Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Maria do Socorro Nantua Evangelista, Maria Rita Bertolozzi, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel
{"title":"Nurses' relevance in a century of tuberculosis prevention actions in Brazil.","authors":"Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Maria do Socorro Nantua Evangelista, Maria Rita Bertolozzi, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0401","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to reflect on the historical role of nurses in tuberculosis prevention in Brazil, considering their inclusion in public policies and advances in Primary Health Care.</p><p><strong>Development: </strong>based on documents from the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health, and the literature, this study reflected on nursing care management for people with tuberculosis infection over a century in Brazil.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the role of this professional in the formulation and implementation of preventive public policies for tuberculosis stands out, since 1920, in education, vaccination, home care and, recently, coordinating care management in Primary Care. Competencies have been expanded, supported by resolutions and opinions, consolidating the role of nurses in clinical and managerial practices, particularly in tuberculosis preventive treatment.</p><p><strong>Final considerations: </strong>the Interministerial Committee and the Healthy Brazil Program are currently reinforcing intersectoral action and the leading role of nurses, strengthening their contribution to the national response against tuberculosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 6","pages":"e20250401"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margani Cadore Weis Maia, Moisés Kogien, Vanessa Ferraz Leite, Victor Hugo Martins Santos, Marina Nolli Bittencourt
{"title":"Compassion satisfaction and fatigue: emotional responses to nursing professionals' work and health.","authors":"Margani Cadore Weis Maia, Moisés Kogien, Vanessa Ferraz Leite, Victor Hugo Martins Santos, Marina Nolli Bittencourt","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0615","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to analyze the association between emotional responses in health work and physical and mental health conditions with compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in nursing professionals from a Brazilian capital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a cross-sectional study, carried out from August 2023 to July 2024 with 95 nursing professionals from a public hospital. Professional Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress scales and characterization questionnaires were applied. The analysis was carried out by effect size and multiple linear regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>satisfaction was associated with depression, desire to change profession, indifference to distress, and meaning of life at work. Fatigue was related to stress, alcohol use, skills to intervene in distress, and perception that working conditions impact willingness to care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>negative emotional responses at work and mental health are associated with lower satisfaction and greater compassion fatigue in nursing professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 6","pages":"e20240615"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707534/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renato Canevari Dutra da Silva, Carolina Veras Mendes, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Gilson Gonçalves Silva, Lidiane Bernardes Faria Vilela, Elton Brás Camargo Júnior
{"title":"Prevalence of depression and analysis of its association with anxiety in military police officers: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Renato Canevari Dutra da Silva, Carolina Veras Mendes, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Gilson Gonçalves Silva, Lidiane Bernardes Faria Vilela, Elton Brás Camargo Júnior","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0312","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0312","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to identify the prevalence of depression and its association with anxiety levels among military police officers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a cross-sectional study, conducted with active military police officers, using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, both validated for the Brazilian context. Multivariate logistic regression analyses verified associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the sample consisted of 672 military police officers, with a prevalence of depression of 34.5%. Police officers with depression presented significantly higher levels of anxiety. Anxiety was a significant predictor of depression, with each one-point increase in anxiety score being associated with a 1.20-fold increase in the odds of depression (adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.20; 95% Confidence Interval 1.16-1.24; p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>the high prevalence of depression and its association with anxiety highlight the need to implement prevention and mental health promotion actions among military police officers.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 5","pages":"e20240312"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707776/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adson Renato Leite, Aretha Pereira de Oliveira, Dalmo Valério Machado de Lima, Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa, Antônio José Lagoeiro Jorge
