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Introduction: Heart rate control by the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is impaired in heart transplant (HT) recipients, leading to increased resting heart rate, metabolic demand, and fatigue, which can impair their quality of life (QoL). In this study, we hypothesized the association of hemodynamics and autonomic function as predictors of QoL in HT recipients. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with HT recipients aged ≥ 18 years at ambulatorial accompaniment. Blood pressure was used for hemodynamics assessment, and heart rate variability (HRV) was used for ANS assessment. QoL was assessed by the 36-item Short Form Health Survey. The significance level was set as P≤0.05. Results: Twenty-two volunteers were included in the study. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and double product (DP) were significantly negatively associated with the physical functioning domain of QoL. DP, the number of consecutive normal RR interval differences > 50 ms (NN50), and the percentage of normal RR intervals that differed by > 50 ms from the adjacent interval (PNN50) exhibited negative association with the physical role domain. NN50 and PNN50 were significantly associated with bodily pain, social functioning, and emotional role domains. SBP was negatively associated with the vitality domain. Considering general and mental health domains, no variable demonstrated significant association. DP, NN50, and PNN50 were negatively associated with the total score of QoL. Conclusion: This study demonstrated DP and HRV as predictors of QoL in HT recipients. These innovative results can become a relevant therapeutic target for improving QoL in HT recipients prior to its deterioration.

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the association between the prognostic scores and the quality of life of candidates for heart transplantation. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 32 outpatients applying to heart transplantation. The prognosis was rated by the Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) and the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM); and the quality of life by the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). The Pearson correlation test was applied. Results: the correlations found between general quality of life scores and prognostic scores were (HFSS/MLHFQ r = 0.21), (SHFM/MLHFQ r = 0.09), (HFSS/KCCQ r = -0.02), (SHFM/KCCQ r = -0.20). Conclusion: the weak correlation between the prognostic and quality of life scores suggests a lack of association between the measures, i.e., worse prognosis does not mean worse quality of life and the same statement is true in the opposite direction. RESUMO Objetivo: verificar a associação entre os escores de prognóstico e a qualidade de vida de pacientes candidatos ao Transplante Cardíaco. Método: estudo transversal descritivo, com amostra de conveniência formada por 32 pacientes ambulatoriais candidatos ao transplante cardíaco. O prognóstico foi classificado pelo Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) e pelo Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM); e a qualidade de vida pelo Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) e pelo Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). Aplicou-se o teste de correlação de Pearson. Resultados: as correlações encontradas entre os escores gerais dos instrumentos de qualidade de vida e os escores de prognósticos foram (HFSS/MLHFQ r = 0,21), (SHFM/MLHFQ r = 0,09), (HFSS/KCCQ r = -0,02), (SHFM/KCCQ r = -0,20). Conclusão: a correlação fraca entre os escores de prognóstico e de qualidade de vida sugere a não associação entre as medidas, ou seja, pior prognóstico não significa pior qualidade de vida e o mesmo ocorre no sentido inverso. RESUMEN Objetivo: verificar la asociación entre los puntajes del pronóstico y la calidad de vida de pacientes candidatos al Trasplante Cardíaco. Método: estudio transversal descriptivo, con una muestra de conveniencia formada por 32 pacientes de ambulatorios candidatos al trasplante cardíaco. El pronóstico fue clasificado por el Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) y por el Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) y la calidad de vida por el Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) y por el Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). Se aplicó el test de correlación de Pearson. Resultados: las correlaciones encontradas entre los puntajes generales de los instrumentos de calidad de vida y los puntajes de pronósticos fueron (HFSS/MLHFQ r = 0,21), (SHFM/MLHFQ r = 0,09), (HFSS/KCCQ r = -0,02), (SHFM/KCCQ r = -0,20). Conclusión: la correlación débil entre los puntajes de pronóstico y de calidad de vida sugiere la no asociación entre las medidas, o sea, peor pronóstico no significa peor calidad de vida y el mismo ocurre en el sentido inverso.

