Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59093
Pâmela Norraila da Silva, J. L. Vieira, Francielle Ferreira da Rocha, Francielli Cheuczuk, Luciana Ferreira
Motor skills during childhood are extremely important for having an active lifestyle in adulthood; however, with the technological advance several plays and even the family environment have undergone changes, which affected the lifestyle adopted by the population. The present study aimed at investigating motor proficiency and blood pressure, as well as assessing the mediating role of nutritional status in such a correlation. This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 374 children aged 7 to 10 from the city of Maringá-PR. The nutritional status was measured by using the Body Mass Index (BMI) according to age and sex. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition, (BOT-2), was used to evaluate motor proficiency; the blood pressure was measured by using the Omron Deluxe HEM-7200® digital meter. The results showed a negative correlation between motor proficiency and body mass index and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The analysis of structural equations revealed that there was no statistically significant direct impact of motor proficiency on blood pressure. However, when the mediation of nutritional status was included, a significant negative correlation between motor proficiency and nutritional status was seen, but positive in relation to systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In conclusion, motor proficiency has no direct influence on blood pressure; however, when mediated by nutritional status, the effect becomes significant. It is worth mentioning that the lower the motor proficiency and the higher the body mass, the higher the systolic and diastolic blood pressure was.
{"title":"Relationship between motor proficiency and blood pressure: the role of mediated by nutritional status","authors":"Pâmela Norraila da Silva, J. L. Vieira, Francielle Ferreira da Rocha, Francielli Cheuczuk, Luciana Ferreira","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59093","url":null,"abstract":"Motor skills during childhood are extremely important for having an active lifestyle in adulthood; however, with the technological advance several plays and even the family environment have undergone changes, which affected the lifestyle adopted by the population. The present study aimed at investigating motor proficiency and blood pressure, as well as assessing the mediating role of nutritional status in such a correlation. This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 374 children aged 7 to 10 from the city of Maringá-PR. The nutritional status was measured by using the Body Mass Index (BMI) according to age and sex. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition, (BOT-2), was used to evaluate motor proficiency; the blood pressure was measured by using the Omron Deluxe HEM-7200® digital meter. The results showed a negative correlation between motor proficiency and body mass index and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The analysis of structural equations revealed that there was no statistically significant direct impact of motor proficiency on blood pressure. However, when the mediation of nutritional status was included, a significant negative correlation between motor proficiency and nutritional status was seen, but positive in relation to systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In conclusion, motor proficiency has no direct influence on blood pressure; however, when mediated by nutritional status, the effect becomes significant. It is worth mentioning that the lower the motor proficiency and the higher the body mass, the higher the systolic and diastolic blood pressure was.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87230305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.54524
Bruna Sordi Carrara, C. Ventura, Simone de Godoy Costa
The Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) identifies health professionals' attitudes and behaviors towards people with mental illness. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt the OMS-HC for use in Brazil through the description of the translation and back-translation process, face and content validity assessment, and reliability assessment. The cultural adaptation occurred through translation of the original instrument, assessment, and synthesis of the translation by the Committee of Judges, back-translation, and pre-test. The cultural adaptation occurred without significant intercurrences, the changes resulting from the translations and assessments were, in general, specific and related to the changes of certain words by other synonyms for better adaptation. Cronbach's alpha was 0.74. The Brazilian version of the OMS-HC presented language adequate to the Brazilian context that is easy to apply, with adequate format for use, appropriate understanding, and consistency in relation to the original version. The Brazilian version of the OMS-HC is suitable for the development of a study to assess its psychometric properties.
