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Conhecer e compreender, por meio do olhar da pessoa que apresentou a COVID-19, como foi ter passado por essa experiência. Pesquisa descritiva exploratória qualitativa. População do estudo composta por indivíduos com diagnóstico de COVID-19encaminhados para tratamento em um centro de reabilitação física. Coleta de dados realizada por meio de um questionário (caracterização) e entrevista semiestruturada. As respostas da entrevista foram analisadas com a Análise do Conteúdo (Bardin).Os participantes relataram uma experiência ruim e difícil, com uma doença desconhecida. Diversos sentimentos foram vivenciados, sendo o medo muito enfatizado. Os entrevistados apresentaram limitações físicas, emocionais e perda da independência. Passaram a se preocupar mais com sua saúde e valorizar mais a família, amigos e profissionais da saúde. É importante a assistência precoce a essa população, disponibilizando meios de informações sobre a doença, atendimento psicoterapêutico e de reabilitação, prevenindo efeitos a longo prazo, que dificultam sua recuperação.
To know and understand, through the eyes of the person who had COVID-19, what it was like to have gone through this experience. Qualitative exploratory descriptive research. Study population composed of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19referred for treatment at a Physical Rehabilitation Center. Data collection performed through a questionnaire (characterization) and semi-structured interview. The interview responses were analyzed using Content Analysis (Bardin). Participants reported a bad and difficult experience with an unknown illness. Several feelings were experienced, fear being very emphasized. Respondents had physical and emotional limitations and loss of independence. They started to worry more about their health and value family, friends, and health professionals. Early assistance to this population is important, providing means of information about the disease, psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation care, preventing long-term effects that hinder their recovery
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Primary dysmenorrhea is characterized as painful menstruation without associated pelvic disease and has been considered common among young people of reproductive age. Cryotherapy is a technique aimed at analgesia and anti-inflammatory action. The objective of this study was to analyze the analgesic efficacy of cryotherapy in sedentary youth with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods were included sedentary, affected by primary dysmenorrhea. The analysis of pain intensity by visual analog scale (VAS) and the Brazilian Version of the Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire were used for evaluation. The participants were randomly separated into a control group (CG, n = 10) and a cryotherapy group (CryoG, n = 10). The evaluations and treatment occurred during a menstrual cycle, with three interventions, in the initial 3 days of higher menstrual flow history report. CG showed a reduction in pain when comparing the 1st with the 4th day of assessment; CryoG showed a daily reduction in VAS; for the pain questionnaire, cryotherapy showed a reduction in interference with sleep dysmenorrhea; and for all other variables, although there was no significant difference, a large effect size was observed. Cryotherapy was effective in reducing pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea, with indication of clinical improvement in daily living activities.