scholarly journals Assessing Community Empowerment for an Innovative Epidemiologic Approach

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Melo ◽  
João Neves-Amado ◽  
Alexandra Pereira ◽  
Cândida Maciel ◽  
Tiago Vieira Pinto ◽  
...  

Community empowerment can be a process, but also the result of nursing care. To analyze it as a result there is an instrument that allows to quantify its level in nine domains. According to Melo (2020), health centers can be considered communities, becoming the potential target of community and public health nurses care, especially in the public health unit. One of the main functions of a public health unit is the epidemiological surveillance of the population’s health state. However, traditional epidemiological surveillance is focused on diseases and Melo (2020) proposes a new approach for epidemiology focused on people in what concerns nursing diagnosis. The aim of this research is to identify the level of empowerment of four Portuguese primary healthcare structures, named as ACeS, so as to improve the epidemiological surveillance of nursing diagnoses. As methodology, we developed four focus group with all nursing leaders from all primary care units of the four ACeS, using the Portuguese version of the empowerment assessment rating scale. The results present the level of community empowerment of each ACeS according to the nine domains of the scale. The needs of intervention to improve the ACeS empowerment were also identified in order to develop the epidemiological surveillance of nursing diagnoses.

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Pedro Melo ◽  
Dário Miranda ◽  
Sandra Santos ◽  
Sérgio Sousa ◽  
Teresa Cardoso ◽  
...  

Background: Epidemiological surveillance of a nursing diagnosis is an approach anchored in a post-modern epidemiology focused on a person’s health disease responses. Regarding public health priorities, the population where our study occurred had as a priority problem arterial hypertension. Related to this chronic disease, nursing diagnoses about health disease responses in primary healthcare has, as a major focus, Therapeutic Regimen Management. Our aim was to study the nursing diagnosis in this issue from an epidemiological approach. Methods: A descriptive study from an epidemiological approach was developed, analyzing nursing diagnoses in hypertensive patients. Results: We found 17.7% of undiagnosed patients and better diagnoses in patients with complications than in those without complications. Conclusions: Nursing records need to be improved in order to promote more robust studies in the post-modern epidemiology for the future.


2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 1033-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe C. Souza ◽  
Emiliana B. Marques ◽  
Rogério B.M. Scaramello ◽  
B.V. Christianne

Digoxin is used for heart failure associated to systolic dysfunction and high ventricular rate. It has a narrow therapeutic range and intoxication may occur due to drug interactions or comorbidities. The aim of this work was to study digoxin use in a public health unit delineating the profile of patients susceptible to digitalis intoxication. Medical records belonging to patients admitted to the cardiomyopathy ward of the health unit (2009-2010) and in use of digoxin were analyzed. Among 647 patients admitted, 185 individuals using digoxin and possessed records available. The registration of plasma digoxin concentration was found in 80 records and it was out of the therapeutic range in 42 patients (52.5%). This group of individuals was constituted mainly by males patients (79%), functional class III of heart failure (65%), exhibiting renal failure (33%). The evaluated sample reflects the epidemiology of heart failure in Brazil and, although pharmacotherapy had been according to Brazilian Guidelines, apparently the monitoring was not performed as recommended. This work highlighs the necessity of plasma digoxin constant monitoring during pharmacotherapy and the development of protocols that enable a safer use, especially in male patients, functional class III and with renal dysfunction.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clerya Alvino Leite ◽  
Maria Mirtes da Nobrega ◽  
Maria Miriam Lima da Nobrega