{"title":"Diastolic dysfunction in primary care: medical and nursing interlocutions.","authors":"Adson Renato Leite, Aretha Pereira de Oliveira, Dalmo Valério Machado de Lima, Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa, Antônio José Lagoeiro Jorge","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0005","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the ratio between early and late mitral filling velocities (E/A) as a prognostic factor for hospitalizations due to cardiovascular causes and mortality in primary care; to identify the main NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes associated with diastolic dysfunction.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>633 individuals were recruited for evaluation of the E/A ratio and characterization of diastolic dysfunction. Multivariate Cox regression with Schoenfeld residual analysis, survival analysis, and hazard ratio estimation were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After six years, crude hazard ratios of 3.47, 3.60, 3.02, and 0.41 were identified for classes II and III diastolic dysfunction at cut-off points 1 and 2, respectively (p<0.01). Nursing diagnoses of Activity Intolerance, Anxiety, Fatigue, and Deficient Knowledge should be prioritized.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The E/A ratio showed an altered pattern in most participants without a diagnosis of heart failure, which may indicate a subclinical form of the condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 5","pages":"e20250005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707771/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernanda Veras Vieira Feitosa, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Waleska Benicio de Oliveira Carvalho, Débora Pereira Paixão, Marta Maria Soares Herculano, Maria Helena Carvalho Valente Presado, Vânia Krisna de Oliveira Albuquerque, Laura Pinto Torres de Melo
{"title":"Mindfulness practices for alleviating distress among postpartum women.","authors":"Fernanda Veras Vieira Feitosa, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Waleska Benicio de Oliveira Carvalho, Débora Pereira Paixão, Marta Maria Soares Herculano, Maria Helena Carvalho Valente Presado, Vânia Krisna de Oliveira Albuquerque, Laura Pinto Torres de Melo","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0525","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to understand how mindfulness practice helps alleviate distress among postpartum inpatients at a public maternity hospital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>this intervention study was carried out between March and June 2022 with 19 postpartum women. Data were collected through interviews conducted before and after eight mindfulness sessions and analyzed using thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>mindfulness fostered self-regulation, attentional control, emotion regulation, a change in perspective on the self, and increased body awareness. It also reduced fear, anxiety, and stress.</p><p><strong>Final considerations: </strong>by becoming aware of the physical and emotional sensations of their bodies, postpartum women engaged in a reflective process that helped alleviate distress during the postpartum period.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 suppl 3","pages":"e20240525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sirlaine de Pinho, Lucineia de Pinho, Carla Silvana de Oliveira E Silva, Rene Ferreira da Silva Junior, Victor Guilherme Pereira, Silvânia Paiva Santos, Maria Alice Moura Soares, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa
{"title":"Overweight/obesity among health professionals and associated factors.","authors":"Sirlaine de Pinho, Lucineia de Pinho, Carla Silvana de Oliveira E Silva, Rene Ferreira da Silva Junior, Victor Guilherme Pereira, Silvânia Paiva Santos, Maria Alice Moura Soares, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0254","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to estimate the prevalence of overweight/obesity and identify associated factors among health professionals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>this cross-sectional study included professionals who had worked for at least six months in critical units of nine hospitals in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sociodemographic, occupational, anthropometric, and health condition data were collected. Poisson regression with robust variance was applied to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) using SPSS 20.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>a total of 490 health professionals participated, 65.9% were women, and 49.7% were aged 30-39 years. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 61.8%. Associated factors included age ≥ 30 years, ≥ 5 years working in healthcare, elevated triglycerides, and elevated blood pressure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>the prevalence of overweight/obesity among health professionals was high and associated with sociodemographic, occupational, and health factors, underscoring the need for support to promote lifestyle changes in this workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 6","pages":"e20240254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caio Leonardo Faria Andrade, Patrícia Chaves da Silva, Kevin Silva Moreira, Jonathan Ballico de Moraes, Juliana Balbinot Reis Girondi, Newton Ferreira de Paula Júnior
{"title":"Interface between falls and perceptions of quality of life of older adults: a qualitative study.","authors":"Caio Leonardo Faria Andrade, Patrícia Chaves da Silva, Kevin Silva Moreira, Jonathan Ballico de Moraes, Juliana Balbinot Reis Girondi, Newton Ferreira de Paula Júnior","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0007","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2025-0007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to understand the relationship between falls and perceptions of quality of life among older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>this is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, conducted with older adults in the Family Health Strategy of Itumbiara, Goiás, using Bardin's content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>analysis of interviews with 26 older adults revealed four thematic axes: Fall dynamics, circumstances and associated factors; Physical and emotional repercussions of falls; Spirituality and social support network; and Perceptions and suggestions for a safer life. Falls increase older adults' fragility and vulnerability, affect their health, dependence and functional capacity and tend to be normalized and trivialized by older adults themselves.</p><p><strong>Final considerations: </strong>falls impact older adults' physical and emotional health. It is necessary to raise awareness about the causes, consequences and prevention of this event, in order to promote healthy and active aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 6","pages":"e20250007"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707524/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johnne Silva da Cruz, Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira Franchi
