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Background: Dentists often face challenges in maintaining adequate oral hygiene for orthodontic patients. Nowadays, there are many oral health applications available that, along with interactive education and reminders, ultimately lead to better oral hygiene and desired oral health. This study aimed to investigate the level of use of these applications by orthodontic professionals in our country.Methods & Materials: The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, conducted in 2022. Using a convenient sampling method, 188 orthodontic professionals were recruited from the country, and 101 of them completed the questionnaire with informed and voluntary consent. A questionnaire was designed and validated to determine the familiarity and use of education and reminder health applications by professionals, and the data were collected online. Descriptive statistics were used to report the results, and the relationship between variables was analyzed using the chi-square test at a confidence level of 95%.Results: Most of the specialists had some difficulty with maintaining the oral hygiene of their patients. According to the present study, in the case of poor oral health of the patient, more than half (53.5%) of them sometimes had to terminate the orthodontic treatment of their patients. However, the results of the study showed that the orthodontists almost never used oral health education and reminder applications. Instagram was recognized as the most commonly used social network by orthodontist.Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the need for specialists to have an efficient method of educating and reminding orthodontic patients about oral health. Given the lack of awareness and use of available applications by specialists and the absence of a suitable Iranian application, investment in designing or upgrading health reminder applications tailored to the culture and needs of society is recommended.

In this study, a sliding mode controller with an adaptive fuzzy impedance model is proposed to improve the human–robot cooperation and promote lower limb rehabilitation performance using a hybrid robot including an orthosis and a programmable plate, designed and built at the University of Guilan. Orthosis controls the patient in the path of the joints, and the plate is considered instead of a treadmill to prevent impact on the soles of the feet. Since the patient's cooperation to regain motor skills is of particular importance in the training process, the proposed controller tracks the path of the joints while considering the patient will. The controller consists of an adaptive impedance control whose coefficients are adjusted using a fuzzy logic. In fact, the impedance model defines the relationship between the robot and subject. Using the model, the subject force is converted to a virtual displacement and, then, added to the tracking error, then a sliding mode controller tracks the modified path. Moreover, the Lyapunov function is used to guaranty the stability and the sign function which depends on the patient cooperation. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, the control model is implemented on a healthy person and, then, is compared with the sliding mode controller and constant impedance sliding mode controller. The results show that this method while following the path of joints is able to consider the subject cooperation and overcome nonlinear terms while chattering is low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: To evaluate the impact of video and verbal counselling on patients' undergoing phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia. Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled trial conducted at Aravind Eye Care System, Pondicherry, India. All patients had a 15 ​min one-on-one verbal counselling covering surgical technique, implant options, anaesthesia and payment options one day prior to surgery. On the day of surgery, patients were randomized into two groups; in the first group, patients were provided with video counselling and in the second group, patients were given verbal counselling prior to undergoing phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia. Measurements of blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and the Likert-scale anxiety rating were collected at preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative time points. Results: A group of 186 patients (aged 45–70 years) were provided video counselling via portable iPad before first-time phacoemulsification, and a second group of 186 patients underwent surgery with verbal counselling. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were lower in both the video and verbally counselled groups during the intraoperative time point. Furthermore, during the intraoperative period, 123 (66.1%) video counselled patients felt relaxed compared to 119 (64%) patients who were provided verbal counselling (P ​= ​0.6636). Patient cooperation during surgery was excellent in 76(40.9%) video counselled patients and 67(36%) verbally counselled patients (P ​= ​0.3374). 25.8% and 21% (P ​= ​0.2703) of patients experienced no pain during surgery in the video and verbal counselled groups respectively. Conclusions: Although measures such as pulse rate, respiratory rate and feelings of relaxation did not show significant differences among the two groups of video and verbal counselling, patients marked cooperation during surgery and furthermore, the level of anxiety is most reassuring.

