Health Sciences

Objetivo: caracterizar nas teses e dissertações dos programas de pós-graduação profissionais brasileiros como tem sido evidenciado a persona do familiar cuidador. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental com abordagem qualitativa. Foi utilizado como banco as dissertações e teses disponíveis no Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

Ergonomics have proved to be increasingly important for industrial processes around the world. The evolution of machinery and equipment has caused several disorders in occupational health at work. Therefore, it is extremely important to make a comprehensive reading of the workstations and ergonomic analysis tools. The objective of the article is to make an application of the technological resources of fuzzy logic in the results found in the Ergonomic Analysis of Work (AET) in seven jobs in the automotive industry of the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM).

Introdução: O câncer de mama acarreta inúmeros prejuízos que vão além da esfera biológica, influenciando também nas esferas psicológica e social. Objetivo: Analisar aspectos da vivência das dimensões biológica, psicológica e social de mulheres com diagnóstico de câncer de mama durante o período de pandemia da COVID-19. Método: Estudo que utilizou a Teoria de OREM como referencial teórico, e a análise de conteúdo de Bardin, como metodológico.

A compreensão de que a Atenção Primária a Saúde apresenta-se como porta de entrada preferencial para a inserção no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) é um evento já debatido e conhecido em diferentes pontos de discussão. Sabe-se que o vértice pandêmico, que atualmente vivenciamos, devido aos pilares que estruturam a Atenção Básica no Brasil, proporcionam que o paciente busque suporte profissional nas unidades de saúde com mais fácil acesso.

Introduction: Pregnancy is a physiological event, as well as a period of many expectations and questions, constituting a unique moment in the lives of many women. However, some women may present complications during pregnancy, among them, we can highlight Gestational Hypertension (GH) as causing several harmful effects to the maternal, fetal and neonatal organism. In this sense, recent studies indicate that there is a close relationship between hypertension and the purinergic system.

The presence of green area in large urban centres is a strong indication of the welfare of the city and causing, above all, debates to draw attention of both the population and the government. The present research sought to identify the vegetation cover in the city of Uruburetama-CE through geoprocessing techniques to analyze the results of the urbanization effects.

Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease caused by the new coronavirus that presents itself more severely in the elderly population. Objective: Identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the daily lives of the elderly. Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive, exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The research took place in August and September 2021. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis according to Bardin. Results: Thirty elderly people aged between 62 and 91 years old participated.

The present study aims to evaluate and compare the effects and advantages of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunct in the treatment of scaling and root planing (RPR), on the reduction of the clinical effects of chronic periodontitis, in relation to RPR alone. Method: Pappers were collected in the PubMed, LILACS and SciElo databases and descriptors were used in English and Portuguese, searched in DeCS: Photodynamic therapy (photodynamic therapy); Lasers (Lasers); Periodontal Medicine; Chronic Periodontitis (Chronic Periodontitis). A total of 35 studies were excluded and 19 were elected.

Atrial myxomas are benign primary cardiac tumors. Although its etiology remains unknown, recent studies have suggested genetic relationships linked to the Carney complex. An early diagnosis of this comorbidity is very important to ensure a better prognosis for the patient. Cardiac tumors are not frequent, with myxoma being the main example, predominantly affecting women after the fifth decade of life. In these cases, the tumor may present asymptomatically or with various manifestations that lead to a late diagnosis, delayed treatment, and possible compromise of a favorable prognosis.

Objetivo: Investigar a visão dos gestores e enfermeiros a respeito da coordenação do cuidado na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) e os desafios teóricos e práticos frente ao seu exercício. Pesquisa qualitativa com profissionais de duas macroáreas da APS que atuam em territórios com vulnerabilidades e desigualdades no município de Sobral-Ceará Brasil. Materiais e Métodos: Utilizou-se da pesquisa social e do método de Análise de Conteúdo, bem como, entrevistas semiestruturadas e observação participante.