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{"title":"Relationship between caregiver characteristics and the reported quality of life of people with mild and moderate dementia.","authors":"Mabel Tatiana Alvarez Polo, Rudy Marcela Sanchez Guarnizo, Duván Fernando Gómez Morales, Jasmin Bonilla-Santos","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4646","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Individuals with dementia are typically cared for at home by a family member who provides informal care, a role that can negatively affect their quality of life (QoL) and caregiving performance, thereby impacting the QoL of the person with dementia.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the relationship between caregiver characteristics and the QoL reported by individuals with mild or moderate dementia.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational study involved 50 dyads comprising individuals with mild to moderate dementia and their caregivers. The variables assessed were the QoL of the person with dementia, caregiver competence, caregiver burden, caregiver QoL, attention, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, decision-making, and working memory.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found significant correlations between caregiver competence, QoL, and burden/stress with the QoL of individuals with dementia. Executive function (inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) was significantly associated with caregiver competence.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Caregiver QoL is positively associated with the QoL of individuals with dementia; therefore, enhancing caregiver-related characteristics contributes to effective disease management and the well-being of the person with dementia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study demonstrates the impact of informal caregivers' competence, burden, and executive function on the QoL of individuals with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4646"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12453005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132147","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":"Confirmatory factor analysis of the internet addiction test in university students.","authors":"Manuela de Mendonça Figueirêdo Coelho, Viviane Mamede Vasconcelos Cavalcante, Tifanny Horta Castro, Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá, Eveline Pinheiro Beserra, Fabiane do Amaral Gubert, Mariana Cavalcante Martins, Marília Braga Marques, Paula Sacha Frota Nogueir, Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho, Rachel Gabriel Bastos Barbosa","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4593","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Internet Addiction Test is a psychometric instrument designed to assess and quantify the severity of internet addiction and explore aspects of internet misuse.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To confirm the factorial validity of the Internet Addiction Test in a sample of university students.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A methodological study was conducted with 5,292 Brazilian university students. The data underwent confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test yielded a value of 0.946, indicating that the sample was adequate. Factor analysis confirmed the existence of factors that fully align with the original American scale. The model showed satisfactory fit indices, including a Comparative Fit Index of 0.978, Tucker-Lewis Index of 0.976, Standardized Root Mean Residual of 0.053, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation of 0.054 [0.052-0.056], which are consistent with previously established satisfactory fit criteria. Factor loadings of the items were considered high, ranging from 0.43 (item I7) to 0.89 (item I17).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The Internet Addiction Test's six-factor structure was validated, which is identical to that proposed by the original American version and was consistent with other studies that have also identified the same multifactorial structure of the original instrument. Therefore, psychiatric nurses can confidently use it when caring for young university students.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Internet Addiction Test is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring internet addiction among university students and can be used by mental health nurses to identify such issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4593"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12453003/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132088","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":"Cultural adaptation and validation of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire in Colombia.","authors":"Diana Carolina Silva Sánchez, Diego Fernando Rojas-Gualdrón, Natalia Eugenia Gómez Rúa, Elena Ronda Pérez, María Del Mar Seguí","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.3963","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.3963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Emerging risks at work may be caused by new information and communication technologies, such as computers. While they enhance productivity, computers can also cause new health issues in workers, such as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To culturally adapt and evaluate the validity evidence of the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q©) for adult Colombian computer-using workers from the Rasch model approach.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A quantitative, observational, cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with a sample of 300 computer-using workers from a public university in Colombia in 2022. Rasch analyses were performed to fit response categories, items, and individuals; examine differential item functioning (DIF), dimensionality, and local independence of items; determine reliability; and produce the item-person map.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The CVS-Q (Colombia)© response format was adjusted to meet Linacre's guidelines for optimizing rating scale categories. All items showed infit and outfit mean-square values within the expected range. The scale was unidimensional, and the Rasch measurement explained 35.90% of the variance. Person reliability was 0.77, internal consistency was 0.88, and temporal stability reliability was 0.86.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The CVS-Q (Colombia)© assesses the frequency, intensity, and severity of sixteen signs and symptoms of CVS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The CVS-Q (Colombia)© is a valid and reliable scale for measuring the severity of CVS symptoms in Colombian workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e3963"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12453006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132146","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":"Diabetes em Dia Program: acceptability and feasibility of the proposal.","authors":"Maria Meimei Brevidelli, Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico, Gilcelli Vascom Girotto Rodrigues, Veronica Paula Torel de Moura","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4268","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The contemporary approach to diabetes care emphasizes education for self-management.