Health literacy, a more complex concept than knowledge, is a required capacity to obtain, understand, integrate and act on health information [1], in order to enhance individual and community health, which is defined by different levels, according to the autonomy and personal capacitation in decision making [2]. Medium levels of Health literacy in an adolescent population were found in a study conducted in 2013/2014, being higher in sexual and reproductive health and lower in substance use. It was also noticed that the higher levels of health literacy were in the area adolescents refer to have receipt more health information. The health literacy competence with higher scores was communication skills, and the lower scores were in the capacity to analyze factors that influence health. Higher levels were also found in younger teenagers, but in a higher school level, confirming the importance of health education in these age and development stage. Adolescents seek more information in health professionals and parents, being friends more valued as a source information in older adolescents, which enhance the importance of peer education mainly in older adolescents [3]. As a set of competences based on knowledge, health literacy should be developed through education interventions, encompassing the cultural and social context of individuals, since the society, culture and education system where the individual is inserted can define the way the development and enforcement of the health literacy competences [4]. The valued sources of information should be taken into account, as well as needs of information in some topics referred by adolescents in an efficient health education. Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness which has a profound effect on the health and well-being related with the well-known nature of psychotic symptoms. The exercise has the potential to improve the life of people with schizophrenia improving physical health and alleviating psychiatric symptoms. However, most people with schizophrenia remains sedentary and lack of access to exercise programs are barriers to achieve health benefits. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of exercise on I) the type of intervention in mental health, II) in salivary levels of alpha-amylase and cortisol and serum levels of S100B and BDNF, and on III) the quality of life and selfperception of the physical domain of people with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 31 females in long-term institutions in the Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, with age between 25 and 63, and with diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Physical fitness was assessed by the six-minute walk distance test (6MWD). Biological variables were determined by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Psychological variables were assessed using SF-36, PSPP-SCV, RSES and SWLS tests. Walking exercise has a positive impact on physical fitness (6MWD -p = 0.001) and physical components of the psychological test...
O objetivo da pesquisa foi descrever o que pensam pais de alunos do quinto ano do ensino fundamental das escolas municipais de Foz do Iguaçu-PR, aderidas ao PSE sobre o ensino da temática da educação sexual. Quarenta e seis pais e/ou responsáveis foram entrevistados, e as respostas gravadas em áudio foram transcritas, categorizadas e quantificadas. É necessário esclarecer a definição de sexo e sexualidade entre os pais. Apesar de dialogarem com os filhos sobre a temática, restringem as conversas a temas atrelados à parte biológica do organismo. Apesar de tomarem para si a responsabilidade sobre a educação sexual dos filhos, concordam que a escola tem grande importância no ensino da temática para as crianças e adolescentes. Assim, educação sexual para pais poderia ser um foco do ensino em sexualidade na escola.
O objetivo do estudo foi comparar a avaliação de 46 pais e 82 professores de alunos do quinto ano do ensino fundamental de escolas municipais de Foz do Iguaçu – PR, quanto ao grau de importância, capacidade e conforto, atribuído a 23 temas em sexualidade, por meio de uma escala Likert de cinco pontos. Os pais relataram maior grau de importância, capacidade e conforto para discutir sobre temas da sexualidade com seus filhos do que os professores, e os temas relacionados ao ato sexual foram pontuados com menor grau por ambos. Os professores atribuíram muita capacidade apenas a tópicos relativos aos aspectos biológicos do corpo feminino e à gravidez. Este estudo reforça a necessidade da elaboração de programas de capacitação sobre sexualidade para professores e pais.
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