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Aim: To identify population-based health and nutrition surveys, conducted with adults and the elderly, and performed in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, to investigate the more common anthropometric and food consumption methods used, their applicability, and their limitations. Methods: Electronic databases (LILACS, PubMed, and SCOPUS) were systematically searched for studies published between 1997 and 2017 in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. 48 studies (45.8% carried out in the Americas) met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. The data were analyzed in 2018. Results: The methodological quality of most of the studies (64.4%) was classified as moderate, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality checklist for cross-sectional studies and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort studies. 35.4% of the articles evaluated only food consumption, 29.2% just anthropometry, while 35.4% evaluated food consumption and anthropometric measurements. The most used food survey methods were food record (31% of studies) and the 24-hour dietary recall (22% of studies). Body mass index (BMI) was the most used indicator for anthropometric nutritional status assessment. Although most of the studies used the World Health Organization classification criteria, these studies did not adopt the different cut-off points for BMI classification for adults and the elderly. Conclusion: BMI and methods that record current consumption, such as the food record and the 24-hour dietary recall, were the main methods of assessing nutritional status, taking into consideration the easy application, low cost, and good reproducibility. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPEROCRD42017071392. Objetivo: Identificar encuestas poblacionales de salud y nutrición, realizadas con adultos y ancianos, y realizadas en las Américas, Europa y Oceanía, para investigar los métodos antropométricos y de consumo de alimentos más utilizados, su aplicabilidad y limitaciones. Metodología: Se realizaron búsquedas sistemáticas en bases de datos electrónicas (LILACS, PubMed y SCOPUS) de estudios publicados entre 1997 y 2017 en portugués, inglés o español. 48 estudios (45.8% realizados en las Américas) cumplieron con los criterios de elegibilidad y se incluyeron en la revisión. Los datos se analizaron en 2018. Resultados: La calidad metodológica de la mayoría de los estudios (64,4%) se clasificó como moderada, según la lista de verificación de la Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality para los estudios transversales y la escala de Newcastle-Ottawa para los estudios de cohortes. 35.4% de los artículos solo evaluó el consumo de alimentos, el 29.2% solo la antropometría, mientras que el 35.4% evaluó el consumo de alimentos y las medidas antropométricas. Los métodos de consumo de alimentos más utilizados fueron el registro de alimentos (31% de los estudios) y el recuerdo de 24 horas (22% de los estudios). El índice de masa corporal (IMC) fue el indicador más utilizado para la evaluación antropométrica del estado nutricional. Aunque la mayoría de los estudios utilizaron los criterios de clasificación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, estos estudios no adoptaron diferentes puntos de corte para clasificar el IMC de adultos y ancianos. Conclusión: El IMC y los métodos que registran el consumo actual, como los registros de alimentos y el retiro de alimentos de 24 horas, fueron los principales métodos para evaluar el estado nutricional, teniendo en cuenta su fácil aplicación, bajo costo y buena reproducibilidad. Registro de revisión sistemática: PROSPEROCRD42017071392. Objetivo: Identificar pesquisas de saúde e nutrição de base populacional, com adultos e idosos, e realizadas nas Américas, Europa e Oceania, para investigar os métodos antropométricos e de consumo alimentar mais utilizados, sua aplicabilidade e limitações. Metodologia: Bases de dados eletrônicas (LILACS, PubMed e SCOPUS) foram sistematicamente pesquisadas em busca de estudos publicados entre 1997 e 2017 em português, inglês ou espanhol. 48 estudos (45.8% realizados nas Américas) atenderam os critérios de elegibilidade e foram incluídos na revisão. Os dados foram analisados em 2018. Resultados: A qualidade metodológica da maioria dos estudos (64,4%) foi classificada como moderada, conforme o checklist da Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality para estudos transversais e a escala Newcastle-Ottawa para estudos de coorte. 35.4% dos artigos avaliaram apenas o consumo alimentar, 29.2% apenas a antropometria, enquanto 35.4% avaliaram o consumo alimentar e as medidas antropométricas. Os métodos de consumo alimentar mais utilizados foram o registro alimentar (31% dos estudos) e o recordatório de 24h (22% dos estudos). O índice de massa corporal (IMC) foi o indicador mais utilizado para avaliação antropométrica. Embora a maioria dos estudos tenha utilizado os critérios da Organização Mundial da Saúde, estes não adotaram pontos de corte diferentes para classificar o IMC de adultos e idosos. Conclusão: o IMC e os métodos que registram o consumo atual, como o registro alimentar e o recordatório de 24h, foram os principais métodos de avaliação do estado nutricional, levando-se em consideração a fácil aplicação, baixo custo e boa reprodutibilidade. Registro de revisão sistemática: PROSPEROCRD42017071392.

BackgroundAgainst a backdrop of population aging and improving survival rates for chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCD), researchers are placing growing emphasis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to identify the QoL assessment instruments used in population-based studies with adults conducted around the world.MethodsA systematic review of original research published in all languages between 2008 and 2018 was conducted. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were excluded.ResultsSixty-three articles (38.1% conducted in the Americas) fitted the eligibility criteria. Based on the AHRQ checklist for cross-sectional studies and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort studies, methodological quality was shown to be fair in the majority of studies (55.6%) and good in 44.4%. The country with the highest number of publications was Brazil (20.6%). Twelve types of generic instruments and 11 specific instruments were identified. The generic instrument SF-36 was the most frequently used measure (33.3% of studies). In-home interviewing was exclusively used by 47.6% of the studies, while 39 studies (61.9%) reported the use of self-administered questionnaires. Over two-thirds of the studies (34.9%) used questionnaires to investigate the association between chronic diseases and/or associated factors.ConclusionsIt was concluded that the wide range of instruments and modes of questionnaire administration used by the studies may hinder comparisons between population groups with the same characteristics or needs. There is a lack of research on QoL and the factors affecting productive capacity. Studies of QoL in older persons should focus not only on the effects of disease and treatment, but also on the determinants of active aging and actions designed to promote it. Further research is recommended to determine which QoL instruments are best suited for population-based studies.

This study addresses the challenges of integrating research and teaching, from university extension program, as an important strategy to materialize the quality of academic training in Management towards the objectives of sustainable development (ODS). The action, object of study, is developed by the Department of Administrative Sciences and Department of Public Administration and Social Management of UFRN in collaboration with other departments and campuses of the same institution. The development of the action occurred in the Association of the indigenous community of Mendonca do Amarelao, in the municipality of Joao Câmara / RN. The objective of this study was to understand how problem situations are formulated for a university-society partnership in search of sustainable development through research projects, and how these actions feedback the education system. The research was carried out through action research (THIOLLENT, 2003) and a qualitative approach in data analysis. The systematization of common problems and needs (community-university) has led to a central theme under which action has been taken: the management of short production circuits, with emphasis on achieving food and nutritional sovereignty and security, promoting sustainable agriculture and ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns. It was noticed that the community is oriented to the valorization, recognition and preservation of the local resources, important to the accomplishment of the ODS. In this sense, in addition to the very condition of indigenous peoples, such as those related to the territory, there are local obstacles related to productive capacity management and production organization, bureaucratic, commercial and gender, that impact on their food security and sovereignty and require interdisciplinary debate , with several fields of knowledge and teachers involved with the current needs of society to align them with the teaching environment and with research questions in proposing the necessary referrals to the technical-scientific and cultural development and the citizen training of UFRN graduates, highlighting the university extension program as an integrating link between research and teaching and making possible the construction of a unified interdisciplinary proposal that recognizes education as an emancipatory and continuous practice of the human being.