[Analysis of the physical aspects of quality of life of kidney recipients]. / Análise dos aspectos físicos da qualidade de vida de receptores de rim .

OBJECTIVE: To identify the main factors of the physical domain modified after kidney transplantation and analyze the influence of those aspects in the perception of Overall quality of life (QOL). METHOD: Longitudinal study, conducted with 63 chronic kidney patients, evaluated before and after kidney transplant, using the quality of life scale proposed by the World Health Organization. RESULTS: We observed significant improvement in the physical aspects of QOL after kidney transplantation. Significant correlations were observed between physical aspects and the Overall QOL. CONCLUSION: The kidney transplant generated improvement in all physical aspects of QOL. The factors that showed stronger correlation with the Overall QOL before the transplant were the capacity to work and pain. After the transplant, the perception of need for treatment was the factor that showed stronger correlation with the Overall QOL.

[Resilience among the elderly cared for by the primary healthcare network in a city of northeast Brazil]. / Resiliência em idosos atendidos na Rede de Atenção Básica de Saúde em município do nordeste brasileiro.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of resilience, self-esteem and social support among the elderly by means of an exploratory study. The convenience sample consisted of elderly users of the public healthcare network in Natal-RN, Brazil, who answered the questionnaire and the Resilience, Self-Esteem and Social Support Scales. Participants were 65 seniors, with a mean age of 71 years, 81% female, with poor socio-economic conditions. It was found that the elderly participants have resilient characteristics, positive self-esteem and social support perceived as satisfactory, despite their losses and decline due to aging. Furthermore, moderate and positive correlations were observed between resilience and self-esteem, because as one increased, the other also increased. Therefore, it appears that resilience, considered a resource that assists development, favors staying well through this critical period, as well as the protective factors, which are important health indicators.

[Female teenager students: what they know about induced abortion complications]. / Adolescentes estudantes: conhecimentos das complicacões do aborto provocado.

This study aimed to identify the knowledge about induced abortion complications and its relation to age. This is a cross-sectional study performed in schools of Maceió, state of Alagoas, Brazil, with students 12 to 19 years old. The sample was calculated considering post-abortion curettage data. The Epi Info computer program was used for data analysis. From 2,592 female adolescents studied 65.64% didn't know about any complications of induced abortion. The most mentioned complications were death and sterility. Clinical manifestations of abortion were wrongly mentioned by them as complications. Signification was found between the knowledge of the complications sterility, hemorrhage, and age. Death was significant fo rgirls under 15 and sterility for the older ones. The conclusion is that female adolescents don't have a correct knowledge of induced abortion complications, which shows the risk suffered by the ones that induce it. Thus, there is a need to further clarify the issue and for sexual education.

Depression and quality of life in Brazilian and Portuguese older people communities: Analysis of association.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to compare the association of depression with aspects of quality of life (QoL) among older people users of primary health care (PHC) living in Brazil and Portugal.We carried out an observational, cross-sectional and comparative study with a quantitative approach in the PHC scope in Brazil and Portugal, where we obtained a nonrandom sample of 150 participants aged 65 years or older (100 Brazilians and 50 Portuguese). We used the socioeconomic and health data questionnaire, the Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey QoL (SF-36) questionnaire and the Beck Inventory.Among the socioeconomic profiles, most were females aged between 65 and 80 years in both countries. There was a significant difference between groups in the income variable, with 100.0% of Portuguese people earning up to 1 minimum wage (P value <.001), and the presence of chronic diseases in 92.0% of respondents in Portugal (P value = .033). In the association analysis, most aspects of QoL had a higher median score (>50.0) within the categorical variables of "absent" and "mild" depression. The Emotional role functioning, Physical role functioning, Physical functioning, Mental health, Total score domains and the Mental health and Physical health summary measures stood out with this behavior in Brazil and in Portugal, where these latter 2 presented moderate to strong correlation values (ρ > 0.400) in Portugal. Greater associations of depression on QoL were revealed in Portugal than in Brazil. Among their most expressive associations, the Physical role functioning (odds ratio [OR] = 4.776; 95.0% confidence interval [CI]: 2.41-9.43), Physical functioning (OR = 3.037; 95.0% CI: 3.037), Vitality (OR = 6.000; 95.0% CI: 1.56-23.07) and Total score (OR = 3.727; 95.0% CI: 2.24-6.17) domains and the Mental health summary measure (OR = 3.870; 95.0% CI: 2.13-7.02) stood out.Aspects related to the emotional, physical, functional and mental health components stood out. The association and correlation with depression were more expressive in Portugal compared to Brazil. However, similar results were obtained in Brazil but with less relevance.

