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Nurses' performance in natural disasters situations: an integrative review
Barboza, Laine da Costa Almeida; Melo, Karine Costa; Silva, Marconny Lira da; Costa , Jaqueline Brito da; Mendes , Rogério CruzDisasters can happen due to several natural phenomena, sometimes by the joining of two or more, being classified as technological or natural. These adverse events usually affect people who are already in a vulnerable situation, and may be directly related to psychological disorders, and may also affect professionals. The work aimed to analyze, based on the scientific literature, the role of nurses in situations...
Risk perception for sexually transmissible infections in elderly
Silva, Apolo Kassio Barros da; Silva, Antonio Vinícius Barros da; Melo, Karine Costa; Alves, Darci Rosane Costa Freitas; Morais, Wygor Bruno e SilvaObjective: To assess the perception of risk for sexually transmitted infections in the elderly. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, descriptive and exploratory, with a quantitative approach to data developed in Community Centers for the Elderly (CCI) in the city of Caxias-MA, 220 participants were included in the research. There was the application of a semi-structured questionnaire in the form of an inter...
Feelings experienced by women in front of the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in a serum ...
Coêlho , Luana Pereira Ibiapina; Silva, Kaio Germano Sousa da; Rocha, Danielle Carvalho; Melo, Karine Costa; Silva, Eduardo Brito daSexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) have become increasingly frequent worldwide, so they have become a major public health problem. The study aimed to describe the feelings experienced by women regarding the diagnosis of HIV / AIDS in a Serological Reference Center. It was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research. As for the main results, the discovery of the HIV / AIDS diagnosis was se...
Teens are hungry for what? Determinants of food choice
Silva, Kaio Germano Sousa da; Melo, Karine Costa; Pessoa, Natália Monteiro; Chaves, Rondinelle dos Santos; Silva, Raphaela Lau da Silva eAdolescence is defined chronologically by the World Health Organization (WHO) to characterize individuals who are between 10 and 19 years old. This study aimed to carry out a narrative review on the dietary profile of adolescents. This is a qualitative research, using a bibliographic analysis of a narrative character carried out by consulting online research databases: Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library OnLi...
Predisposition of anxiety disorders in health professionals: an integrative review
Ferreira , Dayse de Araújo Silva; Melo, Karine Costa; Miranda, Layse Siqueira Costa; Oliveira , Amanda Thais Franco; Hernandes, Linccon FricksAnxiety is a biological signal that the body uses to protect against a threat. It is an emotion that is stimulated by the expectation of an event, real or not, that may threaten the conservation of the organism, where the demonstration of anxiety and stress is considered normal to the point of not causing suffering to the individual, as suffering can cause a pathological anxiety and later result in the so-calle...
Mucolytic action of bromelain: an integrative review
Ferreira, Eduardo Henrique Barros; Melo, Karine Costa; Silva, Chrisllayne Oliveira da; Silva , Jesineide Sousa da; Vilanova, Laila da Silva MotaBromelain has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer properties and also works as an aid in the digestion process and as a cardioprotective agent. The aim of the study was to analyze through the scientific literature the mucolytic action of bromelain. This is a literature review of the literature, which was used to generate the guiding question: “What scientific evidence shows the mucolytic action of brome...
The use of garlic extract as herbal medicine in the control of hypertension: an...
Silva, Chrisllayne Oliveira da; Silva, Wenderson Costa da; Melo, Karine Costa; Soares, Alanna Nunes; Hernandes, Linccon Fricks; Silva, Rafael Andrade daGarlic acts on hypertension in several ways, first, exerting a dilating effect, both by the release of nitric oxide and by the increase in available adenosine, thus contributing to the hypotensive mechanism, and garlic can be considered a strong ally in the treatment of this pathology, the study had as a problem “effectiveness of using garlic extract as herbal medicine in controlling hypertension according to t...
Anti-cancer activity of bromelline-loaded nanoparticles: a systematic review
Ferreira, Eduardo Henrique Barros; Sousa, Francisco das Chagas Araújo; Rolim, Hercília Maria Lins; Melo, Karine Costa; Silva , Wenderson Costa daCancer is a major public health problem and among the treatments available, chemotherapy is one of the most used, although chemotherapy drugs are toxic for cancer cells, they have low specificity and, consequently, become toxic for healthy cells as well. A strategy that seeks to increase the therapeutic effectiveness of chemotherapy and minimize adverse effects is the use of nanoparticles. For this purpose, the...
Functional properties of babassu coconut mesocarp flour: a nutritional alternat...
Silva, Kaio Germano Sousa da; Melo, Karine Costa; Santos , Maria Eduarda Leal de Carvalho; Silva, Atalia Talita da; Lima, Alanna Sanlai SousaWith the advance of the pandemic of the pathogen Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease), being considered today a great threat on a global scale, a diet rich in functional properties in the combat and prevention of diseases is recommended. symptoms of this pathology. Thus, the research aims to present the importance of the functional properties of babassu coconut in immu...