scholarly journals Cross-sectional observational study of the sleep disorders in subjects assisted in the Basic Health Units and Family Health Program in Divinopolis, Brazil – a protocol study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Luísa Teixeira Pasqualotto ◽  
Walquíria da Mata Santos ◽  
Cíntia Aparecida Santos ◽  
Ingrid Jordana Silva Camilo ◽  
Marcos Eugenio Mattos Rocha Faria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Health Program ◽  
Basic Health Units

Introduction: Sleep disorders have a high prevalence in the general population being currently considered as a major public health problem. In the last four decades, scientific interest in sleep patterns has steadily grown. Such studies may contribute to a better understanding of the clinical course to explore potential therapeutic interventions. This study will aim to verify the prevalence of sleep disorders in subjects assisted at the Basic Health Units (UBS’s) and Family Health Program (PSF’s) in Divinópolis, MG, Brazil. Methods: This research will be an observational, cross-sectional study carried out by professors and students from the University of State of Minas Gerais - UEMG, Divinópolis Unit, with subjects recruited from the UBS’s and PSF’s in Divinópolis-MG, between March 2016 and December 2017. These subjects will be assessed clinically and respond to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Berlin Questionnaire, SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, evaluating the quality of sleep, presence of sleep disorders, excessive daytime sleepiness, risk for obstructive sleep apnea and quality of life. Discussion: Recently, sleep disorders were considered a global public health problem, affecting the quality of life of the population and influencing morbidity and mortality. The results of epidemiological studies are not only applicable in clinical practice but also in the planning and implementation of public policies and programs aimed at controlling sleep disorders and their impact on individuals and societies.

Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena A. Figueira ◽  
Tania S. Giani ◽  
Heron Beresford ◽  
Márcia A. Ferreira ◽  
Danielli Mello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Family Health Program ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Association between social support and quality of life of relative caregivers of elderly dependents

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1321-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Ferraz dos Anjos ◽  
Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery ◽  
Rafael Pereira ◽  
Larissa Chaves Pedreira ◽  
Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relative Caregivers ◽  
The Social

Objective: to ascertain the association between the social support and the quality of life of relative caregivers of elderly dependents at home.Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 58 relative caregivers of elderly dependents, registered in the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected from the Katz instrument, sociodemographic, Zarit Burden Interview, WHOQOL-bref, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression.Results: the majority of caregivers were women, who took care full-time and presented moderate to severe burden. Most caregivers are satisfied with their social relationships and the social support received. It is found that the burden and the time of care correlated with the social relationships domain, which is associated with social support, and consequently, reduced quality of life.Conclusion: social support for caregivers is important to prevent health implications, burden, biopsychosocial stress, and provide favorable conditions for quality of life, by allowing greater freedom to develop their daily activities.

scholarly journals Family Health Strategies: Profile/quality of life of people with diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 2899-2906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudete Moreschi ◽  
Claudete Rempel ◽  
Daiana Foggiato de Siqueira ◽  
Dirce Stein Backes ◽  
Luis Felipe Pissaia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Women Elderly ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Epidemiological Profile

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and to analyze the epidemiological profile of people with diabetes treated in Family Health Strategies. Method: A cross-sectional study carried out with 350 people with diabetes. Results: Most people with diabetes are women, elderly, married, white, with low educational level, retired/pensioners, family income of up to two minimum wages. As the time of people with the disease increases, their quality of life decreases. People with complications from diabetes have a lower quality of life, with a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Knowledge of the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical evaluation and quality of life of people with diabetes can improve the care process provided to this population.