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a proposed educational program for type 2 diabetes self-management (Diabetes em Dia Program), tailored for the users of an outpatient service at a private hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was an evaluation study of the preliminary proposal for a complex intervention conducted by health professionals from the hospital's Diabetes Study Group. After being introduced to the proposal, professionals were invited to assess it using a semantic differential scale based on criteria of acceptability and feasibility. Evaluation was based on agreement percentages, and consensus was achieved when agreement reached ≥ 89%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was consensus that the program is suitable for managing type 2 diabetes; it is understandable, acceptable, and effective. It was also considered to pose no risk to patients or health professionals and require minimal additional material resources and ongoing supervision. However, there was no consensus regarding the program's general assessment, the effort and time required for its application, its ease/difficulty of application, the need for additional human resources, and its cost-effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Professionals recognized the program's importance, suitability, value, and positive effects. However, they acknowledged that effective implementation would require significant changes in work processes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although the program was favorably assessed across many acceptability criteria, barriers to its implementation were identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4268"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12453000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132101","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":"Home visits and the perception of health status among residents in Peru, 2024.","authors":"Janett Virginia Chavez Sosa","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4238","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nursing home visits play a key role in healthcare by providing personalized care at home. However, their impact on the population's perception of health status remains not yet fully understood.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the relationship between the quality of nursing home visits and the perception of health status in the Peruvian population.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>An analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with 482 people. The \"Home Visits\" and \"SF-36\" questionnaires were used to collect data. The analysis was carried out using binary logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 91.49% of participants reported an adequate perception of their health status, and 90.88% rated the quality of home visits as good. Bivariate analysis revealed significant differences according to age (p=0.005), having children (p=0.001), and the quality of home visits (p=0.001). In the multivariate analysis, having children (OR: 4.96; 95% CI: 1.38-17.74) and receiving good-quality home visits (OR: 20.79; 95% CI: 9.12-47.42) were associated with a more favorable perception of health status.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings suggest that higher-quality home visits are associated with a more favorable perception of health status, aligning with previous studies on the importance of home care.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Strengthening the quality of home visits could improve the population's perception of health.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12422069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132107","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":"Incidence of post-intensive care syndrome and its impact on the quality of life of the family caregiver.","authors":"Marcia Andrea Quiñonez-Mora, Johan Sebastián Villada-Gómez, Hoover León-Giraldo, Alexander Casallas-Vega","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4527","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The American Association of Critical Care defines Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) as a set of new or worsening impairments in the physical, cognitive, or mental health of patients as a result of their stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Families and caregivers may also experience a form of PICS, referred to as PICS-family, which includes symptoms such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sleep disturbances.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the incidence of PICS-F in a high-complexity healthcare facility and its relationship with the quality of life of family caregivers.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A prospective, analytical, longitudinal, and observational study was conducted with 95 family caregivers of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An incidence of 9.4 and 11.6 cases of PICS-F per 100 ICU days was identified. This incidence tends to decrease over time. A statistically significant association was found between the presence of anxiety and the development of depression, with an OR of 5.49 [95% IC: 2-14] (p=0.001). Family caregivers reported a negative perception of their quality of life across all three measurement points.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Anxiety was found to affect all four dimensions of quality of life negatively. The results may be associated with the high levels of stress experienced during the initial stages of ICU admission.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PICS-F was identified as a condition that affects family caregivers with anxiety and depression, adversely affecting all four dimensions of the caregiver's quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4527"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12422067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132139","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":"Health-promoting lifestyles among nursing students from Argentina.","authors":"Carlos Jesús Canova-Barrios, María Alejandra Mangano, Sara Leonor Mercado","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4614","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Lifestyles comprise the set of habits and behaviors that influence individuals' health and well-being. When not properly adopted, they can contribute to the development of chronic diseases and a decline in quality of life.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe health-promoting lifestyles among nursing students at a public university in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2024.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>An analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted. The study included 314 nursing students who completed Nola Pender's Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile - II. For the inferential analysis, Student's t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation test were applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Respondents had a mean age of 27.04 years (SD = 8.11); most were female (86.62%), single (76.43%), childless (73.25%), working (55.41%), and enrolled in the fourth year of the program (24.52%). Healthy ratings were observed in the dimensions of Spiritual growth and Interpersonal Relations, while the remaining dimensions were rated as unhealthy. The average lifestyle score was 124.97 points (SD = 20.49), equivalent to 60.08% of the instrument's total score. A total of 78.66% of respondents had a lifestyle categorized as regular.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>It is necessary to implement interventions aimed at strengthening self-care practices among nursing students and identify the associated factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most of the respondents exhibited a regular lifestyle with high levels of physical inactivity, overweight, poor dietary habits, and inadequate stress management.