Description of Baseline Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge and Behavior in Acute Stroke/TIA Patients Enrolled in the Health Education on Information Retention and Behavior Change in Stroke (HERBS) Pilot Trial.

Lifestyle modifications after stroke are associated with better risk factor control and lower mortality. The primary objective of this study was to describe the knowledge of American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations for diet and exercise in survivors of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). The secondary objectives were to describe their diet and exercise behaviors, self-efficacy (SE), behavioral intent (BI), stage of change, and barriers to change. Data are described from participants enrolled in a prospective educational intervention in mild stroke/TIA survivors. A multiple-choice questionnaire ascertained knowledge of AHA recommendations for diet and exercise, nutrition and physical activity behavior, SE, BI, stage of change, and barriers to change. Twenty-eight stroke/TIA survivors, with a mean age of 61.7 ± 11.8 years, completed questionnaires during their acute hospitalization. Participants underestimated the recommended intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and participation in aerobic exercise and overestimated the recommended intake of sugar and salt. SE demonstrated a significant positive association with combined behavior scores (rs = 0.36, p = 0.043). Greater knowledge of the AHA recommendations was not associated with healthier behavior, greater SE, higher BI, or more advanced stage of change. The gaps between AHA recommendations and stroke/TIA patient knowledge identifies an area for potential intervention in stroke prevention and recovery.

Avaliação da contaminação bacteriana dos cones de aplanação dos tonômetros de Goldmann em uso em consultórios e hospitais da Grande Florianópolis / Contamination of Goldmann´s tonometers prisms in use at ophthalmology´s offices and hospitals of the Great Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Estudar a prevalência e o tipo de contaminação bacteriana presente nos cones de aplanação dos tonômetros de Goldmann utilizados em consultóriose hospitais da Grande Florianópolis, Estado de Santa Catarina.Métodos: Foram realizadas duas coletas em cada um dos 11 cones de aplanação dos tonômetros de Goldmann.Após a semeadura, os meios de cultura foram incubados para identificação dos germes. Resultados: Houve contaminação bacteriana em trêscones de aplanação durante a primeira coleta e em dois na segunda coleta. As bactérias encontradas foram Staphylococcus sp coagulase negativo, Staphylococcus sp e bacilos gram positivos e gram negativos. Foramencontrados três cones de aplanação contaminados em uso em consultórios e dois em hospitais. Conclusões: Dos onze cones de aplanação analisados,cinco apresentaram contaminação bacteriana. As bactérias encontradas são pertencentes à flora ocularnormal. Há mais cones contaminados em consultórios (n=3) do que em hospitais (n=2), entretanto, essa diferença não foi estatisticamente significativa...

Study the prevalence and the type of bacterial contamination of Goldmann´s tonometers prisms in use at ophthalmology´s offices and hospitals of the Great Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.Methods: Two collections in each one of the eleven Goldmann´s tonometers prisms were realized. After the sowing, the cultures were incubated for furtheridentification of the microorganisms.Results: There was contamination in three prisms during the first collection and in two prisms during the second. The bacteria found were Staphylococcus sp coagulase negative, Staphylococcus sp and bacilli positive gram and negative gram. There were found three contaminated tonometers prisms in use at ophthalmology's office and two contaminated prisms in use at hospitals.Conclusions: There was found bacterialcontamination in five of the eleven prisms evaluated. The bacteria found bellong to the normal ocular flora. Thereare more contaminated prisms at ophthalmology´s offices (n=3) than at hospitals (n=2), however, this is not statistic significant...