Karoline de Lima Alves

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.

Accommodation To Elderly People In The Health Family Unities: Professionals View

We seek to know the elderly accommodation strategy utilization in the family health unities professionals’ view. It is about an exploratory study, with qualitative approach, conducted in Family Health Unities in Joao Pessoa/ Paraiba/ Brazil. 248 basic attention professionals took part of the research, chosen randomly and per convenience. It was used a semi-structured questioning with guideline questions about the elderly accommodation strategy utilization, was pointed 3 semantic classes: Class 1 – Knowledge about accommodation; class 2 – elderly as priority; and class 3 – accommodation’s difficulties and perspectives. It is revealed that the professionals understand the accommodation as a tool that propitiate the improvement of the relation between the professional and the user, optimizing the provided attendance. However, there are indicatives of the lack of knowledge and qualification from some professionals, this fact denote the health permanent education importance. Descriptors: User accommodation. Elderly. Primary Health Care.

Evaluation Of The Elderly On Oral Health In The Basic Attention

Background: For aging healthy, the prevention and maintenance of oral health is essential in the general health of the individual. Objective: Thus, we sought to evaluate the elderlys perception of themselves, associating this information with their reported quality of life. Methods: This is an exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach. It was held in the Family Health Units in the city of Joao Pessoa-Paraiba-Brazil, in 2015. The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index questionnaire was used to assess the Socio Dental Indicator. Results: Were 258 elderly, mostly female, married, who perceive their oral health positively, although they report having suffered limitations, being them physical, psychological, pain or discomfort. Conclusion: In the face of the evidence, measures are suggested to minimize the gaps, adopting more public policies aimed at the health of the elderly. These measures will ensure better conditions of service and development of projects with the aim of providing ageing with quality of life, to this age group. The results of this study may contribute to educational actions aimed at improving the care of the elderly.

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.

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.

Health Problems of Institutionalized Elderly

Introduction: human aging is marked by a decrease in the performance of some daily tasks, some even considered banal and imperceptibly when this limitation is followed by chronic diseases, the elderly becomes a source of concern for the family. Objective: identifying the health problems of the elderly living in long-stay institutions from self-reported diseases. This is a descriptive and quantitative study, conducted in northeastern Brazil capital, involving 138 elderly. For data collection we used a questionnaire containing demographic variables, institutional and related to self-reported health problems. Data were evaluated using bivariate analysis and association chi-square. Results: predominance of women was found (61.6%), aged 60-69 years old (39.1%), coming from the state capital (51.4%), and institutional permanence time between 1-5 years (77.5%). The most frequent diseases were related to the cardiovascular system (15.9%) and endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (9.4%). It showed a significant association between self-reported diseases and the age of the elderly (p=0.047). Conclusion: it is expected to raise awareness among health professionals to provide a better assistance to the institutionalized elderly focusing on the real needs of these persons.

Theory Of Social Representations And The Aging: A Bibliometric Profile

Introduction: The aging is a process that can be either positive or negative. When a theme refers to positions or attitudes, social representations may comprehend and explain these phenomena. Objective: With the help of the bibliometrics research, the study focused on describing the scientific publications about social representations of aging, and investigating them. Method: analysis of the available content in the online databases of the Virtual Library in Health, PubMed and Portal Capes, from 2010 to 2015. The keywords social representations and aging were used. By simple descriptive method, frequency and percentage, the following variables were described: authors; authors’ education; maximum qualification of the authors; index H; authors’ institution; journal; year of publication; journal’s impact factor; research’s place; research’s development; research’s objective; the most relevant results; and keywords. For graphical representation of conceptual maps of keywords the software CMap Tools version 5.03 was used and for the analysis of the objectives and the most relevant results the thematic content analysis technique was used. Results: a total of 127 scientific articles were found; after excluding those that were not in accordance with the chosen criteria, 42 files were found. One notices, regarding the authorship of the articles, a decentralization, with more authors from Northeast. The exploratory study and the mixed approach represented the most used research’s method. The publications increased in 2011. Conclusion: The publications denote that the dependence on another person in performing daily activities interferes with the quality of life; they pointed out the social representations and positioning about the theme, important in identifying the weaknesses and vulnerabilities experienced by the elderly.

Elderly’s Health Record In The Perception Of Health Professionals

Introduction : The population growth of older people is a reality that requires a different look at all care levels. The Elderly’s Health Record (EHR) was created to identify the vulnerabilities and peculiarities of this population and promote specific actions. Objective: To investigate the perspective of primary care professionals about the record. Method: an exploratory and qualitative study, carried out in Family Health Units at Sanitary District V in the city of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba/Brazil, in which participated 53 health professionals. A semi-structured interview with questions related to the use of the EHR by professionals and socio-demographic information was used. Data were analyzed using Thematic Content Analysis – Categorical Technique, which returned six categories: a) care tool; b) Instrument for autonomy for the elderly; c) Use of information on the health of the elderly; d) Object of work; e) health monitoring Guide elderly and f) Health Support. Results: Of the respondents, 86.8% use the EHR; 3.8% do not know and 9.4% have access, but do not use it. Professionals associate it in positive and negative concepts and opine in favor of its use by contemplating valuable information to be considered in health care for the elderly. Conclusion: Grasping the perspective of professionals related to the HER will contribute to support discussions and increase the number of accession to it as a health promotion tool in aging.

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.