Articles

0652/2013 - Perception of family and health professionals about end of life care within the primary health care (17/06/2013)
ANA HELENA ARAÚJO BOMFIM QUEIROZ, Ricardo José Soares Pontes, Ângela Maria Alves e Souza, Thamy Braga Rodrigues
Artigo Temático
Publicado

The objective of this study is to reflect on care for people with terminal illnesses in primary health care. This study becomes relevant in the current context of demographic and epidemiological transition, in which there is an aging population incre...

0933/2013 - Palliative care in patients with HIV/AIDS: Principles of bioethics adopted by nurses. (17/06/2013)
Monica Ferreira de Vasconcelos, Regina Celia Oliveira, Patricia Serpa de Souza Batista, Fátima Maria da Silva Abrão, Maria Emília Limeira Lopes, Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa
Artigo Temático
Publicado

This study aimed at investigating the principles of bioethics considered by nurses involved in the research while caring for the patient with HIV/Aids under palliative care. This exploratory study, with qualitative approach, was fulfilled with twelve...

0658/2013 - Palliative Care: An Approach from the categories of health professionals (17/06/2013)
Hélida Ribeiro Hermes, Isabel Cristina Arruda Lamarca
Artigo Temático
Publicado

Palliative care emerged as a humanitarian philosophy of caring for terminally ill patients, relieving their pain and suffering. These care predict the action of an interdisciplinary team, where each professional recognizing the limits of their perfor...

0945/2013 - A nova sociologia do serviço de saúde (14/06/2013)
Cristiane Spadacio
Resenha
Publicado

0943/2013 - Social and environmental factors associated with the occurrence of falls in older adults. (14/06/2013)
Gustavo Nunes Pereira, ÂNGELO JOSÉ GONÇALVES BÓS, Diene Gomes Colvara Lopes, Patricia Morsch, Margarete Diprat Trevisan, André Ribeiro, Joel HN Navarro, Denielli S. Bós, Miriam S.S. Vianna
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

Objective: To investigate environmental aspects that may be associated with falling in older adults residents in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: This is a population-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with primary data collection, b...

0480/2013 - Waste Pickers of Recyclable Materials: Analysis of Working Conditions and Infrastructure Operating in the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil (13/06/2013)
Armando Borges de Castilhos Junior, Fernando Antônio Forcellini, Odacir Deonísio Graciolli, Clarissa Martins Alves, Naiara Francisca Ramos
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

This work is a survey of information from the waste pickers in the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil in order to support the development of a collector vehicle and a support system to define roadmaps collection. Thus, the proposed research cha...

0911/2013 - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: A review of near-death themes. (10/06/2013)
Selene Bevilaqua Chaves Afonso
Opinião
Publicado

This article is a reappraisal of some of the books written by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, one of the most renown authors in the field of psychiatry today, on near-death topics such as addressing end-of-life, mourning and dying. Her work has contributed to...

0489/2013 - Profile of food handlers in home. (10/06/2013)
Barbara Cecconi Deon, Ana Lúcia de Freitas Saccol, Luisa Helena Hecktheuer, Laissa Benites Medeiros
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

Objective: To diagnose the profile of food handlers in the households of the city of Santa Maria (RS). Material and Methods: Through geographical division of the city, a sample of 15 households per neighborhood was given, totaling 615 households. F...