Head and neck cancer: validation of a data collection instrument.

Objective: construct and validate the content of an instrument to collect data from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) served in a specialty clinic.

Method: methodological study consisting of four steps. The first step consisted in the preparation of the instrument using databases and the theoretical model of Marjory Gordon.

Accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis for fatigue in women under radiotherapy.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis for "fatigue in women with breast cancer under radiotherapy".

Method: Study of diagnostic accuracy, with cross-sectional design, performed in 130 women with breast cancer under radiation treatment. A data collection instrument was used to evaluate clinical socio-demographics and to investigate the presence or absence of defining characteristics for fatigue.

[Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sex workers in the interior of Piaui, Brazil].

Objective: To identify the risk factors for STD among female sex workers and the characteristics of this population, and to verify the association between condom use by their male partners and clients.

Method: Cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 73 sex workers registered at the Sex Workers´ Association of the municipality of Picos -PI, Brazil. Data were collected in September and October 2010 using a questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic information and the participants´ background in the sex industry.