Marimeire Morais da Conceição, Climene Laura de Camargo, Maria Carolina Ortiz Whitaker, Camila Tahis Dos Santos Silva, Nildete Pereira Gomes, Lúcia Cristina Santos Rusmando
{"title":"Feelings expressed by professionals caring for children and teenagers victims of sexual violence.","authors":"Marimeire Morais da Conceição, Climene Laura de Camargo, Maria Carolina Ortiz Whitaker, Camila Tahis Dos Santos Silva, Nildete Pereira Gomes, Lúcia Cristina Santos Rusmando","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7157.4251","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7157.4251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to describe the feelings expressed by health professionals when caring for child and adolescent victims of sexual violence from the theoretical perspective of Symbolic Interactionism.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>qualitative research carried out with 30 female health professionals. An instrument was used consisting of closed questions for sociodemographic data and a script with open questions for interviews. The data was organized and analyzed using Nvivo software version 12, according to Bardin's proposal, from the perspective of Symbolic Interactionism in the work of Charles Morris. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>five thematic categories emerged, revealing feelings of empathy, fear, indignation, suffering, and consternation. These feelings remained in the interviewees' memories, making caring for child and adolescent victims of sexual violence a moving and difficult experience that deeply marks the life of the health professional.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>there is a need to adopt strategies to support the mental health of professionals who work in services that provide general care to children and adolescents, considering that there is a possibility that they will provide care to child and adolescent victims of sexual violence in compliance with pre-existing public policies.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Feelings stem from individual impressions in line with social interaction. (2) Caring for child and adolescent victims has a negative impact on professionals' emotions. (3) Service managers need to pay attention to the health of professionals who assist victims.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11335066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019248","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}
Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda, Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva, Simone Coelho Amestoy, Vânia Marli Schubert Backes, Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni, Augusto Ferreira Umpiérrez, Naomy Safira Batista da Silva
{"title":"Nurses' perceptions of leadership in Brazilian hospitals during COVID-19 through Kotter's conception.","authors":"Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda, Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva, Simone Coelho Amestoy, Vânia Marli Schubert Backes, Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni, Augusto Ferreira Umpiérrez, Naomy Safira Batista da Silva","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7151.4281","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7151.4281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to understand nurses' leadership perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian university hospitals, through the lens of John Kotter's concepts and his eight-step change model.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>a multicenter qualitative research with an analytical design. The sample comprised 139 nurses working in COVID-19 settings, interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Data were categorized through Bardin's content analysis based on John Kotter's concepts and his eight-step change model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the findings yielded significant insights into nurses' perceptions of leadership during the COVID-19 response, which exhibited characteristics consistent with Kotter's principles. There is evidence of leadership based on the pursuit of knowledge, grounded in polished communication, facilitating teamwork through a relationship of trust and respect. The recognition of the complexity and difficulty of exercising nursing leadership, particularly in crisis contexts, is apparent.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>nurses' perceptions reinforce essential elements for leadership practice, such as the importance of seeking diverse knowledge, polished communication, relationships based on trust and respect, and recognition of the complexity of leadership, thus presenting characteristics in line with Kotter's principles.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Nurses' perceptions of leadership during COVID-19 were highlighted. (2) COVID-19 intensified the complexity in nurses' leadership roles. (3) Nurses' leadership was consolidated in knowledge, communication, trust. (4) Working in the COVID-19 response as a nurse-leader has become challenging. (5) Kotter's principles assist in reflections on nurses' leadership.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11335068/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019250","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}
Vivian Cristina Gama Souza Lima, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Patrícia Dos Santos Claro Fuly
