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La détection du délirium à l’aide d’outils est importante pour pouvoir intervenir le plus rapidement et efficacement possible. Le but de ce projet de recherche est d’évaluer l’efficacité d’une intervention de transfert de connaissances (TC) sur mesure auprès d’infirmières sur le taux d’utilisation conforme d’un outil de détection du délirium (ODD). L’intervention auprès d’infirmières a été basée sur les barrières et facilitateurs à utiliser un tel ODD identifiés par un questionnaire (n=30) et deux groupes de discussion (n=4). Les barrières identifiées par le questionnaire reflétaient un besoin de connaissances et d’amélioration des compétences infirmières. L’une des barrières identifiée à partir des groupes de discussion était le manque de connaissances sur les causes possibles du délirium et les interventions infirmières à privilégier selon ces causes. Les activités de TC retenues étaient une capsule clinique sur les manifestations du délirium évaluées par un ODD et une carte aide-mémoire sur des interventions infirmières possibles. Les taux d’utilisation de l’ODD ont été évalués en pré et post implantation d’une intervention de TC (devis pré-post test) à partir d’une revue de 242 dossiers médicaux de patients (avant n=121 ; après n=121). Aucune différence significative n’a été notée entre les périodes pré et post intervention de TC (p > .99). Une explication réside dans le taux déjà élevé (> 85%) d’utilisation de l’ODD observé avant l’intervention de TC pour deux des trois quarts de travail. L’intervention de TC basée sur les barrières et les facilitateurs a été appréciée par les infirmières et elle pourrait avoir le potentiel de promouvoir une pratique basée sur les résultats probants. / The use of an assessment tool for delirium detection (ATDD) is important to intervene as quickly and as efficiently as possible. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of a knowledge transfer tailored intervention (KT-TI) to optimize the conform use of an ATDD by nurses. The intervention was based on barriers and facilitators to the use of an ATDD. The barriers identified with the questionnaire (n=30) revealed a need for knowledge and an improvement of nursing skills. One of the barriers identified in focus groups (n=4) was the lack of knowledge on delirium causes and specific nursing interventions to favour accordingly. The chosen KT activities were a clinical capsule on delirium manifestations as evaluated by the ATDD, and a pocket sized information card on possible nursing interventions. The rate of conform use of an ATDD was evaluated in pre and post KT intervention (pre-post design) with a review of 242 patient’s medical charts (pre n=121; post n=121). No significant difference was noted between pre and post KT-TI (p > 0.99). An explanation for this resides in the fact that the observed rate of use of an ATDD by nurses was already high (> 85%) in pre KT-TI on two work shifts. The KT intervention based on barriers and facilitators to change was appreciated by nurses and it may have the potential to promote evidence-based practice.

Evidence-based practice is an integral part of multi-disciplinary healthcare, but its routine clinical implementation remains a challenge internationally. Written asthma action plans are an example of sub-optimal evidence-based practice because, despite being recommended, these plans are under-issued by health professionals and under-used by patients/carers. This thesis is a critical analysis of the generation and implementation of evidence in this area and provides fresh insight into this specific theory/practice gap. This submission brings together, in five published papers, a body of work conducted by the candidate. Findings report that known barriers to action plan use (such as a lack of practitioner time) are symptomatic of deeper and more complex underlying factors. In particular, over-reliance on knowledge derived from randomised controlled trials and their systematic review, as the primary and sole source of evidence for healthcare practice, hindered the implementation of these plans. A lack of evidence reflecting the personal experience of using these plans in the real world, rather than in trial settings, contributed to a mismatch between what patients/carers want from asthma action plans and what they are currently being provided with by professionals. This submission illustrates the benefits of utilising a broader range of knowledge as a basis for clinical practice. The presented papers report how new and innovative research methodologies (including meta-ethnography and cross-study synthesis) can be used to synthesise individual studies reporting the personal experiences of patients and professionals and how such findings can then be used to better understand why interventions can be implemented in trial settings rather than everyday practice. Whilst these emerging approaches have great potential to contribute to evidence-based practice by, for example, strengthening the ‘weight’ of experiential knowledge, there are methodological challenges which, whilst acknowledged, have yet to be fully addressed.

