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Objective: To identify the influence of life habits and behaviors on the health of adolescents. Materials and method: This is a quantitative research, with an exploratory and descriptive approach, developed with 124 adolescents, students from a pre-professional school in southernmost Brazil. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics by means of the SPSS software, version 20.0. Results: The high consumption of ultra-processed food in intermediate meals and insufficient sleep hours per night cause risks to the health of adolescents. Practicing physical activities has proved to be a health protection habit. Conclusions: The adolescents need to reframe the importance of healthy eating and sleep in their routine. It was observed that there are modifiable factors for sleep improvement in quality and quantity, as well as the value and inclusion of in natura food in intermediate meals. We believe that the role of nurses in school spaces, giving rise to joint reflections on the process of self-care, health concepts, risky and healthy behaviors, is capable of promoting and protecting the health of adolescents and preventing morbidities in the future.
Objetivo: identificar la influencia de los hábitos de vida y comportamientos de los adolescentes en su salud. Materiales y método: investigación cuantitativa, con un enfoque exploratorio y descriptivo, desarrollada con 124 adolescentes, estudiantes de una escuela preuniversitaria en el extremo sur de Brasil. Los datos se recolectaron mediante cuestionario. El análisis se realizó con la utilización de estadísticas descriptivas con el software SPSS, versión 20.0. Resultados: el alto consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados en las comidas intermedias y la cantidad insuficiente de sueño por noche representan riesgos para la salud de los adolescentes. La realización de actividades físicas resultó ser un hábito de protección de la salud. Conclusiones: los adolescentes deben resignificar la importancia de una alimentación saludable y del sueño en su rutina. Se observó que existen factores modificables para que el sueño mejore en calidad y cantidad, igualmente el valor y la inclusión de alimentos in natura en las comidas intermedias. Creemos que el papel del enfermero en los espacios escolares tiene que dar lugar a reflexiones conjuntas sobre el proceso de autocuidado, conceptos de salud, comportamientos de riesgo y saludables. Igualmente, promover y proteger la salud de los adolescentes y prevenir las morbilidades en el futuro.
Objetivo: identificar a influência de hábitos de vida e de comportamentos na saúde de adolescentes. Materiais e método: trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa, com abordagem exploratória e descritiva, desenvolvida com 124 adolescentes, estudantes de uma escola pré-profissionalizante no extremo sul do Brasil. Foram coletados dados mediante questionário. A análise foi feita com a utilização da estatística descritiva por meio do software SPSS, versão 20.0. Resultados: o alto consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados nas refeições intermediárias e a quantidade insuficiente de sono por noite causam riscos à saúde dos adolescentes. A realização de atividades físicas mostrou-se como hábito de proteção à saúde. Conclusões: os adolescentes precisam ressignificar a importância da alimentação saudável e do sono em sua rotina. Observou-se que existem fatores modificáveis para que o sono melhore em qualidade e quantidade, assim como o valor e inclusão dos alimentos in natura nas refeições intermediárias. Acreditamos que a atuação do enfermeiro nos espaços escolares, suscitando reflexões conjuntas sobre o processo de autocuidado, conceitos de saúde, comportamentos de risco e saudáveis, é capaz de promover e proteger a saúde dos adolescentes e prevenir morbidades no futuro.
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School Nursing , Health Education , Adolescent , Environment , Health Risk BehaviorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To know the effects for the newborn of the use of crack in pregnancy. METHODS: This is a qualitative study conducted in a university hospital in southern Brazil, in the first half of 2014. Fifteen mothers crack users and five grandparents participated. The data were produced through semi-structured interviews and later submitted to content analysis. RESULTS: It was found that the use of crack in pregnancy leads to repercussions related to the health of the newborn and repercussions related to family restructuring. In relation to the newborn, prematurity, congenital malformation, hospitalization in an intensive care unit, use of care and feeding technologies through artificial milk formulas were mentioned. In the family context, it was evidenced the occurrence of abandonment of the child by the mother, causing the adoption of the newborn by relatives of the family nucleus or their institutionalization due to lack of family structure. CONCLUSIONS: It was found that the use of crack in pregnancy leads to repercussions related to the health of the newborn and repercussions related to family restructuring. In this sense, the recruitment of pregnant users of crack by health/nursing professionals and referral for high-risk prenatal care, as well as early identification of the peculiarities of the newborns of these women, and the development of actions that minimize the repercussions of crack are imperative.
