Functional Capacity Among Brazilian Older Adults 12 Months After COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Evidence suggests that older adults who survived COVID-19 were exposed to greater functional dependence in their daily living activities. This study aims to examine the prevalence of functional dependence and associated factors among Brazilian older people with functional dependence 12 months after COVID-19 infection. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving people aged 60 years or older in the state of Paraná, Brazil.

Giving meaning to internalized violence throughout life by older adults living in rural areas.

Objectives: to understand the meanings of violence internalized throughout life by older adults living in rural areas.

Methods: a qualitative study, anchored in the Symbolic Interactionism theoretical framework and the Grounded Theory methodological framework in the constructivist aspect. Data collection occurred through individual interviews.

Illness Experiences of Brazilian People Who Were Hospitalized Due to COVID-19 and Faced Long COVID Repercussions in Their Daily Life: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study.

Long COVID is a multisystem condition that has multiple consequences for the physical, mental, and social health of COVID-19 survivors. The impact of the long COVID condition remains unclear, particularly among middle-aged and older adults, who are at greater risk than younger people of persisting symptoms associated with COVID-19. Therefore, we aimed to understand the experiences of middle-aged and older people who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 and the repercussions of long-term COVID symptoms in their daily lives.

Meanings and Experiences of Prisoners and Family Members Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Brazilian Prison Unit: A Grounded Theory Analysis.

Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic represented a health emergency for prisons. This study sought to understand the meanings and experiences through the narratives of prisoners and family members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of a maximum-security state penitentiary complex in southern Brazil. For this purpose, a qualitative study was developed based on the methodological framework of constructivist grounded theory.

Matrix support in specialized care backed by the care model for chronic conditions: evaluative research.

Objective: To analyze the matrix support for health teams in Specialized Outpatient Care, according to the Chronic Conditions Care Model.

Method: Qualitative evaluative research, conducted by the Chronic Conditions Care Model, carried out from February to July 2020. For data collection, interviews were carried out with 21 health professionals, assistance observation and document analysis of the service.

The Institutionalisation of Brazilian Older Abused Adults: A Qualitative Study among Victims and Formal Carers.

Abuse against elders is acknowledged as a severe and pervasive problem in society. If support services are not tailored to the victims' knowledge or perceived needs, the intervention is likely to be unsuccessful. This study aimed to explore the experience of institutionalisation of abused older people from the perspective of the victims and their formal carers in a Brazilian social shelter.

The self-care process of community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: to understand the self-care process of community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: this is an explanatory study with a qualitative approach based on the constructivist Grounded Theory, carried out with 18 community-dwelling older adults. Data collection took place through interviews and content was analyzed through initial and focused coding.

Lethal violence against women in southern Brazil: Spatial analysis and associated factors.

Objective: estimate the risk for the occurrence of lethal violence against women and to identify the associated factors in the state of Paraná.

Method: ecological study of deaths of women aged between 15 and 59 years, victims of aggression. The units of analysis were the cities of Paraná.

The Chronic Care Model and its implications for Specialized Outpatient Care.

Objective: to assess the Chronic Care Model implementation in Specialized Outpatient Care and its repercussions for health care.

Methods: qualitative evaluative research, conducted by the Chronic Care Model. We used observation techniques, document analysis and interviews with 21 health professionals from specialized care.

Knowledge and practices of elderly women about fall prevention.

Objective: Unveil the knowledge and practices of elderly women about the prevention of falls. Methods: Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research, developed with eight elderly women from a community group at a Basic Health Unit in the state of Paraná. Data were obtained through individual interviews, submitted to lexicographical analysis through the Descending Hierarchical Classification using the IRaMuTeQ® software, and discussed with the theoretical-analytical framework of Paulo Freire's Praxis.

Adolescent health in the Covid-19 pandemic: a construction through Nola Pender's model.

Objective: To construct perspectives of adolescent health in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, through emancipatory dialogues guided by Nola Pender's Model.

Method: This is a participatory research based on the methodology of Psychodramatic Pedagogy of María Alicia Romaña. The action was carried out with 17 school-aged adolescents from a city in the Center-West Region of Brazil.

Dialogic educational practices in the context of child intoxication: an approach based on Paulo Freire.

Objective: To analyze the knowledge and practices of education of Family Health Strategy professionals regarding child intoxication for the autonomy and empowering of the families.

Methods: Qualitative research, carried out through semistructured interviews with 50 professionals from the Family Health Strategy of a city in the Northwest of Paraná. Data was problematized using Paulo Freire's sociocultural approach and its concepts of dialogism and autonomy.

Vulnerability, family violence and institutionalization: narratives for elderly and professionals in social welcome center.

Objective: To know the institutionalization process and the functional clinical condition of elderly people who suffered family violence, from the perspective of the elderly and professionals.

Methods: Qualitative, which used oral history as a data collection technique. Held in a long-term institution for the elderly, using a semi-structured interview script.

Professional competency for elder care: perception among professors, nursing students, and nurses.