scholarly journals The prevalence of scabies in Monrovia, Liberia: a population-based survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelui Collinson ◽  
Joseph Timothy ◽  
Samuel K Zayay ◽  
Karsor K Kollie ◽  
Eglantine Lebas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundScabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data is from rural settings in the Pacific. There is a need for high quality data from sub-Saharan Africa and peri-Urban settings to inform scale up of scabies control efforts. There have been anecdotal reports of scabies being a public health problem in Liberia but robust data are lacking.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional cluster-randomised prevalence survey for scabies in a peri-urban community in Monrovia, Liberia in February-March 2020. Participants underwent a standardised examination conducted by trained local health care workers. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using age-appropriate dermatology life quality indices (DLQIs). Prevalence estimates were calculated accounting for clustering at community and household levels and associations with key demographic variables assessed through multivariable random-effects logistic regression.Results1,318 participants from 477 households were surveyed. The prevalence of scabies prevalence was 9.3% (95% CI: 6.5-13.2%), across 75 (19.7%) households; impetigo or infected scabies prevalence was 0.8% (95% CI: 0.4-1.9%). The majority (52%) of scabies cases were classified as severe. Scabies prevalence was lower in females and higher in the youngest age group; no associations were found with other collected demographic or socio-economic variables. DLQI scores indicated a very or extremely large effect on HRQoL in 29% of adults and 18% of children diagnosed with scabies.ConclusionsOur study indicates a substantial burden of scabies in this peri-Urban population in Liberia. This was associated with significant impact on quality of life, highlighting the need for action to control scabies in this population. Further work is needed to assess the impact of interventions in this context on both the prevalence of scabies and quality of life.Plain English summaryScabies is an infestation with a microscopic mite which affects many people living in low-resource tropical countries. It causes intense itching, which can lead to complications through bacterial infection and poor quality of life. To help develop global scabies control programmes, we need a better understanding of how common it is across different tropical settings. We conducted a survey to assess the burden of scabies and bacterial skin infection in a random sample of people living in a community in Monrovia, Liberia. Information about participants and their household were collected and their skin was examined; those with skin conditions were asked about its impact on quality of life.We examined 1,318 participants and found that almost 10% of people had scanies. Scabies was more common in young children, and was more common in male children than female children. We found that there was a large impact on quality of life due mostly to the itching that scabies causes and to people feeling embarrassed or sad because of their skin condition. This scabies survey is one of the first conducted across all age groups in recent years in sub-Saharan Africa and indicates a substantial burden and impact on quality of life. More work is needed to understand how common scabies is in different settings and the impact that different treatment strategies may have.

scholarly journals Quality of life in swallowing of the elderly patients affected by stroke

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Émerson Soares PONTES ◽  
Ana Karênina de Freitas Jordão do AMARAL ◽  
Flávia Luiza Costa do RÊGO ◽  
Elma Heitmann Mares AZEVEDO ◽  
Priscila Oliveira Costa SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Feeding Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The elderly population faces many difficulties as a result of the aging process. Conceptualize and evaluate their life quality is a challenge, being hard to characterize the impact on daily activities and on functional capacity. The stroke is one of the most disabling neurological diseases, becoming a public health problem. As an aggravating result, there is dysphagia, a disorder that compromises the progression of the food from the mouth to the stomach, causing clinical complications to the individual. OBJECTIVE Characterize the life quality of the elderly swallowing affected by stroke. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted at the University Hospital, attended by 35 elderly with stroke, being 19 women and 16 men, with age between 60 and 90 years old, that self-reported satisfactory overall clinical picture. It was applied the Quality of Life Swallowing protocol. The data were statistically analyzed, by means of ANOVA tests, Spearman correlation, t test, with significance level of 5%. RESULTS The mean age was 69.5 years; as for the scores obtained by the 35 participants in the 11 domains of the protocol, it was observed a change in score indicating severe to moderate impact in quality of life related to self-reported swallowing (31.8% to 59.5%); the domain that most interfered was the feeding time (31.8%). CONCLUSION Elderly affected by stroke that present dysphagia has low scores in quality of life related to swallowing.

