Verbal communication of the parturient nurse's dyad in the active phase of labor.

Objectives: to analyze verbal communication between the nurse and the parturient during the active phase of labor in two Lusophone countries.

Methods: quantitative analytical study. Sample of 709 interactions between nurses and parturients using verbal communication during the active phase of labor in Brazil and Cape Verde.

Research in nursing and modification of the knowledge tree in CNPq: contribution to science.

Objective: to identify funding demands in the light of CNPq's knowledge subareas, as well as data on researchers and research groups, their distribution in the regions and their approximation with health research priorities of the Ministry of Health and the new knowledge tree framework of the area.

Method: a descriptive study developed with data from 2009 to 2014 about researchers, funding and research areas provided by the Diretoria de Ciências Agrárias Biológicas e Saúde (Department of Agriculture, Biology and Health Sciences).

Results: there is a concentration of researchers and research groups in the Southeast region.

Non-verbal nurse-parturient communication in labor in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Objective: to analyze nonverbal communication between nurse and parturient during the active phase of labor in two Portuguese-speaking countries.

Method: a quantitative and analytical study, whose sample consisted of 709 interactions that used the nonverbal communication of nurses and parturients. The analyzed variables were: distance; posture; axis; contact; emblematic gestures; illustrator gestures and regulatory gestures.

Construction of assistive technology as online course for the blind about hypertension.

Objective: to develop affordable education course for the blind on the prevention of hypertension.

Method: we used the Model of Development of Digital Educational Materials composed by the stages of analysis and planning; modeling; implementation; evaluation and maintenance; distribution.

Results: we obtained fifteen pages divided into six learning units.

Construction and validation of an Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health.

Objective: to construct and validate the Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health.

Method: methodological study that includes the establishment of the conceptual structure; definition of objectives and population; construction of items and response scale; selection and arrangement of items; instrument structuring; opinion of experts; pre-test and content validation.

Results: an instrument with 15 items was constructed and, after expert evaluation, eighteen items were obtained, divided into three domains: objectives (four), structure/presentation (nine), and relevance (two).

Physical accessibility in primary healthcare: a step towards the embracement.

Objective: To assess the physical accessibility from the front desk of primary healthcare units.

Method: Descriptive and quantitative research to map the accessibility of the physical space in 157 health units, between August 2014 and May 2015, in the region of Baturité, Ceará, Brazil. The data were collected using a checklist instrument type, and absolute and relative frequencies, binomial and verisimilitude tests for statistical analysis, with statistical significance of p <0.

Evaluation of the self-eye examination method for health promotion.

Objective: To evaluate the self-eye examination practice as a tool to promote the ocular self-evaluation.

Method: Quasi-experimental study developed in a university of Piauí with sample of 324 students between January and May 2014. A team of thirteen researchers made observations during the self-examination followed by an ocular screening.

Technology for performing ocular self-examination: comparison between printed and virtual booklets.

Objective: Comparing the results of the ocular self-examination performed with the aid of printed and virtual versions of an educational booklet.

Method: A quasi-experimental study carried out in a state (public) school of a capital in northeast Brazil, with 100 students equally divided into control and intervention groups according to age, gender, schooling and economic status. Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were applied with a significance level of 5%.

Validation of assistive technology on psychoactive substances for visually impaired people.

Purpose: To validate the assistive technology "Drugs: reflection for prevention" to be used with visually impaired people.

Method: Quantitative and quasi-experimental study, contrasting knowledge before and after the use of the assistive technology with 140 visually impaired people in institutes and associations for people with visual impairment. A questionnaire with identification data, a pre-test, a post-test and a questionnaire to assess the assistive technology were applied.

Comparing Interrater reliability between eye examination and eye self-examination 1.

Objective: to compare Interrater reliability concerning two eye assessment methods.

Method: quasi-experimental study conducted with 324 college students including eye self-examination and eye assessment performed by the researchers in a public university. Kappa coefficient was used to verify agreement.

Accessibility assessment of assistive technology for the hearing impaired.

Objective:: to assess the automatic accessibility of assistive technology in online courses for the hearing impaired.

Method:: evaluation study guided by the Assessment and Maintenance step proposed in the Model of Development of Digital Educational Material. The software Assessor and Simulator for the Accessibility of Sites (ASES) was used to analyze the online course "Education on Sexual and Reproductive Health: the use of condoms" according to the accessibility standards of national and international websites.

Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases among visually impaired people: educational text validation.

Objective: to validate an educational text in the context of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) for visually impaired persons, making it accessible to this population.

Method: a validation study, in a virtual environment. Data collection occurred from May to September 2012 by emailing the subjects, and was composed by seven content experts about STDs.