{"title":"Cultural adaptation of the opening minds scale for health care providers(OMS-HC) for Brazil","authors":"Bruna Sordi Carrara, C. Ventura, Simone de Godoy Costa","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.54524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.54524","url":null,"abstract":"The Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) identifies health professionals' attitudes and behaviors towards people with mental illness. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt the OMS-HC for use in Brazil through the description of the translation and back-translation process, face and content validity assessment, and reliability assessment. The cultural adaptation occurred through translation of the original instrument, assessment, and synthesis of the translation by the Committee of Judges, back-translation, and pre-test. The cultural adaptation occurred without significant intercurrences, the changes resulting from the translations and assessments were, in general, specific and related to the changes of certain words by other synonyms for better adaptation. Cronbach's alpha was 0.74. The Brazilian version of the OMS-HC presented language adequate to the Brazilian context that is easy to apply, with adequate format for use, appropriate understanding, and consistency in relation to the original version. The Brazilian version of the OMS-HC is suitable for the development of a study to assess its psychometric properties.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79457369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59474
T. Silva, R. S. Salbego, Rachel Seeger Ilha, Thais Fernanda Hahn Dutra, Fernanda Tomazoni, Vitória de Oliveira Chami, Luíza Pereira do Nascimento, M. Marquezan
Introduction: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is defined as a set of pathological clinical conditions involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint, or both, and the associated structures. It is often associated with chronic headaches, cervical pain, otologic symptoms and may be accompanied by some degree of physical or psychological disability in patients. Objective: To investigate the association of chronic pain-related disability, depression, and somatization with temporomandibular disorders. Methods: It was a transversal study with 275 patients evaluated using the RDC/TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders). The variables of Axis I (myofascial pain, disc displacement and other joint conditions) and Axis II (chronic pain-related disability, depression and somatization) were crossed using Fischer’s Exact Test (p <0.05). Results: Statistically significant association was found among factors of chronic pain-related disability, depression and somatization with myofascial pain diagnosis (p =0.000, p =0.001, p =0.000, respectively), as well as joint conditions (arthralgia, osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis) (p =0.000, p =0.008, p =0.003, respectively). Conclusion: There is a positive association between chronic pain, depression and somatization (Axis II variables) with and myofascial pain and other joint conditions (Axis I). Disc displacements were not associated to variables of Axis II.
颞下颌关节紊乱(Temporomandibular disorder, TMD)是一组涉及咀嚼肌、颞下颌关节或两者及相关结构的病理临床状况。它通常与慢性头痛、颈椎疼痛、耳科症状有关，并可能伴有患者某种程度的身体或心理残疾。目的:探讨慢性疼痛相关残疾、抑郁和躯体化与颞下颌疾病的关系。方法:采用RDC/TMD(颞下颌疾病研究诊断标准)对275例患者进行横向研究。轴I变量(肌筋膜疼痛、椎间盘移位等关节状况)和轴II变量(慢性疼痛相关残疾、抑郁和躯体化)采用Fischer精确检验交叉(p <0.05)。结果:慢性疼痛相关残疾、抑郁、躯体化等因素与肌筋膜疼痛诊断(p =0.000, p =0.001, p =0.000)及关节状况(关节痛、骨关节炎、骨关节病)(p =0.000, p =0.008, p =0.003)有统计学意义。结论:慢性疼痛、抑郁和躯体化(轴II变量)与肌筋膜疼痛和其他关节状况(轴I变量)呈正相关。椎间盘移位与轴II变量无关。
{"title":"Association between chronic pain, depression, somatization and temporomandibular disorders in a southern brazilian population","authors":"T. Silva, R. S. Salbego, Rachel Seeger Ilha, Thais Fernanda Hahn Dutra, Fernanda Tomazoni, Vitória de Oliveira Chami, Luíza Pereira do Nascimento, M. Marquezan","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59474","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is defined as a set of pathological clinical conditions involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint, or both, and the associated structures. It is often associated with chronic headaches, cervical pain, otologic symptoms and may be accompanied by some degree of physical or psychological disability in patients. Objective: To investigate the association of chronic pain-related disability, depression, and somatization with temporomandibular disorders. Methods: It was a transversal study with 275 patients evaluated using the RDC/TMD (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders). The variables of Axis I (myofascial pain, disc displacement and other joint conditions) and Axis II (chronic pain-related disability, depression and somatization) were crossed using Fischer’s Exact Test (p <0.05). Results: Statistically significant association was found among factors of chronic pain-related disability, depression and somatization with myofascial pain diagnosis (p =0.000, p =0.001, p =0.000, respectively), as well as joint conditions (arthralgia, osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis) (p =0.000, p =0.008, p =0.003, respectively). Conclusion: There is a positive association between chronic pain, depression and somatization (Axis II variables) with and myofascial pain and other joint conditions (Axis I). Disc displacements were not associated to variables of Axis II.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82665833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59350
