Health Sciences

Introduction: Parents who are deaf and hearing-impaired go through various difficulties when they need care for their child in some public sector. In health it is no different, many professionals are not able to provide care to the hearing child daughter of deaf parents, creating a barrier in communication and thus difficult the reception in an effective way. Objective: To verify the pediatric reception of the hearing child of deaf parents.

Introduction: The continent of Africa is no longer just a place of transit for drugs but is now a place of their consumption. The aim of our study was to determine the barriers and facilitators to substance abuse treatment in Ghana (West Africa). Methods: This study used a qualitative method to explore the barriers and facilitators to substance abuse treatment in Ghana. We used a photovoice technique to collect data.

Introduction: Cardiorespiratory arrest can be defined as a sudden, unexpected cessation of systemic circulation related to lack of breathing, which may be reversible by immediate intervention. Objective: to evaluate the previous knowledge and the degree of immediate learning about basic life support among adolescents of middle school in a public school in Belém, Pará, Brazil. Method: this is a descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which was structured for the public considered lay in the subject matter.

A asma é uma doença crônica comum e heterogênea, caracterizada por episódios recorrentes de falta de ar, no qual os sintomas podem ocorrer de forma contínua ou intermitente. O tratamento farmacológico ainda é o mais indicado, porem ações não farmacológicas como o treinamento muscular inspiratórios e a estabilização torácica através do uso do Kinesio Tape estão sendo utilizadas para melhoria das funções pulmonares e da capacidade funcional de pacientes asmáticos.

Socioeconomic status (SES) strongly impacts cardiovascular health. Increasing evidence demonstrated area deprivation is an independent indicator of cardiovascular risks such as increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates. Intervention at area-level of SES could achieve better effects in reducing risk factors and improving access to cardiac facilities.

Aging begins before birth and continues throughout life at different rates, in different races for different individuals and for different tissues of the body. Explaining why ageing occurs is a solution to the longstanding enigma of the role of senescence in nature and even after half a century of progress, the solution continues to unfold slowly but steadily. The healthcare professionals must prepare themselves to equip the above 50 years citizens to achieve healthy aging in a systematic fashion.

The study aimed to know how the protocols related to oxygen therapy are used in the work process of the nursing team with focus on risk and safety management of patients using this therapy. It is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research. The participants were nurses working in clinical, surgical, obstetrical and pediatric hospitalization units of a general hospital. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to thematic analysis. The results showed that there is no standardization of oxygen therapy practices.

Objective: To study the relationship between fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in Iraqi patients. Patients and Methods: The two stages classification process proposed by the l990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) multicenter criteria committee of FMS was applied after an objective assessment of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and control group about full history and complete clinical examination.

Objective: This study aims to understand how health care is offered to Brazilian women working in clandestine mining sites in the French Amazon rainforest. Methodology: A qualitative study was carried out with 19 women working in clandestine mining sites in the French Amazon rainforest, who were predominantly aged between 30-39 years. A non-directive interview was conducted, recorded, and transcribed in its entirety. Data were analyzed through content analysis.

Objective: To study the relationship between fibromyalgia syndrome and hypothyroidism patients in Mosul city. Patients and methods: A case –control study design was adopted .The two stages classification process proposed by 1990 American College of Rheumatology multicenter criteria committee of FMS was applied as an objective assessment of hypothyroidism patient and control group about full history, complete clinical examination and thyroid hormone analysis.