Ana Paula de Assis Sales

Spirituality, Religiosity, Quality of Life and Mental Health Among Pantaneiros: A Study Involving a Vulnerable Population in Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil

This study aims to investigate the relationship between spirituality, religiosity (S/R), mental health and quality of life in a vulnerable population in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil. A total of 129 individuals were interviewed. We examined mental health (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), quality of life (SF-12), spirituality (self-spirituality rating scale), religiosity (DUREL) and R/S opinions. Individuals had high levels of spirituality, non-organizational and intrinsic religiosity, but low levels of religious attendance. Most participants said they would like to have their faith addressed by a health professional and that this approach would strengthen their trust on the doctors. Higher levels of spirituality were associated with less anxiety (β = − 0.236, p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms (β = − 0.398, p < 0.001); higher levels of non-organizational religiosity were associated with less anxiety (β = − 0.250, p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms (β = − 0.351, p < 0.001); and higher levels of intrinsic religiosity were associated with less depressive symptoms (β = − 0.315, p < 0.001). Quality of life was not associated with any religious/spiritual measures.

Interfering factors to the abandonment of smoking cigarettes for the participants of the National Program for Tobacco Control

Introduction: Smoking is considered a chronic and epidemic disease because the nicotine causes, physical, psychological and behavioral addiction as well as with other drugs. Objective: To verify the interfering factors to the abandonment of smoking cigarettes participants of the National Program for Tobacco Control, assisted by Hospital-Dia Professor Esterina Corsini of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, a central-west region of Brazil. Method: a Cross-sectional study conducted between August 2004 and December 2010, during the evaluation of smokers for admission to the National Program of Tobacco Control attended by Hospital-Dia Professor Esterina Corsini of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is a national program coordinated by the Ministry of Health in Brazil. The study included 370 smokers older than 18 years old who sought the program spontaneously or were referred by health professionals, who agreed to participate. For data collection, a standardized form by the National Cancer Institute was used, administered by a psychologist in the initial interview. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square tests, chi-square trend, Fishers exact and prevalence ratios with 95% confidence interval. Results: Of the 370 smokers, 49.5% were male, and 50.5% were female, with a mean age of 47.47±11.52 years old. As the education, 44.8% had at least nine years of study and 54.9% with up to eight years of study. The age of onset of smoking was reported between 11 and 16 years old (57%). The stomach problems were the most frequently cited comorbidity (52.2%). Nicotine dependence measured by Fargestrom test achieved Average, Low or Very Low score at 44.32%, and High or Very High in 55.68% of cases. Conclusion: It was perceived that the greater the degree of nicotine dependence, the lower the number of smokers who successfully quit smoking.

Choice of type of delivery: factors reported by puerperal woman

OBJECTIVE To know the factors listed by puerperal woman that influenced the choice in type of delivery. METHODS Qualitative research, developed with 25 puerperal women in a University Hospital of Mato Grosso do Sul, between September and November 2014. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection and the Collective Subject Discourse was used to organize and tabulate the data collected. RESULTS The Collective Subject Discourses resulted in the following categories: Desire for the type of delivery; Respect for the chosen type of delivery and Factors that influenced the choice. Most of the women interviewed (76%) expressed a preference for normal birth due to rapid recovery, less pain and suffering. CONCLUSIONS The influence of family members, previous experience with childbirth, professional-customer interaction and internet information influenced the type of delivery chosen, which reinforces the importance of health education since the pre-natal stage, highlighting the need to equip women to perform a conscious choice.

La elección del tipo de parto: factores relatados por puérperas

OBJECTIVE To know the factors listed by puerperal woman that influenced the choice in type of delivery. METHODS Qualitative research, developed with 25 puerperal women in a University Hospital of Mato Grosso do Sul, between September and November 2014. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection and the Collective Subject Discourse was used to organize and tabulate the data collected. RESULTS The Collective Subject Discourses resulted in the following categories: Desire for the type of delivery; Respect for the chosen type of delivery and Factors that influenced the choice. Most of the women interviewed (76%) expressed a preference for normal birth due to rapid recovery, less pain and suffering. CONCLUSIONS The influence of family members, previous experience with childbirth, professional-customer interaction and internet information influenced the type of delivery chosen, which reinforces the importance of health education since the pre-natal stage, highlighting the need to equip women to perform a conscious choice.

Escolha do tipo de parto: fatores relatados por puérperas

OBJECTIVE To know the factors listed by puerperal woman that influenced the choice in type of delivery. METHODS Qualitative research, developed with 25 puerperal women in a University Hospital of Mato Grosso do Sul, between September and November 2014. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection and the Collective Subject Discourse was used to organize and tabulate the data collected. RESULTS The Collective Subject Discourses resulted in the following categories: Desire for the type of delivery; Respect for the chosen type of delivery and Factors that influenced the choice. Most of the women interviewed (76%) expressed a preference for normal birth due to rapid recovery, less pain and suffering. CONCLUSIONS The influence of family members, previous experience with childbirth, professional-customer interaction and internet information influenced the type of delivery chosen, which reinforces the importance of health education since the pre-natal stage, highlighting the need to equip women to perform a conscious choice.