Health Sciences

The impact of covid-19 on world’s mental health: an integrative review

COVID-19 (Corona Vírus Disease-2019) is a sharp disease caused by the new Corona Vírus that can be lethal, it has affected more than 200 countries, causing countless illnesses and deaths. One of the coping measures is the isolation, needed to contain the diseases’s spread. However, it can generate psychological suffering, compromising the mental health of the population.

Nursing care in perioperative complications at the surgical center

It is an integrative literature review to assess national scientific productions about nursing care in perioperative complications. The search took place in the MEDLINE, LILACS and BDENF databases, using the descriptors: nursing care, surgical nursign and operating rooms. The sample consisted of 20 articles and analyze in 2 thematic categories. The following criteria were chosen for inclusion of the studies: full texts and available in full, free of charge; published from 2009 to 2019, in portuguese, english and spanish.

Humanization of nursing care in the surgical center: challenges in its application

It is an integrative review of literature carried out in the databases BVS, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO, through the descriptors: patient safety; surgical nursing; surgery Center; perioperative nursing and nursing care. The objective of this study is to analyze the current scientific evidence regarding the practice of nurses in promoting the safety of the surgical patient that enables safe care with less occurrence of potentially preventable damages.

Long -term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy

The authors are commenting on the study entitled “Long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy”, published by Mrejen et al. in Ophthalmology 2019;126(4):576-588, which evaluated the long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. The authors of this study concluded that the age at presentation and outer retinal changes on multimodal imaging were associated with long-term best-corrected visual acuity changes and may be predictors of long-term visual outcomes.

Good practices for promoting patient safety in the operating room: integrative review

It is an integrative review of literature carried out in the databases BVS, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO, through the descriptors: patient safety; surgical nursing; surgery Center; perioperative nursing and nursing care. The objective of this study is to analyze the current scientific evidence regarding the practice of nurses in promoting the safety of the surgical patient that enables safe care with less occurrence of potentially preventable damages.

The quality of children's life with motor disabilities in Greece

Introduction: Families with children with motor disabilities are called upon to face a variety of problems from day to day child care, treatment, child education, social inclusion and, most importantly, their independence. Tackling the problems children with motor disabilities face is the ultimate goal of improving their quality of life. Improving the quality of life requires the protection of public health, as there is no social and economic progress without the involvement of the 'health' factor. Health researchers argue that there is a correlation between living standards and health.

Cuidado educativo do enfermeiro na estratégia saúde da família: um ensaio a partir da linguagem gadameriana

The care of nurses requires a praxis that holds scientific and technical knowledge in wide dimensions. In the Family Health Strategy, this care acquires a dialogical and emancipatory perspective through health education. Longitudinal care at each meeting provides an opportunity for dialogue, in a construction of truth that must be translated into an experience open to reframing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reflect on the educational care of nurses in the Family Health Strategy based on the Gadamerian language.

The ICT and new scenarios for diversity

Research is a process aimed at seeking new knowledge, in this case, it will seek to find alternative ways in the field of new technologies that serve to support special educational needs. Society demands these technological contributions to solve problems and allow man to work with greater ergonomics; The school, a social institution, also needs these resources so that all students can build a functional and meaningful teaching-learning process .

O projeto mais médicos nas fronteiras brasil/bolívia e brasil/paraguai: percepções dos usuários

The More Doctors Program was created with the intention of reducing the shortage of doctors in Primary Health Care in some remote and priority municipalities. The objective was to understand the users' perception of the health care offered by the professionals included in the Project More Doctors for Brazil, in the border municipalities of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, of a qualitative nature, developed in the 12 municipalities on the border line of that State.

No association between cortisol, parameters of zinc, and insulin resistance in obese women

Objective: Evaluate the association between cortisol, zinc parameters and insulin resistance in obese women. Methods: Case-control study was conducted, enrolling women aged between 20 and 50 years old, who were divided into case group (n=45) and control group (n=42). The dietary zinc intake was assessed by 3-day food records using Nut Win software version 1.5. Zinc concentrations in plasma, erythrocytes, and urine were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.