Objective: To develop and validate an educational technology venous ulcers care. Method: Methodological study conducted in five steps: Situational diagnosis; literature review; development of texts, illustrations and layout; apparent and content validity by the Content Validity Index, assessment of Flesch Readability Index; and pilot testing. Results: The developed technology was a type of booklet entitled Booklet for Venous Ulcers Care, consisting of seven topics: Diet and food intake, walking and light exercise, resting with elevated leg, bandage care, compression therapy, family support, and keeping healthy habits. The apparent validity revealed minimal agreement of 85.7% in the clarity and comprehensibility. The total content validity index was 0.97, the Flesch Readability Index was 75%, corresponding to the reading "fairly easy". The pilot test showed that 100% of people with venous ulcers evaluated the text and the illustrations as understandable, as appropriate. Conclusion: The educational technology proved to be valid for the appearance and content with potential for use in clinical practice.

BackgroundInterventions on adolescents’ lifestyle are important, but the main mechanisms that explain the changes (mediating variables) on lifestyle are unclear. This paper presents the rationale and methods of an intervention program focused on promoting active and healthy lifestyles (especially physical activity [PA] practice and reducing screen time) among Brazilian students-the Fortaleça sua Saúde program (Portuguese for “strengthen your health”).Methods/DesignThis is a school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial. Three intervention and three control (no intervention) full-time public schools were randomly selected in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil. Students (n = 1,272) from classes in Grades 7–9 were eligible, and 1,085 (548 in the intervention and 537 in control schools) completed the baseline and follow-up measures. The program duration was approximately four months and took place in 2014. Intervention strategies focused on teacher training, activities on health in the curriculum, active opportunities in the school environment (the availability of equipment for PA), and health education (health materials for students and parents). Data collection was undertaken before and immediately after the intervention. The primary variables included the practice of PA (weekly PA volume, PA behavior change stage and preference for PA during leisure-time) and screen time (TV and computer/video games). Potential intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental mediators of PA and screen time were evaluated by a standardized questionnaire. Other lifestyle components (e.g., eating habits, substance use), psychological (e.g., self-rated health, body satisfaction) and biological (general and abdominal obesity) aspects, as well as academic performance were also evaluated in the total sample. Depressive symptoms, eating disorders, sleep quality, objectively-measured PA, and sedentary time were evaluated in obese students.DiscussionIf effective, this program will contribute to the development of public policies for the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles in youth, especially those from low- and middle-income countries. The main intrapersonal, interpersonal and/or environmental mediators of PA and screen time may also be indicated. Finally, we anticipate that the proposed strategies may be adaptable to public schools and may even be extended to the entire school system.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.Gov: NCT02439827. Registration date: May 3, 2015.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2543-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Objective: to understand the perception of nursing staff professionals and legal guardians of children and adolescents with cancer regarding Assisted Therapy with dogs. Method: qualitative study based on participant observation conducted with 16 participants in a reference hospital of child cancer. We applied an in-depth interview and interpreted the data according to a content analysis technique. Results: the practice is admittedly benefi cial to participants despite the fact they do not understand its true objectives and therapeutic applications. Participants only associate it with something distracting and entertaining without realizing the occurrence of a more complex process behind it, which comprises changes besides the emotional ones (more easily perceived). Conclusion: the perceptions of participants reinforce recommendations that can be applied in the hospital environment, also showing that the therapy in question can become an effective technology to promote the health of children and adolescents with cancer. Descriptors: Pediatric Nursing; Animal-Assisted therapy; Oncology; Hospitalized Teenager; Cancer Institutes. RESUMO Objetivo: apreender a percepção de profi ssionais da equipe de enfermagem e responsáveis por crianças e adolescentes com câncer acerca da Terapia Assistida com Cães. Método: Estudo qualitativo baseado na técnica de Observação Participante, realizado junto a 16 participantes em um hospital de referência para câncer infantil. Aplicou-se entrevista em profundidade e os dados foram interpretados com base na técnica de análise de conteúdo. Resultados: A prática é reconhecida como benéfi ca para os participantes, mas estes não compreendem o verdadeiro objetivo terapêutico e aplicações. Associam-na apenas a algo que distrai e diverte, sem, no entanto, perceber que ali ocorre um processo mais complexo, que envolve mudanças além das emocionais, que são percebidas mais facilmente. Conclusão: As percepções dos participantes reforçam recomendações que podem ser aplicadas no contexto hospitalar e evidencia que a terapia em questão pode tornar-se uma tecnologia efetiva para promoção da saúde de crianças e adolescentes com câncer. Descritores: Enfermagem Pediátrica; Terapia Assistida por Animais; Oncologia; Adolescente Hospitalizado; Institutos de Câncer. RESUMEN Objetivo: comprender la percepción de profesionales del equipo de enfermería y responsables de niños y adolescentes con cáncer acerca de la Terapia Asistida por Perros. Método: estudio cualitativo, basado en técnica de Observación Participante, realizado con 16 participantes en hospital de referencia de cáncer infantil. Se aplicó entrevista en profundidad. Datos interpretados por técnica de análisis de contenido. Resultados: la práctica es reconocida como benéfi ca para los participantes, aunque ellos no entienden su verdadero objetivo terapéutico y aplicaciones. La consideran sólo algo que distrae y divierte, sin percibir que lo que ocurre es un proceso más complejo que involucra cambios más allá de los emocionales, los más fácil...

