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Copyright of SMAD Revista Electronica Salud Mental, Alcohol y Drogas is the property of Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Background: The association between discrimination based on sexual orientation and adverse health outcomes is increasingly observed in the literature. However, few studies explore discrimination based on sexual orientation in health services in representative samples of the overall population. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of discrimination perceived by sexual orientation in Brazilian health servicesl. Method: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2013 National Health Survey. The prevalence of discrimination perceived by sexual orientation in health services was globally estimated and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and those regarding health services was investigated using Poisson regression producing robust variance that calculated prevalence ratios. Results: The global prevalence of the phenomenon investigated was equal to 0.18%. Although statistically significant, the magnitude of the observed associations was so small that none of the sociodemographic characteristics and the use of health services investigated seemed to be able to pragmatically influence the risk of a person being discrimined due to his/her sexual orientation in Brazilian health servicesl. Conclusion: The study stresses the importance of establishing actions to promote respect for sexual diversity in Brazilian health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To investigate the extent to which sexual orientation-based bullying relates to selfreported feelings of loneliness and sleeping difficulty among Brazilian middle school students. Method: This is a cross-sectional study using data from the 2015 PeNSE (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar), a survey designed to monitor the health of children and adolescents enrolled in the ninth grade in public and private Brazilian schools. Multiple linear regressions stratified by sex were used on a sample of 101,646 students, considering as reference students who had not experienced bullying, as well as students who had experienced other causes of bullying; a significance level of p < 0.05 was accepted. Results: When the reference group was composed of students who had not experienced bullying, the associations between sexual orientation-based bullying and feelings of loneliness and between sexual orientation-based bullying and sleeping difficulty were positive (p < 0.05) for both male and female students, with magnitudes about twice as large as those found among those who reported having experienced other cause s of bullying. However, when the reference group was composed of students who had experienced other causes of bullying, only the association between sexual orientation-based bullying and feelings of loneliness was positive (p < 0.05) for both male and female students. Conclusion: This study highlights that sexual orientation-based bullying is a predictor of feelings of loneliness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To describe the occurrence of delirium in cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit according to clinical and demographic characteristics. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with 135 adults admitted to the intensive care unit of a public cancer hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between January and March 2016. Fisher’s exact test and the linear association test were used to identify statistically significant associations between the occurrence of delirium and categorical and ordinal variables, respectively, considering a p-value < 0.05. Results: The overall occurrence of delirium was 39.3%. Delirium was more frequent among individuals aged 60 years or older and those who required extensive assistance or were bedbound, were admitted to the intensive care unit for clinical reasons, were using sedative drugs, were undergoing chemotherapy, and those who remained 8 or more days in the intensive care unit. Considering only patients on mechanical ventilation, the overall occurrence of delirium was 64.6%, and only a length of stay in the intensive care unit ≥ 8 days showed a statistically significant association with delirium. Conclusion: The occurrence of delirium in critically ill cancer patients is high. When only those on mechanical ventilation are considered, the occurrence of delirium is even greater. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Instruments for measuring functional disability of the elderly, such as the Functional Activities Questionnaire, can be used for the detection and prediction of dementia. Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of the Brazilian version of the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ-BR) in dementia screening. Methodology: Cross-sectional study with 265 elderly and their respective informants. The performance of the FAQ-BR was compared to the clinical diagnosis of dementia and their score compared to screening instruments for cognitive decline/dementia. The receiver operating curve (ROC curve) was used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the best cutoff. Results: The area under the ROC curve indicated an accuracy of 79.7% with cutoff point ≥ 14, which showed the highest sensitivity (80.0%) and specificity (72.0%). The FAQ-BR score showed high correlations with the scores of the cognitive decline/dementia screening instruments. Conclusion: The area under the ROC curve, sensitivity and specificity of the FAQ-BR were found to be inappropriate, and it was not possible to recommend its use in dementia screening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to evaluate the effect of music therapy on the stress of chemically dependent people. Method: quasi-experimental study conducted at a philanthropic institution with 18 chemically dependent people undergoing treatment. Salivary cortisol (stress hormone) was collected in three moments: before, 60 minutes after, and 120 minutes after a music therapy group intervention. Statistical analysis adopted a significance level of p < 0.05 and used the Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests. Results: after 60 minutes of intervention, there was a statistically significant reduction in mean salivary cortisol levels (p < 0.001). A reduction was also noted after 120 minutes, but without statistical significance (p = 0.139). Conclusion: a single session of 60 minutes of group music therapy was able to reduce stress (salivary cortisol levels) of chemically dependent people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: Evaluate the effect of Reiki on subjective well-being of people seeking this therapy. Methods: Experimental study conducted with 60 subjects were allocated to intervention (Reiki) and control groups (induction concentration without energy manipulation). We used the Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo, which had the mean scores of its three dimensions - life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect - compared between groups by submitting them to the Student's t test with level 5 % of statistical significance. Results: After follow-up of 21 days and submitted to three therapeutic sessions, Reiki enhanced the positive affect scale (p = 0,01) of indivuduals without, however, influence negative affect dimensions and life satisfaction of subjective well-being. Conclusion: Reiki enhances the positive effect of subjective well-being of people seeking this therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of cesarean sections and factors associated to the type of childbirth in Brazil. Methods: data on childbirths were collected in Brazil in 2014. Demographic characteristics, related to pregnancy and birth hospital regime (public or private) were evaluation. For each hypothesis raised, the variables were modeled by the binary logistic regression, which the outcome was considered in the type of childbirth. Results: the prevalence of the cesarean sections in Brazil in 2014 was 52.8%; that is 38.1% at public hospitals and 92.8% at private ones. The association between cesarean section and the legal regime at the hospital was highlighted in the logistic model which presented a positive association and interaction between age groups (OR = 23.26; 95% CI= 13.39 - 41.79 for women between 20 and 24 years old and OR = 51.04; 95% CI 31.06 - 84.23 for women aged 35 and over). Conclusions: the performance of childbirth in Brazil meets the routines and recommendations regarding women's health and humanized childbirth established by the Brazilian National Health System policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The nursing process, with emphasis on the diagnosis phase, is essential to oncology hospital services due to a high frequency of physical and psychological problems that compromise the quality of life of patients undergoing cancer treatment. The goal of this study was to identify, according to NANDA International, the most common nursing diagnosis among adults/seniors with cancer who are hospitalised. This study is an integrative review of the literature completed in 2013 using five electronic databases, resulting in the selection and analysis of nine articles. This review identified the following eight actual diagnoses and two risk diagnoses that are more common among hospitalised adults/seniors with cancer: anxiety, deficient knowledge, constipation, self-care deficit for bathing/hygiene, body image disturbance, acute/chronic pain, fear, disturbed sleep pattern, risk of infection, and risk of deficient fluid volume. The heterogeneity of the studies used in this review may not have allowed the identification of all the common nursing diagnoses in the practice of oncology nursing in hospitals. However, even though the results are not based on the highest possible level of scientific evidence, their correlation to clinical practice can contribute to the enhancement of the nursing process in oncology services provided by hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Alcohol use among college students has become a growing concern in recent years, and this research was developed specifically to identify alcohol consumption among nursing students. Method: It is a cross-sectional study conducted at a private university in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), with 161 students who answered a self-administered questionnaire containing socio-demographic information, questions selected from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and other aspects related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Results: A high proportion of the nursing students interviewed (67.7%) reported being drinkers, with 32.1% being in the binge-drinking category. Nearly half (45.9%) are at risk of developing problems related to alcohol consumption. There is concern about drinking among the nursing students who participated in the study, as they are future professionals who inevitably will serve as educators and motivators for the adoption of healthy behavior on the part of the population. Conclusion: Therefore, policies and programs are needed to prevent excessive alcohol consumption among nursing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper is an update article aiming at presenting the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its applicability, besides proposing its daily utilization in primary health care services. It highlights the importance of such use by primary health care professionals as a facilitating instrument to preventive and promotion health actions among people who abuse alcohol. It concludes that the daily application of AUDIT by services at this care level can collaborate with preventive practices on alcohol consumption among its users, making its approach easier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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