Occupational therapists work in the rehabilitation of neurological disorders, for this, during higher education, the Political Pedagogical Program of the courses has disciplines in the area of Neurology. With the increased incidence of neurological dysfunction sequelae in adults, the occupational therapist must be able to provide qualified assistance to this clientele, having knowledge of the fundamental neurol...
Objective: To evaluate auditory processing among institutionalized elderly people by behavioral and electrophysiological tests. Methodology: Participated of this study 12 elderly patients with normal auditory and symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss of mild to moderate level in both ears. Both were submitted to anamnesis, visual inspection of the external auditory meatoscopy, audiometry, immitanciometry, beha...
Objective:Present and discuss the multi-profesional of transdisciplinary nature performed by non-doctors experts in a group of health in primary care. Method: Descriptive research with qualitative methodology developed in a Health Unity with strategy of community health agents in the region central of Rio Grande do Sul on what were participate 15 users being the sample by convenience. As research technique was ...
This study to describe and relate profile, risk factors and diagnosis of 60 individuals affected by Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) who accessed, in March 2015, a Regional Hospital, from of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It is a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study approved by the Research Ethics Committee. The average age of the individuals was 51.33 years; most of them, 53 (88.33%) are white people ...
Object: Researching on epidemiologic studies about Diabetes Mellitus and about care in Primary Health Care in Brazil. Methodology: It is characterized as being a narrative review from researching terms such as “Primary Health Care”, “Basic Health Care”, “Epidemiology” and “Epidemiologic Studies” referred to “Diabetes Mellitus”, in the scientific data bases SCIELO, LILACS and PUBMED. Results: This research revea...