Health literacy, a more complex concept than knowledge, is a required capacity to obtain, understand, integrate and act on health information [1], in order to enhance individual and community health, which is defined by different levels, according to the autonomy and personal capacitation in decision making [2]. Medium levels of Health literacy in an adolescent population were found in a study conducted in 2013/2014, being higher in sexual and reproductive health and lower in substance use. It was also noticed that the higher levels of health literacy were in the area adolescents refer to have receipt more health information. The health literacy competence with higher scores was communication skills, and the lower scores were in the capacity to analyze factors that influence health. Higher levels were also found in younger teenagers, but in a higher school level, confirming the importance of health education in these age and development stage. Adolescents seek more information in health professionals and parents, being friends more valued as a source information in older adolescents, which enhance the importance of peer education mainly in older adolescents [3]. As a set of competences based on knowledge, health literacy should be developed through education interventions, encompassing the cultural and social context of individuals, since the society, culture and education system where the individual is inserted can define the way the development and enforcement of the health literacy competences [4]. The valued sources of information should be taken into account, as well as needs of information in some topics referred by adolescents in an efficient health education. Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness which has a profound effect on the health and well-being related with the well-known nature of psychotic symptoms. The exercise has the potential to improve the life of people with schizophrenia improving physical health and alleviating psychiatric symptoms. However, most people with schizophrenia remains sedentary and lack of access to exercise programs are barriers to achieve health benefits. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of exercise on I) the type of intervention in mental health, II) in salivary levels of alpha-amylase and cortisol and serum levels of S100B and BDNF, and on III) the quality of life and selfperception of the physical domain of people with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 31 females in long-term institutions in the Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, with age between 25 and 63, and with diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Physical fitness was assessed by the six-minute walk distance test (6MWD). Biological variables were determined by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Psychological variables were assessed using SF-36, PSPP-SCV, RSES and SWLS tests. Walking exercise has a positive impact on physical fitness (6MWD -p = 0.001) and physical components of the psychological test...
Clinical supervision (CS) is a facilitator of professional development and quality of practice, promoting safety and protection of clients, through the adoption of targeted strategies. Portugal has been developing research aiming to design policies that support the implementation of CS based on partnerships between academic and practice nurses. This strategy empowers professionals with skills essential for professional development. The study aims to identify the most relevant CS strategies according to nurses' perspective. A quantitative and exploratory study was developed. Data were collected from questionnaires between May and October 2012. The convenience sample included 273 nurses working in hospitals (64.3%) and health care centers (35.7%) in Portugal, 83.2% were females, aged between 24-58 years. Nursing professional experience ranged between 1-36 years. The majority of the participants (87.5%) considered CS important to professional development. CS strategies relevance: reflective practice (45.8%); feedback (45.8%); observation (45.1%); continuing education (44,3%); support (41.8%); demonstration (40.7%); individual sessions (37.4%); self-supervision (37.0%); cases analysis with supervision (31.9%); analysis of nursing documentation (30.8%); group cases analysis (22.7%); group sessions (21.6%), reflexive report (16.5%); distance supervision: e-mail (7.7%), phone (7.7%) and skype® (4.0%). The participation of nurses in the design of CS policies is considered meaningful and highly relevant to nursing practice, empowering nurses with qualified skills and contributing to improve the quality of interventions. This research is a valuable input to the development and innovation in nursing, contributing to the design of CS policies based on strategies that nurses consider more appropriate and relevant to practice and professional development.
This study, conducted in the north of Portugal, is the result of a group of nurses' intent to develop a closer and meaningful person-centered care for patients with diabetes, empowering them with skills to better manage their therapeutic regimen. Through a participatory action research process, the group of nurses involved in this study, reflected on the current healthcare enabling them an in-depth analysis of the best scientific evidence, aiming to design context tailored solutions, which would contribute to patients' empowerment. Through a longitudinal study developed over several stages, the nurses outlined the educational programme Living in harmony with diabetes, which was applied to 85 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. The programme had a positive impact on the psychosocial variables, in self-care behaviour and in the metabolic control, helping patients to better cope with their disease and have greater control over their health condition. Throughout the process of participatory action research, the nurses were able to increase their self-efficacy and empowerment on person-centered care implementation.