{"title":"Factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.","authors":"Johnne Silva da Cruz, Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira Franchi","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0437","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to identify factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a cross-sectional study, carried out with cases of abandonment of leprosy treatment in the municipality of Palmas-TO. The cases were identified from the Notification System for Notifiable Diseases, and a questionnaire was subsequently applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>dropout rates for 2017 and 2018 were 8.3% and 3.12%, respectively. Forty people participated in the study: the majority were women (57.5%), with an average age of 48.2 years, 75% were black/brown, 50% had completed/incomplete elementary education, and 52.5% were retired/unemployed. Factors associated with adherence to leprosy treatment were lack of improvement in symptoms and having the diagnosis ruled out by another physician/not believing they had leprosy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>the results point to the difficulty in accepting leprosy by cases and the importance of healthcare professionals in health education and adequate leprosy diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 4","pages":"e20240437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12716807/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurses' perceptions of metaparadigmatic concepts in anthroposophic nursing.","authors":"Susana Martín Hernández, Janaina Meirelles Sousa, Georgina Casanova Garrigos","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0596","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to identify nurses' perceptions of the metaparadigmatic concepts emerging from nursing practice as expanded by the anthroposophic medical system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a qualitative study using semistructured interviews with 23 nurses of different nationalities about anthroposophic nursing practice. Data were analyzed through Reflective Thematic Analysis supported by ATLAS.ti® software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the human being is perceived as both fourfold and threefold (body, soul, and spirit), requiring care to evolve throughout one's biography. Health is understood as a balance among bodies and systems, influenced by spirituality and the perception of biographical coherence. Nursing provides extended care through external applications, nurses' self-knowledge, and the establishment of therapeutic and spiritual bonds.</p><p><strong>Final considerations: </strong>the findings revealed a therapeutic approach within nursing care, expanded by the anthroposophic medical system and compatible with conventional nursing practices, indicating theoretical elements and framework that can contribute to the development of an anthroposophic nursing theory.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 6","pages":"e20240596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12707606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aline Teixeira Silva, Laura Andrian Leal, Maria Inês Lemos Coelho Ribeiro, Jeniffer Stephanie Marques Hilário, Monise Martins da Silva, Mateus Goulart Alves, Gabriela da Cunha Januário, Sílvia Helena Henriques
{"title":"Simulated communication and teamwork scenario for nursing students: construction and validity.","authors":"Aline Teixeira Silva, Laura Andrian Leal, Maria Inês Lemos Coelho Ribeiro, Jeniffer Stephanie Marques Hilário, Monise Martins da Silva, Mateus Goulart Alves, Gabriela da Cunha Januário, Sílvia Helena Henriques","doi":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0600","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to construct, validate appearance and content, and test a simulated scenario for the development of communication and teamwork skills in nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>descriptive, methodological research, developed in three stages: scenario and checklist construction; scenario and checklist validity; and simulation validity. Data collection carried out between May 2020 and April 2021, after ethical approvals, with the participation of ten experts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the scenario was called \"Communication and teamwork in hospital environments\". The checklist, composed of briefing, scenario in action, and debriefing, after Content Validity Index, ended with 28 items. Subsequently, the simulation was validated by monitoring the scenario's cinematography and the validated checklist.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the scenario fulfilled the phases required for its creation and assessment, and can be used in the development of communication and teamwork in nursing students.</p>","PeriodicalId":21200,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem","volume":"78 suppl 4","pages":"e20240600"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12700569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145725329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}