Camomila Lira Ferreira

Evaluation of trait and state anxiety in first year students

The purpose of this study is to evaluate trait anxiety and state anxiety in first year students from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, verifying differences between three great areas of knowledge - Biomedical, Humanistic and Technological. The entrance to a University can be perceived as a threatening situation that seems to suffer influence from the different characteristics of each of these areas. 158 students, 71 females and 87 males aged 20.04 +/- 3,37 years, answered an Identification Form and the State and Trait of Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The means of trait anxiety and state anxiety observed in these students were as expected for this population although the Biomedical area is perceived as the most anxiogenic for having a dense curriculum with intense academic demands, what seems to increase the scores of the students of this area, especially of the men.

Resiliência em idosos atendidos na Rede de Atenção Básica de Saúde em município do nordeste brasileiro

The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of resilience, self-esteem and social support among the elderly by means of an exploratory study. The convenience sample consisted of elderly users of the public healthcare network in Natal-RN, Brazil, who answered the questionnaire and the Resilience, Self-Esteem and Social Support Scales. Participants were 65 seniors, with a mean age of 71 years, 81% female, with poor socio-economic conditions. It was found that the elderly participants have resilient characteristics, positive self-esteem and social support perceived as satisfactory, despite their losses and decline due to aging. Furthermore, moderate and positive correlations were observed between resilience and self-esteem, because as one increased, the other also increased. Therefore, it appears that resilience, considered a resource that assists development, favors staying well through this critical period, as well as the protective factors, which are important health indicators.Objetiva-se avaliar a capacidade de resiliencia, a auto-estima e o apoio social em idosos atraves de um estudo exploratorio com uma amostra por conveniencia constituida por idosos usuarios da rede publica de saude do municipio de Natal-RN, Brasil, os quais responderam ao questionario e as Escalas de Resiliencia, Auto-estima e Apoio Social. Participaram 65 idosos com idade media de 71 anos, sendo 81% do sexo feminino, com baixas condicoes socio-economicas. Identificou-se que os idosos apresentam caracteristicas resilientes, auto-estima positiva e apoio social percebido como satisfatorio, mesmo diante das perdas e declinios vivenciados na velhice. Alem disso, verificaram-se correlacoes moderadas e positivas entre resiliencia e auto-estima, ja que na medida em que uma aumenta, a outra tambem se eleva. Assim, o ato de viver bem esse periodo critico parece ser favorecido pela resiliencia enquanto recurso propiciador do desenvolvimento e pelos fatores de protecao, importantes indicadores de saude.

Resilience among the elderly cared for by the Primary Healthcare Network in a city of Northeast Brazil

The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of resilience, self-esteem and social support among the elderly by means of an exploratory study. The convenience sample consisted of elderly users of the public healthcare network in Natal-RN, Brazil, who answered the questionnaire and the Resilience, Self-Esteem and Social Support Scales. Participants were 65 seniors, with a mean age of 71 years, 81% female, with poor socio-economic conditions. It was found that the elderly participants have resilient characteristics, positive self-esteem and social support perceived as satisfactory, despite their losses and decline due to aging. Furthermore, moderate and positive correlations were observed between resilience and self-esteem, because as one increased, the other also increased. Therefore, it appears that resilience, considered a resource that assists development, favors staying well through this critical period, as well as the protective factors, which are important health indicators.Objetiva-se avaliar a capacidade de resiliencia, a auto-estima e o apoio social em idosos atraves de um estudo exploratorio com uma amostra por conveniencia constituida por idosos usuarios da rede publica de saude do municipio de Natal-RN, Brasil, os quais responderam ao questionario e as Escalas de Resiliencia, Auto-estima e Apoio Social. Participaram 65 idosos com idade media de 71 anos, sendo 81% do sexo feminino, com baixas condicoes socio-economicas. Identificou-se que os idosos apresentam caracteristicas resilientes, auto-estima positiva e apoio social percebido como satisfatorio, mesmo diante das perdas e declinios vivenciados na velhice. Alem disso, verificaram-se correlacoes moderadas e positivas entre resiliencia e auto-estima, ja que na medida em que uma aumenta, a outra tambem se eleva. Assim, o ato de viver bem esse periodo critico parece ser favorecido pela resiliencia enquanto recurso propiciador do desenvolvimento e pelos fatores de protecao, importantes indicadores de saude.

PREVALÊNCIA DOS FATORES INSTRÍNSECOS E EXTRÍNSECOS DO PROCESSO DE APRENDIZAGEM EM CRIANÇAS COM EPILEPSIA

Purpose to raise the prevalence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors of the learning process in children with epilepsy. Methods this descriptive study was conducted at the Clinic of Neurology Children’s Hospital of Pediatrics Professor Heriberto Bezerra, HOSPED – UFRN. Data collection occurred during the September/2009 to March/2010 through a questionnaire with parents and carers of children with epilepsy. The sample comprised 41 children, according to the following inclusion criteria: a) parents or caregivers of children with an unequivocal diagnosis of epilepsy seen at the outpatient clinic of HOSPED; b) children aged between 3 and 12 years; and c) parents or guardian sign the consent form free and clear. Results 61% of children were diagnosed with pure epilepsy. 59% had their first crisis before the age of 03. 34% presented generalized crisis type. 51% presented crisis during the survey period. 98% were on medications to control crisis, and from these children, 55% monotherapy and 45% polytherapy. 76% were at school, 50% inserted in public school. 66% never repeated the school year. 49% of children had school attendance affected because of the crisis. 64% have never been excluded from school by teachers because of epilepsy and 85% of parents affirmed to overprotect their children. Conclusion the study concluded that, in addition epilepsy, children with that pathology are also exposed to other factors, resulting from the disease, which may negatively affect these children learning process.

Resiliencia en ancianos atendidos en la Red de Atención Básica de Salud en municipio del nordeste brasileño

The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of resilience, self-esteem and social support among the elderly by means of an exploratory study. The convenience sample consisted of elderly users of the public healthcare network in Natal-RN, Brazil, who answered the questionnaire and the Resilience, Self-Esteem and Social Support Scales. Participants were 65 seniors, with a mean age of 71 years, 81% female, with poor socio-economic conditions. It was found that the elderly participants have resilient characteristics, positive self-esteem and social support perceived as satisfactory, despite their losses and decline due to aging. Furthermore, moderate and positive correlations were observed between resilience and self-esteem, because as one increased, the other also increased. Therefore, it appears that resilience, considered a resource that assists development, favors staying well through this critical period, as well as the protective factors, which are important health indicators.Objetiva-se avaliar a capacidade de resiliencia, a auto-estima e o apoio social em idosos atraves de um estudo exploratorio com uma amostra por conveniencia constituida por idosos usuarios da rede publica de saude do municipio de Natal-RN, Brasil, os quais responderam ao questionario e as Escalas de Resiliencia, Auto-estima e Apoio Social. Participaram 65 idosos com idade media de 71 anos, sendo 81% do sexo feminino, com baixas condicoes socio-economicas. Identificou-se que os idosos apresentam caracteristicas resilientes, auto-estima positiva e apoio social percebido como satisfatorio, mesmo diante das perdas e declinios vivenciados na velhice. Alem disso, verificaram-se correlacoes moderadas e positivas entre resiliencia e auto-estima, ja que na medida em que uma aumenta, a outra tambem se eleva. Assim, o ato de viver bem esse periodo critico parece ser favorecido pela resiliencia enquanto recurso propiciador do desenvolvimento e pelos fatores de protecao, importantes indicadores de saude.