Objective: To analyze the coping strategies used by primary healthcare (PHC) professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study realized with professionals working in primary healthcare units in São José do Rio Preto, a large city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. For data collection, we used an instrument developed by the researchers containing sociodemographic and professional variables, as well as the Problem Coping Modes Scale (EMEP). Results: We evaluated 333 PHC professionals. A difference was observed between the scores of the four coping strategies (p < 0.001), with the highest score for the problem-focused strategy (3.8) and the lowest score for the emotion-focused strategy (2.4). Physicians had the lowest scores in coping strategies focused on religious practices/fantastical thinking (p < 0.001) and pursuit of social support (p = 0.045), while community health agents had the highest scores in these coping strategies. Conclusions: Professionals working in PHC have different coping strategies for the problems and stressful situations experienced in the work environment. These strategies can involve more positive attitudes focused on confrontation and problem solving, and on emotional responses that involve attitudes of avoidance and denial of the problem.

To analyze the results of isolated on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in patients > 65 years-old. Patients undergoing isolated on-pump CABG from December 1st 2010 to July 31th 2012 were divided in two groups: GE (elderly > 65 years-old, n=103) and GA (adults < 65 years-old, n=150). Preoperative data, intraoperative (as cardiopulmonar bypass time, aortic clamping time, time length of stay in mechanical ventilation--MV--and number of grafts), and postoperative variable (as morbidity, mortality and time length of stay in hospital) were analyzed during hospitalization. In GE, the morbidity rate was greater than in GA (30% vs. 14%, P=0.004), but there was no difference in the mortality rate (5.8% vs. 2.0%, P=0.165). In GA, there was higher prevalence DM (39.6% vs. 27%, P=0.043) and smoking (32.2% versus 19.8%, P=0.042); and in GE, higher prevalence of stroke (17% vs. 6.7%, P=0.013). There was no difference between the groups regarding intraoperative variables. After multivariate analysis, age > 65-year-old was associated with greater morbidity, but it was not independent predictive factor for in-hospital mortality. Considering in-hospital mortality, stay in ward time length (P=0.006), cardiac (P=0.011) and respiratory complications (P=0.026) were independent predictive factors. This study suggests that patients > 65-year old were at increased risk of postoperative complications when submitted to isolated on-pump CABG in comparison to patients < 65-year-old, but not under increased risk of death.

INTRODUÇÃO: Os programas de reabilitação cardíaca (PRC) vêm diminuindo a morbidade e a mortalidade em pacientes após cirurgias de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM). OBJETIVO: Observar a adesão de pacientes submetidos à CRM isoladamente na fase tardia a um PRC e analisar a qualidade de vida e capacidade funcional antes e após o treinamento físico de três meses de PRC. MÉTODOS: Foram contatados todos os pacientes submetidos à CRM isoladamente no período de um ano para participarem de um PRC com duração de três meses com três sessões semanais de uma hora de duração. Todos os pacientes realizaram exames bioquímicos de sangue, teste de força muscular de uma repetição máxima (1-RM) para membros superiores e inferiores, teste de caminhada dos 6 minutos (TC6) e responderam o questionário de qualidade de vida SF-36 antes e após o treinamento. RESULTADOS: De todos os 86 pacientes contatados, apenas 13% (n = 11) concluíram o PRC. A média de idade foi 67 ± 9 anos. O sexo masculino foi predominante, 73% (oito homens). Não houve alterações significativas nos exames bioquímicos laboratoriais. No TC6 houve um aumento significativo na distância percorrida (p = 0,014); quanto à força muscular houve um aumento significativo na carga para o teste em membros superiores (p = 0,043); e no questionário SF-36 não observamos diferenças significativas nos escores antes e depois dos três meses de PRC. CONCLUSÃO: A adesão ao PRC foi baixa, logo é de suma importância a divulgação da participação de pacientes que realizaram CRM nesses programas para proporcionar maior capacidade funcional.

To investigate the presence of burnout syndrome in child athlete tryouts for the Brazilian Handball Team, before and after the National Development and Technical Improvement Camp is of great interest. A correlational study, with longitudinal design of the before-and-after type, carried out with 64 male athletes in the children’s category, immersed in the National Camp for Development and Improvement of Handball Technique, in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil, in December 2018. To evaluate burnout syndrome, we used the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ). There was a statistically significant increase of the mean scores for burnout and dimensions (Physical and Emotional Exhaustion = 1.5 to 1.6; p-value < 0.001; Reduced Sense of Accomplishment = 2.7 to 2.9; p-value < 0.001; Sports Devaluation = 1.4 to 1.6; p-value < 0.001; and General Burnout = 1.9 to 2.0; p-value < 0.001). The athletes selected for the national team had lower mean scores for general burnout and dimensions (Physical and Emotional Exhaustion = 1.5; Reduced Sense of Accomplishment = 2.7; Sports Devaluation = 1.5; General Burnout = 1.9). The National Camp for Development and Technical Improvement can have a negative impact on the mental health of athletes. This event is important to select the competitors with greater ability to face the pressure and adversities present in the sport environment.

O futebol é um esporte de alto nível, grande popularidade e uma das principais formas de lazer de grande parcela da população mundial. Além de contar com um número cada vez maior de praticantes, este esporte vem sofrendo muitas mudanças nos últimos anos, principalmente em função do aumento das exigências físicas dos atletas, obrigando-os a trabalhar perto de seus limites e os deixando propensos lesões que podem causar prejuízos para o atleta e para o clube. Nesse contexto, este estudo objetivou identificar as lesões mais frequentes em atletas profissionais de futebol, apontar a posição em campo mais afetada, demonstrar a importância da Fisioterapia Desportiva em programas de prevenção de lesão no futebol e apontar técnicas e métodos utilizados nesses programas. Trata-se de estudo de revisão de literatura, no qual realizou-se análise de conteúdo da temática. A busca das informações científicas disponíveis na literatura ocorreu nas bases de dados eletrônicas Scielo, Google Acadêmico e Pubmed. Foram pesquisados artigos quem abordam a importância da fisioterapia desportiva em programas de prevenção de lesão, para jogadores de futebol da categoria profissional, publicados entre os anos de 2002 a 2017, nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa. As lesões mais frequentes no futebol profissional são estiramento muscular, contusões, distensão, contratura, entorse de tornozelo e ruptura. O planejamento de um programa de prevenção de lesões com atletas profissionais de futebol pode ser considerado um excelente método para redução nas baixas ao departamento de saúde dos clubes.

Objective: to identify sociodemographic and regional differences in the lack of access of aged Brazilians to medicines for hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus in the last 30 days, in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, based on data from the Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL).Methods: a population-based transversal study using data from VIGITEL. Were eligible the elderly (≥60 years) who answered affirmatively to the questions “In the past 30 days, did you have been without any hypertension medications for some time?”, “In the past 30 days did you have been without any high to control diabetes for some time?”, and “In the past 30 days, did you ran out of insulin?” Chi-squared test was used to describe the prevalence of the outcome in accordance with the independent variables, and ajusted Poisson Regression was used to estimate the prevalence ratio and respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).Results: the prevalence of the outcome was 11.8% in 2017, 11.4% in 2018, and 11.2% in 2019. A higher prevalence of lack of access to medications for hypertension and diabetes mellitus was observed among elderly people of black/brown/yellow/ indigenous skin color, less educated, beneficiaries of Bolsa Família, without private health plan and living in the Northeast and North regions.Conclusion: there was a small reduction in the lack of access to medication for hypertension and diabetes between 2017 and 2019. Furthermore, the results reveal inequality in access to these medicines.