Recent articles
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Integrative and complementary practices in health: Reiki and quality of life in mastectomized women
Monica Mendes Maia; Raquel C. Luciano Pompermayer; Luciana C. Machado Sogame
Full Article SummaryThe diagnosis of breast cancer is experienced as a moment of immense anguish, suffering, anxiety and stress. This mental state influences the quality of sleep as well as quality of life. Objective: To verify the benefits of Reiki as an integrative and complementary practice in the levels of stress, anxiety, quality of sleep and life […]
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WOMEN’S HEALTH AS PUBLIC POLICIES
Helaine Marla Ferreira, Maria Diana Cerqueira Sales
Full Article SummaryABSTRACT: The study aims to assess the health of women and their career as a public policy. In Brazil, the politics of health care, the woman still being built, and even the occurrence of a mobilization of various social and public agents is necessary, in order to implement new public health policies aimed at women […]
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A study of memantine effects on nuclear volume of CA1 hippocampal neurons in adult rats
Nyam Florencio da Silva;José Guilherme Pinheiro Pires;Henrique de Azevedo Futuro Neto
Full Article SummaryObjective: Neurodegenerative diseases cause serious morbidity and mortality, especially with the advance of aging world population leading to the need for the development of drugs with neuroprotective action. Therefore, in the present work we evaluated the effects of treatment with memantine, an NMDA receptor blocker, on the nuclear volume of CA1 hippocampal neurons in adult […]
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Masked Hypertension Prevalence and Non-Dipping Blood Pressure in Diabetics in a Hospital at Vitória/ES
Osmar Araújo Calil; Afonso Dalmazio Souza Mario, Fernando Augusto Rozário Garcia; Renan Barreto da Silva Caminha; Luccas José Krause Binda;Luiz Fernando Machado Barbosa; Juliana Castiglioni Frizera; Renato Giestas Serpa;Roberto Ramos Barbosa;Tiago De Melo Jacques;
Full Article SummaryBases: non-dipping blood pressure profile (NDBPP) and masked hypertension (MH) are associated with higher risk of injury on target organ. Purpose: to analyze the prevalence of masked hypertension and non-dipping blood pressure profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method: 41 patients were associated with T2DM, 20 normotensive composed group A, and 21 […]
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Public Policies at Food and Nutrition’s Area: Background to “Zero Hunger” (Fome Zero).
Zieli Marcolino de Melo; Angela Maria Caulyt Santos da Silva; Débora Dummer Meira; Álvaro Armando Carvalho de Morais; Maria Diana Cerqueira Sales
Full Article SummaryAbstract: Public policies seek to promote citizenship leading to access of social rights. It’s government’s duty to correct the inequalities, ensuring to people its social rights. This article aims to identify Public Policies at food and nutrition’s area as the background to “Zero Hunger” (Fome Zero) Program. It was realized a bibliografic search at articles and […]
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Analysis of quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis
Mariângela Braga Pereira Nielsen; Glesiane Justino Ferreira; Letícia Marotto; Nádia Iara Vieira dos Santos Ferreira
Full Article SummaryPurpose: Characterize the epidemiological profile of patients with MS and verify the interference of physical therapy on quality of life of these individuals, analyzing the quality of life in patients with MS before and after physical therapy intervention. Method: Pre-and post-intervention physiotherapeutic evaluation was used with the application of the Functional Determination of Quality of […]
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The systematization nursing care and work of nurses to patients with myocardial infarction
Janaína Leite Frigini; Braulio Luna Filho; Rita Simone Moreira; Bruno Henrique Fiorin
Full Article SummaryObjective: To describe the nurse’s role in patient care in AMI, point its performance in serving the patients with myocardial infarction in emergencies and identify the main Nursing Diagnoses. Method: This is a literature review through literature search in major electronic media of scientific dissemination, considering the papers published between the years 2011-2015, and official […]
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Subclavian steal syndrome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Roberto Ramos Barbosa1; Gabriel Miranda de Brito2; Renato Giestas Serpa3; Tiago de Melo Jacques4; Osmar de Araujo Calil5; Luiz Fernando Machado Barbosa6
Full Article SummaryIntroduction: subclavian theft syndrome (SBS) is related to subclavian artery stenosis. In patients who were previously submitted to myocardial revascularization (CABG) surgery with internalcoronary mammary graft, SBS may trigger anginal symptoms. Case Report: we report two cases of angina pectoris after CABG, associated with left upper limb pain on exertion. Patients were diagnosed with SBS and submitted to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty […]
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Regular physical activity improves lung function and muscle strength of respiratory wheelchair
Giovana Machado Souza Simões1; Brenda Castro Dias2; Janine Carvalho Valentino3; Jéssica Lourenço Amaral Dias4; Marcella Cangussu Barbalho Moulim5
Full Article SummaryThe objective of this study is to analyze the influence of physical activity under Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Muscular Strength in sedentary, practicing basketball and swimmers, comparing predicted values with those performed. For this, the method used was a cross-sectional, prospective, comparative study, in which 15 wheelchair users were evaluated, five swimming practitioners, five basketball practitioners and five sedentary […]
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Influence of early mobilization in adult critical patients
Giovana Machado Souza Simões1; Priscila Rossi de Batista2; Marianne Pereira Pinto3
Full Article SummarySevere patient is considered to be an imminent risk of loss of life or organ function of the human body, as well as those in fragile clinical condition that require care in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), requiring the assistance of an interdisciplinary team, in which Physiotherapy is able to promote the preservation and functional recovery of human movement, minimizing […]
