Health Sciences

The authors are commenting on the study entitled “Clinical evaluation of neovascular and non-neovascular chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) diagnosed by swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS OCTA)” published in Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2019; 257(8):1581-1590.

Pregnancy is not a protective factor for domestic violence and in this period, women may become more vulnerable to physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Domestic violence is defined as acts performed by partners or former partners who lived or not in the same household, with violence perpetrated in this or another place. This study aimed to describe the intimate partner violence perpetrated in women who are in the age group corresponding to the reproductive cycle. This is a literature review study based on scientific articles.

Objective: Todescribe the sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of elderly patients in Primary Health Care. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with quantitative character, developed with 50 elderly patients enrolled in Basic Health Units of five health districts of the municipality of Campina Grande-PB. Resulted: There was a predominance of women (76%), marital status married (48%), low educational level, age range from 60 to 69 years (56%), low monthly income and pardo color (48%).

Information systems are essential for epidemiological analysis of violence against women in Brazil and worldwide. Objective: To analyze cases of violence against women in the Baturité Massif Region, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in two reporting systems. Methodology: Descriptive ecological study, using data from the Notification and Harm System and Observatory of Violence against Women. Data were organized and analyzed descriptively with the aid of the Microsoft® Office Excel program. Results: There is a discrepancy in the availability of information between the two databases.

Objective: To analyze the national literature on the production of health technologies and its applicability to nursing practice in the elderly.

The objective of this study was to analyze the process of welcoming the spontaneous demand in the Basic Health Care of a municipality from the perspective of professionals from the Program for Improving Access and Quality of Basic Care (PMAQ-AB).

Orthodontic aligners have become reality in orthodontist's offices, however, their use should always be carried out with concern regarding their indications and limitations. The desires for a good aesthetic cannot prevail the clinical results obtained.

Objective: To determine the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis in Campo Grande City– Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Method: An exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 120 participants, chosen for convenience, voluntarily undergoing hemodialysis treatment in the nephrology department of a university hospital and in three hemodialysis clinics in the municipality. Results: The data revealed that 56.7% were male, with an average age of 51.5 years, 65.0% in stable union.

Due to high prevalence of anemia, WHO recommends a daily oral dose of 60 mg of iron and 400ug folic acid supplementation for 6 months to prevent maternal anemia and neonatal neural tube defects. Several countries in sub-Saharan African have implemented the recommendations, however few studies have assessed the accessibility and adherence among pregnant women. A cross sectional study was conducted among 305 women attending ANC services at 8 health facilities in Bunyala, sub-county in western Kenya.

Objective: To evaluate nursing care for intubated patients before and after the educational intervention to implement care protocols. Method: quasi-experimental before-after study involving 26 nursing professionals working in an ICU of a public hospital in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. They went through 3 stages: 1st phase- Situational diagnosis. 2nd phase-Educational intervention with implementation of a care protocol. 3rd phase - evaluation.