OCCURRENCE OF Subulura sp. MOLIN, 1860 IN Nyctidromus albicollis (GMELIN, 1789) IN THE STATE OF PIAUÍ, BRAZIL

As endoparasitoses são um dos problemas sanitários mais frequentes que afetam as aves silvestres locais e migratórias, podendo levar a infecções graves ou até mesmo a morte, estando diretamente relacionadas ao comportamento, desenvolvimento reprodutivo e nutrição. Este trabalho objetivou descrever a fauna parasitária de um indivíduo de bacurau (Nyctidromus albicollis) apreendido e recolhido pelo CETAS/IBAMA, estado do Piauí, Brasil, que veio a óbito em janeiro de 2015 e em seguida foi necropsiado. O procedimento foi realizado no Laboratório de Zoologia e Biologia Parasitária (ZOOBP) na Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI). Os órgãos foram separados individualmente em placas de Petri contendo solução salina 0,85% de NaCl e examinados em microscópio estereoscópico.  Foram encontrados oito indivíduos de Nematoda, cinco machos e três fêmeas, provenientes do intestino grosso. Os helmintos encontrados foram fixados em álcool 70% quente segundo protocolo de Amato, clarificados com lactofenol de Aman e montados em lâminas temporárias para análise em microscópio de luz utilizando as objetivas de 10x, 40x e 100x. Os helmintos foram identificados por microscopia de luz como sendo Subulura sp. O gênero em questão pertence à superfamília Subuluroidea e à família Subuluridae, com espécies parasitos de aves. Trata-se do o primeiro relato da ocorrência do parasito do gênero Subulura em Nyctidromus albicollis no nordeste do Brasil.Palavras-chave: Parasitos, Aves Silvestres, Subulura.Endoparasites are one of the most frequent health problems affecting local and migratory wild birds, leading to serious infections or even death, extending to behavior, reproductive development and nutrition. This work aimed to describe the parasitic fauna of the Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis), seized and collected by CETAS / IBAMA, state of Piauí, Brazil, which died in January 2015 and was necropsied. The procedure was performed at the Laboratory of Zoology and Parasitic Biology (ZOOBP) at the Piauí State University of Piauí (UESPI). The organs were individually separated in Petri dishes containing 0.85% NaCl saline and examined under a stereoscopic microscope. Eight Nematoda individuals, five males and three females, from the large intestine were found. The helminths were fixed in 70% hot alcohol according to Amato protocol, clarified with Aman lactophenol and mounted on temporary slides for light microscopy analysis using the 10x, 40x and 100x objectives. The helminths were identified by light microscopy as Subulura sp. The genus in question belongs to the Subuluroidea superfamily and to the family Subuluridae, which is known to parasite bird species. It seems to be the the first report of the occurrence of thes parasite genus Subulura in Common Pauraque in northeastern Brazil.Keyswords: Parasites; wild birds; Subulura

Use of medication by the elderly in urban and rural areas in southern Brazil: a population-based study

The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Interviews were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, chronic illnesses, and self-reported use of medications. The association between area of residence and medication or polypharmacy was adjusted for confounders using Poisson regression with robust variance. Prevalence rates for use of medication and polypharmacy were higher among older persons living in the urban area. Living in the urban area was positively and independently associated with use of medication (PR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.20) and polypharmacy (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.27-2.65) in this group of elderly in southern Brazil.O objetivo foi verificar a prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia entre idosos de Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e comparar as características sociodemográficas e de saúde associadas ao uso, segundo o local de moradia. Foi avaliada uma amostra aleatória de 811 idosos com 60 anos ou mais, moradores na área urbana ou rural. Dados sociodemográficos, doenças crônicas, qualidade de vida e medicamentos autorreferidos foram coletados em entrevistas presenciais. Associação entre local de moradia e uso de medicamentos ou polifarmácia, ajustada para potenciais confundidores, foi avaliada por regressão de Poisson com ajuste robusto da variância. A prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia foi maior entre os idosos urbanos. Morar na área urbana apresentou associação positiva e independente com uso de medicamentos (RP = 1,10; IC95%: 1,02-1,20) e polifarmácia (RP = 1,83; IC95%: 1,27-2,65). Morar na área urbana está associado à maior prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia entre idosos.10411

Elaboração de um protocolo assistencial multiprofissional para pessoas com feridas complexas na atenção primária à saúde / Preparation of a multiprofessional care protocol for people with complex wounds in primary health care

Objetivo: Relatar a elaboração de um protocolo assistencial multiprofissional para atendimento de pessoas com feridas complexas na atenção primária à saúde. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, realizado de março a julho de 2021, no Distrito Sanitário do Subúrbio Ferroviário, Salvador/BA. Resultados: A elaboração de um protocolo assistencial de enfermagem, médico, psicossocial, nutricional, fisioterapêutico, de terapia ocupacional e de educação física, favorece o cuidado prestado de forma holística, humanizada e integral, minimizando complicações. Considerações finais: Urge que o cuidado de pessoas com feridas complexas seja multiprofissional, de forma a evitar o prolongamento do tratamento, extensão da gravidade dos ferimentos, minimizar custos ao Sistema Único de Saúde, proporcionar bem estar do indivíduo, melhor qualidade de vida e o seu possível retorno às atividades sociais com brevidade. 