ABSTRACTObjective: to elaborate the profile of nursing diagnoses in pregnant women assisted in a Family’s Health Unit based on NANDA-I’s Taxonomy II. Method: this is about a retrospective study, analytic descriptive, regards to analysis from 20 pregnant women handbooks registered in the prenatal program from a family’s health unit. Data were collected in July 2008, with a form composed of three parts: partner-demographic data, obstetric data and referring data to defining characteristics and related factors (of risk) of the nursing diagnoses. Diagnoses were analyzed based on the descriptive statistics and discussed according to obstetrics references. Results: 13 nursing diagnoses were elaborated: risk for infection of the genital tract, ineffective maintenance of the health, risk for infection of the urinary tract, prejudiced urinary elimination, nauseas, sharp pain (head, pelvis and lumbar), fatigues, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, risk of paternity or prejudiced maternity, volume of excessive liquid, constipation, anxiety. Conclusion: the objective of the study was researched and we hope from the nursing diagnoses elaborated, some nursing interventions specific be addressed to the problems identified in the pregnant women during the prenatal consultations. Descriptors: nursing diagnosis; nursing assistance; assistance pré-natal; pregnancy.RESUMOObjetivo: elaborar o perfil de diagnósticos de enfermagem em gestantes atendidas em Unidade de Saúde da Família com base na Taxonomia II da NANDA-I. Método: trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, analítico descritivo, com dados colhidos em prontuários das 20 gestantes cadastradas no programa de pré-natal de uma unidade de saúde da família. Os dados foram coletados no mês de julho de 2008 em formulário composto de três partes: dados sócio-demográficos, dados obstétricos e dados referentes a características definidoras e fatores relacionados (de risco) dos diagnósticos de enfermagem. Os diagnósticos foram analisados levando-se em consideração a estatística descritiva e discutidos à luz de referenciais da obstetrícia. Resultados: foram elaborados 13 diagnósticos de enfermagem: risco para infecção do trato genital, manutenção ineficaz da saúde, risco para infecção do trato urinário, eliminação urinária prejudicada, náusea, dor aguda (cabeça, pelve e lombar), fadiga, insônia, disfunção sexual, risco de paternidade ou maternidade prejudicada, volume de líquido excessivo, constipação, ansiedade. Conclusão: o objetivo do estudo foi atendido e espera-se que a partir dos diagnósticos de enfermagem elaborados, possam ser direcionadas intervenções de enfermagem específicas aos problemas detectados nas gestantes durante as consultas de pré-natal. Descritores: diagnóstico de enfermagem; assistência de enfermagem; assistência pré-natal; gestação. RESUMENObjetivo: elaborar el perfil de los diagnósticos de enfermería en las mujeres embarazadas ayudado en Unidad de Salud de la Familia con base en el Taxonomia II del NANDA-I. Método: trata-se del estudio retrospectivo, analítico descriptivo, con dados colectados en prontuarios de 20 mujeres embarazadas registró en el programa de prenatal de unidad de salud de la familia. Los datos eran reunidos no mes de julio de 2008 en formulario compuesta de tres partes: los datos compañero-demográficos, datos obstétricos y datos refiriéndose a los definidoras de las características y los factores relacionados (de riesgo) de los diagnósticos de enfermería. La colección de datos de los archivos era cumplida por el mes de julio de 2008. Los diagnósticos se analizaron ser alojado la consideración las estadísticas descriptivas y discutieron a la luz de referenciales de la obstetricia. Resultados: se elaboraron 13 diagnósticos de la enfermería: riesgo para la infección del tracto genital, mantenimiento ineficaz de la salud, el riesgo para la infección del tracto urinario, la eliminación urinario prejuiciada, la náusea, el dolor afilado (la cabeza, pelvis y lumbar), fatiga, insomnio, el trastorno sexual, el riesgo de paternidad o la maternidad prejuiciada, el volumen de líquido excesivo, el estreñimiento, la ansiedad. Conclusión: el objetivo del estudio forra alcanzado y ha esperado que de los diagnósticos de enfermería elaborada, puedan diseccionar intervenciones de enfermería específica a los problemas identificados en las mujeres embarazadas durante las consultaciones de prenatal. Descriptores: diagnósticos de enfermería. asistencia de enfermería. asistencia prenatal. gestación.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 812-817
Author(s):  
Marjorie C. McCullagh ◽  
Jennifer Mecomber ◽  
Jayne J. Hubscher ◽  
Olivia G. Kingsinger ◽  
Kayla M. McBride ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Duarte ◽  
A Leite ◽  
M Pinho ◽  
E Freire Rodrigues ◽  
H Capelão ◽  
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