2007
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.114942
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Awareness of the risk of endocarditis associated with tattooing and body piercing among patients with congenital heart disease and paediatric cardiologists in the United Kingdom

Abstract: Body art in the form of tattoos and piercing has become increasingly popular amongst children and teenagers, and is nowadays more socially acceptable despite media reports citing tissue destruction and death. Our study explored the awareness and experience of patients with congenital heart disease, and of cardiologists and professionals responsible for their care.

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“…Há que se ressaltar que diversos estudos foram realizados acerca do uso de tatuagens e atitudes frente a essas (por exemplo, Armstrong et al, 2008;Lick et al, 2005;Satchithananda et al, 2001;Shebani et al, 2007). Contudo, predominam na área pesquisas exploratórias e descritivas, sem garantir um aporte teórico consistente (Atkinson, 2002).…”
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“…Há que se ressaltar que diversos estudos foram realizados acerca do uso de tatuagens e atitudes frente a essas (por exemplo, Armstrong et al, 2008;Lick et al, 2005;Satchithananda et al, 2001;Shebani et al, 2007). Contudo, predominam na área pesquisas exploratórias e descritivas, sem garantir um aporte teórico consistente (Atkinson, 2002).…”
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“…Entretanto, constata-se que, em termos numéricos, a prevalência dos estudos tem sido notória no âmbito da saúde, em áreas como enfermagem e medicina (Armstrong, 1991;Armstrong, DeBoer, & Cetta, 2008;Armstrong & Murphy, 1997;Lick, Edoize, Woodside, & Conti, 2005;Satchithananda, Walsh, & Schofield, 2001;Shebani, Miles, Simmons, & De Giovanni, 2007). Nesse contexto, têm sido tratados, principalmente, temas relacionados com cuidados mé-dicos (prevenção e complicações, por exemplo).…”
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“…This group has been found to have a poor level of knowledge about various aspects of their congenital heart malformation and there is a lack of educational materials [2][3][4][5][6]. To date, the education has often been given as verbal information, complemented with pictures of the heart and copies from medical charts, provided by the responsible cardiologist [7].…”
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“…Adults with congenitally malformed hearts often have a poor level of knowledge about various aspects of their cardiac condition and there is a lack of educational materials for this group [1][2][3][4][5] To date, education has often been given as verbal information, complemented with pictures of the heart and copies from medical charts, provided by the responsible cardiologist 6 . Patient education/computer-based education has been shown to increase knowledge and/or management of the disease in people with chronic diseases [7][8][9][10] .…”
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confidence: 99%