5 research outputs found
USO, DIVERSIDADE E CONHECIMENTO ETNOBOTĂNICO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS UTILIZADAS PARA O TRATAMENTO DA MALĂRIA NO MUNICĂPIO DE NOVA SANTA HELENA-MT
Apesar dos medicamentos convencionais utilizados hĂĄ dĂ©cadas, algumas pessoas fazem uso de plantas medicinais como Ășnica forma de se tratarem da malĂĄria, portanto, esse fato estĂĄ associado nĂŁo somente a questĂ”es econĂŽmicas, sociais ou culturais. Atualmente, pesquisadores em todo o mundo buscam comprovar a veracidade cientĂfica das indicaçÔes dessas plantas utilizadas de forma empĂrica para o tratamento da malĂĄria, em virtude do desejo de suprir a necessidade de novos fĂĄrmacos antimalĂĄricos. O presente trabalho fez o levantamento etnobotĂąnico de plantas medicinais usadas para o tratamento da malĂĄria em cinco comunidades rurais do municĂpio de Nova Santa Helena â MT. Foram aplicado um questionĂĄrio semiestruturado a 20 moradores, com objetivo de identificar as plantas, parte utilizada, modo de preparo, famĂlia, espĂ©cie e ainda correlacionou grau de escolaridade, idade e gĂȘnero dos entrevistados. Identificou-se 23 espĂ©cies de plantas, distribuĂdas em 19 famĂlias botĂąnicas com destaque para a Asteraceae representando 3 (15,8%) do total de citaçÔes. Com maior nĂșmero de citaçÔes para a Quina Cruzeira (Strychnos brasiliensis (Springel) Mart.), MelĂŁo-de-SĂŁo-Caetano (Mormodica Charantia L.), o Boldo (Colleus sp.) e ainda o PicĂŁo (Bidens pilosa L.) em concordĂąncia com o nĂșmero de citaçÔes do ChapĂ©u-de-couro (Echinodorus macrophyllus Micheli). As partes mais utilizadas foram as folhas, sendo a forma de preparo a mais citada a infusĂŁo. ConcluĂmos que este trabalho buscou conhecer os aspectos etnobotĂąnicos, agregando informaçÔes com a comunidade cientĂfica e paras os entrevistados por meio de informaçÔes sobre o uso racional de plantas medicinais
What do Italian healthcare professionals think about orthorexia nervosa? Results from a multicenter survey
Purpose Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an obsession for healthy and proper nutrition. Diagnostic criteria for ON are lacking and the psychopathology of ON is still a matter of debate in the clinical and scientific community. Our aim was to better understand the Italian clinical and scientific community's opinion about ON. Methods Anonymous online survey for Italian healthcare professionals, implemented with the REDCap platform and spread through a multicenter collaboration. Information was gathered about socio-demographic, educational and occupational features, as well as about experience in the diagnosis and treatment of EDs. The main part of the survey focused on ON and its features, classification and sociocultural correlates. Results The survey was completed by 343 participants. Most responders (68.2%) considered ON as a variant of Eating Disorders (EDs), and 58.6% a possible prodromal phase or evolution of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Most participants (68.5%) thought the next DSM should include a specific diagnostic category for ON, preferably in the EDs macro-category (82.1%). Moreover, 77.3% of responders thought that ON deserves more attention on behalf of researchers and clinicians, and that its treatment should be similar to that for EDs (60.9%). Participants thinking that ON should have its own diagnostic category in the next DSM edition had greater odds of being younger (p = 0.004) and of considering ON a prodromic phase of another ED, such as AN (p = 0.039). Discussion Our survey suggests that the scientific community still seems split between those who consider ON as a separate disorder and those who do not. More research is still needed to better understand the construct of ON and its relationship with EDs; disadvantages and advantages of giving ON its own diagnosis should be balanced
Risk and resilience factors for specific and general psychopathology worsening in people with Eating Disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective Italian multicentre study
The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had negative impact on the psychopathology of people with Eating Disorders (EDs). Factors involved in the vulnerability to stressful events have been under-investigated in this population. We aimed to assess which factors contributed to COVID-19-induced worsening in both general and specific psychopathology