A segurança do paciente e a avaliação do risco de quedas / Patient safety and fall-risk assessment / Seguridad del paciente y evaluación de riesgo de caída

Objetivo: Avaliar os pacientes hospitalizados quanto ao risco de quedas. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado por meio da aplicação da escala de Morse e registros de prontuários. Realizou-se estatísticas descritivas e Teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson, adotando-se o nível de 5%. Resultados: Dos 244 participantes, 139 (57%) eram do sexo masculino, 86 (47,5%) idosos, 116 (47,5%) com companheiro, 112 (45,9%) pardos e 173 (70,9%) com baixa escolaridade. O risco de quedas foi associado ao histórico de quedas (p=0,000), diagnóstico secundário (p<0,001), deambulação (p=0,002), marcha (p<0,001) e estado mental (p<0,000). A maioria dos entrevistados 194 (79,5%) estão sob um risco moderado a alto de sofrer quedas da própria altura 37 (15,2%), ocorridas no quarto ou na enfermaria 38 (15,6%). Conclusão: Observou-se um risco moderado a alto para quedas nos pacientes hospitalizados, o que aponta para a necessidade de implementação de políticas de segurança do paciente para garantir a qualidade da assistência. (AU)

Objective: Assess hospitalized patients for the risk of falls. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out through the application of the Morse scale and medical records. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's Chi-square test were performed, adopting the 5% level. Results: Of the 244 participants, 139 (57%) were male, 86 (47.5%) elderly, 116 (47.5%) with a partner, 112 (45.9%) brown and 173 (70.9%) with low education level. The risk of falls was associated with a history of falls (p = 0.000), secondary diagnosis (p <0.001), walking (p = 0.002), gait (p <0.001) and mental status (p <0.000). Most respondents 194 (79.5%) are at moderate to high risk of suffering falls from their own height 37 (15.2%), in their bedroom or in the ward 38 (15.6%). Conclusion: There was a moderate to high risk for falls in hospitalized patients, which points to the need of implementing patient safety policies in order to guarantee quality of care. (AU)

Objetivo: Evaluar a los pacientes hospitalizados por el riesgo de caídas. Métodos: Estudio transversal, realizado a través de la aplicación de la escala Morse y registros médicos. Se realizaron estadísticas descriptivas y la prueba de Chi-cuadrado de Pearson, adoptando el nivel del 5%. Resultados: De los 244 participantes, 139 (57%) eran hombres, 86 (47.5%) ancianos, 116 (47.5%) con una pareja, 112 (45.9%) marrones y 173 (70.9%) con baja educacion. El riesgo de caídas se asoció con antecedentes de caídas (p = 0.000), diagnóstico secundario (p <0.001), caminar (p = 0.002), marcha (p <0.001) y estado mental (p <0.000). La mayoría de los encuestados 194 (79.5%) tienen un riesgo moderado a alto de sufrir caídas desde su propia altura 37 (15.2%), ocurriendo en el dormitorio o en la sala 38 (15.6%). Conclusión: Hubo un riesgo moderado a alto de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados, lo que apunta a la necesidad de implementar políticas de seguridad del paciente para garantizar la calidad de la atención. (AU)

Fatores associados ao empoderamento psicológico da enfermagem em serviços de hemodiálise / Factores asociados al empoderamiento psicológico de enfermería en servicios de hemodiálisis / Factors associated with the psychological empowerment of nursing in hemodialysis services

Resumo Objetivo Explorar as associações entre o empoderamento psicológico de profissionais de enfermagem e o ambiente da prática, o clima de segurança e as variáveis sociodemográficas e laborais. Métodos Estudo quantitativo e correlacional. A população foi constituída por 64 profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em quatro serviços de hemodiálise localizados no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Para a coleta de dados, foram aplicados: questionário de caracterização sociodemográfica e laboral, as versões brasileiras do Psychological Empowerment Instrument, do Practice Environment Scale e o domínio Clima de segurança do Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva, testes de associação e regressão linear. Resultados A média geral do empoderamento psicológico foi 68,7 (DP=10,8), do ambiente da prática 2,9 pontos (DP=0,8) e do clima de segurança 71,1 (DP=19,5). Foram encontradas evidências de associações positivas e de forte intensidade do empoderamento psicológico e o ambiente da prática (r=0,57; p<0,001) e o clima de segurança (r=0,62; p<0,001). Cada ponto no domínio do clima de segurança e no ambiente da prática elevou, respectivamente, 0,24 (p<0,001) e 4,17 (p=0,021), em média, os valores do empoderamento psicológico. Simultaneamente, os valores do ambiente da prática e do clima de segurança influenciaram o empoderamento psicológico em 44%. Os sensos de autodeterminação (p=0,007) e de impacto (p=0,019) foram mais elevados entre os enfermeiros. Conclusão O empoderamento psicológico dos profissionais de enfermagem é influenciado pelas características do ambiente da prática, pelo clima de segurança e pela categoria profissional.