Objective: understand the perceptions of adolescent students regarding the use of Facebook social media in sexual and reproductive health learning in the Family Health Strategy. Method: a qualitative, descriptive study developed with 96 adolescents from a public school and a private school in Fortaleza-CE who concluded an educational intervention using Facebook. The information was collected in the online environment itself, as well as in a questionnaire applied in person. For the collection and analysis of this information, netnography was used. Results: Facebook contributed to the sexual and reproductive health education in an interactive, playful and practical way, reducing the embarrassment of some adolescents to converse on the subject, and brought adolescents closer to the health service, by strengthening their bond with Health professionals. Final considerations: health professionals should recognize that such virtual spaces on the Internet offer potential for the production of health care, especially among adolescents. Descriptors: Nursing; Family Health Strategy; Health Education; Adolescent Health; Sexual Health. RESUMO Objetivo: compreender as percepções de adolescentes escolares acerca do uso da mídia social Facebook na aprendizagem em saúde sexual e reprodutiva, na Estratégia Saúde da Família. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo, desenvolvido com 96 adolescentes de uma escola pública e outra particular de Fortaleza-CE que concluíram uma intervenção educativa mediada pelo Facebook. As informações foram coletadas no próprio ambiente on-line, bem como em um questionário aplicado presencialmente. Para coleta e análise dessas informações, utilizou-se a netnografi a. Resultados: o Facebook contribuiu para o aprendizado em saúde sexual e reprodutiva, de maneira interativa, lúdica e prática, amenizando a vergonha de alguns adolescentes para dialogar sobre a temática, e aproximou os adolescentes do serviço de saúde, mediante o fortalecimento do vínculo com os profi ssionais de saúde. Considerações fi nais: os profi ssionais de saúde devem reconhecer que esses espaços virtuais na Internet podem ser territórios de produção do cuidado em saúde, especialmente com adolescentes. Descritores: Enfermagem; Estratégia Saúde da Família; Educação em Saúde; Saúde do Adolescente; Saúde Sexual. RESUMENObjetivo: comprender las percepciones de adolescentes en edad escolar acerca del uso del medio de comunicación social Facebook en el aprendizaje en salud sexual y reproductiva, en la Estrategia Salud de la Familia. Método: estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, desarrollado con 96 adolescentes de una escuela pública y otra particular de Fortaleza-CE que concluyeron una intervención educativa mediada por Facebook. Las informaciones fueron colectadas en el propio ambiente on-line, bien como en un cuestionario aplicado presencialmente. Para colecta y análisis de esas informaciones, se utilizó la netnografi a. Resultados: Facebook contribuyó para el aprendizaje en salud sexual y reproductiva, de manera interactiva, lúdica ...

