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Objective: To evaluate the frequency of obesity and cardiometabolic risk in schoolchildren under ten years old. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with schoolchildren (n=639) aged five to ten years in a municipally of southern of Brazil. The cardiometabolic risk was calculated from values of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), diastolic (DBP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP), blood glucose levels, triglycerides and total cholesterol (TC). Odds ratio (OR), Spearman correlation and principal component analysis (PCA) were analyzed. Results: Independent of sex, elevated WC and BMI were related to higher values of SBP, DBP, and TC in schoolchildren. The frequency of cardiometabolic risk was 6.0% in girls and 9.9% in boys. Schoolchildren with elevated values of SBP, triglycerides and TC presented high OR for cardiometabolic risk. PCA indicated that schoolchildren with high WC (p>80) presented more frequently altered glucose levels, triglycerides, and TC. Conclusions: Obesity, especially when associated with elevated WC, is related to metabolic dysfunctions and cardiometabolic risk in schoolchildren under ten years of age. These findings indicate the urgency of stablishing metabolic risk for this age group, enabling early diagnosis and adequate treatment, to prevent the development of diabetes and cardiovascular dysfunction throughout life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: to investigate the Quality of Work Life among nursing professionals in a specific inpatient unit for COVID-19 care. Method: descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data were collected through the instrument Total Quality of Work Life-42, whose score ranges from 0 to 100, considering that the highest value represents the best quality of work life score; and a form for social and labor characterization of the participants. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyzes were applied. Results: the general score for Quality of Work Life was 59.9±7.9. The highest scores were for the Psychological/Behavioral (68.8) and Environmental/Organizational (62.2) spheres; and the lowest scores were for Economic/Political (52.5) and Biological/Physiological (55.7). All spheres had positive correlations when compared to work satisfaction and there was no significance when comparing the sample characteristics with the quality of work life levels. Conclusion: the nursing professionals working at the COVID-19 inpatient unit had a median Quality of Work Life; and work satisfaction was directly related to their evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes the adaptation and validation for Brazil of the manual for The Norwegian Physiotherapy Study in Preterm Infants program. The study aimed to adapt and validate the manual for a Maternal Education Program for physiotherapists in the neonatology field to train mothers of premature babies. The adaptation process involved six stages, including translation, revision, and analysis of equivalence. Nine physiotherapists evaluated the manual and considered the items to be appropriate. It was concluded that the manual was culturally adapted according to the experts. [Extracted from the article]

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This methodological study adapted and analyzed the psychometric properties of the Measurement of Treatment Adherence (MTA) instrument for Brazilian users of oral anticoagulation therapy. Its final version was tested with 178 individuals. The average of answers for all questions ranged from 4.6 to 5.8 and 97.2% of the individuals were considered adherent. Moderate correlations were obtained between the adherence measure and the Mental health and Vitality domains of the SF-36. Cronbach's alpha was 0.60 and the ceiling effect occurred in answers to all items. These results indicate weak evidence of the validity, reliability and responsiveness of the MTA-adapted version for users of oral anticoagulant therapy.