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As vantagens da consulta de enfermagem presencial à pessoa submetida a cirurgia ambulatória
Get PDFEnquadramento: Os progressos médicos e tecnológicos e a melhoria das técnicas anestésicas, têm contribuído para o desenvolvimento da cirurgia ambulatória. Enfatiza a necessidade de cuidados mais humanizados e adequados às necessidades multidimensionais da pessoa submetida à cirurgia ambulatória.
Objetivos: Conhecer a perspetiva dos enfermeiros acerca das vantagens da existência da consulta de enfermagem presencial pós-cirurgia ambulatória.
Metodologia: Estudo qualitativo, exploratório descritivo; recolha de dados (entrevista semiestruturada). Participantes: enfermeiros de uma unidade hospitalar do norte de Portugal. Efetuada análise de conteúdo segundo o referencial de Bardin. O estudo respeitou os princípios éticos e de integridade científica.
Resultados: Os enfermeiros referem que a consulta de enfermagem presencial pós-cirurgia ambulatória permite o acompanhamento do doente; avaliação de eventuais complicações; segurança; favorece a expressão de sentimentos/emoções; validação da educação para a saúde; avaliação do grau de satisfação do doente; favorece a comunicação empática.
Conclusão: A consulta de enfermagem presencial é um momento crucial para a realização de educação para a saúde, contribuindo para o bem-estar do doente e para o desenhar de objetivos realistas e alcançáveis.B717-6F15-41B8 | Maria Manuela Amorim Cerqueira Cerqueirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio
Defining and computing cubic splines
Get PDFIn this note we address the students’ usual misperception of the cubic spline definition and construction within an undergraduate numerical course in order to present an alternative initial approach. We describe succinctly the standard path from the interpolating polynomial towards a smooth piecewise interpolation model and we focus on a simpler, though unstable, cubic spline structure. This less common choice aims to promote a more comprehensible dialogue between the notion of cubic spline functions and the numerical (in)adequacy of different methods for computing such functions.4516-0A1C-E9CD | Teresa Augusta Mesquitainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
"Living together with dementia": preliminary results of a training programme for family caregivers
Get PDFThe aim of this article was to present the preliminar results of a training programme for family caregivers of people with dementia at an early to moderate stage living at home – ‘Living Together With Dementia’. In this randomised controlled trial, 27 family caregivers who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the neurology outpatient consultation clinic of a hospital in the north of Portugal and randomised into two groups (control and experimental) between October 2015 and March 2016. The programme ‘Living Together With Dementia’ was applied to the participants of the experimental group. The strategies used, overload, difficulties and satisfaction of the caregivers were assessed at three different stages (at the beginning and end of the intervention, as well as at follow-up). For the data analysis, quantitative parametric measures were applied. The Health Ethical Commission of the Hospital Centre approved the study, and its protocol and Helsinki Declaration ethical principles were considered throughout the process. In the final assessment, an improvement in the overload and difficulties was confirmed, as was an increase in the caregivers’ satisfaction level and an improvement in coping/problem-solving strategies. In the follow-up stage, the results tended to revert towards those of the initial assessment. The programme ‘Living Together With Dementia’ appeared to be a major contribution enabling family caregivers of people with dementia, although there is a need to develop an efficacy study using a more substantial sample. The programme contributed to a reduction in the overload and difficulties borne by the family caregivers of people with dementia at an early to moderate stagB910-DDDF-6BB2 | Luís Carlos Carvalho da GraçaN/
Contributions of the nursing intervention in primary healthcare for the promotion of breastfeeding
Get PDFThis study aimed to analyze the contributions of the Primary Healthcare nursing interventions, with primiparae in the promotion of breastfeeding. This is a quasi-experimental, longitudinal study, with a sample consisting of 151 primiparae, who had less than 28 weeks of pregnancy, with the child living for at least six months after the birth, performed between 15 October 2007 and 29 February 2008. Almost all the women initiated breastfeeding, with a sharp decline verified in the prevalence at six months. The mean duration of breastfeeding was 123.8±68.9 days. The intervention that began in the prepartum and continued into the postpartum period, using various strategies (individual consultation, preparation courses for parenting/childbirth, and domicile visits) and intervention contexts (health services and domicile) had significant effects on the duration of breastfeeding, which was not verified in the prevalence.B910-DDDF-6BB2 | Luís Carlos Carvalho da Graçainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A experiencia emocional dos familiares cuidadores: a transição da pessoa com doença crónica avançada para o domicilio
No full textB717-6F15-41B8 | Maria Manuela Amorim Cerqueira Cerqueirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Gastronomic events as creative tourism experiences
No full text8014-1B5A-933A | Goretti Silvainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
SMS : a secure healthcare model for smart cities
