Publications by authors named "Gicelle Galvan Machineski"

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  • This study assessed obesity and cardiometabolic risk among 639 schoolchildren aged 5 to 10 in southern Brazil, using various health indicators like BMI, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.
  • Results showed that higher waist circumference and BMI correlate with increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, with a cardiometabolic risk prevalence of 6.0% in girls and 9.9% in boys.
  • The study highlights the importance of recognizing obesity and metabolic risk early in childhood to prevent future issues like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Objective: To know the perception of professionals about the assistance offered, during the pandemic period, in the care of children and adolescents who use alcohol and other drugs in a detox ward.

Method: Descriptive, qualitative research, carried out from September to December 2021, through interviews with the multidisciplinary team of the detoxification ward of a university hospital, systematized and analyzed according to Minayo.

Results: 19 professionals participated, mainly from nursing and women.

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Objective: To understand the multidisciplinary team`s perception in relation to the mental health services` organizational structure in the city of Cascavel-Paraná.

Methods: It is exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study with Alfred Schütz's Social Phenomenology approach. The information was collected through a semi structured interview with professionals of those services, between May and July 2016 and analyzed from the social phenomenology`s assumptions.

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The objective of this study was to understand the lived experiences of family members of children attending a Child Psychosocial Care Center. This study is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach, developed at a Child Psychosocial Care Center (CAPSi as per its acronym in Portuguese) located in the municipality of Cascavel, State of Paraná. Participants were eleven family members of clients attending the above mentioned service and who, more actively, took part in the clients' care.

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The objective of this study was to understand the conceptions of a mental health team from a Psychosocial Care Center about interdisciplinary work. This is a qualitative study, of a descriptive type, developed in a mental health service in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The subjects of the study were eight professionals (psychiatrist, nurse, nutritionist, psychologist social worker occupational therapist, physical education teacher and nursing auxiliary).

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This study aimed understanding the woman's language during the post-partum period as to her perceptions of her body language. This study was based in the work of Maurice Merleau-Pont. Ten women living in Cascavel, State of Parand, Brazil, were interviewed from February to May 2005.

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