Users’ opinion on the embracement in a family health unit

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 2083
Author(s):  
Anne Jaquelyne Roque Barrêto ◽  
Vitória Suzanna Cordeiro Vasconcelos ◽  
Matheus Figueiredo Nogueira ◽  
Janaína Von Söhsten Trigueiro ◽  
Ana Cristina Oliveira e Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Family Health Program ◽  
Trabajo En Equipo ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTObjectives: to know the user’s opinion on embracement in a family health unit (FHU) in the city of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil; to describe, from the user’s view, the organization of the service after the embracement implantation; and to identify the frailties of embracement in the FHU. Method: this is an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed in a FHU located in the Sanitary District III of Joao Pessoa, whose sample consisted of eight users. The data collection started on October 2009, after the approval by the Ethics Comitee of Facene/Famene, under the Protocol 161/2009; after obtaining the participants’ speeches through interviews, the material was analyzed having the Collective Subject Discourse technique as a basis. Results: the participants understand embracement as a means for guaranteeing access to the health services and problems resolution, with higher agility and quality of treatment; the qualified listening showed to be significant in the change perceived by users; and the professional qualification, the service organization, and strengthened teamwork showed to be the main frailties. Conclusion: the meaning of embracing needs to surpass the frontiers of the relation team/users, obliging the health professionals to develop a work process which catches a glimpse of a comprehensive and humanized care provided to users. Descriptors:  nursing; embracement; family health program; delivery of health care.RESUMOObjetivos: conhecer a opinião do usuário sobre o acolhimento em uma unidade de saúde da família (USF) na cidade de João Pessoa-PB; descrever, a partir da visão do usuário, a organização do serviço após a implantação do acolhimento; e identificar as fragilidades do acolhimento na USF. Método: trata-se de estudo exploratório-descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, desenvolvido em uma USF localizada no Distrito Sanitário III de João Pessoa, cuja amostra constituiu-se por oito usuários. A coleta de dados foi iniciada em outubro de 2009, após a aprovação pelo Comitê de Ética da Facene/Famene, sob Protocolo n. 161/2009; após obtenção dos discursos dos participantes por meio de entrevistas, o material foi analisado com base na técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Resultados: os participantes entendem o acolhimento como recurso para a garantia de acesso aos serviços de saúde e resolução de problemas, com maior agilidade e qualidade do atendimento; a escuta qualificada evidenciou-se significativa na transformação percebida pelos usuários; e a qualificação profissional, a organização do serviço e o trabalho em equipe fortalecido apresentaram-se como principais fragilidades. Conclusão: o sentido de acolher precisa ultrapassar as fronteiras da relação equipe/usuários, devendo os profissionais de saúde desenvolver um processo de trabalho que vislumbre um cuidado integral e humanizado aos usuários. Descritores: enfermagem; acolhimento; programa saúde da família; assistência à saúde.RESUMENObjetivos: conocer la opinión del usuario acerca del acogimiento en una unidad de salud de la familia (USF) en la ciudad de João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil; describir, desde la visión del usuario, la organización del sevicio después de la implantación del acogimiento; y identificar las fragilidades del acogimiento realizado en la USF. Método: esto es un estudio exploratorio-descriptivo con abordaje cualitativo, desarrollado en una USF en el Distrito Sanitario III de João Pessoa, cuya muestra fue constituida por ocho usuarios. La recogida de datos tuvo inicio en octubre de 2009, después de la aprobación por el Comité de Ética de la Facene/Famene, bajo el Protocolo 161/2009; después de la obtención de los discursos de los participantes por medio de entrevistas, el material fue analisado con base en la técnica del Discurso de lo Sujeto Colectivo. Resultados: los participantes entenden el acogimiento como recurso para garantizar el acceso a los servicios de salud y resolución de problemas, con mayor agilidad y calidad de atendimiento; la escucha cualificada se mostró significativa en la transformación percibida por los usuarios; y la cualificación profesional, la organización del servicio y el trabajo en equipo fortalecido se presentaron como las principales fragilidades. Conclusión: el sentido de acoger precisa superar las fronteras de la relación equipo/usuarios debiendo los profesionales de salud desarrollar un proceso de trabajo que mire un cuidado integral y humanizado a los usuarios, Descriptores: enfermería; acogimiento; programa de salud de la familia; prestación de atención de salud.

Adhesion to the hypertensive patients’ treatment at family health program: importance the nursing of consultation

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 2001
Author(s):  
Jancelice Santos Santana ◽  
Larrissa Mariana Bezerra França ◽  
Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega ◽  
Wilma Dias de Fontes
Keyword(s):  
Hypertensive Patient ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Family Health Program ◽  
Revisión Sistemática ◽  
The Family ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Agents Of Change

