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- Association between stress/anxiety, depression, pain and quality of life in people with chronic kidney diseasePublication . Sousa, Luís; Valentim, Olga; Marques-Vieira, Cristina; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Severino, Sandy; José, HelenaBACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis have a high symptom burden that contributes to increased suffering and diminishes their quality of life. Cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and psychosocial disorders affect their physical and functional capacity anxiety, stress and depression. AIM: To determine the prevalence of stress/anxiety and depression in people with chronic kidney disease and to verify the association between stress/anxiety and depression with pain and quality of life. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study; A random sample of 183 patients who underwent hemodialysis; application of the depression and stress anxiety scale (DASS-21), brief pain inventory (BPI), and Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey (SF-12). RESULTS: The sample consisted mostly of men (59.6%), married (53.8%), Portuguese nationality (78.7%), mean age 59.17 years (SD ± 14.64), hemodialysis treatment 70.9 months (SD ± 54.2). 76% were retired and 24% had a regular job. The prevalence of stress and anxiety was 24% and depression was 37.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Stress / anxiety and depression are prevalent in people with chronic kidney disease. Stress / anxiety and depression are associated with high levels of pain, which impacts on activities of daily living, presenting low levels of quality of life in the physical and mental components.
- Ebook de resumos das I Jornadas de Enfermagem da Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz : Sustentabilidade e Inovação em EnfermagemPublication . Castro, Cidália; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Loureiro, Fernanda; Oliveira, Paula
- Efecto del uso del humor en el bienestar, depresión y sentido del humor en pacientes en hemodiálisisPublication . Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota de; Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves; Severino, Sandy Silva Pedro; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Silva, Paulo César Lopes; José, Helena Maria GuerreiroObjetivo: Evaluar si la visualización de películas de humor durante las sesiones de hemodiálisis mejora el bienestar subjetivo y el sentido del humor, al tiempo que disminuye los niveles de estrés / ansiedad y depresión, en pacientes con hemodiálisis. Material y Método: Se realizó un estudio pre-post intervención con un grupo de control no equivalente, en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en hemodiálisis, en dos unidades de hemodiálisis de Diaverum Clinics. El estudio incluyó a 34 pacientes en el grupo de intervención y 33 pacientes en el grupo de control. La intervención consistió en la visualización de películas de humor durante diez sesiones de hemodiálisis en un período de cuatro semanas. El grupo control vio películas neutrales. Los datos se recogieron mediante un cuestionario de información sociodemográfica y de salud (edad, sexo, nacionalidad, educación, ocupación, estado civil, duración de la sesión de diálisis, presencia de hipertensión y diabetes); la escala subjetiva de felicidad; la escala de satisfacción general con la vida; la escala de depresión, ansiedad y estrés (DASS-21) y la escala multidimensional de sentido del humor. Se emplearon pruebas t-Student y pruebas t para muestras pareadas. La respuesta al cambio se evaluó utilizando: el porcentaje de cambio, el efecto pico y el efecto base, el tamaño del efecto y la media de respuesta estandarizada. Resultados: Los niveles de felicidad subjetiva y de sentido del humor aumentaron en el grupo de intervención, pero no hubo aumento significativo en la satisfacción general con la vida.
- Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interactionPublication . Sousa, Luis Manuel Mota; Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Frade, Maria de Fátima Graça; Severino, Sandy Pedro Silva; Valentim, Olga SousaObjective: To describe the factors influencing the use of humor in nursing care, its applicability and benefits. Method: A scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O’Mally methodology. A search for articles published between 2008 and 2018 was performed using the platforms EBSCO Host, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar. Results: From the initial 465 articles found, 17 were included for final revision. Data allowed to retrieve information on humor definition; its applicability as a nursing intervention; humor as a tool to improve nurse-patient communication and relationship;influence factors; type of humor interventions; humor benefits in health care context and; limitations and precautions of humor intervention. Conclusion: The use of humor promotes both communication and human interaction; it promotes well-being; helps deal/cope with difficult and unpleasant situations, reduces tension, discomfort and stress; and strengthens the immune system. This intervention should be used with caution.