Resumen Objetivo Estudiar las relaciones entre el empoderamiento psicológico de profesionales de enfermería y el ambiente de la práctica, el clima de seguridad y las variables sociodemográficas y laborales. Métodos Estudio cuantitativo y correlacional. La población fue formada por 64 profesionales de enfermería que trabajan en cuatro servicios de hemodiálisis ubicados en el estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Para la recopilación de datos se aplicaron los siguientes instrumentos: cuestionario de caracterización sociodemográfica y laboral, las versiones brasileñas de Psychological Empowerment Instrument, Practice Environment Scale y el dominio Clima de seguridad del Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Los datos fueron analizados mediante estadística descriptiva, pruebas de asociación y regresión lineal. Resultados El promedio general del empoderamiento psicológico fue 68,7 (DP=10,8), del ambiente de la práctica 2,9 puntos (DP=0,8) y del clima de seguridad 71,1 (DP=19,5). Se encontraron evidencias de asociaciones positivas y de fuerte intensidad entre empoderamiento psicológico y el ambiente de la práctica (r=0,57; p<0,001) y el clima de seguridad (r=0,62; p<0,001). Cada punto del dominio del clima de seguridad y del ambiente de la práctica elevó en promedio 0,24 (p<0,001) y 4,17 (p=0,021), respectivamente, los valores del empoderamiento psicológico. Al mismo tiempo, los valores del ambiente de la práctica y del clima de seguridad influyeron en el empoderamiento psicológico un 44 %. El sentido de autodeterminación (p=0,007) y de impacto (p=0,019) fueron más elevados entre los enfermeros. Conclusión El empoderamiento psicológico de los profesionales de enfermería está influenciado por las características del ambiente de la práctica, por el clima de seguridad y por la categoría profesional.

Abstract Objective To explore the associations between psychological empowerment of nursing professionals and the practice environment, safety climate and sociodemographic and labor variables. Methods This is a quantitative and correlational study. The population consisted of 64 nursing professionals working in four hemodialysis services located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. For data collection, the following were applied: sociodemographic and labor characterization questionnaire, the Brazilian versions of the Psychological Empowerment Instrument, the Practice Environment Scale and the Safety climate domain of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, association tests and linear regression. Results The overall mean of psychological empowerment was 68.7 (SD=10.8), of the practice environment, 2.9 points (SD=0.8), and of safety climate, 71.1 (SD=19.5). Evidence of positive and strong associations between psychological empowerment and the practice environment (r=0.57; p<0.001) and safety climate (r=0.62; p<0.001) were found. Each point in the domain of safety climate and in the practice environment increased, respectively, 0.24 (p<0.001) and 4.17 (p=0.021) in mean the values of psychological empowerment. At the same time, the practice environment and safety climate values influenced psychological empowerment by 44%. Self-determination (p=0.007) and impact (p=0.019) were higher among nurses. Conclusion The psychological empowerment of nursing professionals is influenced by the practice environment characteristics, safety climate and professional category.

Effectiveness of educational interventions to develop patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review protocol.

INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is a healthcare discipline that aims to prevent and reduce patient harm, risks and errors during the provision of healthcare. Given the size of the nursing workforce in the healthcare system the inclusion of patient safety in the undergraduate nursing curriculum is necessary to enhance a safe culture in the daily work of their future careers. To this end, it is essential to apply effective teaching strategies to develop patient safety competencies. This review will aim to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions in developing patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students within the existing topic areas of the WHO Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The databases Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, Education Research Complete, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, LILACS, Medes and Grey literature such as ClinicalTrials.gov, Google Scholar, DART-Europe, ProQuest Dissertations, CAPES thesis and dissertations, The Virginia Henderson Global e-Repository, Mednar and Thesis Canada will be searched from July 2011 to January 2022. Two independent reviewers will conduct the search, extract the data and assess the risk of bias for the included studies, using standardised critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute. The quality of the evidence will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment Development and Evaluation methodology. Studies will be pooled in the meta-analysis. Alternatively, the findings will be presented in narrative form, including tables and figures, to aid in data presentation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study raises no ethical issues. The findings will be disseminated through presentations at professional conferences and publications in a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021254965.

