Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized municipality located in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place in the first semester of 2016. using an adapted and validated instrument. which addresses attributes of Primary Health Care. Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables and blood pressure were used in the study. The analysis of variance and linear regression was used to analyze the variables. Results: a total of 417 people participated in the study. most were women. elderly. married. with less than eight years of education and retired. Conicity index was prevalent in most of the study population. being significantly associated with the group of people with inadequate blood pressure control and high anthropometric parameters. Conclusions: most of the study participants had altered conicity index. especially those with inadequate blood pressure control.

Resumo Objetivo Relatar a experiência da equipe de saúde da atenção especializada na reorganização do processo de trabalho para a continuidade do cuidado às pessoas com condições crônicas complexas durante a pandemia da covid-19. Métodos Relato de experiência vivenciada em ambulatório do Estado do Paraná entre março e julho de 2020. O serviço ambulatorial em questão adota o Modelo de Atenção às Condições Crônicas para o atendimento de gestantes, crianças, idosos, pessoas com hipertensão arterial, diabetes mellitus e transtornos mentais, estratificadas como condições complexas. Resultados O avanço da pandemia no Brasil implicou a necessidade de planejar a reorganização da atenção ambulatorial especializada, definindo atividades assistenciais presenciais no serviço, atividades itinerantes nos municípios e uso de tecnologias remotas para assistência e matriciamento. Conclusão e Implicações para a prática O rigor no cumprimento das recomendações sanitárias possibilitou a reorganização dos processos de trabalho no serviço, com modificações que permitiram a continuidade do cuidado de pessoas com condições crônicas complexas. O planejamento e o desenvolvimento das modificações no serviço foram fundamentais para manter o acompanhamento e o monitoramento da saúde das pessoas com condições crônicas complexas em meio a pandemia, minimizando as descompensações e, consequentemente, diminuindo a necessidade de essas pessoas utilizarem os serviços de saúde.

Objective: to identify the Nursing diagnoses in men deprived of their freedom, based on the Basic Human Needs framework. Methods: a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach conducted by means of the Theory of Basic Human Needs framework. Data collection took place from June to November 2019, with individual interviews carried out with 220 men deprived of their freedom. The data were submitted to thematic and content analysis directed to NANDA International Taxonomy II. All ethical aspects were respected. Results: 12 Nursing diagnoses belonging to the categories of health problems and potential risks were identified, grouped and interpreted according to the theoretical framework. Sedentary lifestyle, obesity, overweight, risk-prone health behavior, and ineffective health control are factors that have been related to the psychobiological needs. Involvement in recreational activities, anxiety, ineffective coping, risk of violence directed toward others, disrupted family processes, and risk of ineffective relationships were related to the psychosocial needs, while the risk of impaired religiosity was related to the psychospiritual needs. Conclusion: the absence of Nursing diagnoses in the health promotion category signals the need for actions that provide quality of life to these people.

Aims and objectivesThis paper aims to: (a) determine the personal, sociodemographic, clinical, behavioural, and social characteristics of older Brazilians with clinical evidence of long COVID; (b) evaluate perceived quality of life and determine its association with personal, sociodemographic, behavioural, clinical and social variables; and (c) assess significant predictors of high perceived QoL.BackgroundGiven the inherent vulnerabilities of the ageing process, the older people are an at‐risk group for both contagion of SARS‐CoV‐2 and the perpetuation of residual symptoms after infection, the so‐called long COVID or post‐COVID syndrome.DesignA cross‐sectional survey design using the STROBE checklist.MethodsBrazilian older people with long COVID syndrome (n = 403) completed a phone survey measuring personal, sociodemographic, behavioural, clinical, and social characteristics, and perceived Quality of Life (QoL). Data were collected from June 2021–March 2022. A multiple linear regression model was performed to identify salient variables associated with high perceived QoL.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 67.7 ± 6.6 years old. The results of the multivariate regression model showed that race, home ownership, daily screen time, musculoskeletal and anxiety symptoms, and work situation were the significant predictors of QoL among COVID‐19 survivors.ConclusionsKnowledge about the persistence of physical, emotional, and social symptoms of COVID‐19 can help nurses and other healthcare providers to improve the management of survivors, bringing benefits to the whole society.Relevance to clinical practiceGiven the novelty of long‐COVID and its heterogeneous trajectory, interventions focusing on the repercussions and requirements unique to more vulnerable older persons should be developed and these aspects should be included in public health recommendations and policymakers' concerns.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution was required to design, to outcome measures or undertake this research. Patients/members of the public contributed only to the data collection.

Objetivo: Conhecer as práticas de autocuidado de idosos com diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Método: Estudo qualitativo, que utilizou como base conceitual o Modelo de Atenção às Condições Crônicas, que contou com a participação de 12 idosos com diabetes. Utilizou-se, para a coleta de dados, entrevista individual e grupo focal. Foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Resultados: Os idosos conhecem os desfechos da doença não controlada; a alimentação adequada é uma preocupação; muitos conheciam os cuidados com os pés; o enfermeiro foi responsável pela educação em saúde. Conclusão: Ainda existem lacunas no conhecimento dos idosos com diabetes que repercutem no autocuidado na perspectiva do Modelo de Atenção às Condições Crônicas. Entretanto o enfermeiro é um profissional de referência para o apoio às práticas educacionais à essa população.

RESUMO Objetivos: compreender o processo de autocuidado dos idosos da comunidade no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo explicativo de abordagem qualitativa, com referencial da Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados construtivista, realizada com 18 idosos comunitários. A coleta de dados ocorreu através de entrevistas, e o conteúdo foi analisado por meio da codificação inicial e focalizada. Resultados: foram obtidas duas categorias: “Estabelecendo conexões para apoiar práticas de autocuidado” e “Convivendo com o estigma de grupo de risco”. A partir da interação dessas, emergiu o fenômeno “Exercendo o autocuidado na terceira idade no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19”. Considerações Finais: foi possível identificar como as vivências dos idosos no período de pandemia de COVID-19 repercutiram no seu processo de autocuidado, sendo influenciados por fatores, como informações sobre a doença e os impactos dos estigmas do grupo risco.

Objectives: to understand the self-care process of community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: this is an explanatory study with a qualitative approach based on the constructivist Grounded Theory, carried out with 18 community-dwelling older adults. Data collection took place through interviews and content was analyzed through initial and focused coding. Results: two categories were obtained: “Building connections to support self-care practices” and “Living with the risk group stigma”. From their interaction, the phenomenon “Performing self-care in old age during the COVID-19 pandemic” emerged. Final Considerations: it was possible to identify how older adults’ experiences curing the COVID-19 pandemic had repercussions on their self-care process, being influenced by factors such as information about the disease and the impacts of risk group stigmas.

Objective: to assess the Chronic Care Model implementation in Specialized Outpatient Care and its repercussions for health care. Methods: qualitative evaluative research, conducted by the Chronic Care Model. We used observation techniques, document analysis and interviews with 21 health professionals from specialized care. Analysis was conducted by triangulation, with the aid of MAXQDA software for initial and focused coding. All ethical aspects were respected. Results: professionals recognized that the model reorganized service care and administrative practices, presenting positive repercussions for the health of people assisted. The absence of continuing education for service professionals compromised the complete model implementation. Final considerations: the implementation, even if partial, of the model brings contributions to service improvement. The weaknesses that are still present are compatible with professionals’ difficulty in distancing themselves from the biomedical model.