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OBJECTIVE: To verify the effectiveness of nursing interventions based on the Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment, on improving care for people with diabetes and adherence to treatment. METHOD: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal, randomized, simple study in a Primary Health Care Unit, in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará state, Brazil. The sample consisted of 60 people with diabetes, divided into intervention and control groups, whose collection occurred from February to August 2013. RESULTS: In the intervention group, a significant adherence of the patients to the goals defined in the study was found. In the control, there was improvement in some aspects of the treatment. CONCLUSION: With these results, it was possible to conclude the feasibility of using Theory of Goal Attainment in the positive aspects for adherence to diabetes treatment and improvement of quality of life.
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Diabetes Mellitus/enfermagem , Cuidados de Enfermagem/métodos , Teoria de Enfermagem , Edulcorantes/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Brasil , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the effectiveness of nursing interventions based on the Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment, on improving care for people with diabetes and adherence to treatment. Method: Quasi-experimental, longitudinal, randomized, simple study in a Primary Health Care Unit, in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará state, Brazil. The sample consisted of 60 people with diabetes, divided into intervention and control groups, whose collection occurred from February to August 2013. Results: In the intervention group, a significant adherence of the patients to the goals defined in the study was found. In the control, there was improvement in some aspects of the treatment. Conclusion: With these results, it was possible to conclude the feasibility of using Theory of Goal Attainment in the positive aspects for adherence to diabetes treatment and improvement of quality of life.
RESUMEN Objetivo: Comprobar la efectividad de intervenciones en enfermería, justificada en la Teoría del Alcance de Metas de Imogene King, en el perfeccionamiento del cuidado a la persona con diabetes y en la adhesión al tratamiento. Método: Estudio cuasi experimental, de naturaleza longitudinal, aleatorizado simple, en una Unidad de Atención Primaria a la Salud, en el municipio de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. La muestra incluyó 60 personas con diabetes, divididas en los grupos de intervención y control, cuya recolección ocurrió de febrero a agosto de 2013. Resultados: En el grupo de intervención, se encontró una adhesión significativa de los pacientes a las metas definidas en el estudio. En el control, hubo una mejora en algunos aspectos del tratamiento. Conclusión: Con estos resultados se pudo concluir la viabilidad del empleo de la Teoría del Alcance de Metas en los aspectos positivos para la adhesión al tratamiento de la diabetes y mejora de la calidad de vida.
RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar a efetividade de intervenções em enfermagem, fundamentada na Teoria do Alcance de Metas de Imogene King, na melhoria do cuidado à pessoa com diabetes e na adesão ao tratamento. Método: Estudo quase-experimental, do tipo longitudinal, randomizado simples, numa Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde, no município de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasill. A amostra contou com 60 pessoas com diabetes, divididas nos grupos de intervenção e controle, cuja coleta ocorreu de fevereiro a agosto de 2013. Resultados: No grupo de intervenção, encontrou-se uma adesão significativa dos pacientes às metas definidas no estudo. No controle, houve melhora em alguns aspectos do tratamento. Conclusão: Com esses resultados pôde-se concluir a viabilidade do emprego da Teoria do Alcance de Metas nos aspectos positivos para a adesão ao tratamento do diabetes e melhoria da qualidade de vida.
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Edulcorantes/uso terapêutico , Teoria de Enfermagem , Diabetes Mellitus/enfermagem , Cuidados de Enfermagem/métodos , Brasil , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of orally transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi continue to be reported in Brazil and are associated with a high mortality rate, mainly due to myocarditis. METHODS: This study is a detailed report on the disease progression of acute Chagas disease in 13 patients who were infected during two micro-outbreaks in two northeastern Brazilian towns. Clinical outcomes as well as EKG and ECHO results are described, both before and after benznidazole treatment. RESULTS: Fever and dyspnea were the most frequent symptoms observed. Other clinical findings included myalgia, periorbital edema, headache and systolic murmur. Two patients died of cardiac failure before receiving benznidazole treatment. EKG and ECHO findings frequently showed a disturbance in ventricular repolarization and pericardial effusion. Ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction <55%) was present in 27.3% of patients. After treatment, EKG readings normalized in 91.7% of patients. Ventricular repolarization abnormalities persisted in 50% of the patients, while sinus bradycardia was observed in 18%. The systolic ejection fraction normalized in two out of three patients with initially depressed ventricular function, while pericardial effusion disappeared. CONCLUSIONS: Myocarditis is frequently found and potentially severe in patients with acute Chagas disease. Benznidazole treatment may improve clinical symptoms, as well as EKG and ECHO findings.
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Doença de Chagas/tratamento farmacológico , Surtos de Doenças , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Doença de Chagas/diagnóstico , Doença de Chagas/epidemiologia , Doença de Chagas/transmissão , Criança , Ecocardiografia Doppler , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nitroimidazóis/uso terapêutico , Radiografia Torácica , Resultado do Tratamento , Tripanossomicidas/uso terapêutico , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
Seven individuals living in a town in the Southwest of Bahia developed sudden signs of cardiac and systemic impairment, with lethality of 28.6%. Serological tests were positive at least in one test in the five patients examined. Forty percent of the Triatoma sordida mynphs found inside or around Trypanosoma cruzi were found by blood culturig in there out five cases the homes of these cases were positive for Trypanosoma cruzi. Transmission probably occurred through consumption of water contaminated with triatomine feces. These findings emphasize the necessity to evaluation the importance of vectors like Triatoma sordida in maintaining the endemicity of this disease.
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Doença de Chagas/epidemiologia , Doença de Chagas/transmissão , Surtos de Doenças , Triatoma/parasitologia , Água/parasitologia , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Adulto , Animais , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue , Brasil/epidemiologia , Doença de Chagas/diagnóstico , Criança , Vetores de Doenças , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Trypanosoma cruzi/imunologia , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
Seven individuals living in a town in the Southwest of Bahia developed sudden signs of cardiac and systemic impairment, with lethality of 28.6 percent. Serological tests were positive at least in one test in the five patients examined. Forty percent of the Triatoma sordida mynphs found inside or around Trypanosoma cruzi were found by blood culturig in there out five cases the homes of these cases were positive for Trypanosoma cruzi. Transmission probably occurred through consumption of water contaminated with triatomine feces. These findings emphasize the necessity to evaluation the importance of vectors like Triatoma sordida in maintaining the endemicity of this disease.
Sete indivíduos que viviam em uma cidade do sudoeste da Bahia desenvolveram sinais súbitos de envolvimento cardíaco e sistêmico com letalidade de 28,6 por cento Trypanosoma cruzi foi isolado por hemocultura em três de cinco casos examinados. Testes sorológicos foram positivos em mais de um teste nos cinco pacientes, que os realizaram. Qinquenta por cento dos Triatoma sordida encontrados na residência ou no peridomicilio dos casos estavam positivos para Trypanosoma cruzi. A transmissão provavelmente foi devido à ingestão de água contaminada por fezes de triatomíneos. Estes achados enfatizam a necessidade de se avaliar a importância de vetores como Triatoma sordida na manutenção da endemicidade da doença.