Micobactérias não tuberculosas (MNT) são microrganismos ubíquos e reconhecidos como contaminantes de sistemas de água em estabelecimentos de assistência à saúde, bem como, dispositivos cirúrgicos e medicamentos injetáveis. Sua ocorrência representa uma emergência epidemiológica e sanitária, especialmente em pacientes submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. Frente ao exposto, objetivou-se avaliar a produção do conhecimento científico acerca da ocorrência de infecções por MNT em pacientes submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. A prática baseada em evidências representou o referencial teórico-metodológico e, como recurso para obtenção destas evidências utilizou-se a revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed, ISI Web of Science e Biblioteca Cochrane. Totalizaram-se 24 publicações nos últimos trinta anos, com 15 (62,5%) no idioma inglês, os demais no português. No que se refere ao delineamento dos estudos, observou-se que os mais frequentes foram: 29,2% relatos de caso, 20,8% estudos transversais e 12,5% estudos metodológicos e quaseexperimentais. A análise dos estudos culminou em três categorias temáticas sendo 08 (33,3%) relacionadas aos tipos de cirurgias, 07 (29,2%) sobre identificação das espécies por métodos microbiológicos e/ou moleculares e 09 (37,5%) medidas de prevenção e controle. Ainda como subcategorias têm-se: a vigilância pós-alta, terapêutica com antibióticos e uso de glutaraldeído. Entre os microrganismos destacam-se com 37,5% Mycobacterium chelonae, 33,3%, M. abscessus e 25% M. fortuitum. Cirurgias oftalmológicas, estéticas, cardíacas e procedimentos laparoscópicos e artroscópicos foram as mais investigadas. Diante do contexto terapêutico, a indicação é realizada empiricamente ao longo prazo, podendo incluir desbridamento cirúrgico de tecidos infectados. Na panorâmica da identificação das espécies, a eletroforese em gel de campo pulsado (PFGE) é considerada padrão-ouro devido seu alto poder discriminatório de algumas cepas bacterianas, porém com limitações. Com base nas publicações analisadas, conclui-se que não se tem um panorama nacional talvez pela inoperância do sistema de vigilância pós-alta, inexistência de critérios clínicos e bacteriológicos uniformizados em todo o território e, também pela falta de integração entre a clínica e o laboratório. Adiciona-se que aplicação de metodologias moleculares possibilitaria definir a diversidade das espécies de micobactérias que não puderam ser identificadas pelos métodos clássicos. Uma publicação sobre a situação nacional das MNTs em cirurgias é fundamental para a uma conduta correta no diagnóstico e tratamento de micobacterioses. / Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous microorganisms recognized as contaminants of water systems in health care services, as well as surgical devices and injectable medications. Its occurrence represents an epidemiological and sanitary emergency, especially in patients subject to surgical procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the production of scientific knowledge on the occurrence of infections caused by NTM in patients subject to surgical procedures. Evidence-based practice was the theoreticalmethodological framework used, and integrative literature review was used to obtain evidences in the following databases: Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed, ISI Web of Science and Cochrane Library. In total, 24 publications were found in the last thirty years, being 15 (62.5%) in english and the others in portuguese. Regarding the design of the studies, most (29,2%) were case reports, (20,8%) cross-sectional studies and (12,5%) methodological and quasi-experimental studies. The analysis of the studies resulted in three thematic categories: 08 (33.3%) types of surgery, 07 (29.2%) identification of the species by microbiological and/or molecular methods and 09 (37.5%) prevention and control measures. The following subcategories were identified in prevention and control: vigilance after discharge, therapy with antibiotics and use of glutaral. The most researched surgeries were ophthalmologic, aesthetic, cardiac and laparoscopy and arthroscopy. The presence of the following microorganisms is highlighted: Mycobacterium chelonae (37.5%), M. abscessus (29.2%) and M. fortuitum (25%). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is considered gold-standard in the identification of certain bacterial strains. The use of molecular techniques permits to define the diversity of the species of mycobacteria that cannot be identified by the classical methods. Regarding the therapy, in general the indication is empirically determined in long-term, and can include surgical debridement of infected tissues. Based on the analyzed publications, it is concluded that there is not a national panorama, either due to the failure of the surveillance system after discharge, the lack of clinical and bacteriological criteria uniform for the entire country or the lack of integration between clinics and laboratories.

