Publications by authors named "V A Cestari"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how personality traits and emotional intelligence (EI) influence people's perceptions of the benefits and costs of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Emotional stability and emotion regulation positively impacted the recognition of social distancing benefits, while extroversion had a negative effect.
- It suggests that enhancing emotional intelligence could improve public response during health crises, highlighting the need for communication strategies and EI development programs.
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are challenging to heal, increase the risk of lower extremity amputation, and place a significant burden on patients, families, and healthcare systems. Prioritizing preventive interventions holds the promise of reducing patient suffering, lowering costs, and improving quality of life. This study describes a scoping review protocol that will be used to delineate the preventive interventions for diabetic foot ulcers employed in different healthcare settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: to analyze the validity evidence of the internal structure of the Risk Self-Medication Questionnaire Focused on Health Literacy.
Methods: a psychometric study with 499 adults. The internal structure was assessed with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to prove the adjustment.
Objective: To comprehend the multiprofessional actions regarding palliative care for patients in the Intensive Care Unit affected by SARS-CoV-2.
Methods: A comprehensive qualitative study conducted with 31 professionals from the Intensive Care Units of a university hospital, based on the Theory of Peaceful End of Life.
Results: The analysis of the discourse led to the identification of two categories: "Multidisciplinary actions to promote comfort at the end of life" and "Palliative care during the pandemic period and the promotion of emotional and spiritual comfort.
Objective: To analyze content validity evidence and response processes of a bank of items for measuring vulnerability to physical inactivity in adults.
Method: Methodological study, with 13 specialists and 46 representatives of the target population. The Content Validity Index (CVI) and binomial test were calculated; data obtained through validity based on response processes were collected through interviews.