Francine Golghetto Casemiro, Lucas Pelegrini Nogueira de Carvalho, Fernanda de Brito Matiello, Marcela Cristina Resende, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues
{"title":"Influence of frailty and cognitive decline on dual task performance in older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study.","authors":"Francine Golghetto Casemiro, Lucas Pelegrini Nogueira de Carvalho, Fernanda de Brito Matiello, Marcela Cristina Resende, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7159.4485","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7159.4485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze the influence of frailty and cognitive decline on dual-task performance in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>cross-sectional study carried out with older adults at a geriatrics outpatient clinic, in São Paulo. Sociodemographic data, cognitive performance, frailty phenotype, gait speed and dual-task assessments were used. The analysis was descriptive, combined with a multiple linear regression model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>219 older adults participated, with a mean age of 72.55 years, aged between 60 and 79 years (82.65%) and predominantly female (70.32%). Among them, 86 (39.27%) were frail and 123 (57.48%) presented cognitive decline. The mean time for simple walking was 15.95 (7.02) seconds; for the motor dual-task, 17.64 (8.44) seconds; and for the cognitive dual-task, 23.88 (11.87) seconds. Women without a partner, living with family, and with low education (0-4 years) required more time to perform both the cognitive and motor dual-tasks compared to the time for simple walking. Frail older adults exhibited impared gait performance, both in simple and dual motor/cognitive tasks.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>frail older adults experienced a significant decline in performance in simple gait and in dual motor/cognitive tasks, with no difference in performance between those with and without cognitive decline. Multidisciplinary interventions should focus on promoting the health of older adults.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Frailty and sarcopenia are important syndromes that need to be assessed in older adults. (2) Older adults with T2DM have a higher vulnerability to developing frailty. (3) Nurses should implement preventive measures to address frailty and sarcopenia.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4485"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835002/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Andrian Leal, Silvia Helena Henriques, Paulo Jorge Marcos Cruchinho, Iasmin Gabrielli da Silva, Josué Souza Gleriano, Carolina Cassiano
{"title":"Socio-emotional competency matrix in nursing education: undergraduate student perspectives.","authors":"Laura Andrian Leal, Silvia Helena Henriques, Paulo Jorge Marcos Cruchinho, Iasmin Gabrielli da Silva, Josué Souza Gleriano, Carolina Cassiano","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7489.4482","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7489.4482","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to develop a socioemotional competency matrix proposal for undergraduate nursing students.</p><p><p>this exploratory, descriptive study used a qualitative approach. Fifty-seven nursing students from a public higher education institution participated. Data were collected through focus groups and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.</p><p><p>six socioemotional competencies were identified: Assertive Communication, Receptivity, Adaptability, Teamwork, Emotional Intelligence, and Shared Leadership. Additionally, recognizing associated behaviors/attitudes enabled the construction of the matrix. Strategies for competency development were mentioned, such as teacher support, participation in academic leagues, research projects, and workshops as initiatives from graduate programs.</p><p><p>the socio-emotional competency matrix for nursing students should assist health care managers and training centers in designing competency-based educational projects.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) The matrix should assist training centers in developing educational projects. (2) The matrix aims to address gaps in the training of future nurses. (3) The socio-emotional competency matrix for nursing contributes to qualification improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4482"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexsandra Martins da Silva, Gabriela Machado Silva, Jerusa Celi Martins, Taline Bavaresco, Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo
{"title":"Photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of pressure injuries: a scoping review.","authors":"Alexsandra Martins da Silva, Gabriela Machado Silva, Jerusa Celi Martins, Taline Bavaresco, Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7495.4488","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7495.4488","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to map the scientific literature on photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of pressure injuries.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>this was a scoping review, as recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. It included primary and secondary studies available in full in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published in the last 10 years, from 2014 to 2024, in nine databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>24 studies were included according to the eligibility criteria. The findings suggest that photobiomodulation and photodynamics can play an important role in tissue repair, size reduction and improvement of clinical indicators in the management of pressure injuries. A diversity of laser types used in photobiomodulation was observed and the most common wavelengths used included 658 nm, 660 nm, 808 nm and 980 nm.