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Dance therapy may improve peak VO2 and HRQOL in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and could be considered for inclusion in cardiac rehabilitation programmes.

Background: The second most common age-related chronic neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease is Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective: The focus of this study was to improve the functional capabilities of the participants with PD. Study groups: The PD participants were randomized into two groups: Feldenkrais and control. Methods: The Feldenkrais group underwent 50 sessions of an exercise program based on the Feldenkrais method. The control group received educational lectures during this period. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rate Scale (UPDRSsession III), mini-mental state evaluation (MMSE), Hoehn and Yahr scale, and functional tests (figure-of-eight walk test, timed-up-and-go test, rollover task, 360 degrees turnin-place, functional-reach test, sitting-and-standing test, Berg balance scale (BBS), and hip-flexion strength) were assessed in both groups. Procedures during the 50 sessions were conducted in an appropriate room, twice-a-week, on alternate days and lasted 60 min. Results: Thirty subjects were randomly divided into two groups: the Feldenkrais (n = 15) and the control (n = 15) group. The Feldenkrais group presented significantly better in functional tests (p < 0.05) when compared to the control group. The control group received lower scores after the

The new method of placebo IFC was effective for blinding of research investigators and most of the active IFC-treated subjects, promoting an appropriate placebo method.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The difficulty of the nursing staff in assessing pain, the low adherence to the registry of pain and the quality reported in other studies brings the need to assess the related factors and one of them can be the lack of knowledge. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of nursing students about pain assessment. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study, conducted in a Higher Education School in Aracaju, Brazil. The sample was composed of 169 nursing students over the last period of graduation. The data were obtained through a form that contained sociodemographic information, questions about pain assessment, and knowledge sources used. RESULTS: The scales to assess pain in children and in adults are known by 70 and 66% of the students, respectively. They reported that pain assessment and the incorrect pain treatment may impair the clinical picture and aggravate the disease, both in the child (17.2%) and the adult (15.4%). The rate of correct answers about pain assessment ranged from 26.6 to 87%. Most of them use articles to gain knowledge about pain (56.2%). The fact of having already used a scale to assess the patient's pain (p=0.045) showed significant differences in the average of hits. CONCLUSION: Nursing graduates are aware of the existence of scales to assess pain, but they do not have the ability to perform them. The prior use of scales promotes learning. The lack of knowledge about pain impacts on the patient's health.