[Assistive technology for visually impaired women for use of the female condom: a validation study].

Objective: To validate assistive technology for visually impaired women to learn how to use the female condom.

Method: a methodological development study conducted on a web page, with data collection between May and October 2012. Participants were 14 judges; seven judges in sexual and reproductive health (1st stage) and seven in special education (2nd stage).

[Validation of the general guidelines of communication between the nurse and the blind].

This quantitative study, conducted between 2008 April and 2009 March in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, aimed to validate the general guidelines of the communication of the nurse with the blind. Thirty nurses and 30 blinds, divided into control and experimental groups, participated in the study. Thirty nursing consultations were videotaped and analyzed by experts.

[Virtual guide on ocular self-examination to support the self-care practice for people with HIV/AIDS].

The objective was to describe the process of development of a virtual guide on ocular self-examination for people with HIV/aids. The methodological proposal followed the five steps recommended by Falkembach: analysis and planning, modeling, implementation, evaluation and distribution. The adequacy of the printed version to the virtual required the construction of a tutorial video, adding illustrative photos for viewing possible ocular changes and interactive tool demonstrating the examination result to the user.

[Development of assistive technology for the visually impaired: use of the male condom].

The objectives were to develop and evaluate an assistive technology for the use of the male condom by visually impaired men. It was a technology development study with the participation of seven subjects. Three workshops were performed between April and May of 2010; they were all filmed and the statements of the participants were transcribed and analyzed by content.

[Educative game on drugs for blind individuals: development and assessment].

Study aimed to develop and assess an educational game on psychoactive drugs accessible to blind individuals, conducted in three steps: development of the educative game, evaluation by three special education experts, and assessment by twelve blind individuals. As a result, a board game called Drugs: staying clean was developed. In the Alpha version, experts made suggestions regarding the game rules and instructions and the board base, including square texture, game pieces, and Braille writing.

[Knowledge in nursing: from the area representation to the Nursing Advisory Committee at CNPq].

The aim was to describe aspects of the nursing evolution in the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq), focusing on the organizational structure and positions of the Area Representation and the advances in nursing knowledge. This is an experience report, accompanied by reflections and attitudes towards science, technology and innovation of Brazilian nursing and the creation of the Nursing Advisory Committee at the CNPq, in 2006. This paper is intended for the special issue of the Brazilian Nursing Journal (Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem), a prominent scientific nursing journal of nursing, in the celebration of its 80 years of existence.

[Learning in online education: analysis of concept].

This work aimed at clarifying the concept learning in online education, expressed by the literature in the area of health. It is a study of analysis of concept, based on the Evolutionary Model, being highlighted attributes, background, consequents and substitute terms. Learning in the context of online education is characterized by a dynamic and continuous process of active construction of knowledge and acquisition of skills, with physical separation between students and teachers.

[Quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury].

It was aimed to measure the quality of life of adults with spinal cord injury and identify domains that affect the quality of life of these individuals. Epidemiological study, conducted in 2007-2008 in Health Basic Units of Campina Grande/PB. There were 47 participants.

[Transpersonal caring in nursing: an analysis grounded in a conceptual model].

This theoretical study aimed to analyze the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of the transpersonal caring concept through using the Concepts Analysis Model. For this purpose, books published based on Jean Watson's theory in Portuguese and English from 1979 to 2012 were listed. Fulfilled inclusion criteria, only six literary works remained.

[Competency to provide cross-cultural nursing care for people with disability: a self-assessment instrument].

This study addresses the Cross-Cultural Nursing Theory, which develops foundations for care delivery, as the essence of nursing work, based on anthropology, which supports and explains culture and care aspects. This reflexive study was based on the Theory Analysis method to study the concepts aimed at constructing a Self-Assessment Instrument of Competencies for Cross-Cultural Care to Disabled People. After analyzing the main concepts, Culturally Competent Care and Cultural Communication, were analyzed, as well as the sub-concepts: assessment, values, bio-cultural diversity, skill, knowledge, identity, code and cultural empathy.

[The no-care of patients with spinal cord injuries in primary care: bioethical challenges for health policies].

It was aimed to investigate what actions taken in Basic Health Units of the Family-(BHUF) to meet the demands of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) post-rehabilitation, list facilities/difficulties to meet the demands of users. Descriptive study conducted in twenty BHUF. Twenty doctors and twenty nurses, randomly selected, participated in the study.

[International academic mobility program in nursing experience report].

An experience of studying abroad or of academic exchange, really adds value to the professional and personal development of exchange students. This report aims to describe a student's experience in an international academic mobility program. It was developed from 2008 to 2009 in Brazil and Spain.