Tradicionalmente, a escolha pelo tipo de intervenção psicoterápica para diferentes quadros clínicos depende fundamentalmente da experiência profissional do terapeuta e de sua predileção por determinadas estratégias clínicas. Esse cenário, entretanto, tem se modificado no contexto da prática baseada em evidências, definida pela American Psychological Association como o processo individualizado de tomada de decisão clínica que ocorre por meio da integração da melhor evidência disponível com a perícia clínica no contexto das características, cultura e preferências do cliente. O paradigma de prática baseada em evidências está em perfeita harmonia com a ideologia da análise do comportamento aplicada, que, desde a sua origem, apresenta um forte comprometimento com a sustentação empírica de seus procedimentos terapêuticos. Apesar desse comprometimento, é de fundamental importância avaliar em que medida a área está ou não produzindo evidências de eficácia. Em vista disso, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo analisar a produção de evidências empíricas da terapia analítico-comportamental (TAC) e da psicoterapia analítica-funcional (FAP), na literatura nacional e internacional, de modo a complementar as revisões sistemáticas já realizadas sobre outras modalidades de análise do comportamento clínica terapia de aceitação e compromisso (ACT), terapia comportamental dialética (DBT) e ativação comportamental (BA). Para cumprir esse objetivo, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura conduzida de forma a localizar o maior número possível de estudos empíricos sobre TAC e FAP, publicados ou não, que abarcou onze bases de dados globais e três bases de dados específicas da análise do comportamento. A seleção dos estudos obedeceu aos seguintes critérios de inclusão: ser relato de caso, experimento de caso único ou pesquisa de grupo que descreve os resultados obtidos num processo de terapia individual; ter participantes com desenvolvimento típico e idade igual ou superior a 18 anos; ter ocorrido exclusivamente no ambiente de consultório; ser fundamentado no behaviorismo radical e utilizar conceitos da análise do comportamento na descrição do processo terapêutico. No total, foram selecionados 54 trabalhos que apresentaram 72 casos. As informações de cada um dos casos foram organizadas numa planilha do Microsoft Excel e diferentes categorias de análise foram construídas de modo a possibilitar dois tipos de análise. A primeira, descritiva, abarcou a denominação dada à terapia, idade, gênero e diagnóstico dos clientes, método de pesquisa, número de sessões, avaliação da fidelidade ao procedimento, apresentação de análise de contingências, alvos da intervenção, procedimentos utilizados, eficácia, medidas de resultado e follow-up. A segunda análise consistiu em diversos cruzamentos entre esses dados. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que a TAC e a FAP carecem de evidências empíricas que comprovem ou rejeitem sua eficácia. À luz desses dados e das revisões sistemáticas sobre ACT, DBT e BA, argumenta-se que terapeutas e pesquisadores brasileiros têm três opções: (1) utilizar apenas os princípios comportamentais básicos, isto é, a teoria, para guiar sua prática clínica, o que é insuficiente para garantir a eficácia da intervenção; (2) adotar um dos modelos internacionais de análise do comportamento clínica; (3) sistematizar a TAC para, posteriormente, pesquisá-la experimentalmente. Espera-se que, além de oferecer o estado da arte da pesquisa clínica sobre TAC e sobre FAP, este trabalho contribua para o desenvolvimento científico das terapias comportamentais e para o fortalecimento da análise do comportamento como ciência e profissão / Traditionally, the choice of the type of psychotherapeutic intervention for various clinical conditions fundamentally depends on the professional experience of the therapist and his/her predilection for certain clinical strategies. However, this scenario has been changing in the context of evidence-based practice, defined by the American Psychological Association as the individualized process of clinical decision-making that takes place through the integration of the best available evidence with clinical expertise in the context of the characteristics, culture and preferences of the client. The paradigm of evidence-based practice is in perfect harmony with the applied behavior analysis ideology, which, since its inception, has a strong commitment to the empirical support of its therapeutic procedures. Despite this commitment, it is of fundamental importance to assess to what extent the area is or is not producing evidence of efficacy. In view of this, this thesis aimed to analyze the production of empirical evidence of behavioral-analytic therapy (TAC) and functional-analytic psychotherapy (FAP), in national and international literature, in order to complement the systematic reviews already conducted on other modalities of clinical behavior analysis acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and behavioral activation (BA). To achieve this goal, a review of the literature was