Weblog "How Do I Breathe?"-Design and View Statistics

Abstract Introduction Breathing is one of the vital functions of the body and is essential for the maintenance of life. Preventive measures for respiratory disorders can be used by the population, as well as early self-diagnosis and immediate search for treatment based on knowledge of this subject. Objective this study developed a weblog on the breathing function targeting young people and analyzed the statistical data of views until the present moment. Methods The weblog was developed, and the stages of analysis, design, development and implementation were followed. All texts were evaluated by the Flesch Reading Index to verify the language, and the statistical data were analyzed by the number of views, countries with the highest number of views, search terms used, most viewed pages and number of comments on the blog. Results Issues related to the breathing function and thosemost cited in the literature were selected. The blog was structured using pages with content and curiosities, with texts with minimum readability of 50%, and was made available on the internet by means of the Wordpress tool. The statistics showed an increase in the number of visits after August 2015; the countries with the highest number of views were Brazil, United States and Portugal; the search terms used were unknown or related to mouth breathing; the most viewed pages related to mouth breathing and the comments addressed questions on mouth breathing, reports and compliments. Conclusion The blog "How do I breathe?," aimed at young people and containing information about the breathing function, was developed and is available on the internet at the address: https://comoeurespiro.wordpress.com. (AU)

Blog como ferramenta educacional: contribuições para o processo interdisciplinar de educação em saúde / Blog as an educational tool: contributions to the interdisciplinary health education process / Blog como herramienta educativa: contribuciones para el proceso interdisciplinario de la educación para la salud

A sociedade tecnológica digital demanda sujeitos e saberes que cooperem mutuamente para resolver problemas complexos neste mundo de acesso quase imediato à informação. Nesse contexto, docentes e discentes do mestrado em Ensino na Saúde, de uma universidade pública, e do curso Técnico em Redes de Computadores, de um instituto federal, ambos cearenses, criaram o blog Saúde na Era Digital, objetivando educação em saúde para o público em geral. A interação virtual nele registrada foi submetida à análise de conteúdo e emergiram três eixos temáticos: uso equilibrado/apropriado das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC); benefícios dessas tecnologias para a saúde; e seus prejuízos. Especificam-se aspectos positivos da experiência: variados recursos educativos no blog; rompimento dos obstáculos tempo/espaço; ambiente cooperativo de aprendizagem virtual; blog para aprendizagem; e ganho comunitário de educação em saúde pela integração graduação-pós-graduação-docência. Registra-se também a dificuldade de alguns usuários no manuseio dessas TIC que, pela experiência, se recomendam para práticas educativas atuais, contextualizadas e interdisciplinares. (AU)

The technological and digital society requires people and knowledges together for mutual co-operation, so that to solve complex problems in a world where the access to information is nearly immediate. In this context, professors and students at a public university in the master's degree course called Ensino na Saúde (the learning about health), and others in the Técnico em Redes de Computadores (technical expert in computer networks) course at a federal institute, both in the state of Ceará, Brazil, published the blog Saúde na Era Digital (health in the digital era), aiming the health education for the general public. The interaction with visitors comments was submitted to the content analysis and three thematic axes emerged: balanced/appropriate use of information and communication technology (ICT); its benefits to health; and its damage. The positive aspects of the experience were specified: different educational resources used by the blog; overcoming obstacle of time-space; learning cooperative environment; blog for learning; and community gain in health education from the integration graduate-postgraduate-teaching. A difficulty of some people to handle these ICT was observed. ICT are recommended for current, contextualized and interdisciplinary educational practices. (AU)

La sociedad tecnológica y digital necesita personas y conocimientos cooperando entre sí para resolver problemas complejos en este mundo de acceso casi instantáneo a las informaciones. Así, profesores y estudiantes del curso de maestría Ensino na Saúde (enseñanza en salud), en una universidad pública, y del curso Técnico em Redes de Computadores (técnico en redes de computadoras), de un instituto federal, los dos en el estado de Ceará, Brasil, crearon el blog Saúde na Era Digital (salud en la era digital), con el objetivo de educación en salud dirigida al público general. La interacción virtual ha sido sometida al análisis de contenido y tres ejes temáticos surgieron: uso equilibrado/apropiado de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC); sus beneficios a la salud; sus daños. Fueron especificados aspectos positivos de la experiencia: diversos recursos educativos en el blog; superación de las barreras tempo/espacio; ambiente de cooperación para aprendizaje virtual; blog para aprendizaje; y ganancia de la comunidad en educación en salud por medio de la integración graduación-postgrado-enseñanza. Algunos usuários tuvieron dificuldad en manejar las TIC. Ellas son recomendadas para prácticas educativas actuales, contextualizadas y interdisciplinarias. (AU)

The Toll of Too Much Technology on Teens' Mental Health.

Technology is here to stay, and forbidding adolescents to access electronic media may not be a sustainable solution. Pediatric health care providers should include technology use and the parents' knowledge of the child's technology use, in their screening practices with patients. With the guidance of pediatric nurses, parents and children together can collaborate on ways to maximize the benefits of technology and decrease its risks.

[School blogs about sexuality: an exploratory documentary study]. / Blogs escolares sobre sexualidade: estudo exploratório documental.

