The term quality of life belongs to an ideological universe, which is based on a system of values. What better means quality of life of the elderly is the quality of the experience that each individual experiences in their environment.
Aim and Objective: To determine the effect of square stepping exercise(SSE) on lower limb coordination in young old population. Design: Experimental study. Method: 40 subjects with age group: 65-74 years were randomly assigned into two groups: SSE group (n =20), control group (n = 20). SSE group received 4 weeks of Square stepping exercise training. Control group received 4 weeks of Frenkel’s exercise training.
A Depressão e a Síndrome Metabólica (SM) são patologias heterogêneas. Porém, na última década, um número crescente de estudos tem investigado a associação entre ambas (Ruas lga., 2015). Objetivo: Estabelecer a relação entre a Depressão e a Síndrome Metabólica em pacientes idosos que residem no Lar São Francisco, no município de Imperatriz-MA. Método: Pesquisa aplicada, exploratória, descritiva, explicativa e de levantamento, utilizando-se a aplicação de questionários e de coleta de sangue.
The patient's opinion about the health service used is fundamental to the health planning. This study aims at knowing and comparing the patients' perception who were hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and patients’ admitted in other hospital sectors about the care and the support provided by the health team. It is a quantitative, transversal, and exploratory study. The sample was composed of 410 adults hospitalized in a Brazilian University Hospital in 2018. Data was collected through a telephone interview, with a structured questionnaire and analyzed by the chi-square test.
The present article aimed to present a brief bibliographical review regarding the categories gestation, maternity and congenital infectious diseases, specifically the cases involving Zika infection, cytomegalovirus and toxoplasmosis. Emphasis is given to the affections in Brazil and in the world, tracing a brief historical panorama of its emergence. The gestational period is extremely important with regard to the health of the baby, but it is also a complicated stage for the mother, considering the sociobiological process to which she has to adapt.
Hospital food service has an indispensable influence in the treatment process of in-patients by giving nutritious food. Hospital food service is a service based industry. Hospital food service is unique just because it serves food to the patients group. Patients get hospitalized to get treatment for their ailments and nutrition plays an extremely critical role in many disease conditions. The types of diets that are available in the hospital will not be available anywhere except in the hospital food service.
Current challenges in the clinical management of IUGR include accurate diagnosis of the truly growth restricted fetus, selection of appropriate fetal surveillance and optimizing the timing of delivery. This study was conducted to evaluate the role of umbilical artery Doppler and ductusvenosus Doppler in management of IUGR pregnancy and perinatal outcome. Total 80 patients who were presented to the in-patient and out-patient department of obstetrics and gynecology of SSKM and IPGME&R Hospital between 28-36 weeks POG with IUGR pregnancy were included in the present study.
Introduction: In Brazil, university hospitals have fundamental importance in the evolution of the Unified Health System (SUS) and in several areas that favor the improvement of the health conditions of the population. Thus, this article aims to analyze performance indicators of the Onofre LopesUniversitary Hospital, located in the northeast region of the country, before and after joining the management contract with the Brazilian Hospital Services Company (EBSERH).
When ASHAs were introduced in NRHM in 2005, their primary aim was to visit homes of newborns as the first program in UP operated through the ASHAs was the Comprehensive Child Survival Program in 2008. Since then, tracking of all deliveries and all the newborns are an integral part of the work of ASHAs in all the primary health care programs operated by the NHM in UP. The current study explores some of the crucial variables of the targeted activities of the ASHAs in absolute numbers in four districts of UP.
The health of professors interferes in the education process as a factor in social change. Objective: To synthesize and analyze the scientific knowledge already produced about the health of higher education professors of public institutions in Brazil. Method: Integrative review of scientific articles that answered the guiding question "How is the health of the university professor of public institutions in Brazil?". Eight databases with significance for the subject were selected for the search: PubMed - U.S.