As doenças cardiovasculares são uma das classes de doenças que afetam o coração ou os vasos sanguíneos, sendo a principal causa de morte em todo mundo. Apesar dos avanços da terapêutica clínica e das intervenções cutâneas, a cirurgia cardíaca ainda é a melhor opção, visto que, há a possibilidade de abordagem de todas as artérias coronárias comprometidas e apresentam um custo-efetividade favorável. Em contra-partida, no pós-operatório podem aparecer complicações nos sistemas cardiovascular, pulmonar, renal, neurológico, gastrointestinal e musculoesquelético. A fisioterapia tem sido considerada um componente fundamental na reabilitação destes pacientes no período hospitalar, intervindo tanto na prevenção quanto na terapêutica com o intuito de melhorar o condicionamento musculoesquelético e respiratório, oferecendo maior independência física e segurança para alta hospitalar e posterior recuperação das atividades de vida diária, contribuído dessa forma para um melhor prognóstico de vida desses pacientes.
To estimate the prevalence of leprosy among Brazilian female prisoners and identify factors associated with the disease. Cross-sectional study conducted between 2014 and 2015 in 15 Brazilian female prisons. The data of 1,327 women were collected using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing and dermatological and neurological examination to identify suspicious lesions of leprosy. The average age was 33.4 years. Suspicion of leprosy was identified in 5.1% of women in prison, and lifetime self-reported prevalence was 7.5%. The variables that were associated with lifetime self-reported leprosy were: women in prison once being twice as likely to have leprosy; white women were 1.4 time more likely to have leprosy than non-white women; women who knew someone with leprosy was 1.9 time more likely to have leprosy; and women who shared a cell with 11 or more women were 2.5 times more likely to have leprosy than women who shared a cell with two or fewer people. The leprosy prevalence among female prisoners in Brazil were greater than that found in a Brazilian woman of the general population and show the extremely high vulnerability of this population generated through pre-incarceration poverty, as well as potential transmission in prison.
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