Body image is multidimensional, dynamic, and entirely linked to the body in motion, which entails relevant bodily concerns in the routine of professional dancers, who need to maintain their body aesthetics constantly. The objective was summarizing the scientific production on the body image of professional dancers and to understand how they perceive it. This review is composed by seven studies that investigated professional dancers of classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. The results demonstrate that even though they are lean and had appropriate body mass index, professional dancers are dissatisfied with their body and wish to be thinner, that is, professional dancers constitute a risk group for the development of eating disorders.Keywords: dancing; body image; feeding and eating disorders. RESUMO

Esta revisão sistemática visa analisar a literatura científica sobre a relação entre a atividade física e a síndrome de Burnout em estudantes universitários. Esta revisão seguiu as recomendações do Preferred reporting items for Systematic Review sand Meta-análise (PRISMA). A análise foi feita por meio da revisão sistemática de artigos publicados nas bases de dados PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science e PsycInfo, em português, inglês e espanhol. Identificaram-se 99 estudos, todos publicados em inglês, porém apenas três estudos preencheram os critérios de inclusão. Os sintomas da síndrome de Burnout estiveram presentes em uma quantidade significativa da amostra. O nível de atividade física influenciou a percepção dos sintomas, tendo os alunos mais ativos demonstrado escores menores.

Domestic animals in urban areas may serve as reservoirs for parasitic zoonoses. The aim of this study was to monitor the parasitic status of household dogs in an urban area of Pinhais, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil, after a one-year period. In May 2009, fecal samples, skin scrapings and ticks were collected from 171 dogs. Questionnaires were applied to the owners (sex, age, environment and anthelmintic use). In May 2010, 26.3% (45/171) of the dogs were fecal samples reanalysed. From the fecal samples, 33.3% (57/171) in 2009 and 64.4% (29/45) in 2010 were positive. The parasite species most observed were, respectively in 2009 and 2010, Ancylostoma sp., 66.7 and 44.8%, and Strongyloidesstercoralis, 26.3 and 3.4%. All the skin scrapings were negative, and no ticks or protozoa were found. There was no statistical association (p > 0.05) between positive fecal tests and age, sex or environment. In 2009 alone, dogs with a history of antiparasitic drug administration were 2.3 times more likely to be negative. A great number of replacement dogs was noticed one year later. Therefore, isolated antiparasitic treatment strategies may have no impact on parasite control, given the risk of introduction of new agents, thereby limiting the prevention strategies.

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Movement is a fundamental element of dance, and the dancer's body is the raw material through which the art of dance is expressed; for this, it demands the utmost discipline in the pursuit of technical and artistic excellence. To meet the professional demands, dancers are subjected to strenuous training routines, which can lead to the development of injuries in this environment. The objective was to examine the etiology, main affected segments, prevalence, and instruments used to evaluate the lesions in studies with professional dancers and/ or in comparison with similar populations. We selected articles published in the last decade in the databases BIREME, LILACS, MEDLINE EBSCO, WEB OF SCIENCE, SCOPUS (Elsevier), and PubMed, with cross-sectional, observational cohort and case control design published in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. Systematic reviews, case studies, dissertations, theses, book chapters, cross-referenced articles, and studies published outside of the last decade were not included. The search used combinations of the terms "dancing* and athletic injuries* and musculoskeletal* and pain*". A principal investigator and two reviewers conducted the survey and analyzed all the potentially relevant articles, initially by the abstract and title. Twelve articles were included, with 1,149 participants (965 professional dancers of classical ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance, and breakdance, 104 amateur dancers, and 80 elite athletes). Nine studies found simultaneous lesions with emphasis on the foot and ankle (n=4), upper and lower limbs lesions (n=4) and lower and upper limb joints (n=1). Other studies have found lesions in the anterior cruciate ligament (n=3). There was no agreement regarding the instruments for detecting lesions in professional, pre-professional, and amateur dancers. There was a prevalence of studies aimed at classical ballet modality, evidencing a higher frequency of lower limb involvement in professional dancers. Keywords Nove estudos encontraram lesões simultâneas com ênfase no pé e tornozelo (n = 4), lesões dos membros superiores e inferiores (n = 4) e nas articulações de membros inferiores e superiores (n = 1). Outros estudos encontraram lesões no ligamento cruzado anterior (n = 3). Não houve consenso quanto aos instrumentos para identificação de lesões em bailarinos profissionais, pré-profissionais e amadores. Houve prevalência de estudos destinados à modalidade de balé clássico, evidenciando maior frequência de acometimento dos membros inferiores em bailarinos profissionais.Descritores: dança; atletas/lesões; movimento. RESUMEN La danza tiene el movimiento como elemento fundamental y el cuerpo del bailarín como materia prima para expresar su arte; para ello, exige la máxima disciplina en la búsqueda de la excelencia técnica y artística. Para atender las demandas profesionales, los bailarines son sometidos a extenuantes rutinas de entrenamiento, que favorecen el desarrollo de lesiones en ese medio. El objetivo fue examinar etiología, principales segmentos acomet...

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Objective: To translate the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 29-item Quality of Life Questionnaire-Lung Cancer Module (QLQ-LC29, developed for the assessment of quality of life in patients with lung cancer) to Portuguese, conducting a pilot study of the Portuguese-language version and adapting it for use in Brazil. Methods: For the translation, cultural adaptation, and pilot testing of the QLQ-LC29, we followed the guidelines established by the EORTC. The translation (English → Portuguese) and back-translation (Portuguese → English) were both carried out by translators, working independently, who were native speakers of one language and fluent in the other. After review, a draft version was created for pilot testing in lung cancer patients in Brazil. Results: A total of 15 patients diagnosed with lung cancer completed the Portuguese-language version of the questionnaire. At the end of the process, we conducted a structured interview to identify any patient difficulty in understanding any of the questions. The final versions were sent to the EORTC and were approved. Conclusions: The Portuguese-language version of the EORTC QLQ-LC29 appears to be a useful, important, reliable questionnaire that is a valid tool for assessing quality of life in patients with lung cancer in Brazil.

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