ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the coefficient, associated factors, and causes of mortality in community-dwelling elderly. Method: Longitudinal and analytical study. Data collection, at baseline, was performed in the elderly’s home. The first wave occurred after 42 months. Complementary data collection identified the cause of death. Variables analyzed: demographic, social, economic, and clinical. Logistic regressi...
Resumo Objetivo Validar psicometricamente o Instrumento Avaliação de Egressos de Enfermagem. Métodos Estudo transversal, quantitativo, realizado em três Cursos de Graduação em Enfermagem localizados nos Estados de São Paulo, Minas Gerais e Acre, Brasil, com 446 participantes. A confiabilidade foi testada pelo alfa de Cronbach (consistência interna e reprodutibilidade) e a validade de construto foi obtida pela a...
Resumo Este artigo analisa dificuldades enfrentadas por pacientes com câncer de pulmão e familiares em seu itinerário diagnóstico e terapêutico. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, baseada no método de grupo focal, de que participaram pacientes e familiares. Das falas dos participantes, destacam-se duas categorias de análise: “início do percurso e diagnóstico” e “em busca do tratamento: barreiras”. Discute-se a d...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare evaluations performed by undergraduate nursing alumni in three dimensions: sociodemographic characterization, identification and insertion into the job market, and professional training evaluation. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative, and multicenter study with alumni of three Brazilian public institutions. Data analysis was carried out according to the internal reliability of ...
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the difficulties of access to health services among non-institutionalized older adults in the town of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional study nested in a population-based cohort of community-dwelling older adults was carried out in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data collection was performed in the home...
Resumo Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a organização do processo de trabalho entre equipes de saúde da família de um município de Minas Gerais (MG), Brasil. Pesquisa quantitativa, transversal, analítica, desenvolvida em 2014. Investigaram-se formulários da Autoavaliação para Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica de 73 equipes. Foram considerados 14 itens da subdimensão organização do proces...
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence and self-reported socio-demographic and health factors associated with functional disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living among the elderly. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out, based on a representative sample of elderly people receiving care at a reference unit in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. The data were collected ...
Abstract Objective: To characterize scientific publications on the quality of life of people with lung cancer in order to explore current knowledge of the subject, with emphasis on assessment instruments and methodological aspects. Method: A scoping type literature review was performed. Articles were sought in the databases of the Virtual Health Library, in an integrative manner, with the descriptors: Quality o...
Abstract The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older adults treated at a referral center. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 360 older adults treated at a Referral Center for the Health of Older Adults in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following data were collected in 2017: demographic, socioeconomic, morbidity, hospi...
Resumo O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar, mediante revisão integrativa, o conhecimento produzido na literatura acerca das atividades desempenhadas pelos agentes comunitários de saúde no Brasil e em outros países. A busca de dados, realizada no período de 2010 a 2014, abrangeu: Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; biblioteca eletrônica Scientific Electronic Libra...