22 articles in this issue
Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira, Emiko Yoshikawa Egry
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Rogério Mugnaini
Reginaldo Roque Mafetoni, Antonieta Keiko Kakuda Shimo
OBJECTIVE Assessing the effects of auriculotherapy in pain control and its outcomes on the duration of labour. METHOD This is a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial with preliminary data. Thirty pregnant women with gestational age = 37 weeks, cervi... see more
Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Emiliana Cristina Melo, Elisiane Soares Novaes, Patrícia Louise Rodrigues Varela Ferracioli, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias
OBJECTIVE Identifying factors associated to Caesarean sections among the residents of Maringá-PR, according to the financing source for delivery. METHODS A cross-sectional study with data from 920 postpartum women interviewed between October 2013 and Feb... see more
Isaiane da Silva Carvalho, Rosineide Santana de Brito
OBJECTIVE Describing the obstetric care provided in public maternity hospitals during normal labour using the Bologna Score in the city of Natal, Northeastern Brazil. METHOD A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted with 314 puerperal women. Data co... see more
Priscilla Ribeiro Biscotto, Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus, Marcelo Henrique da Silva, Deíse Moura de Oliveira, Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi
OBJECTIVE To understand the life experience of homeless women. METHOD A social phenomenological study was conducted with 10 women assisted by a shelter. The analysis of the interviews was based on the theoretical framework of social phenomenology of Alfr... see more
Taise Rocha Macedo, Patricia Kuerten Rocha, Andreia Tomazoni, Sabrina de Souza, Jane Cristina Anders, Karri Davis
OBJECTIVE To identify the patient safety culture in pediatric emergencies from the perspective of the nursing team. METHOD A quantitative, cross-sectional survey research study with a sample composed of 75 professionals of the nursing team. Data was coll... see more
Angela Maria Geraldo Pierin, Stael Silvana Bagno Eleutério da Silva, Flávia Cortez Colósimo, Gabriela de Andrade Toma, Talita de Souza Serafim, Paolo Meneghin
OBJECTIVE To identify the association between blood pressure control and the following variables: a) bio-social and lifestyle characteristics of hypertensive patients; and b) factors related to the antihypertensive treatment. METHODS This is an explorato... see more
Luciane Simões Duarte, Elizabeth Fujimori, Áurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama, Claudia Nery Teixeira Palombo, Patrícia Pereira Lima Miranda, Ana Luiza Vilela Borges
OBJECTIVE Assessing maternal perception of their children's nutritional status and identifying associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in a small municipality with 342 children less than 3 years of age treated in Basic Health Units ... see more
Gabriele Schek, Mara Regina Santos da Silva, Carl Lacharité, Maria Emilia Nunes Bueno
OBJECTIVE To identify the conceptions of professionals regarding interfamily violence against children and adolescents. METHOD A qualitative study conducted with 15 professionals who had taken children and adolescents under their care as a result of inte... see more
Eliza Maria Rezende Dázio, Márcia Maria Fontão Zago, Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava
OBJECTIVE To understand the meanings that male university students assign to the condition of users of alcohol and other drugs. METHOD An exploratory study using a qualitative approach, with inductive analysis of the content of semi-structured interviews... see more
Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly, Livia Márcia Vidal Pires, Claudia Quinto Santos de Souza, Beatriz Guitton Renaud Baptista de Oliveira, Katia Grillo Padilha
OBJECTIVE To verify the nursing workload required by cancer patients undergoing palliative care and possible associations between the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients and the nursing workload. METHOD This is a quantitative, cross-... see more
Maria NK. Karanikola, Margarita Giannakopoulou, Maria Kalafati, Charis P Kaite, Elisabeth Patiraki, Meropi Mpouzika, Elisabeth E.D. Papathanassoglou, Nicos Middleton
OBJECTIVE To explore the severity of Anxiety Symptoms (AS) among Greek oncology nursing personnel, the degree of satisfaction from professional relationships, and potential association between them. METHOD A descriptive cross-sectional correlational stud... see more
Tatiana Ferraz de Araújo Alecrim, Fernando Mitano, Amanda Alessandra dos Reis, Cristine Moraes Roos, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Simone Teresinha Protti-Zanatta
OBJECTIVE Analyzing statements of health professionals from a Street Clinic regarding care of a homeless population with tuberculosis. METHOD This is a qualitative research, conducted in the central region of São Paulo at three basic health units in the ... see more
Adriane Calvetti de Medeiros, Hedi Crecencia Heckler de Siqueira, Claudia Zamberlan, Diana Cecagno, Simone dos Santos Nunes, Mara Regina Bergmann Thurow
OBJECTIVE Identifying the elements that promote comprehensiveness and humanization of nursing care management in the Intensive Care Unit, with an ecosystemic approach. METHOD A documentary qualitative study. The method of documentary analysis was used fo... see more
Patrícia de Oliveira Salgado, Ludmila Christiane Rosa da Silva, Priscila Marinho Aleixo Silva, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of physical methods of reducing body temperature (ice pack and warm compression) in critically ill patients with fever. METHOD A randomized clinical trial involving 102 adult patients with tympanic temperature = 38.3°C o... see more
Mateus Henrique Gonçalves Meska, Alessandra Mazzo, Beatriz Maria Jorge, Valtuir Duarte de Souza-Junior, Elaine Cristina Negri, Emília Maria Paulina Campos Chayamiti
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the confidence level of nurses in nursing care in urinary retention before and after low-fidelity simulation training. METHOD This was a quasi-experimental study carried out among nurses stationed in municipal care units in the inter... see more
Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal, Leidyanny Barbosa de Medeiros, Kalline Silva de Morais, João Agnaldo do Nascimento, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Jordana de Almeida Nogueira
OBJECTIVE Analyzing the provision of actions related to managing clinical risk in managing specialized care for people living with AIDS. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out in a reference outpatient clinic in Paraíba, with a sample of 150 adults w... see more
Débora Dupas Gonçalves do Nascimento, Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira
OBJECTIVE Analyzing the work process in the Family Health Support Center. METHOD An exploratory, descriptive case study using a qualitative approach. Focus groups were conducted with 20 workers of a Family Health Support Center, and the empirical materia... see more
Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi, Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini, Gisele Kuba, Miki Hoshi Minamizawa Shimizu, Raymond Sehiji Takiguch
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of Chinese phytotherapyto reduce stress levels, anxiety and improve quality of life. METHOD double-blind randomized controlled trial with 89 volunteers divided into three groups: control (no intervention), Placebo and Phy... see more
Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Maria do Livramento Gomes dos Santos, Paloma Aparecida Carvalho, Fábio Ferreira Amorim
OBJECTIVE Analyzing incidents reported in a public hospital in the Federal District, Brasilia, according to the characteristics and outcomes involving patients. METHOD A descriptive and retrospective study of incidents reported between January 2011 and S... see more
Caroline Maria Herrero Domingos, Luciana Inaba Senyer Iida, Vanessa de Brito Poveda
OBJECTIVE To analyze the evidence available in the scientific literature regarding the relationship between the glycemic control strategies used and the occurrence of surgical site infection in adult patients undergoing surgery. METHOD This is a systemat... see more