Diagnostic accuracy of clinical indicators of Imbalanced nutrition in pediatric patients submitted to chemotherapy.

To analyze the accuracy of clinical indicators of nursing diagnosis, Imbalanced nutrition: less than the body requirements in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a pediatric oncohematology unit. A total of 123 children aged 5-18 years were evaluated. The Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol was used. Latent class analysis was performed to obtain sensitivity and specificity of clinical indicators. The diagnosis was identified in six children (5.23%). The most frequent clinical indicator in the study was report of food intake less than recommended daily allowance (n = 61; 49.6%), followed by excessive hair loss (n = 49; 39.8%), misperception (n = 42; 34.1%), satiety immediately upon ingesting food (n = 32; 26%), lack of information (n = 30; 24.4%), and pale mucous membranes (n = 22; 17.9%). The 10 indicators that sensitivity and specificity were statistically superior to 50% were food intake less than recommended daily allowance, misperception, insufficient interest in food, lack of food, hyperactive bowel sounds, body weight 20% or more below ideal weight range, insufficient muscle tone, food aversion, abdominal cramping, and misinformation. The clinical indicators Food intake less than recommended daily allowance and Misperception can be considered the most important indicators for the initial inference of the diagnosis due to their high values of specificity and sensitivity. It is essential that nurses provide targeted and qualified assistance based on the signs and symptoms presented by patients, as they will be able to design appropriate interventions to obtain the desired results.

Sedentary lifestyle in individuals with hypertension.

OBJECTIVE: to identify the prevalence of nursing diagnosis Sedentary lifestyle (SL) and to analyze its association with clinical indicators (CI) and related factors (RF) in patients with hypertension. METHOD: cross-sectional study with 285 patients with hypertension at a reference center for outpatient care in Northeastern Brazil. To collect data it was used an instrument based on operational defi nitions of the CI and RF previously validated. Four nurses rated SL as present or absent. To evaluate the association between CI and RF with the presence of SL it was applied the chi-square test. The prevalence ratio and confi dence interval was calculated to verify the magnitude of the effect between RF and SL. RESULTS: SL was identifi ed in 55.8% of the sample. Five IC and six RF showed a signifi cant association with SL. CONCLUSION: the study identifi es main indicators for inference of SL as well as their possible causal factors among people with hypertension.

Estilo de vida sedentário em indivíduos com hipertensão arterial / Estilo de vida sedentario en individuos con hipertensión / Sedentary lifestyle in individuals with hypertension

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a prevalência do diagnóstico de enfermagem Estilo de Vida Sedentário (EVS) e analisar sua associação com os indicadores clínicos (IC) e fatores relacionados (FR) em indivíduos com hipertensão arterial (HA). Método: estudo transversal com 285 pacientes com HAS em um centro de referência em atendimento ambulatorial no nordeste do Brasil. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se instrumento baseado nas definições operacionais dos IC e FR validados anteriormente. Quatro enfermeiros classificaram EVS como presente ou ausente. Para avaliar a associação entre IC e FR com a presença de EVS aplicou-se o Teste de Qui-quadrado. Calculou-se a razão de prevalência e intervalo de confiança para verificar a magnitude do efeito entre FR e EVS. Resultados: identificou-se EVS em 55,8% da amostra. Cinco IC e seis FR apresentaram associação estatística significante com EVS. Conclusão: o estudo identificou os principais indicadores para inferência de EVS, bem como seus possíveis fatores causais entre pessoas com HAS.

RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar la prevalencia del diagnóstico de enfermería, estilo de vida sedentario (EVS) y analizar su asociación con indicadores clinicos (IC) y factores relacionados (FR) en pacientes con hipertensión. Método: es un estudio transversal con 285 pacientes con hipertensión, en un centro de referencia con atención ambulatoria en el noreste de Brasil. Para recolectar los datos, se utilizó un instrumento basado en las defi niciones operacionales de la IC y FR previamente validado. Cuatro enfermeras califi caron EVS como presente o ausente. Para evaluar la asociación entre IC y RFcon la presencia de EVS se aplicó la prueba de chi-cuadrado. Se calculó la razón de prevalencia e intervalo de confi anza para verifi car la magnitud del efecto entre la FR y EVS. Resultados: EVS fue identificado en 55,8% en la muestra. Cinco IC y seis FR mostraron una asociación significativa con el EVS. Conclusión: el estudio identifica los indicadores clave para la inferencia del EVS, así como sus posibles factores causales entre las personas con hipertensión.

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of nursing diagnosis Sedentary lifestyle (SL) and to analyze its association with clinical indicators (CI) and related factors (RF) in patients with hypertension. Method: cross-sectional study with 285 patients with hypertension at a reference center for outpatient care in Northeastern Brazil. To collect data it was used an instrument based on operational defi nitions of the CI and RF previously validated. Four nurses rated SL as present or absent. To evaluate the association between CI and RF with the presence of SL it was applied the chi-square test. The prevalence ratio and confi dence interval was calculated to verify the magnitude of the effect between RF and SL. Results: SL was identifi ed in 55.8% of the sample. Five IC and six RF showed a signifi cant association with SL. Conclusion: the study identifi es main indicators for inference of SL as well as their possible causal factors among people with hypertension.