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global burden of disease. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 328 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2016

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

BACKGROUND: Measurement of changes in health across locations is useful to compare and contrast changing epidemiological patterns against health system performance and identify specific needs for resource allocation in research, policy development, and programme decision making. Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016, we drew from two widely used summary measures to monitor such changes in population health: disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and healthy life expectancy (HALE). We used these measures to track trends and benchmark progress compared with expected trends on the basis of the Socio-demographic Index (SDI). METHODS: We used results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 for all-cause mortality, cause-specific mortality, and non-fatal disease burden to derive HALE and DALYs by sex for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2016. We calculated DALYs by summing years of life lost and years of life lived with disability for each location, age group, sex, and year. We estimated HALE using age-specific death rates and years of life lived with disability per capita. We explored how DALYs and HALE differed from expected trends when compared with the SDI: the geometric mean of income per person, educational attainment in the population older than age 15 years, and total fertility rate. FINDINGS: The highest globally observed HALE at birth for both women and men was in Singapore, at 75·2 years (95% uncertainty interval 71·9-78·6) for females and 72·0 years (68·8-75·1) for males. The lowest for females was in the Central African Republic (45·6 years [42·0-49·5]) and for males was in Lesotho (41·5 years [39·0-44·0]). From 1990 to 2016, global HALE increased by an average of 6·24 years (5·97-6·48) for both sexes combined. Global HALE increased by 6·04 years (5·74-6·27) for males and 6·49 years (6·08-6·77) for females, whereas HALE at age 65 years increased by 1·78 years (1·61-1·93) for males and 1·96 years (1·69-2·13) for females. Total global DALYs remained largely unchanged from 1990 to 2016 (-2·3% [-5·9 to 0·9]), with decreases in communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional (CMNN) disease DALYs offset by increased DALYs due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The exemplars, calculated as the five lowest ratios of observed to expected age-standardised DALY rates in 2016, were Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Maldives, Peru, and Israel. The leading three causes of DALYs globally were ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and lower respiratory infections, comprising 16·1% of all DALYs. Total DALYs and age-standardised DALY rates due to most CMNN causes decreased from 1990 to 2016. Conversely, the total DALY burden rose for most NCDs; however, age-standardised DALY rates due to NCDs declined globally. INTERPRETATION: At a global level, DALYs and HALE continue to show improvements. At the same time, we observe that many populations are facing growing functional health loss. Rising SDI was associated with increases in cumulative years of life lived with disability and decreases in CMNN DALYs offset by increased NCD DALYs. Relative compression of morbidity highlights the importance of continued health interventions, which has changed in most locations in pace with the gross domestic product per person, education, and family planning. The analysis of DALYs and HALE and their relationship to SDI represents a robust framework with which to benchmark location-specific health performance. Country-specific drivers of disease burden, particularly for causes with higher-than-expected DALYs, should inform health policies, health system improvement initiatives, targeted prevention efforts, and development assistance for health, including financial and research investments for all countries, regardless of their level of sociodemographic development. The presence of countries that substantially outperform others suggests the need for increased scrutiny for proven examples of best practices, which can help to extend gains, whereas the presence of underperforming countries suggests the need for devotion of extra attention to health systems that need more robust support. FUNDING: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015 : a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Background National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). Previous analyses of mortality amenable to health care only focused on high-income countries and faced several methodological challenges. In the present analysis, we use the highly standardised cause of death and risk factor estimates generated through the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to improve and expand the quantification of personal health-care access and quality for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2015. Methods We mapped the most widely used list of causes amenable to personal health care developed by Nolte and McKee to 32 GBD causes. We accounted for variations in cause of death certification and misclassifications through the extensive data standardisation processes and redistribution algorithms developed for GBD. To isolate the effects of personal health-care access and quality, we risk-standardised cause-specific mortality rates for each geography-year by removing the joint effects of local environmental and behavioural risks, and adding back the global levels of risk exposure as estimated for GBD 2015. We employed principal component analysis to create a single, interpretable summary measure-the Healthcare Quality and Access (HAQ) Index-on a scale of 0 to 100. The HAQ Index showed strong convergence validity as compared with other health-system indicators, including health expenditure per capita (r= 0.88), an index of 11 universal health coverage interventions (r= 0.83), and human resources for health per 1000 (r= 0.77). We used free disposal hull analysis with bootstrapping to produce a frontier based on the relationship between the HAQ Index and the Socio-demographic Index (SDI), a measure of overall development consisting of income per capita, average years of education, and total fertility rates. This frontier allowed us to better quantify the maximum levels of personal health-care access and quality achieved across the development spectrum, and pinpoint geographies where gaps between observed and potential levels have narrowed or widened over time. Findings Between 1990 and 2015, nearly all countries and territories saw their HAQ Index values improve; nonetheless, the difference between the highest and lowest observed HAQ Index was larger in 2015 than in 1990, ranging from 28.6 to 94.6. Of 195 geographies, 167 had statistically significant increases in HAQ Index levels since 1990, with South Korea, Turkey, Peru, China, and the Maldives recording among the largest gains by 2015. Performance on the HAQ Index and individual causes showed distinct patterns by region and level of development, yet substantial heterogeneities emerged for several causes, including cancers in highest-SDI countries; chronic kidney disease, diabetes, diarrhoeal diseases, and lower respiratory infections among middle-SDI countries; and measles and tetanus among lowest-SDI countries. While the global HAQ Index average rose from 40.7 (95% uncertainty interval, 39.0-42.8) in 1990 to 53.7 (52.2-55.4) in 2015, far less progress occurred in narrowing the gap between observed HAQ Index values and maximum levels achieved; at the global level, the difference between the observed and frontier HAQ Index only decreased from 21.2 in 1990 to 20.1 in 2015. If every country and territory had achieved the highest observed HAQ Index by their corresponding level of SDI, the global average would have been 73.8 in 2015. Several countries, particularly in eastern and western sub-Saharan Africa, reached HAQ Index values similar to or beyond their development levels, whereas others, namely in southern sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and south Asia, lagged behind what geographies of similar development attained between 1990 and 2015. Interpretation This novel extension of the GBD Study shows the untapped potential for personal health-care access and quality improvement across the development spectrum. Amid substantive advances in personal health care at the national level, heterogeneous patterns for individual causes in given countries or territories suggest that few places have consistently achieved optimal health-care access and quality across health-system functions and therapeutic areas. This is especially evident in middle-SDI countries, many of which have recently undergone or are currently experiencing epidemiological transitions. The HAQ Index, if paired with other measures of health-systemcharacteristics such as intervention coverage, could provide a robust avenue for tracking progress on universal health coverage and identifying local priorities for strengthening personal health-care quality and access throughout the world. Copyright (C) The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.Peer reviewe