Effects of demographic and clinical character on differences in self-care behavior levels with arteriovenous fistula by hemodialysis patients: An ordinal logistic regression approach.

INTRODUCTION: Hemodialysis (HD) patients should be trained to develop self-care behaviors in order to prevent and preserve their arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The aim of this study was identifying the factors that affect the levels of self-care behavior with AVF by HD patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 89 patients. RESULTS: Self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location (Azores) and positively affected by marital status, education, employment, AVF duration, and absence of complications with the AVF. Concerning the management of signs and symptoms, self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location. Regarding prevention of complications, self-care levels were negatively affected by age and marital status and positively affected by marital status, employment, chronic kidney disease etiology, AVF duration, and previous AVF. CONCLUSION: Further studies are required in order to confirm whether the considered factors affect levels of self-care behaviors with AVF, or whether other factors are needed as well.

Scale of Assessment of Self-Care Behaviors with Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis: A Psychometric Study in Brazil.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Scale for the Assessment of Self-Care Behaviors with Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis. Cross-sectional validation study, followed the recommendation provided by Sousa and Rojjanasrirat. Content validity, explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses used to check validity and Cronbach's alpha was the reliability measure. Three hundred hemodialysis patients with arteriovenous fistula were included in the study. The expert committee assessed the content validity. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed the same two-factor structure found for the original scale, explaining 60.10% of the variance. Such solution was checked by confirmatory factor analysis with Cronbach's alpha equal to 0.920, 0.810, and 0.884 for the overall scale, the self-care in management of signs and symptoms and the self-care in prevention of complications subscales respectively. The scale has good psychometric properties to assess self-care behaviors and can be used with Brazilian patients on hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula.

National Patient Safety Program in Brazil: Incidents Reported Between 2014 and 2017.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyze the patient safety incidents reported to the Brazilian National Health Surveillance System from March 2014 to March 2017. METHOD: A documentary study that used the records of the incidents published in the Reports of Adverse Events (AE) in Brazil. The following variables were selected: number of incidents by type, type of health service, hospital unit, and degree of harm. To find whether there was a significant difference across the Brazilian regions by notifications related to general incidents, AE, and deaths, the analysis of variance and the Tukey tests were used. RESULTS: A total of 109,082 incidents were reported, of which 75,088 were AE, with 649 deaths. In relation to the types of incidents reported, there was a higher frequency in the categories other (30.04%) and failures during health care (26.72%). A total of 93.90% of the incidents occurred in hospitals, with 54,950 cases registered in hospitalization units and 30,141 cases in intensive care units. Statistically significant differences across the Brazilian regions were observed in the number of incidents (P = 0.004), AE (P = 0.004), and deaths (P = 0.024). CONCLUSIONS: A significant underreporting of incidents was found in Brazil, demonstrating only the tip of a giant iceberg. More than half of the incidents were reported as AE and were registered in hospitals, reiterating the importance of establishing public health policies at national, state, and municipal levels, with adequate supervision of the health service regarding the implementation of the Patient Safety Nuclei and the preparation of new protocols based on the most prevalent incidents.

Investigating the Effect of a Structured Intervention on the Development of Self-Care Behaviors With Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients.

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured intervention on the frequency of self-care behaviors with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by patients on hemodialysis. This is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-measurements. Participants were assigned to an intervention group (IG) (n = 48) or to a control group (CG) (n = 41). IG patients were subject to a structured intervention on self-care with AVF (SISC-AVF) consisting of both a theoretical and a practical part. After SISC-AVF application, patients in the IG showed better overall self-care behaviors with AVF than patients in the CG (79.2% and 91.4%, respectively, p < .001) as well as better self-care concerning both the management of signs and symptoms (90.1% and 94.4% respectively, p = .004) and the prevention of complications (72.7% and 89.5%, respectively, p < .001). The study results suggest that the SISC-AVF had positive effects on patients in the IG.

