Health Sciences

Relação entre suporte social percebido e biomarcadores inflamatórios em idosos longevos do Distrito Federal - Brasil

Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre suporte social percebido, biomarcadores inflamatórios e os fenótipos de fragilidade em idosos longevos. Método:Estudo transversal, descritivo e quantitativo. Os idosos foram avaliados pelaInterpersonal Support Evaluation List, pelos biomarcadores inflamatórios: interleucina (IL) 10, IL-6, IL-4,IL-2, fator de necrose tumoral (TNF-α) e interferon gama (IFNy) e fragilidade.Foi realizada composição dos modelos de regressão logística múltipla.

Vivências e sentimentos de profissionais e cuidadores familiares frente à terminalidade: Uma revisão integrativa

Objetivou-se compreender as vivências e sentimentos do cuidador familiar e da equipe de enfermagem no processo de morte e morrer. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura, por meio da BVS e suas bases de dados SCIELO e Pubmed publicados no período de 2008 a 2020. Utilizou-se 22 artigos, que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão, sendo submetidos à análise de conteúdo semântica.

Diagnoses of nursing and complementary therapies in women with chronic low back pain

Objective: to identify nursing diagnoses and complementary therapies in women with chronic low back pain. Methods: Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal do Maranhão(Federal University of Maranhão), opinion No. 3.180.211. Individual interviews were carried out, the Visual Analogue Scale was applied, specific tests for low back pain and complementary therapy sessions.

Epidemiologia das ocorrências pediátricas de urgência e emergência epidemiology of urgent and emergency pediatric events

Objective: to characterize the epidemiology of pediatric occurrences attended by a mobile emergency service, including age group, sex andtype of occurrence, identification of symptoms and diseases and association of variables. Methods: the research is quantitative descriptive, carried out using data from attendance records in 2018, collected with a structured instrument and analyzed statistically. Results: there was a high number of clinical events (56.6%) and a higher incidence in school children (44.8%) and males (55.7%).

Incidência de gestações com diabetes em conceição do araguaia – pa

Resumo: Diabetes Mellitus tem sido considerado como um importante problema de saúde pública da atualidade. É classificado em tipo 1, 2, gestacional, além de outros tipos. No caso do diabetes diagnosticado durante a gestação, é fundamental se realizar o rastreamento e a confirmação diagnóstica em época oportuna e o mais precocemente possível. Objetivo: avaliar a incidência da diabetes gestacional entre mulheres atendidas nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde do Munícipio de Conceição do Araguaia – PA.

A longitudinal study to evaluate self-perception of patients after non-surgical periodontal treatment

Background: Patient’s positive perception after periodontal treatment is one of the main factors for the success of the periodontal therapy. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the perceptions of subjects regarding nonsurgical periodontal treatment over a period of 1 year. Materials and methods: Twenty-five subjects (42.14 ± 4.65 years) with moderate to severe periodontitis completed a questionnaire at two different times after a nonsurgical periodontal treatment: 30 days and 390 days.

Análise da intenção de compra de produtos não convencionais em feiras livres de iporá-go

The objective of this study was to analyze the intention to purchase unconventional products - organic / agroecological - in open markets in Iporá-Goiás, investigating the existence or not of a consumer market for these products. Such a survey contributes to the identification of repressed demand, which can potentially be met by family farmers in the municipality. The research is classified as descriptive and exploratory, with the use of interviews as a methodological procedure to 60 consumers of vegetables at different fairs in the municipality.

Major considerations of the use of bisphosphonate in implantology: a systematic review

Introduction: It is estimated that the number of dental implants used in the United States increased more than 10 times between 1983 and 2002 and another five times between 2000 and 2005. More than one million dental implants are performed each year. In this sense, one of the main causes of osteopenia in women over 60 years of age is an estrogen deficiency.

Z plasty – an esthetic approach to frenectomy: Case report

Introduction: The endless quest for harmony of the smile has indeed led to great advances in Dentistry. Developmental abnormalities frequently occur, particularly diastemas. During the treatment of these abnormalities, such as the pathological labial frenum, some obstacles may be encountered, which may not only favor their appearance, but may also make it difficult to establish the prognosis of the case if the frenectomy is not correctly performed. Aim: The aim of this study was to present a clinical case of maxillary labial frenectomy by means of th Z-plasty technique.