Cuidado ao paciente idoso hospitalizado: implicações para a equipe de enfermagem

The Brazilian population is ageing rapidly, and chronic diseases have increased. Due to deficient health care services, the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases occur in the tertiary level, which increases costs and reduces the possibilities of early diagnoses. In view of the elderly population‟s increase and of the great demand at hospitalization units, it is important to learn about the difficulties and facilities faced by nursing teams when giving care to hospitalized individuals. In order to reach the objectives, a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive, analytical and qualitative study was performed with basis on Bardin‟s Content Analysis. Among the difficulties were patients‟ limitations, dependence level, behaviors and habits, interference from companions, feeling of abandonment, perception of needs, dealing with suffering and lack of time for adequate care. As to facilities, acceptance of the disease, adherence to treatment, collaboration, trust in the team, and older patients‟ politeness were reported, which shows that passiveness is an important indicator in caring for the elderly. Older individuals suffer the outcomes of certain physical, psychological and mental deficits. When facing disease conditions, they require special care, including hospitalization and greater attention. The nursing team provides daily care and follows patients‟ development; however, its members are still not knowledgeable enough about the ageing process. This contributes to increase prejudice and erroneous stereotypes about older persons. Therefore, not understanding such process compromises the full care to be provided to older patients. This leads team members to accelerate the care provision process in order to meet the daily work demand, thus compromising older patients‟ autonomy and making them more dependent on the team, whereas the process should follow the opposite path

Influência da atividade física no uso de serviços de saúde da atenção básica de saúde no município de Rio Claro, SP

Introdução: A prevenção e o controle das DCNT’s adquiridas com a prática regular de atividade física podem contribuir para a melhora da saúde dos indivíduos, e consequentemente, pode colaborar na redução do uso dos serviços de saúde e nos gastos referentes a esse serviço além de refletir uma melhor qualidade de vida do indivíduo. Objetivo: 1) Descrever as consultas realizadas pelos participantes do programa e 2)Analisar a influência da atividade física na utilização dos serviços de saúde. Metodologia: Esse trabalho é de caráter retrospectivo e transversal, e foi desenvolvido em Unidades de Saúde da Família no município de Rio Claro, SP. Dentre as 250 mulheres participantes do Programa de exercícios físicos em unidades Básicas de Saúde e Unidades Saúde da Família (USF), com faixa etária acima de 20 anos, foram selecionados dentre essesparticipantes aqueles que possuam prontuários nas sete Unidades Saúde da Família, totalizando 48 prontuários. Foram analisados 1350visitas às unidades no total. Foi analisado o uso dos serviços de saúde através do número de visitas ás unidades de saúde comparando os dados encontrados no ano anterior e no ano posterior do início do programa. Foi utilizado o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido para os participantes da pesquisa. Foi realizada análise descritiva dos dados, utilizando-se frequência, média, desvio-padrão máximo e mínimo. Foi realizada análise de comparação dos dados contínuos. Resultados: O grupo participante do Programa Saúde Ativa Rio Claro eram em sua maioria idosos, com alto número de doenças crônicas, principalmente hipertensão (60,4%) e diabetes (37,5%), no entanto, menos da metade com uso de medicamentos para essas doenças. A maioria das consultas eram agendadas (61,7%) ou eram realizadas para triagem/acolhimento (23,0%), com uma menor frequência para controle de pressão arterial ou glicose (5,2%). Os sujeitos analisados...

Conduta do paciente hipertenso frente ao tratamento clínico

The urbanization process established in Brazilian society since the middle of last century brought changes in the population habits and customs, which was responsible for the increased of chronic diseases incidence, such as arterial hypertension, for example. Although this is a common disease nowadays, it is still difficult to establish a significant control in subjects with this disease and its consequences. This is apparently due to lack of interest to the correct plan of care developed for the treatment of this disease. The nursing consultation identifies potential problematic situations and the patient needs, setting actions that are complementary to their benefit in order to promote health. The present work aims to observe how the nursing consultation is being used as strategy for patients with arterial hypertension, and to understand the difficulties faced during treatment of these patients. For this purpose, it was performed qualitative and quantitative studies with patients from Centro Saúde Escola (CSE), Unidade Auxiliar, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, located in Botucatu, employing as methodology the Discourse of the Collective Subject and descriptive statistical analysis of quantitative results. The vast majority of consultations were held by medical professionals and it was observed that the multidisciplinary work still needs to be recognized and valued by users. The lack of knowledge of some individuals in relation to the potential and importance of the nursing consultation occurs not only for the treatment of arterial hypertension, but for the treatment and monitoring of the individual as a whole. Therefore, it is still necessary to clarify the true essence and necessity of the nursing consultation, since so important tool should be used in its entirely. Moreover, the role of the multidisciplinary team should be more discussed

