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<journal-id>0873-3015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Mill]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0873-3015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV)]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0873-30152021000300041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29352/mill0216.24785</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Quality indicators of professional practice of nurses: the caregiver role]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Indicadores de qualidade do exercício profissional dos enfermeiros: o papel do cuidador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Indicadores de calidad de la práctica profesional de enfermeras: función del cuidador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vieira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Joana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Margarida Reis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pires]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Regina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filipe]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto Unidade de Investigação da Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>16</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>48</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0873-30152021000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0873-30152021000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0873-30152021000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Quality in health is one of the key requirements that clients demand. To improve their practice nurses use quality indicators as an important strategy for assessment and changes in care.  Objective:  To identify the indicators that nurses of Integrated Continuous Care at Home Teams consider adequate to monitor the quality of their professional practice in the ambit of the caregiver.  Methods: Qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data collection using a semi-structured interview, recorded in audio, to a focus group of 11 nurses. The information was analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique.  Results: Identified 32 indicators, related to the acquisition of cognitive and instrumental skills necessary to meet the needs of the dependent person in self-care.  Conclusion:  The identified indicators are related to the process and outcomes of the Donabedian&#8217;s triad and highlights the importance of using a standardized terminology in nursing.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução:  A qualidade em saúde é um dos principais requisitos que os clientes exigem. Para melhorar as suas práticas, os enfermeiros utilizam indicadores de qualidade como uma estratégia importante para a avaliação e melhoria do desempenho.  Objetivo: Identificar os indicadores que os enfermeiros das Equipas de Cuidados Continuados Integrados consideram adequados para monitorizar a qualidade do exercício profissional no âmbito do prestador de cuidados.  Métodos:  Estudo qualitativo, descritivo e transversal. Colheita de dados com recurso a entrevista semiestruturada, gravada em áudio, a grupo focal com 11 enfermeiras. A informação foi analisada recorrendo à técnica de análise de conteúdo de Bardin.  Resultados: Foram identificados 32 indicadores relacionados com a aquisição de habilidades cognitivas e instrumentais necessárias para dar resposta às necessidades da pessoa dependente no autocuidado.  Conclusões:  Os indicadores identificados estão relacionados com as vertentes de processo e resultado da tríade de Donabedian e destacam a importância do uso de uma terminologia padronizada em enfermagem.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  La calidad en la salud es uno de los principales requisitos que los clientes exigen. Para mejorar sus prácticas, los enfermeros utilizan indicadores de calidad como una estrategia importante para la evaluación y cambios en la atención.  Objetivo:  Identificar los indicadores que los enfermeros de los Equipos Integrados de Cuidados Continuos Domiciliares consideran adecuados para monitorear la calidad de su práctica profesional en el ámbito del cuidador.  Métodos:  Estudio cualitativo, descriptivo y transversal. Recolección de datos mediante entrevista semiestructurada, grabada en audio, a un grupo focal con 11 enfermeras. La información se analizó mediante la técnica de análisis de contenido de Bardin.  Resultados:  Se identificaron 32 indicadores relacionados con la adquisición de habilidades cognitivas e instrumentales necesarias para dar respuesta a las necesidades de la persona dependiente en el autocuidado.  Conclusion:  Los indicadores identificados están relacionados con los aspectos de proceso y resultado de la tríada de Donabedian y resaltan la importancia de utilizar terminología estandarizada en enfermería.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[indicadores de calidad de la atención de salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cuidadores]]></kwd>
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