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- Postpartum women satisfaction regarding nursing carePublication . Correia, Teresa I.G.; Pereira, MariaIn Portugal Nursing has specific skills in providing care to pregnant / parturient / postpartum woman. The provision of such care based on practices that aim to approximate the scientific theory of care practice, offering safe and quality care by promoting your satisfaction. The aim of this study is analyze the satisfaction of postpartum women and the importance attached to the nurse work. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 150 women interned in the Obstetrics service of a Health Unit of Portugal. Data collection was carried out by researchers in the period February-March 2013. Inclusion criteria: hospitalized postpartum women in the service, the reason being the birth hospitalization. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. Assent was obtained from the Ethics Committee Results: Regarding the overall satisfaction of women in a study regarding the care received by nurses, most are satisfied. In the opinion of puerperal functions that best characterize the nursing care include: health promotion (73%), with the technical skills mentioned by 4% of postpartum women. However the level of demand and technical and scientific competence of nurses is considered very high by most women (67%). The importance of the work of nurses for the proper functioning of the inpatient service is advocated by 85% of postpartum women, verifying statistical significant association between satisfaction of postpartum women and the importance attributed to the work of nurses for the proper functioning of the service (p = 0001) Conclusions: The results indicate that the nursing care provided satisfy postpartum women. However this satisfaction is mostly based on empathy of nurses although the mothers have notion of their technical abilities
- Pulmonary and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections in Small Ruminant Autochthonous Breeds from Centre Region of Portugal—A Cross Sectional StudyPublication . Pereira, Maria; Vila-Viçosa, Maria João M.; Coelho, Catarina; Santos, Carla; Esteves, Fernando; Cruz, Rita; Gomes, Liliana; Henriques, Diogo; Vala, Helena; Nóbrega, Carmen; Mega, Ana; Melo, Carolina de; Malva, Madalena; Braguez, Joana; Mateus, TeresaThe production of small ruminant autochthonous breeds in the Centre region of Portugal is practiced in a semi-extensive husbandry system, exposing animals to parasitic infections. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lungworm infection and identify risk factors. Fecal samples of 203 goats and 208 sheep from 30 herds were collected per rectum and subjected to the modified Baermann test. The overall prevalence of infection was 57.7%, significantly higher in goats (95.6%) than in sheep (20.7%) (p < 0.001). According to the binary logistic regression model, sheep dewormed with albendazole, mebendazole plus closantel, or ivermectin plus clorsulon presented a risk of Protostrongylidae infection 29.702, 7.426, or 8.720 times higher, respectively, than those dewormed with eprinomectin. Additionally, the presence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated in 307 fecal samples using Mini-FLOTAC (R). The overall prevalence of infection was 86.3%, also significantly higher in goats (93.2%) than in sheep (79.9%) (p < 0.001). Strongyle-type eggs were the most frequently identified, both in sheep (69.8%) and goats (87.8%), followed by Eimeria oocysts (40.3% in sheep and 68.9% in goats). Considering the high prevalence and the burden of lungworm parasitic infection, it is urgent to determine its economic impact and the repercussions in animal health in the Centre region of Portugal to establish appropriate therapeutic guidelines.