Pensar e protagonizar o envelher saudável com foco na Qualidade de Vida: Um relato de experiências

Trabalho apresentado no 31º SEURS - Seminário de Extensão Universitária da Região Sul, realizado em Florianópolis, SC, no período de 04 a 07 de agosto de 2013 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.A elevação da expectativa de vida e a complexidade do mundo contemporâneo conduzem à necessidade de adoção de comportamentos compatíveis com as novas demandas e exigências sociais, buscando o desenvolvimento de capacidades cognitivas, emocionais, afetivas, criativas e de interação social. O objetivo deste projeto é viabilizar o estudo e produção de conhecimentos sobre o processo d

Hybrid ARQ in wireless packetized predictive control

Motivated by new wireless applications that rely on ultra-reliable low latency communications, while supporting the transmission of short packets, we introduce a method that reduces the wireless resources consumption for real-time control of physical systems. Leveraging the tight interaction between control and communication systems, we make use of packetized predictive control along with incremental redundancy hybrid automatic repeat request, aiming at minimizing the transmission energy consumption of a packet by optimizing the transmit power and prediction length of the controller. Our results show that the proposed strategy can save up to 45% of wireless resources when compared to a state-of-the-art method

Factors associated with quality of life of people with chronic complex wounds / Fatores associados à qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas complexas crônicas

Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas complexas crônicas. Métodos: Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário contendo o instrumento WHOQOL-Bref da Organização Mundial de Saúde e questões sobre variáveis sociodemográficos e clínicas. Para análise estatística foram utilizados os métodos: Correlação Linear de Pearson; Análise de Variância e Tukey com confiabilidade de 95% e p<0,05. Resultados: Foram avaliados 53 pacientes com feridas complexas. Desses, 28 (52,83%) são do sexo feminino com média de idade de 62,17 anos e com baixa escolaridade. Na avaliação da qualidade de vida a dor se correlacionou com o domínio físico (p=0,030) e psicológico (p=0,051); enquanto que a área se correlacionou com a idade (p=0,051) e a dor se correlacionou com o tempo de lesão (p=0,001). Conclusão: Conhecer as características clínicas e a qualidade de vida possibilita melhor compreensão das queixas e melhor planejamento assistencial contribuindo para melhoria da qualidade de vida

CAREGIVERS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HOME CARE

: Investigación exploratoria descriptiva de abordaje cualitativo, con el objetivo de aprehender la experiencia de los cuidadores, la práctica de los equipos de atención domiciliaria y la contribución de asistencia domiciliaria a la continuidad de la atención. Los datos fueron colectados por medio de entrevista semiestructurada, aplicada a diez cuidadores. Los testimonios fueran sometidos a un análisis de contenido en la modalidad de análisis temática, acerca de la cual se emergió tres temáticas: decisión para el cuidado, cotidiano de los cuidados y la dimensión social del cuidado en el contexto de la atención domiciliaria. Entre los cuidadores se identificó baja renta y escolaridad, dependencia severa de los sujetos cuidados y dificultades de los equipos de Atención Domiciliaria para suministrar los recursos materiales. Hubo sobrecarga moderada y de moderada a severa en 60% y 40% de los cuidadores, respectivamente, y privación de actividades sociales. Por las condiciones socioeconómicas el cuidado presentó fragilidades y falta de dominios

