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J C Leite

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PubMed2001

[Congenital defects in a coal mining region].

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between the environmental impact of coal mining and its effects in the reproductive health of populations living in small towns of Southern Brazil by studying the frequency of birth defects in newborns. METHODS: The assessment of potential reproductive hazards in the population was based on an evaluation of hospital records of 10,391 newborns within a 10-year-period (from 1985 to 1995). Eight major birth defects were selected and their frequencies at birth was analyzed and compared to observed frequencies registered by the Latin American Study of Congenital Malformation (ECLAMC). RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The results show no increase in the frequencies of the birth defects studied, and rule out the existence of an increased teratogenic risk in this region. It's noteworthy that the small number of children evaluated allows identifying tendencies that can only be confirmed in larger population studies.

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PubMed1998

A genetic diagnostic survey in a population of 202 mentally retarded institutionalized patients in the south of Brazil.

The Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais (APAE) is an institution for mentally retarded patients located at Caxias do Sul in the south of Brazil. A genetic diagnostic survey of 202 individuals from this institution is presented. The patients had a male:female ratio of 1.3:1 and their ages varied from 1 month to 47 years with a mean of 5.5 years. Using personal and family data, careful clinical examination and laboratory investigation, the authors established a definitive diagnosis in 132 patients (65.34%). A constitutional disorder was present in 111 patients (54.95%). Down's syndrome patients represented 32.15%, while 1.98% had other chromosomal anomalies. In 25 patients (12.37%) a disorder of Mendelian inheritance was diagnosed. In 8 patients (3.96%) a multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation (MCA/MR) syndrome was recorded. Eight patients (3.96%) had a central nervous system (CNS) malformation. An acquired condition was observed in 21 patients (10.39%), including pre- or post-natal infections. In the remaining 70 patients (34.65%) a conclusive diagnosis was not possible.

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[Reception: possibility of reorganizing nursing care].

The study analyzes reception as a strategy for reorganizing nursing care, identifying its presuppotions and mechanisms which make it possible to implement and qualifying potentialities of care. It uses the qualitive approach, giving priority to primary sources: questionnaires answered by managers, degree nurses, nursing auxilliares and doctors from the Municipal Health Office of Belo Horizonte. It was found that the nursing auxiliary is the main person carrying out this activity, followed by the degree nurse. The main activities are listening, screening and forwarding, with little focus on guidance. The actors emphasize team integration and the understanding of the work process as facilitating factors. The training and qualification of professionals was considered as one of the mechanisms to overcome difficulties. It reveals the failures of the structure of service for reception. The conclusion is that this practice suggests the need for the reorganization of the nursing work process in order to improve the quality of health care.

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[The home caregiver in Betim/MG].

This is a qualitative study about the care provided by "caregivers" enrolled in the Home Care Program in Betim, Minas Gerais. Interviews were held during home visits in order to identify characteristics of home care providers, analyze their perception about health care, verify factors which interfere in home care and relationships which are established between caregiver/person cared for/other family members. Discourse analysis (Fiorin, 1993) was used to build the empirical categories which revealed that most of the caregivers are family members, women, average age of 42 years, limited schooling, mostly housewives. The subjects sampled reported that the act of caring involves technique, duty and dedication. They referred to financial difficulties, physical and emotional stress. The relationships established during care involved feelings of pleasure, satisfaction and helplessness in the face of the needs and sufferings of the person cared for. The authors concluded that home care fosters more humane care, but requires technical guidance and emotional training for the caregivers and support from the health institution.

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