CONTEXTO: No contexto das transições de vida potencialmente stressantes, como acontece na transição para o exercício do papel de cuidador, as crenças de autoe cácia, sendo um constructo psicológico individual, podem servir como recurso pessoal facilitador ou fator de vulnerabilidade. OBJETIVO: Conhecer a evolução da perceção de autoe cácia do familiar cuidador (FC) após o regresso a casa do dependente. METODOLOGIA: Estudo descritivo, exploratório, quantitativo e de per l longitudinal. Amostra de conveniência constituída por 117, 115 e 123 FC avaliados, respetivamente, ao 1º, 2º e 3º mês após a alta hospitalar dos dependentes internados em seis hospitais da região norte de Portugal. Aplicado o formulário "Famílias que integram dependentes no autocuidado", entre agosto de 2010 e março de 2011. O tratamento estatístico dos dados foi realizado com recurso ao programa SPSS, versão 18,0. RESULTADOS: Veri cou-se uma evolução positiva na perceção de autoe cácia dos FC ao longo dos três meses após o regresso a casa do dependente. Os domínios do autocuidado onde os FC revelaram maior perceção de autoe cácia dizem respeito ao autocuidado "andar", "vestir-se/despir-se", "alimentar-se" e "tomar banho". Relativamente aos domínios dos "processos de cuidar", os FC revelaram maior perceção de autoe cácia para "agir", "monitorizar" e "providenciar cuidados". CONCLUSÕES: Deste estudo emerge a necessidade de de nir modelos de intervenção de enfermagem com maior efetividade junto das famílias, traduzido por maior pro ssionalização dos cuidados de enfermagem, através de um acompanhamento ao longo do tempo mais sistemático e em tempo útil. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Autoe cácia; Cuidadores; Cuidados de enfermagem ABSTRACT "Perception of self-e cacy of family caregivers a er the dependent homecoming: A longitudinal study" BACKGROUND: In the context of potentially stressful life transitions as in the transition to the exercise of the caregiver role, the self-e cacy beliefs, being an individual psychological construct, can serve as a personal facilitator resource or a factor of vulnerability. AIM: Understand the evolution of the perception of self-e cacy of family caregivers (FC) a er the dependent homecoming. METHODS: A descriptive, exploratory, quantitative study with a longitudinal pro le. Convenience sample of 117, 115 e 123 FC evaluated, respectively, at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd month a er discharge of dependents hospitalized in six hospitals in the northern region of Portugal. e form "Families that integrate self-care dependents" was applied between August 2010 and March 2011. Statistical analysis of data was performed using the SPSS so ware, version 18.0. RESULTS: ere was a positive evolution in the self-e cacy perception of FC over the tree months a er the dependent homecoming. e self-care domains where family caregivers showed higher self-e cacy perceptions were "walking", "dressing/undressing", "eating " and " bathing". Relatively to the domains of "caring processes", the family caregivers showed greater self-e cacy perception to "act", "monit...
Enquadramento: Ao longo dos anos foram-se verificando alterações substanciais ao nível da documentação em enfermagem resultantes da utilização de tecnologias da informação na atividade diária dos profissionais de saúde. Os médicos são os maiores consumidores da informação recolhida, processada e documentada pelos enfermeiros, dada a relevância dessa informação no seu processo de tomada de decisão clínica. Objetivos: Identificar e descrever a informação recolhida, processada e documentada pelos enfermeiros que é mais relevante para atividade profissional dos médicos. Metodologia: Estudo qualitativo e exploratório com recurso à observação participante (98 horas) e entrevistas semi-estruturadas (3) com informantes-chave, realizado em contexto hospitalar. Foi realizada a análise indutiva de conteúdo das notas de campo e entrevistas. Resultados: A informação mais relevante para os médicos depende do contexto dos sujeitos, da ação e das profissões, e foi agregada em três categorias: «parâmetros de vigilância»; «medicação e atitudes terapêuticas»; e «dados intercorrentes». Conclusão: As estratégias de recolha de dados mostraram-se capazes de gerar dados válidos para a identificação das categorias de informação mais relevantes para os médicos («parâmetros de vigilância», «medicação e atitudes terapêuticas» e «dados intercorrentes»). A informação relevante para os médicos não é influenciada por quem toma a decisão de prescrição da colheita dos dados. into three categories: "monitoring parameters"; "medication and therapeutic attitudes"; and "intercurrent data". Conclusion: Data collection strategies produced valid data to identify the most relevant information categories for physicians ("monitoring parameters", "medication and therapeutic attitudes" and "intercurrent data"). Relevant information for physicians is not influenced by the person who makes a decision on data collection.
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