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O racismo estrutural e o projeto moderno-colonizador em curso na América Latina não seriam os mesmos sem as contribuições da ciência moderna ocidental. Contraditoriamente, é também por meio das ciências — sobretudo das ciências sociais — que as colonialidades têm sido contestadas. Inspirados pela crítica decolonial, contamos a história de vida de Waxihô Karajá, um homem indígena Karajá Xambioá que ingressou e abandonou um curso de Biologia. Os resultados ilustram como a educação indígena Iny contribuiu para o desenvolvimento do interesse de Waxihô Karajá por Biologia. Nossa análise também revela que a baixa qualidade da educação básica ofertada em comunidades indígenas; o despreparo das instituições de educação superior para receber a diversidade; as dificuldades experimentadas por jovens oriundos de realidades de baixa escolarização e a energia dispensada por minorias culturais para combater uma miríade de violências coloniais por meio do ativismo estudantil podem comprometer o sucesso acadêmico. Os resultados indicam que a aproximação e o afastamento de cursos de ciências da natureza por jovens indígenas parecem ter motivos ora similares ora distintos daqueles elencados pela pesquisa com jovens da sociedade envolvente. Urge reorientar as políticas de permanência universitária para fomentar o sucesso acadêmico de estudantes indígenas em cursos de ciências da natureza.

Structural racism and the ongoing modern-colonizing project in Latin America would not be the same without the contributions of Modern Western Science. Contradictorily, it is also through the sciences — especially social sciences — that colonialities have been challenged. Inspired by decolonial criticism, we tell the life story of Waxihô Karajá, an indigenous Karajá Xambioá man who entered and abandoned a Biology course. The results illustrate how Iny indigenous education contributed to the development of Waxihô Karajá's interest in Biology. Our analysis also reveals that the low quality of basic education offered in indigenous communities; the unpreparedness of higher education institutions to receive diversity; the difficulties experienced by young people with low-education backgrounds and the energy expended by cultural minorities to combat a myriad of colonial violences through student activism can compromise academic success. Results indicate that the approach and the departure from natural science courses by young indigenous people seem to have reasons that are sometimes similar and sometimes different from those listed in the research with young people from the national society. There is an urgent need to reorient university retention policies to promote the academic success of indigenous students in natural sciences courses.

IntroductionKinesiophobia and lymphedema appear to be related conditions, and it is important to understand this relationship, as many of the symptoms and comorbidities presented by individuals with lower limb lymphedema are prevented and treated through movement, thus constituting kinesiophobia as a barrier to intervention. The objective of this study is, therefore, to evaluate and analyze the kinesiophobic beliefs reported by individuals with and without lower limb lymphedema, regarding the agreement, severity and differences found, and to establish levels of kinesiophobia.MethodsA case-control study with a total sample of 80 participants (40 with lower limb lymphedema and 40 without) was performed. Both groups (with and without lymphedema) were characterized anthropologically, sociodemographically, and clinically. In the case group, lymphedema was evaluated. Participants in both groups completed the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia - 13 items (TSK-13).ResultsIndividuals with lower limb lymphedema had higher TSK-13 scores than their matched group without lymphedema. The items belonging to the activity avoidance subscale had the highest agreement and score in both groups. Differences between groups were mainly established for items belonging to the somatic focus subscale, showing that individuals with lower limb lymphedema have kinesiophobic beliefs related to the perceived severity of their lymphedema. The prevalence of kinesiophobia was increased in both groups, but the severity was mild.ConclusionsConsidering the apparent tendency of people with lower limb lymphedema to present kinesiophobia and movement-limiting beliefs regarding the condition, greater attention should be paid to its assessment, prevention and treatment from a multidisciplinary and multimodal perspective, which takes into account the multiplicity of factors inherent to kinesiophobia and lymphedema and thus reduce their impact on the management of lymphedema.

BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic imposed drastic and abrupt changes to working environment and organization and that might have caused additional negative effects on mental health. Thus, this study aimed to quantify and assess the severity of psychological distress experienced by Brazilian essential and nonessential workers during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis descriptive study included 2,903 participants who answered an online questionnaire between April and May 2020. The research questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted to the Brazilian population from a questionnaire developed and validated for the Spanish population. Variables were analyzed using simple and cumulative percentage distributions and measures of central tendency and dispersion. The Wilson score interval was used to calculate confidence interval (CI) for the main outcome, psychological distress.ResultsIt was observed a high prevalence (72.6%) of psychological distress among the study’s participants. They also presented a median risk perception score of 60 (out of a maximum of 90), and their greatest concern was transmitting the virus to family members, close contacts or patients. Furthermore, it was found a lower sense of coherence and work engagement among the participants than those observed in previous studies conducted in other countries.ConclusionAlmost three quarters of the study’s participants were classified as presenting psychological distress. Thus, it is imperative to provide mental health remotely delivered interventions to workers during public health events that require prolonged social distancing measures.

Objectives: To validate the items of the Emotional Impact Questionnaire coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) related to risk perception, estimating its degree, among healthcare workers in the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, identifying possible associated factors.Methods: cross-sectional study in 1872 healthcare workers of Brazil. The population was characterized by sociodemographic and occupational information, knowledge about COVID-19, quality of information received, risk perception and preventive measures about the disease, and sense of coherence. Results: Being divorced, having a chronic disease, spending more than 1 h per day getting informed about COVID-19, and always or almost always wearing a mask regardless of symptoms, as well as self-perception of health were associated with high-risk perception. An inverse association was found between risk perception, sense of coherence and not knowing if one has had occasional contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: Risk perception is influenced by emotions, experiences, and knowledge. Sense of coherence and resilience have a role in reducing risk perception. Understanding risk perception is crucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar scenarios.