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4614"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12422071/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132065","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":"SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Colombian urban area: follow-up on occupational groups.","authors":"Claudia C Colmenares-Mejía, Doris C Quintero-Lesmes, Norma C Serrano, Ligia Meneses, Isail Salazar Acosta, Álvaro J Idrovo, Duván Y Sanabria-Echeverry, Helmer Cordero Rebolledo, Víctor Castillo","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4029","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic typically relied on reported cases, but a more comprehensive view emerges from antibody identification. A 2020 national study in Bucaramanga revealed diverse SARS-CoV-2 exposure levels among occupational groups, emphasizing the vulnerability of informal workers.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study estimates adjusted seroprevalence and seroincidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (IgM and IgG) among occupational groups in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area (Colombia) in three different moments of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The prospective cohort study was conducted from September 2020 to October 2021, comprising three rounds. Each round gathered demographic data, medical history, COVID exposure or diagnosis, and vaccination status from workers across various occupational groups in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area. Immunoglobulins G and M were assessed in each round, and adjusted seroprevalence was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,013 subjects participated in all rounds. Healthcare workers accounted for more than 50% of all participants. By Round 3, 93.6% (n = 948) of participants had received the vaccination. Adjusted seroprevalence increased progressively (Round 1: 15.9% [95%CI 13.7-18.2]; Round 2: 18.4% [95%CI 16.0-20.7]; Round 3: 29.2% [95%CI 26.4-31.9]). Seroincidence for IgM/IgG positivity by Round 3 was 26.2% (95%CI 20.7-31.6).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The progressive increase in adjusted SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among workers in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga is highlighted, with a notable prevalence among healthcare workers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study underscores the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among workers in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, emphasizing the role of hybrid immunity following vaccination in infection rates. Continued monitoring and tailored interventions are vital for protecting vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4029"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12422072/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132097","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":"Cardiometabolic factors related to post-COVID-19 conditions: a scoping review.","authors":"João Cruz Neto, Carlos Vinícius Fiuza Olivindo, José Arthur Guimarães Dos Santos, María Alejandra Araujo da Silva, Romulo de Oliveira Sales Junior","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.4290","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.4290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Post-COVID syndrome is a pathology that involves multiple sequelae. It is important to identify cardiometabolic risk factors as a way of preventing complications.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To map the scientific evidence related to cardiometabolic factors in long post-COVID-19 conditions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Scoping review with the guiding question: What scientific evidence relates cardiometabolic factors to patients with long post-Covid-19 syndrome? The sources of information used were six databases via the CAPES journal portal. For the gray literature, we used the CAPES catalog of theses and dissertations, the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, the Who Library Database and the medRxiv and OpenGrey repositories. The following descriptors were used: Adult, heart disease risk factors, Syndrome, SARS-CoV-2 and Covid 19 crossed using the Boolean operators AND and OR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>14 studies were included. The cardiometabolic factors found were: abnormal levels of triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin, ferritin, inflammatory processes, decreased platelets, phospholipids and endothelial cells, oxidative stress, higher concentrations of monosaccharides and reduced polysaccharides, increased LDL, ALT, AST and bilirubin, with reduced GFR.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Patients with long-term COVID report persistent and debilitating symptoms that affect recovery, quality of life, economic and social activities. In addition to increased resting heart rate, tachycardia, palpitations, hypotension, syncope, orthostatic tachycardia, angina and heart attack.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cardiometabolic factors expose the vulnerability of individuals affected by long Covid-19, so strategies are needed to reduce the systemic inflammatory impact of the disease and its clinical consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e4290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425558/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132119","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":"Quality of cervical cancer screening in a Brazilian sample: cross-sectional study.","authors":"Liane de Oliveira Serra Tochetto, Maria Meimei Brevidelli, Tainara Rodrigues Santos, Michelle Samora de Almeida, Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico","doi":"10.15649/cuidarte.3597","DOIUrl":"10.15649/cuidarte.3597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In Pap test reports, sample quality is assessed based on the presence of squamous-columnar junction (SCJ) cells and atypia.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the quality of Pap test samples by analyzing the frequency of SCJ cells in Pap test results and examining their association with sociodemographic, clinical, and professional-related variables.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted using 1.251 reports collected from primary healthcare facilities in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. The chi-square test was used to evaluate potential associations, and the test for equality of two proportions was used to compare responses to the same variable. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to determine the strength of associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Squamous epithelial cells were the most frequently observed, appearing alone in 50.80% of the samples, while the frequency of SCJ cells was 48.60%, significantly higher among women aged 25-39 years (p<0.001). The presence of inflammation (OR = 7.7; 95% CI: 1.00-50.00), bacilli (OR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.40-2.20), and cytological atypia (OR = 4.6; 95% CI: 2.00-10.00) was more likely in samples containing SCJ cells. The absence of atrophy, the presence of moderate cytolysis, and red blood cells were significantly associated with the presence of SCJ cells.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The study demonstrated that SCJ cells were absent in most samples, which may compromise the quality of cervical cancer screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The main indicators of sample quality in Pap test reports fell below recommended standards, particularly among women aged 40-59 years, revealing deficiencies in the quality of cervical cancer screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":43234,"journal":{"name":"Revista Cuidarte","volume":"16 2","pages":"e3597"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12400988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145030884","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}