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- An aging simulation game’s impact on the attitudes of Nursing studentsPublication . Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova; Couto, Germano; Afonso, AndreiaBackground & Aim: The aging of the population poses new challenges, among others, a greater concern with the teaching of geriatrics and gerontology, especially to future health professionals. The simulation game "Aging Nursing Game" ® was used with the objective of evaluating the impact of an aging simulation game on nursing students' attitudes towards the elderly. Methods & Materials: A pre-test and post-test type quasi-experimental study was performed, without control group. The research was developed between February and July 2018. The subjects of this study were second-year undergraduate nursing students. A game was used as an intervention. To measure the effectiveness of the game, a questionnaire was applied before and after the intervention. The data collection instrument consisted of a questionnaire composed of two parts, the first part for sociodemographic characterization, and another consisting of the Portuguese version of the Kogan Scale (KAOP). Results: The sample consisted of 45 undergraduate nursing students from the 2nd year corresponding to 75% of the population. The attitude towards the elderly person improved significantly before and after the intervention. Of the 34 items on the Kogan Scale (KAOP), 21 improved significantly. Conclusion: The simulation game has proven to be effective in teaching students changing attitudes towards the elderly (p <0.05).
- Atitudes dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação à pessoa idosa: Nursing students’ attitudes toward older peoplePublication . Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova; Afonso, Andreia; Couto, GermanoOBJECTIVE: To identify nursing students’ attitudes toward older people. METHOD: Second-year undergraduate nursing students were invited to complete a questionnaire at the beginning of the geriatric nursing curricular unit. A quantitative study was conducted by administering the validated Portuguese version of Kogan’s attitudes toward old people scale (KOAP). RESULTS: The sample included 39 students who answered the data collection instrument. The mean KOAP score was 135.56, which was slightly above the median value (119). No statistically significant relationships were found between any of the variables: gender, age, experience with older people, and living with older people. CONCLUSIONS: The nursing students’ mean score for attitude toward older people was slightly positive, which could serve as a starting point for the development of an intervention to modify their attitudes with respect to aging.
- Comfort experience in palliative care: a phenomenological studyPublication . Coelho, Adriana; Parola, Vítor; Escobar-Bravo, Miguel; Apóstolo, JoãoPalliative care aims to provide maximum comfort to the patient. However it is unknown what factors facilitate or hinder the experience of comfort, from the perspective of inpatients of palliative care units. This lack of knowledge hinders the development of comfort interventions adjusted to these patients. The aim of this research is to describe the comfort and discomfort experienced by inpatients at palliative care units.
- Efficacy of reminiscence in cognition, depressive symptoms and quality of life in institutionalized elderly: a systematic reviewPublication . Gil, Isabel; Costa, Paulo; Parola, Vítor; Cardoso, Daniela; Almeida, Maria; Apóstolo, JoãoObjective: To identify the best available evidence on the efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in cognition, depressive symptoms and quality of life in elderly individuals with cognitive impairment. Method: The methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute was used. Studies focused on group Reminiscence Therapy aimed at institutionalized elderly people with cognitive impairment aged 65 or over were considered. The critical analysis, extraction and synthesis of results was performed by two independent researchers. Results: Four randomized clinical trials and two quasi-experimental studies (n=296) were included. Given the heterogeneous characteristics of studies found, it was impossible to perform a meta-analysis. Of the six studies included, two presented statistically significant results for efficacy in cognition, and three for efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms. In none of the studies was evaluated the elderly’s quality of life. Conclusion: Reminiscence Therapy has potential efficacy for maintaining cognition and decrease of depressive symptomatology in the target population.
