Objetivo: verificar a prevalência de flebite e sua associação com aspectos sociodemográficos e relacionados ao cateter venoso periférico, em adultos internados em um hospital universitário. Método: estudo transversal, com uma amostra de 231 pacientes com acesso venoso periférico. Resultados: a prevalência de flebites foi de 24,7%, com maior concentração no grau 2 com 35,1%. Considerando o grau, encontrou-se estatística significativa (p=0,006) da flebite Grau 1 (92,3%) e 2 (65,0%) com tempo de permanência do cateter até 72 horas e da flebite Grau 3 (63,6%) e Grau 4 (69,2%) com tempo de permanência superior a 72 horas. Considerações finais: a alta prevalência de flebites nos pacientes estudados é preocupante. Discutir estes referenciais com a equipe de enfermagem, instituir indicadores de prevalência de flebites pode ser uma estratégia importante de acompanhamento da assistência de enfermagem/saúde.

INTRODUCTIONThis study aims to present an interdisciplinary intervention in a group of overweight/obese adolescents. The lifestyle and cardiovascular risk modification (MERC) program seeks the modification and maintenance of lifestyle through the inclusion of regular physical activity and healthy eating, using a motivational interdisciplinary protocol based on the transtheoretical model of change. An overview of the scientific literature that guided the development of this research follows. Overweight/obesityObesity worldwide has more than doubled between 1980 and 2014. In 2014, over 1.9 billion adults, aged 18 years ABSTRACT Background: Obesity worldwide has more than doubled between 1980 and 2014, and this number has grown substantially in adolescents. An increase in this number can be prevented with the modification of lifestyle, healthy food choices and regular physical activity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a motivational interdisciplinary intervention based on the transtheoretical model of change for lifestyle modification in overweight/obese adolescents. Methods: A randomized, single-blind clinical trial with a control group, which aims to recruit 120 overweight/obese adolescents aged between 15-18 years (BMI ≥ 85th percentile). The sample will be selected through announcements in print media, social networks, television and radio. Groups will meet weekly over three months. The control group will receive a traditional health education intervention using pedagogy of transmission. The experimental group will receive a group-based motivational interdisciplinary intervention using a motivational interdisciplinary protocol based on the transtheoretical model of change. Conclusions:The results of this randomized clinical trial will determine if the motivational interdisciplinary intervention based on the transtheoretical model of change has an impact on lifestyle modification of the overweight/obese adolescents. If successful, the MERC program has the potential for application in different treatment scenarios, including that of the public health system.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents has quadrupled over the last 30 years, with signifi cant consequences for life expectancy. The main non-pharmacological intervention for these conditions is lifestyle modifi cation. This experience report describes an interdisciplinary intervention based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), delivered to a group of obese adolescents with the aim of increasing motivation for lifestyle modifi cation, evaluating motivation to change health-related behaviors, and discuss techniques to facilitate the evolution through the stages of change. The study involved thirteen participants with a mean age of 16.32 years (SD = 1.21), of whom fi ve were male and a eight, female. The purpose of this report is to describe how the processes for change can increase motivation for lifestyle change in this population. At the end of the intervention, participants showed increased motivation to exercise regularly and improve eating habits, as well as a mean overall weight loss.