FISIOTERAPIA BASEADA NO TREINAMENTO DE DUPLA TAREFA NO EQUILÍBRIO DE INDIVÍDUOS COM DOENÇA DE PARKINSON

Objetive: This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of a physical therapy treatment protocol based in dual task training in balance in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Méthods: Nine patients were evaluated before and after a physical therapy program based on an exercise protocol dual task, with 60 minutes, 2x/week. The following variables were investigated: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and measurements of the Balance Protocol. Results: Significant differences were found in the motor domain values and the total score of UPDRS, in two sections and the total score values of BESTest, and two postures of Balance Assessment Protocol. Conclusion: The intervention was effective in balance, motor scores and total scores of the UPDRS, suggesting be an appropriate treatment for balance and evolution of the disease in the studied group.   Descriptors: Parkinson Disease; Postural Balance; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation.Objetivo: Investigar a efetividade de um protocolo de tratamento fisioterápico baseado no treino de duplas tarefas no equilíbrio de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson. Métodos: Nove indivíduos foram avaliados antes e após um programa fisioterápico baseado em um protocolo de exercícios de dupla tarefa, com terapia de 60 minutos, 2x/semana. Os seguintes instrumentos foram utilizados para avaliação: Escala Unificada para Avaliação da doença de Parkinson (UPDRS), Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) e Protocolo de avaliação do Balance. Resultados: Foram encontradas diferença significantes nos valores do domínio motor e na pontuação total da UPDRS, nos valores referentes ao BESTest em duas seções e escore total, além de duas posturas do Protocolo de avaliação do Balance. Conclusão: A intervenção foi eficaz no desfecho equilíbrio, escores motor e escore total da UPDRS, o que sugere ser um tratamento adequado sobre o equilíbrio e evolução da doença no grupo estudado. Descritores: Doença de Parkinson; Equilíbrio Postural; Modalidades de Fisioterapia; Reabilitação

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost

Assessment of an antenatal health education programme (PRENACEL) in the reduction of perineal trauma: a cluster randomized trial

Introdução: Informação qualificada no período pré-natal pode contribuir para o conhecimento das mulheres sobre práticas realizadas no parto, o que pode colaborar para melhores resultados maternos e perinatais, incluindo a integridade perineal. Objetivo: Avaliar se o programa de educação em saúde e apoio às mulheres (PRENACEL) contribui para a redução das lesões no períneo durante o parto de mulheres atendidas na rede pública de saúde de Ribeirão Preto, sudeste brasileiro. Métodos: Análise secundária do estudo PRENACEL, um ensaio aleatorizado por conglomerados implementado na cidade Ribeirão Preto. Participaram do estudo todas as mulheres com 18 anos ou mais que iniciaram acompanhamento pré-natal de risco habitual antes da 20ª semana gestacional, em uma das 20 unidades de saúde selecionadas. Para avaliar o desfecho perineal foram incluídas as mulheres que pariram por via vaginal em uma das quatro maternidades que oferecem atendimento público. A intervenção PRENACEL correspondeu ao oferecimento, via telefonia celular, de um pacote de mensagens curtas de texto (SMS) contendo informações essenciais ao acompanhamento do pré- natal e parto de baixo risco. Este programa de educação em saúde foi oferecido como um complemento ao cuidado pré-natal ofertado pelo Sistema Único de Saúde. A aleatorização dos conglomerados foi realizada em duas etapas através de sorteios aleatórios simples. A primeira etapa correspondeu à formação de dois grupos que, na segunda etapa, foram alocados em grupos intervenção ou controle. No grupo intervenção foi utilizada inscrição passiva para incluir as mulheres no programa. As participantes do grupo controle foram incluídas no momento da coleta de dados nas maternidades. Não foi adotada estratégia de mascaramento. O risco relativo e seu intervalo de confiança foram calculados, considerando um nível de significância de 5% para os testes. Resultados: Dez unidades de saúde participaram do grupo intervenção e dez do grupo controle. Para avaliar o desfecho principal foram consideradas 704 mulheres. A integridade perineal foi relatada por aproximadamente 30% das mulheres e a episiotomia foi um procedimento utilizado em aproximadamente 15% dos partos. Não foi encontrada diferença significativa relacionada ao desfecho perineal entre as participantes dos grupos. Conclusão: O uso de SMS, como uma proposta de educação em saúde oferecida no pré-natal, não foi associada à redução de traumas perineais durante o parto, apesar dos seus benefícios comprovados na atenção pré-natal. O estudo PRENACEL está catalogado no Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (ReBEC, RBR-54zf73).Introduction: Qualified information in the antenatal period can contribute to women\'s knowledge about practices performed during childbirth, which may to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes, including perineal integrity. Objective: To evaluate whether the health education and support programme for women (PRENACEL) contributes to the reduction of perineal trauma of women attended in the public health system of Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil. Methods: Secondary analysis of the PRENACEL study, a cluster randomized trial implemented in the city of Ribeirão Preto. All women aged 18 years or more who started antenatal care at usual risk before the 20th gestational week, in one of the 20 selected health units participated in the study. To evaluate the perineal outcome, women who had a vaginal birth in one of the four participating maternity hospitals were included. The PRENACEL intervention corresponded to the offer, by mobile phones, of a package of short text messages (SMS) containing essential information about low-risk pregnancy and childbirth and related care. This health education programme was a complement to standard antenatal care offered in public health system (Sistema Único de Saúde). Cluster randomization was performed in two steps through simple random sweepstake. The first stage corresponded to the formation of two groups that, in the second stage, were allocated in intervention or control group. In the intervention group, passive enrollment was used to include women in the programme. Participants in the control group were included at the moment of data collection in the maternity hospitals. No masking strategy was adopted. The relative risk and the confidence interval were calculated, considering a level of significance of 5% for the tests. Results: Ten health units participated in the intervention group and ten in the control group. To evaluate the main outcome, 704 women were considered. Perineal integrity was reported by approximately 30% of women and episiotomy was a procedure used in approximately 15% of deliveries. No significant difference was found related to the perineal outcome between the participants of the groups. Conclusion: The use of SMS, as a proposed health education offered in antenatal care, was not associated with the reduction of perineal traumas during childbirth, despite its benefits in antenatal care. The PRENACEL study is included in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC, RBR-54zf73)