Biomedical subjects

Marcia Galan Perroca

Publications and source records attributed to Marcia Galan Perroca.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2005

Swedish Advanced Home Care: organizational structure and implications of adopting this care model in Brazilian health care system.

The purpose of this paper was to describe the organization of the Advanced Home Care Program provided in a region of Sweden and to discuss some benefits and implications of this model adoption in Brazilian settings. Data triangulation as interview, observation and questionnaire was used. Thirty two professionals participated in this study. The organizational structure, working method, home visits, and related health resources were described. The investigated model presented both clear effectiveness and versatility; therefore feasible to be adopted in Brazilian settings improving their population health care. Doubtless, the improvement of life quality and security are the best benefits this model of care can provide.

Adult↗

PubMed2004

[Perroca's patient classification instrument: construct validity analysis].

This paper starts from a research on the reliability and validity assessment of Perroca's patient classification instrument. Its purpose is to analyze the construct validity of this instrument, as well as to check its use in nursing management practice. Study participants were a hundred forty-one patients, allocated in Intensive Care and Hospitalization Units of a school hospital in the interior of São Paulo State, Brazil. Several statistical techniques were used to show the construct validity of the instrument. Research results revealed the importance of all critical indicators, each of which has its own role in determining the patient's complexity degree in relation to nursing care. Therefore, the study showed that the instrument shows evidence of validity. Hence, it is useful for nursing management practice, as a guide to the patient's care needs as well as to the nursing team's workload.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2002

[Perroca's instrument for patient classification: reliability test for evaluators agreement--correlation].

The purpose of this research was to check the reliability of Perroca's instrument model for classifying patients, based on the particular needs of nursing care. This patients' classification instrument was applied in 50 patients randomly chosen by the nurses of the General Intensive Care Unit of a medical school hospital. Pearson's quotient correlation was used to analyze the concordance degree of the total scores by the nurses. The reliability analysis showed a high and positive correlation in relation to scores given by the nurses.

Adolescent↗