scholarly journals Functional performance and social relations among the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a population-based epidemiological study

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1018-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Lustosa Torres ◽  
Rosângela Corrêa Dias ◽  
Fabiane Ribeiro Ferreira ◽  
James Macinko ◽  
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Personal Relations ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte

This study was conducted in a probabilistic sam- ple of 2,055 elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to examine components of social network (conjugal status and visits by the children, other relatives, and friends) and social support (satisfaction with personal relations and having persons on whom to rely) associated with limitations in performing basic activities of daily living (ADL). Multivariate analysis used the Hurdle model. Performance of ADL showed independent and statistically significant associations with social network (fewer meetings with friends and not having children) and personal support (dissatisfaction/indifference towards personal relations). These associations remained after adjusting for social and demographic characteristics, health status, and other indicators of social relations. Our results emphasize the need for greater attention to social network and social support for elderly with functional limitations and those with weak social networks and social support.

scholarly journals Perceived neighborhood characteristics and the functional performance of elderly people in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a quantile regression analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renzo Joel Flores Ortiz ◽  
Fabiane Ribeiro Ferreira ◽  
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa ◽  
Cibele Comini César
Keyword(s):  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Quantile Regression Analysis ◽  
Belo Horizonte

Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and the functional performance of elderly people living in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Data of a representative sample of 2,033 elderly were analyzed using quantile regression. Functional performance was measured by the number of activities of daily living (ADL) the elderly had difficulty to perform. The neighborhood characteristics evaluated were: maintenance, trust, insecurity and defective sidewalks. Functional performance was found positively associated with the characteristic defective sidewalks, whose effect increased as the number of ADL the elderly had difficulty to perform increased. The results suggest that inadequate sidewalk conditions can contribute to functional losses in elderly people, especially among those who are functionally more compromised.

scholarly journals The relationship between social support and functional capacity in elderly persons with cognitive alterations

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito ◽  
Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Katz Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cognitive Alterations

The objective of this study was to identify the relationship between social support and the functional capacity of elderly persons with cognitive alterations. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. The subjects were 101 elderly persons registered in Family Health Centers whose performance in the Mini-Exam for Mental Status was below a certain specified level in a previous study. The Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire, Katz Index and Pfeffer Questionnaire were applied. The dimensions of material, affective, emotional, informational and positive social interaction support resulted in an average final score of 74.32 points, indicating a better level of material and affective support in relation to the other dimensions of support. There was a statistically significant correlation between emotional support and the Katz Index. Knowledge about this relationship favors the development of a nursing care pathway for the elderly which is capable of maintaining their functional capacity and ensuring satisfactory social relations.

scholarly journals Utilização de cinco bases cartográficas distintas para a determinação de áreas de preservação permanente no município de Rio Acima, MG: divergências en-tre os resultados / Using five different cartographic bases for determining permanent preservation area

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Felipe Silva Guimarães ◽  
Lucas Da Silva Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Models ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Vector Base ◽  
The Law ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

<p>O estudo foi realizado no município de Rio Acima, localizado ao sul da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte - MG. Na primeira etapa, foi feita a determinação das áreas de preservação permanente (APPs) do município, segundo a Lei 12.651 e a resolução CONAMA 303/2002 (esta última para delimitar as APPs de topo de morro), utilizando cinco bases topográficas distintas: vetorização de cartas do IBGE na escala de 1:50.000, imagem SRTM, Topodata, ASTER V2 e uma base vetorial disponibilizada pelo Codemig com curvas de nível equidistantes em 10 metros. Na segunda etapa, foram calculadas as áreas de cada uma das classes de APP resultantes dos mapeamentos feitos a partir de todas as bases e, em seguida, estes valores foram comparados. Ao final, foi observado que os resultados obtidos a partir da base do IBGE e da imagem ASTER V2 são os que apresentam característica mais restritiva, ou seja, com maiores áreas de preservação. Por outro lado, o mapa de áreas de preservação permanente confeccionado a partir da imagem SRTM foi o que apresentou caráter menos restritivo. Neste estudo também são discutidas outras diferenças entre os mapas elaborados a partir das cinco bases. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> Município de Rio Acima, áreas de preservação permanente, modelos digitais de elevação, resolução espacial.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>This study was conducted in the municipality of Rio Acima (Minas Gerais State) located in the southern Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. In the first stage five different topographic bases were used to lay down the city permanent preservation areas (PPA) according to the Law 12,651 and CONAMA resolution 303/2002 (the latter to delimit the hilltop’s PPAs PPAs). These bases are the following: the vector at a 1:50.000 scale provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), SRTM image, image provided by INPE Topodata project, ASTER V2 Image and a vector base released by Codemig with 10 meters contour distance. In the second stage the areas of each one PPA classes were calculated resulting from all mapping bases. Then these values were compared. Finally it was observed that the results obtained from the ASTER V2 image and IBGE base are those with more restrictive features or in other words the result with lager PPAs. Moreover, the map of permanent preservation areas made from SRTM image showed the least restrictive character. This study also discusses other differences between the maps drawn from the five bases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Rio Acima municipality, permanent preservation areas, digital elevation models,   spacial resolution.</p>

scholarly journals Quality of life of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy in hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: does individual characteristics matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Pena Moreira ◽  
Giovana Paula Rezende Simino ◽  
Ilka Afonso Reis ◽  
Marcos Antonio da Cunha Santos ◽  
Mariangela Leal Cherchiglia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Global Health Status ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte

This study aims to evaluate changes in quality of life of cancer patients at the beginning of the first and the second cycle of chemotherapy (CT) in hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Longitudinal, prospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. We enrolled 230 patients, from a broader cohort, diagnosed with the five most frequent types of cancer (breast, colorectal, cervical, lung, and head and neck), aged 18 years or older, who were initiating CT for the first time. quality of life was assessed with the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3, applied at the beginning of the first and second chemotherapy cycle. The paired Wilcoxon test was used to identify differences in quality of life between the two time points. A multivariate linear regression analysis was performed using the bootstrap method to investigate potential predictors of global health Status/quality of life. There was a significant increase in patients’ emotional function scores (p < 0.001) as well as symptom scores for pain (p = 0.026), diarrhea (p = 0.018), and nausea/vomiting (p < 0.001) after initiation of CT. Widowhood was associated with improvements in the global health Status/quality of life (p = 0.028), whereas the presence of cervical cancer (p = 0.034) and being underweight (p = 0.033) were related to poorer global health status/quality of life scores. CT has detrimental effects on patients’ physical health but, on the other hand, it leads to improvements in the emotional domain. Patients’ individual characteristics at the beginning of CT are associated with changes in their quality of life. Our study could help identify these characteristics.

scholarly journals Analysis of medical prescriptions dispensed at health centers in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco A. Acurcio ◽  
Edson Perini ◽  
Sérgia M. S. Magalhães ◽  
Leonardo G. Vieira Terceiro ◽  
José Maurício Vieira Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Instructions For Use ◽  
Municipal Health

This article focuses on medical prescriptions dispensed at health centers under the Municipal Health Department in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The study analyzed 4,607 prescriptions from March to April 1999, grouped according to origin (internal or external). The analysis focused on information written on medical prescriptions. The main findings were: (a) an average of 2.4 drugs per prescription in both groups; (b) prescriptions filled out with 4 or more drugs accounted for 18.0% of internal and 17.6% of external prescriptions; (c) 84.3% of internal and 85.5% of external prescriptions provided no instructions for use of medication; (d) information on dosage regimen varied from 51.2% to 97.6% for internal and 57.9% to 96.5% for external prescriptions; (e) generic names were specified for 51.9% and 28.4% of all drugs on internal and external prescriptions, respectively; (f) prescriptions containing standard drugs from the Municipal Health Department accounted for 88.7% of internal and 76.4% of external prescriptions. Data analysis shows the need for continuing education of physicians and adoption of other methods to improve quality of prescriptions and promote rational use of drugs.

Producing Personal Recounts Through Collaborative Tweets

2021 ◽  
pp. 279-296
Author(s):  
Vania Castro
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
English Students

This study represents a clipping of the author's thesis, and it aims to discuss the production of the genre ‘personal recounts' through collaborative tweets in a Brazilian classroom. This research investigates the online collaboration and feedback through Twitter by English students as a foreign language (EFL). Learners provided peer feedback via tweets to improve each other's personal recounts. This discussion focuses on analyzing the personal recounts production in an EFL classroom located at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Based on the research outcomes, it has been concluded that digital technologies, aligned with effective feedback and collaborative learning, helped develop EFL writing. It also encouraged learners' autonomy by establishing their effective participation in production and revision in collaboration with their classmates.

INAA and ICP-MSHS: Metal pollutants in fish tissues Nile tilapia (Oreochromic niloticus) in Pampulha Lake, Belo Horizonte city, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 272 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. R. V. Veado ◽  
A. O. Heeren ◽  
M. I. Severo ◽  
M. F. Grenier-Loustalot ◽  
I. A. Arantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Fish Tissues ◽  
Metal Pollutants ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte

Mental Health among Older Adults with Caregiving Needs: The Role of Social Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-167
Author(s):  
Fengyan Tang ◽  
Heejung Jang ◽  
Elizabeth A Mulvaney ◽  
Jane Seoyoon Lee ◽  
Donald Musa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Informal Social Support ◽  
Social Network Size

Abstract A major challenge facing an aging society is the increased caregiving needs among community-dwelling older adults with chronic conditions. Reliance on social relations may help address caregiving needs and maintain older adults’ mental well-being. This study examines the roles of different aspects of social relations—social network size, social support, and service use—in the association between caregiving needs and mental health status (MHS). Using a sample of adults age 55 and over in an urban setting, authors tested the direct, mediation, and moderation effects models of social relations. Structural equation modeling was applied and latent variables of caregiving needs, MHS, and social network size were identified. Results showed that caregiving needs and informal social support (that is, network size, positive support, and negative strain) were directly related to MHS and that informal social support partially mediated the negative effect of caregiving needs on MHS; by contrast, service use moderated the association, indicating that those with caregiving needs who used more services were in better MHS than their counterparts with less service use. Findings point to the importance of social work interventions aimed at improving social relations and enhancing awareness and access to social services.

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