conducted in order to find the largest possible number of empirical studies of TAC and FAP, published or not, which covered eleven global databases and three specific databases of behavior analysis. The selection of studies followed the following inclusion criteria: to be a case report, single-case experiment or group research that describes the results obtained in an individual therapy process; to have participants with typical development and age up to 18 years of age; to have taken place exclusively in the office environment; to be based on radical behaviorism and to use behavior analysis concepts in the description of the therapeutic process. In total, 54 works that presented 72 cases were selected. The information regarding each one of the cases has been organized in a Microsoft Excel worksheet and different analysis categories have been designed so as to enable two kinds of analysis. The first kind was a descriptive one, and embraced the name given to the therapy, age, gender and diagnosis of clients, research method, number of sessions, evaluation of procedure fidelity, description of analysis of contingencies, targets of intervention, procedures used, efficacy, outcome measures and follow-up. The second kind consisted of the analysis of different combinations of these data. The results lead to the conclusion that TAC and FAP lack empirical evidence to support or reject their efficacy. In light of these data and the systematic reviews on ACT, DBT and BA, it is argued that Brazilian therapists and researchers have three options: (1) use only the basic behavioral principles, i.e. the theory, to guide their clinical practice, which is insufficient to ensure the efficacy of the intervention; (2) adopt one of the international models of clinical behavior analysis; (3) systematize TAC so that it can be researched experimentally afterwards. It is expected that, in addition to offering the state of the art of clinical research on TAC and on FAP, this work will contribute to the scientific development of behavioral therapies and to the strengthening of behavior analysis as a science and profession

Contexte : Les interventions de promotion de la santé agissent sur l'ensemble des déterminants de la santé. Cette caractéristique en fait le levier nécessaire à la lutte contre les inégalités sociales de santé mais rendent ces dernières complexes à mettre en oeuvre, à évaluer et à transférer. Il y a un enjeu à développer en France la promotion de la santé fondée sur les preuves et donc à favoriser le transfert d'interventions. La question de la transférabilité, c'est-à-dire la mesure dans laquelle l'effet d'une intervention dans un contexte donné peut être atteint dans un autre contexte, devient alors cruciale à étudier. Objectif : Les objectifs de ce travail étaient : définir le concept de la transférabilité dans le champ de la promotion de la santé ; développer un outil d'analyse de la transférabilité et d'accompagnement au transfert d'intervention de promotion de la santé. Méthodes : Pour répondre à ces objectifs, nous avons mis en oeuvre un projet, EVATRAPS (EVAluation de la TRAnsférabilité des interventions en Promotion de la Santé). Ce projet s'est déroulé en deux étapes. La première consistait en une revue de la littérature qui visait notamment à définir le concept de transférabilité, en déterminer les facteurs d'influence, repérer s'il existait des outils permettant d'analyser la transférabilité des interventions. La deuxième étape a été réalisée grâce à une méthode de concept mapping qui permettait de faire générer par un groupe d'experts une liste de critères de transférabilité des interventions en promotion de la santé, de les organiser en catégories et de coter leur pertinence. Ces critères ont ensuite été organisés en un outil d'analyse de la transférabilité et testé à deux reprises sur le terrain par des chefs de projets et experts. Résultats : L'outil conçu, nommé ASTAIRE (outil d'AnalySe de la Transférabilité et d'Accompagnement à l'adaptation des InteRventions en promotion de la santE), est organisé en deux grilles, l'une de 18 critères et 56 sous-critères destinée aux producteurs d'interventions nouvelles afin qu'ils intègrent, dès la conception de leur intervention, des paramètres de transférabilité ; une deuxième grille de 23 critères et 69 sous-critères, destinée aux acteurs de terrain et visant à analyser la transférabilité d'une intervention de promotion de la santé et accompagner son adaptation dans un nouveau contexte. Discussion : Ce travail a permis de proposer des perspectives concernant l'utilisation d'ASTAIRE, l'intégration de la démarche fondée sur les preuves dans la conduite de projets en promotion de la santé et plus globalement, le développement du transfert de connaissances en France. Enfin, nous avons poursuivi nos réflexions sur les modalités de recherche prenant davantage en compte la complexité des interventions de promotion de la santé / Context: Health promotion interventions influence all health determinants and contribute to reduce social inequities in health. So, interventions in this field are considered