The Resilience of Adolescent Participants in Social Projects for Sport.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the resilience of adolescents participants and non-participants of social projects for sports relating it to their sociodemographic profile. Cross-section Study, comparative and analytical, covered 134 adolescents, from ages 12 to 17, residing in a social zone of high vulnerability in a Northeastern Brazilian city. The data collected was obtained through structured interviews and a questionnaire/resilience scale, developed by Wagnild and Young (1993). The descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was used, especially the Student 'T' Test for the independent samples and the chi-square test. In both cases, the statistical significance level adopted was p < 0.05. The overall mean resilience was 110.6 (±15.9) and the participants in social projects demonstrated better resilience (p = 0.063), with a predominance of male gender, age group 15 to 17 years old, without health problems, parents (father/mother) self-employed, retired, pensioner or unemployed with income less than 1 minimum wage, without alcohol/cigarette and other drugs. The participants of the social projects presented a better level of resilience, even though there were several unfavorable situations and many risks presented as well.

[Assessment of the work conditions in hospitals of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil]. / Avaliação das condições de trabalho em Hospitais de Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.

This study identified how health professionals assess work conditions in different hospitals and verified how these conditions affect labor satisfaction. The sample was composed of 213 professionals from several healthcare fields. The analysis of the results indicated a distinct profile among the hospitals when it comes to work conditions. In a general perspective, the study observed low labor quality averages in State-run hospitals, while the highest ones were observed in the philanthropic hospital. This result corroborates the current condition of Brazilian public health. It also significantly associates labor satisfaction with the variables of family income and workplace. Therefore, conflicts in this scenario are considered as inevitable due to the precarious structure of some public health institutions; however, these problems can be foreseen and solved if hospitals create a free, accessible expression channel to all agents.

[Abortion in adolescence: who committed it in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil]. / Aborto provocado na adolescência: quem o praticou na cidade de Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil.

This quantitative and cross study aims at establishing a profile of female teenagers, from 12 to 19 years old, that committed abortion in a representative random sample of 2592 adolescents in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, in 2005. There were found 149 abortions, where most of them (81.9%) did not have a job, (85%) lived with the parents, (85.2%) were single, (69.8%) studied in a public school and (70.5%) were in high school. The majority had one abortion 93%, but it stands out that 8.5% of them aborted twice and 2.6% four times, showing this data the inadequate attention to teenagers reproductive health. In order to have an abortion, 63.8% of them had support, 83.9% did not have physical complications and 89.3% did not need hospitalization. The conclusion is that the teenagers are getting pregnant and still attending school, looking for abortion as a solution for a not planned pregnancy and that the lack of need of hospitalization post abortion contributes to the statics lack.

[An assessment of hospital services from the perspective of health professionals]. / Avaliação de serviços hospitalares na perspectiva dos profissionais de saúde.

This study had the objective of determining the way in which health professionals assess hospital services offered by their institutions, as well as identifying the core of social representations elaborated by those professionals regarding such institutions. A hundred and fifty-three questionnaires, applied in two hospitals (a state hospital and a charity hospital) in the metropolitan area of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, were analyzed. In the service assessment the Charity Hospital got the highest average score as for Service Quality. The state hospital presented the lowest average in the item "Respect for patient's privacy". The central categories were "Overpopulation" and "Humanized care" in both State and Charity hospitals, respectively. The peripheral categories were "Low wages" and "Overpopulation". Conducting an assessment is a very complex and important task. The assessment should become part of the organizational culture and guide improvements hospital care quality.

Health-related quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcer treated in primary care in Brazil and Portugal.

BACKGROUND: Venous ulcers constitute an important public health problem as they can cause disability with consequences for multiple dimensions of quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To describe the quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcer treated in primary care in two cities from Brazil and Portugal. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional comparative study with a non-probabilistic sample of 171 patients with venous leg ulcers who were treated in primary care in two cities from Brazil and Portugal, namely, Natal and Évora. A form covering sociodemographic and health data and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey were used, and descriptive and inferential analyses were performed. RESULTS: Significant differences in age and income were observed between the two samples. Patients with venous leg ulcer from Brazil had lower income and were younger than those from Portugal. Quality of life scores were significantly higher in Portugal for the physical aspects, pain, and social functioning, among domains, and for the physical health dimension and total score of QOL. CONCLUSION: The quality of life was better in Portugal than in Brazil and the differences between the countries need further investigation.

