This study aimed to investigate the mourning experiences of women who interrupted pregnancies under judicial authorization, due to fetal malformation incompatible with life. The study participants were ten women assisted in the Fetal Medicine Departm...
Patients’ rights is a central issue in mental health’s contemporary debate. Drawing from the experiences of “Comitê Cidadão” (Citizen Committee), we aim at discussing the effects of the co-management of drug use on these subjects. This Comm...
Cet article documente la manière dont s’est renouvelé et s’est transformé au fil du temps le projet de faire participer les usagers aux exercices de planification et d’organisation des services de santé mental au Québec (Canada). Pour ce f...
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity (INSEC) in families of the north of Alagoas. We carried out a cross-sectional study with random sample of 1444 households, which were classified ac...
The Family Health Strategy should be focused on the family unit and constructed operationally within the Community sphere. The research assessed the family focus and community orientation as attributes of Primary Health Care, comparing the responses ...
The programs that seek to achieve comprehensive changes involve the relationship between different public policies, understanding the diversity of social demands in each context and participatory dynamic. Considering the complexity of these experi...
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation (HSCT) is a treatment indicated for onco-hematological diseases. This is a complex procedure, that involves life-threatening. The patient, who has suffered the psychosocial impact of a diagnosis of a potential...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a public health problem in Mexico and diet therapy is the main treatment. Self-management abilities (diet, exercise) are needed to control the disease. Five women with GDM were studied to assess GDM risk percept...
