Oral hygiene care and the management of oral symptoms in patients with cancer in palliative care: a mixed methods systematic review protocol.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to examine the effectiveness of oral hygiene care in the management of oral symptoms in patients with cancer under specialist palliative care and the patients' experience of such symptoms and care. INTRODUCTION: Oral symptoms, such as xerostomia, mouth pain, or dysgeusia, are highly prevalent in patients with cancer under specialist palliative care. These symptoms have a negative effect on patients' quality of life. Oral hygiene care can manage oral symptoms and could be improved with a more systematized approach, adequate guidelines, and training to properly integrate oral hygiene into the care provided in specialist palliative care. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This review will consider quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies on the effectiveness and experience of oral hygiene care intended to manage oral symptoms in patients with cancer aged 18 years or older, diagnosed with any type of cancer, under specialist palliative care. METHODS: The search will be conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source (EBSCOhost), and MedicLatina (EBSCOhost). Sources of unpublished studies and gray literature to be searched will include Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations and Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal. Studies in English, Portuguese, and Spanish published from 2000 to the present will be considered. Methodological quality of included studies will be assessed and data will be extracted. Synthesis and integration will follow the JBI segregated approach for mixed methods reviews. REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42023400554.

Efficacy of Health Promotion Interventions Aimed to Improve Health Gains in Middle-Aged Adults-A Systematic Review.

Population aging will be one of the major social transformations in the coming decades, with a very significant impact in all countries. The consequences of this will cause an overload of social and health services. It will be necessary to prepare for an aging population. The promotion of healthy lifestyles is necessary to increase quality of life and well-being as people age. The aim of this study was to identify and synthesize interventions in middle-aged adults that promote healthy lifestyles and translate this knowledge into health gains. We performed a systematic review of the literature with research on the EBSCO Host-Research Databases platform. The methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines, and the protocol was registered with PROSPERO. A total of 10 articles out of 44 retrieved were included in this review, which identified interventions to promote healthy lifestyles with an impact on well-being, quality of life, and adherence to healthy behaviors. The synthesized evidence supports the efficacy of interventions that contributed to positive changes at the biopsychosocial level. Health promotion interventions were educational or motivational and related to physical exercise, healthy eating, and changes in habits and lifestyles related to harmful behaviors (tobacco use, excess carbohydrates in the diet, physical inactivity, and stress). The health gains found were increased mental health knowledge (self-actualization), adherence to physical exercise, improvement in physical condition, adherence to the consumption of fruits and vegetables, increased quality of life, and well-being. Health promotion interventions in middle-aged adults can significantly improve healthy lifestyles, protecting them from the negative effect of aging. For aging to be a successful experience, continuity of healthy lifestyles practiced in middle age is necessary.

Development of a Proposal for a Program to Promote Positive Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Focus Group Study.

Over the last years, there have been several studies that have shown insufficient levels of adolescents' mental health literacy (MHL). Knowledge about intervention programs that promote positive mental health literacy (PMeHL) among adolescents is still very scarce. In this sense, we defined as objectives to identify and describe the necessary components to design a program proposal that promotes adolescents' PMeHL. We conducted an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study using two focus groups in July and September 2022 with an intentional non-probability sample of eleven participants (nine professional experts and two adolescents). Data were analyzed using content analysis, using NVivo® 12 software (version 12, QRS International: Daresbury Cheshire, UK). We obtained a total of four categories and eighteen subcategories: structure (context; format; contents; length and frequency; pedagogical methods; pedagogical techniques; resources; denomination), participants (target group; program facilitators), assessment (timing; evaluation instruments), other components (planning, articulation and adaptation; involvement; training; special situations; partnerships; referral). The perspectives of the professional experts and of the adolescents that we obtained from this study contributed to the design of a proposal for a program to promote adolescents' PMeHL.

