RESUMO Objetivo Análise do conhecimento de idosos acerca da síndrome e do vírus da imunodeficiência humana. Métodos Estudo descritivo, transversal e quantitativo envolvendo 457 idosos da Unidade de Atenção ao Idoso de Uberaba, Minas Gerais, durante 3 meses. Foram aplicados os instrumentos Mini Exame do Estado Mental e o questionário sobre o vírus da imunodeficiência humana para terceira idade e, para a análise, foram usadas medidas de frequência. Resultados A maioria dos participantes eram mulheres (74%), entre 60 a 69 anos (51%). O maior índice de acertos obteve a transmissão por agulhas 96,2% e o menor (45,3%), a transmissão pela picada de mosquito e se a pessoa com o vírus da imunodeficiência humana sempre apresenta sintomas (49,6%). 88,2% deles relataram nunca usar camisinha. Conclusões O nível geral de conhecimento pode ser considerado bom, respondendo ao nosso objetivo. No entanto, foram identificadas lacunas decorrentes da falta de campanhas voltadas exclusivamente para tal público, bem como na conscientização de profissionais.

This study aimed to evaluate social and economic predictors, as well social behavior and its influence on the quality of life of elders who use the primary health care network of Uberaba, Minas Gerais. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted with 248 60 year old or older subjects, from November 2016 to May 2017. A structured questionnaire was applied to evaluate sociodemographic data, health conditions and life habits as well the WHOQOL-Bref and the WHOQOL-Old. The analysis were conducted through relative frequencies and t-test as well multiple linear regression were used to associate variables. The study was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Researches with Human Beings of the Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro (CEP/UFTM). Results: Most elders were women, catholic, with 4 years or more of formal education, had partners, a sexually inactive life, and were retired. The linear regression analysis, found a positive and light or moderate association between sexual life and the physical, social, and environmental domains, and the past, present and future activities facet. The educational level variable had a positive and light association with the psychological domain, whereas the variable occupation had a negative and light association with the death and dying facet. Conclusions: The results found show an important social impact regarding the studied population, making it clear that public policies should be created and executed as to offer subsidies for actions which are specifically targeted at the QoL of elders.

This study aimed at highlighting socioeconomic and demographic conditions, clinical characteristics, disease trajectory and disability level among people with Hansen's disease. Observational, transversal and quantitative study. Developed in the city of Uberaba (MG) during september and octuber of 2014. The population of this study was composed by all patients diagnosed with Hansen's disease who have been being treated for the illness for at least 30 days (n=32). Most respondents were male (59.4%). Their age averaging at 49.28 years. 46.9% were brown skinned, 40.6% were single, and 40.6% had completed basic education. Skin patches were the most perceived symptom (43.8%). 81.3% of patients are multibacillary and 18.8% are paucibacillary. The degree of the physical disability was 0 for 18.8% people, and 1 for 37.5% of people, while 18.8% had the second degree. Correlations were found regarding age, familial income, and current status regarding both profession and education, all of those to the second degree of physical disability. The evaluation of patients should be routinely conducted, as would help in the achievement of early diagnoses, which would help to avoid the physical disabilities which significantly compromise the quality of life of this population.

Estudo exploratório, seccional, de abordagem quantitativa, cujos objetivos foram identificar os hábitos de saúde e mensurar a qualidade de vida (QV) de universitários da área da Saúde, bem como verificar a relação entre estas variáveis. A coleta de dados foi realizada em uma universidade pública federal de Minas Gerais, em 2012, por meio do National College Health Risk Behavior (NCHRB) e do World Health Organization Quality of Life-bref (WHOQOL-bref). Participaram deste estudo 253 estudantes, a maioria do sexo feminino, solteira e com média de idade de 22,4 anos. Os hábitos de saúde observados evidenciaram a necessidade de atenção à saúde dos universitários. Os melhores escores de QV foram obtidos nos domínios Físico e Relações Sociais sendo que estes correlacionaram-se positivamente com os hábitos saudáveis. Observou-se que quanto melhor a percepção de saúde dos universitários, melhor sua QV. Este estudo possibilitou conhecer melhor os hábitos de saúde e a QV dos participantes, bem como identificar a relação entre saúde e QV.

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Este é um estudo descritivo, transversal e quantitativo que teve como objetivo identificar a situação vacinal dosingressantes em graduação da área da saúde de uma instituição ensino superior publica. A coleta de dados foirealizada através da conferência do cartão vacinal, preenchimento de questionário sociodemográficoautoaplicável e levantamento das vacinas administradas. Participaram 124 alunos. Destes, apenas 39,5%apresentavam o cartão vacinal completo. Dos alunos com o cartão vacinal incompleto (60,5%), 80% atualizaramo cartão e foram vacinados na matrícula. A maioria dos alunos não estava adequadamente vacinada e asapresentações do cartão vacinal, bem como, a campanha de vacinação para os ingressantes no momento damatrícula, constituem estratégia fundamental de prevenção de agravos imunopreviníveis na comunidadeuniversitária.Descritores: Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde; Prevenção de doenças; Vacinas; Cobertura vacinal.

Effectively motivating social distancing—keeping a physical distance from others —has become a global public health priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-country preregistered experiment (n=25,718 in 89 countries) tested hypotheses derived from self-determination theory concerning generalizable positive and negative outcomes of different motivational messages encouraging social distancing. Participants were randomly assigned to three conditions: an autonomy-supportive message promoting reflective choices, a controlling message that was restrictive and shaming, or no message. Results partially supported experimental hypotheses: the controlling message increased defiance relative to the autonomy-supportive message and increased controlled motivation (which itself correlated with more defiance and less long-term behavioural intentions to engage in social distancing) relative to no message, but messages did not influence behavioural intentions. Despite small experimental effects on defiance and motivation (rs= .07 and .10), this work highlights the potential harm of controlling public health messages and potential benefits of autonomy-supportive ones.

Introduction: This study evaluated knowledge about HIV/AIDS in elders using the services of Family Health Strategy. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study involving 238 participants. Mini-Mental State Examination and QHIV3I were applied. Results: About 30% of participants had active sexual lives and 5.5% used condoms consistently. The question with the highest score of right answers was about transmission through needles (95%) and the lowest (52.5%) was about whether individuals infected with the virus always displayed symptoms. Conclusions: It is necessary to train health professionals to develop actions that encourage elders to take preventive measures.