Get PDFTechnological innovations have enabled the realization of a utopian world where all objects of everydaylife, as well as humans, areinterconnected to form an “Internet of Things (IoT).” These connected technologies and IoT solutions have led to the emergence of smart cities where all components are converted into a connected smart ecosystem. IoT has envisioned several areas of smart cities including the modern healthcare environment like real-time monitoring, patient information management, ambient-assisted living, ambient-intelligence, anomaly detection, and accelerated sensing. IoT has also brought a breakthrough in the medical domain by integrating stake holders, medical components, and hospitals to bring about holistic healthcare management. The healthcare domain is already witnessing promising IoT-based solutions ranging from embedded mobile applications to wearable devices and implantable gadgets. However, with all these exemplary benefits, there is a need to ensure the safety and privacy of the patient’s personal and medical data communicated to and from the connected devices and systems. For a smart city, it is pertinent to have an accessible, effective, and secure healthcare system for its inhabitants. This paper discusses the various elements of technology-enabled healthcare and presents a privacy-preserved and secure “Smart Medical System (SMS)” framework for the smart city ecosystem. For providing real-time analysis and responses, this paper proposes to use the concept of secured Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) for performing critical time-bound computations on the edge itself. In order to protect the medical and personal data of the patients and to make the data tamper-proof, the concept of blockchain has been used. Finally, this paper highlights the ways to capture and store the medical big data generated from IoT devices and sensors.5311-8814-F0ED | Sara Maria da Cruz Maia de Oliveira PaivaN/
Os efeitos económicos do turismo : determinantes e limitações
No full text5118-0ED1-0B16 | Nino Valério Matos da Fonsecainfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Cloud algebra : an innovative approach for managing resources, services and big data on clouds
Get PDFIn the current era of technological advancements, cloud computing is considered as one of the most promising computing paradigms. It is cost-effective, energy efficient, scalable and is location independent. In simple terms, a cloud computing technology provides various computing tools, facilities and mechanisms as a service to the end user. A user can opt for using these services as a pay-per-use model. This technology is indeed highly cost-effective, environment friendly and is a preferred option for those who don’t want to spend much on infrastructures, platforms or physical space required for setting up the enterprise. Cloud computing technology provides services like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-aService (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Computing-as-a-Service (CaaS) etc. Recently a new service called DaaS (Data-as-a-Service) has also emerged in which data is provided as a service to the users. This paper proposes a concept of creating algebra for the cloud computing environment called as cloud algebra (CA). Using the proposed cloud algebra we can perform several basic mathematical functions like addition, deletion, union, intersection and other aggregate functions on clouds directly. This means that using the proposed cloud algebra, two or more clouds can be added. One cloud may be joined with other clouds and two or more clouds can be compared and so on. Furthermore, the data stored on the clouds can also be effectively and efficiently managed using the proposed cloud algebra. Along with the data, the cloud services and resources can also be managed in a much effective and efficient manner using the proposed cloud algebra.5311-8814-F0ED | Sara Maria da Cruz Maia de Oliveira PaivaN/
Literacia em saúde e o autocuidado e autocontrolo no idoso com diabetes tipo 2
Get PDFIntrodução. A diabetes como doença crónica, representa um grave problema de saúde pública a nível mundial, pela sua incidência, e pela elevada taxa de morbilidade e mortalidade com fortes repercussões na vida das pessoas. Objetivo. Conhecer efeito de programa de educação para a saúde sobre o conhecimento da diabetes, capacitação para o autocuidado e literacia em saúde no idoso diabético.
Método. Estudo quasi-experimental de grupo único, com amostra de 40 participantes diabéticos tipo 2, com 65 ou mais anos de idade, autónomos. Instrumentos: Questionário Sociodemográfico e Clínico; Questionário de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (DKQ-24) (α = 0,83); Escala Atividades de Autocuidado com a Diabetes (α = 0,62); Questionário Literacia Newest Vital Sign (α = 0,76). Realizou-se uma análise estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados. Diferenças estatisticamente signicativas no conhecimento sobre diabetes entre o 1º e 2º momento de avaliação. Nas atividades de autocuidado com a diabetes encontramos
diferenças estatisticamente signicativas nas atividades Alimentação, Alimentação Específica e Cuidados com os Pés. A literacia em saúde, na 1ª avaliação, situou-se a um nível de alta probabilidade de literacia limitada e após intervenção evoluiu positivamente, demonstrando um aumento do nível de literacia. Conclusão. Este estudo comprovou a importância dos programas de educação para a saúde como uma ferramenta potente para a capacitação da pessoa diabética. Verificou-se que o nível de conhecimentos sobre
a doença na pessoa diabética tipo 2 com mais de 65 anos aumentou de forma signicativa, e interferiu positivamente na capacitação
do diabético idoso para a gestão das atividades de autocuidado aumentando o nível de literacia em saúde.991B-C3B6-3D4F | Salete Soaresinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio