Objective: To investigate the relationship between anxiety symptoms and factors related to clinical control and quality of life of children with asthma aged 7-12 years. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study involving children recruited from a reference center for asthma treatment in the city of Natal-RN. Diagnosis, control and severity were performed following GINA recommendations (2019). Sociodemographic information and spirometry results from a bronchodilator test were collected. Modified Fisher's scale, clinical control questionnaires (c-ACT and ACT), quality of life assessment (PAQLQ) (total score and domains) and anxiety symptoms assessment (SCAS) (total score and domains) were applied.Results: The sample consisted of 42 children with asthma. Symptoms of social phobia (as identified by SCAS), and household head education were related to clinical asthma control (p = .006; R 2 = .19). Total SCAS score, guardian's education and physical activity were related to total PAQLQ (p < .0001; R 2 = .33). SCAS was related to the activity limitation domain of PAQLQ (p = .004; R 2 = .17). SCAS, gender, and physical activity were related to the PAQLQ symptoms domain (p = .003; R 2 = .32). The guardian's education, physical activity practice, and the symptoms of separation anxiety, panic attack and agoraphobia (as identified by SCAS) were related to the emotional domain of PAQLQ (p = .004; R 2 = .45). Conclusion:The present study shows evidence of an association between anxiety symptoms, poorer clinical control, and health-related quality of life in children with asthma.

BackgroundIndividuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) may develop CF-related diabetes (CFDR). This comorbidity is related to a poorer quality of life, microvascular complications, a decline in lung function, and an increase in exacerbations, as well as delayed growth and puberty. Evidence exists that physical exercise contributes to glycemic control in individuals with non-CF-related diabetes. This exercise is usually continuous with moderate intensity and long duration, which can cause muscle dyspnea and fatigue in CF individuals. Aerobic interval training (AIT) emerges as a safe and effective alternative for treating these individuals. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of AIT on glucose tolerance in children and adolescents with CF.MethodsThis study will be a two-arm, prospectively registered, randomized controlled trial with blind assessors and twenty 6- to 18-year-old individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) from two different Brazilian states. People with CF will be randomly allocated to either the experimental or control group using block randomization, stratified by puberty stage,. Participants from both groups will receive an educational intervention and will be asked to continue their usual daily treatment for the full duration of the study. Those in the experimental group will perform AIT on a cycle ergometer at home three times a week, for 8 consecutive weeks. The sample characterization will include an assessment of puberty stage, socioeconomic status, dyspnea, and anthropometry. The primary outcome will be the change in glucose tolerance, while the secondary outcomes will include lung function, exercise tolerance, respiratory muscle strength, quality of life, and CF exacerbations. All outcomes will be assessed at baseline, week 9, and week 17.DiscussionThis is the first study to evaluate the effects of AIT on glucose tolerance in children and adolescents with CF. This study will serve as a basis for guiding clinical practice and decision-making in treating glucose intolerance and CF-related diabetes (CFRD) in children and adolescents with CF.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration System: NCT03653949. Registered on August 31, 2018.

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O artigo pretende divulgar os resultados de estudos que vêm sendo desenvolvidos pelo Grupo de pesquisa arquitetura e lugar/ GRUPAL.UFCG em prol do resgate documental da arquitetura produzida na cidade de Campina Grande, Paraíba, nordeste brasileiro- durante o recorte da modernidade, abarcando o período dos anos 50 a 80 do século XX. Justifica-se trazer à tona tais resultados, por ser uma forma de contribuir com a preservação patrimonial arquitetônica local, regional e nacional- em um cenário dominado por uma crise patrimonial brasileira, que apresenta um quadro difícil, com a falta de uma política preservacionista em todos os seus níveis, e que deveria incentivar as pesquisas, a capacitação técnica, a preservação arquitetônica em todo  seu arcabouço documental e da própria obra em si. Documentar, sem dúvida, é o primeiro passo do trabalho de preservação patrimonial. Reunir as informações através de levantamentos arquitetônicos, de ferramentas como o redesenho, a reconstrução virtual, permite com que estas edificações sejam resgatadas, analisadas, documentadas, demonstrando seus atributos arquitetônicos, seus valores projetuais, construtivos, espaciais e socioculturais. Desde maio de 2015, o grupo vem atuando, levantando informações referentes à produção arquitetônica moderna campinense. Ao longo desses anos, foram mais de quinze pesquisas arquitetônicas, que resultaram em inventários, fichamentos, análises, além de artigos publicados em eventos científicos e  periódicos, na realização de monografias de trabalhos de conclusão de curso, em projetos de dissertações de mestrado. Resgatar o acervo moderno campinense, sensibilizando a sociedade sobre a importância de preservá- lo é nossa meta, inserindo-o no rol dos bens imóveis de valor cultural para a cidade e seus cidadãos.