O objetivo deste estudo é abordar o uso de tecnologias educativas como estratégia de educação em saúde junto a adolescentes no contexto escolar. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre abril e maio de 2007 em uma escola pública municipal na cidade de Fortaleza-CE, por meio de um ciclo de quatro oficinas educativas realizadas com 30 adolescentes. As oficinas tiveram o intuito promover a reflexão/ação junto aos participantes sobre as temáticas: sexualidade, gênero, DST/AIDS e métodos contraceptivos. Estudo do tipo pesquisa-ação, de abordagem qualitativa, apoiado no Modelo Pedagógico de Paulo Freire. Os resultados evidenciaram lacunas no conhecimento quanto às formas de infecção pelas DST e uso adequado de métodos contraceptivos. Outro dado refere-se às questões de gênero que parecem influenciar na qualidade de vida dos jovens do estudo. O uso de tecnologias educativas pôde despertar entre os adolescentes, um repensar sobre a vivência da saúde sexual e reprodutiva a partir das vulnerabilidades percebidas. Recomendamos a partir dos achados, que as atividades de prevenção às DST/AIDS no âmbito da escola, rompam com a visão heterossexista, normativa e biologicista. Nesse contexto, a Enfermeira deve produzir/readequar novas tecnologias educativas que favoreçam o processo educação em saúde, valorizando as habilidades e aspirações dos adolescentes.

Introduction: the Health School Programme (HSP) should be understood as a permanent development process. In this context, the actions of a policy aimed at children and adolescentsare paramount in the HSP. Objective: to identify and describe the actions developed by the Family Health Group in the HSP, from the National Programme for ImprovingAccess and Quality of Primary Care (PIPCAQ). Methods: this cross-sectional research used secondary data collected fromthe 17,202 groups who joined PIPCAQ in 2012. Results: all regions showed significant results concerning the execution of school activities. the Northern region was the one that performed most school actions (80.5%), followed by the Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast, respectively. However, some items, such as professional training in education and health work need to be streng the ned. Conclusion: HSP in Brazil has mobilised significant actions, even though it has not happened in homogeneously in all Brazilian regions.

The aim of this study was to investigate the vulnerability of adolescent students related to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), identifying the main risk behaviors and prevention. This quantitative, cross-sectional study was performed in three public schools in Imperatriz--Maranhão, with 295 adolescents, using a structured questionnaire. The results show that: most young people (86.3%) who used a condom the last time they had intercourse, usually keep this practice, 82.8% of adolescents who understand the concept of HIV protect themselves against these infections and believe the main form of contamination is through sex, infected blood or through the placental barrier. We conclude that most teenager participants showed coherent knowledge about sexual practices and risk behaviors that make them vulnerable to STD/HIK presenting a positive aspect for the prevention of these diseases.

Objective: To assess the current level of nurses´ knowledge and scientific publication regarding transfusion therapy. Methods: An integrative review of literature for the years 2005 -2009 was conducted using LILACS, SciELO and MEDLINE databases. The study sample included nine studies that addressed nursing activities with blood donors and recipients. Results: The results show that nurses play a key role in transfusion safety, and that they require education to safely undertake this responsibility. Conclusion: There was a small volume of scientific output, which can be justified because this is a relatively new specialty within Brazilian nursing. Keywords: Scientific and technical publications; Publications for science diffusion; Nursing; Hematology RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o conhecimento produzido por enfermeiros a respeito da hemoterápica. Métodos: Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados LILACS, SciELO e MEDLINE no período de 2005 a 2009. A amostra contou com nove estudos que abordam as atividades de enfermagem com doadores e receptores de sangue. Resultados: Os resultados evidenciam que os enfermeiros exercem papel fundamental na segurança transfusional, necessitando de formação adequada para assumir esta responsabilidade. Conclusão: Verificou-se uma produção científica reduzida, fato que pode ser justificado por esta ser uma especialidade ainda recente no País. Descritores: Publicações científicas e técnicas; Publicações de divulgação científica; Enfermagem; Hematologia RESUMENObjetivo: Analizar el conocimiento producido por enfermeros respecto a la hemoterápica. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión integrativa de la literatura en las bases de datos LILACS, SciELO y MEDLINE en el período de 2005 a 2009. La muestra contó con nueve estudios que abordan las actividades de enfermería con donadores y receptores de sangre. Resultados: Los resultados evidencian que los enfermeros ejercen un papel fundamental en la seguridad de la transfusión, necesitando de una formación adecuada para asumir esta responsabilidad. Conclusión: Se verificó una reducida producción científica, hecho que puede ser justificado por ser ésta una especialidad aun reciente en el País.