Objetivo: descrever a percepção do paciente submetido à terapia larval. Método: estudo qualitativo, exploratório-descritivo, tendo como técnica de coleta de dados e referencial metodológico a historia oral, na modalidade da história oral de vida. Participaram do estudo seis pacientes com feridas de difícil cicatrização, acompanhados pela comissão de curativos de um hospital escola em Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, submetidos à terapia larval. Resultados: os depoimentos dos pacientes/colaboradores apontam diversos valores, como crença, medo, aceitação, melhora da ferida e da dor. Revelaram que não há grande objeção e que o esclarecimento em relação ao tratamento instituído mostrou-se importante na decisão de aceitação. Conclusão: os sentimentos expressos pelos pacientes, como melhora da ferida, diminuição da dor e odor, otimização do processo de cicatrização, surgimento de centelhas de esperança quanto ao retorno à sua vida, dentre outros traduzem os benefícios da Terapia Larval (TL). Apesar do fervilhamento provocado pelo movimento do animal sobre a área acometida e da repulsa que causa a alguns profissionais e pessoas, a TL foi considerada maravilhosa, especialmente por sua eficácia na limpeza da ferida sem a necessidade de novos procedimentos invasivos como desbridamento cortante e cirúrgico.

Objective: to understand the perceptions of the technical team about social inclusion in the Psychosocial Care Center. Methods: qualitative research, developed with 20 health professionals. A semi-structured interview technique and non-participant observation were used. Data analyzed through the descending hierarchical classification and content thematic analysis, processed in the Analyse Lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble de Segments de Texte software. Results: three categories emerged: Social inclusion, family participation in inclusion/ exclusion and income generation; Therapeutic activities: inclusion inside and outside the Psychosocial Care Center; and Challenges of inclusion: service management and professional training. Conclusion: prejudice or discrimination in this field, coupled with the difficulties of support of the management with service and stiffening of the work process with centrality in the psychiatric consultation, jeopardize attempts at rehabilitation and social inclusion of users and families. Descriptors: Social Support; Mental Health Services; Psychiatric Nursing; Mental Health.Objetivo: compreender as percepções de equipe técnica sobre inclusão social em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida com 20 profissionais de saúde. Utilizaram-se a técnica de entrevista semiestruturada e a observação não participante. Dados analisados por meio da classificação hierárquica descendente e análise temática de conteúdo, processados no software Analyse Lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble de Segments de Texte. Resultados: emergiram-se três categorias: Inclusão social: participação familiar na inclusão/exclusão e a geração de renda; Atividades terapêuticas: inclusão "dentro e fora" do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial; e Desafios da inclusão: gestão do serviço e capacitação profissional. Conclusão: o preconceito ou a discriminação neste campo, aliado às dificuldades de apoio da gestão com serviço e "engessamento" do processo de trabalho com centralidade na consulta psiquiátrica, prejudica as tentativas de reabilitação e inclusão social de usuários e famílias.

Objective: to understand the impact and changes in the routine of family relationships caused by pain in elderly patients with oncological diseases. Methods: it is a qualitative research based on oral history of life. Study participants were five elderly of the Nucleus of Hemotherapy and Hematology. Criteria of Inclusion were being assisted by the treatment team, in cancer treatment during the study period and being 60 years old or more. Results: data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Conclusion: it was shown that the pain caused feelings of sadness and isolation, changing the lives of the elderly and their families. Cancer and pain produced physical and psychological repercussions, affecting their lives. The success for the treatment of pain depends on the work of professionals to make the complete identification of complaints, selecting strategies and evaluating them. Descriptors: Pain; Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Nursing. Objetivo: compreender impacto e alterações na rotina de relações familiares causados pela dor em idosos com doença oncológica. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa, fundamentada na história oral de vida. Participaram do estudo cinco idosos do Núcleo de Hemoterapia e Hematologia. Os critérios de inclusão foram estar em acompanhamento pela equipe assistencial, em tratamento oncológico no período do estudo e ter 60 anos de idade ou mais. Resultados: os dados foram coletados por uma entrevista semiestruturada e analisados por meio da Análise de Conteúdo. Conclusão: evidenciou-se que a dor acarretou sentimento de tristeza e isolamento, modificando a vida dos idosos e familiares. O câncer e a dor produziram repercussões físicas e psicológicas, afetando suas vidas. O sucesso para o tratamento da dor depende da atuação dos profissionais para fazerem a identificação completa das queixas, selecionar estratégias e avaliá-las. Descritores: Dor; Neoplasias; Qualidade de Vida; Enfermagem.

