Health Sciences

Nurse in the prevention of pus in patients at the uti: integrative review

Objective: The purpose of this study to know the nurses' actions in preventing pressure ulcer in ICU patients according to the literature. Methodology: Integrative Literature Review, conducted during the months of October to December 2020, using the LILACS database and SciELO electronic library and articles published in the last ten years (2010-2020).

Uso do programa de intervenção na promoção da resiliência em adolescentes escolares

Objetivo: O estudo tem o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos do Programa de Intervenção na Promoção da Resiliência: “Ultrapassar Adversidades e Vencer Desafios”, com adolescentes escolares. Método: Estudo de intervenção, realizado com 15 adolescentes escolares, no período de janeiro a julho de 2018.

Nursing care to polytraumatized patients in urgency and emergency services

Introduction: Currently the number of polytraumatized patients has been increasing along the years and for the effective and quality assistance, the professionals must be qualified to provide effective assistance. Objective: Analyze the nursing assistance actions to polytrauma patients in urgency and emergency services. Methodology: The present study is an integrative literature review. It was conducted in the months of September to December 2020 in the online database LILACS and the BVS Library and SciELO.

Notificações de sífilis gestacional e congênita no município de três corações/mg

A sífilis é uma doença infecciosa causada pela bactéria espiroqueta Treponema pallidum. Sua transmissão se dá por contato sexual, chamada sífilis adquirida, e via vertical, chamada sífilis congênita. Possui formas características de manifestação, geralmente caracterizada em três fases, sendo a primária, secundária e terciária e a congênita por sintomatologia mais característica.

Use of antidepressants by students of a nutrition course

Introduction: Depression is a constant mood disorder and becoming worrisome. It occurs in all age groups, and its incidence is higher among young and elderly people. Exposure to the university environment, which is often exhausting, and changes in daily life can make young students more likely to use antidepressants. Objective: To identify and characterize the use of antidepressants by students enrolled in the Nutrition course of a higher education institution of a private university in the interior of the state of São Paulo, in the midwest of São Paulo.

Reproducibility analysis and reference values for the tibiocalcaneal angle, the calcaneal-first metatarsal angle and the metatarsus adductus angle: systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: Primarily, this systematic review aimed to critically appraise, compare, and summarize or meta-analyze reliability coefficients of the tibiocalcaneal angle (TCA), the calcaneal – first metatarsal angle (C1MA) and the metatarsus adductus angle (MAA), and secondly, to estimate reference values of these measurements for adults.

Anxiety in the elderly and its relation with sociodemographic and clinical aspects

Objective: To identify the occurrence of anxiety in the elderly and to verify the relations between anxiety and clinical and sociodemographic variables. Methods: An exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach conducted in the geriatric outpatient clinic in the university hospital located in João Pessoa, Brazil. Data were collected using an instrument with sociodemographic and clinical variables, brief history of mental health and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, applied to a sample of 80 elderly people.

Aspectos comportamentais e o impacto da educação assistida por animais em crianças no contexto escolar: um estudode caso

A educação assistida por animais (EAA) caracteriza pelo uso de animais como meio na promoção de estratégias de ensino. Essa prática pode ser aplicada em diversos públicos, incluindo alunos que apresentam comportamentos com indicativos de fragilidades com relação às habilidades sociais, como foi o caso na presente pesquisa. Este estudo, portanto, é uma descrição da experiência da equipe do projeto Zooterapia no contexto escolar, cujo objetivo é verificar os benefícios da EAA numa criança de três anos que apresentava comportamento indicativo de fragilidade nas habilidades sociais.

Multidisciplinary care in the treatment of the elderly with fractures: an integrative review

Introduction: Injuries involving hip and femur are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, affecting both physical and functional capacity. The introduction of multidisciplinary programs in fracture management is being used more and more and has shown a positive outcome in senile fractures. Objective: To assess the impact of multidisciplinary care in elderly patients with fractures in terms of mortality, time elapsed until surgery, length of hospital stays, quality of life, ability to walk in the postoperative period and prevention of falls.