Potencialidades e fragilidades no acesso ao tratamento oncológico: perspectiva de mulheres mastectomizadas

Objective: identify potentialities and weaknesses in the health care network for access to treatment (surgical, chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy) of mastectomized women Method: exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach with ten mastectomized women. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews, analyzed according to content analysis. Results: the lack of qualified professionals to meet this demand and information about the disease were cited as problems. As potentialities, women referred to the offer of free treatment by the Unified Health System and the follow-up performed by the multi-professional team. Conclusion: professional care and breast reconstruction stood out as potentialities in cancer treatment, while the lack of information and qualified professionals were weaknesses, and the multi-professional team and managers recognize the needs of this public for qualification of care.Objetivo: identificar potencialidades e fragilidades na rede de atenção à saúde para o acesso ao tratamento (cirúrgico, quimioterápico e ou radioterápico) de mulheres mastectomizadas. Método: estudo exploratório, descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, com dez mulheres mastectomizadas. A coleta de dados realizou-se por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, analisadas conforme a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: a falta de profissionais qualificados para atender essa demanda e de informações sobre a doença foram citadas como problemas. Como potencialidades as mulheres referiram a oferta do tratamento gratuito pelo Sistema Único de Saúde e o acompanhamento realizado pela equipe multiprofissional. Conclusão: o atendimento dos profissionais e a reconstrução mamária destacaram-se como potencialidades no tratamento oncológico, enquanto a falta de informações e de profissionais qualificados foram fragilidades evidenciadas, cabendo a equipe multiprofissional e gestores reconhecerem as necessidades deste público para qualificação da assistência

Effects of Senior Dance practice on the functional aspects of adults and the elderly

This study aimed to identify and analyze the effects of Senior Dance practice on adults and elderly people. This is a descriptive, retrospective study that used the methodology of Systematic Review. Data collection occurred between August and October 2016, and studies were selected without restriction to time of publication. The search was conducted at the SciELO, Lilacs, Bireme, PubMed, and Scholar Google databases using the following descriptors: Dance, Dancing, Dance Therapy, and Therapy through Dance combined with the terms Senior Dance and Superior Dance. Twelve studies were selected. The investigations were related to the physical and functional aspects. There was prevalence of women (92%) and the age group from 60 to 69 years. Concerning the positive effects of the practice of Senior Dance, no significant changes were observed in only two of the studies. This review demonstrated that research involving Senior Dance reiterates its value associated with different variables. Although studies ratifying the positive impact of Senior Dance have been found, further studies focusing on the methodology for Senior Dance teaching and the investigation of subjective and affective-emotional aspects should be conducted in order to enable expansion of reflections on the health area and its applications to different contexts and populations