Este estudo tem como objetivo buscar na literatura as atividades realizadas pelo cuidador familiar a pessoa portadora do transtorno do espectro autista, apontando as suas principais dificuldades. E tem a importância de estimular a pesquisa nessa temática, abordando com ênfase ação dos cuidadores no domicilio. Trata-se de um estudo do tipo revisão integrativa de caráter qualitativo, a busca ocorreu nas bases de dados: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS); ScientificElectronic Library Online (SciELO) e Base de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF). Os artigos foram coletados nos períodos de junho a julho de 2021. Foram utilizados os descritores: “Cuidadores; Assistência Domiciliar e Transtorno do Espectro Autista”, selecionados na lista dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DECs). Foram selecionados os critérios para exclusão e inclusão no estudo, e restaram um quantitativo de 9 pesquisas usadas. A principal atividade desempenhada no cuidado a pacientes com TEA, cabe a responsabilidade das cuidadoras, sendo em sua maioria compostas por mães de pacientes, os cuidadores do sexo masculino, desempenha atividades conceituadas como auxiliares, o que gera uma sobrecarga de trabalho as cuidadoras familiares. Conclui-se que é necessário promover saúde a esses cuidadores, pois ficou claro durante a construção do estudo, que essa comunidade ainda é carente de informações sobre o diagnóstico e tratamento de TEA.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors related to difficulty sleeping in adults and older people registered on the Family Health Strategy at Primary Care Health Centers. METHODOLOGY: This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted in the town of Três Lagoas (MS, Brazil), with 300 people of both sexes, aged 45 years and over, registered on the town’s Family Health Strategy. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire containing questions on sociodemographics, health, and social support networks. The dependent variable difficulty sleeping was assessed using the question: “Do you have difficulty sleeping?” Data were analyzed with binomial logistic regression. RESULTS: The prevalence of difficulty sleeping was 43% (95% confidence interval 37 – 49). According to the adjusted analyses, the following variables were associated with the outcome: female sex (Odds Ratio = 2.08; 95% confidence interval 1.21 – 3.60); number of medications per day (Odds Ratio = 1.18; 95% confidence interval 1.05 – 1.33); self-report of visual impairment (Odds Ratio = 3.56; 95% confidence interval 1.54 – 8.25); self-report of hearing loss (Odds Ratio = 2.28; 95% confidence interval 1.18 – 4.41); and social isolation (Odds Ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval 1.14 – 3.54). CONCLUSIONS: Identification of the principal factors related to complaints of insomnia is of relevance to support planning of care and of public policies, targeting improved sleep quality in people going through the aging process and beyond.
Introduction: The aging process can result in the decline of cognitive function. Some factors may be beneficial for cognitive functioning in aging, such as physical activity. Objective: To analyze the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative study, carried out in 2018/2019, with 491 older adults (≥60 years), registered in Primary Healthcare Units in Três Lagoas-MS. The older adults were divided into two groups: physically active (>150 minutes of moderate physical activity or >75 minutes of vigorous activity/week - n=320) and inactive (n=171), according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was also applied. T and chi-square tests were used to analyze the relationship between variables. Results: The physically active group were mostly women (60.8%), with an average of 69.7±6.9 years of age and 4.2±3.5 years of schooling. In the inactive group, the majority were women (59.7%), with 71.4±8.2 years of age and 4.0±4.2 of schooling. The groups were similar in terms of sex and education, but the inactive group was older (p=0.029). The active older adults had a mean of 23.7±3.8 points in the MMSE, and the inactive group, 21.9±4.6, with a significant difference (p <0.000), ndicating that the active group had a better cognitive performance. Conclusion: There is a relationship between being physically active and having a better cognitive performance. Physical activity in old age is related to benefits in several areas and must be incorporated into public health promotion and disease prevention policies.
Estudos e pesquisas em todo o mundo, revelam que muitos pacientes infectados pelo coronavírus precisaram de internação na UTI por um período limitado. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a tendência de casos e óbitos relacionados a Covid-19 em unidade de terapia intensiva. O método de análise foi revisão integrativa realizada por meio da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde utilizando como descritores: Enfermagem. Coronavírus. Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Mortalidade. Observou-se que as intervenções adotadas para deter a transmissão do coronavírus sejam embasadas em critérios científicos que as justifiquem. Através deste estudo permitiu-se analisar o comportamento, do número casos e óbitos dessa doença no Brasil e no mundo, concedendo valores informativos que podem auxiliar os gestores no planejamento de ações estratégicas de prevenção, monitoramento e controle da pandemia e, propondo, ajustar as necessidades atuais e potencializar as ações que contribuirão com a redução de casos e óbitos.
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