Nurses play a very important role in the organ donation and transplant team; therefore, they need to be qualified and trained for various tasks, including donor identification, notification to the intra-hospital donation coordination team, donor monitoring and maintenance. In Brazil, researchers highlight theimportance of nurses for the success of the organ donation process, but also identify several discrepancies in terms of knowledge and feelings that arisein the care of POD(8,9). [...]they consider it more important to care for those with a life prognosis, neglecting the necessary care for POD maintenance(9). In South Korea, in a survey conducted with nursing students, 85.1% reported not having received any training on organ donation in BD; 68% were willing to donate theirorgansifthey had BD; and 39.5% were willing to donate the organs of family members under these conditions(12). Study design, period and location This is a study of methodological approach and technological production, which corresponded to the validity, by health experts (nurses) and web designers, of a website called EMPDO website.

To analyze self-care and knowledge in patients with heart failure who were monitored telephonically, and to analyze the correlation of knowledge with self-care. It was a randomized clinical trial, performed in a specialized clinic from April of 2015 to December of 2015. Thirty-six patients were monitored and randomized, with 17 in the control group and 19 in the intervention group. Both groups participated in the conventional monitoring, which included three visits (initial, second and fourth month); the intervention group was associated with telephone support by means of a standardized guide. The Knowledge and Self-Care Questionnaires were used to evaluate the primary and secondary outcomes. Difference in knowledge (12.7±1.7 vs. 10.8±2.2, p=0.009) and self-care (25.4±6.6 vs. 29.5±4.8, p=0. 04) were identified in the fourth month; and there was a negative correlation between knowledge and self-care scores in the second month (r =-0.48; p=0.03). The conventional management combined with telephone monitoring was effective in the 4th month with improved knowledge and self-care of patients with heart failure and a significant correlation of these outcomes in the second month.

to classify body language used in nursing care, and propose \"Body language in nursing care\" as an analytical category for nursing communication. quantitative research with the systematic observation of 21:43 care situations, with 21 members representing the nursing teams of two hospitals. Empirical categories: sound, facial, eye and body expressions. sound expressions emphasized laughter. Facial expressions communicated satisfaction and happiness. Eye contact with members stood out in visual expressions. The most frequent body expressions were head movements and indistinct touches. nursing care team members use body language to establish rapport with patients, clarify their needs and plan care. The study classified body language characteristics of humanized care, which involves, in addition to technical, non-technical issues arising from nursing communication.

Aim: To perform a transcultural adaptation of the Family Caregiver-Specific Quality of Life Scale to be used in Brazil. Method: A simple, easily applicable questionnaire was applied, composed of 16 questions, subdivided into the physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains, which was originally tested on a population composed of caregivers for heart failure patients. In this methodological study, the process of adaptation involved the translation, synthesis of translations, back translation and a committee of evaluators. Results: After the translation process, the committee of evaluators suggested some changes to the questionnaire that were authorized by its original author. Discussion: The questionnaire was considered pertinent to Brazilian culture, and to adequately represent the target-population, as well as presenting a good semantic equivalence between the final version in Portuguese and the original version. Conclusion: The instrument has proven to be sufficiently adequate to be used in the general population, and it has also been psychometrically validated. Descriptors: Caregivers; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Translating

Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics from the terms found in the nursing and medical records of children hospitalized with congenital heart disease. Method: This was a cross- sectional study conducted in a public hospital. The data from 82 records were analyzed by two expert pediatric cardiology nurses. There was consensus and agreement after individual analysis of the 100 records. Results: The records were of nurslings (91.5%), mostly male (54.9%). The most common terms were \"cyanotic\" (80.5%) and \"respiratory effort\"(79.3%). Discussion: The terms used were related to changes in the supply of oxygen and blood flow, suggesting that the cardiocirculatory pathophysiological aspects guide the nursing needs and planning care. Conclusion: The records highlight the color of the skin, the respiratory pattern and hemodynamic aspect as the central points of nursing care with regard to this group of patients. Descriptors: Nursing records; Heart Defects, Congenital; Child.

