Prevalence and quality of life associated with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Genitourinary health significantly affects the quality of life of men, particularly those in middle age. Recent studies have shown that more than half of the men aged over 40 years experience some degree of low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or erectile dysfunction (ED).

Objective: To assess the prevalence of ED and LUTS in middle-aged men and correlate this with quality of life data.

Implications of clinical simulation in motivation for learning: scoping review.

Objective: To identify, synthesize, and analyze the scientific knowledge produced regarding the implications of using clinical simulation for undergraduate nursing or medical students' motivation for learning.

Methods: The search for articles was conducted between July 28 and August 3, 2022, on the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO databases. The following was used for the search: P - undergraduate students attending Nursing or Medicine courses; C - motivation for learning, and C - skills and clinical simulation laboratory.

Development of a low-cost congenital abdominal wall defect simulator (wall-go) for undergraduate medical education: a validation study.

Background: Congenital Anomalies were responsible for 303,000 deaths in the neonatal period, according to the WHO, they are among the world's top 20 causes of morbidity and mortality. Expensive simulators demonstrate several diseases, but few are related to congenital anomalies. This study aims to develop, validate, and evaluate low-cost simulator models (WALL-GO) of the most common abdominal wall defects, gastroschisis, and omphalocele, to enable diagnosis through an accessible tool with study value and amenable to replication.

Cognitive abilities and medical students' practice of physical exams: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: To highlight the importance of clinical simulations and simulated laboratories for student training, especially in physical examination teaching.

Objective: To evaluate the gains obtained by medical students in their cognitive and practical performance of physical examinations (abdominal, cardiological, and pulmonary), as well as satisfaction and self-confidence in what they have learned, after concentrated practice developed in a skills and simulation laboratory.

Design And Setting: A quantitative and quasi-experimental study in which 48 students were evaluated at the Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.

Implications of practical activities in the Skills and Simulation Laboratory on students' motivation and feelings.

to verify the implications of practical activities in the Skills and Simulation Laboratory on the motivation and feelings expressed by undergraduate students when returning to face-to-face activities after the social isolation caused by COVID-19 pandemic. a quasi-experimental study, with a single group and of the pre- and post-test type, carried out through an educational intervention based on skills training on medication administration and venipuncture, with medical students from a Brazilian public university. The sample was comprised by 47 students.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among health professionals with shift work schedules: A scoping review.

Epidemiological evidence show that shift work can contribute to increased body weight. This study aims to map the prevalence of obesity and overweight among health professionals who work in shifts and analyse the factors that contribute to weight gain. A scoping review was conducted, following the proposal of the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Conjunctival Swabs Reveal Higher Detection Rate Compared to Schirmer Strips for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection in Tears of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in tear samples and to investigate whether it correlates with ocular findings and patients’ prognosis in Brazil. Methods: Tears were collected using Schirmer strips (SS) and conjunctival swabs (CS) from patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Samples were analyzed using qRT-PCR.

Barriers and interventions for postpartum reclassification of glycemic status in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A scoping review.

Background And Aims: Our aim was to summarize, analyze and disseminate the current state of knowledge about the barriers and facilitators in postpartum reclassification that women who have had gestational diabetes face.

Methods: Data collection was carried out from January to March 2021 in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Embase and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases.

Results: Of the 361 studies initially retrieved in the search, 32 articles published between 2010 and 2020 were selected because they were within our objective.

Use of Schirmer strips and conjunctival swabs for virus detection on the ocular surface of adults: a scoping review.

Schirmer strips and conjunctival swabs are used in ophthalmology for the collection of tears and fluids. One of the biggest challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic has been accurate diagnosis and, in some cases, ocular manifestations are among the first symptoms. In this context, this study aimed to collect evidence to support the use of Schirmer strips and conjunctival swabs as a method of sample collection for viral analysis.

Competences in the training of nurses to assist the airway of adult patients in urgency and emergency situations.

Objective: construction and validation in appearance and content of the competence frameworks and of the Entrustable Professional Activities to develop skills in the training of nurses to assist the airway of adult patients in urgency and emergency situations.

Method: a descriptive and methodological study developed in four phases: in the first, a workshop was held, composed of experts, for the construction of the competence frameworks; in the second, the material was validated using the Snowball Technique and the Delphi Technique, in the third, content analysis and calculation of the Content Validation Index were conducted; and in the fourth phase, the Entrustable Professional Activities were built, validated in simulated workshops.

Results: the competence frameworks were built and validated, with a resulting CVI≥0.

Emotional recognition for simulated clinical environment using unpleasant odors: quasi-experimental study.

Objective: to compare the effect of exposure to unpleasant odors in a simulated clinical environment on the emotions of undergraduate nursing students.

Method: quasi-experimental study. A total of 24 nursing students participated the study, divided into two groups, 12 in the intervention group with exposure to unpleasant odors, and 12 in the control group without exposure to unpleasant odors.

Self-confidence in the care of critically ill patients: before and after a simulated intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the self-confidence of nurses in the care of critically ill patients, before and after a simulated intervention.

