Incidence and Risk Factors for Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury in Hemodynamically Unstable Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and identify potential risk factors for medical device-related pressure injury (MDRPI) in critically ill and hemodynamically unstable adults (patients classified class III or IV on the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System-28; TISS-28).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Subjects And Setting: The target population was critically ill adults who were using one or more medical devices and categorized as class III or IV on the TISS-28.

Incidence of the first diabetic foot ulcer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: Investigate the incidence of the first diabetic foot ulcer.

Method: This is a systematic review with meta-analysis of cohort studies following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines and using RevMan software. A systematic search of Medline databases via PubMed, Embase, Lilacs, Scopus databases, and Web of Science was performed until July 2021.

[Effectiveness of nursing appointments in adherence to hypertension treatment].

Objective: To assess adherence to both drug and non-drug therapy by users of primary care services diagnosed with systemic arterial hypertension before and after the implementation of systematic nursing appointments.

Material And Methods: Open clinical trial held in a Family Health Strategy center of the state of Minas Gerais, in which 14 participants were followed up through systematic nursing care from October 2016 to September 2017.

Results: Data showed a statistically significant difference in adherence to systemic arterial hypertension therapy after conducting nursing interventions (p=0,102), both individually and in group.

Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury in an Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Medical devices can cause pressure injuries.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with medical device-related pressure injury (MDRPI) in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among adult patients (at least 18 years of age) admitted to an ICU in a referral hospital in Brazil between December 2019 and February 2020.

Adequacy assessment of immunobiological agent conservation in the Western Health macro-region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a descriptive study, 2017.

Objective: To describe the adequacy of immunobiological agent conservation in vaccination rooms in the municipalities of the Western health macro-region of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Methods: This was a descriptive study, based on a validated scale, with a maximum score of 15 points. A descriptive analysis and an association test between the scores obtained by the municipalities and variables of the external context were performed.

Evaluation of group education strategies and telephone intervention for type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate group education strategies and telephone intervention regarding the variables empowerment, self-care practices, and glycemic control of people with diabetes.

Method: Clinical trial with eight randomized clusters, conducted between 2015 and 2016, with 208 users with type 2 diabetes mellitus allocated for group education, telephone intervention, or control group. Sociodemographic data, glycated hemoglobin, empowerment, and self-care practices were collected.

Adherence to self-care practices and empowerment of people with diabetes mellitus: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate adherence to self-care and glycemic control and empowerment of people with diabetes mellitus in group education.

Method: Cluster-randomized clinical trial, with participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus. All people in the sample were linked to Family Health Strategy Units from Divinópolis, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during 2014 and 2015.

Comparison of education group strategies and home visits in type 2 diabetes mellitus: clinical trial.

Objective: to compare the adherence and empowerment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for self-care practices and glycemic control in group education strategies and home visits.

Method: Clinical trial with ten randomized clusters, performed with 238 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus distributed in group education, home visit, and control group. Socio-demographic data, glycated hemoglobin and those obtained from the self-care and empowerment questionnaires were collected.

Evaluating the effectiveness of an empowerment program for self-care in type 2 diabetes: a cluster randomized trial.

Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing substantially worldwide, leading to serious economic effects, complications and deaths. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an empowerment program providing support for psychosocial, behavioral, and clinical aspects of diabetes to help Brazilian users of public health services obtain metabolic control of this condition.

Methods: In this cluster randomized trial, participants aged 30-80 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were recruited from ten Brazilian public health units in 2014 and 2015.