Health Sciences

Introduction: Obesity is a reality among adolescents today, and it is no different among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but with greater representation due to several factors that culminate in this accumulation of fat. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify, through an integrative literature review, the factors associated with obesity in adolescents with ASD. Method: A bibliographic survey of research was carried out that evaluated these factors in the period from 2014 to 2020 at the Virtual Health Library and Pubmed.

Objective: Understand from the emergence of the new coronavirus, to the development of security measures for its prevention worldwide, the organizational behavior and facilitate the development of a safety culture in the care of patients suspected of being infected by COVID-19. Method: This study corresponds to a reflective analysis structured through an expanded search of the literature, resulting in a sample of several documents from the World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and authors with expertise in the subject in question.

Objetivo: analisar a prevalência de aleitamento materno exclusivo em lactentes até 6 meses de idade e sua associação com indicadores maternos. Estudo transversal, realizado com nutrizes em cinco unidades de saúde da atenção básica de Niterói-RJ, Brasil. Para análise da associação de variáveis categóricas com aleitamento materno exclusivo, foram utilizados os testes qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher. Para comparar valores numéricos entre lactentes que tiveram aleitamento materno exclusivo ou não, utilizou-se teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney.

Objective: to investigate the association between the functional capacity and the clinical profile in adults over 80. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted conducted with 103 adults over 80 from two Basic Health Units in Teresina-PI To assess functional capacity were used the Katz Index for basic activities of daily living (BADL), the Lawton and Brody Scale for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

The study aims to analyse elderly and adult edentulous patient profiles from Caruaru City, as well as the impacts and auto perception on oral health. It is a quantitative and cross-sectional study with an exploratory and analytical approach, developed at Local Basic Health Care Units. A convenience sampling (no random) was adopted, with adults and elderly recruited at clinical dental care. 749 patients were analyzed, seperated into adults (53,8%) and elderly (46,2%).

Na atualidade, as relações sociais, culturais, econômicas, pessoais e educacionais têm passado por mudanças. Estas são difundidas rapidamente devido aos novos hábitos que a sociedade tem construído a partir da comunicação virtual. A cibercultura, hoje, movimenta, conecta e transforma as informações e também os conhecimentos. A aprendizagem de uma segunda língua também tem se dado em uma nova perspectiva, pois muitos são os sites, plataformas streamings, games e aplicativos que podem ser utilizados como recursos pedagógicos nesse processo.

The objective of this study is to describe the performance of FHS professionals in the face of the new epidemic (COVID-19). Methodology: it’s an exploratory and narrative review of literature, with the purpose of gathering and synthesizing the published studies, enabling general conclusions on a given theme. Results and Discussion: COVID-19 is a single-stranded, ribonucleic acid vírus, responsible for producing an influenza-like syndrome. It appeared in December 2019, in the Hubei region, China.

In the face of high mortality rates related to infection with human papillomavirus, the National Policy for Health Promotion aims to promote the quality of life and reduce health risks related to their behavioral and environmental determinants. Among the strategies for the prevention of cervical cancer in Brazil, the Ministry of Health highlights the Pap test as an incidence rate reduction tool and mortality. This study aims to evaluate the adhesion of Nursing students to preventive Pap smear. It is a descriptive exploratory study of quantitative nature.

Objective: to analyze the knowledge of Ceará about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Coronavirus (COVID-19). Method: observational research, carried out from March to April 2020. A questionnaire was applied on a digital platform on the website of the School of Public Health of Ceará and disseminated on social media. Research according to resolution 466/12.

This study aimed to report the experience of nursing students in implementing a treatment plan to a patient by one host for treatment of chemical dependency. This was a descriptive study, the type experience report, held in one host unit for treatment of chemical dependency in Fortaleza-Ceara in the months of August to October 2018. The subject was one hospitalized patient in the unit, 34 years, crack user for about six years, and carries the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.