Estudo transversal prospectivo que teve como objetivo descrever o conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem sobre uma avaliação comportamental de dor. Realizado em hospital privado da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil, em novembro de 2011, com profissionais de enfermagem de uma UTI geral adulto. Estes responderam a um questionário com dados sociodemográficos e questões referentes ao conhecimento sobre uma avaliação comportamental de dor. A análise dos dados foi descritiva e a média de acertos por categoria profissional foi comparada por teste Mann-Whitney. Dos 113 participantes, mais de 70% demonstraram ter conhecimento sobre os principais aspectos dessa avaliação e não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre as categorias profissionais. Concluiu-se que o conhecimento dos profissionais foi satisfatório, mas pode ser aprimorado.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Fibromyalgia is a non-inflammatory rheumatic syndrome, characterized by diffuse chronic musculoskeletal pain, usually accompanied by other symptoms not related to the locomotor system such as depression, fatigue, cognitive alterations, impaired sleep quality, and headache. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a nursing intervention in the control of pain and depressive symptoms of patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study conducted through the electronic database review of a private chronic patients monitoring service. The sample included 353 patients with fibromyalgia who were attended in the period from 2014 to 2017. The nursing intervention included a home visit and the application of educational strategies over the telephone for 6 months. Participants were assessed using the verbal numerical rating scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire scale. The comparison between the continuous variables was performed by the t-paired test, and the comparison between the categorical variables was performed using the McNemar-Bowker test. The level of significance was set at p<0.05. RESULTS: Nursing intervention promoted a significant reduction in the average pain intensity (p<0.001) after the intervention. The reduction in the average depression score, however, was not significant (p=0.093), but the intervention significantly reduced the cases of moderate and very severe depression (p=0.01). CONCLUSION: Nursing intervention by telephone showed a positive impact on pain control and reduction of depressive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia.
RESUMO Objetivo: Apresentar a definição de “cluster de sintomas” em pacientes com câncer e refletir sobre modelos teóricos, avaliação, desfechos e intervenções para manejo de sintomas, na perspectiva das práticas avançadas em enfermagem oncológica. Método: Estudo teórico-reflexivo que apresenta e discute possibilidades de manejo de “clusters de sintomas” por meio das práticas avançadas em enfermagem oncológica. Resultados: O termo “cluster de sintomas” pode ser definido como um conjunto de dois ou mais sintomas relacionados entre si. Os conceitos e modelos teóricos que podem ajudar na sua compreensão são: Teoria dos Sintomas Desagradáveis, Teoria do Manejo de Sintomas, conceito de autoeficácia e teoria do autocontrole dos sintomas. Os enfermeiros de prática avançada têm habilidades para realizar o manejo dos “clusters de sintomas”, otimizando os desfechos e influenciando positivamente a qualidade de vida de pacientes com câncer. Conclusão: Os enfermeiros de prática avançada reúnem as características essenciais para elaborar, implementar e avaliar protocolos de intervenções direcionadas ao manejo de “clusters de sintomas” em pacientes com câncer.
Background: Continuous renal replacement therapy is one of the most frequently used treatments for acute kidney injury (AKI) in intensive care units (ICUs). It requires professionals with specialized knowledge, specific facilities, and care guidelines to ensure appropriate clinical practice.Aim: To validate the care guidelines for patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy.Method: This is a methodological study regarding consensual validation of the directives of care. These directives followed the formulation of the research question, a literature review, elaboration of the directive, and validation of the agreement by a committee consisting of seven expert judges. Results:The data were analysed based on the content validity index and described in four categories. Among 40 care-related items, 95% showed a degree of agreement above 80% for adequacy and 82.5% showed a degree of agreement above 75% for relevance. Conclusion:The care-related items identified in the literature showed a high percentage of agreement among the judges and reflected the treatment requirements of these patients.
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