Prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns e fatores associados entre idosos de um município do BrasilThe prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among the elderly in a Brazilian city

Violência sexual e coocorrências em crianças e adolescentes: estudo das incidências ao logo de uma décadaSexual violence and co-occurrences suffered by children and adolescents: study of incidents over a decade

-The study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle factors associated with overweight/obesity in state teachers from a northeastern Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study involving teachers from the city of Jequié-BA initially selected by cluster sampling (schools) was conducted. The sample consisted of 300 teachers, including 72.7% (n=214) women. Sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle data were investigated. Body weight and height were obtained by self-report. Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated and a level of significance of 5% was adopted. The overall prevalence of overweight/obesity was 47.2%. The prevalence was significantly higher among male teachers (58.2%), married or cohabitating subjects (49.1%), whites and mulattoes (87.6%), teachers with an income > R$ 2,002.00 and a permanent contract (45.9%), and subjects who did not consume fruits or vegetables (49.1%). After multivariate analysis, only gender (95% CI = 0.16-0.66) and consumption of fruits and vegetables (95% CI = 0.25-0.98) remained significantly associated with overweight/obesity among teachers. These findings promote debate on the need for actions designed to encourage the adoption of an active lifestyle by the teacher population. Key words: Obesity; Occupational health; Overweight. 300 professores, 72,7% (n=214) (58,2%), casados ou vivendo em união estável (49,1%), brancos e pardos (87,6%), com renda > R$ 2.002,00, com vínculo de trabalho efetivo (45,9%) e que não consumiam frutas e verduras (49,1%). Após a análise multivariada, apenas as variáveis sexo (IC 95% = 0,66) Resumo -O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a prevalência e os fatores sociodemograficos, ocupacionais e hábitos de vida associados ao sobrepeso/obesidade entre professores da rede estadual de um município do nordeste brasileiro. Estudo de corte-transversal com professores da rede estadual do município de Jequié-BA selecionados, inicialmente, por conglomerados (escolas). A amostra foi constituída por

Este ensaio teórico foi elaborado com o objetivo de discutir sobre os reflexos da pandemia na saúde mental de idosos e a contribuição dos exergames como terapia não medicamentosa para o cuidado à saúde neste grupo em tempos de pandemia de COVID-19. Apesar de compreender que as medidas restritivas para aglomerações são estratégias importantes no controle da pandemia, o distanciamento social pode aumentar ainda mais a vulnerabilidade dos idosos, principalmente no que diz respeito ao agravamento das morbidades psíquicas. Nesse sentido, apresentar possibilidades de atividades físicas, já comprovadamente aceitas, como modalidades terapêuticas efetivas, frente a essas condições, e indicar possibilidades de movimentar-se com os exergames, contribui para o aumento do nível de atividade física e, consequentemente, para a melhoria da saúde mental dessa população.

Objective Assess the content validity of the Elderly Health Assessment Tool with low education.Methods The data collection instrument/questionnaire was prepared and submitted to an expert panel comprising four healthcare professionals experienced in research on epidemiology of aging. The experts were allowed to suggest item inclusion/exclusion and were asked to rate the ability of individual items in questionnaire blocks to encompass target dimensions as “not valid”, “somewhat valid” or “valid”, using an interval scale. Percent agreement and the Content Validity Index were used as measurements of inter-rater agreement; the minimum acceptable inter-rater agreement was set at 80%.Results The mean instrument percent agreement rate was 86%, ranging from 63 to 99%, and from 50 to 100% between and within blocks respectively. The Mean Content Validity Index score was 93.47%, ranging from 50 to 100% between individual items.Conclusion The instrument showed acceptable psychometric properties for application in geriatric populations with low levels of education. It enabled identifying diseases and assisted in choice of strategies related to health of the elderly.