Results: 2010

Sexual and Gender Diversity in Clinical Practice in Psychology

Abstract Clinical psychologists should foster the health promotion for people affected by prejudice and discrimination. This study aimed to investigate how issues of sexual and gender diversity appear and are experienced by professionals of clinical practice in Psychology. Participants in this qualitativ...

Densidade tecnológica e o cuidado humanizado em enfermagem: a realidade de dois serviços de saúde

Physis (Rio J.); 28 (3), 2018
Resumo Este estudo procura discutir acerca dos ambientes com alta densidade tecnológica - que apresentam grande concentração de equipamentos e instrumentais médico-hospitalares (tecnologias duras), que trazem consigo os desafios ligados à qualificação, modernização e à necessidade de refletir s...

Levels of knowledge about asthma of parents of asthmatic children

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the levels of knowledge about asthma of parents of school children. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with parents of children with medical diagnosis of asthma (mild, moderate and severe), followed up at an outpatient referral center for childhood asthma in ...

Analysis of cancer perception by elderly people

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the perception of elderly population about cancer, correlating it with the clinical variables sex, age and past history of cancer. Methods The sample was composed of 300 individuals, 174 (58%) women. A questionnaire containing ten questions and based on the Health Informa...

What do physicians know about homosexuality? Translation and adaptation of Knowledge about Homosexuality Questionnaire

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To adapt the Knowledge about Homosexuality Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese, and to assess knowledge of heterosexual physicians on homosexuality. Methods: The following steps for cultural adaptation were made: translation by two independent evaluators, translation synthesis, an...

Oral Health and Ageing: A Literature Review

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: The number of persons aged sixty years and over is increasing worldwide. Oral health in the elderly is frequently under-appreciated. The aim of this narrative literature review is to highlight oral health problems affiliated with ageing and to bring about awareness of these conditio...

Nascer no Brasil: the presence of a companion favors the use of best practices in delivery care in the South region of Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze if the presence of a companion favors the use of best practices in the delivery care in the South region of Brazil. METHODS This is a cross-sectional analysis of the longitudinal study Nascer no Brasil. We analyzed data from 2,070 women from the South region of Brazil who ...

Incentives and barriers to HIV testing among female sex workers in Ceará

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Estimating HIV prevalence and describing the incentives and barriers for HIV testing among female sex workers. METHODS This cross-sectional study recruited 402 women aged 18 years or older, residing in Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil, who reported having had sexual intercourse i...

Análise estrutural das representações sociais sobre a aids entre pessoas que vivem com Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana

Texto & contexto enferm; 27 (2), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a estrutura das representações sociais sobre a aids entre pessoas com Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana. Método: pesquisa descritiva, fundamentada pela Teoria do Núcleo Central das representações sociais. Aplicou-se um teste de associação livre de palavras com, ent...

Avaliação de intervenção educativa voltada à preservação auditiva de trabalhadores de uma lavanderia hospitalar

CoDAS; 30 (1), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a efetividade das ações educativas em saúde auditiva desenvolvidas em uma lavanderia hospitalar. Método Pesquisa avaliativa de abordagem quantitativa realizada numa lavanderia hospitalar. A população do estudo foi constituída por 80 trabalhadores, de ambos os gêneros, su...