health advocacy by nursing is defined as the active support of nurses in relation to the patient's rights and choices, as well as clarifying their healthcare decisions with assistance in choosing informed decisions and protecting human rights. The aim of this article is to analyze, in the national and international literature, the practice of health advocacy in patient defense by nurses. This is an int...
Objective: analyze the relationship between feelings of anxiety and levels of self-esteem experienced by women during pregnancy. Method: cross-sectional study carried out with 201 pregnant women in a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2019 and 2020. For data collection, the questionnaire on sociodemographic characterization, lifestyle and information on pregnancy and important events in life was...
Objetivo: evaluar si la alteración en la actividad de la alfa amilasa salival está asociada a la ansiedad y al estrés de los profesionales de enfermería hospitalaria y, si la ansiedad y el estrés están asociados a factores sociodemográficos, epidemiológicos y laborales. Método: estudio transversal, cuantitativo, desarrollado en 210 profesionales de enfermería, en una institución hospitalaria. Para la recogida d...
Objective: to construct and validate a questionnaire for tracking disciplines and content of Forensic Nursing and similar disciplines in undergraduate courses. Methods:methodological study for the construction and validation of content and semantics. The items were constructed and categorized using content analysis, based on the national and international theoretical framework of Forensic Nur-sing, structured i...
Objetivo: evaluar el consumo/dependencia de alcohol y la resiliencia en la persona anciana con hipertensión arterial sistémica y analizar los factores asociados a estas variables. Método: estudio descriptivo-analítico, transversal, cuantitativo, desarrollado con 300 ancianos con hipertensión arterial sistémica de las Estrategias Salud de la Familia, en un municipio del estado de Minas Gerais. Se utilizó un cues...
Objetivo evaluar las frecuencias de las competencias profesionales de enfermeros hospitalarios, discutiendo aquellas a las que se atribuyen mayor y menor frecuencia. Método estudio descriptivo, transversal, cuantitativo, con 45 enfermeros pertenecientes a un hospital de alta complejidad del interior paulista. Se utilizó el Cuestionario de Evaluación de Competencias, traducido y validado en Brasil, compuesto por...