{"title":"Thromboembolic events in people with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: case-control study.","authors":"Vivian Cristina Gama Souza Lima, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Patrícia Dos Santos Claro Fuly","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7075.4266","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7075.4266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze the association between coronavirus disease infection and thromboembolic events in people with cancer in the first year of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>case-control study carried out by collecting medical records. The selected cases were adults with cancer, diagnosed with a thromboembolic event, treated in the selected service units during the first year of the pandemic. The control group included adults with cancer without a diagnosis of a thromboembolic event. Pearson's chi-square test was applied to verify the association between risk factors and the outcome and logistic regression techniques were applied to identify the odds ratio for the occurrence of a thromboembolic event.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>there were 388 cases and 440 control cases included in the study (ratio 1/1). Females predominated, who were white, with mean age of 58.2 (±14.8) years. Antineoplastic chemotherapy was the most used treatment and coronavirus disease was identified in 11.59% of participants. In the case group, deep vein thrombosis was more prevalent.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the study confirmed the hypothesis that coronavirus disease infection did not increase the chance of thromboembolic events in people with cancer. For the population studied, the factors that were associated with these events were those related to cancer and its treatment.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Deep vein thrombosis was what prevailed in the studied population. (2) Chemotherapy increased the chance of thromboembolic events by 65%. (3) Thromboembolic events showed a significant association with a higher death rate as the outcome. (4) COVID-19 did not increase the risk of thromboembolic events in people with cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11335067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019252","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}
Wesley Soares de Melo, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros Braga, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo, Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro
{"title":"Software evaluation on infant development to support teaching and professional training.","authors":"Wesley Soares de Melo, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros Braga, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Emanuella Silva Joventino Melo, Flávia Paula Magalhães Monteiro","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7248.4284","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7248.4284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>evaluate the functional performance and technical quality of the Wise Infant Development® educational software with experts.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>methodological research that followed the software evaluation process according to the ISO/IEC 25010 and NBR ISO-IEC 14598-6 standards. The software's functional performance was assessed by a group of nurse experts and its technical quality by information technology experts. The Content Validity Index and the Binomial test were used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>in both expert groups, agreement was greater than 70%, indicating that the software is suitable and pertinent to what was proposed in all its evaluated characteristics: functional suitability, reliability, usability, performance efficiency, compatibility, security, maintainability, and portability. The technology received suggestions for improvement, which were accepted.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the Wise Infant Development® software was well evaluated by the experts and could contribute to teaching about infant development, both in undergraduate nursing courses and in professional training.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) The software presents satisfactory technical quality and functional performance. (2) Technology is useful in the students' teaching-learning process. (3) The software can be used to train child health professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11335069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019251","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}
Larissa Gerin, Elucir Gir, Lis Aparecida de Souza Neves, Luzia Márcia Romanholi Passos, Renato de Ávila Kfouri, Renata Karina Reis
{"title":"Online course on vaccinating people with HIV/AIDS - effectiveness in the knowledge of nursing professionals.","authors":"Larissa Gerin, Elucir Gir, Lis Aparecida de Souza Neves, Luzia Márcia Romanholi Passos, Renato de Ávila Kfouri, Renata Karina Reis","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7004.4278","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7004.4278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>analyzing the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>a quasi-experimental study evaluated professionals' knowledge through a knowledge test applied before and after the development of an online training course. The data was analyzed using frequency, median, mean, standard deviation, and association tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the sample consisted of 77 nursing professionals whose mean age was 43.2 years (SD+/-8.2). More than half of the individuals worked in basic health units (58.4%), 22.1% worked in specialized services that provide clinical monitoring for people with the human immunodeficiency virus, and 42 (54.5%) were nursing assistants or technicians. The professionals' performance improved after the intervention, with an increase in the median number of correct answers from 23.0 to 27.0 (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>offering an online training course on the immunization of people with the human immunodeficiency virus, as a continuing education activity, proved to be effective in improving nursing professionals' knowledge on this subject.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Services do not evaluate the vaccination status of people living with HIV.(2) The knowledge of health professionals may influence vaccination rates.(3) Health professionals' knowledge of immunization may be insufficient.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976999","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}
