Objectives: to analyze the effects of the Pilates Method on balance, muscle strength and flexibility in elderly women. Method: interventional study with elderly women from the city of Maringá - PR. They were evaluated for balance, flexibility and muscular strength. At the end of the evaluation, physical therapy sessions were started, consisting of 10 sessions, performed in a group, lasting 60 minutes, using the...
Este estudo buscou analisar o impacto das atividades de promoção da saúde na capacidade funcional e qualidade de vida de idosos no âmbito da atenção primária. Trata-se de um estudo com abordagem quantitativa do tipo descritivo, desenvolvido com idosos cadastrados e acompanhados em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde do sul do país. As atividades de promoção da saúde eram desapega, bingo, pesqueiro e capoterapia. A cole...
Background and objectives: Worldwide mortality from breast and cervical cancer is significant. At Parana – Brazil they are increasing, it is growing the need of doing screening to early treatment to improve healing opportunity. To better administrate resources is need know how exams are been doing. The objective of the present study was to analyze the frequency of the accomplishment of the screening actions of ...
Introduction: Anemia is a problem of public health which affects urbanized countries as well as the ones under development, generating negative consequences to the human health, and to social and economical order. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of anemia in children in the beginning of a first grade of Elementary School in public schools of the municipal district of Maringá-PR, in the year of 2007, to an...
Background and Purpose: To identify reasons that interfere with the mode of delivery of the decision to offer subsidies in developing strategies that bring the pregnant woman's health care provider, ensuring performance and active participation in the decision. This study aimed to know the interference factors in pregnant women in a Basic Health Unit of Maringa, Parana, in the decision the way of delivery. Meth...
Anemia is a public health problem which affects urbanized countries as well as the ones under development. The aim was to estimate the prevalence of anemia in children in the beginning of a first grade of Elementary School from public schools of themunicipal district of Maringá-PR, in 2007, and the factors associated to its occurrence. It was a transversal study, carried out in 57 public schools of Maringá-PR, ...