Method: A quasi-experimental study was carried out with 103 nurses who participated in a workshop on the care of critically ill patients in the first semester of 2016. A clinical simulation pedagogical instrument was used throughout the event, and self-confidence was assessed by the Portuguese version of the Self-confidence Scale (SCSvp).

Using emotion recognition to assess simulation-based learning.

Simulation-based assessment relies on instruments that measure knowledge acquisition, satisfaction, confidence, and the motivation of students. However, the emotional aspects of assessment have not yet been fully explored in the literature. This dimension can provide a deeper understanding of the experience of learning in clinical simulations.

The Relation of Satisfaction, Self-Confidence and Emotion in a Simulated Environment.

Clinical simulation allows discussions about improving the quality on the patient's care. This method have effectiveness on what concerns to satisfaction, self-confidence and student motivation. However, during the assessment, the students have emotional reactions that have tended to be overlooked.

Construction and validation of competency frameworks for the training of nurses in emergencies.

Objective: to build and validate competency frameworks to be developed in the training of nurses for the care of adult patients in situations of emergency with a focus on airway, breathing and circulation approach.

Method: this is a descriptive and methodological study that took place in three phases: the first phase consisted in a literature review and a workshop involving seven experts for the creation of the competency frameworks; in the second phase, 15 experts selected through the Snowball Technique and Delphi Technique participated in the face and content validation, with analysis of the content of the suggestions and calculation of the Content Validation Index to assess the agreement on the representativeness of each item; in the third phase, 13 experts participated in the final agreement of the presented material.

Results: the majority of the experts were nurses, with graduation and professional experience in the theme of the study.

Social Determinants of Health in the lives of urinary catheter users.

Objective: To identify the influence of social determinants of health on the life conditions of patients who use intermittent urinary catheters.

Method: This was a descriptive study conducted in a rehabilitation center with 243 neurogenic bladder patients who used clear intermittent urinary catheters. The study was carried out between March 2012 and October 2015, using interviews based on semi-structured instruments, and data analysis using descriptive statistics.

Trends in Research on Simulation in the Teaching of Nursing: An Integrative Review.

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify and reflect on evidence regarding the use of simulation in nursing education.

Background: The use of simulation as a teaching strategy in nursing is expanding. It is important to check the evidence deriving from research.

Clinical simulation with dramatization: gains perceived by students and health professionals.

Objective: to identify in the literature the gains health students and professionals perceive when using clinical simulation with dramatization resources.

Method: integrative literature review, using the method proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). A search was undertaken in the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Web of Science, National Library of Medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online.

Quality of Life of Intermittent Urinary Catheterization Users and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review.

Aims: This study aimed to examine and map the scientific evidences regarding quality of life in neurogenic bladder patients and consequently their caregivers by means of a scoping review.

Design: This is a scoping review proposal of the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Methods: It was conducted to examine and map the scientific evidences about quality of life (QoL) in neurogenic bladder patients and their caregivers, to identify the meanings attributed to QoL and its relation with intermittent urinary catheterization.

Quality of life of patients using intermittent urinary catheterization.

Objectives: measure and compare the quality of life of neurogenic bladder patients using intermittent urinary catheterization who were going through rehabilitation in Brazil and Portugal.

Method: multicenter, quantitative, cross-sectional, observational-analytic and correlational study executed in Brazil and Portugal. Two data collection tools were used, being one questionnaire with sociodemographic and clinical data and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-bref.

Telenursing Intervention for Clean Intermittent Urinary Catheterization Patients: A Pilot Study.

Telenursing is a promising strategy to make nursing care feasible in different health situations, mainly to help patients with chronic illnesses. The aim in this study was to test the feasibility (acceptability and usability) of a telenursing intervention in care delivery to patients using clean intermittent urinary catheterization. This descriptive study focused on an intervention involving urology outpatients.

Development of a theoretical-practical script for clinical simulation.

Objective: To develop a theoretical-practical script based on the opinion of experts to be used in simulated clinical activities.

Method: Qualitative study through analysis of content of interviews with experts on the theme in order to develop the proposed script. Of the 24 invited experts, 12 specialists from educational institutions in Brazil and abroad participated in the study in compliance with the ethical precepts.

Validation of self - confidence scale for clean urinary intermittent self - catheterization for patients and health - caregivers.

Objective: To validate a measurement instrument for clean intermittent self-catheterization for patients and health-caregivers.

Material And Methods: Methodological study of instrument validation performed at a Rehabilitation Center in a University hospital for patients submitted to clean intermittent self-catheterization and their health-caregivers. Following ethical criteria, data were collected during interview with nurse staff using a Likert question form containing 16 items with 5 points each: "no confidence"=1, "little confidence"=2, "confident"=3, "very confident"=4 and "completely confident"=5.

Quality of life and ethics: A concept analysis.

Background:: In health, ethics is an essential aspect of practice and care and guarantees a better quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

Objective:: To outline a conceptual analysis of quality of life and ethics, identifying attributes, contexts and magnitudes for health.

Method:: A qualitative design about quality of life and ethics in health, considering the evolutionary approach in order to analyse the concept.