Aerobic exercise during hemodialysis: report of five years experience

INTRODUCTION: A sedentary lifestyle has a negative impact on functional capacity being closely linked to cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD). In this population, an exercise training program has been associated several benefits. However, only a few dialysis units have adopted this program. The aim of this study was to describe a five year's experience of intradialytic exercise training, focused on adherence and safety of the procedure. METHODS: The sample included adult patients of both genders who joined an exercise training program during HD sessions between August 2004 and August 2009. The training was done during the first two hours of HD sessions by using a stationary bicycle and consisted of warm-up, aerobic exercise and cool-down. Descriptive analyses of data collected throughout the five years of the program were done. RESULTS: In five years, 34 patients (48.26 ± 11.44 years, 20 women) participated in the exercise training program completing 3077 individual sessions of exercise. The mean time of training was 15.65 ± 13.86 months and the adherence was of 64.87 ± 19.47%. Despite a few episodes of hypotension without significant hemodynamic repercussion we did not observe any major complications during the study. CONCLUSION: A program of exercise training during HD sessions is well accepted by the patients, is safe and not associated with serious complications.INTRODUÇÃO: Nos pacientes portadores de doença renal crônica (DRC) submetidos à hemodiálise (HD), o sedentarismo compromete a capacidade funcional e se associa a aumento da mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares. Apesar da demonstração dos benefícios da prática de exercícios físicos para estes pacientes, poucos centros de diálise desenvolvem esta atividade. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a experiência de cinco anos de um programa de exercício aeróbico intradialítico, com ênfase na adesão e na segurança do procedimento. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos pacientes adultos, de ambos os sexos, que participaram de um programa de exercícios realizado no período de agosto de 2004 a agosto de 2009. O exercício foi realizado nas duas horas iniciais da HD, empregando-se um cicloergômetro horizontal, sendo constituído de aquecimento, condicionamento e resfriamento. Foram realizadas análises descritivas dos dados coletados ao longo dos cinco anos do programa. RESULTADOS: No período de cinco anos, 34 pacientes (48,26 ± 11,44 anos; 20 mulheres) participaram do programa de exercício. Foram realizadas 3.077 sessões individuais de exercício aeróbico durante as sessões de HD. O tempo médio de participação no programa foi de 15,65 ± 13,86 meses e a aderência às sessões de exercício foi de 64,87 ± 19,47%. Apesar do registro de alguns episódios de hipotensão, sem repercussões hemodinâmicas significativas, não foram observadas complicações clínicas importantes. CONCLUSÃO: A realização de exercício aeróbico durante a sessão de HD é uma prática bem aceita pelos pacientes, segura e não acompanhada de complicações graves

USO DE TECNOLOGIA NA INTERVENÇÃO PSIQUIÁTRICA: ANÁLISE DE REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

Technological advances in psychiatric intervention represent a positive revolution, but require an ethical and careful approach. It is essential to reconcile the therapeutic benefits offered by technology with the preservation of privacy and the ethical management of sensitive information associated with mental health. The participatory development of these technologies is key to ensuring that the alliance between technology and mental health is conducted responsibly and effectively. The aim of this study was to reflect on the impact of the use of technology in psychiatric intervention. In order to achieve this goal, we carried out a systematic literature review using the Scielo, Lilacs and Medline data platforms. In summary, after a qualitative analysis of the results, we observed a significant impact of technology on psychiatric care, with emphasis on its potential to improve access to mental health services, offer continuous support to patients and assist professionals in the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders. Telepsychiatry, in particular, is presented as an effective tool, eliminating geographical barriers and increasing accessibility to services, but the conclusion also warns of ethical challenges, privacy and disparities in access that need to be addressed to ensure an equitable and effective implementation of these technologies.Os avanços tecnológicos na intervenção psiquiátrica representam uma revolução positiva, mas demandam uma abordagem ética e cuidadosa. É fundamental conciliar os benefícios terapêuticos oferecidos pela tecnologia com a preservação da privacidade e o gerenciamento ético das informações sensíveis associadas à saúde mental. O desenvolvimento participativo dessas tecnologias é fundamental para garantir que a aliança entre tecnologia e saúde mental seja conduzida de maneira responsável e eficaz. Trata-se de um estudo cujo objetivo foi refletir sobre o impacto do uso de tecnologia na intervenção psiquiátrica. Com o intuito de atingir essa meta, realizamos uma revisão sistemática da literatura, utilizando as plataformas de dados Scielo, Lilacs e Medline. Em resumo, após análise qualitativa dos resultados, observou-se que Em resumo, se observa o impacto significativo da tecnologia no atendimento psiquiátrico, com destaque no seu potencial para melhorar o acesso aos serviços de saúde mental, oferecer suporte contínuo aos pacientes e auxiliar os profissionais na avaliação e tratamento de transtornos psiquiátricos. A telepsiquiatria, em particular, é apresentada como uma ferramenta eficaz, eliminando barreiras geográficas e aumentando a acessibilidade aos serviços, mas a conclusão também alerta para desafios éticos, de privacidade e disparidades no acesso que precisam ser abordados para garantir uma implementação equitativa e eficaz dessas tecnologias

