Increased longevity should be seen as a societal benefit, bringing health, social, economic, and political gains. This study aims to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders — individuals over the age of 55, nurses, and policymakers — to develop a nursing intervention, supported by digital resources, that promotes active and healthy ageing. A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative design was condu...
Background Oncology nurses face unique and intense demands due to the nature of their work, caring for patients with life-threatening illnesses. The emergence of professional burnout among these nurses is influenced by several factors, highlighting the importance of identifying protective and risk factors to mitigate its impact. This study aims to identify burnout profiles and protective socio-demographic and w...
The study aimed to translate and adapt best practice recommendations for intravesical instillation of antineoplastic therapy by the European Association of Urology Nurses to the Portuguese oncological context. The work followed the ADAPTE methodology, involving three phases (preparation, adaptation, and finalisation), including external review using the Delphi method. The translation and adaptation resulted in ...
Background: Oncology nurses face unique and intense demands due to the nature of their work, caring for patients with life-threatening illnesses. The emergence of professional burnout among these nurses is influenced by several factors, highlighting the importance of identifying protective and risk factors to mitigate its impact. This study aims to identify burnout profiles and protective socio-demographic and ...
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative neoplasia characterized by the BCR::ABL1 fusion gene, which codifies the BCR-ABL protein with increased tyrosine kinase activity. Despite the clinical results for the outstanding tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), drug resistance is a problem in CML management. Genetic variants that alter redox homeostasis by changing antioxidant enzyme expression or...
Introduction: The quality of healthcare is an elementary asset that has not always been safeguarded by healthcare organizations. As promoting the health of individuals is the central objective of institutions and their professionals, any deviation can compromise the quality of care and put the lives of its users at risk. Objective: To analyse the problem in which nurses live, tolerate or perpetuate the normaliz...
Background: The professional self-concept of nursing students significantly influences their attitude and identity within the profession, ultimately impacting their mental health and overall well-being. Recent evidence underscores the importance of assessing students' professional self-concept to prevent adverse outcomes such as burnout and stress. Since there are currently no validated instruments available in...
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide. Recovery from myocardial infarction is challenging as the causes of symptoms span multiple aspects of health not just physical conditions. Evidence has shown a gap between the waycare is provided in the clinical setting and the person's needs and preferences. The implementation of person-centred care (PCC) interventions can promote...
Through technical rationality, healthcare professionals address instrumental problems by applying the theory and technique arising from scientific knowledge. Nevertheless, the divergent situations of practice characterised by uncertainty, instability, and uniqueness place nurses in a positivist epistemological dilemma. Decision‐making under uncertainty is a challenge that nurses face in clinical practice daily....
To deliver spiritual care, professionals must be skilled in physical, mental, social, and spiritual care. Spiritual care competence includes knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, and skills that enable successful or efficient care. This review aims to identify the scope of competence and the specific skills, knowledge, and attitudes used in providing spiritual care to people needing palliative care, and the main cha...