O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar na literatura científica quais intervenções e estratégias de saúde estão sendo desenvolvidas/aplicadas com a participação do Enfermeiro(a)/ Parteiro(a) para manutenção e melhoria dos cuidados no Aleitamento Materno. Como método foi realizada revisão integrativa de literatura, nas seguintes bases de dados: EBSCO: MEDLINE, MEDICE LATINA, CINAHL, ACADEMIC SEACH COMPLETE, uti...
Mediterranean rural landscapes are experiencing multiple changes which imperil the preservation of landscape pattern and character. Despite the abundance of land-use change studies, most approaches do not evaluate the impact of land-use change on landscape character.This study presents a diagnostic framework focused on two main phases: i) the quantification of landscape pattern and analysis of the significant t...
Growth-curves are an important tool for evaluating the anthropometric development in pediatrics. The different growth-curves available are based in different populations, what leads to different cut-offs. Pediatric obesity tracks into adulthood and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The accurate assessment of a child nutritional status using growth-curves can indicate individuals that are either ...
This study is based on a comparison of the habits and opinions of a group of pupils on entering the Damaia Preparatory School (5th and 6th years of education) and of the same group on leaving this School. Its aim is to contribute towards an adequate education for health at school in order to promote healthy living habits. The study was based on the comparison of data obtained from two random samples, chosen fro...
Acute pancreatitis (AP) remains a subject of great controversy from the standpoint of its aetiology, pathogeny and treatment. We present a study of 91 patients with AP consecutively admitted to a surgical ward. 50 Women and 41 men with a mean age of 59 +/- 19 years were treated. The aetiology of AP was attributed to gallstones in 54 patients, alcohol in 22, ERPC and trauma; in 14 patients the aetiology was cons...