Revista Contexto & Saúde

4-15

Authors: Andreza Marques Carvalho, Sandra Adriana Zimpel, Cinthia Maria Xavier Costa, Raphaela Farias Teixeira

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Thoracoabdominal Rebalance method on cardiorespiratory function of preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This is a non-randomized clinical trial conducted in newborns diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome, divided into two groups. Group 1 received some handling of the Thoracoabdominal Rebalance method: support in the ileum-costal space, lower abdominal support and thoracoabdominal support. Group 2 received stretching of the accessory muscles of breathing and mobilization of the shoulder girdle. Both groups were evaluated before and after treatment. Peripheral oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiratory rate and degree of respiratory distress were verified from the Silverman-Andersen Bulletin. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed, with intragroup and intergroup analysis through the Bioestat 5.4 and GraphPad Prism 6 programs, and it was adopted was p<0.05. 14 newborns participated in the study. There was a significant increase in peripheral oxygen saturation in newborns submitted to thoracoabdominal rebalance (p-value = 0.04) and a significant increase in heart rate in newborns receiving control treatment (p-value = 0.01). There was no statistical difference in the intergroup relationship and in the other factors evaluated in the intragroup analysis. We conclude that the Thoracoabdominal Rebalance method produced positive effects on the peripheral oxygen saturation of newborns diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome, not influencing the parameters of heart rate, respiratory rate and degree of respiratory distress.

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Authors: Mariane Borato, Stephany Ferreira de Souza, Jessica Biernaski, Deborah Fernandes Lucas, Beatriz Komar de Carvalho, Tainá Ribas Melo, Luize Bueno de Araujo, Vera Lúcia Israe

The human development process is complex, dynamic, and needs special attention during childhood. As a result, physiotherapeutic methods of evaluation are necessary to monitor, measure, and compare the evolution of comportments and motor skills. Diverse possibilities of experiences and learning in watery are created by Aquatic Physiotherapy with children, allowing a playful approach. The objective of this research is to track studies of aquatic intervention programs in the literature, seeking to identify assessment methods that have been used and applied to children, both in the aquatic environment and on the ground, through integrative review. This paper’s objective is to search studies of aquatic intervention programs in literature and identify evaluation methods in water or soil. The paper is an integrative review article in which the articles were selected by keywords exchange that occurred in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) database. The search found 34 papers, of which six met the criteria, and those were the articles selected for reading in full. After reading, one document had aquatic evaluation as a subject, which evidences a lack of evaluation methods in this environment, mainly with children, pointing out the need for studies about new forms of aquatic assessment.

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Authors: Rogério Assunção Tannús, Eduarda da Rocha Ordones, Débora Mikaelly Calaça da Silva Guerra, Juliane Leite Orcino, Rozany, Cristina de Souza Melo, Antonio Márcio Teodoro Cordeiro Silva, Rogério José de Almeida

Spinal cord injury (SCI) has a high impact on the level of physical disability. People with SCI who use a mobility aid device tend to develop greater functional independence. The objective was to evaluate the correlation between functional independence in activities of daily living and satisfaction with the use of assistive technology (wheelchair) in people with spinal cord injury. This is a cross-sectional analytical study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 146 participants with traumatic spinal cord injury with paraplegia and quadriplegia. For data collection, a sociodemographic questionnaire was used, and the Spinal Cord Independence Measure-Self Reported Version (brSCIM-SR) and the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST.2.0) scales that allowed the investigation. The average age was 37.8 years, with a majority of males (82.9%), single (52.7%), average education (53.4%), traffic accident (50%), firearm (22.6%). There was a predominance of complete injury (58.9%) and paraplegia (65.1%). In brSCIM-SR the general mean was 55.3 (± 15.8) in the self-care domain of 14.6 (± 5.3), breathing/sphincter 26.4 (± 7.4) and mobility of 14, 3 (± 5.5). In terms of satisfaction with assistive technology, the total QUEST 2.0 score was 3.64 (± 0.77), satisfaction with the resource 3.86 (± 0.74) and the provision of services 3.64 (± 0.77) ). Good performance was identified in the average of functional independence. In addition, high levels of satisfaction with assistive technology, specifically more with the resource than with the provision of services. No correlation was found between functional independence and satisfaction with the use of a wheelchair.

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Authors: Rejeane Santos da Conceição, Daniela Débora Santos de Oliveira

Lymphedema is a chronic disease that generates lymph tumors and can affect women who have undergone breast cancer treatment, with decreased flow in the lymphatic system and increased lymph in the interstitial space. Kinesio Taping (KT) proves to be an effective treatment technique to reduce the volume of lymphedema in mastectomized women. This study deals with a review of the narrative literature carried out through database and virtual libraries research: Pubmed, Lilacs, Medline, Scielo and Bireme in English and Portuguese. As the available ones allow us to conclude what KT associated with other techniques demonstrated as a reduction of lymphedema, it brings benefits as women with lymphedema after mastectomy