- Eficácia da reminiscência na cognição, sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida em idosos na comunidade: revisão sistemáticaPublication . Gil, Isabel; Costa, Paulo; Cardoso, Daniela; Parola, Vítor; Bobrowicz-Campos, Elzbieta; de Almeida, Maria de Lurdes; Apóstolo, JoãoContexto: Na literatura, a terapia de reminiscência (TR) destaca-se enquanto intervenção não-farmacológica comummente implementada em grupos de idosos com compromisso cognitivo. Objetivo: Identificar a melhor evidência disponível sobre a eficácia da TR na cognição, sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida em idosos que frequentam estruturas de apoio comunitário. Método de revisão: Seguiu-se a metodologia proposta pelo Joanna Briggs Institute. Foram considerados estudos centrados na TR em grupo, que incluíram idosos (≥ 65 anos) com compromisso cognitivo, a frequentar estruturas de apoio comunitário. A análise crítica, extração e síntese de resultados foram desenvolvidas por 2 investigadores independentes. Apresentação e interpretação dos resultados: Incluídos 2 ensaios clínicos randomizados e 2 estudos quase-experimentais (n = 502); as características heterogéneas dos estudos impossibilitaram meta-análise. Dois estudos evidenciaram os benefícios da TR na cognição. Nenhum dos estudos demonstrou o impacto positivo da intervenção relativamente à sintomatologia depressiva. Na qualidade de vida, os resultados revelaram-se inconsistentes. Conclusão: A TR parece ter um efeito benéfico na melhoria da cognição em idosos com compromisso cognitivoem contexto comunitário.
- A randomized controlled trial of a nursing psychotherapeutic intervention for anxiety in adult psychiatric outpatientsPublication . Sampaio, Francisco Miguel Correia; Araújo, Odete; Sequeira, Carlos; Lluch-Canut, Teresa; Martins, TeresaAim To evaluate the short‐term efficacy of a psychotherapeutic intervention in nursing on Portuguese adult psychiatric outpatients with the nursing diagnosis “anxiety.” Background Several efficacious forms of treatment for anxiety are available, including different forms of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. However, literature tends to favour findings from studies on the efficacy of psychotherapies and therapies provided by nurses to the detriment of those arising from studies on the efficacy of nursing psychotherapeutic interventions (interventions which are classified, for instance, on Nursing Interventions Classification). Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods The study was performed, between November 2016 ‐ April 2017, at a psychiatry outpatient ward. Participants were randomly allocated to an intervention group (N = 29) or a treatment‐as‐usual control group (N = 31). Patients in the intervention group received psychopharmacotherapy with interventions integrated in the Nursing Interventions Classification for the nursing diagnosis “anxiety.” A treatment‐as‐usual control group received only psychopharmacotherapy (if applicable). Anxiety level and anxiety self‐control were the primary outcomes. Results Patients from both groups had reduced anxiety levels, between the pre‐test and the posttest assessment; however, according to analysis of means, patients in the intervention group displayed significantly better results than those of the control group. Furthermore, only patients in the intervention group presented significant improvements in anxiety self‐control. Conclusion This study demonstrated the short‐term efficacy of this psychotherapeutic intervention model in nursing in the decrease of anxiety level and improvement of anxiety self‐control in a group of psychiatric outpatients with pathological anxiety. Trial Registration Number: NCT02930473.
- The effects of guided imagery on comfort in palliative carePublication . Coelho, Adriana; Parola, Vítor; Sandgren, Anna; Fernandes, Olga; Kolcaba, Katharine; Apóstolo, JoãoGuided imagery (GI) is a nonpharmacological intervention that is increasingly implemented in different clinical contexts. However, there have been no studies on the effect of GI on the comfort of inpatients of palliative care (PC) units. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of GI on the comfort of patients in PC. A 1-group, pretest-posttest, pre-experimental design was used to measure differences in heart rate, respiratory rate, pain, and comfort in patients (n = 26) before and after a 2-session GI program. The intervention featuring GI increased comfort, measured by an Abbreviated Holistic Comfort Scale and the visual analog comfort scale (P < .001), and decreased heart rate (P < .001), respiratory rate (P < .001), and pain, as measured by the (numerical) visual analog pain scale (P < .001). This study demonstrates that the use of an intervention featuring GI increases the comfort of oncology patients admitted to a PC unit. The use of GI by nurses is inexpensive, straightforward to implement, and readily available and may result in the provision of comfort care.