Avaliação preliminar dos efeitos de Brassica campestris sobre a obesidade induzida por dieta hipercalórica

Obesity along with overweight has been considered one of the most serious public health problems in the world, especially because they are the main risk factors for many chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension and some types of tumors, which are associated with high mortality rates. The use of functional foods and appropriate diets to promote health has grown as a mechanism for prevention, control and treatment of chronic diseases such as obesity. Several ethnopharmacological studies indicate plants species for the treatment of disorders associated with obesity with a major attraction of this regimen is perceived as safer and more effective for health than the traditional treatment with appetite suppressants. Whereas both food intake and the oral treatment with different compounds can cause changes in gene expression and that a proper diet has been valuable as a mechanism for maintaining the body's vital functions, the objective of this project was to evaluate the effects of standardized extract of Brassica campestris L. in the decrease in weight and food intake control. In vivo trials of this product were conducted and studies of its effects on energy metabolism in non-obese mice and with obesity induced by hypercaloric diet. After induction of obesity by 8 weeks, animals were treated for 21 days with the extract orally. After 21 days the animals were killed and the effects of this product were evaluated on the daily feed intake and on body weight. According to the results obtained, the extract of Brassica campestris was not effective in reducing body weight of obese animals, and did not reduce food intake

Atenção farmacêutica: adesão ao tratamento

O trabalho se baseia em uma revisão bibliográfica de trabalhos da literatura que abordam o tema adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso. Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde, a efetividade do tratamento é caracterizada pela relação estabelecida em uma atmosfera na qual as alternativas terapêuticas são exploradas, o regime terapêutico é negociado, a adesão é discutida e o acompanhamento planejado. Para a manutenção da adesão ao tratamento, o paciente precisa ser esclarecido e auxiliado quanto suas próprias decisões. Além disso, é imprescindível entender as características do indivíduo, do processo de atendimento à saúde e de aspectos referentes aos elementos envolvidos. Portanto, faz-se necessário o conhecimento do farmacêutico sobre a importância da realização de intervenções personalizadas e com divisões de responsabilidades, que juntamente com a mudança de comportamento do profissional de saúde e com a existência de um sistema de saúde que garanta o acesso aos recursos terapêuticos irão contribuir para o aumento da adesão. Neste trabalho, a adesão ao tratamento em doenças crônicas tais como diabetes, epilepsia, hipertensão, tuberculose, e HIV/AIDS é avaliada, assim como as possíveis intervenções que visam o aumento da adesão e, consequentemente, proporcionam uma melhor qualidade de vida para o paciente.

Avaliação preliminar dos efeitos de Coffea arabica sobre a obesidade induzida por dieta hipercalórica

Obesity along with overweight, has been considered one of the most serious public health problems in the world, especially because they are the main risk factors for many chronic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension and some types of tumors, which are associated with high mortality rates. The use of functional foods and appropriate diets to call health promotion has grown as a mechanism for prevention, control and treatment of chronic diseases such as obesity. Several ethnopharmacological studies indicate plant species for the treatment of disorders associated with obesity with a major attraction of this regimen is perceived as safer and more effective health than the traditional treatment with appetite suppressants. This work aims to develop and standardize models of biological assays in stress and obesity, also aims to evaluate the effect of oil green beans of Coffea arabica in the regulation of body weight and energy balance in mice. To this end, trials were made in vivo studies of this product and their effects on energy metabolism in non-obese mice with obesity induced by hypercaloric diet. After induction of obesity by 8 weeks, animals were treated for 21 days with the extracts orally. After 21 days the animals were killed to evaluate the effects of these products on daily feed intake and on body weight. The group treated with the oil of Coffea arabica L. showed significant weight loss and feed intake high. According to the results, we conclude that the standardized extract of Coffea arabica L. decreased body weight without restriction or decrease the amount of food ingested

