Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2020
Efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in palliative care: A systematic review.
to synthesize the knowledge and to critically evaluate the evidences arising from randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in adult patients with cancer in palliative care. ⋯ while the evidence from the studies evaluating the use of massage therapy or the use of progressive muscle relaxation and guided imaging for the management of cancer pain in these patients demonstrated significant benefits, the other two studies that evaluated the use of acupuncture as a complementary therapy showed contradictory results, therefore, needing more research studies to elucidate such findings.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Sep 2017
ReviewNon-pharmacological interventions to promote the sleep of patients after cardiac surgery: a systematic review.
to analyze evidence available in the literature concerning non-pharmacological interventions that are effective to treat altered sleep patterns among patients who underwent cardiac surgery. ⋯ hubo una mejora significativa en las puntuaciones de la evaluación del sueño en los estudios que evaluaron intervenciones como tapones de oídos, máscara de ojos, relajación muscular, entrenamiento de postura y relajación, producción sonora y estrategia educacional.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Sep 2017
ReviewNon-pharmacological interventions to promote the sleep of patients after cardiac surgery: a systematic review.
to analyze evidence available in the literature concerning non-pharmacological interventions that are effective to treat altered sleep patterns among patients who underwent cardiac surgery. ⋯ hubo una mejora significativa en las puntuaciones de la evaluación del sueño en los estudios que evaluaron intervenciones como tapones de oídos, máscara de ojos, relajación muscular, entrenamiento de postura y relajación, producción sonora y estrategia educacional.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2017
ReviewAdvanced Practice Nursing: A Strategy for Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Universal Access to Health.
to examine advanced practice nursing (APN) roles internationally to inform role development in Latin America and the Caribbean to support universal health coverage and universal access to health. ⋯ teniendo en cuenta la diversidad de los contextos en diferentes naciones, es importante evaluar sistemáticamente las necesidades de salud del país y de la población para introducir la combinación más adecuada y complementaria de los papeles de la EPA y dar un formato a su aplicación. La introducción con éxito del papel de la EPA en América Latina y el Caribe podría proporcionar una hoja de ruta para funciones similares en otros países de bajos/medios ingresos.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Dec 2016
Review Meta AnalysisEpinephrine in cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis.
evaluate the effectiveness of epinephrine used during cardiac arrest and its effect on the survival rates and neurological condition. ⋯ administration of epinephrine appears to increase the rate of ROSC, but when compared with other therapies, no positive effect was found on survival rates of patients with favorable neurological status.