RESUMENObjetivos Describir preferencias en las decisiones al fi nal de la vida en pacientes y familiares, problemas que subyacen y motivos que los llevan a solicitar apoyo. Métodos Estudio descriptivo, exploratorio de fuentes secundarias de una ONG que brinda apoyo a los pacientes al fi nal de la vida. Resultados La opción más frecuente fue la muerte digna en 43 % seguida de la eutanasia en un 12 %. Un 22 % de las personas solicitaban orientación sobre aspectos éticos y legales y además referentes a la atención adecuada para enfermos terminales. Las patologías que ocuparon el 75 % de los diagnósticos fueron Enfermedad Crónica Degenerativa, Cáncer y Estado de Coma. La agudización de síntomas fue el principal motivo por el cual solicitaron apoyo y el dolor incontrolable llevó con más frecuencia a la opción por la eutanasia. Sólo 14 % de los pacientes habían formalizado sus voluntades anticipadas respecto al fi nal de la vida. La opción de muerte digna se relacionó con el rechazo a medidas fútiles y al encarnizamiento terapéutico. La eutanasia se percibió como acción intencional y autónoma de poner fi n al sufrimiento. La familia juega un papel esencial en la toma de decisiones. Conclusiones Las decisiones al fi nal de la vida son motivadas por la percepción de unas condiciones no dignas debidas al deterioro progresivo, dolor mal controlado, abandono del paciente crónico, encarnizamiento terapéutico y uso de medidas innecesarias que posponen la muerte. Se toman en un contexto complejo de dilemas religiosos, éticos y legales.Palabras Clave: Enfermo terminal, toma de decisiones, dolor, derecho a morir, eutanasia, derechos del paciente (fuente: DeCS, BIREME).
Objective To determine the nutritional status and prevalence of malnutrition and overweight in students in rural schools and their relationship with school absence rates. Methods Descriptive study carried out in 34 rural schools in Anapoima and La Mesa in 2013. A sample of 785 (82.4 %) students was selected by convenience sampling. The inclusion criteria were students registered for the period 2013 in grades 0-5 (ages 5-16) with parental consent and student assent. Weight and height of all subjects were taken. Overall absence rates and illness-related absence rates were recorded. Results 422 pupils were male (53.8 %) and 524 (66.8 %) had between 5-9 years old. A lower than average height for age occurred in 10.1 %(n=79) of the students. The thinness was recorded at 1.75 %(n=13), the overweight at 14.3 %(n=112) and the obesity at 4.5 %(n=45) of the students. The number of absence episodes per child per year due to any reason and due to disease was 5.7 and 1.4, respectively. Stunted growth and overweight students had a significantly higher number of absence days compared to students with adequate nutritional status (p <0.01). Stunted growth had the highest absence rates. Conclusions Malnutrition and obesity coexist in the study area. There is a significant relationship between school absence days (both general and illness-related) and stunting and overweight in students.
The work addresses the situation of six migrant indigenous peoples who currently reside in the city of Bogotá: Los Pastos, Misak misak, Wounaan, Yanacona, Nasa and Kamëntšá biya. An interdisciplinary team developed the work; due to this, the phenomenon is analysed from dierent approaches, although with a special emphasis on health. It constitutes a reflection on the condition of being indigenous in Latin American cities from the redefinition of identities, through the challenges for the guarantee of rights outside their territories, to the reasons for migration and the characterization of the migrant indigenous’ households in the city. The book includes components of the broad discussion on indigenous studies and the common situations that they may experience when settling in Bogotá, and the importance of making visible the specific experience of each people participating in the study.
Background Improved education on water-related diseases in schools could help to reduce disease burden. This paper presents specific results on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce diarrheal disease and dengue entomological risk factors in rural primary schools in Colombia. The aim was to investigate whether enhanced educational interventions on dengue and diarrheal disease in schools could improve KAP scores related to these diseases in students and teachers in rural primary schools, as well as the students’ parents. Methodology/Principal findings A factorial cluster-randomized controlled trial was carried out in 35 rural primary schools in two municipalities in Cundinamarca, central Colombia. Schools were randomized into four arms: interventions related to diarrheal disease (DIA), dengue (DEN), both (DIADEN), or no interventions (control, CON). Both educational and physical interventions to reduce risk factors of dengue and diarrhea were implemented. Comprehensive teachers’ manuals were developed and deployed to guide the learning activities. The intervention was carried out over two school years. The knowledge scores of students receiving dengue interventions (DEN, DIADEN) increased by 1.16 point score (0.75–1.56, p<0.001) and those receiving diarrhea interventions (DIA, DIADEN) increased by 1.15 point score (0.67–1.63, p<0.001). The attitude and practice scores of students receiving the diarrhea interventions increased (Attitudes: 0.41 [0.11–0.71, p = 0.01]; Practices: 0.33 [0.01–0.65, p = 0.042]), but not for those receiving the dengue interventions (p = 0.31 and p = 0.08, respectively). Conclusions/Significance There were increases in knowledge scores among students, their teachers and their parents for both diseases. However, the attitudes and practices components were not affected to the same extent. The hypothesis that the students would disseminate knowledge acquired from the educational interventions to their parents was confirmed for dengue, but not for diarrhea. Trial registration ISRCTN40195031 The trial is registered in the Current Controlled Trials under Infections and Infestations category.
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