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ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic profile and associate them with the quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus being followed up in a public hospital in an inner city of the state of São Paulo. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional, and analytical study, performed with 80 dyads. Data were collected through a clinical/sociodemographic form and a Quality of Life Instrument. For analysis, descriptive statistics were used, and Pearson's Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests were applied to assess the association between quality of life and clinical/sociodemographic variables. Results: Out of the total participants, the ones who scored high quality of life were mostly, female (52.5%), in the age group 15 to 17 years old (56.3%), 51.3% self-identified as white, and 40.1% were attending high school. In the preoccupation domain, a significant association was found to the time since diagnosis (p=0.035), demonstrating that young adolescents with a longer time of diagnosis had a worse quality of life. Conclusion: The majority of adolescents in this study (51.3%) had been living with diabetes for 10 or more years. It was identified that the duration of the diagnosis has the potential to interfere with the quality of life of these young individuals.

Objective: To assess the historical trend of AIDS detection in Brazil and compare the epidemiological characteristics of this condition in older persons versus the adult population. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study of AIDS cases reported in Brazil from 2010 to 2019, utilizing the publicly available database provided by the Unified Health System through the Ministry of Health Department of Informatics (DATASUS). The proportion of AIDS cases for older persons and adults was calculated based on epidemiological characteristics, and Pearson’s chi-squared test was applied at a 5% significance level to identify differences. Thematic maps displaying AIDS detection rates were created. Results: Overall, 61.43% of those diagnosed with AIDS were male. The AIDS rate among older adults increased by almost 10%, rising from 8.1 cases per 100,000 in 2010 to 8.7 cases in 2019. Among women, the rate remained relatively stable, while there was an increase among men, rising from 11.0 to 12.6 cases per 100,000 men over the period. The Northeast and North regions showed the most significant increases in detection rates from 2010 to 2019: 81.39 and 44.18%, respectively. Female sex, white race, and lower educational attainment were identified as higher risk factors for infection in older adults compared to the adult population. Conclusion: These data demonstrate an increase in cases of AIDS among older adults in Brazil from 2010 to 2019, particularly among men and in the North and Northeast regions. There is a need to enhance sexual health programs for the older population, as well as to train healthcare professionals to address these demands. This includes promoting educational prevention campaigns that take into account the contexts and challenges faced by older adults.

Introduction: Health Benefit Plan Administrators must manage the health risk of their members. Therefore, health characterization is performed from enrollment to support decision-making and timely intervention. Objective: To analyze the historical results of characterizing the adult population on admission to the insurance company in relation to the demand for all-cause and psychiatric hospitalization services. Materials and Methods: An observational cross-sectional study with members over 18 years of age, in which an analysis was made of the characterization of the adult population of the insurer and its association with the use of medical consultation services in primary care and all-cause and psychiatric hospitalizations. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was made, and odds ratios (OR) were calculated in logistic regression. Results: Variables significantly associated with having an all-cause hospitalization were identified: having referred history of heart disease OR=1.71(95%CI: 1.33; 2.20), respiratory disease OR= 1. 30(95%CI: 1.04; 1.61), chronic kidney disease OR=1.66(95%CI: 1.13; 2.45), cancer OR=1.65(95%CI: 1.14; 2.40), taking any medication permanently OR=1.35(95%CI: 1.174; 1.56) and smoking OR=1.44(95%CI: 1.12; 1.85). For psychiatric hospitalizations, a history of discouragement, depression, or little hope was relevant with OR=5.12(95%CI: 1.89; 13.87). Discussion: The characterization of patients during enrolment allowed the identification of predictor variables of hospitalization, guiding management from the primary care level minimizing costs and catastrophic health events. Conclusion: The timely identification of specific patient profiles allows timely actions to minimize health costs and catastrophic health events.

Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological profile and outcome of old people hospitalized for COVID-19 at the University Hospital of Piauí. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out with secondary data involving 137 medical records of old patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the UH during the period from April to December 2020. Data were collected in August and September 2021. A form consisting of questions equivalent to the sociodemographic and epidemiological data of old patients was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 25. Results: It was observed that the "use of mechanical ventilation" (Odds Ratio: 35.96 [10.23-126.47]) and "type of hospitalization bed" (Odds Ratio: 9.40 [2.69-32.82]) were the variables that best explain the deaths being independent predictors for this outcome. There was a statistically significant association between the number of comorbidities (p=0.007), the presence of clinical manifestations (p=0.003), the number of clinical manifestations (p=0.003) and death. The shorter survival time was associated with ICU admission and use of mechanical ventilation (p=0.000). Conclusion: The results of the study show that the presence of risk factors for COVID-19, clinical manifestations of the disease, to be admitted to ICU beds, using MV and those who were older had worse outcomes.

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with the lifestyle profile of public basic education teachers in Minas Gerais during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Epidemiological websurvey carried out with public basic education teachers in Minas Gerais. Data collection took place from August to September2020 via digital form. Anthropometric, sociodemographic, work, and lifestyle characteristics were evaluated. Poisson Regression was used. Results: 15,641 teachers participated and 31.1% had inadequate health habits. There was a higher prevalence among men (PR=1.38; 95%CI:1.31;1.45), older age (PR=1.20; 95%CI: 1.07;1.34), greater weekly workload (RP=1.10; 95%CI:1.03;1.17) and those dissatisfied with work (RP=1.21; 95%CI:1.15;1.27). As a protective factor, professors with longer teaching experience (RP=0.92; 95%CI:0.87;0.98) and those hired or appointed (PR=0.89; 95%CI:0.85) ;0.94). Conclusion: Lifestyle inadequacy was found among older male teachers, with longer working hours and job dissatisfaction.

Introduction: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an environment where critical patients must be treated by a multidisciplinary team. What becomes extremely important to recognize the clinical epidemiological profile to evaluate individually. Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients admitted to an ICU of a University Hospital and its relationship with the Fugulin scale. Method: This is a retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which carried out an analysis of the epidemiological profile, outcomes and variables associated with morbidity and mortality, through reports of patients hospitalized from March to August 2020. Results: It was observed that most of these hospitalized patients were male, referred by the Emergency Medical Care Service, were diagnosed more frequently: acute respiratory failure, sepsis and acute renal failure, with a prevalent outcome in deaths, having been observed correlation of the Fugulin scale with the mortality and severity scores of these patients. Conclusion: In view of the complexity in the care of critically ill patients, the study demonstrates that the Fugulin scale can be an alternative in clinical practice, relating the need for care with severity and mortality to patients in an ICU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To analyze the trend in mortality from paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and characterize the sociodemographic profile in Brazil and its geographic regions in a 25-year time series. Methods: This is an ecological time series study. The study participants were the Brazilian population divided into age groups whose underlying cause of death was PCM. To calculate the annual percentage change (VPA) of the coefficients in the trend analysis, the Prais-Winsten regression was used. National mortality coefficients were calculated according to geographic regions, sex and age group and proportional to the other variables. Results: According to this study, there were 2,101 deaths from PCM in Brazil. The trend over the 25 years showed stable behavior in the North and Northeast regions. In the South, Southeast, and Midwest, there was a downward trend. The average mortality in Brazil was 84.04/100,000 inhab., VPA -3.29 (95% CI -2.43; -4.14). According to the analysis of sociodemographic aspects, there was a predominance of ignored schooling (764 deaths; 36%), white race/skin color (1,109; 53%), mixed marital status: married (942; 45%) and single (640; 30%), and place of death predominantly in the hospital environment (1,852; 88%). Conclusion: In Brazil and in the Southeast, South, andMidwest geographic regions, mortality from PCM showed a decreasing temporal trend. In the Northeast and North regions, the trend was stationary. The sociodemographic profile of the dying patients indicated males, adults, with low education, white, and married.