Alana Rubia Balbinot, Vanuza Hoinatz, Leticia de Abreu Wiedmer de Siqueira, A. Adame, Poliana Vieira da Silva Menolli, R. A. Menolli
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue with unknown etiology, characterized by abnormal collagen deposition in the skin. The changes in patients result in the obliteration of microvessels and fibrosis, leading to damage to the skin, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, lungs, heart, and oral cavity. Brazil has insufficient data about the epidemiological and laboratory aspects of SSc. This study aimed to identify and characterize the patients in treatment for SSc in Cascavel/PR, a city in the south of Brazil. Data were collected from March 2019 to September 2020 from all health services of Cascavel that provide care in rheumatology: a university-affiliated hospital, two public outpatient clinics, and six private clinics. Data about age, sex, residence, time to diagnosis, the form of the disease, and the results of tests for antinuclear (ANA) and anti-extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) antibodies were obtained. The study identified 57 patients; 82.5% were female with a mean age of 50.4 years, and the predominant disease form was diffuse (52.6%). The ANA test was positive in 87.7% of the patients, of which 49.2% showed high titers and a predominance of the centromeric pattern. Anti-Scl-70, anti-centromere (ACA), and anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies were positive in 28.1%, 25%, and 5% of the patients. The characteristics of the patients diagnosed with SSc in Cascavel/PR are similar to those reported in the literature. This study contributed to the scarce Brazilian data about the disease.
{"title":"Presence of autoantibodies and epidemiological characteristics of systemic sclerosis patients in western Paraná","authors":"Alana Rubia Balbinot, Vanuza Hoinatz, Leticia de Abreu Wiedmer de Siqueira, A. Adame, Poliana Vieira da Silva Menolli, R. A. Menolli","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59350","url":null,"abstract":"Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue with unknown etiology, characterized by abnormal collagen deposition in the skin. The changes in patients result in the obliteration of microvessels and fibrosis, leading to damage to the skin, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, lungs, heart, and oral cavity. Brazil has insufficient data about the epidemiological and laboratory aspects of SSc. This study aimed to identify and characterize the patients in treatment for SSc in Cascavel/PR, a city in the south of Brazil. Data were collected from March 2019 to September 2020 from all health services of Cascavel that provide care in rheumatology: a university-affiliated hospital, two public outpatient clinics, and six private clinics. Data about age, sex, residence, time to diagnosis, the form of the disease, and the results of tests for antinuclear (ANA) and anti-extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) antibodies were obtained. The study identified 57 patients; 82.5% were female with a mean age of 50.4 years, and the predominant disease form was diffuse (52.6%). The ANA test was positive in 87.7% of the patients, of which 49.2% showed high titers and a predominance of the centromeric pattern. Anti-Scl-70, anti-centromere (ACA), and anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies were positive in 28.1%, 25%, and 5% of the patients. The characteristics of the patients diagnosed with SSc in Cascavel/PR are similar to those reported in the literature. This study contributed to the scarce Brazilian data about the disease.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81169473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59561
Mehtap Sönmez, Mine Akben, Berna Göçebe
Nursing students are role model related to health franchise play an important in oral health care and promotion. This study aim is assessment the caries and oral and dental health behaviors of nurse students who be able expected take upon the responsibility of oral health in future. This was descriptive observational study with cross‑sectional approach, conducted at a state university in Mediterranean, Turkey. The study population was formed from 34 nursing students who voluntary select to course of oral and dental health nursing. Firstly, data were collected by socio-demographic form and then all students had been examined by dentist researcher. It was determined that 76.5% of the nursing students included in the study had at least one tooth decay, 70.6% needed treatment, and 67.6% had debris. It was determined that there was a relationship between gender, floss use, mouthwash, regular brushing teeth twice a day before the age of 6, smoking, and D, F, M, DMFS, DMFT indices in those who were breastfed for >=6 months. Increasing the awareness level of students will have a positive impact on the health of the patients they will care for.
