Avaliação de parâmetros respiratórios por espirometria em trabalhadores da panificação da Cidade de Portimão

Desde os tempos da Roma Antiga que se associam problemas respiratórios a trabalhadores da panificação, em parte, provocados pela inalação de substâncias de alto peso molecular como farinhas. A espirometria é uma forma simples de estudar a ventilação pulmonar na qual se obtêm informações acerca de uma possível obstrução, restrição ou situação mista. Pretendeu-se avaliar a Capacidade Vital Forçada, o Volume Expiratório Máximo no Primeiro Segundo e a respectiva razão entre eles, recorrendo à espirometria em trabalhadores da panificação da cidade de Portimão, que aceitaram participar voluntariamente no estudo. A amostra final contemplou 48 trabalhadores. Através da análise dos resultados ficou patente que os trabalhadores com mais de 1O anos de serviço sofrem alterações na função respiratória estatisticamente significativa em relação aos valores de referência (p<0,05). Pode-se, por isso, afirmar que na cidade de Portimão, existe uma relação directa, numa perspectiva a longo prazo, entre a exposição à farinha e a obstrução respiratória. ABSTRACT; Since Rome Ancient times there has been an association between respiratory problems and bakery employees, in part because of the inhalation of substances of high molecular weight such as flours. Spirometry is a simple way to study pulmonary ventilation, through which one can obtain information about a possible obstruction, restriction or mixed situation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second and the ratio between them, using spirometry with volunteering bakery workers in the city of Portimão. The final sample compromised 48 workers. lt was evident that individuals working more than 1O years have statistically significant changes in respiratory function (p<0,05), when compared with reference values leading to the conclusion that in the city of Portimão, there is a direct relationship, in a long-term perspective, between exposure to flour and respiratory obstruction.

Tornar-se pai/mãe de uma criança com transtornos graves do desenvolvimento

The interest in research on parents of children with severe developmental disorders has known different focuses of interest over time, from a more psychopathological approach, interested in describing the negative aspects of the impact of having a child with disabilities, to the study of coping strategies used to deal with the situation, and the study of the strength and resilience mobilized by these parents. The big change, however, is that the concern about parents is not only because of the child, but also for what happens in their own development processes. This developmental perspective is addressed here to the construction of the fundamental attachment between mother/father and the baby, how this bond is broken, and how it can be reconstructed when the child has a severe disability diagnosis. Only the resumption of parents’ developmental process will enable them to perform their parenting in an emotionally appropriate and consistent manner, based on adequate responsiveness in everyday life situations. This view allows to open new interdisciplinary challenges about how to work on early intervention in child development and to a comprehensive understanding of the family centered intervention.