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Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of chronic non-communicable diseases in students attending a nursing office at a federal university in the coastal region of Rio de Janeiro. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out with 48 academic users of the nursing office of a public university in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The nursing consultation was implemented as a strategy for data production, based on interviews. For data analysis, descriptive statistics were applied. Results: There was a predominance of students aged 21 to 25 years, 85.4% single, 93.8% without their own source of income, 60.4% do not practice physical activity, 25% overweight and 93.7 % with a family history of non-communicable chronic diseases. Conclusion: In view of the above, there is a need to develop systematized actions and institutional health policies that address the university population, with regard to the prevention of chronic conditions and health promotion in the academic community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Congestive heart failure is a condition caused when the heart does not meet the metabolic needs of our body's tissues. As a result, it cannot meet the needs, especially the filling pressures to take blood supplement to the whole body, over time it ends up having an anatomical modification, losing its elasticity and functionality. It aims to identify the profile of patients with congestive heart failure in the municipality of Coari, State of Amazonas. This is a documentary, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The collection was carried out from 2015 to 2019, based on data collected from the Hospital Information System (SIH) of the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System. It is concluded that, based on these results, it is possible for multidisciplinary teams and health managers to create and/or improve actions aimed at patients with Congestive Heart Failure, in order to improve the quality of life of these individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to verify the effects of supported self-care on the blood pressure and cardiometabolic profile of hypertensive individuals. Method: randomized clinical trial developed with 78 hypertensive patients monitored by the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Cajazeiras - PB - Brazil. The intervention consisted of nursing consultations based on supported self-care. The control group followed up with the usual monitoring by the health team. For data collection, a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, blood tests, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were used. Results: There was a reduction in weight, abdominal circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and Body Mass Index in the intervention group, with significant improvement in blood pressure. No significant improvement was seen in the control group. Conclusion: supported self-care showed positive effects on the participants’ blood pressure and cardiometabolic profile, minimizing risk factors and configuring a methodology with promising potential when applied by nurses. REBEC - RBR-5m5qg8

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of low birth weight newborns according to pre and perinatal data, according to the Information System on Live Births (SINASC) in the State of Pernambuco. Method: This is a descriptive and transversal study, using secondary data referring to the year 2017. The dependent variable was low birth weight, while the independent variables were maternal age, level of education, prenatal consultations, prematurity and Apgar. Results: Mothers aged 45 to 49 years and adolescents aged 10 to 14 years, no maternal education, number of consultations 1 to 3 or none, prematurity and Apgar < 7 in the first and fifth were found to have a high percentage of low birth weight. Conclusion: The profile of low birth weight newborns was related to prenatal and peri-natal variables.

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ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of tuberculosis cases with Diabetes Mellitus in Brazilian municipalities in the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Norte. Method This is a cross-sectional study, whose population consisted of tuberculosis cases notified between 2010 and 2014. Data were collected from secondary sources. In the data analysis, descriptive analysis and multiple correspondence analysis techniques were used. Results The prevalence of diabetes among tuberculosis cases ranged from 4.5% to 13.4% in the municipalities. Evidence of an association was observed between tuberculosis/diabetes comorbidity and female population, age of 61 years or more, low schooling, negative HIV/AIDS, longer treatment time, self-administered treatment and cure. Conclusion The study showed a greater cure outcome in the profile of people with tuberculosis/diabetes comorbidity, even among those on a self-administered regime, which could favor the development of specific guidelines for the management of tuberculosis in these people.

ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and psychiatric profile of women users of psychoactive substances in treatment for drug addiction. Method: descriptive study of quantitative approach performed with women attended at a Psychosocial Care Center for Users of Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS ad) from the interior of São Paulo State. Results: the sample consisted of 349 adult women, single, low educational level and unemployed, users of alcohol, cocaine, crack and tranquillizers. Among the consequences of use include withdrawal syndrome, overdose, depressive and suicidal symptoms. Most were referred for treatment by the family or health services. Almost 20% of these women had previously started treatments. Conclusion: The results suggest marked morbidity and high levels of psychosocial vulnerability, which require thorough investigation at the patient’s admission, as well as damage associated with use, withdrawal symptoms and depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the epidemiological and clinical profile of snakebite victims in a public teaching hospital. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in a public hospital in the Triângulo Sul region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The data were collected from medical records and compulsory case report forms of patients admitted in the Emergency Service from June 2018 to May 2019. The data were descriptively analyzed and presented in tables. Results: The 137 patients were predominantly male (74.5%), rural workers (33.4%), in their working age (mean of 43.49 years), and in rural areas (87.6%). Bothrops was the most common genus (70.8%), and most occurrences were classified as mild (53.3%). The most performed treatment was snake antivenom administration (73%). Conclusion: Snakebite victims were mostly men in their working age and rural workers. Bothrops bites and mild occurrences were prevalent. Most treatments employed the appropriate snake antivenom. These occurred mostly in rural areas. The prevalent bitten body parts were feet, legs, and hands. Care was provided in less than six hours.

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the change in the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients attended at the specialized triage service for COVID-19 (COVID-19 tent) in the first three months of operation. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with users attended from March 2020 to May 2020 (n=379) at the COVID-19 tent in the city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná. Data collection was retrieved from an electronic form fed by tent professionals, which included sociodemographic characteristics, symptoms, risk factors of exposure, means of search and clinical conduct. Trend tests and chi-square tests were performed. Results: March showed a greater demand (n=197), motivated by mild symptoms and direct search (p0.05). Conclusion: the profile has changed over time, reflecting, in the end, severe and critical symptoms, requiring intervention.

ABSTRACT Objective: to map the epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with COVID-19 in the world literature. Methods: a scoping review systematized by the Joanna Briggs Institute protocol in the PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Science direct and Google Scholar databases. Articles with children and/or adolescents with laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 were used. Results: thirty-two articles were included in the review. Most children and adolescents were male, with contamination by family transmission. The most frequent clinical manifestations were fever, cough and diarrhea. Ten studies cited pre-existing condition/disease, and hospital length ranged from one to twenty days. Three deaths were reported and no study presented race/color, education and socioeconomic conditions. Conclusion: it was possible to screen the epidemiological profile with information about age group, sex, probable contamination of the disease, clinical manifestations, presence of pre-existing disease/condition, hospitalization and deaths among children and adolescents with COVID-19.

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Objective: to characterize the socioeconomic and clinical-epidemiological profile of people attended in an outpatient clinic specialized in complex wounds. Methods: cross-sectional study with 69 people with wounds, through the application of a questionnaire. Data analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: most participants were male (55.1%), above 60 years old (55.1%), married (40.6%), income from one to three minimum wages (69.6%). Regarding clinical aspects, 50 (72.4%) had the injury for more than six months, 32 (46.4%) had a relative responsible wound dressing, 44 (63.8%) did not have difficulties in wound dressing. Regarding how long they had the wound, pain and arterial disease were statistically significant (p=0.042; p=0.026). Conclusion: most participants were male and above 60 years old. Pain and the presence of arterial diseases were significant with regards to people with chronic wounds.

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the main affected domains of quality of life of hospitalized women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer; and to analyze the association between the level of quality of life and stage of cancer. Method: This was a cross-sectional quantitative, study conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between March and July 2017. Interviews were performed with 199 women. The researchers administered the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, with analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software and the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: Mean global health status was 32.04. On the functional scales, cognitive functioning scored the highest (60.47), while role functioning scored the lowest (12.48). Fatigue presented the highest mean (69.57). The scores for global health status and the functional scales (with the exception of the social functioning) decreased as staging progressed. Conclusion: The stage of cancer affects the quality of life of the studied sample of women.

Objective: to characterize the population served by the Assistance Program for Ostomy Patients. Methods: cross-sectional study, based on data from the Assistance Program for Ostomy Patients. Population of 852 registered patients. A form containing sociodemographic and clinical variables was used. Data analyzed by average comparison, using Student’s ‘t’ test and analysis of variance. Results: the age group most exposed to the investigated surgical procedure was adult/elderly (93.0%), male (52.5%). Congenital malformations and neoplasms were the main causes of ostomy for the group of children and adults/elderly, respectively. Conclusion: the age group most exposed to the studied procedure was adult/elderly, male and from the metropolitan region of the investigated state. Among children, congenital malformations required the making of a temporary ileostomy; among adults/elderly, the neoplasm corresponded to the most frequent indication of permanent colostomies.

