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Chronic Kidney Disease is a public health problem, whose dialysis greatly alters the patient's quality of life in the face of the changes the disease develops. The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life and the epidemiological profile of chronic kidney patients in a reference center in the Amazon Region. 103 individuals participated, of both genders, aged between 19 and 80 years in dialysis treatment. Two questionnaires were used, one referring to the epidemiological profile of the respondents and the KDQOL-SF ™ 1.3, referring to kidney disease and quality of life.

This is a cross-sectional study that aimed to analyze the prevalence of self-medication in medical students at a private institution in Maringá, Paraná-Brazil. The data were collected through a self-administered and semi-structured questionnaire, data from 581 students were obtained. The profile of young people showed a higher proportion between 20-24 years old, female, white, single marital status, living alone. The vast majority (96%) have used medication without a prescription, 65% say they read the package inserts and 84% said they know the adverse effects of the drugs.

School is a place where an individual nurtures with knowledge & good personality. Students with healthy self-esteem are high spirited, optimistic and successful in academic & professional areas. Studies have suggested that meditation can be one of the tools which improve self-esteem. Hence, We had conducted a Prospective observational study on the Junior College Students’ self esteem levels, who were willing to participate in the HELP (Heartfulness Experience Life’s Potential) program (n=3084).

A qualitative study carried out in a teaching hospital in a basic health unit in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which aimed to know the representations of obstetric violence with a group of women of childbearing age, with a previous history of vaginal or cesarean delivery. The results show that the majority of the interviewees wanted the normal delivery, but they did not obtain enough information about this form of birth by the health professionals who, in general, directed them to have a caesarean section.

Objective: to describe nursing care for chronic renal patients in peritoneal dialysis method: This is an integrative review of the literature, based on scientific articles available in the Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) databases, and SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online and BDENF, the searches were carried out in October and November 2018 and resulted in the selection of 05 articles published between 2014 and 2015 result and discussion: According to the researched literature nursing assistance is given by the monitoring of vital signs, monitor patient weight before and after

Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo com objetivo de analisar a atuação do fisioterapeuta na Atenção Básica a partir da visão de acadêmicos de fisioterapia. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada com acadêmicos de fisioterapia de uma universidade do interior baiano. Os dados foram analisados com base na técnica de análise de conteúdo, modalidade temática.

Several technological transformations have caused the world soundscape to change over the years. Music, often seen as a representation of the world, ends up reflecting the future, appropriating the new universe of sounds and silences, generating new ways of listening and thinking about music. Since the beginning of the 20th century, sounds considered noises have been integrated into the new sounds, embracing world transformations. From this context, some questions that originated this research arose: what sounds and everyday objects can be used for music-compositional purposes?

Tourism is core sector of India economic growth and development having influential backward and forward linkages generated employment and income to the large section of the society. However with the swift development in the tourism this sector brings some negative externalities to the concern environment, culture and society. This paper emphasis on the current tourism activities throughout the world with special reference to India and leh district of Ladakh Union Territory.

The Law on Access to Information - LAI no. 12.527 / 2011- aims to guarantee citizens access to information through transparency in public administration, considering that access to information is a fundamental right and represents an essential condition for democracy and the fight against corruption. This paper is a literature review that seeks to identify how LAI has been applied in Brazilian municipalities.

Objetivo: identificar atendência global da utilização do instrumento Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool). Método: Foi desenvolvido um estudo de revisão bibliométrica nas bases de LILACS, PubMed, Scopus e Web of Science pelas palavras chaves “PCATool” e “Primary Care Assessment Tool”. Dos 203 artigos primários recuperados verificou-se que a tendência dos estudos serem desenvolvidos no Brasil, para avaliar o atributo acesso, versão adulto e que frequentam a Atenção Primária à Saúde.