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the studies identified show that photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapies have promising results in healing, reducing the size of lesions and improving clinical indicators in the treatment of pressure injuries.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Light therapies are effective in treating pressure injuries. (2) Optimized healing is a promising result of the therapies studied. (3) Reduction in lesion size is a positive effect of the therapies used. (4) There is clinical improvement shown in the indicators in the studies reviewed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4488"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cezar Augusto da Silva Flores, André Almeida de Moura, José Luis Guedes Dos Santos, Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, Carmen Silvia Gabriel, Andrea Bernardes
{"title":"Relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction among undergraduate nursing professors.","authors":"Cezar Augusto da Silva Flores, André Almeida de Moura, José Luis Guedes Dos Santos, Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli, Carmen Silvia Gabriel, Andrea Bernardes","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7292.4476","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7292.4476","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to analyze the relationship between the exercise of authentic leadership by coordinators and job satisfaction among professors of undergraduate nursing courses at federal public universities.</p><p><p>this is a quantitative study with an observational, analytical, and cross-sectional design. Twelve undergraduate nursing courses at public higher education institutions were chosen to participate in the study. The information collected was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques, Spearman's correlation test, and binary logistic regression analysis, with a 5% significance level.</p><p><p>the sample consisted of 179 professors who completed the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The professors rated the course coordinators as having high levels of authentic leadership practice. As for the binary logistic regression, only the Relational and Moral domain showed significance (p-value < 0.0001), indicating that when this domain is present, there is a 5.48-fold increase in the chance of professors being satisfied.</p><p><p>the results of the study indicate that the job satisfaction of professors in undergraduate nursing courses is influenced by the practice of authentic leadership on the part of the coordinators.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Advances in the practice of authentic leadership in educational management. (2) The instruments used are useful for assessing leadership and satisfaction. (3) Relationships between authentic leadership and job satisfaction were identified. (4) Measuring authentic leadership and job satisfaction in the educational environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4476"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143189955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Care for women in the pregnancy-puerperium cycle from the perspective of health professionals in the light of complexity thinking.","authors":"Dirce Stein Backes, Taina Ribas de Morais, Caroline Brondani Rosa, Leris Salete Bonfanti Haeffner, Dulce Maria Pereira Garcia Galvão, Adriana Dall'Asta Pereira","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7313.4458","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7313.4458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to understand the meaning of care for women in the pregnancy-puerperium cycle from the perspective of health professionals in the light of complexity thinking.</p><p><p>qualitative research anchored in the theoretical assumptions of complexity thinking: inseparability, complementarity and interconnectedness. Twenty-three professionals in the field of maternal and child health from the southern region of Brazil took part. The data was collected through individual interviews and analyzed using the thematic analysis technique.</p><p><p>the three themes of analysis were the inseparability of care for pregnant women and puerperal women in the complexity of being a woman and a mother; the complementarity of care for women in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle; the interconnectedness of professional knowledge and practices.</p><p><p>the meaning of care for women in the pregnancy-puerperium cycle, as understood by professionals, is associated with an integral understanding of the woman - pregnant woman, puerperal woman, mother, as an indivisible unit.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Pregnant and postpartum women are conceived in the indivisible complexity of being a woman and a mother (2) It suggests overcoming reductionist and simplifying approaches. (3) It signals interprofessional ruptures and advances. (4) It indicates multi-professional movements in maternal and child health. (5) It supports complexity thinking as a relevant and current reference.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4458"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789718/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernanda Maria de Miranda, Bruna Vasconcelos Dos Santos, Vicki Leigh Kristman, Vivian Aline Mininel
