Community health workers perspective on the COVID-19 impact on primary health care in Northeastern Brazil.

This article evaluates the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on the Family Health Strategy (FHS) team's work routines across a range of northeast Brazilian cities as perceived by community health workers (CHW). Data on COVID-19, CHW activities, and FHS teams were collected in 2021 by a structured questionnaire. A total of 1,935 CHWs from four state capitals (Fortaleza - Ceará State, João Pessoa - Paraíba State, Recife - Pernambuco State, Teresina - Piauí State) and four hinterland cities (Crato, Juazeiro do Norte, Barbalha, Sobral - Ceará State) participated in the study.

Hesitation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine among medical students in Brazil.

Objective: This study aims to know the main determinants of hesitation to the vaccine against COVID-19 mentioned by medical students in Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 250 students who answered the online questionnaire between December 18, 2020 and January 8, 2021.

Results: Most students (84%) mentioned the intention to take anti-COVID vaccine and 14% were hesitant.

Outlining the therapeutic itineraries of children with disabilities in the professional health care subsystem.

Objectives: to identify the outlining of therapeutic itineraries of families of children with disabilities in the professional health care subsystem.

Methods: qualitative research carried out in two specialized services in the state of Ceará, with 41 family members interviewed using the life path technique and reports submitted to descending hierarchical classification and similitude analysis, with the help of the IRaMuTeQ software and the theoretical framework of health care systems.

Results: the classes described the families' itineraries in five paths, related to faith, support structures, medical behaviors, professionals, and health services.

Professional competencies to promote health in nursing and physical education undergraduate courses.

Objectives: to recognize the competencies for health promotion and their magnitude of expression in undergraduate health education based on the analysis of the pedagogical projects of the courses and from the teaching perspective.

Methods: research with a mixed approach, carried out at a public university. The data collected from the pedagogical projects of the Nursing and Physical Education courses and through interviews and application of a matrix of Competencies in Health Promotion with 31 professors of the referred courses were analyzed in the light of Competencies Health Promotion.

Do medical interns feel prepared to work in the COVID-19 pandemic?

OBJECTIVE To learn about the perceptions of medical internship students about the early conclusion of the course and their preparation to act in the fight against COVID-19. METHODS An online questionnaire was applied with questions about the socioeconomic profile and the object of investigation. The data were analyzed using the Bioestat 5.

Matrix of essential competencies in health promotion: a proposal for the Brazilian context.

The article presents a Matrix of Essential Competencies in Health Promotion, directed to the context of Brazilian health professionals (CompEPS). It is a methodological study, carried out from September 2017 to March 2018. The validation of the matrix was guided by the Delphi methodology, by electronic means, and the use of the Google Forms tool.

Anxiolytic-like effects and mechanism of (-)-myrtenol: a monoterpene alcohol.

The essential oil of Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae) and its compounds have been popularly used in numerous health disorders, including insomnia and nervous conditions, but their effects on central nervous system (CNS) have not been explored yet. We evaluated the anxiolytic-like effects and possible action mechanism of (-)-myrtenol (MYR), a monoterpenoid alcohol present in essential oil of M.

[Research action: a contribution to nurses' investigative practices].

The present paper shows a theoretical reflection on action research methodology as an alternative strategy to the conventional model of scientific investigation. Methodology is discussed from the perspective of two scholars who propose two different structural models: action-investigation cycle and flexible stage model. We provide examples of the use of action research from studies carried out by nurses.