AimThe research aimed to study the effect of using WeChat (a mobile social media application) on pregastroscopy anxiety and the cooperation of patients with different coping styles.MethodsIn order to decrease patients' pregastroscopy anxiety and improve the tolerance of unsedated gastroscopy, WeChat, a widely used mobile social media application, was applied to provide information prior to their endoscopic procedure. Two hundred and thirty patients who underwent initial unsedated gastroscopy in a large teaching hospital in China were classified into two groups based on their coping style: information seekers or information avoiders, using the Information Subscale of the Krantz Health Opinion Survey (KHOS-I). Each of the two groups was prospectively randomly assigned to either receiving the brochure information or conjunctive interactive WeChat-delivered information of gastroscopy. To measure the level of state anxiety, the State Anxiety Scale of Spielberg's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire was used. State anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate were measured at enrollment, upon arrival, and before gastroscopy.ResultsInformation seekers and avoiders who received information from the brochure and the WeChat platform experienced significantly less state anxiety upon arrival and before gastroscopy. Furthermore, information seekers who received information from the conjunctive WeChat platform had lower frequency of retching, lower scores of nausea and bloating, and better tolerance. Information avoiders who received information from the conjunctive WeChat platform had lower frequency of retching, lower scores of discomfort while swallowing the scope and nausea, and better tolerance. However, we found the percentage of information seekers who preferred no WeChat-delivered pregastroscopy information is greater than WeChat-delivered information at the initial questionnaire. No significant difference was found in blood pressure or heart rate upon arrival and before gastroscopy.ConclusionsAlthough people preferred no WeChat-delivered pregastroscopy information, the provision of gastroscopy information through a mobile social media application, such as WeChat, could significantly reduce patients' pregastroscopy anxiety, lower the frequency of retching, reduce the scores of nausea and bloating, and improve tolerance for information seekers. In addition, it could lower the frequency of retching, reduce the scores of discomfort while swallowing the scope and its concurrent nausea, and improve tolerance for information avoiders.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of possible influential factors on duration of fixed orthodontic treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study included 505 female and 183 male orthodontic patients (a total of 688 persons) referring to a university department of orthodontics during 2016-2020. The study population included only those who had undergone fixed orthodontic treatment of both maxillary and mandibular arches. Information including age, gender, total treatment duration, number of missed treatment sessions, incidences of bracket debonding, and type of treatment plan were collected from patient records. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21 at 0.05 significance level. Results: The mean duration of orthodontic treatment was significantly longer in men than women (19.09±5.6 versus 18.22±4.56 months, respectively; P=0.040). The treatment duration was also longer in patients with a treatment plan including teeth extraction compared to non-extraction treatment plans (19.85±4.30 versus 17.56±5.02 months, respectively; P<0.001). Duration of treatment in patients with more than one missed treatment appointment was significantly longer than those who had = one missed session (P<0.001). Duration of treatment in patients with bracket debonding was significantly longer (P=0.030). Also, the duration of treatment had a significant correlation with the frequency of both missed sessions (r=0.365, P<0.001) and bracket debonding (r=0.098, P=0.01). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, missed sessions, treatment plan, and bracket debonding have the greatest effect on the duration of fixed orthodontic treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To assess any association between the cooperation of patients during biometry and cataract surgery by phacoemulsification in order to predict the type of anesthesia for the subject surgery. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Eye Department, Combined Military Hospital, Multan Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2019. Methodology: A total of 332 patients requiring cataract surgery by phacoemulsification were recruited from the Eye department of Combined Military Hospital Multan. Patient cooperation level was measured during A-scan biometry. The cooperation level of same patient, assessed during biometry was used to plan the type of anesthesia to be administered during cataract surgery by phacoemulsification. Results: There were 209 male and 122 female patients with the mean age of 65.14 ± 0.57 years. A significant association was found between the cooperation of patient during biometry and cataract surgery by phacoemulsification appointments (p=0.02). A significant proportion of the patients 162 (81.4%) maintained their good