Pelvic floor muscle training in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a scoping review.

Background: (1) The pelvic floor muscle training is an effective first choice intervention.

Background: (2)  Scarcity of studies describing the protocols of pelvic floor muscle training detail.

Background: (3)  There is no consensus between the instructions contained in the different protocols.

Effect of cognitive-behavioral program on quality of life in men with post-prostatectomy incontinence: a randomized trial.

Objective: To explore the effects of a cognitive-behavioral program addressing urinary incontinence on the quality of life of men who have undergone radical prostatectomy.

Method: Randomized controlled clinical trial with patients undergoing radical prostatectomy in an institution for cancer treatment in Brazil. The 34 participants were randomized into two groups: 17 in the control group who received the institution's standard care and 17 in the intervention group who received the cognitive-behavioral program.

Mobile health application for the treatment of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: development and quality analysis.

Objective: To describe the development and quality analysis stages of a mobile health application for the treatment of urinary incontinence in men after radical prostatectomy.

Method: A technological development study. Eight clinical experts and eight software development experts participated in quality assessment.

Effectiveness of auricular acupuncture and pelvic floor muscle training in the management of urinary incontinence following surgical treatment for prostate cancer: A randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture combined with pelvic floor muscle training to manage urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy.

Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial that was conducted between April 2019 and April 2020 with 60 participants allocated into two groups, namely: control (pelvic muscle training) and intervention (auricular acupuncture + pelvic muscle training). Interventions were carried out during eight weekly sessions.

Psychometric properties of the Latino Students Patient Safety Questionnaire, Brazilian version.

Objectives: to assess the psychometric properties of the Latino Students Patient Safety Questionnaire, Brazilian version.

Methods: a methodological study, carried out between April 2020 and January 2021, with 218 nursing and medicine students. Structural and discriminant construct validity were assessed by confirmatory factor analysis and cross factor loadings.

Factors associated with the safety culture of patients under dialysis in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: to assess the factors associated with the safety culture of patients under dialysis in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: a cross-sectional and analytical study, carried out in Minas Gerais, with 134 professionals from three dialysis services. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, adapted for Brazil, was used.

Effectiveness of systemic acupuncture in the control of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture associated with pelvic floor muscle training for the control of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy.

Method: Open-label, parallel randomized clinical trial. The intervention group (n = 33) underwent eight sessions of systemic acupuncture associated with pelvic floor muscle training and the control group (n = 31) performed only pelvic floor muscle training.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Urinary Incontinence Scale After Radical Prostatectomy for the Brazilian context.

Objective: To translate, adapt, and validate the Urinary Incontinence Scale After Radical Prostatectomy for Brazil.

Method: Methodological study: cross-cultural adaptation (translation, synthesis, back translation, expert committee (n=25), pre-testing (n=40) and presentation to original authors) and evaluation of measurement properties (n=80). Data were collected between January 2018 and February 2019 in an oncology unit.

Cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy.

Methods: a randomized clinical trial study, with 41 participants randomized into intervention (n=20) and control (n=21), for three months. The intervention group received the cognitive-behavioral program, while the control group received routine guidance from the service.

Complementary therapies in the control of male lower urinary tract symptoms: A systematic review.

Objective: to evaluate diverse scientific evidence on the effectiveness of complementary therapies in the control of lower urinary tract symptoms in the adult and aged male population.

Method: a systematic review developed according to the PRISMA checklist. The search was performed in the CINAHL, Embase, LILACS, PEDro, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases.

Effect of Ear Acupuncture plus Dry Cupping on Activities and Quality of Life in the Adults with Chronic Back Pain: a Randomized Trial.

Background: Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon that brings physical and emotional impairments negatively impacting people's quality of life. The adoption of interventions such as ear acupuncture and dry cupping can represent a treatment option for people with chronic back pain.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of ear acupuncture combined with dry cupping therapy on the interference of pain with the daily activities and quality of life of adults with chronic back pain.

Effects of ear acupuncture combined with cupping therapy on severity and threshold of chronic back pain and physical disability: A randomized clinical trial.

Background And Aim: Chronic back pain causes physical, functional, and emotional disabilities. Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies have been shown as interventions to treat chronic back pain. The present study aimed to clinically evaluate the effects of ear acupuncture combined with cupping therapy on people with chronic back pain.