{"title":"Evaluation of oral hygiene behaviors and teeth condition of students in oral and dental health nursing course","authors":"Mehtap Sönmez, Mine Akben, Berna Göçebe","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59561","url":null,"abstract":"Nursing students are role model related to health franchise play an important in oral health care and promotion. This study aim is assessment the caries and oral and dental health behaviors of nurse students who be able expected take upon the responsibility of oral health in future. This was descriptive observational study with cross‑sectional approach, conducted at a state university in Mediterranean, Turkey. The study population was formed from 34 nursing students who voluntary select to course of oral and dental health nursing. Firstly, data were collected by socio-demographic form and then all students had been examined by dentist researcher. It was determined that 76.5% of the nursing students included in the study had at least one tooth decay, 70.6% needed treatment, and 67.6% had debris. It was determined that there was a relationship between gender, floss use, mouthwash, regular brushing teeth twice a day before the age of 6, smoking, and D, F, M, DMFS, DMFT indices in those who were breastfed for >=6 months. Increasing the awareness level of students will have a positive impact on the health of the patients they will care for. ","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"178 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83794576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60003
Adrielle Larissa D'Andrea, Márjori Frítola, C. C. D. Barros, Isabella Grippe da Silva Pinhatari, C. C. N. Martins, Camila Salvador Sestario, M. J. S. Salles
Physiological alterations in pregnancy may induce changes in salivary secretion and a predisposition to anxiety disorders. Clonazepam, a benzodiazepine, is recommended as the first choice for the treatment of anxiety disorders. To date, no studies have described the consequences of using this drug on the salivary glands of pregnant women. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the alterations induced by exposure to Clonazepam in the salivary glands of pregnant mice. Twenty-two pregnant Swiss mice were divided into a control group (C) and a treated group (T), which received distilled water and 10 mg Kg-1 of Clonazepam, respectively, via gavage, daily, from the 5 to the 17th day of pregnancy. On the 18th day, euthanasia and collection of salivary glands were carried out, and the salivary glands were histologically processed and morphometrically analyzed under an optical microscope. The area, perimeter, and diameter of the acini and the thickness of the secretory ducts of each gland were measured. Parametric data (expressed as mean and standard deviation) were analyzed using the Student's t-test, and non-parametric data (expressed as median and interquartile range) using the Mann-Whitney test (p <0.05). Parotid glands’ acinar diameters (C: 44.1 ± 12.2 µm; T: 36.5 ± 7.8 µm; p =0.002) and ductal thicknesses (C: 16.9 [14.3-21.3] µm; T: 15.1 [13.4-16.3] µm; p =0.043) were statistically smaller in the T group than in the C group. No further alterations were found in other parameters from parotid glands, nor in submandibular and sublingual glands. It is concluded that Clonazepam induces morphological alterations in the parotid glands of pregnant mice. These alterations are probably associated with hyposalivation and xerostomia, already described as a common complaint among the users of benzodiazepines. Further studies are, therefore, suggested to assess the implications of these findings on pregnant women’s oral health.
{"title":"Does Clonazepam induce salivary gland toxicity? A morphometric analysis of salivary glands in pregnant mice","authors":"Adrielle Larissa D'Andrea, Márjori Frítola, C. C. D. Barros, Isabella Grippe da Silva Pinhatari, C. C. N. Martins, Camila Salvador Sestario, M. J. S. Salles","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60003","url":null,"abstract":"Physiological alterations in pregnancy may induce changes in salivary secretion and a predisposition to anxiety disorders. Clonazepam, a benzodiazepine, is recommended as the first choice for the treatment of anxiety disorders. To date, no studies have described the consequences of using this drug on the salivary glands of pregnant women. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the alterations induced by exposure to Clonazepam in the salivary glands of pregnant mice. Twenty-two pregnant Swiss mice were divided into a control group (C) and a treated group (T), which received distilled water and 10 mg Kg-1 of Clonazepam, respectively, via gavage, daily, from the 5 to the 17th day of pregnancy. On the 18th day, euthanasia and collection of salivary glands were carried out, and the salivary glands were histologically processed and morphometrically analyzed under an optical microscope. The area, perimeter, and diameter of the acini and the thickness of the secretory ducts of each gland were measured. Parametric data (expressed as mean and standard deviation) were analyzed using the Student's t-test, and non-parametric data (expressed as median and interquartile range) using the Mann-Whitney test (p <0.05). Parotid glands’ acinar diameters (C: 44.1 ± 12.2 µm; T: 36.5 ± 7.8 µm; p =0.002) and ductal thicknesses (C: 16.9 [14.3-21.3] µm; T: 15.1 [13.4-16.3] µm; p =0.043) were statistically smaller in the T group than in the C group. No further alterations were found in other parameters from parotid glands, nor in submandibular and sublingual glands. It is concluded that Clonazepam induces morphological alterations in the parotid glands of pregnant mice. These alterations are probably associated with hyposalivation and xerostomia, already described as a common complaint among the users of benzodiazepines. Further studies are, therefore, suggested to assess the implications of these findings on pregnant women’s oral health.