Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is consumed extensively in Brazil. It has been believed that infusion of a powdered preparation of the fruit may reduce serum cholesterol. However, there are few documented reports on its effects on cholesterol metabolism and its possible hypocholesterolemic effect has not been proved by well-controlled studies. The aim of the present study was to observe the effects of S. melongena on the serum cholesterol and triglycerides of 38 hypercholesterolemic human volunteers ingesting S. melongena infusion for five weeks. Thirty-eight hypercholesterolemic subjects receiving either S. melongena infusion (N = 19) or placebo (N = 19) participated in two clinical experiments in which the effect of S. melongena infusion was studied with (N = 16) or without (N = 38) dietary orientation. Total cholesterol and its fractions, triglycerides, and apolipoproteins A and B were measured in blood at the beginning of the experiment and three and five weeks thereafter. No differences were observed compared to control. Intraindividual analysis showed that S. melongena infusion significantly reduced the blood levels of total and LDL cholesterol and of apolipoprotein B. After dietary orientation, no intra-or intergroup differences were seen for any of the parameters analyzed. The results suggest that S. melongena infusion had a modest and transitory effect, which was not different from that obtained with standard orientation for dyslipidemia patients (diet and physical activities).

OBJECTIVE: to identify the degree of nicotine dependence among patients with schizophrenia and other mental disorders hospitalized in a general hospital, correlating these indices with clinical indicators and the meaning for the user. METHOD: the study was performed in the psychiatric unit of a general hospital, interviewing 270 patients with mental disorders using a questionnaire and the application of the Fagerstrom test. A descriptive statistical analysis of the data and thematic analysis of the content were performed. RESULTS: among the 270 patients with mental disorders, 35.6% were smokers; of whom, 53.2% presented high or very high nicotine dependence. Of the 96 smokers, 32 (33.3%) were schizophrenic, among whom, 59.4% presented high or very high dependence. Higher levels of dependence were also found among the 59 elderly people (61.5%) and 60 subjects with somatic comorbidities (62.5%). Meanings of smoking for the subjects: helps to forget problems and face daily conflicts; alleviates side effects of the medications; self-control; distraction; part of life. CONCLUSION: more intense tobacco dependence among schizophrenic patients is justified due to it helping them to cope with the difficulties of the disease. Nurses occupy a strategic position in the care.

ReSUmOObjetivou-se entender a realidade do viver com esquizofrenia a partir do relato de quem a vivencia. Foram realizadas entrevistas com dez portadores de esquizofrenia internados em hospital geral, diagnosticados com o transtorno há, no mínimo, cinco anos. Para a análise do conteúdo das entrevistas foi utilizada a análise temática. Foi identificada a categoria "Convivendo com a esquizofrenia" e seis temas que abordam o conhecimento da doença, os sintomas, a difícil convivência, o estigma, a família e a religião. Esta pesquisa pode permitir a ampliação do olhar para os portadores de esquizofrenia, uma vez que o conhecimento sobre a doença e suas implicações ocorreram a partir da perspectiva de quem vivencia cotidianamente este sofrimento. descritores: Esquizofrenia; Qualidade de vida; Formação de conceito; Enfermagem psiquiátrica; Pesquisa qualitativa. aBStRaCtThe study aimed to understand the reality of living with schizophrenia from the account of people who live with it. Interviews were conducted with ten patients with schizophrenia hospitalized in a general hospital, diagnosed with the disorder for at least five years. The thematic analysis was used for the content analysis. As results, it was identified the category "Living with schizophrenia" and six themes, which concern: the knowledge of the disease, the symptoms, the hardship of living with the illness, the stigma, the family and the religion. In conclusion, this work can allows broader look at people with schizophrenia, since the knowledge about the disease and its implications occurred from the perspective of who live with such suffering on a daily basis. Key words: Schizophrenia; Quality of life; Concept formation; Psychiatric nursing; Qualitative research. ReSUmeNObjetivó-se ccomprender la realidad del vivir con esquizofrenia a partir del discurso de quien la vivencia. Como método, se han realizado entrevistas con diez pacientes con esquizofrenia admitidos en un hospital general, diagnosticados con la enfermedad durante al menos cinco años. Para el análisis de sus contenidos fue utilizado el Análisis Temático. Fue identificada, como resultado, la categoría "Conviviendo con la Esquizofrenia" y seis temas, que abordan: el conocimiento de la enfermedad, los síntomas, la difícil convivencia, el estigma, la familia y la religión. En conclusión, este trabajo permitió la ampliación de la mirada para los portadores de esquizofrenia, ya que lo conocimiento de la enfermedad y sus implicaciones ocurrirán desde la mirada de quien vivencia diariamente ese sufrimiento. 310Rev Bras Enferm, Brasília 2012 mar-abr; 65(2): 309-16.