Nursing professionals' anxiety and feelings in terminal situations in oncology.

This study aimed to investigate, through a cross-sectional study, factors that influence anxiety levels and feelings of a nursing team who care for terminal patients with cancer. The sample consisted of 50 Nursing Assistants and Technicians from the Hospital reference on cancer care in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Data were collected through the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results showed that 69.8% of the professionals have medium anxiety levels and 30.2% have high levels of anxiety. The Number of Patients attended and "Working in another Institution" interfered in the anxiety levels. The most remarkable professionals' feelings were suffering and sadness, and Child was the most difficult age group to care for. Studies which develop support strategies to those health professionals are necessary to reduce and/or to prevent high anxiety and stress levels.

Depressão, ansiedade e estresse em profissionais da linha de frente da COVID-19 / Depression, anxiety and stress in COVID-19 front line professionals / Depresión, ansiedad y estrés en profesionales de primera línea COVID-19

Resumo Introdução: A pandemia de coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) representa um desafio à saúde mental dos profissionais de saúde que atuam na assistência direta ao paciente. Dados de pesquisas são necessários para auxiliar a implementação de intervenções e medidas de proteção. Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência e os fatores relacionados à ansiedade, depressão e estresse na equipe de saúde de um hospital de referência no atendimento a pacientes com COVID-19 quatro meses após o primeiro caso confirmado no Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, correlacional e quantitativo com enfermeiros, técnicos de enfermagem, fisioterapeutas e médicos. Foi utilizado um questionário sociodemográfico e sobre os aspectos profissionais relacionados a COVID-19. Para a avaliação da ansiedade, depressão e estresse foi utilizada a escala DASS-21. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 112 pessoas, das quais 52,68% apresentaram sintomas de depressão, 57,14% de ansiedade e 78,57% de estresse. Houve associação da depressão com o cargo de enfermeiro, com o fato de estar em acompanhamento psicológico anterior a pandemia, com a ausência de participação em treinamento para assistência. A ansiedade apresentou associação com o sexo feminino e com o medo de adoecer. O estresse foi associado a idade mais jovem, 30 a 39 anos e ao estado civil casado ou em união estável. Conclusão: Durante a fase inicial do surto de COVID-19 houve uma alta prevalência de transtornos mentais nos profissionais de assistência direta ao paciente e os sintomas de depressão, ansiedade e estresse se manifestaram na maioria dos participantes de forma moderada e grave.

Abstract Introduction: The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) represented a challenge to the mental health of health professionals working in direct paciente care. Research data is important to assist with the implementation of interventions and protective measures. Objective: To assess the prevalence and factors related to anxiety, depression and stress in the health team of a referral hospital in the care of patients with COVID-19 four months after the first confirmed case in Brazil. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study with nurses, nursing technicians, physiotherapist and physicians. A sociodemographic and profesional aspects related to COVID-19 questionnaire were used. To assess anxiety, depression and stress the DASS-21 scale was used. Results: 112 people participated in the study, of which 52,68% had depression symptoms, 57,14% of anxiety and 78,57% of stress. There was an association of depression with the position of nurse, with being under psychological monitoring prior the pandemic, with absence of participation in care training. Anxiety was associated with female gender and the fear of falling ill. Stress was associated with the younger age, 30 to 39 years, and with marital status, married or in stable union. Conclusion: during the initial phase of COVID-19 outbreak there was a high prevalence of mental disorders among professionals directly assisting patients and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were manifested in most participants in a moderated or severe manner.

Resumen Introdución: La pandemia del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) representa un desafío a la salud mental de los profesionales de la salud que trabajan en la atención directa al paciente. Se necesitan datos de investigación para apoyar la implementación de las intervenciones e las medidas de protección. Objetivo: Evaluar la prevalencia y factores relacionados con la ansiedad, depresión y estrés en el equipo de salud de un hospital de referencia en la atención de pacientes con COVID-19 cuatro meses después del primer caso confirmado en Brasil. Método: Se trata de un estudio transversal, descriptivo y cuantitativo con enfermeros, técnicos de enfermería, fisioterapeutas y médicos. Se utilizó un cuestionario sociodemográfico y los aspectos profesionales relacionados a la COVID-19. Se utilizó la escala DASS-21 para evaluar la ansiedad, depresión y el estrés. Resultados: Participaron de la investigación 112 personas, de las cuales el 52,68% presentaron síntomas de depresión, el 57,14% de ansiedad y el 78,57% de stress. Hubo asociación de depresión con el puesto de enfermero, con el hecho de estar bajo acompañamiento psicológico previo a la pandemia, con la ausencia de participación en capacitaciones para la asistencia. La ansiedade presentó asociacion con el sexo feminino y con el miedo a enfermarse. El estrés se asoció a una edad más joven, de 30 a 39 años y al estado civil casado o en unión estable. Conclusión: Durante la fase inicial del brote de COVID-19 hubo una alta prevalencia de trastornos mentales entre los profesionales de la asistencia directa al paciente y los síntomas de depresión, ansiedad y estrés se manifestaron en la mayoría de los participantes de manera moderada y severa.

Qualidade de vida após o transplante renal: revisão integrativa / Quality of life after kidney transplantation: integrative review / Calidad de vida después del trasplante renal: revisión integrativa

Objective:To analyze how the literature presents the quality of life in renal transplant patients. Methods: base review study: MEDLINE, LILACS and SCIELO. The descriptors kidney Transplantation and quality of life were used, combined with the boolean operator and. After considering the criteria, 15 articles were fully analyzed.Results: the publications showed that the transplantation contributes to the improvement of the patient's quality of life, although, compared to the general population, this quality is lower. Factors such as: presence of comorbidities, transplantation time, educational level and psychological aspects influence the patient's view of their quality of life.Conclusion: the quality of life after transplantation is surrounded by multiple aspects and particularities. Finding the benefits of transplantation for the renal patient does not exempt the possibility of negative dimensions that may compromise the perception of quality of life

Objetivo: Analisar como a literatura apresenta a qualidade de vida em paciente transplantado renal. Métodos: estudo de revisão nas bases: MEDLINE, LILACS e SCIELO. Utilizou-se os descritores "Kidney Transplantation" e "Quality of Life", combinando-se com o operador booleano AND. Após consideração dos critérios, foram analisados integralmente 15 artigos. Resultados: As publicações evidenciaram que o transplante contribui para melhoria da qualidade de vida do paciente, ainda assim, se comparado à população geral essa qualidade é inferior. Fatores como: presença de comorbidades, tempo de transplante, nível de escolaridade e aspectos psicológicos influenciam a visão que o paciente possui da sua qualidade de vida. Conclusão: a qualidade de vida após o transplante é envolta de múltiplos aspectos e particularidades. A constatação dos benefícios do transplante para o doente renal, não isenta a possibilidade da existência de dimensões negativas as quais podem comprometer a percepção da qualidade de vida.

Objetivo: Analizar cómo la literatura presenta la calidad de vida en pacientes con trasplante renal.Métodos: estudio de revisión base: MEDLINE, LILACS y SCIELO. Se utilizaron los descriptores trasplante de riñón y calidad de vida, combinados con el operador booleano and. Después de considerar los criterios, 15 artículos fueron completamente analizados. Resultados: las publicaciones mostraron que el trasplante contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida del paciente, aunque, en comparación con la población general, esta calidad es menor. Factores como: presencia de comorbilidades, tiempo de trasplante, nivel educativo y aspectos psicológicos influyen en la visión del paciente sobre su calidad de vida.Conclusión: la calidad de vida después del trasplante está rodeada de múltiples aspectos y particularidades. Encontrar los beneficios del trasplante para el paciente renal no exime la posibilidad de dimensiones negativas que pueden comprometer la percepción de la calidad de vida

Validity of the social support assessment scale in mothers of hospitalized premature neonates / Validade da escala para avaliação do apoio social em mães de neonatos prematuros hospitalizados

Mothers staying with their premature babies, hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit tend to have reduced contact with friends and family, so it is pertinent that the perceived social support be evaluated during this period. This study aims to verify the validity of the Scale to evaluate the perceived social support by mothers of hospitalized premature babies. It is composed by the following dimensions: affective support; material support; informational support; emotionalsupport; embracing support; and attentional support. It is a sectional analytical study. The participants were 218 mothers of premature babies hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The social support Scale for mothers of hospitalized premature neonates demonstrates satisfactory psychometric quality, presenting evidence of criterion validity, internal consistency and internal structure.

As mães acompanhantes de bebês prematuros que estão hospitalizados em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal tendem a ter reduzido o seu contato com amigos e familiares, por isso é pertinente que o apoio social percebido seja avaliado durante esse período. Este estudo tem como objetivo verificar evidências de validade da Escala para avaliação do apoio social percebido por mães de bebês prematuros hospitalizados, que é composta pelas dimensões: apoio afetivo; apoio material; apoio de informação; apoio emocional; apoio de acolhimento e apoio de atenção. Trata-se de um estudo seccional analítico do qual participaram 218 mães de bebês prematuros hospitalizados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal. A Escala para avaliação do apoio social em mães de neonatos prematuros hospitalizados demonstra qualidade psicométrica satisfatória, apresentando evidências de validade de critério, de consistência interna e de estrutura interna.

Report of a Mental Health Intervention in the Covid-19 Pandemic through the Internet / Relato de uma intervenção em Saúde Mental na Pandemia de Covid-19: intervenção em Saúde Mental baseada na internet / Informe sobre una Intervención de Salud Mental en la Pandemia de Covid-19 Basada en la Internet

This article aims to report the experience of conducting a mental health intervention against Covid-19 using the Internet to discuss issues about psychosocial factors arising from the pandemic. The intervention was directed to health professionals working in the Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital. The proposal involved 113 employees, including coordinators, physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, nursing technicians, multiprofessional residents, technical level professionals and outsourced employees who perform administrative functions and in cleaning. Videos, posters, and texts were used to work on themes that go through the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic. The intervention made it possible to access a different and empowering way to face the Covid-19 outbreak period.

Este artigo tem como objetivo relatar a experiência da condução de uma intervenção em saúde mental frente a Covid-19 utilizando a internet para discutir temáticas sobre os fatores psicossociais decorrentes da pandemia. A intervenção foi direcionada aos profissionais de saúde lotados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de um Hospital Universitário. Participaram da proposta 113 colaboradores, entre eles, coordenadores, médicos, fisioterapeutas, enfermeiros, técnicos de enfermagem, residentes multiprofissionais, profissionais de nível técnico e colaboradores terceirizados que exercem funções administrativas e na higienização. Foram utilizados vídeos, cartazes e textos para trabalhar temas que atravessam os impactos da pandemia do novo coronavírus. A realização da intervenção possibilitou o acesso a uma forma diferente e potencializadora de enfrentar o período de surto da Covid-19.

Este artículo tiene como objetivo informar de las experiencias en la realización de una capacitación en salud mental ante el COVID-19 utilizando la internet para discutir temas sobre los factores psicosociales resultantes de la pandemia. La intervención fue dirigido a profesionales de la salud asignados a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de un Hospital Universitario. Participaron en la propuesta 113 profesionales, incluidos coordinadores, médicos, fisioterapeutas, enfermeras, técnicos de enfermería, residentes multiprofesionales, profesionales de nivel técnico y empleados externos que ejercen la función administrativas y de higienización. Se utilizaron videos, carteles y textos para trabajar en temas que atraviesan los impactos de la pandemia de COVID-19. La realización de la propuesta permitió el acceso a una forma distinta y poderosa de enfrentar el período de brote del nuevo coronavirus.

[Contributions of hospital psicology to the care of the surgical patient]. / Contribuições da psicologia da saúde-hospitalar na atenção ao paciente cirúrgico.

PURPOSE: The present article show some contributions to the Health Psychology at the chirurgical patient attention, with the interdisciplinary intervention propose, under the biopsychosocial paradigm. METHODS/RESULTS: Show some points about the relationships above the chirurgeon, health team and patient and presents some psychological and psychopathologic answers to the patient under the trinomial illness-hospitalization-care in the period a long the diagnosis and chirurgical indication at the rehabilitation proceedings. CONCLUSION: Psicologist must conquist, by knowledge and dedication, his space in surgical teams.

[Generating health elicits illness? The contradictions of work performed in emergency care units of public hospitals]. / Produzir saúde suscita adoecimento? As contradições do trabalho em hospitais públicos de urgência e emergência.

In general terms, health is influenced and generated by the interaction of biological, social, economic, political and cultural factors. From this standpoint, the scope of this paper was to analyze the relationship between working in emergency care units of public hospitals and the health/sickness of the professionals who work in them. It involved a quantitative and qualitative survey, in which 240 health professionals (doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dentists, nutritionists, audiologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists) filled out a questionnaire. All the results acknowledged the importance of work to ensure favorable conditions for good health. However, they highlighted its deleterious physical and mental effects on workers, which included stress, lack of a healthy life-style, high blood pressure and musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal and sleep disorders. It is therefore important to tackle this reality in order to enhance the health of professionals and, consequently, the quality of care provided to the user, since illnesses among health workers are strongly linked to the existing health model in society.

Princípios, desafios e perspectivas dos cuidados paliativos no contexto da equipe multiprofissional: revisão da literatura / Principios, desafíos y perspectivas de los cuidados paliativos en el contexto del equipo multiprofesional: revisión de la literatura / Principles, challenges and perspectives of palliative care in the context of the multiprofessional team: literature review

Resumo: Cuidados paliativos são ações que visam aliviar o sofrimento e favorecer a qualidade de vida de pacientes com doenças que ameaçam a existência. O estudo objetivou o levantamento da produção científica sobre práticas e perspectivas dos profissionais de saúde envolvendo os cuidados paliativos. Revisão de literatura nas bases: SciELO, LILACS e Medline atendendo o período de 2010 a 2015. Descritores: "Cuidado Paliativo" e "Equipe Multidisciplinar". Avaliou-se integralmente 14 artigos, sendo estes dispostos em categorias: Princípios e práticas que norteiam assistência da equipe ao paciente em cuidado paliativo; Os desafios conceituais e metodológicos das equipes multiprofissionais na prática dos cuidados paliativos; Perspectiva da equipe nas situações de iminência de morte do paciente. Conclui-se que, apesar da vasta produção sobre cuidados paliativos, o foco voltado à visão dos profissionais, apesar de essencial à assistência tem sido voltado de forma preeminente para o tecnicismo da prática.

Resumen: Los cuidados paliativos son acciones que buscan aliviar el sufrimiento y favorecer la calidad de vida de pacientes con enfermedades que amenazan la existencia. El estudio objetivó el levantamiento de la producción científica sobre prácticas y perspectivas de los profesionales de salud involucrando los cuidados paliativos. Revisión de literatura en las bases: SciELO, LILACS y Medline atendiendo el período de 2010 a 2015. Descriptores: "Cuidado Paliativo" y "Equipo Multidisciplinar". Se evaluó integralmente 14 artículos, siendo estos dispuestos en categorías: Principios y prácticas que orientan asistencia del equipo al paciente en cuidado paliativo; Los desafíos conceptuales y metodológicos de los equipos multiprofesionales en la práctica de los cuidados paliativos; Perspectiva del equipo en las situaciones de inminencia de muerte del paciente. Se concluye que, a pesar de la vasta producción sobre cuidados paliativos, el enfoque orientado a la visión de los profesionales, aunque esencial a la asistencia se ha vuelto de forma preeminente al tecnicismo de la práctica.

Abstract: Palliatives cares are actions that your goal is to alleviate suffering and promote the quality of life of patients with life-threatening diseases. The study aimed at the data's survey about the scientific production on practices and perspectives of health professionals involving palliative care. Literature review at the bases: SciELO, LILACS and Medline covering the period from 2010 to 2015. Descriptors: "Palliative Care" and "Multidisciplinary Team". A total of 14 articles were fully evaluated, which are categorized as follows: Principles and practices that guide team assistance with patients in palliative care; The conceptual and methodological challenges of multi-professional teams in the practice of palliative care; Perspective of the team in situations of patient's imminence of death. It is concluded that, despite the vast production about palliative care, the focus on professional's vision, although essential to care, has been preeminently focused on the technicality of practice.

The Resilience of Adolescent Participants in Social Projects for Sport / Resiliência em Adolescentes Participantes de Projetos Sociais Esportivos

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the resilience of adolescents participants and non-participants of social projects for sports relating it to their sociodemographic profile. Cross-section Study, comparative and analytical, covered 134 adolescents, from ages 12 to 17, residing in a social zone of high vulnerability in a Northeastern Brazilian city. The data collected was obtained through structured interviews and a questionnaire/resilience scale, developed by Wagnild and Young (1993). The descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was used, especially the Student 'T' Test for the independent samples and the chi-square test. In both cases, the statistical significance level adopted was p < 0.05. The overall mean resilience was 110.6 (±15.9) and the participants in social projects demonstrated better resilience (p = 0.063), with a predominance of male gender, age group 15 to 17 years old, without health problems, parents (father/mother) self-employed, retired, pensioner or unemployed with income less than 1 minimum wage, without alcohol/cigarette and other drugs. The participants of the social projects presented a better level of resilience, even though there were several unfavorable situations and many risks presented as well.