complex, both to implement, to evaluate and consequently to transfer in another setting. That is why, it is difficult to develop, in France, evidence-based health promotion and, consequently, to transfer health promotion intervention experimented in another setting. Transferability, that is the extent to which the result of one intervention in a given setting can be achieved in another setting, becomes an important subject to study. Objective: The objectives were: (1) to define the concept of transferability in health promotion; (2) to develop a tool to analyze transferability and to support the adaptation of health promotion interventions to new setting. Methods: We implemented a project named, EVATRAPS (EVAluation of TRAnsferabilty of health Promotion interventionS). The project developed in two steps. The first step was an review of international literature intended to define factors that influence transferability and tools and criteria available to assess transferability. The second step used a concept mapping method that allowed to a group of experts, to generate a list of ideas associated with a concept, to group them statistically into categories and to score them for their relevance. From the final list of criteria thus structured, a tool to analyze transferability was created. This tool was subsequently tested by stakeholders and experts. Results: After testing, a tool, named ASTAIRE (for ASsessment of Transferability and Adaptation of health promotion InteRvEntions), contained 23 criteria structured into four categories. It consists of two grids?one for reporting data from primary interventions and one for analyzing transferability of intervention and supporting their adaptation to the new setting. Discussion: This project contributed to develop perspectives to facilitate the transfer of health promotion interventions, leverage evidence-based practices and more globally develop a knowledge transfer system in France. Finally, we have suggested reflexions about research methodologies in health promotion in order that they take into account of complexity of health promotion intervention, notably in evidence based practices perspective

Introdução: Os distúrbios do espectro do autismo são caracterizados como quadros complexos que abrangem dificuldades nas áreas de linguagem, cognição, comportamento e interação social. Diversos autores apontam o comprometimento de linguagem como principal alteração nestes quadros, já que se trata do processo que permite a comunicação intra e interpessoal. A aquisição e o uso da linguagem é foco principal da terapia fonoaudiológica nos distúrbios do espectro do autismo, principalmente no que diz respeito às habilidades pragmáticas. Objetivo: verificar se há correlação entre a frequência nas terapias e a porcentagem de faltas com o processo de evolução terapêutica e se há uma quantidade mínima de frequência em terapia em um semestre para que haja evolução do quadro. Método: Foram analisados os dados de frequência semestral, avaliação pragmática semestral e avaliação sócio-cognitiva semestral dos prontuários de 50 sujeitos com idades entre 2 e 17 anos durante quatro semestres de tratamento de cada um. Resultados: Após a correlação entre todas as variáveis das avaliações pragmática e sócio cognitiva e os grupos de frequências, foi possível observar que é necessário mais do que 60% de frequência nas terapias fonoaudiológicas previstas durante o semestre para que haja evolução terapêutica. Conclusão: O presente estudo é relevante para os serviços que oferecem este tipo de tratamento fonoaudiológico, indicando que há um mínimo de frequência necessária para que haja melhora do quadro, contribuindo para a delimitação de parâmetros mínimos de frequência à terapia / Introduction: The autism spectrum disorders are characterized as a complex condition involving impairments in the areas of language, cognition, behavior and social interaction. Several authors suggest that language impairment is the main disorder in these cases, since it is essential to intra and interpersonal communication. Language acquisition and functional use is the main focus of speech-language therapy in autism spectrum disorders, particularly regarding pragmatic abilities. Objective: Verify if there is a correlation between frequency and percentage of absence in therapy sessions and therapeutic evolution and if there is a minimal amount of frequency in therapy necessary to this evolution. Methods: Data about frequency, pragmatic and social-cognitive assessment regarding four semesters of speech-language of the records of 50 individuals aged 2 to 17 years were analyzed. Results: After the correlation of all variables of pragmatic and socio-cognitive assessments with the frequency in therapy, it was observed that more than 60% of frequency in speech-language therapies during the semester is needed to result in observable therapeutic evolution. Conclusion: The present study is relevant to the services that offer this type of speech therapy, indicating that there is a minimum frequency necessary for there to be improvement, contributing to the definition of minimum parameters of frequency therapy