Objetivos: identificar prevalência de fumantes entre a população psiquiátrica e a população geral; comparar o perfil pessoal, sociodemográfico e clínico dos fumantes e não fumantes da população psiquiátrica e da população geral; verificar as razões para fumar desses dois grupos populacionais. Método: estudo epidemiológico descritivo-analítico, de corte transversal, com 378 pacientes de três serviços: Ambulatório Saúde Mental, Hospital Psiquiátrico e Unidade Básica Saúde. Realizaram-se entrevistas com três questionários. Aplicaram-se testes qui-quadrado e Kruskal-Wallis. Resultados: dos 378 participantes, 67% eram mulheres e 69% tinham mais de 40 anos. Identificada maior prevalência de fumantes entre homens, jovens, analfabetos, solteiros e recebedores de mais de um benefício do governo. Os fumantes prevaleceram entre os esquizofrênicos, pacientes crônicos, que utilizavam ≥ 3 psicofármacos e com histórico de ≥ 4 internações psiquiátricas e/ou tentativas suicídio. A principal razão alegada para fumar foi a melhora dos afetos negativos. Conclusão: a prevalência de fumantes é maior na população psiquiátrica (especialmente entre os pacientes graves) e entre os homens, jovens, solteiros e com prejuízos socioeconômicos. A principal razão para fumar é o alívio da tensão/relaxamento. O presente estudo fornece, aos enfermeiros e demais profissionais, conhecimento capaz de subsidiar o planejamento de intervenções do tabagismo na população brasileira.

Objective: to develop a mobile app for research on the use of tobacco among psychiatric patients and the general population. Method: applied research with the technological development of an app for data collection on an Android tablet. For its development, we considered three criteria: data security, benefits for participants and optimization of the time of researchers. We performed tests with twenty fictitious participants and a final test with six pilots. Results: the app collects data, stores them in the database of the tablet and export then to an Excel spreadsheet. Resources: calculator, stopwatch, offline operation, branching logic, field validation and automatic tabulation. Conclusion: the app prevents human error, increases the quality of the data by validating them during the interview, allows the performing of automatic tabulation and makes the interviews less tiring. Its success may encourage the use of this and other computational resources by nurses as a research tool.

A pandemia da Covid-19 e as medidas de distanciamento social transcorrem com impactos na saúde mental e nas condições de vida, saúde e trabalho. Simultaneamente à pandemia da Covid-19, vivencia-se uma pandemia de informação e de desinformação (infodemia), a qual resulta no aumento dos custos sociais e econômicos relacionados à Covid-19. As ações extensionistas, com ênfase nas intervenções virtuais de educação em saúde, podem contribuir para o enfrentamento das consequências da pandemia. Objetivou-se relatar as intervenções virtuais de educação em saúde do projeto de extensão “Saúde mental e a Covid-19: informações e estratégias” como subsídios para o enfrentamento da pandemia da Covid-19. Trata-se de um relato de um projeto de extensão vinculado ao Departamento de Enfermagem Aplicada da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, desenvolvido entre os meses de maio e julho de 2020, realizado por cinco docentes e onze discentes dos cursos de Enfermagem, Medicina, Terapia Ocupacional e Psicologia. Elaboraram-se oito informativos virtuais (flyers) com temáticas distintas, sendo utilizadas diferentes mídias sociais para ampliar a divulgação, o que corroborou o aumento do alcance das produções desenvolvidas. Conclui-se que a difusão de conhecimento baseada em evidências para a população contribui para o enfrentamento da desinformação e do ônus evitável da pandemia da Covid-19 e, especialmente, reafirma o compromisso social da universidade pública e da extensão universitária em contribuir para superar os emergentes desafios e necessidades da sociedade.

Objective:To estimate the degree of tobacco addiction and identify independently associated factors by comparing the psychiatric population of secondary and tertiary care with the general population of the primary healthcare network. Method:This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study, conducted in a municipality of São Paulo, with 134 smokers of a Mental Health Outpatient Unit (MHOU), a Psychiatric Hospital (PH), and a Primary Healthcare Unit (PHU). Data were collected by means of individual interviews, recorded on a mobile device. Data were statistically processed using Stata/12 Results:Of the 134 participants, 54.5% were women. While 49.1% of the psychiatric population (MHOU/PH) had medium/high nicotine addiction, 58.3% of smokers of the general population had very low/low dependency. The Poisson regression model indicated a higher prevalence of smokers with high dependence among men (PR = 1.41), people aged 49 years or less (15 - 29 years, PR = 4.06, 30 - 39 PR = 2.96 years, 40 - 49 years PR = 1.84), with severe mental disorders (PR = 3.05), with anxiety disorders/other (PR = 3.98), and with high suicide risk (PR = 1.55). Conclusion:Nicotine dependence was greater in the psychiatric population than in the general population. The independent factors associated with severe dependence were sex, age group, diagnosis, and current risk of suicide. These results trigger reflection among nurses on the need to focus more attention on a neglected subject in mental health services.

ABSTRACT:To analyze the correlation between self-efficacy, self-esteem and adherence to treatment with the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire in people with Venous Ulcer in Primary Health Care. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study, carried out between February and September 2014 at the Primary Health Care of the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with 101 people with VU. A structured form of sociodemographic, health and care characterization; Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire; Self-efficacy Scale for Chronic Pain; Multidimensional Therapeutic Adherence Scale; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to collect data. The data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel and exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 20.0, in which descriptive and inferential analyses were performed. There were weak to moderate correlations, mostly positive, with significance only between the "emotional state" of Quality of Life and the "Healthy lifestyle" of adherence to treatment. About the correlations of the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire domains with the domains of self-efficacy, self-esteem, there were negative correlations between weak and moderate and significant. Self-efficacy, self-esteem and adherence to treatment showed a correlation with Quality of Life. There is a need to address them in the health evaluation of the person with VU, seeking to impact on a better quality of life.