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The present study examined the contribution of energy expenditure to the recovery of body weight after a period of overfeeding. Three groups of 2-mo-old female rats (n = 24) were fed, respectively, a 10% (wt/wt)-fat diet (control), a 35% (wt/wt)-fat diet (high fat) or were force fed 130% of the control diet (tube fed). After 30 days, all groups received the control diet for 18 days of recovery. Both overfeeding protocols significantly increased weight above control levels. This difference disappeared after 7 days of recovery. Increases in resting oxygen consumption, serum 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) levels, and the thermogenic response to norepinephrine were observed at the end of overfeeding. Serum T3 and resting oxygen consumption returned to control levels by day 3 of recovery from overfeeding, whereas the thermogenic response to norepinephrine required 9 days to recover. Whereas total energy expenditure was not significantly elevated during overfeeding, significant increases of 9.6 and 13.9% were observed in the formerly high-fat and tube-fed animals, respectively, during recovery. These data indicate that changes in energy expenditure play an important role in maintaining the stability of body weight.

Objective: to describe the perception of female nursing professors about their quality of life. Methods: descriptiveexploratory study with a qualitative approach, performed at a public university, with 24 nursing professors, using semistructuredinterviews to obtain the data. Speeches were recorded, transcribed and analyzed by Minayo’s categorical analysis,with the categories: defining quality of life by female nursing professors and checking the existence of quality of life. Results:perceptions were related to balance in life, good conditions of life and stress reduction. It proved the existence of quality oflife for most of them, and for those who did not have it or had it partially one mentioned problems related to the environmentor to the working hours. Quality of life was related to well-being and to a sense of life satisfaction. Conclusion: qualityof life of female nursing professors both in the workplace and in their personal lives stem from several factors, involvingenvironment and interpersonal relationships.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of a psychoeducational intervention upon symptom control and quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients. Methods: This was an open randomized clinical trial (RCT) conducted at the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo. The RCT comprised 107 outpatients in chemotherapy or radiation for malignant neoplasms. Participants were randomized to control group (usual treatment) or intervention group (IG) (psychoeducational intervention) with assessments at baseline and upon completion of the intervention. Sociodemographic information, clinical data, QoL, functionality, and symptoms were assessed. This trial is registered with the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry number RBR-9337nv. A mixed-effects model was applied to compare the effects of the intervention between the groups. Results: The most frequent symptoms were fatigue (76.6%), insomnia (47.7%), pain (42.1%), and loss of appetite (37.4%). The symptom intensity analysis suggests that insomnia was the strongest symptom, followed by fatigue, loss of appetite, and pain. The IG experienced a significant improvement in terms of loss of appetite ( P = 0.002) and a tendency toward less insomnia ( P = 0.053). Conclusions: The intervention significantly reduced appetite loss in cancer patients. Despite no effects observed in global QoL or functionality, the intervention yielded a tendency to improve insomnia, and this outcome should be investigated in future studies.

RESUMO: Objetivo: Descrever a percepção de mulheres mastectomizadas acerca dos cuidados de enfermagem recebidos e de sua qualidade de vida. Método: Estudo qualitativo, descritivo, realizado através de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 21 mulheres submetidas à mastectomia, acompanhadas de junho a setembro de 2013 em um ambulatório de mastologia de uma maternidade-escola em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Os dados foram analisados por meio da análise temática de Minayo. Resultados: Emergiram duas categorias: "Qualidade de vida da mulher mastectomizada" e "Cuidados de enfermagem à mulher mastectomizada". Conclusões: Para a mastectomizada, qualidade de vida está ligada a ter saúde, alimentação saudável, paz, espiritualidade, trabalho e atividade física. Observou-se que o cuidado de enfermagem envolve técnica e teoria, sendo necessário cuidar de forma holística e ética, respeitando aspectos culturais e sociais. A pesquisa espera despertar e sensibilizar novas discussões, com ênfase, principalmente, no cuidado à mastectomizada, com a finalidade de melhorar a qualidade de vida. Descritores: Enfermagem; Mastectomia; Qualidade de Vida.