The Communitarian Therapy comes appearing as a new technology of care in the programs of insertion and support to the mental health of the population. This exploratory research aims to identify the number of groups of community care with older people in the city of João Pessoa - PB, to know the main themes presented by the elderly and the strategies used to confront the difficulties and disclose evidence related to improving quality of life of older people. The data had been collected in the fiches of register of the therapies, analyzed in a quantitative boarding. The results had demonstrated that the problem most frequent in the aged one is stress it, the used strategy of confrontation more are the spirituality. The Communitarian Therapy comes contributing for mental health of the aged one.
To analyze the relationship between the practice of family health team workers and women with tuberculosis, according to the family focus dimension. The participants were eight family health team workers from a city in the João Pessoa metropolitan area (Paraiba -PB). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and then subjected to thematic content analysis. The workers recognize the critical social condition that women with tuberculosis live in, as well as the prejudice they face. They suggest that these women require care based on the concept of comprehensiveness in health. They also highlight the importance of Directly Observed Therapy -Short Course, the existence of incentives, and the women's poor adherence to educational activities and groups. Few workers recognize the inclusion of relatives in the care of women with tuberculosis, which implies the need for discussion regarding this fact with the purpose of improving tuberculosis treatment effectiveness. DESCRIPTORS: EL CUIDADO A LA SALUD DE LA MUJER CON TUBERCULOSIS EN LA PERSPECTIVA DE ENFOQUE FAMILIAR RESUMEN:El objetivo fue analizar la relación entre el desempeño del profesional de la salud de la familia y la mujer con tuberculosis, según la dimensión de enfoque familiar. Investigación cualitativa que involucró ocho profesionales de los equipos de salud familiar del municipio de la región metropolitana de João Pessoa-PB. La información se obtuvo a través de entrevistas semi-estructuradas y fue analizada según la técnica de análisis de contenido, modalidad temática. Los profesionales reconocen la fragilidad social y los prejuicios que sufren las mujeres con tuberculosis, lo que sugiere la necesidad de atención basada en el concepto de salud integral. Son resaltadas la importancia del Tratamiento Breve Bajo Observación Directa, la existencia de incentivos y la falta de compromiso de las mujeres a las actividades educativas y grupos de formación. Pocos profesionales reconocen la inclusión de familiares en el cuidado de las mujeres con tuberculosis, lo que indica la necesidad de un debate de este hecho para mejorar el éxito del tratamiento de esta enfermedad. DESCRIPTORES:Tuberculosis. Salud de la mujer. Salud de la familia.
Introdução: A infecção por Trichomonas vaginalis é uma infecção sexualmente transmissível (IST), de característica não viral mais prevalente no mundo. Por ser uma doença negligenciada, a educação em saúde é vista como uma ferramenta para controle e prevenção do parasita, destacando a atuação do profissional de enfermagem como responsável pela mediação e mostrar alternativas para que a população tome atitudes que lhe proporcionem saúde em seu mais amplo sentido. Objetivo: Analisar as transmissão do Trichomonas vaginalis e através da educação em saúde, buscar estratégias para sua prevenção, enfatizando a importância de ações educativas feitas por profissionais de enfermagem. Metodologia: Revisão sistemática. Revisão: Trichomonas vaginalis é um protozoário flagelado, possui tropismo pelo epitélio escamoso do trato geniturinário, tendo como reservatório na mulher o colo uterino, a vagina e a uretra. Além disso, esse protozoário também pode ser encontrado em outras partes do sistema urogenital como próstata e epidídimo, no homem, causando uma infecção no trato urogenital, conhecida como Tricomoníase. Mediante os dados e riscos que esta doença, muitas vezes negligenciada, pode causar para a saúde da mulher e do homem, fica evidente a importância de uma educação em saúde que se faz necessária para uma melhor prevenção e promoção ao combate dessa doença. O profissional de enfermagem é um instrumento indispensável para auxiliar a comunidade e seus indivíduos na promoção de saúde através da educação em saúde. Conclusão: Ao evidenciarmos os riscos trazidos pelo protozoário Trichomonas vaginalis e por se caracterizar como uma doença negligenciada merece uma atenção devida para práticas de ações educativas. O profissional de enfermagem pode atuar como mediador e através de ações educativas, promover meios de reflexão, ensinamento e acompanhamento da comunidade inserida e assim utilizará a educação em saúde como um meio para promoção e combate a Tricomoníase.
INTRODUCTION: SystemicArterial Hypertension (SAH) is a chronic pathology with high prevalence in Brazil and constitutes one of the main public health problems. This way, Food and Nutrition Education is part of an important line to promote healthy eating habits, being an indispensable tactic included in public policies in food and nutrition. OBJECTIVES: to identify the importance of food and nutrition education for the control of arterial hypertension. METHODS: a literature review was carried out in the LILACS, BVS and SciELO databases from 2008 to 2021, using the descriptors "Arterial Hypertension" and "Diet Hypertension", with the Boolean operator AND between them. 47 articles were found, according to the inclusion criterion abstracts available in full, published in Portuguese, English or Spanish, carried out in human beings, which addressed themes related to hypertension, food and nutrition education. Studies in which the approach to the theme was not effective were obliterated, thus only 25 articles were selected for the review. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: a study showed that among the nutritional factors that are associated with the high prevalence of SAH are the high consumption of alcohol, sodium and excess weight. Being associated with the consumption of potassium, calcium and magnesium, which would attenuate the progressive increase in blood pressure levels with age. Another analysis pointed out, as one of the results of the educational action, a growing and complex degree of learning, contributing to the construction of the participants' knowledge, as well as stimulating social interaction as something important for the prevention of diseases. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: in view of what was explained, it was possible to observe that therapeutic intervention and control of SAH requires changes in behavior aimed
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