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The objective of the present study was to compare BP after a concurrent training session (CT) and playful activities (LA) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and to analyse the contribution of peripheral resistance and baroreflex in BP. Fifteen people living with HIV participated in the study, 9 women and 6 men aged 50.54 ± 10.81 years, time of ART use of 9.17 ± 4.97 years. All volunteers participated in one session of HT, one session of AL, and one session of control (CC). BP and heart rate (HR) were measured before and after the interventions for analyses of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total peripheral resistance (TPR) and low frequency (LF). The Shapiro-Wilk, Friedman, and Wilcoxon tests were performed; the significance level was p<0.05. Spearman's correlation coefficient test and Gohen's test (d) were also used to calculate the effect size. There was a statistically significant decrease in SBP and DBP after TC (SBP: before = 123 ± 14 mmHg; after = 114 ± 8 mmHg; DBP: before = 82 ± 11 mmHg; after = 74 ± 6 mmHg) and AL (SBP: before = 122 ± 15 mmHg; after = 115 ± 10 mmHg; DBP: before = 81 ± 11 mmHg; after = 76 ± 10 mmHg). There was a statistically significant increase in PTR in CC (PTR: before = 14.67 ± 3.06 mmHg·min-1·L; after = 15.57 ± 2.84 mmHg·min-1·L) and a statistically significant decrease in PTR and LF after TC (PTR: before = 15.85 ± 4.48 mmHg·min-1·L; after = 13.48 ± 4.55 mmHg·min-1·L; LF: before = 400.86 ± 376.68 ms²; after = 212.05 ± 252.19 ms²). We can conclude that both HT and AL cause hypotension in PLHIV. Both interventions can be applied to this population in order to improve cardiovascular health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Preterm newborns (PNEB) present anatomo-physiological characteristics that predispose them to the development of respiratory complications leading to the need of special care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) for monitoring vital functions and performing specialized procedures. The Thoracoabdominal Rebalancing (TOR) method promotes improvement in pulmonary ventilation and restores the balance of respiratory mechanics by normalizing muscle tone, playing an important role in the recovery of the newborn. The objective of this research was to verify the effects of the Thoracoabdominal Rebalancing Method on the cardiorespiratory parameters of premature newborns under non-invasive ventilation admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This is a cross-sectional, observational and quantitative clinical study, in which the sample consisted of 6 PIs admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Values of Respiratory Rate (RR), Heart Rate (HR) and Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) were checked before, during and after the application of the TOR Method during a single visit to each newborn. The data were distributed in Microsoft Office Excel 2010 spreadsheets, where they were organized according to the established objectives, and later submitted to Friedman's test to measure significant changes between the analyzed values. According to the variables analyzed, it was found that the HR was statistically lower after 10 minutes when compared to during the procedure (p=0.030); the RR was statistically lower 10 minutes later when compared to minutes before the procedure (p=0.003); and Sp02 was statistically higher after 10 minutes when compared to 5 minutes earlier (p=0.023). It is concluded, then, that the TOR Method produced positive effects in relation to the cardiorespiratory parameters (HR, RR and SpO2) of premature newborns under Noninvasive Ventilation and did not cause harmful intercurrences to the hemodynamics of PIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify the quality of life of Physical Education (PE) professionals working in different contexts, in addition to comparing the quality of life according to gender, age, professional work experience and weekly workload. METHODS: Fifty-eight PE professionals participated in the study (25 men and 33 women) with a mean of 29.8±6.7 years. It was applied an anamnesis interview and an abbreviated version of the questionnaire World Health Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) to the participants. Data normality was verified using the Kolmogorov Smirnov test. To compare the quality of life scores between the different groups, the Mann-Whitney test was used for non-normal data and Student's t test for independent samples. Moreover, the Friedman test was performed for the comparison between the four quality of life domains. The significance level adopted was p<0.05. RESULTS: Concerning the results, the quality of life of the PE professionals was satisfactory, in which the highest score was for the social domain (73.3±14.6), while the lowest was for the environmental domain (62.9±12.9). In addition, no significant differences were found for the quality of life scores between men and women, as well as among the groups divided according age, to their weekly workload and their professional work experience. CONCLUSION: Therefore, we conclude that the scores of quality of life of PE professionals were high, and that gender, age, professional work experience and weekly workload did not influence the scores of the quality of life domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To verify the knowledge of high school students about cardiopulmonary arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to evaluate learning immediately and late after theoretical and practical training. Methods: Longitudinal, prospective, quantitative experimental study, carried out in a public and a private institution, using a questionnaire on basic life support. The statistics were descriptive and inferential by the Friedman and Mann Whitney tests. Results: The students had insufficient knowledge, showing a significant improvement immediately and late. The two institutions had an equivalent performance in terms of correct answers in the immediate and late post-training periods. The stop signs, resuscitation maneuvers and steps to use the external defibrillator had lower success rates. Conclusion: After training, students demonstrated knowledge to act in the face of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: to investigate the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Method: longitudinal, analytical study with 48 women with mammary neoplasms. Data collection took place in three stages. The Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 and Quality of Life Questionnaire - Breast Cancer were used. The Friedman test, the Least Significant Difference, Spearman coefficient and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used in the analyses; p values < 0.05 were considered significant. Results: physical and social functions, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, body image and systemic effects showed statistically significant results during therapy, as well as the association between the variables age and physical function, and schooling and body image. Conclusion: the quality of life of women with breast cancer was compromised as a result of outpatient chemotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]