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EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF WORK, RACE, AND AGING IN THE LIVES OF ELDERLY BLA...
da Costa Daniele, Thiago Medeiros; Nascimento, Larissa Oliveira; Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Leandro, Ianny Celly da Silva; Moura, Letticia de AraújoThis study explores the intersectional challenges faced by elderly Black women living in peripheral communities in northeastern Brazil. These women severeal obstacles stemming from their race, gender, age and socioeconomic status. How do elderly Black women perceive the effects of racism, sexism, and ageism on their lived experiences, particularly in relation to health, social interactions, and labor market par...
Smartphone use and dependence among adolescents attending full-time school setting
Nunes, Paula Pessoa Brito; Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Silva, Francisco Valter Miranda; Martins , Daniele de Queiroz; Brito, Claudiana Batista deObjectives: To know the profile of smartphone use and dependence of adolescents in full-time schools. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out in six State Schools of Professional Education (EEEP) in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, developed between September and October 2019. 286 adolescents (15-19 years old) participated who answered two questionnaires (sociodemographic data, use and smartphone depende...
Use and weight of shoulder bag in female gait and associated factors
Rodrigues, Bárbara Karen Matos Magalhães; Maciel, Mariza Araújo Marinho; Parente, Bruna Lima; Lima, Pedro Olavo de Paula; Abdon, Ana Paula VasconcellosThis work aimed to assess the influence of the use and weight of shoulder bag on female gait. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to September 2018, with 258 women (18-59 years old) who used shoulder bags. A questionnaire was used, and body weight and bag weight were measured. Gait was assessed with and without a bag using a baropodometer. The percentage of bag weight-body weight ratio was associat...
Violence in the university environment
Godinho, Carla Christina Pereira da Silva; Trajano, Soraya da Silva; Souza, Cleibiane Vituriano de; Medeiros, Natasha TeixeiraObjective: To evaluate the student’s opinion about violence in the university environment and potential associated factors. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out at a private higher education institution in the municipality of Fortaleza, Ceará, between April and November 2017. Participants were 512 students enrolled in schools of the Health Sciences Center. The Assessment Tool for Healt...
Relationship between shoulder pain and weight of shoulder bags in young women
Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Moraes, Thais Erica Gonçalves; Sales, Mayara Prado e; Vasconcelos, Renata dos Santos; Braga, Ticiana SampaioThe present study aimed to assess the relationship between shoulder pain and weight of shoulder bags in young women. Cross-sectional study conducted with 316 women aged 18-35 years from February 2013 to July 2014. A questionnaire was used to collect demographic data and information on physical activity, sleeping habits, presence of pain and its characteristics, use of bags, and percentage of bag weight–body wei...
Efeitos do uso da cinta abdominal em pacientes com traumatismo raquimedular
Colaço, Carla Lopes; Colaço, Maria Ayrtes Ximenes Ponte; Nogueira, Ingrid Correia; Costa, Nydia de Sousa; Cruz, Nicole Soares OliverObjective: To analyze the effects of using the abdominal binder in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: A interventional quantitative study was conducted in 16 patients diagnosed with spinal cord injury between C3-T3 levels, aged between 18 and 50, selected regardless of sex and the causal factor of trauma. All underwent a functional evaluation before and after 10 minutes of use of CAE. Results: All...
A ocorrência da síndrome de Burnout nos acadêmicos do último ano do curso de fi...
Vasconcelos, Renata Prado; Castro, Carolina Araújo; Moura Neto, Alcenor Rodrigues de; Rocha, Soraya Gomes; Barros, Adriana Rolim CamposBurnout syndrome is defined as the phenomenon of professional stress, easily detected in academic and professional health care. Objective: To investigate the occurrence of burnout in the last academic year of Physical Therapy from an institution of higher education (IHE). Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 50 students of physical therapy for a particular IES in the city of Fortaleza. We used...
Study of visceral antinociceptive potential of bee Apis mellifera venom
Costa, Marcus F. B.; Campos, Adriana Rolim; Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Vasconcelos, Renata P.; Castro, Carolina A.; Toyama, Marcos H.Pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical care. Bee Apis mellifera venom (AMV) has traditionally been used to treat inflammatory diseases and the alleviation of pain. Herein, we aimed to investigate the visceral antinociceptive potential of A. mellifera bee venom and its possible mechanism of action. Acetic acid-induced writhing assay was used in mice to determine the degree of viscera...
Ethanol-induced gastric injury : microscopic analysis of the protective effect ...
Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Vasconcelos, Renata Prado; Castro, Carolina Araújo; Guedes, Marjorie Moreira; Tomé, Adriana da RochaObtained from breadfruit seeds (Artocarpus incisa), frutalin (FTL) has a range of important pharmacological properties. FTL activates and modulates lymphocytes and neutrophils and possesses gastroprotective effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of FTL to protect the gastric mucosa of mice submitted to ethanolinduced gastric injury. The gastroprotective effect of frutalina was evaluated ...
Effectiveness of laser therapy (AlGaInP) on cicatrization of experimental cutan...
Vasconcelos, Renata dos Santos; Vasconcelos, Renata Prado; Melo, Luana Torres Monteiro; Castro, Carolina Araújo; Campos, Adriana RolimThe use of laser therapy is one of the most effective tools in the prevention and treatment of skin ulcers. It is an effective treatment choice because it potentiates the trophic regenerative, anti inflammatory, and painkiller effects. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of low level laser therapy in treating induced cutaneous ulcers in rats. An experimental study using 12 female Wistar rats (Rattus no...