Use of medication by the elderly in urban and rural areas in southern Brazil : a population-based study

O objetivo foi verificar a prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia entre idosos de Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e comparar as características sociodemográficas e de saúde associadas ao uso, segundo o local de moradia. Foi avaliada uma amostra aleatória de 811 idosos com 60 anos ou mais, moradores na área urbana ou rural. Dados sociodemográficos, doenças crônicas, qualidade de vida e medicamentos autorreferidos foram coletados em entrevistas presenciais. Associação entre local de moradia e uso de medicamentos ou polifarmácia, ajustada para potenciais confundidores, foi avaliada por regressão de Poisson com ajuste robusto da variância. A prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia foi maior entre os idosos urbanos. Morar na área urbana apresentou associação positiva e independente com uso de medicamentos (RP = 1,10; IC95%: 1,02-1,20) e polifarmácia (RP = 1,83; IC95%: 1,27-2,65). Morar na área urbana está associado à maior prevalência de uso de medicamentos e de polifarmácia entre idosos.The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Interviews were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, chronic illnesses, and self-reported use of medications. The association between area of residence and medication or polypharmacy was adjusted for confounders using Poisson regression with robust variance. Prevalence rates for use of medication and polypharmacy were higher among older persons living in the urban area. Living in the urban area was positively and independently associated with use of medication (PR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.02-1.20) and polypharmacy (PR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.27-2.65) in this group of elderly in southern Brazil

Riacho 3: Análise dos seus impactos ambientais, Caxias, Maranhão, Brasil

Os sistemas aquáticos são fortemente impactados pelas atividades humanas, devido as diversas formas de utilização dos seus recursos. A identificação dos principais impactos ambientais é importante para caracterizar o nível de degradação e com isso sugerir medidas mitigadoras na área em degradação. O estudo teve como objetivo identificar as principais ações antrópicas e fatores ambientais que contribuem para a degradação do Riacho 3 no Município de Caxias/Maranhão. A coleta de dados procedeu-se em oito pontos, às margens do Riacho 3, no trecho do Bairro Pai Geraldo. Foram realizadas caracterizações quantitativas e qualitativas in loco dos parâmetros físico-químicos e fatores relevantes responsáveis por degradação ambientais, respectivamente. Observou-se que, houveram variações significativas entre os parâmetros nos diversos pontos analisados, tal qual, diferentes níveis de intervenção antrópica. Infere-se que o Riacho 3 se encontra em processo de degradação ambiental, causado pelas ações dos recentes moradores locais. Dessa forma medidas do poder público municipal são necessárias para reduzir os impactos no Riacho 3 e preservar o manancial