Health-associated infections (HAI) in non-hospital care is a subject still little explored in literature. Among measures that assist in the prevention and control of HAI is the quality of medical instruments processing ...

Recent researches have revealed worrying rates of stress, anxiety and depression in college students. In the academic environment, negative emotional reactions and physical symptoms related to stress occur when curricular ...

In search of qualification, the nursing searches increasingly a continuous update of all the team. One of the strategies that can be used for professional training is the education in service. In this perspective, for the ...

Starting from the assumption that even the territory being the central element in the working process of family health teams, these teams still have difficulties in using it for the implementation of health practices, ...

The Single Health System (SHS) was implemented in 1988 and it still presents challenges for its empowerment. One of its innovations is the Municipal Health Councils (MHC), but they couple with difficulties for full ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, however, is still a stigmatized disease. People with TB suffer from the disease, not only by clinical manifestations, but also with prejudice, embarrassing situations and even a ...

Social support can promote better health, helping to keep the elderly independent in their familiar and social-cultural context, which is essential for cognitive function and psychological well-being. This study aimed to ...

The increase in the number of elderly in the population and increased longevity create greater opportunities for interaction with children of this overall population. Since the beginning of life children develop attitudes ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in people over 65 years. Platelet studies with ADAM10 have shown to decrease its expression in AD patients. The association between cognitive testing and molecular ...