Características demográficas e clínicas dos casos de tuberculose notificados pelo Núcleo de Epidemiologia Hospitalar no Município de Vitória, Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil, 2009-2010 / Demographic and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis cases notified by the Center for Hospital Epidemiology of the Municipality of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo,Brazil, 2009-2010

Objetivo: descrever as características demográficas e clínicas dos casos de tuberculose (TB) notificados pelo Núcleo de Epidemiologia Hospitalar de uma instituição filantrópica no município de Vitória, estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Métodos: estudo descritivo a partir de dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan) e planilhas do serviço, referentes aos casos notificados entre julho de 2009 e julho de 2010. Resultados: foram notificados 66 casos; 48 eram do sexo masculino e 34 com idade entre 20 e 39 anos; a maior parte era de ‘casos novos’ (n=54), 39 pacientes manifestaram a forma pulmonar da doença e 49 da amostra não tinham indicação de tratamento supervisionado; observou-se co-infecção TB-HIV (vírus da imunodeficiência humana) em 24 casos. Conclusão: a elevada proporção de notificação de ‘casos novos’ gera preocupação, pois a TB deveria ser diagnosticada e tratada pela Atenção Primária; o estudo evidencia a importância do preenchimento adequado da ficha de notificação pelos profissionais de saúde.

Objective: describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) cases notified by the Center for Hospital Epidemiology of a philanthropic institution in the Municipality of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Methods: descriptive study using data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sinan) and spreadsheets of the service, referring to cases reported between July 2009 and July 2010. Results: 66 cases were reported; 48 were male, and 34 aged 20-39 years; the most part of those were ‘new cases’ (n=54), 39 patients manifested pulmonary form of the disease and 49 of the sample had no indication of supervised treatment; TB-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) co-infection was observed in 24 cases. Conclusion: the high proportion of notified ‘new cases’ raises concerns, since TB should be diagnosed and treated by primary care; the study highlights the importance of adequate filling of the notification form by health professionals.

[Indicators for evaluating the vascular access of users in hemodialysis]. / Indicadores para avaliação do acesso vascular de usuários em hemodiálise.

The purpose of this study was to develop reliable assessment instruments to measure hemodialysis vascular access. The design of healthcare indicators involved an indepth-analysis of vascular access practices in hemodialysis and their underlying theoretical rationale, and was grounded on Donabedian's framework. Four indicators were selected: performance of temporary double-lumen catheter, maintenance of temporary double-lumen catheter, monitoring of arteriovenous fistula and complications of arteriovenous fistulas. The first three are process-oriented while the last one relate to outcomes. Data was collected in October and November 2008 using a tree-part questionnaire, thus divided: assessment of the indicators' operations manual, assessment of health attributes of the indicators and assessment of each of the components. The validation of the indicators was carried out by a panel of nine internationally renowned experts in nephrology. All indicators were validated by the panel, with at least a 75% favorable consensus. It is believed that the use of this instrument contributes for evaluation and improvement of quality in hemodialysis services.

Indicadores para avaliação do acesso vascular de usuários em hemodiálise / Indicators for evaluating the vascular access of users in hemodialysis / Indicadores para evaluación del acceso vascular de pacientes en hemodiálisis

Os objetivos deste estudo foram construir indicadores para avaliar a qualidade das práticas assistenciais relacionadas ao acesso vascular de usuários em hemodiálise (HD) e proceder à validação dos indicadores. As etapas para elaborar os indicadores constituíram-se de seleção das práticas assistenciais relacionadas ao acesso vascular, fundamentação teórica dessas práticas e construção de quatro indicadores, segundo o modelo Donabediano: desempenho de cateter temporário duplo lúmen para HD, manutenção de cateter temporário de duplo lúmen, monitoramento de fístula arteriovenosa e complicações de fístula arteriovenosa. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre outubro e novembro de 2008, por meio de um questionário composto pelo julgamento do manual operacional, dos atributos dos indicadores e de seus componentes. A validação foi realizada por nove juízes, e todos os indicadores foram validados sob o consenso mínimo de 75 por cento. Acredita-se que o emprego dessa ferramenta contribua para a avaliação e gestão da qualidade nos serviços de hemodiálise.

The purpose of this study was to develop reliable assessment instruments to measure hemodialysis vascular access. The design of healthcare indicators involved an indepth-analysis of vascular access practices in hemodialysis and their underlying theoretical rationale, and was grounded on Donabedian's framework. Four indicators were selected: performance of temporary double-lumen catheter, maintenance of temporary double-lumen catheter, monitoring of arteriovenous fistula and complications of arteriovenous fistulas. The first three are process-oriented while the last one relate to outcomes. Data was collected in October and November 2008 using a tree-part questionnaire, thus divided: assessment of the indicators' operations manual, assessment of health attributes of the indicators and assessment of each of the components. The validation of the indicators was carried out by a panel of nine internationally renowned experts in nephrology. All indicators were validated by the panel, with at least a 75 percent favorable consensus. It is believed that the use of this instrument contributes for evaluation and improvement of quality in hemodialysis services.