{"title":"Employing Kirkpatrick's framework to evaluate nurse training: an integrative review.","authors":"Fernanda Maria de Miranda, Bruna Vasconcelos Dos Santos, Vicki Leigh Kristman, Vivian Aline Mininel","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7250.4431","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7250.4431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to evaluate the evidence on the use of Donald Kirkpatrick's framework in nursing training evaluation.</p><p><p>integrative literature review in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System and Web of Science databases. Studies that answered the review question \"Which is the evidence in using Donald Kirkpatrick's framework to evaluate training in the nursing workplace?\" published in Portuguese, English, or Spanish were included.</p><p><p>out of 108 studies retrieved, thirteen were included. The majority evaluated the four levels proposed in the model (reaction, learning, behavior, and results) or, at least, a combination of the first three ones. Different instruments were used to evaluate nursing training, mainly in quantitative approaches for reaction and learning levels and qualitative for behavior and results levels. This approach highlights the flexibility of the model and the importance of choosing a reliable set of instruments, which is crucial to qualify the analysis at each level.</p><p><p>Kirkpatrick's model has been used worldwide to evaluate training in the nursing field and has been shown to be suitable for it, as long as there is an appropriate selection of instruments at each level.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Kirkpatrick's framework is effective for evaluating various nursing training. (2) The framework upholds the choice of measuring instruments for each level. (3) The four-levels or a combination of the first three were the most commonly used to evaluate training. (4) The four-levels or a combination of the first three were the most common to evaluate training. (5) Evaluation of results in organizational practices is the most challenging level.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4431"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisco João de Carvalho Neto, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Mônica Antar Gamba, Rosilane Lima de Brito, Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva
{"title":"Vaccination status of individuals with diabetes mellitus treated in Primary Healthcare: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Francisco João de Carvalho Neto, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Mônica Antar Gamba, Rosilane Lima de Brito, Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7065.4452","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7065.4452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to analyze the vaccination status of individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Primary Healthcare.</p><p><p>cross-sectional, analytical study conducted in 25 Family Health teams with 274 individuals with diabetes. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were evaluated, as well as the full vaccination schedule for each vaccine recommended by the National Immunization Program, through bivariate analysis and logistic regression.</p><p><p>among individuals with diabetes mellitus, the following incomplete vaccination rates were found: 69.1% for hepatitis B; 64.6% for diphtheria and tetanus; 74.3% for yellow fever; 87.9% for pneumococcus; 87.9% for varicella; 24.5% for influenza; and 0.7% for COVID-19. The reported reasons for low vaccination rates included not knowing the importance of vaccination and not being informed by healthcare providers. A statistically significant association was found between sociodemographic and clinical profile regarding the full vaccination schedule between the influenza vaccine and age and income; COVID-19 and age, type of diabetes and duration of diabetes.</p><p><p>individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes treated in Primary Healthcare showed low vaccination rates, which is concerning due to increased vulnerability to vaccine-preventable infections and mortality within this group.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Individuals with diabetes have low vaccination rates. (2) It is essential to provide vaccination opportunities in health services for individuals with diabetes. (3) Education for vaccine-prescribing professionals is necessary. (4) Young people are less likely to get vaccinated than older adults. (5) It is essential to understand the predisposing factors related to vaccination status.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4452"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karina Marques Prediger, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Sílvia Carla da Silva André Uehara
{"title":"Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review.","authors":"Karina Marques Prediger, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Sílvia Carla da Silva André Uehara","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7353.4479","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7353.4479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>to map the scientific literature on the clinical and demographic characteristics of Long COVID-19.</p><p><p>this is a scoping review based on the principles recommended by the JBI and the PRISMA guidelines for data extraction, carried out on four databases. The PCC strategy was used for data collection, and the results were described and diagrammed. The studies were selected after removing duplicates, individual and peer review.</p><p><p>an analysis of the 13 articles selected showed that Long COVID affects all age groups and people of both sexes, presenting a multiplicity of symptoms, such as fatigue (61.5%), dyspnea (46.1%), changes in smell and/or taste (38.6%), anxiety (15.3%) and cognitive impairment (30.7%). Females were found to be at increased risk of developing Long COVID.