Objective:To understand the home health care organization modes in the context of health care delivered by municipalities that have joined a Program entitled Better at Home. Methods: A multicenter qualitative study. Data collection performed in 12 municipalities, from February 2014 to July 2015, through semi-structured interviews with 12 Home Care Services coordinators and six managers. Content analysis was used as a method of data handling. Results: Two categories of analysis emerged: Supply management regulated by political and administrative demands, previous experiences and local health profile and organization Modes mediated by users' needs. Conclusion: It is concluded that the significant progress observed in home care organization modes stems from the integration of management and care aspects. It is highlighted that this substitutive care modality may enhance the effectiveness of services, reducing fragmentation and solvability of health needs. Keywords: Health services management. Home care services. Home care. RESUMO Objetivo:Compreender os modos de organização da Atenção Domiciliar no contexto da atenção à saúde ofertada por municípios que aderiram ao Programa Melhor em Casa, no Estado de Minas Gerais. Métodos: Estudo multicêntrico com abordagem qualitativa. Dados coletados em 12 municípios mineiros, entre fevereiro de 2014 e julho de 2015, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, com 12 coordenadores de Serviços de Atenção Domiciliar e seis gestores. Utilizou-se a Análise de Conteúdo como método de tratamento dos dados. Resultados: Obtiveram-se duas categorias de análise: Organização da oferta regulada por demandas político-administrativas, experiências prévias e perfil de saúde local e Modos de organização mediados pelas necessidades dos usuários. Conclusão: Depreende-se que o sucesso notado nos modos de organização da Atenção Domiciliar decorre da integração entre elementos da gestão e assistenciais. Reforça-se que esta modalidade assistencial substitutiva apresenta potencial para a efetividade dos serviços, redução da fragmentação e resolubilidade das necessidades de saúde. Palavras-chave: Administração de serviços de saúde. Serviços de assistência domiciliar. Assistência domiciliar. RESUMEN Objetivo:Comprender las maneras de organización de la atención domiciliaria en el contexto de la atención a la salud ofrecida por municipios que adherirán al Programa Mejor en Casa. Métodos: Estudio metacéntrico con abordaje cualitativa. Datos colectados en 12 municipios, entre febrero de 2014 y julio de 2015, por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas, con 12 coordinadores de servicios de atención domiciliaria y seis administradores. Se utilizó el Analice de Contenido como método de tratamiento de los datos. Resultados: Se obtuvieron dos categorías de analice: Organización de la oferta regulada por demandas político-administrativas, experiencias previas y perfil de salud local y Maneras de organización mediadas por las necesidades de los usuarios. Conclusión: Se deprende que el suceso notado en las ...

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, routine, and perception of older adults from four countries about dealing with COVID-19 in the social isolation period. Methods: Qualitative study with semistructured interviews. Older persons (60 years old), who lived in the urban centers of four different countries (Brazil, United States, Italy, and Portugal), were asked about the changes experienced during the pandemic, new habits or restrictions during isolation, sources of social and emotional support, and their knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic. Data was transcribed, codified, and submitted to content analysis. Results: Twenty-five older persons (10 from Brazil, 5 from Italy, 5 from Portugal, and 5 from the United States) were interviewed. Participants reported feeling restricted in their daily life activities and emotional instability. Described adaptations in habits, coping strategies, and greater understanding of the diseased based on information available in the media. There was homogeneity in the statements of the elderly, showing that the pandemic affected them in a similar way, even though they lived in different cultures and contexts. Conclusion: The social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic changed the structure for the performance of many occupations, having an impact in the perception social participation and wellbeing of elders. This data can aid health professionals to outline strategies to deal with the impact of the social isolation in older persons.

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo oferecer treinamento aos familiares cuidadores de pacientes alcoolistas, por meio da técnica de solução de problemas. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, do qual participaram 8 familiares cuidadores. Realizaram-se três reuniões nas quais foram trabalhados temas como alterações do comportamento e esgotamento de quem cuida.Desses encontros, emergiram sentimentos que a situação alterações do comportamento mobiliza, autocuidado do cuidador através do compartilhamento das responsabilidades com familiares e outros e busca por atendimento especializado. Os participantes do estudo consideraram positiva a intervenção proposta, pois possibilitou a reflexão acerca de suas vivências e o seu potencial para manejar dificuldades. Acredita-se, aqui, que esse seja um horizonte a ser trilhado pelo enfermeiro, munido de capacitação para prestar assistência ao familiar cuidador.

Neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a complex condition that remains poorly understood, and includes heterogeneous manifestations involving both the central and peripheral nervous system, with disabling effects. There are several models to improve NPSLE diagnosis when a neurological syndrome is present. In the last couple of years, the growing knowledge of the role of cytokines and antibodies in NPSLE, as well as the development of new functional imaging techniques, has brought some insights into the physiopathology of the disease, but their validation for clinical use remains undetermined. Furthermore, besides the classic clinical approach, a new tool for screening the 19 NPSLE syndromes has also been developed. Regarding NPSLE therapeutics, there is still no evidence-based treatment approach, but some data support the safety of biological medication when classic treatment fails. Despite the tendency to reclassify SLE patients in clinical and immunological subsets, we hope that these data will inspire medical professionals to approach NPSLE in a manner more tailored to the individual patient.

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between religious and spiritual beliefs, anxiety and depression in medical and nursing students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with medical and nursing students from a Brazilian university. Students were randomly selected and filled out a questionnaire that contained sociodemographic, religious (Duke Religion Index), spirituality (Self-spirituality rating scale) and mental health - depression and anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) data. Linear regression models were used to evaluate the association of R/E with mental health, with adjustments for sociodemographic variables. RESULTS: A total of 187 students (90.7%) were included in the study, 56.1% female, an average of 23 years old, and 69% were enrolled in the medical program. Of the students, 29.4% attended religious services once a week or more often, 10.7% had private religious activities once a day or more often, and the indexes of intrinsic religiosity and spirituality were moderate. In the linear regression, adjusted for sociodemographic variables, the religious attendance was the only factor associated with lower levels of anxiety (Beta: −0.178, p=0.026). The other dimensions of religiousness or spirituality were not associated with levels of anxiety and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The present study showed that only the religious attendance was associated with the mental health of the medical and nursing students. These results demonstrate that some students use religious support in an attempt to minimize the negative effects of their university life. This support seems to be more effective when it involves participation in religious social activities in relation to private activities.