Los objetivos de este estudio fueron construir indicadores para evaluar la calidad de las prácticas asistenciales relacionadas al acceso vascular de pacientes en hemodiálisis (HD) y proceder a la validación de tales indicadores. Las etapas para elaborar los indicadores se constituyeron de selección de las prácticas asistenciales relacionadas al acceso vascular, fundamentación teórica de esas prácticas y construcción de cuatro indicadores, según el modelo Donabediano: desempeño de catéter temporario doble lumen para HD, mantenimiento de catéter temporario de doble lumen, monitoreo de fístula arteriovenosa y complicaciones de fístula arteriovenosa. La recolección de datos se efectuó entre octubre y noviembre de 2008, a través de un cuestionario compuesto por el juicio del manual operacional, de los atributos de los indicadores y de sus componentes. La validación fue realizada por nueve jueces, y todos los indicadores fueron validados bajo un consenso mínimo de 75 por ciento. Se cree que el empleo de esa herramienta haya de contribuir en la evaluación y gestión de calidad en los servicios de hemodiálisis.

Construção e validação de indicadores de avaliação do acesso vascular de usuários em hemodiálise / Design and validation of health indicators of hemodialysis vascular access

Estudo de cunho metodológico de construção e validação de medidas de avaliação em saúde, com o objetivo de desenvolver instrumentos para avaliar a qualidade das práticas assistenciais relacionadas ao acesso vascular em serviços de hemodiálise. As etapas para a elaboração dos indicadores foram: seleção de práticas relacionadas a acesso vascular para hemodiálise, fundamentação teórica das práticas selecionadas e elaboração dos indicadores pautados no Modelo Donabediano. Assim, foram construídos quatro indicadores: desempenho de cateter temporário duplo lúmen para hemodiálise (DCTDLH), manutenção de cateter temporário duplo lúmen para hemodiálise (MCTDLH), monitoramento de fístula arteriovenosa (MFAV) e complicações de fístula arteriovenosa (CFAV). Os três primeiros referem-se à dimensão de processo e o último, à dimensão de resultado do referido modelo. A coleta de dados ocorreu nos meses de outubro e novembro de 2008, por meio de um questionário, composto das seguintes partes: julgamento do manual operacional dos indicadores, dos atributos do conjunto dos indicadores e julgamento de seus componentes. A validação de conteúdo dos indicadores foi realizada por nove juízes, com ampla experiência na área de nefrologia. Todos os indicadores construídos foram validados pelos profissionais, sob consenso favorável mínimo de 75%. Ressalta-se que o item, fundamentação teórica, do manual operacional do indicador MCTDLH, não alcançou o consenso favorável mínimo necessário, contudopôde ser aprimorado de acordo com as sugestões dos juízes, sem necessidade de retorno para nova avaliação.

This study aimed at developing reliable assessment instruments to measure hemodialysis vascular access. The design of healthcare indicators involved an in-depth-analysis of vascular access practices in hemodialysis and their underlying theoretical rationale and was grounded on Donabedians framework. Four indicators were selected: performance of temporary double-lumen catheter (DCTDLH), maintenance of temporary double-lumen catheter (MCTDLH), monitoring of arteriovenous fistula (MFAV) and complications of arteriovenous fistulas (CFAV). The first three are process-oriented while the last one relate to outcomes. Data was collected in October and November 2008 using a tree-part questionnaire, thus divided: assessment of the indicators operations manual, assessment of health attributes of the indicators and assessment of each of the components. The validation of the indicators was carried out by a panel of nine internationally renowned experts in nephrology. All indicators were validated by the panel, with at least a 75% favorable consensus. The theoretical rationale item was the only item below the minimum consensus, but the panel indicated that only minor adjustments need to be made and a new evaluation would not be required.

