Increasing condom use in heterosexual men: development of a theory-based interactive digital intervention

Increasing condom use to prevent sexually transmitted infections is a key public health goal. Interventions are more likely to be effective if they are theory- and evidence-based. The Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) provides a framework for intervention development. To provide an example of how the BCW was used to develop an intervention to increase condom use in heterosexual men (the MenSS website), the steps of the BCW intervention development process were followed, incorporating evidence from the research literature and views of experts and the target population. Capability (e.g. knowledge) and motivation (e.g. beliefs about pleasure) were identified as important targets of the intervention. We devised ways to address each intervention target, including selecting interactive features and behaviour change techniques. The BCW provides a useful framework for integrating sources of evidence to inform intervention content and deciding which influences on behaviour to target

The Lipid lowering and Onset of Renal Disease (LORD) Trial: A randomized double blind placebo controlled trial assessing the effect of atorvastatin on the progression of kidney disease

Background: There is evidence that dyslipidemia is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Experimental studies have established that lipids are damaging to the kidney and animal intervention studies show statins attenuate this damage. Small clinical trials, meta-analyses, observational studies and post-hoc analyses of cardiovascular intervention studies all support the concept that statins can reduce kidney damage in humans. Based on this background, a double blind randomized placebo controlled trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of atorvastatin 10 mg on slowing the progression of kidney disease in a population of patients with CKD

Assistência à criança com disfunção neuromotora na abordagem da rede social: um estudo de caso Asistencia al niño con disfunción neuromotora en el abordaje de la red social: un estudio de caso Assistance to the child with neuromotor disorder using a social networkapproach: a case study

O estudo de caso teve como propósito descrever a situação de saúde de uma criança com disfunção neuromotora e sua rede social, com aprofundamento no contexto socioeconômico. Os objetivos foram: identificar o cuidador da criança; construir o mapa da rede social da criança; discutir a importância do cuidador e contexto familiar no desenvolvimento da criança com disfunção neuromotora. Os dados foram coletados no prontuário na consulta de enfermagem; na abordagem da mãe durante a fisioterapia; na visita à casa da avó materna; na observação sistemática da criança, e mantiveram-se contatos pelo telefone. Os resultados mostraram que a menina está envolvida com diferentes pessoas e tem variados vínculos. Conclui-se que, apesar de a rede social ser ampla e densa, seus vínculos são fragilizados, o que torna a relação íntima e direta da menina restrita a poucas pessoas, como mãe, irmão e avó materna.<br>El estudio de caso tuvo como propósito describir la situación de la salud de una niña con disfunción neuromotora y su red social, con profundización en el contexto socio-económico. Los objetivos fueron: identificar el cuidador de la niña; construir el mapa de la red social de la niña; discutir la importancia del cuidador y del contexto familiar en el desarrollo de la niña con disfunción neuromotora. Los datos fueron colectados en el registro médico; consulta de enfermería; abordaje de la madre durante la fisioterapia; visita a la casa de la abuela materna; observación sistemática de la niña y contactos por teléfono. Los resultados mostraron que la niña está enredada con diversas personas y variados enlaces. Se concluye aunque la red social sea amplia y densa, sus enlaces son fragilizados, lo que torna la relación íntima y directa a la niña restricta a pocas personas, como madre, hermano, abuela materna.<br>The case study's intention was to describe the situation regarding the health of a child with neuromotor disorder and their social network, with deepening on socio-economic context. The objectives were: to identify the caretaker of the child; to build the map of the child's social network; to discuss the importance of the caretaker and family context in the development of the children with neuromotor disorder. The data were collected from the patient's record; consultation of nursing; approach of the mother during physiotherapy; visitation to the maternal grandmother's home; systematic observation of the child and contacts by phone. The results showed that the girl is involved with different people and different ties. It follows that despite her extensive and dense social network, her ties are fragile, which makes the direct and intimate relationship to the girl restricted to few people, such as her mother, her brother, her maternal grandmother