Objective: to characterize the epidemiological socio-clinical profile of the population with ostomy treated at a referral center. Methods: cross-sectional study with 255 records of the Primary Care Service for the Ostomized Person submitted to a descriptive and statistical analysis (chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test). Results: 54.1% were men, 56.5% elderly, 50.2% white, 46.7% had a partner, 59.2% had elementary school and 34.5% retired. Patients with colostomy, 71.4%, being 33.7% temporary, 69.4% due to neoplasms and 17.3% presented dermatitis. Only a correlation between presence of complications and gender of patients was observed (p=0.037). Conclusion: the data indicate a predominance of elderly, male, white, with partner, retirees and with a low education level. People with temporary colostomy, due to neoplasia, with dermatitis as the main complication, prevailed, showing a correlation between sex and the presented complication.

Objective: to characterize the ostomized users treated in a Department of Orthoses and Prostheses in the region of Campos Gerais, Paraná, regarding socio-demographic, clinical and related to ostomy care. Methodology: Retrospective, descriptive and quantitative study, conducted between February and April 2019 by collecting data from 246 medical records. Results: Most of the sample was male (133; 54.07%), with a mean age of 62.44 years (min=04; max=97), married (138; 56, 10%), with one to four years of schooling (103; 41.87%), who lived with their spouse and children (72; 29.27%) and retired (106; 43.09%). There was a predominance of colostomies (164; 66.66%), permanent (59; 23.98%), whose main cause was cancer (155; 63.01%). Conclusion: The results support the management of the Enterostomal Therapist responsible for the users in search of improvements in care, knowing the needs and individual characteristics of each patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical-pathological profile of women hospitalized with metastatic or advanced local breast cancer. Method: quantitative descriptive study, carried out in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March to July 2017. The study included 199 women hospitalized in the clinical ward. Data were collected from the medical records and through interviews, using a form that contained the variables of the profiles. The analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 24. Results: 153 (76.88%) women were from 40 to 69 years old; 80 (40.20%) had incomplete elementary education; 181 (90.95%) lived with up to two minimum wages; 107 (53.77%) were diagnosed with stage III cancer; 145 (72.86%) were already in stage IV. 73 (36.68%) had the worst performance status, followed by 70 (35.18%) with performance status 3. Conclusion: the profile has shown delayed diagnoses and high levels of dependency, mostly in women with low educational levels and low socioeconomic conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to analyze the profile of the services provided in a private emergency service in southern Brazil. Method: this is an epidemiological and cross-sectional study of 53,949 records made in 2017, submitted to the techniques of descriptive and inferential data analysis. Results: the study suggests generational and gender differences capable of interfering in the accessibility and use of the service, as well as in the seasonal behavior of cases between the days of the week. The demand met at the service is not characterized only by urgent and emergency situations, a fact justified by the guarantee of reception regardless of clinical complexity. Conclusion: less complex care, anxious demand from users for the emergency service and the need to increase actions that guide the flow of users in different spheres of care predominated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: to characterize the profile of users of the Extensão Trindade Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Verde, Africa, and to characterize the profile of the family members of these users. Method: a descriptive study was conducted in 2016 with 100 people who were hospitalized in the psychiatry service, between 2010 and 2015, and 30 randomly selected family members. Data collected in the psychiatric hospital (medical records) and in the home (interview) were analyzed in a descriptive way.Results: 67.0% of the users were male, 82.0% single and 87.0% had one to ten hospital readmissions; 90.0% of the family members were female, 43.3% mothers and 73.3% did not know the mental disorder of the family member.Conclusion: the study allowed the identification of the profile of users of the psychiatry service in Cape Verde, Santiago Island and that of their family members, contributing to the strategy of nursing care for families and people with mental disorder after hospital discharge

Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women with cancer in the genital tract who underwent radiation therapy at the Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas between 2010 and 2014.Method: Ecological study of 880 files of the Hospital-based Cancer Registry. Descriptive statistics, with calculation of the prevalence rate was used in the analysis.Results: The higher incidence, 204 cases (23.18%) occurred in the age group of 40-49 years; with a higher prevalence rate from 60 to 69 years, 165 cases (82.28%) for every 100,000 women. Stage III with 315 cases (35.8%), cervical topography with 695 cases (78.97%) and respective prevalence rates 12.97%, 28.61%. Of the total cases of cervical cancer, 274 (39.77%) were from Grande Florianópolis (Santa Catarina, Brazil) and 99 (14.37%) from the southern macro-region. Conclusion: The importance of cervical cancer, the need for public policies for disease prevention and early diagnosis of pre-neoplastic and/or cancer lesions are reaffirmed here.

Objective: to identify the clinical profile of children in the hematopoietic stem cell post-transplant period.Method: quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective study, performed in a transplantation service of the South of Brazil, with data from the medical records of children less than 12 years of age, who had undergone transplantation. Measures of central tendency, dispersion and frequency were used for the analysis and the chi-squared and Fisher’s tests to associate variables. Results: the mean age was 6.2 years, males, with 92 (66.7%), the diagnosis of Fanconi anemia, with 42 (30.4%), and unrelated allogeneic transplantation, with 71 (51.4%), were predominant. Hospital discharge occurred within 30 days after transplantation for 85 (61.6%) patients and 48 (34.8%) were readmitted. Catheter failures occurred in 11 children (8.0%) and the main outpatient clinical intercurrences were pain, cough, runny nose and fever. Viral infection was associated with the unrelated transplant and graft-versus-host disease.Conclusion: the profile identified corroborates the care planning for this population, contributing to the nursing practice.

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Aim: To identify the association of demographic, clinical and therapeutic management aspects with the outcome of patients diagnosed with sepsis in a hospital emergency. Method: retrospective documentary, 312 records of septic patients, descriptive analysis, comparisons of categorical data were used using Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests, with Monte Carlo correction. Results: mean age 65 (± 17.66) years, 51.3% were women, 52.6% hypertensive, 28.5% diabetic, 27.2% heart disease, 74% diagnosed with sepsis 52.3% infectious pulmonary focus. There is an association between demographic variables and outcomes (p <0.05). History of stroke, cirrhosis, heart disease, and septic shock are associated with death (p <0.05). Warning signs and organ dysfunction evaluated are associated with the outcome. Infectious focus (p = 1) and tachycardia (p = 0.823) has no association with outcome or severity of sepsis (p = 0.120). Conclusion: there is an association between patient demographic profile, comorbidities, organ dysfunction and therapeutic management, with sepsis severity and outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective in this study was to outline the epidemiological profile of high-risk pregnant women attended at the Instituto da Mulher of the Municipal Health Department in the city of Francisco Beltrão, Brazil. Sixty-one patient histories were assessed between January and June 2015. It was verified that 82% (N=50) of the pregnant women were between 15 and 35 years of age; 47.5% (N=29) had finished secondary education; 52.5% (N=32) were married; 62.3% (N=38) were white; 88.5% (N=54) had family antecedents of chronic illness, 63.9% (N=39) related to arterial hypertension; 82% (N=50) had personal antecedents, with 52.5% (N=32) of urinary infection cases; 70.5% (N=43) were multipara. The high-risk pregnancy evolved to caesarean sections in 80.3% (N=49) of the cases. This study produced important information about the profile of this population, which allows the professionals involved in care delivery to high-risk pregnant women to play a fundamental role in the reduction of maternal mortality. In conclusion, the profile of these high-risk pregnant women seemingly does not differ from the reality in other Brazilian cities, mainly concerning hypertension as an important factor of family and personal antecedents and current prevalence.

