A5084397055- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Health Education and Validation
- Disaster Response and Management
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Nursing education and management
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Public Health in Brazil
Centre for Health Technology and Services Research
2017-2025
Universidade Sénior Contemporânea
2015-2025
Universidade do Porto
2019-2025
Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto
2012-2024
Sabin Medicina Diagnostica (Brazil)
2024
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
2024
Centro de Estudos Educação e Sociedade
2024
Hospital Santo António dos Capuchos
2019
ABSTRACT Background Arteriovenous fistula self‐care behaviours in patients receiving haemodialysis are essential to maintain patency of vascular access and prevent its life‐threatening complications. Assessing arteriovenous requires a reliable valid tool. Objective The aim this study was adapt translate the Portuguese scale for assessment into Moroccan dialect evaluate psychometric properties context. Design A quantitative cross‐sectional validation study. Participants This included 283...
Aim To analyze the impact of COVID-19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture. Background The relationship between work has been internationally recognized. In 2020, pandemic imposed enormous challenges, yet these variables remains unknown. Method Quantitative observational study, conducted in a Portuguese hospital, with 403 registered nurses. A self-completion questionnaire was used. Results Structure Outcome components positive. Although Process component...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need to invest in nursing practice environments and health institutions were led implement several changes. In this sense, study aimed analyze impact of changes that occurred between first fourth critical periods pandemic. Methods Quantitative, observational study, conducted a University Hospital, with participation 713 registered nurses. Data collected through questionnaire sociodemographic professional characterization Scale for...
The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability shortened version Scale for Environments Evaluation Professional Nursing Practice (SEE-Nursing Practice).
Abstract Improving the level of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) self‐care behavior by people receiving hemodialysis is an effective way to reduce occurrence complications and mortality. The aim this study was assess Chinese patients undergoing with fistula. assessment behaviors in (ASBHD‐AVF, Portuguese version) translated into using Brislin's translation model. content validity evaluated six experts. Then we involved 301 AVF explore construct version ASBHD‐AVF. Ultimately 216 from eight...
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges to health systems and institutions, which had quickly create conditions meet the growing needs of population. Thus, this study aimed assess impact on professional nursing practice environments identify variables that affected their quality. Quantitative, observational study, conducted in 16 Portuguese hospitals, with 1575 nurses. Data were collected using a questionnaire participants responded two different moments time: pre-pandemic period after...
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a serious and frequent complication of hemodialysis (HD). Thus far, data are scarcely available to assess the impact first versus subsequent HD sessions week in IDH. Therefore, purpose this work was evaluate IDH risk patients on thrice-weekly HD.We conducted an analysis all blood pressure (BP) measurements obtained during 492 treatments given 41 prevalent adult over one month period. A logistic regression model for repeated binary observations used...
Abstract End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients should be educated to maintain and preserve the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in best condition. The purpose of this work was evaluate self‐care frequency factors that influenced such frequency. A prospective study performed 101 hemodialysis patients. Self‐care behaviors were measured with Scale Assessment Self‐Care Behaviours Arteriovenous Fistula Hemodialysis. regression model used determine relevant predictors their influence. incidence...
Abstract Vascular access is one of the leading causes mobilization financial resources in health systems for people with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Physical examination arteriovenous fistula ( AVF ) has demonstrated its effectiveness identifying complications. We decided to evaluate influence nurses' professional experience detection complications (venous stenosis and steal syndrome). The study took place eight hemodialysis centers between M ay S eptember 2011 north P ortugal....
Objetivo: Identificar os cuidados do enfermeiro na manutenção da perviedade acesso venoso temporário de pacientes com doença renal crônica em hemodiálise. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, abordagem qualitativa, realizada no período janeiro a fevereiro 2022 partir entrevistas nove enfermeiros serviço hemodiálise um hospital universitário federal localizado Rio Janeiro, obtidas através semiestruturadas organizadas e analisadas segundo análise conteúdo. Resultados: A gerência enfermagem acessos...
Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus can increase hospitalization time, requiring a multidisciplinary team and specific, high-cost supplies. In this context, the study aimed to analyze total costs, including hospital services professional services, of hospitalizations patients with diabetes in Brazil between 2013 2023. Methods This is time series developed using secondary data collected from Hospital Information System. Data collection focused on annual costs recorded by Brazil’s Unified...
Several guidelines recommend the importance of educating patient about care vascular access. Nurses have a key role in promoting development self-care behaviors by providing necessary knowledge to patients, so that they develop skills take arteriovenous fistula (AVF). This article describes process building scale assessment with hemodialysis (ASBHD-AVF). is cross-sectional study which development, construction, and validation followed directions authors Streiner Norman. convenience sample,...
Patients with end-stage renal disease should be educated and trained to take care of their own arteriovenous fistula (AVF) the purpose developing self-care behaviors concerning vascular access. This was a prospective observational study. We designed this research identify clinically meaningful behavior profiles in hemodialysis (HD) patients, it carried out private dialysis unit Lisbon region, Portugal, involving 101 patients. The proportion male patients 66.3%, mean age 60.9 years, frequency...
Aim Testing the validity and reliability of Scale for Environments Evaluation Professional Nursing Practice (SEE-Nursing Practice). Background The environment professional nursing practice is key to achieve better results clients, nurses institutions. Therefore, instruments enabling assessment all its attributes are required. Method Cross-sectional methodological study. SEE-Nursing Practice, based on a previous qualitative study literature review, was applied as questionnaire. Exploratory...
Objetivo: Analisar o nível de estresse e sinais preliminares da Síndrome Burnout nos enfermeiros que trabalham nas Unidades Terapia Intensivas (UTIs) COVID-19 e, demais UTIs, no contexto pandemia. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo com abordagem quantitativo do tipo analítico, um específico, executado fevereiro a maio 2021, das Hospital Ensino, interior estado São Paulo. Foi aplicado formulário estruturado por meio Google Forms, associados aos Questionário Stress Profissionais Saúde...
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured intervention on frequency self-care behaviors with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by patients hemodialysis. is quasi-experimental pre- and post-measurements. Participants were assigned an group (IG) ( n = 48) or control (CG) 41). IG subject AVF (SISC-AVF) consisting both theoretical practical part. After SISC-AVF application, in showed better overall than CG (79.2% 91.4%, respectively, p < .001) as well concerning management signs...
Purpose The aim of this study is to validate the current applicability arteriovenous access banding in high flow (HFA) and/or haemodialysis access-induced distal ischaemia (HAIDI). Methods This retrospective was conducted at GEV (Grupo de Estudos Vasculares) vascular centre. clinical records consecutive patients undergoing for HAIDI and HFA symptoms, between June 2011 January 2015, were reviewed until April 2015. All patients’ consultation surgical notes reviewed. We analysed compared age,...