Introduction: Child stimulation is fundamental for the child in the early years, due to brain plasticity and the possibility of reversing delays. In this sense, guiding families is one of the recommendations of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of an educational intervention with mothers for the stimulation of children under two years of age at risk for neuropsy...
Objetivo: analizar la efectividad de una intervención educativa con madres para la estimulación de niños menores de dos años en situación de riesgo, para el desarrollo neuropsicomotor. Método: estudio de intervención del tipo antes-después, que fue realizado con 52 madres de niños menores de dos años, inscriptos en centros de referencias en educación infantil. Inicialmente, fueron evaluados los conocimientos ma...
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...
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...
Aims: the present study seeks to analyze the prevalence of lumbago and its influence on the quality of life of the pregnant woman. Methods: this was a cross-sectional and exploratory-descriptive research with a quantitative approach, performed with 70 pregnant women assisted in the Family Health Strategy network in the city of Paraibano – PB. The instrument used comprised multiple-choice questions related to so...