La transmisión del conocimiento tradicional como herramienta educativa para promocionar la salud y el envejecimiento activo en mayores / The transmission of traditional knowledge as an educational tool to promote health and active ageing in the elderly

El envejecimiento activo constituye un tema de especial relevancia en una época donde la necesidad de afrontar los desafíos y oportunidades del siglo XXI han propiciado nuevas formas de entender la educación. Así, el modelo de aprendizaje basado en competencias implantado actualmente en los sistemas educativos europeos, latinoamericanos y de otras zonas debe ser considerado en todos los grupos de edad independientemente de criterios geográficos o sociodemográficos. En la legislación educativa española las competencias son definidas como las «capacidades para aplicar de forma integrada los contenidos propios de cada enseñanza y etapa educativa, con el fin de lograr la realización adecuada de actividades y la resolución eficaz de problemas complejos». Como se deduce de esta definición, el gran reto se basa en llevarlas a la práctica en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje. En este sentido, se presenta el Conocimiento Tradicional (CT) como una herramienta para favorecer el diálogo, la salud intergeneracional y por consiguiente la atención a nuestros mayores desde la escuela a la universidad. Además, el encuentro entre generaciones en diferentes etapas educativas puede poner en valor la experiencia de vida de las personas mayores y el desarrollo de competencias bidireccionales fruto de esa interacción. Actualmente, el “Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad” (IECTB), elaborado para dar cumplimiento a la Ley 42/2007, de 13 de diciembre, del Patrimonio Natural y de la Biodiversidad, es un punto de referencia para el trabajo en gerontología social y el desarrollo de materiales didácticos con la filosofía pedagógica planteada. (AU)

Active ageing is a subject of particular relevance at a time when the need to face the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century has led to new ways of understanding education. Thus, the competency-based learning model currently implemented in European, Latin American and other educational systems must be considered in all age groups regardless of geographic or socio-demographic criteria. In the Spanish education legislation, competences are defined as the “abilities to apply the content of each stage of teaching and learning in an integrated manner, in order to attain the appropriate performance of activities and the effective resolution of complex problems”. As can be deduced from this definition, the great challenge lies in putting them into practice in the teaching-learning processes. In this respect, Traditional Knowledge (TK) is presented as a tool to encourage dialogue, intergenerational health and, consequently, care for our elders from school to university. Moreover, the encounter between generations at different educational stages can enhance the life experience of older people and the development of two-way skills resulting from this interaction. Currently, the «Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad» (IECTB) (Spanish Inventory of Traditional Knowledge related to Biodiversity), drawn up to comply with Law 42/2007 of 13 December, on Natural Heritage and Biodiversity, is a reference point for the work on social gerontology and the development of teaching materials with the proposed pedagogical philosophy. (AU)

Patient-Centered Care for Patients with Depression or Anxiety Disorder: An Integrative Review.

People have specific and unique individual and contextual characteristics, so healthcare should increasingly opt for person-centered care models. Thus, this review aimed to identify and synthesize the indicators for the care process of the person with depression and/or anxiety disorders, based on patient-centered care, going through the stages of diagnostic assessment and care planning, including intervention. An integrative literature review with research in seven scientific databases and a narrative analysis were carried out. Twenty articles were included, with indicators for diagnostic evaluation and care/intervention planning being extracted. Care planning focused on people with depression and/or anxiety disorder must be individualized, dynamic, flexible, andparticipatory. It must respond to the specific needs of the person, contemplating the identification of problems, the establishment of individual objectives, shared decision making, information and education, systematic feedback, and case management, and it should meet the patient's preferences and satisfaction with care and involve the family and therapeutic management in care. The existence of comorbidities reinforces the importance of flexible and individualized care planning in order to respond to the specific health conditions of each person.

Patient-Centered Care for People with Depression and Anxiety: An Integrative Review Protocol.

Introduction: Depression and anxiety are mental diseases found worldwide, with the tendency to worsen in the current pandemic period. These illnesses contribute the most to the world's rate of years lived with disability. We aim to identify and synthesize indicators for the care process of the person with depression and/or anxiety disorders, based on patient-centered care, going through the stages of diagnostic assessment, care planning, and intervention. Methods and analysis: An integrative literature review will be conducted, and the research carried out on the following databases: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, CINAHL, Web of Science, TrialRegistry, and MedicLatina. The research strategy contains the following terms MesH or similar: "patient-centered care," "depression," and "anxiety." Two independent revisers will perform the inclusion and exclusion criteria analysis, the quality analysis of the data, and its extraction for synthesis. Disagreements will be resolved by a third revisor. All studies related to diagnostic assessment, care planning, or intervention strategies will be included as long as they focus on care focused on people with depression and anxiety, regardless of the context. Given the plurality of the eligible studies, we used the narrative synthesis method for the analysis of the diagnostic assessment, the care and intervention planning, and the facilitators and barriers. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021235405.

