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Rodrigues RC, Silva CM. Health care as a democratic practice: actions in drug use settings to analyze democracy in Brazil. Interface (Botucatu). 2021; 25: e200484 https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200484 This article articulates democracy, health and health care among vulnerable groups. We use state actions in drug use settings in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro carried out in conjunction with interventions to evict drug users living in districts that have become commercial areas to analyze democracy in Brazil; typical interventions associated with neoliberalism and its legal counterpart, the State of Permanent exception. We understand that government policies based on abstinence and internment of drug addicts are in tune with the so-called war on drugs. We highlight that the approach

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Jullyane Hott Filgueiras et al. Soap opera as a food and nutritional education strategy in the context of a public policy to promote access to adequate healthy food. Interface (Botucatu). 2021; 25: e200635 https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200635 This study analyzed the soap opera “O caminho do meio” (The Middle Way) as a food and nutritional education strategy and its relation with inventive learning and the production of new modes of subjectivation. We conducted a qualitative study with 15 people who eat at a “popular restaurant” involving the following: (1) Watching the soap opera “O caminho do meio”, which lasts 46 minutes; and (2) Individual interviews administered using a previously prepared guide. Three thematic categories emerged after recording, transcribing and

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Guilherme Coelho Dantas et al. Communication challenges between men and family doctors. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200663. Epub 2021. eISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200663 This article discusses aspects of communication in the doctor-male patient relationship in the context of family health strategy services. A qualitative study was undertaken with family and community doctors (FCDs) in health services in Florianópolis, Brazil in three distinct stages using triangulation techniques (semi-structured interviews and focus groups). The findings show that seeking an appointment was guided by symptoms and/or family pressure and the expectation of receiving examination results that show that the patient is healthy. The FCDs encouraged self-care without effectively convincing the patients. The frequent change of doctors strongly hampered

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Danielle Portella Ferreira et al. Mobile applications developed for children and adolescents experiencing chronic health conditions: an integrative review. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200648. Epub 2021. eISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200648

This paper presents the results of an integrative literature review regarding the methods to develop mobile applications for children and adolescents experiencing chronic health conditions. The analyzed manuscripts were available on MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, SciELO, LILACS and EMBASE, over a period from 2010 to 2020. We identified 87 manuscripts in the databases and 8 of them attended the inclusion and quality criteria. It was observed that the use of humor, gamification, simple language and attractive visuals arouse interest and facilitated the

Mirella Chaves Laragnoit Hespanhol et al. Late diagnosis under the perspective of therapeutic itineraries: level 2 physical disabilities in Hansen’s disease. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200640. Epub 2021. eISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200640 There are remarkable numbers of new leprosy cases with 2 (GIF 2) degree of physical disability, demonstrating the inefficient timely detection. This article presents case reports, based on a qualitative study, regarding four patients with Hansen’s disease and a GIF 2 level at the time of diagnosis, analyzing the late diagnosis from the perspective of therapeutic itineraries (TI). The cases came from two municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista: Praia Grande and São Vicente. Three men and one woman participated, between 45 and

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Léo Fernandes Pereira et al. Autonomy and integrative and complementary practices: meanings and relations through the lens of Primary Health Care service users and professionals. Interface (Botucatu) [online]. 2021, vol.25, e200079. Epub 2021. eISSN 1807-5762. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.200079 This study investigated meanings of autonomy and integrative and complementary practices (ICPs) assigned by health center (HC) patients and professionals and the potential contribution of ICPs to patient autonomy. We conducted a qualitative study based on data obtained from semi-structured interviews recorded and interpreted using content analysis. Eighteen individuals participated in the study, including members of a yoga group, acupuncture service users, and professionals from a HC in Florianopolis, Brazil. The findings reveal multiple understandings of patient autonomy and differences