Factors associated with quality of life of people with chronic complex wounds

Objective: To analyze the quality of life of people with chronic complex wounds. Method: Data were collected through a questionnaire containing the WHOQOL-Bref instrument of the World Health Organization and questions about sociodemographic and clinical variables. Statistical analysis methods used were: linear correlation of Pearson; Analysis of Variance and Tukey with reliability of 95% and p <0.05. Results: We evaluated 53 patients with complex wounds. 28 (52.83%) of these were female with an average age of 62.17 years and with low education. In the evaluation of the quality of life, the pain was correlated with the physical domain (p = 0.030) and psychological (p = 0.051); while the area was correlated with age (p = 0.051) and pain correlated with the time of injury (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Knowning the clinical characteristics and the quality of life enables better understanding of the complaints and better healthcare planning, which contributs to improved quality of life.Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com feridas complexas crônicas. Métodos: Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário contendo o instrumento WHOQOL-Bref da Organização Mundial de Saúde e questões sobre variáveis sociodemográficos e clínicas. Para análise estatística foram utilizados os métodos: Correlação Linear de Pearson; Análise de Variância e Tukey com confiabilidade de 95% e p<0,05. Resultados: Foram avaliados 53 pacientes com feridas complexas. Desses, 28 (52,83%) são do sexo feminino com média de idade de 62,17 anos e com baixa escolaridade. Na avaliação da qualidade de vida a dor se correlacionou com o domínio físico (p=0,030) e psicológico (p=0,051); enquanto que a área se correlacionou com a idade (p=0,051) e a dor se correlacionou com o tempo de lesão (p=0,001). Conclusão: Conhecer as características clínicas e a qualidade de vida possibilita melhor compreensão das queixas e melhor planejamento assistencial contribuindo para melhoria da qualidade de vida.Objetivo: Analizar la calidad de vida de las personas con heridas crónicas complejas. Métodos: Los datos fueron recolectados a través de un cuestionario que contiene el instrumento WHOQOL-BREF de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y las preguntas acerca de las variables sociodemográficas y clínicas. Se utilizaron métodos de análisis estadístico: correlación lineal de Pearson; El análisis de varianza y Tukey con una fiabilidad del 95% y p <0,05. Resultados: Se evaluaron 53 pacientes con heridas complejas. De éstos, 28 (52,83%) eran mujeres con una edad media de 62,17 años y con bajo nivel de educación. En la evaluación de la calidad de vida el dolor se correlacionó con el dominio físico (p = 0,030) y psicológico (p = 0,051); mientras que el área se correlacionó con la edad (p = 0,051) y el dolor correlacionado con el momento de la lesión (p = 0,001). Conclusión: Conocer las características clínicas y la calidad de vida permite una mejor comprensión de las quejas y una mejor planificación de la salud, lo que contribuye a una mejor calidad de vida

Assessment of linkages from HIV testing to enrolment and retention in HIV care in Central Mozambique

Introduction: Effectiveness of the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) throughout sub-Saharan Africa is highly dependent on adequate enrolment and retention in HIV care. However, the measurement of both has been challenging in these settings. This study aimed to assess enrolment and retention in HIV care (pre-ART and ART) among HIV-positive adults in Central Mozambique, including identification of barriers and facilitators. Methods: We assessed linkages to and retention in HIV care using a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach in six districts of Manica and Sofala provinces. We analyzed routine district and health facility monthly reports and HIV care registries from April 2012 to March 2013 and used single imputation and trimmed means to adjust for missing values. In eight health facilities in the same districts and period, we assessed retention in HIV care among 795 randomly selected adult patient charts (15 years and older). We also conducted 25 focus group discussions and 53 in-depth interviews with HIV-positive adults, healthcare providers and community members to identify facilitators and barriers to enrolment and retention in HIV care. Results: Overall, 46% of the monthly HIV testing reports expected at the district level were missing, compared to 6.4% of the pre-ART registry reports. After adjustment for missing values, we estimated that the aggregate numbers of adults registered in pre-ART was 75% of the number of persons tested HIV-positive in the six districts. In the eight health facilities, 40% of the patient charts for adults enrolled in pre-ART and 44% in ART were missing. Of those on ART for whom charts were found, retention in treatment within 90 and 60 days prior to the study team visit was 34 and 25%, respectively. Combining these multiple data sources, the overall estimated retention was 18% in our sample. Individual-level factors were perceived to be key influences to enrolment in HIV care, while health facility and structural-level factors were perceived to be key influences of retention. Conclusions: Efforts to increase linkages to and retention in HIV care should address individual, health facility, and structural-level factors in Central Mozambique. However, their outcomes cannot be reliably assessed without improving the quality of routine health information systems

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora