Although classifications based on clinical characteristics have an important role in the control of leprosy, they present flaws that can influence the adequacy of treatment. Therefore, a histopathological examination is important for appropriate treatment.

Intervenção nutricional educativa como ferramenta eficaz para mudança de hábitos alimentares e peso corporal entre praticantes de atividade física Educational nutritional intervention as an effective tool for changing eating habits and body weight among those who practice physical activities

Data de entrada do artigo: 13/09/2012 Data de aceite do artigo: 09/11/2012 RESUMO Introdução: a atividade física apropriada à condição de cada indivíduo e a dedicação ao lazer não sedentário são comportamentos saudáveis que influenciam a qualidade de vida. Objetivo: identificar as relações entre qualidade de vida, estado nutricional e atividade física de acadêmicos da área de saúde de uma universidade pública no nordeste. Metodologia: o presente estudo constitui uma pesquisa transversal. A amostra foi constituída por 352 estudantes, sendo 242 mulheres. Mensuraramse o nível de atividade física (AF), através do IPAQ versão curta (Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física), e a qualidade de vida (QV), por intermédio do WHOQOL-bref. Resultados: foram encontradas médias altas de indicador de QV para ambos os gêneros, exceto para o domínio psicológico. A maioria da amostra foi classificada como ativa, sendo que as mulheres apresentaram menor nível de atividade física. Atividades físicas com maior frequência e intensidade implicaram melhores escores na qualidade de vida nos aspectos físicos e psicológicos. Porém, apenas entre as estudantes o aumento do peso corporal resultou na diminuição nos escores de indicador de qualidade de vida geral e do aspecto psicológico. Conclusão: estes resultados demonstram a necessidade de estratégias para o incentivo da prática de atividade física no âmbito universitário.

Source: bolsa ao estudante PIBIC/FAPITEC Conflict of interest: non existent behavior, brought with them to design the newborn as a being without skills or abilities. In this sense, refers to the existence of Thoman 1 some myths about childhood, including newborn (NB) human being deemed deficient at birth, incomplete, immature and unfinished being seen essentially reflection mode and no ability to learn and socializing.In contrast, when the holistic, humanistic, researches 2,3 assumptions are adopted studies on the development began to seek to understand the organization of social and biological behavior of human beings, from a variety of events, where the RN responds to environmental and social stimuli, being influenced and influencing the environment in which they live. This assumption, the human being has a wide behavioral repertoire at birth and ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the existence of the alimentation system in premature newborns in response to gustatory stimulation. Methods: experimental, analytical, double-blind study. 90 premature newborns of a public maternity in Sergipe took part in the test which was filmed and divided into three parts of five minutes. In the first and last, there was no stimulus; in the second, the gustatory stimulation was applied and the newborn children were divided into two groups (water or sucrose). We studied the specific behaviors suction right and left hands, tongue protrusion and suction movements in behavioral states deep sleep, light sleep, drowsy, restless / irritable and crying. In the statistical analysis of the population, average, standard deviation and prevalence studies were performed. We used the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test to compare averages. The Spearman test observed correlation between behavioral states at each time of the test. The p value was significant when less than 0.05. Results: independent of the given stimulus, the correlation increased in all specific behaviors. Comparing the groups separately, after stimulation, we observed an increase in correlation in right hand suction and tongue protrusion for both. The same happened in suction, except for the agitated/irritated state. After stimulation, there was a higher correlation to the behavior of left hand suction in the sucrose group when compared to water. The results show that gustatory stimuli may contribute to the readiness to feed this population. Conclusions: it was found in premature newborns an increased in correlation for the specific behaviors related to the alimentation system after oral stimulation, which envisions the possibility of gustatory stimulation be used for activating a alimentation system in premature newborns.

Purpose: To observe the behavioral states presented by premature newborns in response to gustatory stimulation. Methods: Experimental, analytical and double-blind study. Ninety premature newborns born in a public maternity hospital in Sergipe took part in the test which was filmed and divided into three parts of five minutes. In the first and last, there was no stimulus; in the second, the gustatory stimulation was applied and the newborn children were divided into two groups (water or analysis for sucrose 12%). The observed behavioral states were deep sleep, light sleep, drowsy, alert, agitated/irritated and crying. The data were statistically analyzed. Results: In the sucrose group, during and after stimulation, the correlation was strong in the light sleep and alert behavioral states and decreased in the drowsy, agitated/irritated and crying states. In the water group there was an increase in correlation in the agitated/irritated and crying states after stimulation. Conclusion:The continuity or change of the behavioral state of the premature newborns was positively influenced by the administration of gustatory stimulus, pointing to the possibility of using sucrose in benefit of the favorable behavioral states of that population. Na primeira e na última, não houve estímulo; na segunda aconteceu estimulação gustativa, sendo que os recém-nascidos foram divididos em dois grupos (água ou sacarose para análise 12%). Os estados comportamentais observados foram sono profundo, sono leve, sonolento, alerta, irritado/agitado e choro. Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente. Resultados:No grupo sacarose houve correlação forte nos estados comportamentais sono leve e alerta, durante e após a estimulação, e redução de correlação nos estados sonolento, agitado/irritado e choro.Já no grupo água, após a estimulação houve aumento de correlação nos estados agitado/irritado e choro. Conclusão: A permanência ou mudança do estado comportamental do recém-nascido prematuro foi influenciada positivamente pela administração de estímulo gustativo, apontando para o possível uso da sacarose na contribuição de estados comportamentais favoráveis nessa população.