Micobactérias não tuberculosas (MNT) são microrganismos ubíquos e reconhecidos como contaminantes de sistemas de água em estabelecimentos de assistência à saúde, bem como, dispositivos cirúrgicos e medicamentos injetáveis. Sua ocorrência representa uma emergência epidemiológica e sanitária, especialmente em pacientes submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. Frente ao exposto, objetivou-se avaliar a produção do conhecimento científico acerca da ocorrência de infecções por MNT em pacientes submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos. A prática baseada em evidências representou o referencial teórico-metodológico e, como recurso para obtenção destas evidências utilizou-se a revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed, ISI Web of Science e Biblioteca Cochrane. Totalizaram-se 24 publicações nos últimos trinta anos, com 15 (62,5%) no idioma inglês, os demais no português. No que se refere ao delineamento dos estudos, observou-se que os mais frequentes foram: 29,2% relatos de caso, 20,8% estudos transversais e 12,5% estudos metodológicos e quaseexperimentais. A análise dos estudos culminou em três categorias temáticas sendo 08 (33,3%) relacionadas aos tipos de cirurgias, 07 (29,2%) sobre identificação das espécies por métodos microbiológicos e/ou moleculares e 09 (37,5%) medidas de prevenção e controle. Ainda como subcategorias têm-se: a vigilância pós-alta, terapêutica com antibióticos e uso de glutaraldeído. Entre os microrganismos destacam-se com 37,5% Mycobacterium chelonae, 33,3%, M. abscessus e 25% M. fortuitum. Cirurgias oftalmológicas, estéticas, cardíacas e procedimentos laparoscópicos e artroscópicos foram as mais investigadas. Diante do contexto terapêutico, a indicação é realizada empiricamente ao longo prazo, podendo incluir desbridamento cirúrgico de tecidos infectados. Na panorâmica da identificação das espécies, a eletroforese em gel de campo pulsado (PFGE) é considerada padrão-ouro devido seu alto poder discriminatório de algumas cepas bacterianas, porém com limitações. Com base nas publicações analisadas, conclui-se que não se tem um panorama nacional talvez pela inoperância do sistema de vigilância pós-alta, inexistência de critérios clínicos e bacteriológicos uniformizados em todo o território e, também pela falta de integração entre a clínica e o laboratório. Adiciona-se que aplicação de metodologias moleculares possibilitaria definir a diversidade das espécies de micobactérias que não puderam ser identificadas pelos métodos clássicos. Uma publicação sobre a situação nacional das MNTs em cirurgias é fundamental para a uma conduta correta no diagnóstico e tratamento de micobacterioses. / Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous microorganisms recognized as contaminants of water systems in health care services, as well as surgical devices and injectable medications. Its occurrence represents an epidemiological and sanitary emergency, especially in patients subject to surgical procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the production of scientific knowledge on the occurrence of infections caused by NTM in patients subject to surgical procedures. Evidence-based practice was the theoreticalmethodological framework used, and integrative literature review was used to obtain evidences in the following databases: Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed, ISI Web of Science and Cochrane Library. In total, 24 publications were found in the last thirty years, being 15 (62.5%) in english and the others in portuguese. Regarding the design of the studies, most (29,2%) were case reports, (20,8%) cross-sectional studies and (12,5%) methodological and quasi-experimental studies. The analysis of the studies resulted in three thematic categories: 08 (33.3%) types of surgery, 07 (29.2%) identification of the species by microbiological and/or molecular methods and 09 (37.5%) prevention and control measures. The following subcategories were identified in prevention and control: vigilance after discharge, therapy with antibiotics and use of glutaral. The most researched surgeries were ophthalmologic, aesthetic, cardiac and laparoscopy and arthroscopy. The presence of the following microorganisms is highlighted: Mycobacterium chelonae (37.5%), M. abscessus (29.2%) and M. fortuitum (25%). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is considered gold-standard in the identification of certain bacterial strains. The use of molecular techniques permits to define the diversity of the species of mycobacteria that cannot be identified by the classical methods. Regarding the therapy, in general the indication is empirically determined in long-term, and can include surgical debridement of infected tissues. Based on the analyzed publications, it is concluded that there is not a national panorama, either due to the failure of the surveillance system after discharge, the lack of clinical and bacteriological criteria uniform for the entire country or the lack of integration between clinics and laboratories.

