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To evaluate the therapeutic adherence of hypertensive individuals in ambulatory follow-up and its relationship with social and clinical characteristics. Method: A descriptive, quantitative and transversal study, conducted with 162 people with hypertension, in a specialized outpatient follow-up. It was applied to Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). In the analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results: Similarities were found in the adherence score between the groups in relation to gender, age, schooling, skin color, family arrangement and work situation.

Many studies have been undertaken in order to find pollutants of anthropic origin found in surface waters. Recently discovered we reported the emergence of water pollution by drugs. Although present at little concentrations, the water pollution by antibiotics can be at the origin of health and environmental risks which must not be neglected. In order to quantitate their presence in domestic and hospital waste, two molecules of antibiotics: Ciprofloxacin (CIPX) and Ceftriaxone (CFX) have been the subject of this study.

Objective: To analyze the perception that professionals have about the Trans population, the meaning of gender identity; To investigate the existence of training of these professionals on the guidelines of LGBT health policies instituted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Method: descriptive field study; exploratory and cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach, conducted with 72 nursing staff. Data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire with open and closed questions, self-completed by participants, and were treated following Bardin's content analysis.

The difficulty of communication between the deaf patient and the health professional interferes in the health care process of these patients. Objective: To know the reality of patient care with deafness by health professionals and to analyze scientific studies that suggest the use of Assitistive Technologies (AT) that can facilitate the health care process of these patients. Method: Integrative Review of articles published between the years 2008 to 2018.

The present work aims to show that the reduction of the military police force caused by the remunerated reserve can have these vacancies filled with the same budget available for personnel expenses from previous years. To demonstrate this premise, a statistical and comparative study of the budget of the military police of the state of Tocantins was carried out. We analyzed the expenses of the last five years of the funds destined to the military police and related the company's effective with its reserve forecast, i.e. retirement.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar percepções dos coordenadores da atenção básica a respeito dos indicadores de saúde disponíveis nos Sistemas de Informação em Saúde e como essas informações foram aplicados em suas rotinas de trabalho. A pesquisa se respaldou em aparatos normativose em políticas governamentais que abordam a Saúde Pública brasileira. Para realizar a investigação, abordou-se um método descritivo e exploratório, com uma abordagem quantitativa.

Purpose: This study was designed to observe the epidemiology, acute toxicities, overall survival at one year, disease free survival (DFS) and progression free survival (PFS) for stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Objective: to analyze the prevalence of the nursing diagnosis Risk of unstable blood glucose in people with diabetes mellitus. Cross-sectional study with 82 patients in the health units of Redenção-CE Brazil. For data collection, a specific form used with sociodemographic and clinical data and the risk factors of the diagnosis under study. The inference of the diagnosis was performed by peers of specialist nurses after the data collection completed. As for sociodemographic and clinical data, 70.73% were female, had a mean age of 61.2 years and a schooling of 4.4 years.

The mammary carcinoma is among the cancers with the highest incidence in the world and has been gradually increasing. Breastfeeding is among the modifiable risk factors of this pathology, thus, an allied protective factor. However, in Brazil, there is a shortage in the measures of orientation of women in relation to these factors. Therefore, this study aimed to verify whether women who breastfeed make use of this practice aware of the protective factor for breast cancer. In this way, a descriptive study with transversal and quantitative approach was developed.

Wandering spleen is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by the abnormal localization of the spleen within the abdominal or pelvic cavity.