Continuous use of intermittent bladder catheterization--can social support contribute?

Objective: to investigate the factors affecting the adequate continuous use of intermittent catheterization and its relation with social support.

Method: sectional, descriptive and correlational study involving 49 patients with neuropathic bladder caused by spinal cord injury.

Results: almost all (92%) participants continued the intermittent catheterization, but 46.

Evaluation of the Semmes-Weinstein filaments and a questionnaire to assess chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Objective: This study aims to assess the use of Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments (SWMs) and of the Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity Questionnaire (CINQ) in the detection of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).

Method: It is a comparative and cross-sectional study performed in a philanthropic general hospital, located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. One hundred seventeen individuals have participated in this study; they were divided into two groups: patients (n = 87) treated with oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, or docetaxel and controls (n = 30) without malignant disease.

[Hand-foot syndrome induced by chemotherapy: a case study].

The study was aimed at reporting a case of a patient who developed Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) grade 3 due the use of capecitabine and for which massage was used with aqueous-based moisturizer, aloe vera. The patient's functional capacity was assessed using the ECOG Performance Scale and the lesions were photographed during nursing appointment that occurred at intervals of ten days, totaling forty days of monitoring. There was significant improvement in tissue integrity, with total regression of symptoms, an important gain in quality of life, and immediate return to chemotherapy.

Post lymphadenectomy complications and quality of life among breast cancer patients in Brazil.

This descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study with a convenience sample of 96 women treated for breast cancer at an outpatient service in Brazil was designed to investigate post-lymphadenectomy complications after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and sentinel lymph node biopsy and explore the associative relationships between the complications and quality of life. Clinical evaluations using perimetry, goniometry, and muscle strength test were used to evaluate the complications. Pain and quality of life were assessed by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast.

Translation and adaptation of the Social Support Network Inventory in Brazil.

Purpose: To describe the translation and adaptation of the Social Support Network Inventory (SSNI) to Brazilian Portuguese.

Methods: The SSNI is a widely used, reliable, and valid instrument, designed to measure social support among English-speaking people. The questionnaire was translated and adapted to the Brazilian-Portuguese language by the back-translation method.