Avaliação preliminar do efeito da Physalis angulata L. sobre a obesidade induzida por dieta hipercalórica

The obesity has been considered one of the most serious public health problem in the worldwide scale, especially for being one of the main risk factors for many chronic diseases that characterize the metabolic syndrome. In addition to these diseases, obesity also causes dermatoses that affect not only the individual emotions but also cause various cutaneous infections. Thus, overweighting can be an agent that causes many types of stress: psychological, physical and social. In order to improve people’s life quality, several ethnopharmacological studies indicate plant species for the treatment of disorders associated with obesity due to the attraction of this regimen is perceived as safer and more health effective when compared to the treatment performed by traditional anorectic substances. If considered both food intake and also oral treatment with different compounds can promote change in the gene expression, besides an appropriate diet has been maintenance mechanism of body's vital functions. The aim of this work was to develop new standard methods for induced obesity and stress, which stress is induced through physical and psychogenic stressors in Swiss male mice. Also to evaluate the effect of supercritical extract of Physalis angulata L. on the food intake and corporeal weight loss

Avaliação preliminar dos efeitos de Bidens pilosa L. sobre a obesidade induzida por dieta hipercalórica

The obesity along with overweight has been considered one of the most serious public health problems in the world, especially because they are the main risk factors for many chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and some types of tumors, which are associated with high mortality rates. The use of functional foods and appropriate diets to promote health has grown as a prevention mechanism. Previous studies suggested Bidens pilosa L. for the treatment of disorders associated with obesity, with one important attraction of this regiment is perceived as safer and more effective health than the traditional anorexigen .The aim of this project is to standardize a new model of obesity induced by hipercaloric diet in Swiss mice, and also to evaluate the effect of Bidens pilosa L. extract in the reduction of food intake, weight and toxicity. After induction of obesity, the animals were treated for 21 days with the extract. Then the animals were killed and samples were collected for further analysis. Preliminary, the effect of this product has being evaluated on the daily food intake and body weight. In dose of 100mg/Kg, there were no significant changes in food intake and body weight. Thus, this concentration of Bidens pilosa was not effective in reducing body weight of obese animals, and did not reduce food intake

Análise do perfil lipídico e da glicemia de mulheres participantes de um programa de atividade física moderada

Há muito tempo pesquisadores estudam os malefícios à saúde causados pelo sedentarismo. Atualmente a inatividade física representa um grave problema de saúde pública. Segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde – OMS (2009a), um estilo de vida sedentário é a principal causa de morte, doenças crônicos degenerativas e deficiências. Além disso, níveis insatisfatórios de atividade física associados a dietas hipercalóricas e com alto teor de gordura estão associados ao aumento de peso corporal, o que leva à desbalanços nos níveis lípedes circulantes, ou dislipidemia (DURSTINE, 2001). A disilipidemia está relacionada a alterações no metabolismo lipídico, incluindo níveis elevados de colesterol total, LDL colesterol, triglicerídeos e redução do HDL colesterol (DÂMASO, 2003). Em contrapartida, já é comprovado que a prática regular de atividade física aparece como uma ferramenta não medicamentosa na prevenção e tratamento de portadores de doenças crônicas. Estudos com indivíduos e grupos populacionais demonstram existir uma associação inversa entre os níveis de atividade física e a incidência de diversas doenças, como a hipertensão, a obesidade, os diabetes, a doença arterial coronariana e a depressão (NAHAS,2001). Sabe-se que a dislipidemia está associada a doenças de preocupação pública como obesidade, DM e doenças cardiovasculares. Por outro lado os benefícios da prática de atividade física já são consolidados. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo é verificar o efeito de um programa de atividade física moderado no perfil lipídico e na glicemia em mulheres acima de 50 anos através da análise do efeito de 7 meses de atividade física moderada nos seguintes parâmetros bioquímicos: colesterol, lipoproteína de baixa densidade (LDL), lipoproteína de alta densidade (HDL), triglicerídeos (TG) e glicemia. Conclui-se que o programa de atividade... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)

Efeitos da atividade física sobre equilíbrio, risco de quedas e função cognitiva de idosos com demência de Alzheimer: Salma Stéphany Soleman Hernandez. -