ABSTRACTObjective: to investigate according to the literature the influence of the nursing consultation on the hypertensive patient´s adhesion to the treatment the Family Health Program. Method: this is a systematic literature review study based on material already developed which consists of Brazilian books and scientific papers identified through research in the Nursing Database, using as descriptors: hypertension, nursing consultation, and adhesion to treatment. Results: the results allowed the understanding of the importance of the nursing consultation to the hypertensive patient´s adhesion to the treatment in the Family Health Program, and the participation of nurses in all phases of consultation, ensuring the quality of care and a greater intensity of the actions for cases identified as at the highest risk for developing complications. Conclusion: it is expected that this work can contribute to a reflection of the nurses on how to deal with the customer and the issue of non-adhesion to treatment in their daily practice, recognizing themselves as agents of change and health promotion. Descriptors: nursing consultation; hypertension; adhesion to treatment.RESUMOObjetivo: investigar com base na literatura da área a influência da consulta de enfermagem na adesão do hipertenso ao tratamento no Programa de Saúde da Família. Método: trata-se de um estudo de revisão sistemática da literatura que foi desenvolvido com base em material já elaborado e constituído de livros e artigos científicos de produção nacional, identificados por meio de pesquisa no Banco de Dados em Enfermagem, utilizando como descritores: hipertensão, consulta de enfermagem e adesão ao tratamento. Resultados: os resultados da pesquisa possibilitaram a compreensão da importância da consulta de enfermagem na adesão do hipertenso ao tratamento no Programa Saúde da Família, e da participação do enfermeiro em todas as fases da consulta, garantindo a qualidade da atenção e assegurando maior intensidade das ações para os casos identificados como de maior risco para desenvolver complicações. Conclusão: espera-se que este trabalho possa contribuir para que os enfermeiros repensem a maneira de lidar com o cliente e com o problema da não-adesão ao tratamento no cotidiano de sua prática, reconhecendo-se como agentes de transformação e de promoção da saúde. Descritores: consulta de enfermagem; hipertensão; adesão ao tratamento.RESUMENObjetivo: investigar en base a la literatura del área la influencia de la consulta de enfermería en la adhesión por parte de pacientes hipertensos al tratamiento en el Programa de Salud de la Familia. Método: se trata de un estudio de revisión sistemática de la literatura que fue desarrollado a base del material ya elaborado y se constituye de libros y artículos científicos de producción nacional, identificados a través de la investigación en el Banco de Datos de Enfermería, utilizando como descriptores: hipertensión, consulta de enfermería y adhesión al tratamiento. Resultados: los resultados de la investigación permitieron tanto la comprensión de la importancia de la consulta de enfermería en la adhesión por parte de pacientes hipertensos al tratamiento en el Programa de Salud de la Familia, como la participación del enfermero en todas las etapas de consulta, garantizando la calidad de la atención y asegurando una mayor intensidad de las acciones para los casos identificados como de mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones. Conclusión: Se espera que este trabajo pueda contribuir para que los enfermeros reflexionen sobre la forma de tratar al cliente y sobre el problema de la no-adhesión al tratamiento en lo cotidiano de su práctica, reconociéndose a sí mismos como agentes de transformación y fomento de la salud. Descriptores: consulta de enfermería; hipertensión; adhesión al tratamiento.

scholarly journals Quality of life in municipal public health managers: a cross-sectional study from Brazil

MOJ Surgery ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana de Fatima Possobon ◽  
Nelo Augusto Poleto ◽  
Livia Fernandes Probst ◽  
Tatila de Oliveira Lima ◽  
Luciane Miranda Guerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Managers

scholarly journals The prevalence of scabies in Monrovia, Liberia: A population-based survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. e0008943
Author(s):  
Shelui Collinson ◽  
Joseph Timothy ◽  
Samuel K. Zayzay ◽  
Karsor K. Kollie ◽  
Eglantine Lebas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Local Health ◽  
The Impact

Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data is from rural settings in the Pacific. There is a need for high quality data from sub-Saharan Africa and peri-urban settings to inform scale up of scabies control efforts. There have been anecdotal reports of scabies being a public health problem in Liberia but robust data are lacking. We conducted a cross-sectional cluster-randomised prevalence survey for scabies in a peri-urban community in Monrovia, Liberia in February-March 2020. Participants underwent a standardised examination conducted by trained local health care workers. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using age-appropriate versions of the dermatology life quality index (DLQI). Prevalence estimates were calculated accounting for clustering at community and household levels and associations with key demographic variables assessed through multivariable random-effects logistic regression. 1,318 participants from 477 households were surveyed. The prevalence of scabies was 9.3% (95% CI: 6.5–13.2%), across 75 (19.7%) households; impetigo or infected scabies prevalence was 0.8% (95% CI: 0.4–1.9%). The majority (52%) of scabies cases were classified as severe. Scabies prevalence was lower in females and higher in the youngest age group; no associations were found with other collected demographic or socio-economic variables. DLQI scores indicated a very or extremely large effect on HRQoL in 29% of adults and 18% of children diagnosed with scabies. Our study indicates a substantial burden of scabies in this peri-urban population in Liberia. This was associated with significant impact on quality of life, highlighting the need for action to control scabies in this population. Further work is needed to assess the impact of interventions in this context on both the prevalence of scabies and quality of life.

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