Validação de material informativo a pacientes em tratamento quimioterápico e aos seus familiares Validación del material informativo a los pacientes en tratamiento de quimioterapia y a sus familiares Validation of the informative material for patients and their families undergoing chemotherapeutical treatment

O objetivo deste estudo foi a validação do conteúdo e a compreensibilidade do Material informativo a pacientes em tratamento quimioterápico e aos seus familiares. Para avaliar se as informações do material informativo sobre câncer, quimioterapia, cuidados com paciente, alimentação e medicação eram suficientemente esclarecedoras e claras, foram contatados 23 cuidadores principais de crianças com câncer. Os entrevistados responderam a um questionário contendo nove questões fechadas e uma aberta. A avaliação foi positiva e as informações foram consideradas esclarecedoras pela maioria dos participantes, dos quais alguns contribuíram com sugestões, que foram acrescentadas ao material. Após completa finalização, o material servirá como apoio aos pacientes com câncer e aos familiares. O intuito do material é melhorar a qualidade de assistência de enfermagem, pois acredita-se que, quando os responsáveis estão orientados sobre a maneira mais adequada de cuidar, a adesão do paciente ao tratamento aumenta, a informação os torna mais seguros, e colabora-se para o sucesso do tratamento.<br>Refiérase a la validación del contenido y a la comprensibilidad del material informativo a los pacientes en tratamiento de quimioterapia y a sus familiares. Fueron contactados 23 cuidadores que responderán a un instrumento con nueve cuestiones cerradas y una abierta para evaluar si las informaciones del material informativo sobre cáncer, quimioterapia, cuidados con el paciente, alimentación y medicación fueron esclarecedoras, suficientes y claras. La evaluación fue positiva y las informaciones fueron consideradas satisfactorias y esclarecedoras para la mayoría de las personas. Algunas hicieron sugerencias que fueron incluidas en el material. El material informativo pretende ser implantada con el objetivo de mejorar la cualidad de la asistencia de enfermería, pues se cre que cuando los responsables estan orientados sobre la manera más adecuada de cuidar, mejora la adesión al tratamiento, la información los deja más seguros y colabora para el suceso del tratamiento.<br>The objective of this study was to validate the content and comprehensibility of the informative material for patients and their families undergoing chemotherapy, while describing its utility as a written tool of communication between healthcare provider and healthcare consumers. The informative material draws on information derived from twenty-three interviews of caretakers. The data were collected via surveys involving nine closed questions plus one open-ended question to analyze if the material's content was self-explanatory, sufficient and clear. The analyses of the informative material was positive and the information within was considered satisfactory and explanatory to the majority of the interviewees. Some of the people interviewed contributed with suggestions, which were added to the material. The informative material will be introduced, aimed at improving the quality of nursing assistance provided to cancer patients, as it is believed that when health professionals are well oriented regarding the most adequate way to care, patients adhere to their treatment more seriously; in other words, the information makes them feel more secure and fosters collaboration, leading to successful treatment

Pollen niche of Melipona

Monthly corbicular samples derived from weekly collections of Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta (Apidae: Meliponini) were analyzed alongside a single honey sample between January to December 2012. The botanical families Arecaceae, Melastomataceae and Solanaceae were the most representative in the corbicular load samples, with five temporary specialization events (>90%) being detected for representatives of Melastomataceae and Solanaceae. Furthermore, Melastomataceae also exhibited a greater contribution of pollen types in the honey samples, particularly because of the occurrence of Miconia type (87.17%), followed by Solanaceae, represented by types Solanum stramonifolium (5.00%) and Solanum aculeatissimum (2.50%). The low richness of pollen types in the corbicular pollen samples (n = 16) in this study suggests that M. interrupta may act as a specialist due to the low availability of apiculture resources in terra-firme environments, where intraspecific competition might affect not only the maintenance of these colonies in this environment but also their honey production. © 2017 AASP–The Palynological Society