The aim of the present study was to identify the epidemiological and health profile of care provided by the Emergency Mobile Care Service of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, between January and April 2014. This was a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study based on retrospective data. Data were gathered between July and September 2014 using a pre-determined instrument. We analyzed 3,186 incidents, of which 1,473 were clinical, 1,454 traumatic, 79 obstetric, and 180 psychiatric. Furthermore, 2,012 (63.2%) consisted of male victims and individuals between 25 and 34 years old represented the most common age group. The day period totaled 58.3% of incidents. Basic Support Units carried out 90.4% of care. The results showed that the characterization of this service is relevant to substantiate the creation of health policies and actions compatible with the identified needs.

The aim was to identify the behavioral and epidemiological profile of pregnant women attended in Testing and Counseling Centers in a frontier municipality, between 2007 and 2013, and to describe the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases. It is a descriptive, documentary and retrospective study with 905 women. Attendance at the testing service was related to the prenatal consultation. The pregnant women were young (20 to 29 years old), married or in a stable relationship, Caucasian, and with up to 11 years’ education. It was ascertained that 1.66% were positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 0.44% for syphilis, 0.22% for hepatitis B, and 0.22% for hepatitis C. The pregnant women presented behaviors of risk related to non-use of condoms with their steady partner and through the use of licit and illicit drugs. Furthermore, 12.6% reported not using condoms through lack of information. It is concluded that it is fundamental to strengthen actions in the context of the existing public health policies relating to women’s different health needs, so as to reduce behaviors of risk.

Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients with mental disorders in a general hospital. Method: a quantitative, cross-sectional study with 179 patients with diagnoses of mental disorders. The data were collected between 2012 and 2013 in hospitalization units of a general hospital by means of a structured instrument, analyzed by statistical-descriptive methods and later presented as frequencies. Results: thewomen pre-sented higher prevalence of mood disorders and the men of psychoactive substance use disorders. The neurology unit had the highest percentage of cases (27.4%); 67% were receiving psychiatric treatment; 77.7% used continuous psy-chotropic medication; 23.5% reported suicide attempts; 21.2% had psychiatric comorbidities; 25.3% were dependent on alcohol, 30.7% on tobacco and 17.3% on other drugs. Conclusion: the particularities presented by the participants will help in the recognition of signs and symptoms of mental disorders and the planning of nursing care specific to this clientele in a general hospital.

Objective: to identify the defining characteristics and related factors of Gestational Hypertensive Syndromes. Method: longitudinal retrospective study performed at a high-risk prenatal health center in a city in the west of Santa Catarina in 2016. The inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancy that did not result in miscarriage of intrauterine fetal death, date of last menstrual period between January and December 2015 and diagnosis of Gestational Hypertensive Syndrome. SPSS software, version 20.0 was used in data analysis. Results: 90 medical records were analyzed, and the defining characteristics of the diagnoses were revealed by high blood pressure and the presence of proteinuria. The related factors were maternal age, weight gain, body mass index, history of hypertensive diseases, number of prenatal consultations and use of antihypertensive medication. Conclusion: the characteristics that more accurately predict the occurrence of the diagnosis investigated and the reduction of the severe forms of the disease were identified.

This study aimed to know the clinical profile and the configuration of children on renal conservative management. It is a descriptive methodology of qualitative approach, developed from semi-structured interviews and the construction of the genogram and ecomap of family caregivers of children on renal conservative management. The data collection occurred from April to August 2015 and it was used descriptive analysis. The results allowed us to characterize the children on renal conservative management, which showed a predominance female, white, from two months to 11 years-old age group; presented initial diagnosis of neonatal urinary tract malformations and glomerulopathies, on renal conservative management duration of two months to three years, family risk for chronic kidney disease; live with the nuclear family in urban areas and have siblings. They used public services for chronic renal failure treatment and most of them received Welfare Benefits. The importance for nurses assessing family history configuration and references to kidney disease using genograms as therapeutic tools is stressed, seeking to reduce the time between the diagnosis and early treatment. It should be noted that primary care nurses can reduce anxiety in families of children on renal conservative management in need of invasive procedures at school, as well as providing relevant healthcare information.