Configuration of power relations in physicians and nurses' professional practices.

Objective: to analyze the configuration of power relations constituted in and by the knowledge and daily practices of physicians and nurses in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Method: qualitative study in which data were collected through interviews with physicians and nurses from an ICU of a hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A semi-structured script was used.

Temporal analysis of the functional status of older people in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.

Objective: To verify the profile and the functional status of older people living in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, from a temporal perspective.

Method: This was a descriptive study with secondary analysis of data from the Health Indicator and Aging Policy Monitoring system (SISAP-Idoso - Sistema de Indicadores de Saúde e Acompanhamento de Políticas do Idoso) between 2000 and 2010.

Results: Over the analyzed period, there was a growth of older women, people older than 85 years, residents of urban areas, older people who live alone and who are not responsible for the household.