This study examined the perceptions and behaviors of clergy and faith-based social service practitioners within the African-American faith community, in relationship to HIV/AIDS education and prevention. This study employed a descriptive exploratory design, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the secured data. The independent variables were clergy and faith-based social service practitioners. The three dependent variables were identified as perceptions (composed of health beliefs, attitudes, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control), intended behavior and actual behavior regarding HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Findings revealed a lack of significant difference in the perceptions of clergy and church workers regarding HIV/ AIDS education and prevention. However, there was a statistically significant difference in their intended and actual behaviors to provide HIV/AIDS information to various age groups in the church community.

Diss. Stockholm : Karol. inst.

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This diploma thesis consists of two parts - the theoretical and the practical one. The theoretical part is divided into several chapters; the first three are focused on the main information about atherosclerosis such as its definition, predilection areas, process of atherosclerotic changes, the most important risk factors and its clinical consequences. The following chapter introduces the essential measures used in cardiovascular disease prevention. The last chapter deals with education and also describes education for cardiovascular disease prevention. The practical part is dedicated to the assessment of knowledge about the appropriate composition of diet in patients with cardiovascular disease risk factors. The research part was carried out on grounds of the quantitative survey through a questionnaire, which was completed by patients of the Centre for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease of the General Teaching Hospital in Prague in the course of three months - from 1st November 2017 to 31st January 2018. There are one main and two partial aims to the study; the main aim was to determine knowledge about the appropriate composition of diet in patients. This aim was accomplished, patients were successful in some knowledge questions, but only a small number of them knew the right answer to...

Ischemic heart disease belongs to the most frequent diseases in developed countries. I have chosen this topic not only because I am interested in this issue but also because I work at emergency ward of internal medicine and majority of patients there suffer from this disease. There are two parts in my thesis {--} the theoretical and the research part. The theoretical part deals with heart anatomy and physiology, with epidemiology and aetiology, with risk factors, with classification, clinical picture, diagnostics, with treatment and prevention of ischemic heart disease. Further, the thesis survey educational process, roles, mission, function and competences of a nurse. The first objective of the thesis was to find out the awareness of nurses´ competences in the area of secondary preventive care in patients with ischemic heart disease. The second objective was to find out, whether nurses are able to apply their competences in the area of secondary preventive care in patients with ischemic heart disease. The third objective was to find out involvement of management (head nurses, departmental nurses, shift nurses) in the secondary preventive care in patients with ischemic heart disease. The fourth objective of the thesis was to find out whether nurses use their knowledge of secondary prevention in patients with ischemic heart disease. Four hypotheses were set for the above mentioned objectives. H1: Nurses are aware of their competences in the area of secondary preventive care in patients with IHD. H2: Nurses are able to apply their competences in the area of secondary preventive care in patients with IHD. H3: Shift nurses, motivated by head nurses, are more involved in the secondary prevention in patients with IHD. H4: Nurses use their knowledge in the area of secondary prevention in patients with IHD. A questionnaire was made up to achieve the objectives and to prove or to disprove the hypotheses of this research. The questionnaire contained 24 questions {--} closed and semi-closed. The research sample was formed from nurses from South Bohemian and central-Bohemian regions. 377 questionnaires were handed out. 242 questionnaires returned and 230 of them were applicable to the research. The first, second and fourth hypotheses were proved. Shift nurses are more involved in secondary prevention in patients with IHD, however, not on the basis of motivation by head nurses, thus, the fourth hypothesis was not proved. I also revealed that nurses do not have sufficient knowledge in the area of secondary preventive care in patients with IHD. On the grounds of these results we created mental maps on ischemic heart disease and its prevention. These maps might enhance nurses´ knowledge and improve the life of patients with ischemic heart disease.

Thanks to the latest achievements in diagnostics, surgery and oncology, the overall perspective of colorectal cancer has changed significantly. There are no doubts that we deal with a complex disease, requiring multidisciplinary approach and assessment. Only this approach can enable patients to survive longer and maintain acceptable quality of there lives. Taking a long view over several decades, the steep rise in incidence of this malignancy was strongly alarming. It is partly a penalty for a prolongation of life expectance, since one of the risk factors is age. Knowing the way of life and dietary customs of our ancestors, one cannot deny that the change of lifestyle including dietary habits, as well as decrease of physical activity, obesity, stress, unsuitable thermal processing of food produced in bulk, consumption of immoderate amount of red meat, limited intake of raw vegetable and fruits, excessive intake of xenobiotics, such as medication or cosmetic products, excessive alcohol consumption, particularly beer, nicotinism, environmental pollutants, etc. contribute to the increase of this cancer incidence. All the above mentioned factors have led over the time to a formation and development of numerous so called civilization diseases, among which rates the colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite the...

Topic of my thesis covers the analysis of programmes, related to primary prevention within the Liberec region. Theoretical part of my thesis comprises the identification of basic terms that are related to the development of socio-pathological phenomena and risk behaviour of children and youth. Furthermore, the thesis depicts the prevention system, which is focused on primary prevention of the risk behaviour. An important part of the thesis is the primary prevention as a part of the upbringing process. The theoretical part of my thesis ends with a chapter that is dealing with the community planning process of villages. By means of an empiric investigation, practical part of the thesis analyses the situation within the primary prevention at elementary schools, information on the number of providers and programmes for primary prevention are investigated in the thesis as well. Another important output lies within the needs and attitudes of the villages in the given region.

