Research skills developed in post-graduation and their translation into clinical nursing practices.

Objective: To explore how the development of research skills through postgraduate training is transferred to the use of research in clinical nursing practice.

Method: This was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study developed based on a focus group in October 2021, using an intentional sample of eight postgraduate nurses from a healthcare institution in the region of Baixo Alentejo, Portugal. Bardin's content analysis was performed to analyze data.

Association between Falls, Fear of Falling and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Background: Longevity increases pose public health challenges, especially in managing falls and their psychological impacts on older adults. Limited evidence exists on the relationship between a fear of falling (FOF), previous falls, and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults.

Objective: To evaluate the association between falls, FOF, and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults.

Medication Adherence in Adults with Chronic Diseases in Primary Healthcare: A Quality Improvement Project.

(1) Background: Medication adherence is influenced by a variety of intricate factors, presenting hurdles for nurses working to improve it among adults with chronic conditions. Pinpointing the reasons for non-adherence is crucial for customizing interventions. The objective of this quality improvement project was to improve medication adherence among adults with chronic diseases in primary healthcare by promoting evidence-based practices, identifying barriers and facilitators to compliance, and developing strategies to ensure optimal adherence through engaging the nursing team, enhancing knowledge, and evaluating the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.

The Effect of Coping on the Relationship between Work-Family Conflict and Stress, Anxiety, and Depression.

The challenges experienced in the context of the pandemic have required a significant reconciliation between work and family domains due to confinement and the need to spend more time at home, which may have increased the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, making it necessary to use resilient coping strategies to overcome the difficulties felt. This study examined the effect of resilient coping on the relationship between work-family conflict and stress, anxiety, and depression in this context. Data were collected using a self-report protocol from a sample of Portuguese workers ( = 476).

Nursing students' perceptions of spiritual needs at the end of life. A qualitative study.

Spirituality is defined as the meaning of life, being the very essence of life made up of all of the aspects inherent to it. During end-of-life processes, this need is shown to be particularly altered in patients and yet it is an aspect that the health professionals accompanying patients in this situation report being least equipped to address, alongside therapies that could help to meet these needs, such as art therapy. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, adheres to the guidelines of COREQ (41).

Prevalence of Polypharmacy of Older People in a Large Brazilian Urban Center and its Associated Factors.

Background: With the aging population comes greater risks associated with polypharmacy, a significant public health problem.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of polypharmacy and its associated factors through Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) among older adults treated in primary health care (PHC) in a large Brazilian urban center.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a random sampling of 400 older adults using primary health care.

Anxiety and Depression in the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Portuguese Sample: Exploratory Study.

Background: In previous studies, it was found that the confinement to which the population was subjected during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk of anxiety and depression.

Objective: to analyze the levels of anxiety and depression symptoms in Portugal residents during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This is a descriptive, transversal, and exploratory study of non-probabilistic sampling.

Effectiveness of Music Therapy in People Living with Dementia: An Umbrella Review Protocol.

Background: Dementia stands out as a neurological disorder which constitutes a progressive decline in cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social functioning. However, non-pharmacotherapy, such as music therapy, can be combined with pharmacological treatment as a possible strategy to improve functionality regarding the cognitive and non-cognitive dimensions of people diagnosed with dementia.

Objectives: To analyze and synthesize published evidence regarding the effectiveness of music therapy in people diagnosed with dementia, concerning cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes.

Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production on Compassion Fatigue.

Background: Compassion fatigue is a common phenomenon among healthcare professionals and includes several concepts that share a direct relationship with quality of life, with consequences on both physical and emotional well-being but also at the economic and organizational levels.

Objectives: To analyze the profile of scientific publications on compassion fatigue, dissecting trends, and highlighting research opportunities.

Method: Bibliometric analysis based on Donthu's guidelines, data collection from Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), and analytic techniques (performance analysis and science mapping) with VOSviewer and CiteSpace.

Mental health, quality of life and optimism during the covid-19 pandemic: a comparison between Brazil and Portugal.

Purpose: Although there have been numerous studies investigating the mental health of individuals during the pandemic, a comparison between countries is still scarce in the literature. To explore this gap, the present study aimed to compare the mental health (i.e.

Public and health policy for the aged in Africa to the South of Saara.

Objective: to know the social and health responses for the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: An integrative literature review.

Results: There is a lack of specialized health care to meet the real needs of the elderly, and the shortage of health professionals does not contribute favorably to this situation.

Comparison of Techniques and Solvents on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Extracts from and .

Ethnopharmacological use of plant natural extracts has been known since ancient times. The optimization of plant molecule extraction is fundamental in obtaining relevant extraction yields. The main purpose of this study was to understand the role of different extraction techniques (solid-liquid, ultrasound, Soxhlet, and microwave) and solvents (water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, dichloromethane, and hexane) on the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of extracts from (olive) and (mimosa).

Health diagnosis: a responsibility of community health nursing in Angola.

Objective: To characterize the health situation of the population in the Imbondeiro neighborhood, sector C (Luanda).

Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Families living in the sector were included, included in the sample by "door to door" contact.

Community intervention in the Nursing education: experience report.

Objective: To report the implementation and results of community intervention projects used as a strategy for teaching and developing people and communities in the training of community health nursing specialists at the Centro de Formação de Saúde Multiperfil (Multi-profile Health Training Center), Angola.

Method: Report of experience of the use of community intervention projects in nursing.

Results: Community intervention projects have contributed to the learning of students and to the promotion of health, citizenship and the empowerment of individuals and communities.

Grieving With Humor: A Correlational Study on Sense of Humor and Professional Grief in Palliative Care Nurses.

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between humor and professional grief. Findings confirm that these are not independent phenomena. Using humor as a coping mechanism emerged as a response to death-related work.

Medication fall risk in old hospitalized patients: a retrospective study.

Background: While the causes of falls in old hospitalized patients are multifactorial, medication has been considered as one of the most significant factors. Given the large impact that this phenomenon has on the lives of the elderly and organizations, it is important to explore such phenomenon in greater depth.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the association between medication and falls and the recurrent falls (n≥2), and identify medication related risk for fall in hospitalized patients, in a large acute hospital.

Lack of detectable allergenicity of transgenic maize and soya samples.

Background: The safety issues regarding foods derived from genetically modified (GM) plants are central to their acceptance into the food supply. The potential allergenicity of proteins newly introduced in GM foods is a major safety concern.

Objective: We sought to monitor, in potentially sensitive human populations, the allergenicity effects of 5 GM materials obtained from sources with no allergenic potential and already under commercialization in the European Union.