The objective of the study was to identify the complications in patients that have received a renal transplant. A Historical cohort performed in a university hospital from January/2007 through January/2009 with a sample of 179 patients; data collected retrospectively from the medical history of patients and submitted to statistical analyses. Mean age of patients was 43 (SD=13.7) years, 114 (63.7%) men, 95 (65.1%) non smokers and 118(66.93%) received the graft from a deceased donor. The main complications were rejection 68 (32.1%) and infection 62 (29.2%). There was statistical significance between rejection and median days of hospital stay (p < 0.001); days of use of central venous catheter (p = 0.010) and smoking status (p = 0.008); infection and central venous catheter (p = 0.029); median days of hospital stay (p < 0.001) and time of use of urinary catheter (p = 0.009). It was concluded that it is important to reduce the days of hospital stay and permanence of catheters, which may be considered in the planning of nursing care.
This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence of smoking among employees of a university hospital in Southern Brazil. Data collection happened in 2008, during the periodic health exam, using a questionnaire, according to the smoking status of the employees. The sample consisted of 1,475 subjects, in which 979 (66.4%) were non-smokers, 295 (20%) former smokers and 201 (13.6%) smokers. Smoking was more prevalent among employees with lower education levels and among professionals in administrative positions. Among smokers, low dependence was identified, as well as desire and high degree of motivation to stop smoking, with health concerns as the main reason. Thus, taking into account the motivation of smokers to stop smoking, this is an appropriate time for health education and specific support to employees in the process of smoking cessation. Prevalencia del tabaquismo en funcionarios de un hospital universitarioEstudio transversal con objetivo de identificar a prevalencia del tabaquismo en funcionarios de un hospital universitario del sur de Brasil. La recolección de datos ocurrió en el año de 2008, durante el examen periódico de salud de los funcionarios, por medio de cuestionario de acuerdo con la condición de fumador de los mismos. La muestra se constituyó de 1.475 sujetos, de estos 979 (66,4%) no fumaban, 295 (20%) ex-fumantes y 201 (13,6%) fumantes. El predominio de fumantes está entre funcionarios con menor nivel de instrucción y entre los que ejercían actividades en cargos administrativos. Se identificó entre los fumantes, dependencia leve, deseo y grado de motivación elevado para cesar el tabaquismo, siendo el principal motivo la preocupación con la salud. Así, considerándose la motivación de los funcionarios para parar de fumar, se recomienda aprovechar este momento para realizar un trabajo de educación en salud y de apoyo profesional específico para que el proceso de cesación del tabaquismo ocurra.Descriptores: Prevalencia; Salud Laboral; Cese del Uso de Tabaco. IntroductionSmoking is the main avoidable cause of death around the world. Data appoint prevalence levels of one third of smokers in the global adult population, i.e. about 1 billion and 200 million smokers (1) . (8) . These measures have contributed to a decline in tobacco use (9) .Information campaigns, in turn, are still insufficient to promote a political, cultural and social change related to smoking behavior. Besides, interventions to interrupt tobacco use are not integrated into health service routines due to different factors, such as lack of available time to add more specific care actions and some health professionals' perception that nicotine addiction treatments are hardly effective (4,10) .In view of the fact that smoking entails health problems and that hospitals are spaces for preventing and treating this problem, the goal is to identify the prevalence of smoking among workers of a university hospital in Southern Brazil, with a view to creating spaces for in-depth discussions on health promotion and developing...
Provide information on the priority health needs of these patients and reinforced the importance of the proper development of the nursing care plan.
Estudo transversal que objetivou identificar motivos que contribuem para indivíduos de uma escola de nível superior tornarem-se ou não tabagistas. Os dados foram coletados em 2009, em questionários específicos, analisados estatisticamente. A amostra foi de 426 sujeitos, destes 21 (5%) fumantes, 26 (6,1%) ex-fumantes e 376 (88,9%) não-fumantes. A principal motivação dos fumantes para cessar o tabagismo são os problemas de saúde advindos do cigarro e dentre os fatores que dificultam esse processo está a dependência à nicotina. Ex-fumantes dizem que questões emocionais e o prazer causado pelo cigarro podem fazê-los voltar a fumar, e se mantém em abstinência por estarem determinados a não querer fumar. Não-fumantes relatam não gostarem do cigarro, seu cheiro e fumaça. Os motivos para ser ou não tabagista podem subsidiar a realização de ações de educação em saúde, com vistas a coibir o início e promover a sua cessação.
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