ANÁLISE DA DOR CRÔNICA EM MULHERES PÓS MASTECTOMIA COM OU SEM RADIOTERAPIA

Objective: To compare the characteristics of chronic pain in women who underwent surgery for breast cancer and who received or not radiotherapy. Methods: A study with a quantitative approach and transversal character was carried out. The sample was divided into 2 groups: women who underwent mastectomy and radiotherapy (GR = 8) and women who underwent mastectomy only (GNR = 9), after at least three months postoperatively. The following instruments were applied: evaluation form, McGill questionnaire, Body Map, Visual Analogue Scale, in addition to the measurement of perimetry. Results: Pain was present in 94.11% of the participants, and in both groups the pain started after the surgery, with daily frequency and short duration. The pushing and pulling movements were cited by 75% of the participants of the RG as causing pain, in the GNR, the reaching movement was the most cited (44%). Regarding sensitivity, the lateral region of the chest was significantly different between the groups. As for the McGill questionnaire, low intensity pain was observed for both groups and the most used descriptors were tiring (87.50%), boring (75%), nauseated (62.50%), frightening (62.50%) and pulling (62.50%) for the RG and hooked (77.77%), needling (66.66%), tiring (66.66%), nauseated (66.66%), frightening (66.66%), punishing (66.66%) and miserable (66.66%) for the GNR. Conclusion: Chronic pain after breast cancer treatment was high in both groups. Although of low intensity, the pain affected the performance of movements and activities of daily living. Thus, care is needed to relieve pain, considering its specificities.Objetivo: Comparar as características da dor crônica em mulheres que realizaram cirurgia para o câncer de mama e que receberam ou não radioterapia. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo de abordagem quantitativa e caráter transversal. A amostra foi dividida em 2 grupos: mulheres que fizeram mastectomia e radioterapia (GR = 8) e mulheres que fizeram apenas mastectomia (GNR = 9), após, no mínimo, três meses de pós-operatório. Foram aplicados os seguintes instrumentos: ficha de avaliação, questionário McGill, Mapa Corporal, Escala Visual Analógica, além da mensuração da perimetria. Resultados: A dor esteve presente em 94,11% das participantes, sendo que em ambos os grupos a dor teve início após a cirurgia, com frequência diária e com pouca duração. Os movimentos de empurrar e puxar foram citados por 75% das participantes do GR como causadores da dor, já no GNR o movimento de alcançar foi o mais citado (44%). Em relação à sensibilidade, a região lateral do tórax foi significativamente diferente entre os grupos. Quanto ao questionário McGill foi observada dor de baixa intensidade para ambos os grupos e quanto aos descritores os mais utilizados foram cansativa (87,50%), chata (75%), enjoada (62,50%), amedrontadora (62,50%) e repuxa (62,50%) para o GR e fisgada (77,77%), agulhada (66,66%), cansativa (66,66%), enjoada (66,66%), amedrontadora (66,66%), castigante (66,66%) e miserável (66,66%) para o GNR. Conclusão: A dor crônica após o tratamento do câncer de mama apresentou alta ocorrência para ambos os grupos. Embora de baixa intensidade, a dor afetava a realização de movimentos e atividades de vida diária. Desta forma, são necessários cuidados para alívio da dor considerando-se suas especificidades

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