Health as science and the biological body as an artifact: the case of Brazil's national TV news program Jornal Nacional.

abstract：:Protocols have been adopted as a strategy to improve the rates of follow-up and control of arterial hypertension (AH). The scope of this study was to verify the reproducibility of a protocol for consultation and follow-up of the user with AH in Basic Health Care (BHC) units. It involved a methodological study, carried...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Dantas RCO,Roncalli AG

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This article seeks to identify the association between nutritional status and functional dependence in institutionalized elderly interns in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. It involved a cross-sectional study with 233 elderly interns in which sociodemographic variables, nutritional status and degree of dependency were assess...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sousa KT,Mesquita LA,Pereira LA,Azeredo CM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chewing difficulty and associated factors in adults aged 20 to 59 years in Patos, in the State of Paraiba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of 532 participants. The outcome chewing impairment was assesse...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Cavalcante FT,Moura C,Perazzo PAT,Cavalcante FT,Cavalcante MT

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the commercial approve in 1996, the global area of transgenic crops has raised more than 50 times. In the last two decades, governments have been planning strategies and protocols for safety assessment of food and feed genetically modified (GM). Evaluation of food safety should be taken on a case-by-case analysi...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Costa TE,Dias AP,Scheidegger EM,Marin VA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burnoffs (intentional fires for agricultural purposes) and forest fires of large proportions have been observed in various regions of the planet. Exposure to high levels of air pollutants emitted by fires can be responsible for various harmful effects on human health. In this article, the literature on estimating acut...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： do Carmo CN,Hacon Sde S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is currently one of the major epidemics, representing an important public health problem that is associated with an increase in chronic disease. The scope of this study is to investigate the prevalence of excess weight and obesity and associated factors in 20 to 59-year-old women attended at First Aid Units of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： da Rosa MI,da Silva Fde M,Giroldi SB,Antunes GN,Wendland EM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents qualitative research into the empathic dimension in the physician-patient relationship. The ways to gain access to the other's perspective and collaborate in clinical management are investigated. The material was researched in Community Mental Health Centers in Rio de Janeiro and Campinas. Focus ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Peixoto MM,Mourão AC,de Serpa Junior OD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to translate, to adapt and to validate the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to apply at Brazilian college students. 208 college students from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and University of Pernambuco (UPE) participated in the study. The validation was carried...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Franca Cd,Colares V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article substantiates the feminization of the odontology course starting from the case study of the Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - Unimontes, Brazil, and its relation with some explanations that can be found at specialized literature. Its subject of analysis is the empirical data about the number of peo...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Costa Sde M,Durães SJ,Abreu MH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "basic care" is restricted to a few countries like Brazil. Since the 1978 Alma-Ata Conference, "primary health care" (PHC) has been used to designate care at the first level. The paper summarizes the experiences of evaluation in primary health care, based on the review of the set of manuscripts published by J...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pinto LF,Hartz ZMA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to relate child obesity with the family's perception of the child's silhouette's and concern with excess weight in childhood A cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged between 20 and 48 months who frequent Health Units or are preschoolers in the city of Curitiba from June to ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Santos DFBD,Strapasson GC,Golin SDP,Gomes EC,Wille GMFC,Barreira SMW

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate whether stress found in activities performed by Brazilian police workers is associated with the risk of developing a temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome (TMD), a disorder that is commonly associated with stressful conditions. An integrative literature review on stress, TMD and ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Urbani G,Cozendey-Silva EN,Jesus LF

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is to identify and analyze the structure of social representations of health professionals about transsexuality. The theoretical and methodological benchmark used was the structural approach to social representations developed by Jean-Claude Abric. 128 health professionals from 22 health units ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Santos AB,Shimizu HE,Merchan-Hamann E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article stresses the importance of the qualification of professionals involved in the feeding of children in daycare centers, such that they offer adequate food and programs are developed in order to foster healthy food habits in infants from birth. Thus, the scope of this paper was to evaluate the impact of a tr...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Longo-Silva G,Taddei JA,Konstantyner T,Toloni MH