Objective: to know the perception of nurses, undergraduate students, and professors about the competencies for professional nurses in elder care.

Methods: this is a qualitative analytical study developed with six professors, four nurses, and 12 nursing students. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Fiorin's Discourse technique, with support from the MAXQDA software.

Participation in the coexistence center for elderly: repercussions and challenges.

Objective: To analyze the repercussions on the life of the elderly after joining a coexistence center and the existing challenges from the perspective of the participants and their families.

Methods: Qualitative research conducted with 16 elderly from a coexistence center and 14 family members. Data were collected through individual interviews and subjected to content analysis.

Participation in university activities for the elderly: Motivations of Brazilian and Spanish Seniors.

Objective: To understand the reasons that lead Brazilian and Spanish seniors to enroll in a university for the elderly.

Method: A qualitative study that used Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical reference and the Grounded Theory as a methodological reference. We interviewed 44 seniors enrolled in universities for the elderly from two countries (Brazil and Spain) between October 2014 and May 2016.

Tracer Methodology and the quality of care: integrative literature review.

Objective: To analyze the scientific literature about the Tracer Method in the area of nursing.

Method: Integrative literature review with 22 articles from the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online(Medline/PubMed); Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO); Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Web of Science. The search strategy included descriptors and keywords, as follows: Método Tracer, Método Traçador, Método Rastreador, Método de Avaliação, Usuário Guia amd Enfermagem correlated and combined with Boolean operators.

Older adult care: permanent education practices of the Family Health Support Center.

Objective: To unveil the Permanent Education in Health practices developed by the Family Health Support Center in the care provided to older adults.

Method: A qualitative and exploratory-descriptive study developed in a municipality in the state of Paraná with professionals from the Family Health Support Center. Data were obtained by the Focus Group technique and submitted to the Descending Hierarchical Classification using IRaMuTeQ®software.

Altered expression of COX-2 and TNF-α in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background And Aim: hepatocellular carcinoma is a type of cancer related with inflammation, as 90% of cases develop in a chronic inflammation condition. Excess inflammation can affect tissue homeostasis. Cytokines and inflammatory mediators are immunological components that can influence the functioning of cells and tissues.

Physiological responses in different intensities of resistance exercise - Critical load and the effects of aging process.

Aim was to identify critical load (CL) in young and elderly apparently healthy male cohorts. To contrast the metabolic, cardiovascular and perceptual responses on CL according to age. We evaluated 12 young (23 ± 3 years) and 10 elderly (70 ± 2 years) apparently healthy active males, who underwent: (1) 1 repetition maximum (1RM) test on a 45° Leg Press; (2) on different days, three high-intensity resistance exercise constant load tests (60%, 75% and 90% 1RM) until fatigue (Tlim).

Cardiorespiratory and metabolic determinants during moderate and high resistance exercise intensities until exhaustion using dynamic leg press: comparison with critical load.

The objective of this study was to assess cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic responses during a commonly used dynamic leg press resistance exercise until exhaustion (TEx) at different intensities and compare with critical load (CL). This was a prospective, cross-sectional, controlled, and crossover study. Twelve healthy young men (23±2.

Portraits of interprofessional collaborative practice in the primary health care teams.

Objective: To analyze the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health from the perspective of professionals of the Primary Health Care teams.

Methodology: Participatory, qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, performed in Basic Health Units of a municipality in the northwest of the Paraná, with 88 professionals of thw Primary Health Care teams. The data collection took place from February to April 2017, through the "Photovoice" data collection and analysis technique.

Emergency care units and dimensions of accessibility to health care for the elderly.

Objective: to understand the conception of the elderly and their caregivers about the accessibility to health mediated by the service in Emergency Care Units. Methodo: a qualitative study conducted with 25 elderly patients and caregivers at Emergency Care Units in a city of Paraná, using Grounded Theory as a methodological reference.

Results: According to the participants, the resources available in these services guarantee medical consultation and provide access to exams and medicines.

Photobiomodulation increases mitochondrial citrate synthase activity in rats submitted to aerobic training.

This study investigated the effects of photobiomodulation by low-laser laser therapy (LLLT) on the activities of citrate synthase (CS) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and the anaerobic threshold (AT) in rats submitted to treadmill exercise. Fifty-four rats were allocated into four groups: rest control (RCG), rest laser (RLG), exercise control (ECG), and exercise laser (ELG). The infrared LLLT was applied daily on the quadriceps, gluteus maximum, soleus, and tibialis anterior muscles.

Home intervention as a tool for nursing care: evaluation of the satisfaction of the elderly.

Objective: To evaluate the results of home nursing interventions according to the satisfaction of the elderly users.

Methods: Ex-post facto evaluative, qualitative and descriptive research, conducted from November 2015 to January 2016 with 12 dependent elderly individuals accompanied by an extension project in the city of Maringá, PR, Brazil. Data were collected after home interventions based on the Single-User Treatment Project, by means of semi-structured interviews subjected to content analysis and the theoretical framework of Donabedian.