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Research paper thumbnail of “What Do We Know about Hope in Nursing Care?”: A Synthesis of Concept Analysis Studies

Healthcare

Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development... more Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development of nursing knowledge. Nursing teams play a crucial role in exploring the meaning of hope and promoting hope among patients and their families. This study aims to synthesize concept analysis studies of hope in the context of nursing care and to propose an evidence-based update of the definition of hope in the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). Method: This is a literature review, involving the synthesis of studies concerning the concept analysis of hope in nursing practice. Peer-reviewed articles with fully accessible Portuguese or English text were considered. As we aimed to include a historical perspective of the concept, no restriction upon the time of publication was set. Articles were selected in March 2022 and updated in July 2023 using the Medline, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. The search terms used were “hope” AND “concept” AND “analysis” AND “nurs*”. Only...

Research paper thumbnail of "What Do We Know about Hope in Nursing Care?": A Synthesis of Concept Analysis Studies

Healthcare, 2023

Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development... more Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development of nursing knowledge. Nursing teams play a crucial role in exploring the meaning of hope and promoting hope among patients and their families. This study aims to synthesize concept analysis studies of hope in the context of nursing care and to propose an evidence-based update of the definition of hope in the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). Method: This is a literature review, involving the synthesis of studies concerning the concept analysis of hope in nursing practice. Peer-reviewed articles with fully accessible Portuguese or English text were considered. As we aimed to include a historical perspective of the concept, no restriction upon the time of publication was set. Articles were selected in March 2022 and updated in July 2023 using the Medline, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. The search terms used were “hope” AND “concept” AND “analysis” AND “nurs*”. Only articles written in English or Portuguese were included. Two reviewers conducted the research synthesis and report independently to minimize the risk of bias in the included studies. This paper adheres to the PRISMA checklist. To clarify the concept of hope as perceived by patients and develop hope as an evidence-based nursing concept, 13 studies were reviewed. The concept of hope, its attributes, antecedents, and consequences, as well as similar concepts, were studied by nurses and synthesized into a definition. The identified antecedents include pivotal life events, stressful stimuli, and experiencing satisfaction with life. The analysis of its attributes, antecedents, and consequences has contributed to understanding its relevance in nursing care and provided a proposed update of hope in the ICNP®. This review provides conceptual clarity on how hope is defined and used in nursing practice and the potential factors that may impact the promotion of hope to provide opportunities for future nursing research.

Research paper thumbnail of Hope Aspects of the Women’s Experience after Confirmation of a High-Risk Pregnancy Condition: A Systematic Scoping Review

Healthcare

Background: Pregnancy is a period of transformation, hope, expectation, and worry for women and t... more Background: Pregnancy is a period of transformation, hope, expectation, and worry for women and their families. A high-risk pregnancy refers to a pregnancy in which the mother and/or fetus are at greater-than-normal risk of complications, and it evokes a range of emotional and psychological experiences that largely depend on the care and support provided by health professionals. The purpose of this review is to summarize the existing literature on the lived experience of hope in women facing a high-risk pregnancy related to their own health and/or medical conditions related to the fetus. Methods: This review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute’s methodology. No limits on a date were applied to the search. Identified titles and abstracts were screened to select original reports and were cross-checked for any overlap of cases. We included studies that emphasized the experience of hope of pregnant women dealing with a pregnancy complication. Main Results: According to the results of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Hope Aspects of the Women's Experience after Confirmation of a High-Risk Pregnancy Condition: A Systematic Scoping Review

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Research paper thumbnail of Relação conjugal no pós-parto: diferenças de género

Research paper thumbnail of A malformação do bebé. Vivências psicológicas do casal

scielo.oces.mctes.pt

RESUMO: A relação estabelecida entre a díade mãe-bebé, vai sendo progressivamente construída, des... more RESUMO: A relação estabelecida entre a díade mãe-bebé, vai sendo progressivamente construída, desde o período pré-natal. O período da gravidez está repleto de inúmeras expectativas e idealizações do casal, acerca do bebé que vai nascer. Assim, um diagnóstico de malformação fetal provoca, inevitavelmente, uma grande desilusão e descrença para os pais que o vivênciam, os quais se vêem obrigados a fazer o luto do bebé imaginário. Este trabalho visa aprofundar a temática da malformação fetal, tendo em conta as vivências psicológicas e emocionais do casal, no que respeita não só ao impacto de um diagnóstico desfavorável, como também perante todo o processo adaptativo que é necessário percorrer. Com este trabalho, pretende-se também, desenvolver e obter uma compreensão mais profunda sobre o papel dos profissionais de saúde neste complexo contexto, confrontando as várias teorias com a prática clínica. De facto, cada vez mais, é possível detectar malformações in-útero, tornando possível ao casal aceder a essas informações, sendo imprescindível o apoio de técnicos de saúde informados, especializados e preparados para lidar com estas situações.

Research paper thumbnail of Recent bionalytical methods for the determination of new psychoactive substances in biological specimens

Bioanalysis, 2020

One of the problems associated with the consumption of new psychoactive substances is that in mos... more One of the problems associated with the consumption of new psychoactive substances is that in most scenarios of acute toxicity the possibility of quick clinical action may be impaired because many screening methods are not responsive to them, and laboratories are not able to keep pace with the appearance of new substances. For these reasons, developing and validating new analytical methods is mandatory in order to efficiently face those problems, allowing laboratories to be one step ahead. The goal of this work is to perform a critical review regarding bionalytical methods that can be used for the determination of new psychoactive substances (phenylethylamines, cathinones, synthetic cannabinoids, opioids, benzodiazepines, etc), particularly concerning sample preparation techniques and associated analytical methods.

