ABSTRACT:The objectives of this study were to identify the types of gloves the nursing team uses for the manual cleaning of health products and to identify the perforation rates in procedure/surgical gloves used for this purpose. Cross-sectional and descriptive, descriptive study with quantitative approach was developed at a large hospital in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. In total, 300 procedure/surgical gloves (Group A), 100 procedure and 100 new surgical gloves (Group B), and six nitrile gloves (Group C) were analyzed. Among the gloves in Group A, 135 (45.0%) were perforated. Superposition of gloves did not prevent perforations and, the longer they were used, the higher the index of perforation (p<0.05). No perforations were identified in Group B, whereas there were four perforations in 48 hours of use in Group C. This study reinforces the idea that procedure/surgical gloves are inappropriate for cleaning health products, representing an ineffective barrier for the safety of workers. DESCRIPTORS:Sterilization. Occupational risks. Surgical gloves. ÍNDICE DE PERFURAÇÃO DE LUVAS DE PROCEDIMENTO/CIRÚRGICA UTILIZADAS POR TRABALHADORES DO EXPURGO DE UM CENTRO DE MATERIAL E ESTERILIZAÇÃO RESUMO:Os objetivos foram identificar os tipos de luvas utilizadas pela equipe de enfermagem para a limpeza manual de produtos para a saúde e identificar os índices de perfurações em luvas de procedimento/cirúrgicas utilizadas para esta atividade. Estudo transversal e descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em um hospital de grande porte em Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Foram avaliadas 300 luvas de procedimento/cirúrgicas (grupo A), 100 luvas de procedimento e 100 cirúrgicas novas (grupo B) e seis luvas nitrílicas (grupo C). Entre as luvas do grupo A, 135 (45,0%) estavam perfuradas. Sobreposições de luvas não impediram as perfurações e quanto maior o tempo de uso, maior o índice de perfuração (p<0,05). Não houve perfurações no grupo B e no C identificou-se quatro perfurações em 48 horas de uso. O estudo reforça que as luvas cirúrgicas/procedimento são inadequadas para o processo de limpeza manual de produtos para a saúde, constituindo uma barreira ineficaz na segurança dos trabalhadores. DESCRITORES:Esterilização. Riscos ocupacionais. Luvas cirúrgicas. ÍNDICE DE PERFORACIÓN DE GUANTES DE PROCEDIMENTO/ QUIRÚRGICO UTILIZADO POR LOS TRABAJADORES DE PURGA DE UN CENTRO DE MATERIAL Y ESTERILIZACIÓNRESUMEN: Se objetivó identificar los tipos de guantes utilizados por el equipo de enfermería para limpieza manual de productos para la salud y los índices de perforaciones en guantes de procedimiento/quirúrgicos utilizados en esta actividad. Estudio transversal, descriptivo, cuantitativo, realizado en hospital de gran porte de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Fueron evaluados 300 guantes de procedimiento/quirúrgicos (grupo A), 100 guantes de procedimiento y 100 quirúrgicos nuevos (Grupo B) y seis guantes de nitrilo (Grupo C). Entre los guantes del grupo A, 135 (45,0%) estaban perforados. La superposición de guantes no impidió las perforaciones; y a mayor ti...

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Objective: To analyze the factors associated with quality of life of the older adults with chronic pain. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted with 239 older adults in outpatient care in the state of Goiás, Brazil. The World Health Organization Quality of Life–Old (WHOQOL-OLD) instrument contains six domains and was applied to assess quality of life. Simple and multiple linear regressions were used in the statistical analysis. Results: The factors associated with Sensory Abilities were age (β = - 0.52), time spent together (β = - 14.35; - 17.86; - 15.57), and pain intensity (β = - 1, 70). Autonomy was associated with depression (β = - 5.99) and chest pain (β = - 6.17). Social participation related to schooling (β = - 0.64), diabetes mellitus (β = - 8.15), depression (β = - 14.53), pain intensity (β = - 1.43), and lower limb pain (β = - 5.94). Past, present and future activities related to depression (β = - 6.94). Death and dying related to hypertension (β = - 8.40), while Intimacy to depression (β = - 5.99) and headache/face pain (β = - 3.19). Conclusion: The time experiencing chronic pain and the location of this experience, as well as depression, diabetes and systemic arterial hypertension were factors that had greater influence on the older adult’s Quality of Life domains.

The aim of the current study was to investigate chronic pain coping strategies of older adults and the differences between sexes according to the intensity of pain. A cross-sectional study was performed in specialty clinics in midwestern Brazil. Participants comprised 276 older adults with chronic pain. The Brief Pain Inventory and Chronic Pain Coping Inventory–Brazilian version were used to assess self-reported pain intensity and pain coping strategies. Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Dunn tests were used for intergroup comparisons. The task persistence and coping self-statements subscales were the most used coping strategies. The strategies of exercise/stretching and task persistence were used differently between males and females. Males showed significant differences in asking for assistance, task persistence, and guarding subscales when pain intensity was taken into account, whereas females showed differences in the guarding and resting subscales. Adaptive coping was the most used coping strategy; however, some non-adaptive subscales were significant in both sexes when compared with levels of chronic pain intensity. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47 (10), 30–36.]

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