The knowledge of health academics with regards to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in basic life support / Conhecimento de acadêmicos da saúde sobre ressuscitação cardiopulmonar no suporte básico de vida

Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento dos acadêmicos da escola da saúde de uma universidade privada sobre o atendimento de ressuscitação cardiopulmonar no suporte básico de vida. Método: Estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em uma universidade privada com 276 estudantes dos cursos de enfermagem, educação física, fisioterapia e nutrição que responderam a um questionário sobre o tema. Resultados: Constatou-se que os alunos entrevistados, em geral, obtiveram desempenho razoável sobre o conhecimento de ressuscitação cardiopulmonar. Destacaram-se os alunos do curso de enfermagem que apresentaram melhor correlação positiva de 0,8658, bem próximo do indicador 1, que representa uma correlação forte, seguidos dos alunos de fisioterapia com 0,2406. Conclusão: Foi possível identificar que apenas os alunos de dois cursos obtiveram desempenho significativo, tendo em vista que esse é um conhecimento essencial em suas profissões

Night Work And Its Implications In The Quality Of Life Of Nurses

Objective: to know the consequences that night work can bring to the quality of life of nurses, identifying the strategies adopted by nurses to stay healthy. Method: descriptive, mixed-approach (quanti-qualitative) research, carried out with nine Nursing professionals. Data were collected in June 2016. Results: The male gender (77.7%) prevailed, the working time in the sector was between 1 and 5 years (55.5%), with the majority still working overtime (66.6%). Most participants report being dissatisfied with the quality of their sleep, although 88.8% of professionals say they are satisfied with their quality of life. From the testimonies, we obtained the meanings that were grouped in the categories: "It is something related to my health", "It interferes with my work, family and leisure ...", Night work and basic necessities. Conclusion: It was found that night work has negative social impacts that affect workers' personal and social lives. These negative aspects are compounded by poor working conditions, double working hours, overtime, among other factors

SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil and Psychosocial Repercussions on Men’s Health: Health Literacy Is Important

This study aimed at analyzing the psychosocial repercussions of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on the health of men living in Brazil. For this, we carried out a socio-historical and qualitative study, with the participation of 200 men who answered an online questionnaire. The data collected were processed in the NVIVO12® software, structured by the Collective Subject Discourse method, and analyzed from the epidemic disease theoretical framework proposed by Charles Rosenberg. Our results showed that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic brought about repercussions of different dimensions that compromised the health of men living in Brazil. The repercussions evidenced were behavioral changes and emergence of new habits due to the pandemic; uncomfortable family situations; impaired affective and sexual relationships; harms in marital relationships; and insecurity and psychological distress. It is important to implement strategies that maximize men’s health literacy, promoting better communication in terms of health, and search for help and suitable information about health/mental health.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio