IntroductionGlaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that requires continuous monitoring. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application, for iOS and Android platforms, containing functionalities to improve patients’ knowledge about glaucoma and facilitate their treatment. MethodsThe application was developed by a multidisciplinary team using an adapted version of a co-design methodology. Thirty-six volunteers were selected, among patients and patients' relatives, from the Instituto Cearense de Oftalmologia, chosen by rational choice sampling, to answer the System Usability Scale after having prior orientation. The results extracted from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively. After grouping by age, a proportions test (z-test) was performed. ResultsIt was possible to develop an application for mobile devices named “GlaucoCheck”. Of the 36 interviewees, the average age was 51 (22-69) years old, 56% were women, and 64% had a university degree. The average APP score for usability in the SUS questionnaire was 75.6 (95% CI 74.1-77.2). DiscussionThere was an appropriate acceptance of patients to the “GlaucoCheck”, as it was considered easy to handle, exhibiting interactive and uncomplicated layout. It was possible to develop an application and to register a positive acceptance by the users, encompassing functions that permits better adherence to treatments and additional knowledge about glaucoma.

Background: Gallstones are the presence of bile clay in the gallbladder or bile ducts. The disease can be asymptomatic or symptomatic and can lead to complications and consequently a worse prognosis, such as acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, and acute pancreatitis. The risk of complications increases after the first episode of biliary colic. Objective: A clinical-epidemiological evaluation of patients admitted to a gastroenterology ward of a tertiary care hospital with gallstone-related complications. Methods: We evaluated 158 patients admitted through discharge reports and medical records analysis from January 1, 2013, to February 24, 2021. Results: The female sex was predominant (76.6%), and the mean age of patients was 51.6 years. Men were significantly older than women (P=0.005). Most (57.6%) had some comorbidity, the most frequent being systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. The mean hospitalization time was 24 days, significantly longer in men (P=0.046) but without a direct relationship with age (P=0.414). The most frequent complication was choledocholithiasis, and 55.7% of patients without previous cholecystectomy had a report of biliary colic before admission, on average 1.5 years previously. A history of a prior cholecystectomy was present in 17.1% of those evaluated. Abdominal ultrasonography followed by magnetic resonance cholangiography was the most frequently performed exam for diagnostic definition. Regarding therapeutic measures, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was necessary for 47.3% of patients without previous cholecystectomy and 81.4% of patients who have already had a cholecystectomy. Among patients not yet cholecystectomized, 84% underwent the procedure before discharge. Conclusion: The female patients were predominant. Men were significantly older than women and had more extended hospital stays. The most frequent complication was choledocholithiasis, and around half of the patients reported previous biliary colic. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been necessary for the majority of the patients.

IntroductionGlaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that requires continuous monitoring. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a mobile application, for iOS and Android platforms, containing functionalities to improve patients' knowledge about glaucoma and facilitate their treatment. MethodsThe application was developed by a multidisciplinary team using an adapted version of a co-design methodology. Thirty-six volunteers were selected, among patients and patients' relatives, from the Instituto Cearense de Oftalmologia, chosen by rational choice sampling, to answer the System Usability Scale after having prior orientation. The results extracted from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively. After grouping by age, a proportions test (z-test) was performed. ResultsIt was possible to develop an application for mobile devices named "GlaucoCheck". Of the 36 interviewees, the average age was 51 (22-69) years old, 56% were women, and 64% had a university degree. The average APP score for usability in the SUS questionnaire was 75.6 (95% CI 74.1-77.2). DiscussionThere was an appropriate acceptance of patients to the "GlaucoCheck", as it was considered easy to handle, exhibiting interactive and uncomplicated layout. It was possible to develop an application and to register a positive acceptance by the users, encompassing functions that permits better adherence to treatments and additional knowledge about glaucoma.

O termo Habilidades Sociais tem sido utilizado para denominar o modo de uma pessoa ao se comportar adequadamente aos diferentes tipos de ambientes, pessoas, grupos e comunidades. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar os principais instrumentos utilizados para mensuração de HS em diferentes contextos. Trata-se de uma Revisão integrativa de literatura nas bases de dados Scielo, LILACS e PubMed, com a utilização dos descritores: Habilidades Sociais, Inventário de Habilidades Sociais e Comportamento Social. Os critérios de inclusão foram artigos publicados nos últimos cinco anos (2015 a 2020), que estivessem disponíveis on-line, na íntegra e gratuitamente e que abordassem informações a respeito do uso de ferramentas de mensuração de HS. Foram excluídos editoriais, cartas ao editor, teses, dissertações, monografias e trabalhos de conclusão de curso, que não estivessem em conformidade com o objetivo do estudo, além dos artigos repetidos em mais de uma base de dados. Foram identificados o total de 15 artigos, agrupados em três categorias temáticas: Instrumentos de HS utilizados em adultos; Instrumentos de HS utilizados em crianças e adolescentes e Instrumentos de HS utilizados em estudantes universitários, internos e residentes. A revisão identificou que o principal instrumento utilizado foi o Inventário de Habilidades Sociais de Del Prette e Del Prette. Esses instrumentos oportunizam o diagnóstico precoce e facilitam o planejamento de estratégias de intervenção. Os estudos encontrados sinalizam a necessidade de novas pesquisas com maior rigor metodológico sobre a avaliação das habilidades sociais em diversos cenários.

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