</p><p><p>identifying the symptoms prevalent in Long COVID contributes to public health strategies for diagnosing and assisting people affected by the disease. Future studies are recommended on the approach to the persistence of symptoms in Long COVID and the relationship between adherence to the vaccination schedule against COVID-19, gender, race/ethnicity, degree of susceptibility in the different age groups, level of education and income, as well as the most recurrent comorbidities in the population.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) It was found that Long COVID affects all age groups of both sexes. (2) Most common symptoms: fatigue, dyspnea and altered sense of smell and/or taste. (3) Risk factors: female gender, COVID-19 severity and comorbidities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4479"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789739/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Willian Marques de Souza, Victor Hugo Baldan Cypriano, Rosângela Aparecida de Sousa, Rafael Luis Bressani Lino, Ana Luiza Mroczinski, Danielle Cristina Garbuio
{"title":"Factors related to complications of the invasive blood pressure system among adult and elderly patients: a prospective study.","authors":"Willian Marques de Souza, Victor Hugo Baldan Cypriano, Rosângela Aparecida de Sousa, Rafael Luis Bressani Lino, Ana Luiza Mroczinski, Danielle Cristina Garbuio","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7097.4443","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7097.4443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to identify the main factors related to complications of the invasive blood pressure system.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>prospective study conducted with patients over 18 years of age admitted to intensive care, using a device for measuring invasive blood pressure. Participants were monitored during the catheter dwell-time and sociodemographic, clinical and device data were collected. The outcome analyzed was removal due to non-indication of use or due to complications. Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for the analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>50 participants were included and monitored, and most devices were installed in the radial artery (86%), with a 20-gauge catheter (50%), all with a flexible catheter. Each patient remained, on average, 4.36 days (SD: 3.504) with the device. Regarding the outcomes, 60.0% of the devices were removed due to non-indication of use and 40.0% due to complications. Phlebitis was the most prevalent complication, and pressure in the bag was the factor associated with catheter removal before the time of indication (p=0.046).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the main complications associated with this device were obstruction and phlebitis, while pressure in the bag was the factor related to catheter removal before indication.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) Phlebitis was the most prevalent complication. (2) Pressure in the bag was associated with catheter removal before indication. (3) Length of stay and use of sedation were related to the onset of phlebitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4443"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789755/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lacir José Santin Júnior, Bianca Gonzalez Martins, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes, Neyson Pinheiro Freire, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Fernanda Ludmilla Rossi Rocha
{"title":"Psychometric properties of the Burnout Assessment Tool - General version in nursing workers.","authors":"Lacir José Santin Júnior, Bianca Gonzalez Martins, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Ana Claudia Souza Vazquez, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Isabel Amelia Costa Mendes, Neyson Pinheiro Freire, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Fernanda Ludmilla Rossi Rocha","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7367.4425","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7367.4425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze the validity evidence of the BAT - General version in a sample of Brazilian nursing workers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>a cross-sectional study design with non-probability sampling method was used among 3594 Brazilian nursing workers. The validity evidence was assessed by means of analysis based on the internal structure, on the relations to external variables, and on response process of the items.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the factor models of the BAT - General version showed goodness-of-fit to the data. However, the complete factor model enabled a better understanding of burnout syndrome in the sample. It was attested the BAT - General version dimensions were positively correlated with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms and negatively correlated with job satisfaction and satisfaction with life. The validity evidence analysis based on response process of the items revealed that BAT - General version works properly both in the group of nursing workers who reported having emotional or psychological health problems and in the group who denied these problems.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the results provided robust validity evidence of the BAT - General version in Brazilian nursing workers.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>(1) BAT - General version was shown to be a robust and consistent instrument. (2) BAT - General version can become an important management tool for nursing leaders. (3) It is a tool that can be used in the individual assessment of burnout symptoms. (4) BAT - General version should not be used for clinic diagnosis of burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"33 ","pages":"e4425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789741/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}