Micaelle Costa Gondim, Ricardo Costa da Silva, Ana Karoline Barbosa da Silva, Flaviana Vely Mendonça Vieira, Janaína Valadares Guimarães, Karina Machado Siqueira, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante
{"title":"Self-care for people with heart failure: the importance of tele-nursing in the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Micaelle Costa Gondim, Ricardo Costa da Silva, Ana Karoline Barbosa da Silva, Flaviana Vely Mendonça Vieira, Janaína Valadares Guimarães, Karina Machado Siqueira, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.6975.4227","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.6975.4227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to describe factors of influence of telenursing on naturalistic decision making about self-care of people with heart failure during COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, with 16 participants interviewed after hospitalization for decompensated heart failure. The data was collected using audio and video technology and submitted to content analysis, guided by the Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-Care.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>two thematic categories emerged from the analysis: Self-care as a decision-making process and Factors influencing decision-making, which describe tele-nursing as a support resource for people with heart failure, during changes in care in the pandemic period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>it was possible to understand the relationship between telenursing and the establishment of a bond, in order to stimulate naturalistic decision-making by people with heart failure in their daily lives in a coherent way, leading to better health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Different barriers compromise the decision-making of people with heart failure.(2) Nursing theories can guide coherent self-care attitudes.(3) Continuity of care and a support network are necessary after hospitalization.(4) Emotional support for people with heart failure must go hand in hand with conventional treatment.(5) The bond through tele-nursing provides positive health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4227"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321188/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141977001","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}
Hugo Miguel Santos Duarte, Joana Antunes Castanheira, Ana Sofia Ferreira Pereira, Ângela Pragosa, Edna Tatiana Prazeres Santos, Maria Dos Anjos Dixe
{"title":"Comparative study between high-fidelity simulation and medium-fidelity simulation in decision-making of nursing students: experimental study.","authors":"Hugo Miguel Santos Duarte, Joana Antunes Castanheira, Ana Sofia Ferreira Pereira, Ângela Pragosa, Edna Tatiana Prazeres Santos, Maria Dos Anjos Dixe","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.6847.4269","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.6847.4269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to compare the decision-making of Nursing students, before and after theoretical training on basic life support, using the practice of high-fidelity simulation and medium-fidelity simulation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>an experimental study was developed, pre- and post-test type, with quantitative, descriptive and inferential analysis, with theoretical training on basic life support and clinical simulation practices, and with evaluation of knowledge and decision-making of Nursing students, at three different moments - before the simulation scenario (T0), after the simulation scenario (T1) and after clinical teaching (T2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>51 students participated in the research, with an average age of 20.25±3.804, of which 92.2% were female. Statistically significant differences (F=6.47; p=0.039) were evident regarding the definition of the problem and development of objectives in decision-making in the experimental group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nursing students demonstrate an adequate level of knowledge and a good decision-making process, based on the most current instruments produced by scientific evidence, in clinical simulation scenarios in basic life support, and this innovative methodology should be deepened in the Nursing teaching.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Clinical simulation promotes good decision-making of Nursing students.(2) Students demonstrated adequate knowledge about basic life support.(3) Knowledge and practice define the fidelity of clinical simulation.(4) Basic life support can be developed by high-fidelity simulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321187/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976997","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}
Jarbas da Silva Ziani, Jenifer Härter, Bruna Lixinski Zuge, Debora da Cruz Payão Pellegrini, Josefine Busanello, Karlo Henrique Dos Santos Herrera