Qualidade e avaliação em saúde: publicações em periódicos de enfermagem nas últimas duas décadas / Health care quality and evaluation: papers in nursing journals over the past two decades

O objetivo desta investigação foi identificar e analisar a produção científica em periódicos nacionais de enfermagem, classificados pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior como Qualis B e C Internacional, acerca da qualidade e avaliação em saúde, nos últimos 20 anos. Identificaram-se nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS e PERIENF, 68 publicações. As revistas selecionadas abordavam os assuntos em questão com os seguintes descritores: garantia da qualidade dos cuidados de saúde, avaliação de serviços de saúde, qualidade da assistência à saúde e qualidade dos cuidados de saúde. A Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem apresentou predominância nas publicações, 26,0 e 68,0 dos artigos publicados eram originais derivados de dissertações ou teses. Quanto ao método, 58,0 empregaram o quantitativo e, no qüinqüênio 2003-2007, ocorreu o maior número de produções - 44,1. Concluiu-se que as publicações vêm crescendo ao longo dos anos no que se refere à qualidade e avaliação.

The aim of this study was to identify and analyze scientific papers about health care quality and evaluation published in the last 20 years in Brazilian nursing journals classified as Qualis international B or C by CAPES (Brazil’s postgraduate studies coordinating agency). Of the 68 such publications identified in the MEDLINE, LILACS and PERIENF databases, about 13 contained papers on the subject in question on the following themes: guaranteeing quality health care, evaluating health care services, and quality of health care (at various levels of generality and specificity). The Brazilian journal of nursing, REBEN, was the major source of papers (26), of which 68 were original articles derived from dissertations or theses. Of the papers, 58 used quantitative methods and the highest concentration (44.1) occurred in the period 2003 to 2007. It was concluded that output of papers on quality and evaluation has grown over the years.

El objetivo de esta investigación  fue identificar y analizar la producción científica en periódicos nacionales de enfermería, clasificados por la Coordinación de Perfeccionamiento del Personal de Enseñanza superior como Qualis B y C Internacional, y acerca de la calidad y evaluación en salud en los últimos 20 años. Fueron identificadas, en las bases de datos MEDLINE, LILACS y PERIENF, 68 publicaciones. Las revistas seleccionadas enfocaban los asuntos con las siguientes palabras clave: garantía de la calidad de los cuidados de salud, evaluación de los servicios de salud, calidad de la asistencia a la salud y de la calidad en los cuidados de salud. La Revista Brasileña de Enfermería presentó un dominio en las publicaciones, 26 y 68 de los artículos publicados eran originales provenientes de disertaciones o tesis. En relación al método, 58 utilizaron el cuantitativo y, en un periodo de 5 años, entre 2003 y 2007, ocurrió el número más grande de producciones - 44.1. Se concluyó que las publicaciones aumentan a lo largo de los años en lo que refiere a la calidad y evaluación.

O idoso e a universidade aberta à terceira idade / The elderly and the university open to senior citizens / El anciano y la universidad abierta a la tercera edad

Cada vez mais o Brasil vem se tornando um país de idosos, mas a sociedade ainda não está preparada para acolher bem esses idosos. A Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade surge como um trabalho de valorização do idoso. Através deste estudo procurou-se desvelar os motivos que levam o idoso a procurar a UnATI. Para isto optamos pela pesquisa qualitativa com abordagem fenomenológica. Segundo os sujeitos do presente estudo a UnATI é procurada como uma maneira de fugir da solidão, de buscar atividades que preencham a ociosidade, de vontade de aprender coisas novas, e uma busca por um convívio com pessoas da mesma idade e com os jovens

Brazil is becoming, more and more, a country of senior citizens, but society is not yet ready to receive them well. The University Open to Senior Citizens is an effort to empower senior citizens. This study was an attempt to find out why these people look up this University. We chose quantitative research with a phenomenological approach. According to the subjects of this study, the University is looked up in order to get away from loneliness, find activities to avoid idleness, a will to learn new things and a search for companionship of people of the same age and young people

Brasil se está transformando cada vez más en un país de personas ancianas. Sin embargo, la sociedad todavía no está preparada para acogerlas. La Universidad Abierta a la Tercera Edad surge como un trabajo de valoración de los ancianos. A través de este estudio se buscó desvelar los motivos que llevan a los ancianos a buscar la UNATI. Optamos por la investigación cualitativa con enfoque fenomenológico. Según los sujetos del presente estudio, la UnATI les sirve como escape de la soledad dónde van a buscar actividades para llenar el tiempo libre, con ganas de aprender cosas nuevas y dónde buscan la convivencia con jóvenes y personas de la misma edad.