37 research outputs found
Fatores associados à mortalidade em pacientes que necessitam de ventilação mecânica em um centro de tratamento intensivo de um hospital universitário
Pacientes em ventilação mecânica : frequência, características, mortalidade e fatores de risco associados à mortalidade
Preditores de dor aguda pós-operatória : elação entre estresse pré-operatório mensurado pela Escala Brief- Measure of Emotional Preoperative Stress (B-MEPS) e dor aguda pós-operatória
Validação da escala preditora de estresse pré-operatório B-MEPS em uma coorte prospectiva de pacientes submetidos a cirurgias de médio e grande porte no HCPA
Measuring emotional preoperative stress by an app approach and its applicability to predict postoperative pain
Background The Brief Measure of Emotional Preoperative Stress (B-MEPS) was developed to evaluate the preoperative individual vulnerability to emotional stress. To obtain a refined version of B-MEPS suitable for an app approach, this study aimed: (i) to identify items with more discriminant properties; (ii) to classify the level of preoperative emotional stress based on cut-off points; (iii) to assess concurrent validity through correlation with the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) score; (iv) to confirm whether the refined version of B-MEPS is an adequate predictive measure for identification of patients prone to intense postoperative pain. Methods We include 1016 patients who had undergone surgical procedures in a teaching hospital. The generalized partial credit model of item response theory and latent class model were employed, respectively, to reduce the number of items and to create cut-off points. We applied the CSI and assessed pain by Visual Analog Scale (0–10) and by the amount of postoperative morphine consumption. Results The refined B-MEPS shows satisfactory reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.79). Preoperative emotional stress, according to the cut-off points, is classified into categories: low, intermediate or high stress. The refined B-MEPS exhibited a linear association with the CSI scores (r2 = 0.53, p < 0.01). Patients with higher levels of emotional stress displayed a positive association with moderate to severe pain and greater morphine consumption. Conclusion The refined version of B-MEPS, along with an interface of easy applicability, assess emotional vulnerability at the bedside before surgery. This app may support studies focused on intervening with perioperative stress levels
Como as mães colocam seus bebês no berço para dormir? : um estudo sobre conhecimentos e hábitos quanto ao posicionamento de lactentes no berço e uma estratégia educativa associada (projeto piloto)
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