A inclusão da comunidade cigana: um projeto de saúde escolar no Concelho do Seixal

A inclusão da comunidade cigana requer uma postura diferente por parte desta comunidade que passa pela assunção das normas por que todos os cidadãos portugueses se devem reger, em termos de direitos e deveres, exercendo a sua cidadania plena, de forma ativa e participada. Objetivo: Promover a inclusão das crianças ciganas nas escolas do Concelho do Seixal. Metodologia: utilizou-se a metodologia de planeamento em saúde, recorrendo à entrevista e grelha de observação, como instrumentos de recolha de dados. Resultados: Deficit de conhecimentos sobre cuidados de higiene nas crianças ciganas; Deficit de conhecimentos sobre cultura cigana pelos professores; Desvalorização da preservação dos espaços comuns do bairro pelas famílias ciganas. Conclusões: Importância da promoção de hábitos de higiene pessoal junto das crianças ciganas, necessidade de formação para professores sobre multiculturalidade e cultura cigana e de intervenção articulada e em parceria, no bairro, promovendo a mudança de comportamentos para preservação dos espaços comuns; ABSTRACT: The inclusion of the Roma community requires a different attitude on the part of this community that goes by the assumption of standards that all Portuguese citizens should be governed in terms of rights and duties, exercising their full citizenship, active and participatory way. Objective: To promote the inclusion of Roma children in the Municipality of Seixal schools. Methodology used the health planning methodology, using interview and observation grid, such as data collection tools. Results: Deficit of knowledge about hygiene in the Roma children; Deficit of knowledge about Roma culture by teachers; Devaluation of preservation of the common areas of the neighborhood by Roma families. Conclusions: The importance of promoting personal hygiene habits with Roma children, the need for training for teachers on multiculturalism and gypsy culture and coordinated intervention and partnership, in the neighborhood, promoting behavior change to preserving public spaces.

Importância dos registos na visita domiciliária: um projeto de intervenção na comunidade

CONTEXTO: Na sociedade atual, a visita domiciliária é considerada promotora do acesso a cuidados de saúde de qualidade. Caracterizado pela sua vasta experiência na área dos cuidados domiciliários e pelo corpo de conhecimentos científicos, o enfermeiro tem um singular contributo neste contexto, em que os registos se revelam parte estruturante da prestação de cuidados. OBJETIVOS: Organizar e uniformizar os registos de enfermagem da visita domiciliária da Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) Eborae. METODOLOGIA: Recorreu-se à metodologia do planeamento em saúde e como instrumentos de recolha de dados foram aplicados questionários, construídos para o efeito, aos enfermeiros da USF Eborae. RESULTADOS: Após o diagnóstico da situação constatou-se a falta de instrumentos de registo facilitadores do planeamento, execução e continuidade dos cuidados prestados aos utentes da USF Eborae em ambiente domiciliário. CONCLUSÕES: Os instrumentos de registo elaborados possibilitam um funcionamento estruturado e protocolado que assegura a continuidade na prestação de cuidados; ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In today's society, home care is considered a prosecutor to access quality health care. Characterized by their vast experience in the field of home care and their body of scientific knowledge, nurses have a unique contribution in this context, in which the records are revealed a structuring part of care. AIM: Organize and standardize the nursing records of home visit of the Family Health Unit Eborae. METHODS: It was used the health planning methodology, as data collection tools they were applied questionnaires, purpose-built, to nurses of Family Health Unit Eborae. RESULTS: After the diagnosis of the situation is was found the lack of registration tools facilitators for planning, execution and continuity of care to users of Family Health Unit Eborae in home environment. CONCLUSION: The recording instruments elaborated enable a structured and documented operation that ensures continuity in care.

Nursing Interventions in Prevention and Healing of Leg Ulcers: Systematic Review of the Literature

Aim: The purpose of this study was to define nursing interventions for patients with venous, arterial or mixed leg ulcers. Methodology: A survey was conducted in EBSCO (CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE with Full Text), MedicLatina, Academic Search Complete, with full text articles, published between 2008/01/01 and 2015/01/31, with the following keywords: [(MM "leg ulcer") OR (wound care) OR (wound healing)] AND [(nursing) OR (nursing assessment) OR (nursing intervention)]. Results: The different leg ulcer etiologies require different therapeutic approach to prevention and treatment. Predictive factors were identified associated with healing: patient-centred care, interpersonal relationship, pain control, control of the exudate, education for health self-management, self-care, therapeutic compliance, implementation of guidelines, auditing and feedback on the practices. Conclusion: Evidence-based practice helps to improve efficiency, safety and quality of nursing care directed to people with leg ulcers or at risk of developing this type of wounds.

Quinn’s Leadership Roles: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Study in Portuguese Health Services

Purpose: To evaluate psychometric properties of Quinn’s leadership questionnaire (CFV questionnaire; 1988) to the Portuguese health services. Design: Cross-sectional study, using the Quinn’s leadership questionnaire, administered to registered nurses and physicians in Portuguese health care services (N = 687). Method: Self-administered survey applied to two samples. In the first (of convenience; N = 249 Portuguese health professionals) were performed exploratory factor and reliability analysis to the CFV questionnaire. In the second sample (stratified; N = 50 surgical units of 33 Portuguese hospitals) was performed confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL 8.80. Findings: The first sample supported an eight-factor solution accounting for 65.46% of the variance, in an interpretable factorial structure (loadings> .50), with Cronbach’s α upper than .79. This factorial structure, replicated with the second sample, showed reasonable fit for each of the 8 leadership roles, quadrants, and global model. The models evidenced, generally, nomological validity, with scores between good and acceptable (.235 < x2/df < 2.055 e .00 < RMSEA < .077). Conclusions: Quinn’s leadership questionnaire presented good reliability and validity for the eight leadership roles, showing to be suitable for use in hospital health care context. Key-Words: Leadership; Quinn’s CVF questionnaire; health services; Quinn’s competing values.

Self-care in older people with functional deficit: needs of long-term care.

The group of 65-year-olds is becoming more numerous and with greater needs for health care. So, is necessary the reflection about new models of provision, organization, and allocation of health resources. According to the United Nations Organization, 2015, in 2050 elderly people will reach two million people (20% of the world’s population), what mean that the number of people over 60 years old will exceed a population of young people under 15 years. Parallel to aging, less healthy lifestyles have contributed to the prevalence of chronic diseases, especially cerebrovascular diseases. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are risk factors and increase predisposition to other diseases. With aging, there is an increased risk for developing chronic, oncological and degenerative diseases, which account for more than 50% of the burden of diseases, with profound implications on independency, use of health care and services.