07/Oct/2024
Knowledge related to breast cancer screening programs by physicians in Brazil
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024AO0760
Highlights Variability in screening protocols: only 42.8% of gynecologists and obstetricians follow the 40-74 years protocol, while 76.6% of family physicians follow the 50-69 years protocol. High rate of incorrect BIRADS™ interpretation: there were 46.3% incorrect responses among gynecologists and obstetricians and 77.9% among family physicians, highlighting significant knowledge gaps. Misconception about breast ultrasound: 39.1% of gynecologists and obstetricians and 20.3% of family physicians incorrectly consider ultrasound as a screening method. Impact of inadequate training: inadequate training leads to improper […]
Keywords: attitudes; Brazil; Breast neoplasms; Family; Gynecologists; Health knowledge; Mammography; Mass screening; Obstetricians; Physicians; practice; Preventive medicine; Surveys and questionnaires
21/Jul/2022
Communicating bad news in the practice of nursing: an integrative review
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RW6632
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze current scientific knowledge about communication of bad news by nurses. Methods This is an integrative literature review carried out by searching articles published in national and international journals indexed at SciELO, MEDLINE® (PubMed®), Scopus, Bireme and CINAHL, from 2010 to 2020, by crossing the controlled descriptors “communication”, “revelation of the truth”, and “nursing”, and the uncontrolled descriptor “bad news”. Results Ten articles with qualitative and cross-sectional design, as well as case reports were included. The analysis […]
Keywords: Attitude of health personnel; Education, nursing; Family; Health communication; Nurses; Truth disclosure
07/Mar/2022
Needs of family members of patients in a coronary care unit
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6258
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the need of family members of patients hospitalized in a coronary intensive care unit and their degree of satisfaction with the care provided. Methods: An observational and cross-sectional study including family members of patients hospitalized in the coronary intensive care unit for acute coronary syndrome in Killip I or II. After the second visit of the same family member to the patient in the unit, a 43-item inventory of needs and stressors of family members was […]
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Critical care; Family; Humanization of assistance; Inpatients; Intensive care units; Nursing; Patient-centered care
01/Aug/2018
Analysis of the indicators of the Family Health Program in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018GS4174
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the Family Health Program replaced by the Family Health Strategy in 2011, based on health indicators and diseases classified as primary care sensitive. Methods This was a descriptive, analytical and documental study carried out in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo between 2002 and 2007. We analyzed data from Health observatory for the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Pearson’s correlation and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 17.0 were used to calculate data […]
Keywords: Family; Family health strategy; Health; Primary Health Care