{"title":"Infection and the use of personal protective equipment among Primary Health Care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Jarbas da Silva Ziani, Jenifer Härter, Bruna Lixinski Zuge, Debora da Cruz Payão Pellegrini, Josefine Busanello, Karlo Henrique Dos Santos Herrera","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.6870.4290","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.6870.4290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze the frequency and associated risk factors for COVID-19 infection and the availability of Personal Protective Equipment used by primary healthcare workers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>a cross-sectional study was conducted over six months in Rio Grande do Sul. Descriptive analysis was performed, with the comparison of independent samples using Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test (p<.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the study included 206 (27%) healthcare workers who presented COVID-19 symptoms. There was a statistical association for the following variables: availability of surgical masks (p=.003), seeking information on the correct use of personal protective equipment (p=.045), having attended people with flu-like syndrome (p=.024), and believing that the highest risk of contamination is when attending a patient positive for coronavirus disease (p=.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the availability of personal protective equipment is indispensable for COVID-19 prevention, with special emphasis on the use of surgical masks. Furthermore, the study highlighted the importance of providing Personal Protective Equipment in conjunction with guidance on its use.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Highlighted impacts on the distribution of PPE necessary for worker safety.(2) Emphasized the need for training and education regarding the use of PPE.(3) Found significance regarding the availability of surgical masks.(4) Identified the need for further research on health safety topics.(5) Revealed a high incidence of symptomatic workers and positive cases of COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976998","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}
Vanessa Dos Santos Ribeiro, Cynthia M Clark, Claudia Benedita Dos Santos, João Marôco, Jonas Bodini Alonso, Aline Helena Appoloni Eduardo, Emilia Campos de Carvalho
{"title":"Psychometric properties of the Incivility in Nursing Education - Revised Survey - Brazilian version.","authors":"Vanessa Dos Santos Ribeiro, Cynthia M Clark, Claudia Benedita Dos Santos, João Marôco, Jonas Bodini Alonso, Aline Helena Appoloni Eduardo, Emilia Campos de Carvalho","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.6950.4215","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.6950.4215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze the psychometric properties of the Incivility in Nursing Education - Revised Survey - Brazilian version with undergraduate nursing students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>methodological study conducted in a nursing school in São Paulo state. It is the analysis of the psychometric properties (reliability and construct validity) of the items in the INE-R survey - Brazilian version. Construct validity was performed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and reliability by test-retest in order to verify the instrument's stability, as calculated by the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and the Internal Consistency of the items according to Cronbach's alpha, ordinal alpha and McDonalds's omega coefficients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Confirmatory Factor Analysis fitted the proposed model with two factors (low and high incivility), with a suggestion to exclude one of student items. Most of the fitting values for the student items and all of the faculty-member items complied with the references established in the literature; the values for Internal Consistency Coefficients were greater than 0.80, and Intraclasss Correlation Coefficients were greater than 0.75.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the Brazilian version of the Incivility in Nursing Education - Revised Survey is validated for the studied context, as it has shown satisfactory reliability and validity by means of factor analysis, which has confirmed the original two-factor model, with 23 items addressing student behaviors and 24 items applied to faculty behaviors.</p><p><strong>Highlights: </strong>(1) Incivility is a global and growing phenomenon in higher education.(2) An uncivil environment interferes with learning and health indicators.(3) A validated survey to measure incivility in nursing education is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141977000","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}
Nicole Caetano Acosta, Rodrigo do Nascimento Ceratti, Marina Scherer Santos, Simone de Souza Fantin, Fernanda Fuzinatto, Omar Pereira de Almeida Neto, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva
{"title":"Central line-associated bloodstream infections in patients with COVID-19.","authors":"Nicole Caetano Acosta, Rodrigo do Nascimento Ceratti, Marina Scherer Santos, Simone de Souza Fantin, Fernanda Fuzinatto, Omar Pereira de Almeida Neto, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva","doi":"10.1590/1518-8345.7007.4236","DOIUrl":"10.1590/1518-8345.7007.4236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to investigate the association between central line-associated bloodstream infections and clinical and care variables of intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 hospitalized at a reference public health institution.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>a case-control study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the study sample consisted of 70 patients diagnosed with central line-associated bloodstream infections (case group) and 70 non-infected patients (control group). Most patients were male, with mean age of 57.93±13.93 years old and provided with a double lumen catheter. Median time of central line-associated bloodstream infections onset was 11 (8-18) days. Longer time on mechanical ventilation ( P =0.014; OR: 1.79; 95% CI: 0.91-3.51) and prone position ( P =0.017; OR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.22-4.81) were associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections onset.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>longer time on invasive mechanical ventilation and prone position contributed to central line-associated bloodstream infections onset in COVID-19 patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":48692,"journal":{"name":"Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem","volume":"32 ","pages":"e4236"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141856877","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}