A Atenção Primária em Saúde (APS), que é base para o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), tem dois componentes fundamentais que são a integralidade e a educação em saúde. Compreender as moléstias crônicas em seu contexto social e familiar é dever dos profissionais que atuam nas equipes de Saúde da Família (eSF). Neste cenário, a incorporação dos profissionais da área de Saúde Bucal (SB) à Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) trouxe novas necessidades de conhecimento e prática para os trabalhadores da equipe de Saúde da Família executarem suas tarefas especialmente no atendimento domiciliar. Portanto, há necessidade de criação de materiais educacionais em Teleodontologia que sejam adequados às necessidades de informação e que respeitem o conhecimento prévio dos trabalhadores sobre Saúde Bucal (SB). Assim, é importante saber o que os profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) conhecem e como aplicam os conceitos da promoção em Saúde Bucal (SB). Esta pesquisa procura saber o quanto cada categoria de profissionais de uma equipe de Saúde da Família (eSF) do Município de Platina, SP, conhecem e praticam Saúde Bucal (SB) e aplicam em suas atividades diárias. Para isso, foi elaborado um questionário aberto de livre adesão e os respondentes emitiam, com total e irrestrita liberdade, as suas observações, avaliações e sugestões relativas às suas experiências pessoais no seu trabalho na eSF a que pertencem. A coleta de dados contemplou uma única equipe, o que permitiu trabalhar com dados confiáveis. A partir das respostas tabuladas, analisadas qualitativamente e com percentuais de frequência, verifica-se que há necessidade dos trabalhadores se instrumentalizarem para as tarefas de ensinar e supervisionar o conjunto dos membros das famílias atendidas, quanto aos procedimentos de prevenção, de manutenção e promoção da saúde bucal, tornando a integralidade e conhecimento com educação em saúde bucal uma consequência efetiva na saúde geral de cada cidadão e da comunidade / The Primary Health Care (APS), the basis of the Unified Health System (SUS), has two main components: completeness and health education. Understanding the chronic diseases in their social and family environment is the duty of the professionals who work in the Family Health Teams (eSF). In this context the incorporation of professionals from the oral health area (SB) into the Family Health Strategy (ESF), brought new needs of knowledge and practice to the agents of the Family Health Teams (eSF) to perform their tasks especially in home care. Therefore, it is necessary to create educational materials on Teledentistry that are appropriate to the information needs, respecting the prior knowledge of the Oral Health agents (SB). Thus, it is important to know what the professionals of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) know and how they apply the concepts of promotion in Oral Health (SB). This research has the objective of knowing how much each category of professionals from the Family Health Team (eSF) in the municipality of Platina, SP, knows and practices Oral Health (SB) and apply it in their daily activities. In this regard, we designed an open free adhesion questionnaire where the responders had full and unrestricted freedom to issue their comments, evaluations and suggestions about their personal experiences in their work with the eSF they belong. Data collection included a single team. This allowed the work with reliable data. From the quantitatively tabulated responses, including the percentage of frequency, it appears that there is a need of the agents to prepare themselves to the task of teaching and supervising all the members of the families as to the procedures of prevention, maintenance and oral health promotion. All this makes the completeness and knowledge about oral health education an effective result in the overall health of every citizen and the community

