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- NURSING IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE FAMILY CAREGIVER OF THE AGED IN HOME CONTEXT: A SCOPING REVIEWPublication . Nóbrega, Tercio; Gaspar, Sílvia; Inácio, Marina; Braz, Tânia; Figueiredo, Maria do Carmo; Godinho, Celeste; Spínola, Ana; Ferreira, SaleteIntroduction: The demographic aging and the changes of the epidemiological pattern are leading to new necessities in terms of health. Most of the times, it is the family caregiver who assures the care delivery. It is imposed, therefore, an evaluation that intertwines family, the caregiver and the person who needs to be taken care of. Objective: Identify the nursing strategies in the empowerment of the family caregiver of the aged person in the home context. Methods: A scoping review was developed with the following question: what are the nursing strategies in the empowerment of the family caregiver to the aged person in the home context? Population: family caregiver of the dependent aged person; Concepts: nursing; empowerment; family caregiver; dependent aged person; Context: home. The studies to be included are quantity, quality and mixed. The research was accomplished with the MeSH descriptors intertwined by the Boolean AND as well as OR combining the following research strategy: Nurs* AND Empowerment OR Aged AND Caregivers. It proceeded the research of primary and secondary articles, published in ProQuest and PubMed databases and in the EBSCOhost platform: CINAHL Complete, Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, MEDLINE Complete and Mediclatina, with its regulators: full text, published between 01/01/2014 and 31/11/2018, human beings, age group: 19+ years and any author who is a nurse. Results: The study selection process was developed according to the PRISMA, proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute, assuring the methodological quality of it. In these results arises the necessity of using new and innovated strategies to support the caregivers, promoting their empowerment and enabling them for the care. Conclusions: The obtained evidences indicate that the intervention of the nurse at home encourages the empowerment of the family caregiver, reducing the anxiety and stress, improving the general domains of physical and mental health, enabling them to care.
- INTERVENÇÕES DO ENFERMEIRO PROMOTORAS DO AUTOCUIDADO DA PESSOA IDOSA COM HIPERTENSÃOPublication . Figueiredo, Maria do Carmo; Spínola, Ana; Godinho, Celeste; Ferreira, Salete; Maduro, Ângela; Regente, Jacinta; Coelho, SóniaIntroduction: The prevalence of hypertension is attributed to population growth and aging, as well as risk factors associated with behaviors, such as an unhealthy diet, salt abuse, lack of physical activity, overweight, alcohol abuse and smoking. Promoting a culture of citizenship that encourages citizens' literacy and empowerment so that they become more autonomous and responsible for their health and the health of those who depend on them is a challenge for nurses. The importance of carrying out actions to promote literacy centered on health promotion and disease prevention measures, is demonstrated by the scientific evidence embodied in the Portuguese National Health Plan 2020. Objective: To identify nursing interventions that promote self-care in elderly people with Arterial Hypertension. Material and Method: Scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Inclusion Criteria; Participants: Elderly People with Arterial Hypertension; Context: Population group of elderly people with hypertension; Concepts: Health promotion, interventions of the nurse specialist in community nursing, self-care, management of the therapeutic regimen, arterial hypertension; Types of studies: Qualitative and quantitative. For the expression of research, the Booleans of AND and OR were used, articulating with the MeSH descriptors. It was carried out on 13/11/2018 in the published and unplublished databases. Results: The methodological evaluation was performed through PRISMA flowchart 2009. Three studies were included, one with a quantitative drawing and two with a mixed design, with qualitative predominance. Sensitive areas were identified for nursing intervention, resistance to drug treatment, absence of health-disease control, positive desire for lifestyle changes, and trust in the health system proved to be important for the adherence to the therapeutic regimen . Conclusion: The evidence analyzed highlights the importance of information as a fundamental dimension for the elderly to acquire knowledge about their illness and the established therapeutic regimen, allowing the minimization and prevention of complications in their health.
- HEALTH LITERACY IN DIABETES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS: A scoping reviewPublication . Figueiredo, Maria do Carmo; Spínola, Ana; Godinho, Celeste; Ferreira, Salete; Frazão, Inês; Pascoal, Dina; Galante, RosárioIntroduction The prevalence of diabetes in Portugal is the highest in Europe (OECD, 2017). This disease may result in complications that increase dependency, requiring a family member to act as an informal caregiver for the patient with diabetes. This requires an adequate level of health literacy for decision-making related to the care to be provided. Objective To identify the level of health literacy in diabetes of the family caregivers. Methods This scoping review addresses the question: What is the level of health literacy in diabetes of informal caregivers? Participants: family caregivers; Concepts: health literacy, caregivers and diabetes; Context: domicile. The research was developed with MeSH descriptors interconnected by the...