Mariana Felgueira Pavanelli

Quantificação de Fungos e Bactérias Para Avaliação do Ar Interno de uma Empresa da Região Centro-Oeste do Paraná

According to WHO, mental health does not merely comprise mental disturbances but also defines it as the well-being and potential of individuals in being capable of dealing with normal day-to-day stress and its influence on productivity in themselves and in their community. Current investigation, a transversal analysis with a quantitative-analytic focus, identifies the activities of nurses of the Family Help Strategy (ESF) with people with mental disturbances. Study was undertaken in ten Basic Health Units (UBS) in the municipality of Maringa PR Brazil. A self-applicable questionnaire was undertaken for data collection, with ten closed questioned. Subjects were 33 nurses working at the ESF of whom 31 (94%) were females and 2 (6%) were males, aged between 25 and 54 years old. Service time varied accordingly, or rather, 19 (58%) worked between five and ten years; 9 (27%) worked less than five years; 4 (12%) worked between 10 to 15 years; only 1 (3%) worked for more than 15 years. It should be highlighted than 23 (70%) nurses who worked for ESF did not have any experience in dealing with patients with mental disturbances, while 10 (30%) already had. Data showed that the most frequent activities were home visits and introduction undertaken by 32 (97%) nurses. ESF proposes changes in the links between the current assistance model and the patients coupled to the organization of presentation and realization in health promotion.The quality of inside air in closed places is affected by several conditions such as premise structure, external environment, occupants´ habits and activities developed there. Pollution by micro-organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, may trigger the development of allergies, respiratory problems and other immunological reactions. It may be considered as one of the main environmental and public health problems. The concentration of fungi and bacteria in an agricultural-industrial firm in the central-western region of the state of Parana, Brazil, is quantified to verify internal air pollution through basic parameters established by the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance (ANVISA). Samples were collected by sedimentation methods in Petri plates during August and September 2012 during working hours, with the air-conditioning running on. Microbiological quality of the external air was also undertaken to compare inside and outside air. Concentrations of fungi and bacteria complied with limits permitted by Brazilian law (I/E < 1.5). It may be said that the internal air was of good quality with regard to concentrations of micro-organisms.

Relação entre adiposidade visceral e hipertensão arterial sistêmica

Objective: to evaluate the relationship between abdominal circumference (AC) and blood pressure in men of a municipality from Parana state. Method: case-control study in which men were evaluated for use of antihypertensive, age, weight, height, and CA, through a questionnaire and measurements of anthropometric indices, respectively. Data were analyzed using the odds ratio. Results: men over 60, obese and with high AC are more susceptible to developing hypertension. AC was the risk factor with the highest statistical association. Conclusions: fat deposits in the abdominal region represent an important risk factor for the development of hypertension and anthropometric indices should be applied periodically in patients prone to hypertension