cooperation during surgery. Out of the 133 patients, exhibiting poor cooperation during biometry procedure, 88 (66.3%) showed an improvement in their status by having good cooperation in surgery procedure. Conclusion: In the light of favorable clinical observation, the cooperation of the patients at the biometry procedure may be considered as a significant predictor of the type of anesthesia to be administered during cataract surgery by phacoemulsification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Topical anesthesia (TA) may accompany with more discomfort for some patients during cataract surgery. We aimed to evaluate the potential factors that can be used for predicting patient’s cooperation during phacoemulsification surgery under TA. Methods: One hundred sixty consecutive cases that were candidate for phacoemulsification surgery enrolled in this prospective study. Patient characteristics including sex, age, place of residence (urban or rural), education level (literate and illiterate) and physical examination variables including visual acuity in logarithm of minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR), reaction to eye drop, and cooperation during tonometry before surgery were evaluated. Patient cooperation during surgery was classified into successful (good and satisfactory) or failed (weak) cooperation. The two groups were compared in terms of baseline and clinical examination variables. Results: In this study, 103(64.4%) cases showed a good or satisfactory cooperation, and others had a weak cooperation. There was no association between patient cooperation during surgery and sex (P-value = 0.2), age (P-value = 0.7), place of residence (P-value = 0.3) and education level (P-value = 0.3). The successful group showed a higher rate of non-reaction to eye drop (P-value = 0.0001), good cooperation during tonometry (P-value = 0.0001), non-reaction to press on lacrimal sac (P-value = 0.0001), and lower visual acuity (P-value = 0.045). In the multivariate logistic regression model, non-reaction to eye drop (OR = 66.4), good and satisfactory cooperation during tonometry (OR = 21.2, OR = 7.2, respectively) compared to weak cooperation, lower LogMAR of visual acuity (OR = 7) were significantly associated with the success of TA. Conclusion: This study showed that some ocular examination tests before surgery including visual acuity, reaction to eye drop, cooperation during tonometry and reaction to press on the lacrimal sac can predict patient cooperation during phacoemulsification surgery under TA.

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Objective: To analyze the scientific production about the dimensions that interfere in the adherence to pharmacological therapy of individuals with mental disorders related to substance abuse from 2006 to April 2017.Method: Integrative literature review of publications indexed in the following three databases LILACS, CINAHL and PUBMED, performed in April 2017.Results: The 43 studies that met the eligibility criteria were analyzed. Such analysis made it possible to identify factors that have positive or negative impact on adherence to pharmacological therapy, grouped according to the five dimensions that determine the adherence proposed by the World Health Organization, namely: socioeconomic, health team/system, disease, treatment, and individual/patient.Conclusion: Although pharmacological therapy is crucial in the management of individuals with substance-related disorders, implementing the treatment is challenging because of the different interactive dimensions that directly impact the process of treatment adherence.

Bilateral cleft lip and palate with premaxillary protrusion is a great challenge due to a large defect area. Retraction of the premaxilla before surgery can be done with numerous orthopedic treatment options. In patients who have cleft lip and alveolus, but not cleft palate, it is quite difficult to get to the place where the premaxilla should be. To effectively reach the location where the premaxilla should be, new appliances with expansion and retraction screws were designed. This new design aims to treat the patient with fewer visits. Our study presents the treatment of a case with excessive premaxillary growth and no palatal defect treated with our new design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objectives: To evaluate the influence of text messages on cooperation of Class II patients with the use of intermaxillary elastics. Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 42 orthodontic patients (20 males and 22 females) aged between 14 and 34 years. They were randomly divided into one of the following two groups: a control group with 21 patients who did not receive messages and an experimental group with 21 patients who received motivational and reminder text messages. Messages were sent twice a week for a period of 3 months. The patients were instructed to wear the elastics all day, removing them only during meals and replacing them daily. All patients were instructed regarding the importance of cooperation. Measurements were performed with a digital caliper on plaster models at the beginning of elastics wear (T1) and 3 months later (T2). For intragroup and intergroup comparisons between T1 and T2, paired and unpaired t-tests, respectively, were used with a significance level of 5%. Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in the intra- and intergroup comparisons between T1 and T2. Both groups showed a decrease in the sagittal distance between upper and lower arches from T1 to T2, demonstrating the effective use of elastics. However, the experimental group showed a Class II correction that was 3.7 times greater than the control group (P = .001). Conclusions: Text messages had a positive influence on the cooperation of patients regarding the use of intermaxillary elastics in the orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Root canal treatment (RCT) is a meticulous procedure that requires focus and precision while working in a confined space such as the root canal system of the tooth. Hence, it is a challenging practice for dental students a questionnaire-based study was conducted to evaluate senior dental students' perception toward single- and multiple-visit RCT while considering tooth type and patient cooperation, and to identify the most common reasons for multiple-visit RCT. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 267 senior year dental students from three universities and one private college in Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed between May and October 2014. The questionnaire was divided into four main sections, which evaluated student perception regarding single- and multiple-visit treatment, patient cooperation, and the nontherapeutic reasons for multiple-visits treatment. The collected data were analyzed using SAS 9.3. Results: Two hundred and seventeen questionnaires were returned (response rate, 81%). Dental students perceive multiple-visit RCT for anterior and premolar teeth as a significantly more stressful event than multiple-visit RCT for molars (P < 0.0001; Bowker's test). Tooth type and patient medical status were the highest ranked reasons for multiple-visit RCT. The majority of the responders (90%) considered single-visit RCT for single-rooted teeth a positive practice. Conclusions: Multiple-visit RCT is a stressful event for dental students, especially if the treated tooth was a single-rooted tooth. Dental students are aware of the negative effect of multiple-visit treatment on patient compliance. Clinical training should consider single-visit treatment for single rooted teeth.

This descriptive exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, aimed to identify factors which influence adherence to hemodialysis treatment in the perception of chronic renal patients. A total of 35 patients participated, who were assisted by a public hemodialysis service in a state capital in the Northeast of Brazil, with data collection taking place between May and August 2014. The information was collected through a semistructured questionnaire and was analyzed using the ALCESTE software. The main factors that influence adherence were: transport difficulties, deficit of knowledge regarding the illness, limitations of the treatment, problems experienced in the hemodialysis sessions, control of the rates through laboratory examinations, religious faith, the hemodialysis machine, and social support. It is considered, therefore, that the factors influencing adherence are complex, making it necessary to undertake multi-professional activity in order to understand this phenomenon, and to develop educational strategies with a view to raising individuals’ awareness regarding the importance of adherence to the treatment and possible improvement in quality of life.

Objective: adherence to treatment by patients with venous ulcers (VU) and how it that adherence is associated with sociodemographic characteristics and features of health and care. Materials and methods: This is an analytical, cross-sectional study of 101 patients with venous ulcers. Two instruments were used: a questionnaire designed to characterize sociodemographic aspects, health and care, and the Multidimensional Therapeutic Adherence Scale. Results: The poorest adhesion to treatment was found with respect to compression therapy. The study identified an association between the domain of a healthy lifestyle and marital status, and between the domain of neurovascular surveillance and age range, marital status, profession and alcoholism. Associations also were found between the dimensions of adherence and the characteristics of care: adherence to compression therapy, guidance on the use of compression therapy, guidance on regular exercises, and who applies treatment outside the primary care units. Conclusions: There is greater difficulty in adhering to treatment in terms of compression therapy. The assistance given is associated with adherence to compression therapy, guidance on the use of compression therapy and guidance on exercises to be performed regularly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To construct conceptual and operational definitions for the defining characteristics ( DCs) and related factors ( RFs) of the nursing diagnosis ( ND) ineffective health management for people with chronic heart failure. Method Conceptual and operational definitions for the DC and RF were based on studies found in an integrative literature review in the databases Latin American Literature in Health Sciences, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and MEDLINE by using the key words Nursing diagnosis, Heart Failure, and Patient Cooperation in different combinations. Results Conceptual and operational definitions for all the DCs and RFs were constructed. Conclusions and Implications for Practice The definitions will facilitate in the identification of ND in clinical practice in patients with heart failure, future research on ND validation, and education in undergraduate courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Success of orthodontic retention with removable retainers almost entirely depends on patients’ compliance. Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between adolescent orthodontic patients’ compliance and various clinical and social factors. Materials and Methods: The data were collected from 77 orthodontic patients aged 7-11 years old who had finished the full fixed appliance therapy. Hawley’s retainers were used in 34 patients and 43 patients used Vacuum Formed Retainers (VFRs). The subjects completed a questionnaire including several identifiers allowing the respondents to be classified into subgroups. They were also asked to indicate how long they wore their retainers during the day, by writing the number of hours in the report-card for the next three months. Comparison of the results was performed by one-way ANOVA and independent sample-t tests. Results: No significant differences were found between males and females. Type of the retainer, patients’ grade of study, mothers' occupation, clinicians' and parents’ attitudes and filling the report cards had significant effect on mean wear hours per day. When compliance of the patients was assessed according to treatment location, Living place, parents' educational degrees and ethnicity, no significant differences could be found. Conclusion: The adolescent patients' compliance was greater with VFRs than with Hawley’s retainers. Parental attitude and doctor-patient relationship had a great impact on adolescent patients’ compliance.

AbstractIntroduction: Fear and anxiety due to the dental treatment decrease cooperation of the child during the procedure. Since the majority of parents are willing to accompany their children in the operating room, the present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of parents' presence on fear and cooperation of children aged 4-6 years, referring to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in Isfahan Faculty of Dentistry.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on fifty systemically and mentally healthy 4-6 year-old children referring to Isfahan Faculty of Dentistry, with no previous dental experience. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups. In the first group, 25 subjects were accompanied by their parents during the whole procedure. In the second group, the subjects were not accompanied by anyone. During the treatment, the cooperation rate of each child was assessed by Franckle index and after the treatment, the fear score of each child was measured with the CFSS-DS questionnaire (child fear schedule survey - dental subscale). T-test and Mann-Whitney were used to compare dental fear and cooperation between the two groups, respectively. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to assessing fear scores and cooperation rates (α = 0.05).Results: The means of fear scores in the presence and absence of parents were 26.60 ± 6.40 and 28.80 ± 10.61, respectively. There were no significant differences in fear rates and cooperation levels of children between the two groups based on CFSS-DS (p value = 0.37 and 0.79, respectively). There was a significant but inverse correlation between fear scores and cooperation levels (r = 0.783, p value < 0.001).Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, parental presence or absence does not affect fear and cooperation of 4-6 year-old children during dental procedures. Key words: Child, Dental anxiety, Patient cooperation.

Introduction: Orthodontic treatments have developed rapidly on the last decade even though; the sophisticated treatment has been limited by patient’s behavior. Orthodontist should acknowledge that the success of treatment not only depends on the knowledge and skill of the operator, but on the patient’s behavior as well, which is very critical to overcome the oral habit, including anterior tongue thrust swallow (ATTS). Patient’s cooperation is the key factor to set prognosis of oral habit correction and have to be proven through analysis of questioners. Methods: Patient cooperation scale (PCS) was made for this research involving 68 orthodontic patients for correction of ATTS from Faculty of Dentistry Indonesia University and Ladokgi as respondents. PCS assessment was based on data sets of: Patient awareness of ATTS (PAw), Patient Acceptance to receive treatment (PAc), and Patient Comfortable for using appliances (PC). The evaluation was obtained by calculation the total score of 10 items from each component, which gave 0–30 range of scale and would be 0–90 range of cooperation scale as the final result. Result: PCS assessment can be based on data sets of PAw, PAc, and PC. It is valid and reliable. The score for the cooperative patients range between 0–25. The higher the score from this questionnaire shows less cooperation from respondent. On the other hand, the lower the score showed better cooperation. Conclusion: PCS can be used for the prognosis of the successful oral habits correction and has a significant relation with the length of successful treatment.