The objective was to analyze the structure of school blogs on sexuality and their utilization by adolescents. This quantitative, exploratory and documentary study was performed with 11 blogs designed by students and available online in March of 2012. The information was submitted to hypertext analysis and descriptive statistics, taking research ethics norms into consideration. Group and education blogs developed in Portuguese and Brazilian schools were most often signed by their authors and suffered few updates. The written posts mixed scientific and informal languages, besides presenting videos and images. Every blog included information regarding the number of followers, visits, comments and a contact to answer questions. The highlighted discussed topics were birth control methods and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Blogs are a resource for health education that should promote active discussions and rely on the participation of health care professionals.

Blogs escolares sobre sexualidade: estudo exploratório documental / Blogs de escuela sobre sexualidad: estudio teórico exploratorio / School blogs about sexuality: an exploratory documentary study

O objetivo foi analisar a estrutura e a utilização do blog escolar por adolescentes, ao abordarem a temática da sexualidade. Trata-se de pesquisa quantitativa exploratória documental, realizada com 11 blogs criados por estudantes que estavam disponíveis online em março de 2012. As informações foram submetidas à análise hipertextual e da estatística descritiva, observando-se os preceitos éticos em pesquisa. Os blogs grupais e educacionais desenvolvidos em escolas portuguesas e brasileiras eram na maioria assinados pelos autores e sofreram poucas atualizações. As publicações escritas mesclaram linguagem científica com informal, apresentavam vídeos e imagens. Informações sobre a quantidade de seguidores, acessos, comentários e contato para dúvidas não foram encontrados na totalidade dos blogs. Entre os assuntos discutidos, destacaram-se métodos contraceptivos e doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DSTs). Os blogs sãorecurso de educação em saúde que necessitam assumir o seu espaço de discussão ativa e podem contar com a participação de profissionais da saúde.

El objetivo fue analizar la estructura y el uso del blog de la escuela para los adolescentes, abordando el tema sexualidad. Se trata de investigación exploratoria cuantitativa realizada con 11 blogs creados por estudiantes que estaban disponibles en línea el marzo de 2012. La información sufrió análisis de la estadística descriptiva, con observación de la ética en investigación. Los blogs y el grupo educativo desarrollado en Brasil y escuelas portuguesas fueron firmados en su mayoría por los autores y sufrió menos cambios. Las publicaciones escritas se mezclan con el lenguaje científico informal, tenían videos y fotos. La información sobre la cantidad de seguidores, visitas, comentarios y contacto para cuestiones que no se encuentran en todos los blogs. Entre los temas tratados, se puso de anticoncepción y las enfermedades de transmisión sexual. Los blogs son la educación característica de salud que necesitan para tomar su espacio y el debate activo puede incluir la participación de profesionales de la salud.

The objective was to analyze the structure of school blogs on sexuality and their utilization by adolescents. This quantitative, exploratory and documentary study was performed with 11 blogs designed by students and available online in March of 2012. The information was submitted to hypertext analysis and descriptive statistics, taking research ethics norms into consideration. Group and education blogs developed in Portuguese and Brazilian schools were most often signed by their authors and suffered few updates. The written posts mixed scientific and informal languages, besides presenting videos and images. Every blog included information regarding the number of followers, visits, comments and a contact to answer questions. The highlighted discussed topics were birth control methods and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Blogs are a resource for health education that should promote active discussions and rely on the participation of health care professionals.

Social and news media enable estimation of epidemiological patterns early in the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak.

During infectious disease outbreaks, data collected through health institutions and official reporting structures may not be available for weeks, hindering early epidemiologic assessment. By contrast, data from informal media are typically available in near real-time and could provide earlier estimates of epidemic dynamics. We assessed correlation of volume of cholera-related HealthMap news media reports, Twitter postings, and government cholera cases reported in the first 100 days of the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak. Trends in volume of informal sources significantly correlated in time with official case data and was available up to 2 weeks earlier. Estimates of the reproductive number ranged from 1.54 to 6.89 (informal sources) and 1.27 to 3.72 (official sources) during the initial outbreak growth period, and 1.04 to 1.51 (informal) and 1.06 to 1.73 (official) when Hurricane Tomas afflicted Haiti. Informal data can be used complementarily with official data in an outbreak setting to get timely estimates of disease dynamics.

[Facebook and Twitter, are they already in the pediatrician's office? Survey on the use of social networks]. / Facebook y Twitter, ¿están ya en el consultorio de los pediatras?: Encuesta sobre el uso de las redes sociales.

The Web 2.0 has democratized the use of services and applications, being Facebook and Twitter its leading exponents and it even has been proposed that there exists a Medicine 2.0. A survey for professionals subscribed to discussion lists of Argentine Pediatric Society (SAP) and for visitors to the Website was carried out to know the use of Web 2.0. In 377 responses (76% pediatricians), 81.3% of users use Facebook and Twitter 16.5%. Facebook is used in an 85% for personal purposes, while the professional use of it is 41.2%. Pediatricians frequently use other web 2.0 applications such as YouTube (80.3%), sharing images (52.2%) and listening to Podcasts (34.8%). Around 50% of the professionasl surveyed showed interest in receiving information on the professional activites carried out by SAP. Clinicians should recognize these new tools to incorporate them into their professional activities.