Exposição a níveis de pressão sonora elevados entre professores de dança de Porto Alegre (RS)

Introduction: Dance teachers are exposed to high sound intensities. Aim: To verify the sound intensity of music used by dance teachers during classes. Method: This was a transversal and prospective study. Dance teachers were evaluated with a sociodemographic questionnaire, and sound intensity level measurements were taken at the beginning, middle, and end of dance classes. Results: The sample comprised 35 teachers (average age, 31.8 years). The duration of their career as dance teachers was 1–37 years; they worked daily for approximately 1–10 h. Among the classes followed, there were 15 (42.85%) classical ballet classes, 4 (11.42%) tap dancing lessons, 5 (14.28%) jazz dance classes, 2 (5.71) Arab dance lessons, 6 (17.14%) street dance classes, and 3 (8.57%) ballroom dancing lessons. The average values observed at the beginning, middle, and end of the classes were 80.91 dB (A), 83.22 dB (A), and 85.19 dB (A), respectively. The music played in the street dance classes exposed teachers to the highest sound intensity. Conclusion: The average level of sound intensity of the dance classes in this study was either below or equal to the limit considered harmful for hearing health. Analysis of different class types showed that the sound densities of street, ballroom, and tap dance classes were above the recommended limits.Introdução: professores de dança podem estar expostos a elevadas intensidades sonoras. Objetivos: Verificar o nível de intensidade sonora da música utilizada pelos professores de dança em suas aulas. Metodologia: foram avaliados professores de dança, por meio de um questionário sociodemográfico e realizadas medidas do nível de intensidade da música utilizada no início, meio e final das aulas. Resultados: fizeram parte da amostra 35 professores, com média de idade de 31,8 anos. O tempo de atuação variou de 1 a 37 anos, com atuação diária entre 1 e 10 horas. Foram acompanhadas 15 (42,85%) aulas de balé clássico; 4 (11,42%) de sapateado; 5 (14,28%) de jazz; 2 (5,71) de danças árabes; 6 (17,14%) de street dance e 3 (8,57%) aulas de dança de salão. O valor médio de intensidade observado no início, metade e final das aulas foi de 80,91 dB(A), 83,22 dB(A) e 85,19 dB(A), respectivamente. Os professores de street dance utilizavam música em maior intensidade. Conclusão: Constatou-se que o nível médio da intensidade sonora utilizado durante as aulas estava abaixo ou no limite do que é considerado prejudicial para a saúde auditiva. Ao analisar o tipo de aula, constatou-se que no street dance, dança de salão e sapateado, a intensidade é superior ao recomendável

Playing remotely in times of crisis: a program to overcome social isolation

Objectives: This study aims to examine the feasibility of an intergenerational remote intervention program designed to promote the wellbeing and social connection of vulnerable older adults, mainly people with aphasia and dementia during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the south of Brazil. Undergraduate students were guided to lead weekly sessions of clowning, storytelling, dancing, and cooking‐ related activities for 3 months (from November/2020 to February/2021). Method: The mixed‐method design of the study addresses the implementation and feasibility of the program. Data analysis considered both quantitative—number of individuals who accepted the invitation to participate, voluntary dropouts, attendance—and qualitative data—participative observation and thematic analysis of evaluative conversations. An inclusive group of 34 older adults with stroke‐ induced cognitive impairments, dementia and individuals without any neurological conditions enrolled in the program based on social and racial equity principles. Feasibility and acceptability were addressed in terms of recruitment, implementation, remote evaluation, delivery of remote intervention, adherence, and attendance. Activities and participants' perceptions are described. Results: The initial period of the program achieved 83.7% of adherence and sustainability for additional 3 months. Preliminary results suggest feasibility and acceptability, considering formal and informal support in digital inclusion. Participatory observations describe that the structure of sessions and activities were well received. The analysis of participants' perceptions detects the thematic saliency of feelings of social connection and a sense of having learned with the group. Conclusions: Preliminary results of this study demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of the program, pointing to its potential mental health benefits