Aim: To describe the point of view of nurses regarding the moment of death in the process of organ donation in an intensive care unit of a transplant hospital. Method: This is a descriptive, qualitative study, performed with fifteen nurses working in intensive care. Alceste software was used to treat the data collected, which identified the category \"ontological dimension of caring due to the moment of death in the process of organ donation and harvesting\". Results: During their practice nurses experience a dialectic relationship between the act of donation and facing death through the nursing care provided to the potential donor and his family. Discussion: The process of dying comes up against on a daily basis, when nurses have to deal with the unknown, and face the daily fear of fighting against the possibility of death. Conclusion: There is a need to rethink/review standards, to reconsider the educational background of nursing staff, and to demystify institutional truths when dealing with the unknown. Descriptors: Nursing; Mortality; Tissue and Organ Procurement.

Objetivo: CORRELACIONAR À PADRONIZAÇÃO DE DIAGNÓSTICOS, INTERVENÇÕES E RESULTADOS DE ENFERMAGEM FRENTE AO CONHECIMENTO PRODUZIDO NA LITERATURA, COMO FORMA DE EXPRESSAR AS AÇÕES INTER-RELACIONADAS E SISTEMATIZADAS À CRIANÇA COM CARDIOPATIA CONGÊNITA. Métodos: FOI UTILIZADA COMO METODOLOGIA A REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA, REALIZADA NAS BASES DE DADOS: LILACS, PUBMED, BDENF E CUIDEN. Resultados: FORAM SELECIONADOS 19 ARTIGOS, SENDO 04 SOBRE DIAGNÓSTICOS DE ENFERMAGEM; 01 SOBRE RESULTADOS DE ENFERMAGEM; 11 SOBRE INTERVENÇÕES DE ENFERMAGEM E 03 SOBRE DIAGNÓSTICOS, INTERVENÇÕES E RESULTADOS DE ENFERMAGEM EM CRIANÇAS COM CARDIOPATIAS CONGÊNITAS. Conclusão: VERIFICOU-SE QUE POUCOS ESTUDOS DEMONSTRARAM AS ETAPAS DO PROCESSO DE ENFERMAGEM INTER-RELACIONADAS. É NECESSÁRIO AUMENTAR AS PESQUISAS NA ÁREA DE ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM EM CARDIOLOGIA PEDIÁTRICA PARA APROFUNDAR O CONHECIMENTO E, CONSEQÜENTEMENTE, MELHORAR A PRÁTICA. Descritores: PROCESSOS DE ENFERMAGEM, CRIANÇAS, CARDIOPATIAS CONGÊNITAS.

Resumo Objetivo Identificar Diagnósticos de Enfermagem da NANDA International a partir dos termos encontrados nos registros de Enfermagem de crianças com cardiopatias congênitas hospitalizadas e verificar associação entre estes termos e os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem mapeados. Métodos Estudo observacional, transversal desenvolvido por mapeamento dos termos nos registros de Enfermagem de crianças hospitalizadas de até 2 anos com cardiopatia congênita. A associação entre os termos e os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem mais frequentes foi avaliada pelo teste t de Student ou qui quadrado. Resultados Nos 82 registros analisados, os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem mais frequentes foram Risco de infecção (81,7%), Troca de gases prejudicada (46,3%) e Intolerância à atividade (36,6%). O termo “cianótico” e “hipocorado” tiveram relação estatisticamente significativa com o diagnóstico Troca de gases prejudicada. Conclusão Observou-se que os termos registrados em prontuários de crianças com cardiopatias congênitas permitiram a identificação dos Diagnósticos de Enfermagem da NANDA International, além da verificação das associações.