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Em acadêmicos, hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados podem desencadear dor lombar. O objetivo foi analisar a prevalência e associação de lombalgia, hábitos posturais e comportamentais em acadêmicos de Fisioterapia e Psicologia. Participaram da pesquisa 171 acadêmicos. Todos os participantes responderam aos questionários: Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) e a Escala Visual Numérica (EVN). Realizou-se estatística descritiva e o teste Qui-quadrado (p < 0,05) com o programa SPSS 19.0. A prevalência de lombalgia foi de 80,7%. Destes, 28,2% referiram dor uma vez por mês, 68,8% referiram dor leve e 21% dor que impossibilitava realizar as atividades diárias. Verificou-se alta prevalência de hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados. A análise bivariada mostrou associação entre: dor lombar e prática de atividade física (p = 0,0001), frequência (p = 0,003) e nível de competitividade (p = 0,008); tempo de horas por dia (p = 0,0001) e postura sentada para utilizar o computador (p = 0,0001). Houve elevada prevalência de dor lombar, hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados nos acadêmicos de Fisioterapia e Psicologia, associação significativa entre a dor, prática, frequência e o nível de competitividade da atividade física além do tempo de horas por dia e da postura sentada para utilizar o computador.(AU)
In academics, inappropriate posture and behavioral habits can trigger lower back pain. The objective was to analyze the prevalence and association of low back pain, postural and behavioral habits in Physical Therapy and Psychology students. 171 students participated in the study. All participants answered the questionnaires: Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) and the Visual Numerical Scale (EVN). Descriptive statistics and chisquare test (p < 0.05) were performed with the SPSS 19.0 program. The prevalence of low back pain was 80.7%. Of these, 28.2% reported pain once a month, 68.8% reported mild pain and 21% pain that made daily activities impossible. There was a high prevalence of inappropriate posture and behavioral habits. The bivariate analysis showed an association between: low back pain and physical activity (p = 0.0001), frequency (p = 0.003) and level of competitiveness (p = 0.008); Time of hours per day (p = 0.0001) and sitting posture to use the computer (p = 0.0001). There was a high prevalence of low back pain, inadequate posture and behavioral habits in Physical Therapy and Psychology students, a significant association between pain, practice, frequency and level of competitiveness of physical activity beyond the hours of the day and the sitting posture to use the computer.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Low Back Pain , Physical Therapy Specialty , Posture , StudentsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The cutaneous mycoses, mainly caused by dermatophyte fungi, are among the most common fungal infections worldwide. It is estimated that 10% to 15% of the population will be infected by a dermatophyte at some point in their lives, thus making this a group of diseases with great public health importance. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical, epidemiological, and therapeutic profile of dermatophytosis in patients enrolled at the Dermatology service of Universidade do Estado do Pará, Brazil, from July 2010 to September 2012. METHOD: A total of 145 medical records of patients diagnosed with dermatophytosis were surveyed. Data were collected and subsequently recorded according to a protocol developed by the researchers. This protocol consisted of information regarding epidemiological and clinical aspects of the disease and the therapy employed. RESULTS: The main clinical form of dermatophyte infection was onychomycosis, followed by tinea corporis, tinea pedis, and tinea capitis. Furthermore, the female population and the age group of 51 to 60 years were the most affected. Regarding therapy, there was a preference for treatments that combine topical and systemic drugs, and the most widely used drugs were fluconazole (systemic) and ciclopirox olamine (topical). CONCLUSION: This study showed the importance of recurrent analysis of the epidemiological profile of dermatophytosis to enable correct therapeutic and preventive management of these conditions, which have significant clinical consequences, with chronic, difficult-totreat lesions that can decrease patient quality of life and cause disfigurement. .