Avaliação do grau de deficiência e qualidade de vida de idosos com estomia

Objective: To assess the quality of life and degree of disability of elderly people with ostomies. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with elderly people with ostomies from a Brazilian public health service. They were evaluated using the City of Hope – Quality of Life – Ostomy Questionnaire and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Results: The mean quality of life was 8.0 and the degree of disability was 3.8. There was an association between aptitude for self-care and better quality of life (p<0.005). The association is greater between the psychological and spiritual well-being domains among the elderly, elderly able to self-care. Spiritual wellbeing was also higher among those with more than five years of surgery. There was also an association between a higher degree of disability and when the cause of the ostomy was cancer (p<0.003). Conclusion: Elderly people with an ostomy had a good quality of life and a low degree of disability.Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida e grau de deficiência da pessoa idosa com estomia. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com pessoas idosas com estomias de um serviço público de saúde brasileiro que foram avaliadas pelos instrumentos City of Hope – Quality of Life – Ostomy Questionary e pelo WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Resultados: A qualidade de vida média foi de 8,0 e o grau de deficiência 3,8. Houve associação entre aptidão para o autocuidado e a melhor qualidade de vida (p<0,005). A associação é maior entre os domínios bem-estar psicológico e espiritual entre idosos, aptos para o autocuidado ou não. O bem-estar espiritual se mostrou maior entre aqueles com mais de cinco anos de cirurgia. Também houve associação entre maior grau de deficiência e quando a causa da estomia era câncer (p<0,003). Conclusão: Idosos com estomia apresentaram boa qualidade de vida e baixo grau de deficiência.

USE OF THE CALGARY FAMILY ASSESSMENT MODEL IN STRUCTURAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE FAMILY OF MASTECTOMIZED WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER

Objetivou-se avaliar a estrutura, o desenvolvimento e a funcionalidade da família de mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à mastectomia. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo em que foi utilizado como referencial teórico o Modelo Calgary de avaliação familiar e como estratégia metodológica o estudo de caso. Os dados foram coletados junto a duas famílias, no período de maio a setembro de 2014, por meio de instrumento pré-elaborado. Verificou-se que uma família era nuclear, formada pelo casal e suas três filhas, a outra família era estendida, constituída por duas irmãs, ambas mastectomizadas e seus respectivos filhos. A aplicação do modelo de avaliação familiar permitiu conhecer aspectos relacionados à estrutura, ao funcionamento e ao desenvolvimento das duas famílias, que interferem, dificultam ou favorecem o desenvolvimento do cuidado no cotidiano. Conclui-se que este estudo possibilitou a realização da abordagem familiar que pode interferir, dificultar ou favorecer o desenvolvimento do cuidado no dia-a-dia.The present study aimed to assess the structure, development and functionality of the family of women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy. It is a qualitative study based on the Calgary Family Assessment Model and case study methodology was used. The data were collected from two families in May—September 2014, through a previously designed instrument. One of the families was a nuclear family formed by the biological parents and their three daughters, and the other family was extended, consisting of two sisters, both mastectomized, and their respective children. The use of the family assessment model provided knowledge on aspects related to the structure, functioning and development of the two families that interfere, impair or favor the adequate provision of daily care.In conclusion, this study made it possible to use a family assessment model that can interfere, impair or favor the adequate provision of daily care to the patients.El objetivo fue evaluar la estructura, el desarrollo y la funcionalidad de la familia de mujeres con cáncer de mama sometidas a la mastectomía. Es un estudio cualitativo en que fue utilizado como referencial teórico el Modelo Calgary de evaluación familiar y como estrategia metodológica el estudio de caso. Los datos fueron obtenidos con dos familias, en el periodo de mayo a septiembre de 2014, por medio de instrumento preelaborado. Se ha verificado que una familia era nuclear, formada por la pareja y sus tres hijas, la otra familia era ampliada, constituida por dos hermanas, ambas mastectomizadas y sus respectivos hijos. La aplicación del modelo de evaluación familiar permitió conocer aspectos relacionados a la estructura, al funcionamiento y al desarrollo de las dos familias, los cuales interfieren, dificultan o favorecen el desarrollo del cuidado en el cotidiano. Se concluye que este estudio posibilitó la realización del abordaje familiar que puede interferir, dificultar o favorecer el desarrollo del cuidado en el día a día

Alvarado’s Criteria for Diagnosis of Children’s Acute Apendicitis

Acute abdomen in children is a condition that causes great distress to parents, and appendicitis is its most common cause, being more frequent at school age. This pathology is the cause of numerous visits to public and private hospitals around the world, and brings several complications. It is important that the health team is aware of the possibility of appendicitis in children, due to its high incidence and difficulty in establishing its diagnosis, because the symptoms are nonspecific and there are different clinical presentations. Objective: to explain the importance of the Alvarado criterion for the diagnosis of acute childhood appendicitis. Methodology: This is an integrative bibliographic review, in articles published in the PubMed, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases. For the search for data, the descriptors “Acute abdomen”, “Appendicitis”, “Children” and the keyword “Alvarado score” were used. Data were collected in December 2020. Results: 16 articles were selected as the final sample for analysis of the review, six in English, nine in Portuguese and one in Spanish. Conclusion: Through this review it can be concluded that the use of the Alvarado Score for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children is useful and effective, avoiding the use of imaging tests in patients with a score above 7 on this scale

Main Electroclinic Syndromes of The Infant: A Literature Review

An electroclinic syndrome (also known as epileptic syndrome) consists of a set of characteristics that associate with seizures, characteristics of electroencephalography and imaging that tend to occur together. Among them is a group that affects infants, usually having a genetic etiology. Objective: to carry out a literature review on the most common types of infant electroclinical syndromes, describing their main characteristics. Methodology: This is a narrative review of the literature of articles published between 2005 and 2020, in Portuguese and English. The research was carried out in December 2020. The following descriptors were used to search for the articles: Electroclinical syndromes. Epilepsy. Infant. Results: Through the research carried out, 12 scientific articles were selected, nine of them in English and three in Portuguese. Conclusion: The study identified 7 common electroclinical syndromes in infants and made it possible to conclude that knowledge of the clinical profile, types of crises and characteristics of the electroencephalography of the disease phenotype associated with the specific mutation can help improve the accuracy and management of the diagnosis of electroclinical syndromes