O Programa Saúde da Família (PSF) constitui-se em uma estratégia de reformulação do modelo assistencial de saúde no Brasil. Este estudo tem como objetivo refletir sobre os desafios desta estratégia quanto às práticas de saúde no contexto da atenção primária. Foi realizado um estudo bibliográfico, 90 artigos foram selecionados, sendo 50 considerados de maior interesse. Após quatorze anos de existência, surgem questionamentos quanto ao papel do PSF, suas estruturas continuam permeáveis ao modelo hegemônico que corrompe o processo de trabalho cotidiano. Mudanças nas práticas de saúde, especialmente, no que tange a produção de cuidados, são necessárias e este processo de reconstrução implica muito labor. No entanto, possibilita a construção de práticas de saúde mais solidárias, acolhedoras e conseqüentemente mais resolutivas.

Background/Objectives: Obesity is influenced by biological, hormonal, and social factors, contributing to chronic diseases and burdening the healthcare system. Chronic stress and emotional eating are linked to weight gain, affecting eating behaviors and metabolism. This study aimed to assess the association between stress, eating behavior, and adiposity in obese women. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 132 obese women from Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The participants completed the Lipp Stress Symptoms Inventory and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire. Blood samples were collected to measure plasma cortisol, and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated from weight and height measurements. Body fat was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Associations between stress, eating behavior, and adiposity were evaluated using linear regression models, and interactions between stress and eating behavior subscales were tested. Results: Positive associations were observed between Phases I (alert), II (resistance), and III (exhaustion) of stress with emotional and external eating. A negative association was identified between dietary restraint and body fat, especially in women with lower cortisol levels (<13.7 mg/dL). Additionally, the alert phase was associated with higher android fat in these women. Conclusions: The findings support the hypothesis that stress and eating behavior are associated with body adiposity and that stress is linked to emotional and external eating. An inverse association between restrained eating and body fat was observed in women with lower cortisol levels. These results highlight the importance of an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates emotional and stress conditions in obesity treatment.

O portfólio reflexivo inscreve-se no contexto de uma avaliação formativa pautada no feedback e na interação. A fragilidade no processo de avaliação dos portfólios é consenso na literatura e entre especialistas e estudantes. Este estudo objetivou apresentar e analisar o Instrumento de avaliação e autoavaliação das competências a serem trabalhadas no portfólio reflexivo (IAVCP). A construção teórico-conceitual baseou-se na experiência de nove anos de uso dos autores e na discussão da literatura, resultando em um desenho testado e construído coletivamente entre docentes e estudantes. As competências delineadas no IAVCP – de comunicação, gestão da informação, sistêmicas, pessoais e de grupo – foram construídas com enfoque na educação universitária que integra atividades acadêmicas e profissionais. O processo de avaliação, por ser consensuado, propiciou o compromisso, a corresponsabilização e a transparência, produzidos pela identificação e pelo reconhecimento do instrumento como legítimo.

Epidemiological inquiries study and evaluate the health status of the population. For dental caries, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the DMFT and DMFS indexes, which represent the sum of the decayed, missing and filled teeth, divided by the population studied. Traditionally these surveys are conducted using cellulose paper sheet. This study describes the development and presents the field performance of NutriOdonto, a software created for an Oral Health Survey carried out in 2018 and 2019 involving 2578 students from the municipal schools of Palmas/TO, located in the Brazilian Amazon region. This is a descriptive, applied research on the development of a software for the collecting, analysis, management and reproducibility of oral health epidemiological research. A software applied to the collecting, analysis and formation of the database was developed through the information obtained from the questionnaires applied to the participants of the study and the completion of the electronic oral examination form. Recent Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are intelligently configured to create models and mobile applications (Apps) that can be useful to manage health issues, thus broadening the perspective of service provision in this sector. Some of these mobile devices, tablets and smartphones are being developed to generate information, for collection, recording, storage and analysis of oral health epidemiological research data. NutriOdonto contributed to the rapid collection, recording and storage of information, in the construction of the database and its analysis. Replacing paper forms with electronic forms minimized possible typos, reduced the use of cellulose paper and the financial costs, among other things. This software can contribute to decision making by managers and professionals and to improving the planning and implementation of actions in health promotion and oral disease prevention.

The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in individuals with arterial hypertension (AH) and/or diabetes mellitus (DM) accompanied by Primary Health Care (PHC) in Brazil. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on creatinine, and urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (ACR) were measured in 841 subjects with AH and/or DM, followed by PHC in the city of Viçosa. The CKD was diagnosed according to KDIGO criteria. Sociodemographic, clinical, and anthropometric factors related to the prevalence of CKD were investigated through multiple logistic regression. The prevalence of hidden CKD was 15.4%. Of these, 7.5% were identified by albuminuria (ACR ≥30 mg/g) with slightly decreased eGFR. Age, baseline disease, waist circumference (WC), and systolic blood pressure remained associated with CKD after multivariate analysis. The two major risk factors for hidden CKD were the presence of AH in association with DM and an increase in age. Hidden CKD was more common within people with AH and DM, and with high WC, glycosylated hemoglobin, and serum phosphorus as well as male gender and decreased serum albumin. This knowledge of risk associations can help avoid progression to CKD.