Exercício aeróbico durante a hemodiálise: relato de cincoanos de experiência

Introdução: Nos pacientes portadores de doença renal crônica (DRC) submetidos à hemodiálise (HD), o sedentarismo compromete a capacidade funcional e se associa a aumento da mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares. Apesar da demonstração dos benefícios da prática de exercícios físicos para estes pacientes, poucos centros de diálise Introdução: Nos pacientes portadores de doença renal crônica (DRC) submetidos à hemodiálise (HD), osedentarismo compromete a capacidade funcional e se associa a aumento da mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares.Apesar da demonstração dos benefícios da prática de exercícios físicos para estes pacientes,poucos centros de diálise desenvolvem esta atividade. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a experiênciade cinco anos de um programa de exercício aeróbico intradialítico, com ênfase na adesão e na segurança do procedimento. Métodos: Foram incluídos pacientes adultos, de ambos os sexos, que participaram de umprograma de exercícios realizado no período de agosto de 2004 a agosto de 2009. O exercício foi realizadonas duas horas iniciais da HD, empregando-se um cicloergômetro horizontal, sendo constituído de aquecimento,condicionamento e resfriamento. Foram realizadas análises descritivas dos dados coletados ao longodos cinco anos do programa. Resultados: No período de cinco anos, 34 pacientes (48,26 ± 11,44 anos; 20mulheres) participaram do programa de exercício. Foram realizadas 3.077 sessões individuais de exercícioaeróbico durante as sessões de HD. O tempo médio de participação no programa foi de 15,65 ± 13,86 mesese a aderência às sessões de exercício foi de 64,87 ± 19,47%. Apesar do registro de alguns episódios dehipotensão, sem repercussões hemodinâmicas significativas, não foram observadas complicações clínicasimportantes. Conclusão: A realização de exercício aeróbico durante a sessão de HD é uma prática bem aceitapelos pacientes, segura e não acompanhada de complicações graves

Exercício aeróbico durante a hemodiálise: relato de cinco anos de experiência

INTRODUÇÃO: Nos pacientes portadores de doença renal crônica (DRC) submetidos à hemodiálise (HD), o sedentarismo compromete a capacidade funcional e se associa a aumento da mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares. Apesar da demonstração dos benefícios da prática de exercícios físicos para estes pacientes, poucos centros de diálise desenvolvem esta atividade. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a experiência de cinco anos de um programa de exercício aeróbico intradialítico, com ênfase na adesão e na segurança do procedimento. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos pacientes adultos, de ambos os sexos, que participaram de um programa de exercícios realizado no período de agosto de 2004 a agosto de 2009. O exercício foi realizado nas duas horas iniciais da HD, empregando-se um cicloergômetro horizontal, sendo constituído de aquecimento, condicionamento e resfriamento. Foram realizadas análises descritivas dos dados coletados ao longo dos cinco anos do programa. RESULTADOS: No período de cinco anos, 34 pacientes (48,26 ± 11,44 anos; 20 mulheres) participaram do programa de exercício. Foram realizadas 3.077 sessões individuais de exercício aeróbico durante as sessões de HD. O tempo médio de participação no programa foi de 15,65 ± 13,86 meses e a aderência às sessões de exercício foi de 64,87 ± 19,47%. Apesar do registro de alguns episódios de hipotensão, sem repercussões hemodinâmicas significativas, não foram observadas complicações clínicas importantes. CONCLUSÃO: A realização de exercício aeróbico durante a sessão de HD é uma prática bem aceita pelos pacientes, segura e não acompanhada de complicações graves

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions forecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosys-tem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts withdomestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their fulldistribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths.Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae(3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data onDasypus pilo-sus(Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized,but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In thisdata paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence andquantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is fromthe southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of theNeotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regardinganteaters,Myrmecophaga tridactylahas the most records (n=5,941), andCyclopessp. havethe fewest (n=240). The armadillo species with the most data isDasypus novemcinctus(n=11,588), and the fewest data are recorded forCalyptophractus retusus(n=33). Withregard to sloth species,Bradypus variegatushas the most records (n=962), andBradypus pyg-maeushas the fewest (n=12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to makeoccurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly ifwe integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, andNeotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure,habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possiblewith the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data inpublications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are usingthese data

Proceedings of the fourth Resilience Engineering Symposium

These proceedings document the various presentations at the Fourth Resilience Engineering Symposium held on June 8-10, 2011, in Sophia-Antipolis, France. The Symposium gathered participants from five continents and provided them with a forum to exchange experiences and problems, and to learn about Resilience Engineering from the latest scientific achievements to recent practical applications. The First Resilience Engineering Symposium was held in Söderköping, Sweden, on October 25-29 2004. The Second Resilience Engineering Symposium was held in Juan-les-Pins, France, on November 8-10 2006, The Third Resilience Engineering Symposium was held in Juan-les-Pins, France, on October 28-30 2008. Since the first Symposium, resilience engineering has fast become recognised as a valuable complement to the established approaches to safety. Both industry and academia have recognised that resilience engineering offers valuable conceptual and practical basis that can be used to attack the problems of interconnectedness and intractability of complex socio-technical systems. The concepts and principles of resilience engineering have been tested and refined by applications in such fields as air traffic management, offshore production, patient safety, and commercial fishing. Continued work has also made it clear that resilience is neither limited to handling threats and disturbances, nor confined to situations where something can go wrong. Today, resilience is understood as the intrinsic ability of a system to adjust its functioning prior to, during, or following changes and disturbances, so that it can sustain required operations under both expected and unexpected conditions. This definition emphasizes the ability to continue functioning, rather than simply to react and recover from disturbances and the ability to deal with diverse conditions of functioning, expected as well as unexpected. For anyone who is interested in learning more about Resilience Engineering, the books published in the Ashgate Studies in Resilience Engineering provide an excellent starting point. Another sign that Resilience Engineering is coming of age is the establishment of the Resilience Engineering Association. The goal of this association is to provide a forum for coordination and exchange of experiences, by bringing together researchers and professionals working in the Resilience Engineering domain and organisations applying or willing to apply Resilience Engineering principles in their operations. The Resilience Engineering Association held its first General Assembly during the Fourth Symposium, and will in the future play an active role in the organisation of symposia and other activities related to Resilience Engineering

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data