In the context of a daycare center: nursing and their representations of child care as an educational act / En el contexto de la guardería: enfermería y sus representaciones de cuidado infantil como un acto educativo / No contexto da creche: a enfermagem e suas representações do cuidado à criança como ato educativo

This study aimed to analyze the social representations in the professionals of technical staff, who work with children at USP daycare centers. Eight professionals of the nursing field underwent a semi-structured interview. The interviews were recorded and transcribed in their entirety and the content of the discourse was subjected to thematic-categorical analysis. The categories were transformed into variables and processed by the software Classification Hiérarchique Classificatoire et Cohésitive (CHIC®) and analyzed by the hierarchical similarity tree. The results indicate that actions to promote health are reported as educational and transformative, in which health care gains new meaning through contextualized conceptions in the field of child education. We conclude that professionals attribute new meanings to their practices in the health care environment of daycare centers as their representations shifts from the logic of the biomedical field to a logic of educational care. In this sense, they perceive themselves as being challenged to establish an interaction with the children in terms of their activities related to the promotion of health and in an educational act.

El objetivo de la investigación estudio fue analizar las representaciones sociales de los técnicos profesionales que trabajan en los centro de atención infantil de la Universidad de São Paulo (USP). Ocho profesionales de enfermería fueron entrevistados mediante un semi-estructurada guión. Las entrevistas fueron grabadas y transcritas y sometidas al análisis de contenido temático-categorial. Las categorías se transformaron en variables procesadas por hiérarchique Classificatoire et Cohesiva software Clasificación (CHIC®) y analizados por similitud árbol jerárquico (clúster de múltiples niveles). Los resultados indican que las acciones sobre promoción de la salud se reportan como educativo y transformador, en que la atención de la salud adquiere nuevos significados a través de concepciones contextualizadas en el campo de la educación infantil. Llegamos a la conclusión de que los profesionales atribuyen nuevos significados a sus prácticas en el ámbito sanitario de los centro de atención infantil sus representaciones turnos desde la lógica del campo de la biomedicina a la lógica de la atención educativa. En este sentido, los propios que perciben al ser desafiados a establecerse una interacción con los niños en términos de sus actividades relacionadas con la promoción de la salud y en un acto educativo.

O estudo teve como objetivo analisar as representações sociais dos profissionais das equipes técnicas que trabalham nas creches da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Foram entrevistados oito profissionais da área de enfermagem com o uso de um roteiro semiestruturado. As entrevistas foram gravadas e transcritas na íntegra e o conteúdo submetido à análise de conteúdo temático-categorial. As categorias foram transformadas em variáveis, processadas pelo software Classification Hiérarchique Classificatoire et Cohésitive (CHIC®) e analisadas pela árvore hierárquica de similaridade (cluster multinível). Os resultados indicam que as ações acerca da promoção à saúde são relatadas como educativas e transformadoras, em que o cuidado em saúde ganha novos significados por meio de concepções contextualizadas no campo da educação infantil. Conclui-se que os profissionais ressignificam suas práticas de cuidado em saúde no ambiente das creches em que as representações transitam da lógica biomédica do cuidar para uma lógica educativa do cuidado. Neste sentido, se percebem desafiados na interação que estabelecem com as crianças acerca de sua atuação vinculada à promoção da saúde e ao ato de educar.

Stabilometric parameters analysis in children with visual disorder.

BACKGROUND: Although postural changes were already reported in blind adults, no previous study has investigated postural stability in blind children. Moreover, there are few studies which used a stabilometric instrument to measure postural balance. In this study we evaluated stabilometric paramaters in blind children. METHODS: We evaluated children between 7 to 12 years old, they were divided into two groups: Blind (n = 11) and age-matched control (n = 11) groups by using computerized stabilometry. The stabilometric examination was performed taking the gravity centers displacement of the individual projected into the platform. Thirthy seconds after the period in which this information was collected, the program defined a medium-pressure center, which was used to define x and y axes displacement and the distance between the pressure center and the platform center. Furthermore, the average sway rate and the body sway area were obtained by dividing the pressure center displacement and the time spent on the task; and by an ellipse function (95% percentille), respectively. Percentages of anterior, posterior, left and right feet weight also were calculated. Variables were compared by using the Student's t test for unpaired data. Significance level was considered for p <0.05. RESULTS: Displacement of the x axis (25.55 ± 9.851 vs. -3.545 ± 7.667; p <0.05) and average sway rate (19.18 ± 2.7 vs. -10.55 ± 1.003; p <0.001) were increased in the blind children group. Percentage of left foot weight was reduced (45.82 ± 2.017 vs. 52.36 ± 1.33; p <0.05) while percentage of right foot weight was increased (54.18 ± 2.17 vs. 47.64 ± 1.33; p <0.05) in blind children. Other variables did not show differences. CONCLUSIONS: Blind children present impaired stabilometric parameters.

In the context of a daycare center: nursing and their representations of child care as an educational act.

This study aimed to analyze the social representations in the professionals of technical staff, who work with children at USP daycare centers. Eight professionals of the nursing field underwent a semi-structured interview. The interviews were recorded and transcribed in their entirety and the content of the discourse was subjected to thematic-categorical analysis. The categories were transformed into variables and processed by the software Classification Hiérarchique Classificatoire et Cohésitive (CHIC®) and analyzed by the hierarchical similarity tree. The results indicate that actions to promote health are reported as educational and transformative, in which health care gains new meaning through contextualized conceptions in the field of child education. We conclude that professionals attribute new meanings to their practices in the health care environment of daycare centers as their representations shifts from the logic of the biomedical field to a logic of educational care. In this sense, they perceive themselves as being challenged to establish an interaction with the children in terms of their activities related to the promotion of health and in an educational act.

Motor development of infants exposed to maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but not infected.

BACKGROUND: To assess the motor development of infants exposed to maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: Thirty infants were assessed in the period from November 2009 to March 2010 at the AIDS Reference and Training Centre, in São Paulo, Brazil. The assessment instrument used in the research was the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). All 30 infants used the antiretroviral drug properly for 42 consecutive days, in accordance with the protocol of the World Health Organization. RESULTS: Out of the total number of infants, 27 (90%) had proper motor performance and 3 (10%) presented motor delay, according to the AIMS. DISCUSSION: This study demonstrated that only 10% of the assessed group had developmental delay and no relation with environmental variables was detected, such as maternal level of education, social and economic issues, maternal practices, attendance at the day care center, and drug use during pregnancy. It is important to emphasize the necessity of studies with a larger number of participants.