Introduction:The male population has a high probability of abandoning treatment, avoidance of health services, great exposure to violence, mainly due to abusive use of alcohol and other drugs, and high crime rates also associated with this problem.Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of men admitted to a Psychiatric Detoxification Hospital Unit for alcohol and drug abuse.Method: It is a cross-sectional and retrospective study, with data collection in 2015, with a temporal cut in patients´ records between 2008 and 2014, reaching a sample of 1,152 medical records. The data collection instrument was composed of a structured form. The data were analyzed in a descriptive way.Results: Regarding the age, the age group between 21 and 50 years old had 30.73% between six and ten days hospitalized, and 11.98% had readmissions. The main diagnoses for this disorders were linked to the use of opiates, cannabinoids, sedatives and hypnotics. Conclusion:The profile of internal and assisted men was characterized such as adults of productive age, residents of the metropolitan area of the city, with long periods of hospitalization, generally with improved type discharge, low readmission and diagnoses of mental disorders related to the excessive use of alcohol and other drugs.

Introduction: A better quality of life and the perspective of a long, productive life are factors that can contribute to maintaining the stocks of blood products. Objective:The aim of this study is to evaluate the blood donation of the elderly at a private haemotherapy service.Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive investigation conducted at a private haemotherapy service in Natal/RN, Brazil, during July and September 2015 with a sample of 86 elderly individuals. The data were analyzed descriptively.Results: All the elderly individuals donated blood to meet the needs of one patient. Most of the donors were retirees (16.2%), with a high level of schooling (40.7%), married (83.7%) and residing near the site of the donation (98.8%). New blood donations were difficult to obtain, which was attributed to communication via telemarketing (57%) and personal comorbidities (20.9%). Conclusion:The low number of elderly donors can be attributed to misinformation as to the current maximum age limit for donations, comorbidities and the communication/marketing strategy used to attract participants.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of children and adolescents who are victims of domestic violence. Method: This is a cross sectional and descriptive study, following a quantitative approach, conducted from September to December 2013, at the SOS CHILD service, in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The research protocol was approved by CEP/UFRN under CAAE 0166.0.051.000-11. Results: In the analysis of 69 children, the results were presented from three points of view: 1) the victim-female (56.5%), aged one to 11 years old (66.7%) and lived with one of the parents (43.5%); 2) the abuser-female (60.9%) in the 14-23 years old and 34-43 years old, with the same percentage (24.6%), history of alcohol use and abuse (42.0%), the mother was the one who attacked the most (34.7%); 3) types of violence, among the physical ones, the most frequent were slaps (43.2%) and punches (18.9%); the prevalence, among the psychological violence, were curses (35.4%) and abuse (27.8%); negligence, omission of care (73.5%), deprivation of care for personal appearance (18.4%); among sexual violence: sexual caresses (57.1%) and forced sex (42.9%). Conclusion: Children and adolescents placed in an unfavorable social-economic context, under the care of mothers with a history of use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs, are more vulnerable to intra-domiciliary violence.

Objective: to describe the perception of the patient undergoing larval therapy. Method: qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, using oral history as a data collection technique and methodological framework, in the form of oral life history. Six patients with difficult-to-heal wounds participated in the study, followed by the dressing committee of a teaching hospital in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, undergoing larval therapy. Results: the testimonies of the patients/collaborators point to various values, such as belief, fear, acceptance, improvement of the wound and pain. They revealed that there is no major objection and that clarification regarding the treatment instituted proved to be important in the acceptance decision. Conclusion: the feelings expressed by the patients, such as improvement of the wound, reduction of pain and odor, optimization of the healing process, emergence of sparks of hope regarding the return to their life, among others, translate the benefits of Larval Therapy (LT). Despite the seizure caused by the animal’s movement over the affected area and the disgust it causes to some professionals and people, LT was considered wonderful, especially for its effectiveness in cleaning the wound without the need for new invasive procedures such as cutting and surgical debridement.

To analyze the cognitive ability of elderly people assisted by the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in a northeastern Brazilian city, a cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with 406 elderly assisted by the FHS in Mossoro-RN, Brazil, from March to May 2014. The data were collected through two validated questionnaires. For the data analysis, the Alpha Cronbach's, Kruskal-Wallis test, chi-square and Pearson correlation statistical tests were applied. There was a predominance of women (67.98%) in the survey. Among the respondents, 50% had an index of up to 27 points in Pfeffer Instrument, identifying greater degree of dependence in performing instrumental daily activities related to mobility in the community (39.7%) and financial management (57.1%). On Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), 75% of seniors had an index above 27 points, with the scores classification as standard (50.99%), mild (25.12%), moderate (22.66%) and severe (1.23%). Although changes have been identified in cognitive performance and independence of elderly people in some areas, these difficulties do not completely affect the lives and daily activities of the elderly.