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90105619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The existence of an association between negative attitudes from health professionals, such as prejudice, stigma and discrimination, can lead to difficulties in dealing with a person who has attempted suicide and, consequently, to a decrease in the quality of the care provided. In this context, this article aimed to verify attitudes related to suicidal behavior among nursing students at a private educational institution in the Federal District, Brazil. It was a quantitative, descriptive study that used two questionnaires: a sociodemographic and academic one, and another with questions addressing attitudes towards suicide, called Questionnaire on Attitudes Towards Suicidal Behavior. A total of 253 nursing students participated; in general, the data revealed that they did not have any negative attitude towards suicidal people. The main attitudes that brought some difficulty to students were related to: asking about suicidal behavior and inducing someone to go ahead with it; feeling helpless when faced with a person who thinks about killing themself; lack of professional preparation to deal with patients who have gone through this psychological suffering of attempting self-extermination; and the presence of a conservative and religious attitude towards suicide. Understanding the attitudes of students in the health field, especially nursing students, still in the training period, can bring about a change in the understanding of suicidal behavior, a prejudice-free nursing care, strengthen broad discussions around the topic, openly and without taboos, as well as provide a comprehensive and humanized care.
{"title":"Attitudes towards suicidal behavior among nursing students","authors":"Roberto Nascimento de Albuquerque, Elisa Marina Silva Araújo, Tatiana Bernardes Moreira","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.59792","url":null,"abstract":"The existence of an association between negative attitudes from health professionals, such as prejudice, stigma and discrimination, can lead to difficulties in dealing with a person who has attempted suicide and, consequently, to a decrease in the quality of the care provided. In this context, this article aimed to verify attitudes related to suicidal behavior among nursing students at a private educational institution in the Federal District, Brazil. It was a quantitative, descriptive study that used two questionnaires: a sociodemographic and academic one, and another with questions addressing attitudes towards suicide, called Questionnaire on Attitudes Towards Suicidal Behavior. A total of 253 nursing students participated; in general, the data revealed that they did not have any negative attitude towards suicidal people. The main attitudes that brought some difficulty to students were related to: asking about suicidal behavior and inducing someone to go ahead with it; feeling helpless when faced with a person who thinks about killing themself; lack of professional preparation to deal with patients who have gone through this psychological suffering of attempting self-extermination; and the presence of a conservative and religious attitude towards suicide. Understanding the attitudes of students in the health field, especially nursing students, still in the training period, can bring about a change in the understanding of suicidal behavior, a prejudice-free nursing care, strengthen broad discussions around the topic, openly and without taboos, as well as provide a comprehensive and humanized care.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84474655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60410
H. Yardımcı, Gülperi Demir
The purpose of this study was to determine how effective diet quality and body composition are in determining depression level among university-age female students. The study was designed as a cross-sectional study and conducted on 105 university female students (mean±SD, 20.3±1.9 years old). Data were collected in face-to-face interviews using questionnaire. The statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 23.0. Univariate and multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the association between participants' BDI levels and diet quality and anthropometric measurements. It was determined that 46.7% had mild and 25.7% had moderate/severe depression symptoms (mean BDI score: 13.6±7.0). Depression scores of young women were positively affected by BMI, waist circumference, waist / height ratio, fat ratio values, and negatively affected by muscle mass (p< .05). The depression scores of young women were positively affected by the NAR energy and NAR carbohydrate scores (p< .05). The iron, calcium and omega 3 NAR scores of young women affected the depression score significantly and negatively (p< .05). This study showed that diet quality was effective in keeping the body composition within the desired values, preventing depression and so enhancing the quality of life. Improving the diet quality is important for promoting the health status and life quality.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-21DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60732
J. R. Velásquez, Guillermo Trout Guardiola, S. P. Bohórquez, Ribká Soracipa Muñoz, Jairo Javier Jattin Balcázar, Ediltrudis Ramos de la Cruz
To corroborate the clinical application of an exponential mathematical law based on dynamic systems by reducing its evaluation time to 16 hours through a diagnostic concordance study with respect to the clinical conventional diagnosis. A blind study was carried out with 400 cardiac dynamics with continuous electrocardiographic recordings and Holter records, of which 150 correspond to normal patients and 250 to patients with cardiac alterations. For this, chaotic attractors of cardiac dynamics were constructed with which the fractal dimension and its spatial occupation in the generalized Box-Counting space were calculated. For normal cases, occupancy spaces between 85 and 354 were found for the Kp grid and between 45 and 342 for cases with pathologies in 16 hours, differentiating through this parameter from normality of disease. The sensitivity and specificity were 100% and the kappa coefficient was 1 when making the comparison between the diagnosis using the physical-mathematical methodology in 16 hours and the Gold Standard. The results demonstrated that by reducing its evaluation time, the exponential mathematical law diagnosed cardiac dynamics in 16 hours with the same precision as in 21 hours, corroborating its clinical applicability.