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Purpose: Spending time in waiting rooms prior to dental visits is not uncommon for dental hygiene patients. The objectives were to determine if the length of a patients' waiting time affected their satisfaction with the appointment and their evaluation of their provider. In addition, the patient's level of education and whether the dental visit is a first visit will be examined to determine if these affected the outcome. Methods: Survey data were collected from 399 adult patients who came for regularly scheduled visits to a dental school clinic. The patients ranged in age from 19 to 93 years (mean = 52 years; SD=16.9). For 29% of the patients, this visit was the first visit with this provider. Results: The patients whose providers were early (n=65) were more satisfied, more likely to plan to follow their provider's recommendation and evaluated their relationship with their provider more positively than patients whose providers were on time (n=283), while the patients in the "late" group (n=32) showed the most negative responses to all questions. Patients from higher educational backgrounds were most negative in their responses when their providers were late. Patients with a first visit whose providers were late had the most negative evaluations of the patient-provider relationship. Conclusion: Long waiting times prior to a scheduled dental appointment have a negative effect on patients' satisfaction with their visit, the evaluations of the patient-provider relationship and the patients' intentions to return. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Success of orthodontic retention with removable retainers almost entirely depends on patients' compliance. Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between adolescent orthodontic patients' compliance and various clinical and social factors. Materials and Methods: The data were collected from 77 orthodontic patients aged 7-11 years old who had finished the full fixed appliance therapy. Hawley's retainers were used in 34 patients and 43 patients used Vacuum Formed Retainers (VFRs). The subjects completed a questionnaire including several identifiers allowing the respondents to be classified into subgroups. They were also asked to indicate how long they wore their retainers during the day, by writing the number of hours in the report-card for the next three months. Comparison of the results was performed by one-way ANOVA and independent sample-t tests. Results: No significant differences were found between males and females. Type of the retainer, patients' grade of study, mothers' occupation, clinicians' and parents' attitudes and filling the report cards had significant effect on mean wear hours per day. When compliance of the patients was assessed according to treatment location, Living place and parents' educational degrees and ethnicity, no significant differences could be found. Conclusion: The adolescent patients' compliance was greater with VFRs than with Hawley's retainers. Parental attitude and doctor-patient relationship had a great impact on adolescent patients' compliance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective To report the experience of an outpatient nursing education clinic caring for people with chronic heart failure. Experience Report In this service, qualified 'listening,' recreational educational actions about the disease and its treatment are conducted, based on the interventions from the Nursing Interventions Classification ( NIC), as well as the evaluation of self-care behaviors with the outcomes from the Nursing Outcomes Classification ( NOC). This article describes the practice of health education activities and the use of NANDA-I-NIC- NOC in a nursing clinic. Conclusion The outpatient clinic supports client learning about the treatment of disease and stimulates self-control of health behaviors. Implications for Nursing Practice This experience report will guide nurses in the establishment of outpatient nursing education clinics for different populations of patients with chronic health conditions. Objetivo Relatar a experiência de um ambulatório de educação em saúde para pessoas com insuficiência cardíaca crônica. Relato De Experiência Neste serviço são realizadas a 'escuta' qualificada e ações educativas sobre a doença e o tratamento, baseadas nas intervenções da Classificação de Intervenções de Enfermagem (NIC), bem como a avaliação dos comportamentos de autocuidado dos resultados da Classificação dos Resultados de Enfermagem (NOC). Este artigo descreve a atividade de educação em saúde e o uso da NANDA-I-NIC-NOC na prática clínica. Conclusão O ambulatório apoia o aprendizado do paciente sobre o tratamento da doença e estimula o autocontrole de comportamentos de saúde. Implicações Para A PrÁtica Este relato de experiência guiará os enfermeiros no estabelecimento de um ambulatório de educação de enfermagem para diferentes populações de pacientes com doenças crônicas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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