The Alzheimer’s dementia represents a clinical condition inherent to many chronic and neurodegenerative diseases that are usually related to a decline in the cognitive and physical functions. The objective of this experimental design research was to analyze the effects of a regular and systemized physical activity program over the cognitive functions, balance and risk of falls of elderly with Alzheimer’s Dementia (DA). The sample was made of 16 elderly with DA, distributed in two groups: a) intervention group – GI (9 subjects that had participated in a program of physical activity, that consisted of 3 weekly sessions of 60 minutes each, in alternated days and with a duration of 6 months); b) control group – GC (7 subjects that did not participate in the program of physical activity). Both groups maintained the doctoral and pharmacological assistance routine. The subjects passed through two different evaluations (pre and post-intervention) the questionnaire (Mini-exam of Mental State for cognitive functions) and motor tests (Berg Functional Balance Scale – EEFB, Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) time (TUGs) and steps (TUGp) and the test of agility and dynamic balance (AGILEQ) of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance for elderly). The obtained results were, respectively in the pre and post-intervention moments: a) AGILEQ (GI = 39,1 ± 10,2 and 38,4 ± 8,9 and GC = 45,6 ± 16,7 and 59,9 ± 22,0 seconds) with the statistically interaction significant (ANOVA two-way; F1,14 = 32,07; p=0,01) between groups and moments; b) TUGs (GI = 9,8 ± 2,5 and 9,5 ± 3,3 and GC = 10,6 ± 4,5 and 12,7 ± 7,3 seconds) the test UMann Whitney did not appoint any significant differences between the groups in the post-intervention moment, however the analyzes of Wilcoxon evidenced a ...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Efeitos da ingestão aguda do suco de laranja na resposta glicêmica e insulínica, níveis séricos de leptina e adiponectina, consumo energético e atividade antioxidante

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Indicadores Antropométricos do Estado Nutricional de Idosas Praticantes e Não Praticantes de Exercício Fisíco na Zona Norte de São José do Rio Preto-SP

Although the regular practice of physical exercise for the maintenance of the nutritional state and quality of life is important, it is not a common habit among the elderly, especially those of the lower income social bracket. The objective was to characterize and compare according to social-economic conditions and anthropometric indexes of the nutritional state of the elderly who regularly practice and those who do not practice exercises, offered at no cost, in the Northern zone of São José do Rio Preto-SP. In this study, 110 elderly women participated, of which 60 (group P) exercised regularly and 50 did not (group NP). Group P participated in a special gym program, free of charge, for at least 2 years, 2 to 3 times a week, one hour a day. Group NP was recruited from the same location as Group P. The comparison between the groups of elderly women was proportionately distributed according to marital status, level of education, means of locomotion, results of body mass index (IMC), waist to hip ratio (RCQ) and calf circumference, using the chi-square test. Comparisons were also made of average age, per capita family income, individual income, IMC, arm and triceps skin fold measured by t-Test. Differences were not found in all the comparisons made. The variables that stood out were the IMC (overweight) and RCQ (risk of chronic diseases) results, which were above what was expected, and the high frequency of walking and riding buses for both groups of elderly women (about 60%). We came to the conclusion that the low-intensity exercise program evaluated made no difference in the nutritional profile of the elderly who also used walking as a means of getting around.

Compostos bioativos benéficos presentes em castanhas e nozes

Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse relationship between nuts, including walnuts, intakes and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancers. The nuts contain phenolics compounds and flavonoids and are rich in tocopherol, phytosterols, and squalene. They are sources of carbohydrates, essential fatty acids and minerals. Since walnuts contain high levels of n-3 fatty acids and low unsaturated fatty acids, high levels of vitamin E, pholyphenols, flavonoids, arginine and fiber. The compounds possible beneficial effects are due to their antioxidant and antiproliferative activities, which are linked to a reduced risk for developing atherosclerosis and cancer. In recent years, the consumers have been showing an increased interest in nuts and walnuts because of their nutritional qualities and their potential beneficial effects on people’s health This review aims to describe the importance of beneficial bioactive compounds present in nuts and walnuts.

Qualidade da atenção ao usuário acometido por AVC, antes e após a implantação de uma Unidade de AVC

Pós-graduação em Enfermagem - FMB

Um estudo em cardiopatas submetidos à revascularização do miocárdio: ansiedade e depressão

Pós-graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem - FC