Online Integrative Community Therapy in Latin America: Health Promotion in Times of COVID-19.

This study described integrative community therapy (ICT) in the online modality as a health promotion resource in the context of COVID-19 in Latin America, characterizing the ICT circles, the ICT training centers, and the community therapists involved in this practice. It is a descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from November 2020 to July 2021 through an online questionnaire created on the Google Forms platform. The study's first stage involved the participation of ICT training centers, while the second involved community therapists. Forty-three centers participated in the first stage; 86.1% offered online ICT in the period evaluated, and 74.4% trained professionals to implement this modality. In the second stage, 66 community therapists responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 49 (74.2%) resided in Brazil, 84.8% were female, and 72.7% performed the work voluntarily, with an average of 6.1 hours per week dedicated to online circles. Community-based circles were the most cited, followed by those linked to the public sector, with an average of 20.7 participants/circle in the period. The most frequent themes were stress and negative emotions, problems with work/unemployment, and family conflicts. Strengthening self-care, participation in ICT circles, and personal empowerment stood out among the coping strategies. In conclusion, online ICT proved to be an innovative resource for health promotion during the pandemic through the articulation and engagement of community therapists and different institutions, expanding solidary social networks, and showing itself as a sustainable practice in the Latin American scenario.

Dermatoses in the early neonatal period: their association with neonatal, obstetric and demographic variables / Dermatoses no período neonatal precoce: associação com variáveis neonatais, obstétricas e demográficas

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in the early neonatal period and to associate them with neonatal, demographic and obstetric variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study with neonates and their respective mothers, who were hospitalized in a public maternity hospital in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Data collection was performed using information present in the medical records and a physical examination of the newborn during the period between April 2015 and May 2016. Results: 350 neonates were evaluated. 54.8% were male, and 94.8% (332/350) presented a dermatosis. Among them, 84.6% had, concomitantly, two or more dermatoses. A total of 23 types of dermatoses were diagnosed. The most prevalent were: sebaceous hyperplasia (66%); fluff (42.6%); and salmon patches (41.4%). The mean age of the mothers was 24.9±4.9 years old, and they were predominately white (57.7%). Vernix caseosa was associated with the female gender (p=0.034). Nonwhite mothers were associated with genital hyperpigmentation (p=0.03) and Mongolian spots (p=0.001). Physiological flaking was associated with cesarean deliveries (p=0.03) and a gestational age of over 40 weeks (p=0.054). Salmon patches was associated with primiparity (p=0.0001). Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of neonatal dermatosis in the studied population. Each newborn had, on average, three different dermatoses. Dermatosis in neonates was associated with primiparity, nonwhites, a gestational age of over 40 weeks, and the sex of the newborn.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de dermatoses no período neonatal precoce e associar sua ocorrência a variáveis neonatais, demográficas e obstétricas. Métodos: Estudo transversal com neonatos e respectivas puérperas internados em alojamento conjunto de uma maternidade pública de Curitiba (PR). A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de informações presentes nos prontuários e no exame físico do recém-nato durante o período de abril de 2015 a maio de 2016. Resultados: Foram avaliados 350 recém-nascidos, 54,8% do sexo masculino, e 332 (94,8%) apresentaram dermatoses. Desses 332, 84,6% tiveram, concomitantemente, duas ou mais dermatoses. Diagnosticou-se o total de 23 tipos de dermatoses, sendo mais prevalentes: hiperplasia sebácea (66,6%); lanugem (42,6%); e mancha salmão (41,4%). A média de idade das puérperas foi de 24,9±4,9 anos, com predomínio de etnia branca (57,7%). Vérnix foi associado a sexo feminino (p=0,034). A etnia materna não branca associou-se à hiperpigmentação genital (p=0,030) e mancha mongólica (p=0,001). A descamação fisiológica associou-se ao parto cesáreo (p=0,030) e à idade gestacional acima de 40 semanas (p=0,054); e mancha salmão, à primiparidade (p=0,0001). Conclusões: Verificou-se alta prevalência de dermatose neonatal na população estudada, sendo cada recém-nascido acometido em média por três tipos. Houve associação da presença de dermatoses com primiparidade, mães não brancas, idade gestacional superior a 40 semanas e sexo do neonato.

DERMATOSES IN THE EARLY NEONATAL PERIOD: THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH NEONATAL, OBSTETRIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in the early neonatal period and to associate them with neonatal, demographic and obstetric variables. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with neonates and their respective mothers, who were hospitalized in a public maternity hospital in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Data collection was performed using information present in the medical records and a physical examination of the newborn during the period between April 2015 and May 2016. RESULTS: 350 neonates were evaluated. 54.8% were male, and 94.8% (332/350) presented a dermatosis. Among them, 84.6% had, concomitantly, two or more dermatoses. A total of 23 types of dermatoses were diagnosed. The most prevalent were: sebaceous hyperplasia (66%); fluff (42.6%); and salmon patches (41.4%). The mean age of the mothers was 24.9±4.9 years old, and they were predominately white (57.7%). Vernix caseosa was associated with the female gender (p=0.034). Nonwhite mothers were associated with genital hyperpigmentation (p=0.03) and Mongolian spots (p=0.001). Physiological flaking was associated with cesarean deliveries (p=0.03) and a gestational age of over 40 weeks (p=0.054). Salmon patches was associated with primiparity (p=0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: There was a high prevalence of neonatal dermatosis in the studied population. Each newborn had, on average, three different dermatoses. Dermatosis in neonates was associated with primiparity, nonwhites, a gestational age of over 40 weeks, and the sex of the newborn.