Desenvolvimento e acur?cia de um aplicativo m?vel para rastreio auditivo

Submitted by PPG Gerontologia Biom?dica ([email protected]) on 2019-03-25T14:03:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 BAUER_MAGDA_ALINE_TES.pdf: 1545526 bytes, checksum: fd1ce1ec8486125f3be87e244834186b (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sheila Dias ([email protected]) on 2019-04-04T11:19:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 BAUER_MAGDA_ALINE_TES.pdf: 1545526 bytes, checksum: fd1ce1ec8486125f3be87e244834186b (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2019-04-04T11:30:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BAUER_MAGDA_ALINE_TES.pdf: 1545526 bytes, checksum: fd1ce1ec8486125f3be87e244834186b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-12-20Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPESHearing is considered a complex function, and it is essential to processing acoustic events and to producing and understanding speech signs. Hearing loss (HL) can be caused by several factors and the implications vary due to type, degree and age of occurrence. HL diagnosis and rehabilitation need to take place early, during all stages of life. In this sense, hearing triage should be a be a usual procedure, one to convey the preclinical assessment and the proper follow through, in order to avoid the consequences brought by the deprivation of this sense. Currently, triage is conducted through standard surveys or through simplified hearing tests. These instruments do not aim to determine hearing edges, but to identify the possibility of HL in the individual. Therefore, mobile applications (app) represent a good alternative. However, there is not a national app that is both complete and verified. For this reason, our objective was to develop an app, assessing its performance in identifying HL, and also comparing it with another verified tracking device. App, named ?Ouviu?, was developed by applying audiology knowledge and the tools available in the iOS platform. One hundred five participants were assessed, from 6 to 96 years old, classified into 5 age groups. The audiometric in all participants was performed through 2 devices: HearCheck and app. The results have shown, among other, that the app sensitivity to identify HL was close to 97%, while HearCheck was 79%. The predictive positive value of app demonstrated that the probability of an individual to be identified with HL was 94%, while HearCheck was 96%. False negatives, which missed HL identification, were fewer with app (3%) than HearCheck (21%). So, the app developed has proved to be efficient as a hearing tracking device, being more effective than HearCheck in the sight HL identification. Besides being portable, easy to handle, less expensive and quick to use, app has as an advantage of evaluating environment noise during the exam, and, also, it does not require any hardware to connect to the mobile device.A audi??o ? considerada uma fun??o complexa, sendo essencial para o processamento dos eventos ac?sticos e para a emiss?o e compreens?o dos sinais de fala. O comprometimento da audi??o, ou perda auditiva (PA), pode ser ocasionado por diversos fatores e as implica??es variam de acordo com o tipo, grau, causa e idade de acometimento. O diagn?stico e a reabilita??o da PA necessitariam ser feitos de forma precoce, em todas as fases da vida. Desta forma, a triagem auditiva deveria ser um procedimento usual que possibilitasse a identifica??o pr?-cl?nica e os encaminhamentos necess?rios, evitando as consequ?ncias da priva??o deste sentido. Atualmente, a triagem ? feita por meio de question?rios padronizados ou atrav?s da realiza??o de testes auditivos simplificados, que n?o visam determinar limiares auditivos, e sim identificar a possibilidade de que o indiv?duo apresente PA. Com isso, aplicativos m?veis mostram-se uma boa alternativa. No entanto, verificamos a falta de um aplicativo nacional, completo e validado. Por isso, nosso objetivo foi desenvolver um aplicativo e avali?-lo a fim de verificar seu desempenho na identifica??o de PA e ainda compar?-lo com outro instrumento de rastreio validado. O aplicativo, chamado Ouviu, foi criado utilizando-se o conhecimento audiol?gico e as ferramentas dispon?veis na plataforma Ios. Avaliamos 185 pessoas, idades entre 6 e 96 anos, distribu?das em 5 grupos et?rios, realizando audiometria e rastreio auditivo atrav?s de dois instrumentos: HearCheck e aplicativo.. Entre os resultados, ficou evidenciado que a sensibilidade do aplicativo para identificar PA foi aproximadamente 97%, enquanto a do HearCheck 79%. O valor preditivo positivo do aplicativo mostrou que a probabilidade de uma pessoa ser identificada com este instrumento e realmente ter PA foi 94%, o HearCheck foi de 96%. Os falsos negativos, que deixaram de identificar PA, foram menores no aplicativo (3%) que no HearCheck (21%). Assim, o aplicativo desenvolvido mostrou-se eficaz como uma ferramenta de rastreio auditivo, sendo melhor que HearCheck na identifica??o de PA leve. Al?m de ser port?til, de f?cil aplica??o, baixo custo e r?pida execu??o, o aplicativo tem a vantagem de avaliar o ru?do ambiental para realizar o exame, e tamb?m a n?o necessidade de quaisquer hardwares para acoplar ao dispositivo m?vel