Intervenciones de enfermería en la dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia-revisión integradora de la literatura / Intervenções de enfermagem na dermatite associada à incontinência-revisão integrativa da literatura / Nursing interventions in incontinence-associated dermatitis-integrative literature review

Introducción: La dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia se define como el daño de la piel asociado a la exposición de orina y/o heces, un tipo de dermatitis irritativa de contacto, que causa gran incomodidad y dolor y tiene tratamiento difícil, a largo plazo y caro. El objetivo principal pasa por identificar y adoptar intervenciones en la prevención, gestión y tratamiento de la dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia. Método: El método utilizado ha sido una revisión integradora de la literatura, realizada en las bases de datos establecidas: EBSCO Host Web - CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE y BOn, utilizando los descriptores 'nurse', 'nurse care' e 'incontinence associated dermatitis' y el carácter booleano 'and'. La cuestión central de esta revisión ha sido: ¿Cuáles son los cuidados de enfermería más adecuados a la dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia?. Resultados: Los resultados han sido seleccionados en tres dimensiones: I. Una primera que aclara la caracterización de la dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia efectuada en torno a dos categorías (definición de dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia y diferenciación de dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia/úlcera por presión), II. Relacionada con las cuestiones de diagnóstico y evaluación y III. Sobre las intervenciones adecuadas para la prestación de cuidados de calidad y que se ha subdividido en tres categorías (prevención, tratamiento, enseñanza y formación). Conclusión: La naturaleza comprensiva de la revisión integradora nos reveló la necesidad de inversión en la formación y adopción de una práctica basada en la evidencia que nos lleve a una prestación de cuidados de enfermería de calidad superior

Introdução: A dermatite associada à incontinência define-se como o dano da pele associado à exposição de urina e/ou fezes. É caracterizada por um tipo de dermatite irritativa de contacto que causa grande desconforto e dor, sendo de difícil tratamento, prolongado e caro. O objetivo principal passa por identificar intervenções a adotar na prevenção, gestão e tratamento da dermatite associada à incontinência. Método: O método utilizado foi a revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada nas bases de dados estabelecidas: EBSCO Host Web-CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE e BOn, utilizando os descritores 'nurse', 'nurse care' e 'incontinence associated dermatitis', auxiliando a pesquisa com o caracter booleano 'and'. A questão central desta revisão foi: 'Quais os cuidados de enfermagem mais adequados à dermatite associada à incontinência?'. Resultados: Foram selecionados onze artigos, cujos resultados foram agrupados em três dimensões: I. a primeira apresenta-nos a caracterização da dermatite associada à incontinência efetuada em torno de duas categorias (definição de dermatite associada à incontinência e diferenciação de dermatite associada à incontinência/úlcera por pressão), II. relacionada com as questões do diagnóstico e avaliação e III. sobre as intervenções adequadas a uma prestação de cuidados com qualidade e que se subdividiu em três categorias (prevenção, tratamento, ensino e formação). Conclusão: A natureza compreensiva da revisão integrativa revelou-nos a necessidade de investimento na formação e adoção de uma prática baseada na evidência, que nos leve a uma prestação de cuidados de enfermagem de qualidade superior

Introduction: Dermatitis associated to Incontinence is defined as a damage of the skin connected to the exposure to urine and/or faeces, a type of contact dermatitis, which causes a great discomfort and pain, that has a difficult treatment, extended in time and expensive. The main goal is the identification of the interventions to adopt in the prevention, management and treatment of the dermatitis associated to incontinence. Methods: The used method is the integrative review of literature, performed in established data bases: EBSCO host Web - CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE and Bon. The main question of this review was: 'Which are the most adequate nursing care to incontinence associated dermatitis?'. Results: Eleven articles were selected and the results were grouped into three dimensions: I. the first presents the characterization of incontinence-associated dermatitis around two categories (definition of incontinence associated dermatitis and differentiation of incontinence / pressure ulcer), II. Related to the issues of diagnosis and evaluation and III. On interventions appropriate to quality care and divided into three categories (prevention, treatment, education and training). Conclusion: The comprehensive nature of the integrative review has revealed to us the need for investment in training and adoption of an evidence-based practice that will lead us to a higher quality nursing care