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban violence is a widely discussed topic in various sectors of society, either due to its impact on public health indicators and its influence on the everyday life of individuals or the constant presence of casualties in the health services. This study compares differences in victimization between the genders based ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silva CJ,Ferreira RC,de Paula LP,Haddad JP,Moura AC,Naves MD,Ferreira e Ferreira E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify the determinants of low birth weight (LBW) amongst children of adolescent mothers through a hierarchical approach in a cross-sectional study of 751 adolescents attended at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Sociodemographic data, prenatal care, and biological and maternal obstetric condi...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Belfort GP,Santos MMAS,Pessoa LDS,Dias JR,Heidelmann SP,Saunders C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to assess differences between men and women in the likelihood of exposure to traffic as drivers of cars and motorcycles, and in the risk of dying from a car or a motorcycle crash, in order to verify the extent to which Darwin's Sexual Selection Theory could have predicted the findings and can help to inter...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Medeiros AL,Nadanovsky P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire (QCirDental) to measure the impacts associated with dental extraction surgery. The QCirDental questionnaire was developed in two steps; (1) question and item generation and selection, and (2) pretest of the questionnaire with evaluation of the its mea...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bortoluzzi MC,Martins LD,Takahashi A,Ribeiro B,Martins L,Pinto MHB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the prevalence of physical activity through the practice of sports in adolescents from schools in two Brazilian cities and a Portuguese school, and its association with independent variables, such as gender and age. A cross-sectional study was conducted of schoolchildren from two cities in Brazil ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Christofaro DG,Fernandes RA,Martins C,Ronque ER,Coelho-e-Silva MJ,Silva AM,Sardinha LB,Cyrino ES

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the covid-19 pandemic, physical distancing is being promoted to reduce the disease transmission and pressure on health systems. Yet, what determines physical distancing? Through a panel data analysis, this article identifies some of its determinants. Using a specifically built index that measures the strictness...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Moraes RF

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the health situation in Brazil's Federal District between 2005 and 2017. A related set of indicators were selected and compared to those for Brazil's Midwest ("Centro-Oeste") region and for the country as a whole. First, data are presented on the demographic profile and current organizational struc...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sellera PEG,Morais Neto OL,Vasconcelos AMN,Ruy MB,Moraes LFS,Santos SOD

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Although administrators unanimously agree that the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) is underfunded, it is also unanimous that there are problems in the efficiency of expenditures management. From this perspective, this study assessed the health technical efficiency in the seven cities of the Rota dos Bandeirantes...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Santos-Neto JAD,Mendes ÁN,Pereira AC,Paranhos LR

更新日期：2019-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the mechanisms used in Brazil by health plan and insurance operators, hospitals and physicians for organizing the access to health care services and their strategies towards cost reduction and decision-making. The study is based on the literature about regulation of the health services, with specia...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ribeiro JM,Lobato Lde V,Vaitsman J,Farias LO,Vasconcellos M,Hollanda E,Teixeira CP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose in life (PiL) is defined as the sense that life has meaning and intentionality, and plays a guiding role in life goals and decision making regarding the use of personal resources. OBJECTIVES:to recognize and analyze data on PiL and conditions associated with good aging or with positive adaptation in aging. M...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ribeiro CC,Yassuda MS,Neri AL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These theoretical reflections are based on a critical assessment of practices which include the patient's family participation in the treatment of the individual in health services. The objective is to question the health work organization in the clinic approach which values a certain concept of man. When a family mem...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Garcia AP,Nozawa MR,Marques D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is to address some questions about Occupational Health Surveillance (VISAT) in Brazil based on various elements of analysis, in order to contribute to the debate on this theme at the Fourth National Conference on Occupational Health. The topics discussed in the article are: the role of Referenc...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Vasconcellos LC,Gomez CM,Machado JM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to evaluate exclusive and total breastfeeding in children up to 2 years of age treated in Basic Health Units (BHU) of Recife in the state of Pernambuco. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Basic Health Units of Mustardinha, Jardim Uchôa, Fernandes Figueira and Upinha No...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Santos EMD,Silva LSD,Rodrigues BFS,Amorim TMAX,Silva CSD,Borba JMC,Tavares FCLP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dialogue of knowledge between subsistence fishermen and shellfish gatherers on the right to a healthy working environment is established as a new process for claims for an improvement in working conditions by populations affected by environmental problems, and especially in Todos os Santos Bay (BTS). The communiti...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Carvalho IG,Rêgo Rde C,Larrea-Killinger C,da Rocha JC,Pena PG,Machado LO

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a greater number of elderly people with diseases which has led to a greater use in medication and complexity in pharmacotherapy. The aim of this study was to understand the level of understanding on pharmacotherapy amongst the elderly and associated factors. An analytical transversal study was carried out in...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pinto IV,Reis AM,Almeida-Brasil CC,Silveira MR,Lima MG,Ceccato MD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to present the participation of caregivers in creating strategies for disclosure of their condition to HIV-positive children, as well as discussing the interventions that might contribute to overcoming the difficulties that commonly prevent family members from accepting this process. The pa...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Galano E,De Marco MA,Succi RC,Silva MH,Machado DM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00