Resumo A pesquisa tem como objetivo avaliar a resiliência de adolescentes participantes e não participantes de projetos sociais esportivos relacionando- a ao seu perfil sociodemográfico. Estudo de corte transversal, comparativo e analítico, abrangeu 134 adolescentes, com faixa etária compreendida de 12 a 17 anos, residentes em zona de alta vulnerabilidade social de um município do nordeste brasileiro. A coleta de dados deu-se com a realização de entrevista estruturada e a aplicação do questionário/escala de resiliência desenvolvida por Wagnild e Young (1993). Utilizou-se de análise estatística descritiva e inferencial, especialmente o uso do teste T para amostras independentes e o teste qui-quadrado. Para ambos, adotou-se um nível de significância estatística de p < 0,05. A resiliência média geral foi 110,6 (±15,9) e os participantes de projetos sociais apresentaram melhor resiliência (p = 0,063), com predomínio de gênero masculino, faixa etária de 15 a 17 anos, sem problemas de saúde, pais (pai/mãe) autônomos, aposentado, pensionista ou desempregado com renda menor do que 1 salário mínimo, sem uso de bebida alcoólica/cigarro e outras drogas. Os participantes de projetos sociais apresentaram melhor nível de resiliência, mesmo em diversas situações desfavoráveis, com fatores de riscos presentes.

O diagnóstico de transtorno hipersexual sob (psic)análise / The diagnosis of hypersexual disorder under (psycho)analysis

O presente artigo tem por finalidade discutir como concepções psicanalíticas podem fornecer subsídios à fundamentação clínica do transtorno hipersexual dentro do paradigma biomédico de atenção à saúde mental. Embora se reconheça que os campos de saberes da Psiquiatria e Psicanálise tenham entendimentos e abordagens muito distintas e próprias acerca de psicopatologia, para que o diálogo se tornasse profícuo, a lógica discursiva foi estruturada adotando-se uma equivalência semântica entre Parafilias e Perversões, e entre o Transtorno Hipersexual e a Compulsão Sexual. Ao que parece, o compulsivo sexual flerta com a morte, tendo em vista que sob a ilusão de alcançar uma satisfação plena, ele aceita o ônus da escoação de sua energia libidinal através do sexo, o qual passa a adquirir um caráter de necessidade e não mais de desejo.

This article aims to discuss how psychoanalytic conceptions can provide subsidies to clinical fundamentation of hypersexual disorder within biomedical paradigm of mental health care. Although its recognized that fields of knowledge of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis have very different understandings and approaches about psychopathology, for the dialogue to become profitable, discursive logic was structured by adopting a semantic equivalence between Paraphrases and Perversions, and between Hypersexual Disorder and Sexual Compulsion. Apparently, the sexual compulsive flirts with death, considering that under the illusion of achieving full satisfaction, he accepts the burden of draining his libidinal energy through sex, which starts to acquire a character of need and not more of desire.

[Brazilian Portuguese cross-cultural adaptation of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) for screening of violence against the elderly]. / Adaptação transcultural para o português (Brasil) da Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) para rastreio da violência contra idosos.

The literature indicates a lack of available tools in Portuguese for detecting violence against the elderly. It thus seems appropriate to provide Portuguese-language versions of tools originating from other cultures. The Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) contains 12 items that identify the risk of violence against the elderly. The current study aimed to conduct a Brazilian Portuguese cultural adaptation of VASS. The concept used to construct the instrument and its items proved appropriate for investigating the target phenomenon. The study showed good semantic equivalence between items in the back-translations and the original instrument, especially for T1 - R1. The judges opted to use 11 items from T1 for the short version. Operational equivalence was satisfactory. The results were generally acceptable. However, the instrument still failed to show sufficiently satisfactory results to confirm the feasibility of its use. In conclusion, the instrument needs to be revised and replicated to further verify its validity.