the results foster reflection on the need of including the family caregivers of individuals with stroke sequelae in the planning of care provided by health professionals.

Objective: To investigate the functional capacity and its relationship with the level of social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative research, conducted with 108 individuals with sequelae of cerebrovascular accident in João Pessoa/PB. Data were collected through interviews, using a sociodemographic instrument – the Barthel Index and the Social Support Scale. Results: We observed the prevalence of functional dependency in 93.5%, and the mild dependency stood out in 40.7%. Medium social support was the most found, with 48.2%. The predominant dimensions of social support were the material dimension, followed by the emotional. There was a significant association (p ≤ 0.05) between very serious dependency and high social support. Conclusion: The results found allow us to reflect on the need for involvement of health professionals in strengthening the social support of patients with disabling diseases, such as the cerebrovascular accident.

Objectives: to associate pleasure and suffering indicators with aspects related to nursing work in hospitals. Methods: This is a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted with 152 nurses from a university hospital in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, using a tool to obtain sociodemographic data, work characteristics and the Pleasure and Suffering Indicators at Work Scale. Results: pleasure living and its domains were rated as satisfactory, while suffering factors and their domains were critically assessed. Statistically significant associations were observed among pleasure and suffering indicators, and some characteristics of nurses' work. Conclusions: it was evidenced that nurses had critical levels of suffering at work associated with their work practice characteristics.

Objective: Describe the clinical-epidemiological profile of hospitalized elderly patients with arbovirus. Method: A documentary retrospective population-based descriptive study that used a quantitative approach with hospitalized elderly patients diagnosed with arbovirus was conducted in a teaching hospital. Data were collected from medical records and investigation forms. Results: Thirty-three elderly patients participated in this study. A prevalence of dengue was observed, with fever, myalgia, and arthralgia. Arterial hypertension and diabetes were the comorbidities. Statistically significant correlations were obtained between arbovirus and schooling, employment situation, marital status, test results, and use of analgesics; and between the site of arthralgia and Chikungunya. Conclusion: The results support nursing care to hospitalized elderly patients with arbovirus, allowing the development of a proper and humanized care plan.Reemerging arboviruses: clinical-epidemiological profile of hospitalized elderly patients Rev Esc Enferm USP · 2018;52:e03403 RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o perfil clínico-epidemiológico de idosos hospitalizados com arboviroses. Método: Estudo documental, retrospectivo, de base populacional e descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com idosos hospitalizados com diagnóstico de arbovirose em um hospital universitário. Os dados foram coletados por meio de consulta aos prontuários e fichas de notificação. Resultados: Participaram 33 idosos. Houve prevalência da Dengue, destacando-se a febre, a mialgia e a artralgia. Verificaram-se a Hipertensão Arterial e a Diabetes como comorbidades. Foram evidenciadas associações estatisticamente significativas da arbovirose com a escolaridade, a situação profissional, o estado civil, os resultados de exames e o uso de analgésicos; e entre o local da artralgia e a Chikungunya. Conclusão: Os resultados fornecem subsídios para a assistência do enfermeiro aos idosos hospitalizados com arboviroses, permitindo a elaboração de um plano de cuidados adequado e humanizado. DESCRITORESIdoso; Dengue; Febre de Chikungunya; Enfermagem Geriátrica; Saúde do Idoso. RESUMENObjetivo: Describir el perfil clínico epidemiológico de personas mayores hospitalizadas con arbovirosis. Método: Estudio documental, retrospectivo, de base poblacional y descriptivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado con personas mayores hospitalizadas con diagnóstico de arbovirosis en un hospital universitario. Los datos fueron recogidos mediante consulta a las fichas médicas y de notificación. Resultados: Participaron 33 personas mayores. Hubo prevalencia del Dengue, destacándose la fiebre, la mialgia y la artralgia. Se verificaron la Hipertensión Arterial y la Diabetes como comorbilidades. Fueron evidenciadas asociaciones estadísticamente significativas de la arbovirosis con la escolaridad, la situación profesional, el estado civil, los resultados de exámenes y el empleo de analgésicos; y entre el sitio de la artralgia y la Chikungunya. Conclusión: Los resultados brindan subsidios para la as...

Objective to correlate health-related quality of life and adherence to treatment of patients with breast and prostate cancer. Method an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, conducted with 305 patients with breast and prostate cancer, in a state oncology hospital in Paraíba, Brazil, between June and November 2019. For data collection, a semi-structured instrument was used to obtain data regarding the sociodemographic and clinical profile, from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire “core” 30 items, from the specific module Quality of Life Questionnaire-Breast Cancer, and from the Adherence Determinants Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results the correlation between health-related quality of life and adherence of patients with prostate cancer showed statistical significance (p≤0.05) between the Global health Scale and the Functional Scale, Intentions domain; emotional function and intentions; insomnia and subjective norms; financial difficulty and subjective norms. In women, there was statistical significance (p≤0.05) between role performance and subjective norms; fatigue and intentions; financial difficulty and total adherence; sexual desire, sexual satisfaction and perceived support/severity; breast symptoms and intentions. Conclusion health-related quality of life directly impacts on treatment adherence of patients with breast and prostate cancer.