{"title":"Evaluation of cardiac dynamics by a mathematical law in 16 hours: application to 400 cases","authors":"J. R. Velásquez, Guillermo Trout Guardiola, S. P. Bohórquez, Ribká Soracipa Muñoz, Jairo Javier Jattin Balcázar, Ediltrudis Ramos de la Cruz","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.60732","url":null,"abstract":"To corroborate the clinical application of an exponential mathematical law based on dynamic systems by reducing its evaluation time to 16 hours through a diagnostic concordance study with respect to the clinical conventional diagnosis. A blind study was carried out with 400 cardiac dynamics with continuous electrocardiographic recordings and Holter records, of which 150 correspond to normal patients and 250 to patients with cardiac alterations. For this, chaotic attractors of cardiac dynamics were constructed with which the fractal dimension and its spatial occupation in the generalized Box-Counting space were calculated. For normal cases, occupancy spaces between 85 and 354 were found for the Kp grid and between 45 and 342 for cases with pathologies in 16 hours, differentiating through this parameter from normality of disease. The sensitivity and specificity were 100% and the kappa coefficient was 1 when making the comparison between the diagnosis using the physical-mathematical methodology in 16 hours and the Gold Standard. The results demonstrated that by reducing its evaluation time, the exponential mathematical law diagnosed cardiac dynamics in 16 hours with the same precision as in 21 hours, corroborating its clinical applicability.","PeriodicalId":42839,"journal":{"name":"ACTA SCIENTIARUM-HEALTH SCIENCES","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89107383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-11DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v44i1.58157
Flávia Akemi Nakayama Henschel, Camila Camarini, M. C. Silva, L. Iwaki, Neli Pieralise, E. S. Tolentino
Some mycoses are endemic. They develop through hematogenous spread, causing a generalized infection, usually with secondary mucosal involvement.The aim of this observational and retrospective study was to report the prevalence and characteristics of oral lesions in patients diagnosed with systemic fungal infections (SFI) over a 25-year period in southern Brazil. Demographic (age, sex, ethnicity, occupation) and clinical (anatomical location, symptoms, histopathological diagnosis and management) data from the medical records of patients with SFI were collected from 1995 to 2019. 34 cases of SFI were found, of which 31 (91.18%) were diagnosed as paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and 3 (8.82%) as histoplasmosis. Men were much more affected (n = 31; 91.18%), with an average age of 46.9 years. Most patients (n = 18; 58.06%) were Caucasian; 48% (n = 15) were farm/rural workers and the most affected region was the jugal mucosa (n = 13; 25.49%) followed by the alveolar ridge (n = 12; 23.52%). All patients with histoplasmosis were immunocompetent men (mean age: 52.67 years), and the palate was the most affected. All patients underwent incisional biopsy and were referred to an infectologist. The dentist has an essential role in the recognition of SFI, whose oral manifestations may be the first sign. SFI should be included in differential diagnosis in patients from endemic areas. In addition, the inevitable human mobility and globalization make knowledge of these mycoses necessary worldwide, especially since advanced cases in immunocompromised patients can be fatal.
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