Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo Patrício

Práticas preventivas de idosos e a vulnerabilidade ao HIV

OBJECTIVE To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. METHOD Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa--Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique, and the empirical material obtained was subjected to a Content Analysis Technique, thematic modality. RESULTS The elderly recognize the importance of preventive practices, but they face difficulties in its use when their emotional relationships with their partners do not favor preventive behavior, resulting in vulnerability. The elderly showed the population groups most vulnerable to HIV and do not recognize themselves as such. CONCLUSION The complexity of the various contexts experienced by the elderlies of this study indicate the need for more research that allows advances in the understanding of subjectivity imposed in relations that underlie the aging process and the experience of sexuality in this age group.

Preventive practices in the elderly and vulnerability to HIV

OBJECTIVE To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. METHOD Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa--Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique, and the empirical material obtained was subjected to a Content Analysis Technique, thematic modality. RESULTS The elderly recognize the importance of preventive practices, but they face difficulties in its use when their emotional relationships with their partners do not favor preventive behavior, resulting in vulnerability. The elderly showed the population groups most vulnerable to HIV and do not recognize themselves as such. CONCLUSION The complexity of the various contexts experienced by the elderlies of this study indicate the need for more research that allows advances in the understanding of subjectivity imposed in relations that underlie the aging process and the experience of sexuality in this age group.

Avaliação para riscos cardiovasculares em estudantes de enfermagem

The study objective was to identify cardiac risks amongst nursing undergraduate degree students. It is a cross-sectional exploratory quantitative survey carried out from March to November 2012. Research subjects were 84 first to third year students at a university in the city of Joao Pessoa. Data was collected through a questionnaire assessing demographic, personal, family history, clinical data and lifestyle habits. The researchers applied also the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The study results revealed a predominance of healthy habits and normal clinical conditions. Nevertheless, the researchers found that 38 (33.3%) students had dizziness, 34 (40.5%) headache, 13 (15.5%) alcoholism signs, and 28 (33.3%) were under continuous medication. A total of 61 (72.6%) students had a family history of hypertension and 48 (57.1%) of diabetes. The research subjects’ data revealed that 12 (14.3%) had hypertension (HTN); 31 (36.9%) had an increased waist circumference, and 57 (67.9%) led an inactive lifestyle. There was a statistical significance (p<0.05) between BMI and the variables: waist circumference, family history and hypertension, capillary glycaemia, and sedentary lifestyle. There was also significance between waist circumference and family history, BMI and HTN, HTN and diabetes, sedentary lifestyle and high capillary blood glucose levels. The study results revealed possible risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease amongst young nursing students. The study points out to which extent self-care is necessary in order to maintain health and a good quality of life.

Service Provided by the Elderly Person in the Family Health Strategy

Objective: to meet the care given to the elderly person in a unit of the family health strategy. Method : participated in 189 14 elderly family health Strategies of Joao Pessoa-PB through a questionnaire, and the data processed by the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 19.0 and exposed in frequency and percentage. Results : the elderly have in average of 68 years of age; majority (66,3%) and married women (47,4%). As for the service, most agree fully with its resolution (67,1%), occurrence of home visits (80,4%), no long wait (40,2%) and no other complaints (49,7%). However, 125 (66%1) of seniors disagree totally they receive priority assistance. Conclusion : the care model of the family health strategy Unit is in line with most of its guidelines established. Keywords :Aged;Comprehensive Health Care; Family Health Strategy.

Score for the Assessment of Body Image and Health Diagnosis Based on Anthropometric and Biochemical Measures in the Elderly

Objective: Identify a score for the diagnostic assessment of health and body image based on anthropometric and biochemical measures in the elderly. Method: Transversal research exploratory and quantitative approach, developed in the South of the city of Joao Pessoa-PB with 21 elderly practitioners of physical exercises in sport aerobics in the period of May to June 2015. It was used a sociodemographic questionnaire and the International Physical Activity questionnaire, IPAQ. The research was authorized by the ethics on Research Committee of the University Center of Joao Pessoa/PB, CAAE 38840214.7.0000.5176. Results: The study subjects had an average age of 65.9 and standard deviation 6.92 years. It was observed in table 2 the importance of body fat Mass and waist hip as the most influential in lifestyle, according to the non-parametric test of McNemar suitable for dichotomous dependent data. In table 3 the importance of all variables with exception of Edema as the most influential in body image, according to the non-parametric test of McNemar Conclusion: It is observed that the elderly present composition of body fat mass and relative CK high, according to the measure of proximity of Jaccard, thus most of the elderly are in opposition to a healthy lifestyle. It is essential for the understanding of the characteristics and the transformations that the individuals with the advancement of age which reinforces the need for more effective actions in the control and/or prevention of health-related factors in the elderly.

Knowledge of Women Sex Workers about HIV/AIdS

Objective: Analyze the knowledge of female sex workers about HIV/Aids, whereas the variables age, education, monthly income, professional practice and participation in educational activities. Methods: Exploratory and quantitative study, conducted with 90 women sex workers, from May to September 2014, through a questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic information and a test of knowledge about HIV/Aids with 66 items as the forms of contagion and prevention, physiological and behavioral attributes of aids (D3); that HIV causes symptoms in humans (D4); treatment of aids (D5). Friedmans test was held, Λ of Wilk and Wald (p 0.05). The knowledge presented significant difference in the average percentage of hit by D3, D4 and D5 dimensions (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The low knowledge of women may indicate vulnerability to infection by HIV, which reinforces the need for implementation of new strategies for prevention of virus in this social group which features odd conditions of risk to HIV.Keywords: Sex worker; HIV, knowledge.

Prácticas preventivas de los ancianos y la vulnerabilidad al VIH

OBJECTIVE To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. METHOD Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa--Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique, and the empirical material obtained was subjected to a Content Analysis Technique, thematic modality. RESULTS The elderly recognize the importance of preventive practices, but they face difficulties in its use when their emotional relationships with their partners do not favor preventive behavior, resulting in vulnerability. The elderly showed the population groups most vulnerable to HIV and do not recognize themselves as such. CONCLUSION The complexity of the various contexts experienced by the elderlies of this study indicate the need for more research that allows advances in the understanding of subjectivity imposed in relations that underlie the aging process and the experience of sexuality in this age group.

Diferenças na amplitude lateral do movimento da coluna cervical entre jovens e idosos

Doi: 10.5902/2179769211310 Aims: to analyze the differences in the lateral range of motion of the cervical spine, among young and elderly people. Method: a quantitative and comparative study carried out in Joao Pessoa/Paraiba, with 55 elderly people and 55 young people. A flexibility test of the cervical spine was held, and the goniometer Sanny® was employed. It was considered p<0.05. Results: the elderly were 68 ± 6 years old and the young 23 ± 3 years old, and they showed 20.4 ± 6.4 degrees and 31 ± 7 degrees of right range of motion, respectively. Regarding the left side, the elderly reached 29 ± 7 degrees and the young 32 ± 6 degrees; both sides with p<0.05. Conclusions: it was observed that the participants showed lower range of motion, compared to the range established in the literature. It is necessary to develop methods that evaluate individuals in order to detect limited range of motion of the cervical spine early on.