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Microbiological characterization of severe exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in patients admitted to the ICU with or without associated pneumonia: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Infectio; 23 (4), 2019
Objective: The goal of this study was to compare the microbiology of severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), in patients with pneumonia compared to those that did not have. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-se...

Influential Factors in Adherence to the Therapeutic Regime in Hypertension and Diabetes

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (3), 2019
Objective. To determine the factors associated with adherence to the therapeutic regime in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus cared for in primary care centers. Methods. This was an analytical cross-sectional study, conducted with 500 patients from two institutions in Bucaramanga (Co...

Perceived stress and resilience and their relationship with the use of mobile phone among nursing students

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (3), 2019
Objective. The study sought to explore the relationship between levels of stress and resilience with the use of the mobile phone in nursing students. Methods. Cross-sectional study conducted with 102 nursing students from several Nursing schools in India who were invited to participate in the research. T...

Nurses’ Moral Sensitivity Regarding the Terminally Ill

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (3), 2019
Objective. The purpose, herein, was to determine the moral sensitivity of nurses when caring for terminally ill patients. Methods. Descriptive study conducted in the city of Cartagena (Colombia) with the participation of 118 nurses with minimum experience of six months in caring for the terminally ill in...

Correlación entre conocimientos, motivaciones y habilidades relacionadas con cuidado infantil y aspectos sociodemográficos en Cali, Colombia

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 48 (3), 2019
RESUMEN Material y métodos: Estudio de corte transversal realizado en hogares de Cali seleccionados mediante muestreo probabilístico por conglomerados bietápico. Se analizaron variables sociodemográficas y su relación con los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los cuidadores. Resultados: S...

Avaliação clínica dos sintomas de pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço
Clinical evaluation of symptoms in patients with cancer of head and neck

Av. enferm; 37 (2), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: avaliar os sintomas mais frequentes apresentados pelos pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço e fatores associados. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 77 pacientes do serviço de cirurgia de cabeça e pescoço do Instituto Nacional de Câncer (Brasil). Fo...

Pattern of Internet Use by Iranian Nursing Students. Facilitators and Barriers

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (2), 2019
Abstract Objective. To evaluate the pattern of internet use and factors that facilitate or dissuade its use among nursing students from a university in Urmia, Iran. Methods. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 162 nursing students selected through simple random sampling. Results. The ...

Profile of the nursing diagnoses in stable heart disease patients

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (2), 2019
Abstract Objective. To identify the nursing diagnoses through reports in the medical records of patients monitored in a specialized ischemic heart disease outpatient clinic. Methods. Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection in the medical records. From the data collected, the nursing diag...

Caracterización sociodemográfica y clínica psiquiátrica de pacientes con síntomas médicamente inexplicables en una institución prestadora de salud de Medellín (Colombia)

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 48 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: Se define como síntoma médicamente inexplicado los síntomas físicos de varias semanas de duración cuya adecuada evaluación médica no revele alguna enferme dad que los explique; cuando estos síntomas se tornan persistentes, llevan a exploraciones clínicas exhaustivas y mú...

Determinantes sociales de la salud influyentes en la complicación de pacientes hipertensos y diabéticos que padecen insuficiencia renal

Rev. med. Risaralda; 25 (1), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Los determinantes sociales de la salud aluden al impacto que tienen sobre la salud y la enfermedad en la población diversos componentes demográficos. Objetivo: identificar los determinantes sociales de salud que influyen en la complicación de pacientes hipertensos y diabéti...