Research paper thumbnail of “What Do We Know about Hope in Nursing Care?”: A Synthesis of Concept Analysis Studies

Healthcare

Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development... more Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development of nursing knowledge. Nursing teams play a crucial role in exploring the meaning of hope and promoting hope among patients and their families. This study aims to synthesize concept analysis studies of hope in the context of nursing care and to propose an evidence-based update of the definition of hope in the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). Method: This is a literature review, involving the synthesis of studies concerning the concept analysis of hope in nursing practice. Peer-reviewed articles with fully accessible Portuguese or English text were considered. As we aimed to include a historical perspective of the concept, no restriction upon the time of publication was set. Articles were selected in March 2022 and updated in July 2023 using the Medline, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. The search terms used were “hope” AND “concept” AND “analysis” AND “nurs*”. Only...

Research paper thumbnail of "What Do We Know about Hope in Nursing Care?": A Synthesis of Concept Analysis Studies

Healthcare, 2023

Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development... more Hope is a central concept within the nursing literature, which is crucial towards the development of nursing knowledge. Nursing teams play a crucial role in exploring the meaning of hope and promoting hope among patients and their families. This study aims to synthesize concept analysis studies of hope in the context of nursing care and to propose an evidence-based update of the definition of hope in the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). Method: This is a literature review, involving the synthesis of studies concerning the concept analysis of hope in nursing practice. Peer-reviewed articles with fully accessible Portuguese or English text were considered. As we aimed to include a historical perspective of the concept, no restriction upon the time of publication was set. Articles were selected in March 2022 and updated in July 2023 using the Medline, CINAHL, and Scopus databases. The search terms used were “hope” AND “concept” AND “analysis” AND “nurs*”. Only articles written in English or Portuguese were included. Two reviewers conducted the research synthesis and report independently to minimize the risk of bias in the included studies. This paper adheres to the PRISMA checklist. To clarify the concept of hope as perceived by patients and develop hope as an evidence-based nursing concept, 13 studies were reviewed. The concept of hope, its attributes, antecedents, and consequences, as well as similar concepts, were studied by nurses and synthesized into a definition. The identified antecedents include pivotal life events, stressful stimuli, and experiencing satisfaction with life. The analysis of its attributes, antecedents, and consequences has contributed to understanding its relevance in nursing care and provided a proposed update of hope in the ICNP®. This review provides conceptual clarity on how hope is defined and used in nursing practice and the potential factors that may impact the promotion of hope to provide opportunities for future nursing research.

Research paper thumbnail of Hope Aspects of the Women’s Experience after Confirmation of a High-Risk Pregnancy Condition: A Systematic Scoping Review

Healthcare

Background: Pregnancy is a period of transformation, hope, expectation, and worry for women and t... more Background: Pregnancy is a period of transformation, hope, expectation, and worry for women and their families. A high-risk pregnancy refers to a pregnancy in which the mother and/or fetus are at greater-than-normal risk of complications, and it evokes a range of emotional and psychological experiences that largely depend on the care and support provided by health professionals. The purpose of this review is to summarize the existing literature on the lived experience of hope in women facing a high-risk pregnancy related to their own health and/or medical conditions related to the fetus. Methods: This review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute’s methodology. No limits on a date were applied to the search. Identified titles and abstracts were screened to select original reports and were cross-checked for any overlap of cases. We included studies that emphasized the experience of hope of pregnant women dealing with a pregnancy complication. Main Results: According to the results of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Hope Aspects of the Women's Experience after Confirmation of a High-Risk Pregnancy Condition: A Systematic Scoping Review

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Research paper thumbnail of Relação conjugal no pós-parto: diferenças de género

Research paper thumbnail of A malformação do bebé. Vivências psicológicas do casal

scielo.oces.mctes.pt

RESUMO: A relação estabelecida entre a díade mãe-bebé, vai sendo progressivamente construída, des... more RESUMO: A relação estabelecida entre a díade mãe-bebé, vai sendo progressivamente construída, desde o período pré-natal. O período da gravidez está repleto de inúmeras expectativas e idealizações do casal, acerca do bebé que vai nascer. Assim, um diagnóstico de malformação fetal provoca, inevitavelmente, uma grande desilusão e descrença para os pais que o vivênciam, os quais se vêem obrigados a fazer o luto do bebé imaginário. Este trabalho visa aprofundar a temática da malformação fetal, tendo em conta as vivências psicológicas e emocionais do casal, no que respeita não só ao impacto de um diagnóstico desfavorável, como também perante todo o processo adaptativo que é necessário percorrer. Com este trabalho, pretende-se também, desenvolver e obter uma compreensão mais profunda sobre o papel dos profissionais de saúde neste complexo contexto, confrontando as várias teorias com a prática clínica. De facto, cada vez mais, é possível detectar malformações in-útero, tornando possível ao casal aceder a essas informações, sendo imprescindível o apoio de técnicos de saúde informados, especializados e preparados para lidar com estas situações.

Research paper thumbnail of Recent bionalytical methods for the determination of new psychoactive substances in biological specimens

Bioanalysis, 2020

One of the problems associated with the consumption of new psychoactive substances is that in mos... more One of the problems associated with the consumption of new psychoactive substances is that in most scenarios of acute toxicity the possibility of quick clinical action may be impaired because many screening methods are not responsive to them, and laboratories are not able to keep pace with the appearance of new substances. For these reasons, developing and validating new analytical methods is mandatory in order to efficiently face those problems, allowing laboratories to be one step ahead. The goal of this work is to perform a critical review regarding bionalytical methods that can be used for the determination of new psychoactive substances (phenylethylamines, cathinones, synthetic cannabinoids, opioids, benzodiazepines, etc), particularly concerning sample preparation techniques and associated analytical methods.