Offender reentry, felony declassification, and the opioids epidemic have led to quick and widespread implementation of substance abuse and mental health treatment programming in justice settings. This tremendous increase in offender treatment programming has outpaced applied research on program quality and treatment efficacy. This study examined whether designated evidence-based practices are actually delivered in funded treatment initiatives. Secondary data was utilized from the National Institute of Justice’s CrimeSolutions.gov, a national evidence-based practice and program registry. A content analysis methodology examined CrimeSolutions.gov program profiles and topical refereed literature through systematic analysis of five offender treatment evidence-based practices (actuarial screening, co-occurring disorders treatment, medication assisted treatment, individual treatment planning, and isolated therapeutic communities). Findings indicate a variable degree of evidence-based practice delivery and orient discussion around how to improve the implementation of evidence-based practices toward enhancing offender substance abuse programming.

I den här studien intervjuas fem personer som är yrkesverksamma inom verksamheter med konstnärligt skapande som inriktning för personer med neuropsykiatriska funktionsvariationer (NPF) och/eller utvecklingsstörning. Syftet med studien är att belysa konstnärligt skapande som verktyg kopplat till ökade krav på evidensbaserad praktik i gruppverksamheter riktade till personer med NPF och/eller utvecklingsstörning. Forskningsfrågorna avser därför att ge svar på vilka funktioner metoden konstnärligt skapande fyller som verktyg i gruppverksamheter riktade till personer med NPF och/eller utvecklingsstörning, hur dessa funktioner kan förstås samt om de kan/bör leva upp till krav på evidensbaserad praktik. Resultatet bygger på fem semistrukturerade intervjuer som har kodats och analyserats med fenomenologisk tematisk analys. Det teoretiska ramverket består av den salutogena modellen med fokus på ”en känsla av sammanhang” och Jonna Bornemarks perspektiv om ”att mäta det omätbara”.   Metoden konstnärligt skapande används frekvent i verksamheter riktade till målgruppen men samtidigt finns brister när det kommer till kvantitativ forskning för att stödja metodens effekter. Informanterna menade att den subjektiva upplevelsen av metoden är svår att mäta men att de själva upplever att konstnärligt skapande har många fördelar för den specifika målgruppen. Under studiens gång beskrev informanterna aspekter som väl stämde överens med vad som ryms inom den salutogena modellen. De gav uttryck för att det konstnärliga skapandet som metod bidrog till inkludering, kognitiv förstärkning, ökad självkänsla samt att det kunde fungera som ett alternativt kommunikation- och samtalsverktyg. / In this study, five people are interviewed who work professionally in activity groups with creative arts as a focus for people with neurodevelopmental disorders (DSM-5) and / or developmental disorder. The purpose of the study is to investigate the professionals' view of creative arts as a method in the work with the target group, and also their view of creative arts linked to the increased requirement for evidence-based practice. The questions of this research therefore intend to provide answers to what functions creative arts as a tool can have in group activities for people with DSM-5 and / or developmental disorder. We also intend to research how we can understand creative arts as a method and if/how the method should be mesured in relation to an increased requirement for evidence-based practice. The result is based on five semi-structured interviews that have been coded and analyzed with phenomenological thematic analysis. The theoretical framework is based on the salutogenic model and Jonna Bornemarks perspective on "measuring the immeasurable". The method of creative arts is frequently used in group activities for the target group, but at the same time there are deficiencies in the quantitative research bass to support the effects of the method. The respondents argued that the subjective experience of the method is difficult to measure, but that they themselves feel that creative arts has many advantages for the specific target group. During the study, the respondents described aspects that were well in line with what is included in the salutogenic model. The practitioners expressed that creative arts as a method contributed to community, cognitive reinforcement, increased self-esteem and that it could function as an alternative means of expression.