Introduction: at this critical moment of the COVID -19 pandemic, we observe the social withdrawal and the break from the routine of individuals in society, for people with disabilities who need adequate support and a routine of more intense and effective activities may feel a greater need for care and attention of family support for solving everyday problems. Objective: to identify factors associated with the impact of the pandemic on the quality of life of individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. Methods: a virtual survey was carried out with parents and caregivers of people with disabilities to identify the main factors associated with the impact of the Pandemic on daily life and social relationships between family and community. Results: of the parents and caregivers we had access to and answered the questionnaire, 90% are residents of the ABC region of São Paulo. Their children and adolescents with disabilities are between 4 and 18 years old. The main scores of caregivers on difficulties in care during the pandemic, 70% felt helpless at some point, 17% had difficulties in performing self-care activities, 42% had anguish and fear during the period, 83% have the greatest responsibility for household decisions, and about 50% can share those decisions. Conclusion: the main complaints about the care of people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic are related to the feeling of fear and anguish that affects decision-making and family relationships, which influences self-care activities and mental health of this population.
Introduction: the new coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has been causing economic and health system impacts worldwide, triggering humanitarian crises in vulnerable regions, marked by high mortality rates of the disease. Brazil has been suffering an increase in the number of cases, characteristic of the formation of a second wave, with great epidemiological differences observed in the most diverse regions of the country. Many studies illustrate the behaviour of COVID-19 in the state of São Paulo, but there are gaps in the scientific literature on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in municipalities of the São Paulo metropolitan region that constitute an important industrial pole in Latin America, such as the region of Grande ABC. Objective: to evaluate mortality and lethality trends of COVID-19 during the period March 2020 to July 2021, in municipalities on region of Grande ABC, metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil, divided into two periods (March to November 2020 and December to July 2021). Methods: we conducted an ecological time series study with population data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. We collected the number of cases and deaths confirmed for COVID-19 in the municipalities that make up the region of Grande ABC (Diadema, Mauá, Rio Grande da Serra, Ribeirão Pires, Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Caetano do Sul) from March 2020 to July 2021. Prais-Winsten linear regression was performed, and the percentage of daily change was calculated. Differences were considered significant when p<0.05. Results: in region of Grande ABC, in the period analysed, 217,264 cases and 10,004 deaths of COVID-19 were recorded. Although the mortality rate remained stationary during the first wave (March to November 2020) and the second wave (December 2020 to July 2021); lethality transitioned from decreasing during the first wave to increasing during the second wave, with rates varying according to municipality. Conclusion: trend analyses in incidence, mortality, and lethality rates assist in understanding the behaviour of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the region known as Grande ABC. Efforts must be maintained throughout the region to control the Pandemic.
Introduction: the judicialization of health is an alternative to the health services in Brazil, despite criticism of judicial decisions and control of public health policy. The large number of actions that demand health services is a health problem that characterizes the political, social, ethical, legal, and health systems of the Public Health Policy. Objective: to analyze the judicialization of health care in the Acre State, Brazil, from 2010 to 2016. Methods: it is a documentary and cross-sectional study of collegiate decisions, with final judgments, in the period from 2010 to 2016, issued by the Court of Justice of the State of Acre, Results: all proposed actions were Writ of Mandamus. The use of preliminary injunction was the most common strategy (n = 34; 94.44%). One third of the respondents were not questioned by the State of Acre (n = 9; 25%) as decisions of the Court of Justice on health concern medicines, examinations, and procedures, in these cases, it only manages interests, with no litigation per se. (n = 25, 69.44%). Men and women demanded in the same proportion, all of them characterized by living in poverty (n = 28; 77.78%). Conclusion: the collective health decisions handed down by the State Court of Justice Acre, Brazil, guarantee access to health goods and services to the claimants, with emphasis on preliminary injunctions and grounds based on the principle of human dignity, physical integrity and life, and on medical prescriptions in each specific case and, in a third of the cases, serving as a mere administration of interests.
O presente estudo buscou conhecer as experiências e barreiras na realização do planejamento familiar. Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa de literatura, foram analisados artigos recuperados por meio das bases de dados secundários Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online e Sistema Online de Busca e Análise de Literatura Médica a partir dos descritores planejamento familiar, direitos reprodutivos e atenção primária à saúde. As barreiras identificadas no estudo demonstram uma lacuna significativa entre a política pública e a prática institucional. Para que o planejamento familiar deixe de ser apenas “entrega de contraceptivos” e se torne uma estratégia de empoderamento, é fundamental investir na educação permanente das equipes e na logística eficiente da rede de saúde. Além disso, é urgente integrar o homem no processo e desmistificar conceitos junto à comunidade, garantindo que o direito de decidir se, quando e quantos filhos ter seja exercido de forma livre, segura e consciente.
A dependência comportamental, que engloba quadros como o jogo patológico, o uso excessivo de internet e as compras compulsivas, tem ganhado crescente atenção da psiquiatria contemporânea. Esta revisão sistemática objetiva analisar a neurobiologia subjacente a esses transtornos, focando nos mecanismos de recompensa, controle inibitório e disfunção dopaminérgica. A literatura indica que essas condições compartilham substratos neuroanatômicos semelhantes aos das dependências químicas, com destaque para a desregulação do circuito mesolímbico e alterações na conectividade do córtex pré-frontal. Os resultados sugerem que a urgência por recompensa e o déficit no controle de impulsos são os pilares neurobiológicos comuns. Conclui-se que a compreensão dessas bases é fundamental para o desenvolvimento de terapias focadas na modulação dos circuitos de recompensa e na reabilitação neurocognitiva.
