Sexuality in burn victims: an integrative literature review.

Aims: To analyze and synthesize knowledge concerning sexuality in adult burn victims through an integrative literature review.

Method: Two researchers independently searched six electronic databases (PUBMED, LILACS, ISI Web of Science, PSYCINFO, CINAHL and EMBASE) and also performed a hand search using the following descriptors, in different combinations: burn, sexuality, gender identity, sexual behavior and sexual factors, in order to identify the articles published in English, Portuguese or Spanish, in the last 20 years. A total of 1781 articles were found and 22 were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Spiritual support for people living with HIV/AIDS: a Brazilian explorative, descriptive study.

In this exploratory and descriptive research, we identified the meaning of religion and spirituality in the experience of patients at a public health service for treatment of HIV/AIDS in a Brazilian upcountry town. Eight participants were selected through theoretical sampling. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, and analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis.

[Playing in the waiting room of a children's outpatient clinic: the view of health professionals].

The objective of this study was to understand, from the perspective of health professionals, the meaning of playing/toys in the waiting room of a children's outpatient clinic. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 11 workers. A quantitative analysis of the data was performed around two themes: acknowledging the importance of playing/toys and dealing with limitations.

Social support and families of children with cancer: an integrative review.

This study aimed to search available evidences in literature about social support to families of children with cancer. An integrative review was elaborated and the articles were searched in PUBMED, WEB of SCIENCE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and LILACS, using the key words: social support, cancer, child and family, between 1996 and 2006. Fifteen articles were selected and the analysis of these publications allowed for the identification of three themes: social support and the trajectory of cancer, social support to healthy siblings and social support to fathers and mothers of children with cancer.

Social support and social network in family nursing: reviewing concepts.

Social support and social network concepts are resources applicable to Family Nursing, as they are aimed at improving families' quality of life, and also at promoting, strengthening and maintaining their well-being. This study aimed to reflect on the main social network and social support concepts, relating them with Family Nursing, with a view to their application in nursing research and practice. We conclude that there is a lack of consensus about these concepts and that further criteria are needed for their use.

Playing in the waiting room of an infant outpatient clinic from the perspective of children and their companions.

Playing is one way children use to communicate with the world that surrounds them. This descriptive-exploratory study aimed to understand the experience of playing for children and their companions in an outpatient waiting room. We performed semi-structured interviews with 12 children and those responsible for them.

[Playing for children in waiting room at an infant outpatient clinic].

This study aims at reporting on undergraduate students'experience in the implantation of a play group that uses playing/toys as a therapeutic intervention strategy for care delivery to children in the waiting room of an infant outpatient clinic. These activities were developed during the period before outpatient care and include drawings, games, story telling, among others. Through this intervention mode, playing/toys can be used as an instrument to facilitate the communication between the care team and the child, as well as to stimulate global development.