- Musculoskeletal symptoms in nursing students: concept analysisPublication . Firmino, Cristiana Furtado; Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota; Marques, Joana Mendes; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Marques, Fátima Mendes; Simões, CelesteObjective: to analyze the musculoskeletal symptomatology concept in undergraduate nursing students through Rodgers' evolutionary method. Method: An integrative review of the literature was performed for the identification and selection of ten articles. A concept analysis was performed according to Rodgers' evolutionary method. Article search was performed using the EBOSCO Host platform, Virtual Health Library and Google scholar for the years from 2004 to 2018. Results: Based on the 3 elements of Rodgers model we found: 1) substitute terms and related concepts, where musculoskeletal disorders and musculoskeletal symptoms were highlighted; 2) as essential attributes of the concept we highlight pain and discomfort, as well as, measurement using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire; and 3) risk factors were identified as antecedents, and the consequences were the impact on students' lives. Conclusions: This study contributes to the knowledge and clarification of the concept of musculoskeletal symptomatology in nursing students.
- A qualidade de vida no transplantado renalPublication . Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Cristóvão, FilipeO aumento da prevalência mundial da doença renal crónica torna-a um problema crescente de saúde pública, com especial impacto na qualidade de vida (QV) do individuo. O doente renal crónico terminal (DRCT) sofre mudanças radicais no estilo de vida, que afetam a sua condição física, social e psicológica. O transplante renal (TR) é um dos tratamentos de eleição no último estadio da doença renal crónica (DRC), proporcionando ganhos em saúde, e aumento da sobrevida e QV. No entanto, esta opção também é geradora de incerteza e vulnerabilidade pelos sucessivos processos de adaptação, o que requer cuidados de saúde e acompanhamento diferenciados nas várias fases. É necessário que o enfermeiro detenha um vasto leque de competências, que não se foquem apenas na clínica, mas nas capacidades relacionais, comunicacionais, na responsabilidade profissional e na evidência científica. Isto torna cada vez mais emergente a necessidade de formar especialistas na área e de reconhecer o impacto que a diferenciação dos enfermeiros tem nos ganhos em saúde. O presente relatório surge assim como uma análise descritiva e reflexiva das competências de enfermeira especialista desenvolvidas em estágio, nos vários contextos de intervenção nefrológica. Como forma de complementar os conhecimentos adquiridos na componente teórica e prática do curso, inclui-se a investigação realizada sobre as dimensões e conceitos relacionados com a QV após TR. Os resultados evidenciaram uma variabilidade nos instrumentos utilizados para avaliação da QV nesta população, destacando-se o RTQ (Renal Transplant Questionnaire). Mapearam-se as variáveis que influenciam a perceção da QV no TR, distinguindo-se: as relacionadas com o perfil sociodemográfico do doente; as que são consequência direta do TR; e as relacionadas com a condição pré TR. Evidencia-se que o enfermeiro especialista tem um papel fundamental na disseminação desta informação, na sensibilização dos seus pares e de outros profissionais de saúde, no desenvolvimento de estratégias educativas e promotoras da saúde no DRCT e naquele submetido a TR.
- Subjective wellbeing, sense of humor and psychological health in hemodialysis patientsPublication . Sousa, Luis Manuel Mota; Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves; Valentim, Olga Maria Martins de Sousa; Antunes, Ana Vanessa; Silva, Paulo César Lopes; José, Helena Maria GuerreiroObjective: To investigate the relationship between satisfaction with life in general, sense of humor, and anxiety, depression and stress with subjective happiness in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional and correlational study was developed in two units of the Diaverum dialysis clinic and one hospital unit, with 183 chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. An instrument was used to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the sample (age, gender, nationality, education, occupation, marital status, dialysis sessions length, presence of hypertension and diabetes): the subjective happiness scale; the satisfaction with life in general; depression, anxiety and stress scale 21; and multidimensional sense of humor scale. Inferential procedures included Spearman correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression adjusting to age, marital status, professional activity and diabetes. Results: Subjective Happiness was positively correlated with satisfaction with life in general, and the three dimensions of Sense of Humor. Nevertheless, subjective happiness was negatively correlated with stress / anxiety and depression. Satisfaction with life in general, humor production and social use of humor, and attitude towards humor had a positive relationship with subjective happiness. However, depression had a negative relationship with subjective happiness. Conclusions: Higher levels of subjective happiness were associated with higher levels of satisfaction with life in general, and sense of humor, however they were also associated with lower levels of depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
- Vantagens e desvantagens das tecnologias educacionais digitais no ensino de enfermagem : perspetiva dos professoresPublication . Loureiro, Fernanda; Antunes, Ana Vanessa