Factors associated with stress, anxiety and depression in nursing professionals in the hospital context.

Objective: to determine the factors associated with stress, anxiety and depression, concomitantly, in nursing professionals who work in the hospital context.

Methods: a quantitative and cross-sectional study with 353 nursing professionals from a hospital. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 were used.

Medical adhesive-related skin injury in cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.

Objective: to estimate the incidence of medical adhesive-related skin injury in the peripheral venous catheter fixation region in critical cancer patients, to identify risk factors, and to establish a risk prediction model for its development.

Method: a prospective cohort study with a sample of 100 adult and aged patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit. The data were analyzed using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate statistics with Cox regression.

Prevalence and severity levels of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence: different assessment instruments.

Objectives: to analyze urinary incontinence prevalence and severity in prostatectomized men assessed by three different instruments.

Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 152 men. The pad test, pad used, and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (self-report) were considered.

Auriculotherapy in adults and elderly people with lower urinary tract symptoms: an integrative review.

Objective: To analyze the evidence available in the literature on the use of auriculotherapy in adults and elderly people with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Method: An integrative literature review. Primary study search was carried out in nine relevant health databases.

Altered touch perception and associated risk factors in individuals with diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of altered touch perception in the feet of individuals with diabetes mellitus and the associated risk factors.

Method: Cross-sectional study with 224 individuals with diabetes mellitus conducted in an endocrinology clinic at a public hospital in Campina Grande, Paraíba. The evaluation used touch sensitivity and perception, and a descriptive and multivariate analysis with Poisson regression was performed.

Auricular acupuncture for chronic back pain in adults: a systematic review and metanalysis.

Objective: To investigate randomized clinical trials on the action of auricular acupuncture for chronic back pain in adults, and to identify the most commonly used outcomes for assessing this condition, the protocol used for applying the intervention, and the efficacy of the therapy on pain intensity.

Method: A systematic review and a metanalysis were carried out between June 2017 and May 2018, based on the PubMed, CINAHL, PEDro, Embase, Scopus, and the Virtual Health Library databases. Reference lists of systematic reviews were also explored.

Effectiveness of a home care teaching program for prostatectomized patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a teaching program for hospital discharge of patients submitted to radical prostatectomy based on the self-efficacy construct of the Cognitive Social Theory.

Method: A controlled clinical trial carried out on a 2-month follow-up of 68 prostatectomized men randomized into intervention group (n = 34) and control (n = 34). The intervention group received routine guidance from the service plus the teaching program.

Jacobson and Truax Method: evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a home care program after prostatectomy.

Objective: to exemplify the applicability of the Jacobson and Truax Method in a nursing intervention study that analyzed the effectiveness of a home care teaching program after radical prostatectomy.

Method: this is a descriptive study concerning the applicability of the Jacobson and Truax Method in the data analysis of a clinical trial. The intervention consisted of a teaching program for hospital discharge after radical prostatectomy through oral guidance, writing, and telephonic reinforcement.

Actions of the fall prevention protocol: mapping with the classification of nursing interventions.

Objective: to analyze the correspondence between the actions contained in the fall prevention protocol of the Ministry of Health and the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) by a cross-mapping.

Method: this is a descriptive study carried out in four stages: protocol survey, identification of NIC interventions related to nursing diagnosis, the risk of falls, cross-mapping, and validation of the mapping from the Delphi technique.

Results: there were 51 actions identified in the protocol and 42 interventions in the NIC.

Interface between social support, quality of life and depression in users eligible for palliative care.

Objective: Analyzing the relationship between social support, quality of life and depression in patients eligible for palliative care at Primary Health Care of a municipality in the interior of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Method: A correlational cross-sectional study carried out with patients treated in six primary health care units. Data were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis, tests for differences between averages and medians, and correlation tests.

Factors associated with the risk of fall in adults in the postoperative period: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: to assess the factors associated with the risk of fall in patients undergoing surgical procedures.

Method: quantitative and cross-sectional study carried out with 257 adult patients in a hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected using the sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Morse Fall Scale, and the Quality of Recovery Score.