A qualidade do relacionamento do professor com os seus alunos exerce influência no desenvolvimento psicossocial e acadêmico dos mesmos, especialmente durante a Educação Infantil e nos primeiros anos do Ensino Fundamental. O apoio do professor tanto afetivo como instrucional é de extrema importância para o desempenho do aluno no primeiro ano do Ensino Fundamental. A relação do professor com seus alunos sofre a influência de seu psiquismo, o qual, por sua vez, é influenciado por aspectos objetivos da realidade externa e aspectos subjetivos relativos ao seu mundo interno. Este trabalho objetivou investigar aspectos psicodinâmicos e adaptativos do professor no inter-relacionamento com os alunos em sala de aula. Justifica-se este estudo por contribuir para a ampliação de conhecimento útil na criação e planejamento de trabalhos interventivos que visem a promoção de saúde psíquica do professor, a melhora de sua eficácia adaptativa e de sua inter-relação com o grupo de alunos. Foi utilizado neste estudo o método clínico-qualitativo. Compuseram a amostra duas professoras do primeiro ano do Ensino Fundamental, de escolas da Rede Pública. Foram realizadas, com os professores, entrevistas semi-estruturadas, aplicação da Escala Diagnóstica Adaptativa Operacionalizada EDAO e observações dos mesmos em sala de aula. Os dados foram tratados qualitativamente através da técnica de análise de conteúdo, da Teoria da Adaptação e analisados com embasamento teórico psicanalítico. As professoras expressaram dificuldade para lidar com a indisciplina e outros aspectos afetivo-comportamentais dos alunos, apresentando um exercício de autoridade rígido e punitivo, com distanciamento afetivo e perda da espontaneidade. Pôde-se relacionar aspectos psicodinâmicos dos professores com o modo de relacionarem-se com seus alunos. Também trouxeram como dificuldades o número de alunos em sala de aula, a falta de tempo e o desafio da alfabetização e questões institucionais. Concluiu-se a importância de intervenções para auxiliar os professores na relação professor-aluno / The quality of the teacher\'s relationship with their students influences there psychosocial and academic development, especially during kindergarten and the first years of elementary school. The teachers support both emotional and educational is of utmost importance to the student\'s performance in the first years of elementary school. The relationship between the teacher and his/hers students is influenced by his/her psyche, which, in turn, is influenced by objective aspects of external reality and subjective aspects related to his/her inner world. This study aims at investigating the psychodynamic and adaptive aspects of the teacher in inter-relationships with the students in the classroom. This study contributes to the expansion of useful knowledge for the creation and planning of interventions aimed at promoting teachers mental health and ability to improve their adaptive effectiveness and their relationship with the student group. This study used clinical-qualitative method. The sample is composed of two first-year teachers in public elementary schools. The study carried out semi-structured interviews with teachers, implemented the Adaptive Operational Diagnostic Scale (EDAO) and performed observations of teachers in the classroom. The data were analyzed qualitatively using the content analysis technique, Adaptation Theory, and studied with a psychoanalytic theoretical basis. The teachers expressed difficulty dealing with students lack of discipline as well as other affective and behavioral aspects, exerting a rigid and punitive authority with affective detachment and loss of spontaneity. Teachers psychodynamic characteristics could be related with the way in which teachers interact with their students. Teachers also indicated difficulty with the large number of students in the classroom, lack of time and the challenge of literacy and institutional issues. The conclusions underscore the importance of interventions to assist teachers in teacher-student relationship

A Atenção Primária em Saúde (APS), que é base para o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), tem dois componentes fundamentais que são a integralidade e a educação em saúde. Compreender as moléstias crônicas em seu contexto social e familiar é dever dos profissionais que atuam nas equipes de Saúde da Família (eSF). Neste cenário, a incorporação dos profissionais da área de Saúde Bucal (SB) à Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) trouxe novas necessidades de conhecimento e prática para os trabalhadores da equipe de Saúde da Família executarem suas tarefas especialmente no atendimento domiciliar. Portanto, há necessidade de criação de materiais educacionais em Teleodontologia que sejam adequados às necessidades de informação e que respeitem o conhecimento prévio dos trabalhadores sobre Saúde Bucal (SB). Assim, é importante saber o que os profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) conhecem e como aplicam os conceitos da promoção em Saúde Bucal (SB). Esta pesquisa procura saber o quanto cada categoria de profissionais de uma equipe de Saúde da Família (eSF) do Município de Platina, SP, conhecem e praticam Saúde Bucal (SB) e aplicam em suas atividades diárias. Para isso, foi elaborado um questionário aberto de livre adesão e os respondentes emitiam, com total e irrestrita liberdade, as suas observações, avaliações e sugestões relativas às suas experiências pessoais no seu trabalho na eSF a que pertencem. A coleta de dados contemplou uma única equipe, o que permitiu trabalhar com dados confiáveis. A partir das respostas tabuladas, analisadas qualitativamente e com percentuais de frequência, verifica-se que há necessidade dos trabalhadores se instrumentalizarem para as tarefas de ensinar e supervisionar o conjunto dos membros das famílias atendidas, quanto aos procedimentos de prevenção, de manutenção e promoção da saúde bucal, tornando a integralidade e conhecimento com educação em saúde bucal uma consequência efetiva na saúde geral de cada cidadão e da comunidade / The Primary Health Care (APS), the basis of the Unified Health System (SUS), has two main components: completeness and health education. Understanding the chronic diseases in their social and family environment is the duty of the professionals who work in the Family Health Teams (eSF). In this context the incorporation of professionals from the oral health area (SB) into the Family Health Strategy (ESF), brought new needs of knowledge and practice to the agents of the Family Health Teams (eSF) to perform their tasks especially in home care. Therefore, it is necessary to create educational materials on Teledentistry that are appropriate to the information needs, respecting the prior knowledge of the Oral Health agents (SB). Thus, it is important to know what the professionals of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) know and how they apply the concepts of promotion in Oral Health (SB). This research has the objective of knowing how much each category of professionals from the Family Health Team (eSF) in the municipality of Platina, SP, knows and practices Oral Health (SB) and apply it in their daily activities. In this regard, we designed an open free adhesion questionnaire where the responders had full and unrestricted freedom to issue their comments, evaluations and suggestions about their personal experiences in their work with the eSF they belong. Data collection included a single team. This allowed the work with reliable data. From the quantitatively tabulated responses, including the percentage of frequency, it appears that there is a need of the agents to prepare themselves to the task of teaching and supervising all the members of the families as to the procedures of prevention, maintenance and oral health promotion. All this makes the completeness and knowledge about oral health education an effective result in the overall health of every citizen and the community