Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the cognitive functions and daily living activities of the elderly diabetics who were under a basal-bolus intensive insulin therapy. Methods: Our study included 108 patients admitted to our outpatient clinic who are over 65 years of age and under an intensive insulin therapy. Minimental state examination (MMSE), activities of daily living (ADL), and instrument...

The aim was to analyze the social representations of nurses ́ care practices in the face of the technologies applied to the clients hospitalized in intensive therapy. Qualitative field research in the framework of the social representations theory. Semistructured interviews were held with 21 nurses of an intensive therapy unit at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Thematic content analyses wer...

The Impact of Intensity of Aphasia Therapy on Recovery To the Editor: In a 2003 article in Stroke, Bhogal et al1 concluded intensive aphasia therapy ( 9 hours of treatment per week for 11 weeks) had a greater impact on speech and language outcomes for aphasic stroke patients than less intensive treatment ( 2 hours of treatment per week for 23 weeks). Findings from this article have been used to...