Health Sciences

Nurses’ perceptions on the effectiveness of the national policy for integral men healthcare

Objective: To analyze, based on the nurses' perception, how PNAISH is carried out. Methodology: a descriptive / qualitative study, using a semi-structured interview with nurses from the Family’s Health Strategy Program (FHS) of Itaitinga-Ceará-Northeast-Brazil. The study analysis was Bardin-based and its discussion was made in the light of the available literature on the topic.

Lugares da cidade: o centro histórico de são luís como lugar de memória e reconhecimento identitário

Análise do Centro Histórico de São Luís como lugar de memória e reconhecimento identitário. Objetiva discutir os lugares de memória elucidados por moradores do bairro, mediante suas relações com as formações identitárias dos sujeitos, tendo em vista seu reconhecimento internacional enquanto patrimônio histórico natural e mundial. Discute conceitos de identidade, espaço e memória, com foco na categoria de lugares de memória como ferramenta de verificação e ponto de partida de análise.

Perceptions of religiosity spirituality in clinical practice

In the last decades, the number of studies relating spirituality and health has increased. This article reviews the literature on the relationship between religiosity and spirituality in clinical practice, showing concepts and scientific evidence. Religious people have lower overall mortality and cardiovascular disease, lower hypertension, less depression, lower rates of interleukin-6 and cortisol. Patients want the spiritual aspects to be addressed in coping with the disease, even though there are barriers in the practical approach.

O mercado “novo” do maranhão: o mercado central de são luís e suas relações com a identidade, espaço e memória ludovicense

Study about the Central Market of São Luís and its relations with the identity, space and Ludovicense memory. It aims to discuss the role of the Central Market as a place of historical and cultural value and its relations with the identity, space and memory of the capital of Maranhão. It is an exploratory and descriptive study, which made use of bibliographical and documentary research as an instrument of theoretical foundation.

Persistencies and transformations as an instrument for the recognition of the way of life (fund of pasto) in a settlement in the hinterland of bahia

The present article has as object of analysis the way of life type Community of Pasture Background, that guarantees the sustainability of the members of the Community Association of the Residents of Povoado Serrote, in the village Serrote, rural area of the municipality of Paulo Afonso-BA its general objective is to analyze the possibility of recognizing the pasture fund in the surroundings of Povoado Serrote, bordering ESEC Raso da Catarina in the city of Paulo Afonso - BA, ensuring the preservation of these areas.

Sinais e sintomas da andropausa e imagem corporal em adultos de um município do sul do Brasil

Com o aumento da expectativa de vida dos homens, vêm também as alterações hormonais envolvidas no processo de senescência e os impactos na qualidade de vida. Os homens passam por um período onde ocorre o declínio da produção de hormônios androgênicos, que caracteriza a andropausa. Essa diminuição é lenta e gradual, acarretando diferentes sinais e sintomas comprometendo a qualidade de vida e o bem-estar do homem nesse período da vida. O objetivo do estudo é avaliar a percepção dos homens em relação a sua imagem corporal (IC) e os sinais e sintomas desencadeados pela andropausa.

Yield and quality of common beans in different strategies of pods maturation

Grain productivity and quality of Common beans can be compromised in the event of rainfall during the harvest phase. The objective was to evaluate the productive yield and the quality of grains in common bean genotypes by stratification in different pod maturation patterns. The work was carried out between harvest of the waters in two environments of altitude, being 174 and 733 meters. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with 15 treatments and four replications. Flowering, physiological maturity, cycle, productivity and pod maturation pattern were evaluated in each genotype.

Analysis of functionality in patients after surgical rehabilitation of a previous cross connection

Lesions in the anterior cruciate ligament are one of the most common, requiring surgical intervention in many cases. Post-surgery brings functional repercussions to the patient, showing the importance of a rehabilitation focused on factors that will provide improvement in strength, stability and safety for the resumption of sports practice. The aim of this study is to analyze, through the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) questionnaire, the patient's level of functionality after discharge from rehabilitation of the anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Maternal obesity causes changes in the reproductive system of the mother and offspring

Introduction: In utero nutrition is a crucial period for establishing and maintaining epigenetic landmarks of the offspring, as well as impacting the reproductive system of the mother and offspring. Objective: To conduct a literature review on the changes that maternal obesity causes in the maternal and offspring reproductive system. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out with the search for articles published in the last five years, based on Pubmed, Scielo and Lilacs databases.