Health Sciences

Objective: To evaluate the risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers in Primary Care patients in a Brazilian county. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study developed in the city of Olinda (PE), Brazil. An analysis of risk factors for diabetic foot ulcerations was made using the criteria established by the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (2019). The data were analyzed statistically considering P<0.05 and the confidence interval used of 95%. The chi-square association test and the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) were used for multivariate analysis.

Currently, there is a great challenge for organizations to be able to use their resources efficiently without increasing costs or decreasing the level of service provided to the customer, and, to achieve these objectives, all the activities of an organization must be known. in detail. Two tools that enable better visualization and detailing of processes are the Process Management Methodology combined with process mapping. Together, they make it possible to identify failures and improvements that can be made throughout the activities.

O Centro de Atenção Psicossocial da infância e adolescência - CAPSi, que atende crianças e adolescentes oferecem diferentes serviços para essa população, tornando-se necessário avaliar a satisfação de profissionais e familiares de usuários dos serviços. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a satisfação de profissionais e familiares de usuários do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial da Infância e Adolescência. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, quantitativo e descritivo.

This is a cross-sectional study with the aim of evaluating the upper limbs of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. Fourteen athletes completed the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire, and assessed using hydraulic dynamometry and infrared thermometry.

Objetivo: Investigar a contribuição dos cuidados clínicos de enfermagem para fortalecer a adoção do papel materno à luz da Teoria da Consecução do Papel Materno da enfermeira Ramona Mercer. Método: Estudo de caso realizado com uma discente do curso de Mestrado em Ciências Fisiológicas da Universidade Estadual do Ceará mediante o processo de enfermagem fundamentado pela Teoria da Consecução do Papel Materno. A estudante identificou-se como mãe de filho com suspeita de Transtorno do Espectro Autista.

Introdução: O Querubismo é uma displasia fibro-óssea benigna, que acomete a maxila e mandíbula. Causando simetria bilateral, raramente acompanhada de sintomatologias, com curso e tempo de movimentação óssea e dentária variada e individual, dependendo da história familiar e clínica. Objetivo: Revisar a literatura sobre a importância do acompanhamento a longo prazo com pacientes com diagnóstico de querubismo e relatar um caso clínico dessa patologia para exemplificar, enfatizando os aspectos clínicos, história familiar e exames complementares.

O artigo objetiva apresentar uma reflexão acerca da representação do homem negro e da mulher negra no conto A escrava (1887) de Maria Firmina dos Reis (1822-1917), tomando como núcleo a relação entre opressão e luta pela liberdade, bem como as interseccionalidades entre raça, classe e gênero presentes no escrito da autora.

Objective: to report the case of three patients admitted with osteomyelitis in a large hospital. Method: information was obtained by means of medical record review, patient interview, photographic record of the diagnostic methods to which the patient was submitted, and literature review. Final Considerations: post-traumatic osteomyelitis has a high morbidity, often leading the patient to permanently disabling injuries. The reports show the occurrence of post-traumatic tibial osteomyelitis and summarize the management of the respective cases.

Introduction: Absenteeism-illness is an indicator of a worker’s health. It is characterized by absence from work due to illness. Objective: Describing the profile of sick leaves due to illness granted to public servers of a public college in Brazil. Methodology: Descriptive documentary study, having as source the data base of the Supervisory Body of Medical Expertise and Work Safety in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, in the period from January, 2011 to December, 2016.

The aim of this study was to identify the main symptomatic and chemotherapy medications used to treat women with breast cancer at Hospital do Cancer de Pernambuco; state of Pernambuco, Brazil. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Three hundred and seventeen women participated in the survey, who were interviewed in an outpatient clinic unit specialized in Mammary Pathology at Hospital do Cancer de Pernambuco, where, after consenting, they answered a questionnaire related to their clinical treatment.