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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to understand the elderly care policies approved in Brazil and to identify how the epidemiological profile of the population, especially the elderly is included in the curriculum and activities of the various undergraduate programs in the health area of UNESC.THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The question is whether curricular guidelines and institutions address this need. It is a collective production, with a qualitative approach, based on a documentary analysis of the legislation and policies of the elderly in Brazil. Likewise, the documentary analysis of the Curriculum Guidelines of UNESC undergraduate programs was carried out as well as a survey of image records of activities carried out with seniors to illustrate some projects and actions developed.THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The analysis related to the subject described is based, on the one hand, on the study of the literature related to the issues discussed (theoretical aspect of the publication) and, on the other hand, on the results of the analysis of public policies, curricular guidelines, course contents and the relevance of practical actions to the studied subject.RESEARCH RESULTS: The results of the research indicate that in the scope of the University the graduate courses in the health area began to rediscover the professional formation from the principles of SUS and the national and regional epidemiological aspects, including the needs of the elderly, mainly from the approval of the attention to the elderly.CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The university has to tease more and more on the subject with its teachers, giving those tools for teaching gerontology and geriatrics and the need for a qualified formation.

OBJETIVOAnalizar la calidad del sueño de hipertensos registrados en el sistema nacional de registro y seguimiento de hipertensos.MÉTODOEstudio transversal, cuantitativo y descriptivo, llevado a cabo con 280 usuarios hipertensos registrados en el Programa Nacional de Hipertensión y Diabetes del Gobierno Federal en los meses de agosto a octubre de 2011. Fueron aplicados cuestionarios que permitieron trazar el perfil sociodemográfico, datos acerca de la hipertensión arterial sistémica e Índice de Calidad de Sueño de Pittsburgh.RESULTADOSSe verificó el predominio de la mala calidad de sueño entre os entrevistados (156 hipertensos) y altas tasas de uso de fármacos para dormir (106 hipertensos). Otro dato relevante se refiere a la calidad de sueño entre hipertensos que utilizan fármacos para dormir comparados a los que no utilizan (p≤0,01).CONCLUSIÓNIndividuos con hipertensión arterial sistémica presentan asociación negativa con la calidad del sueño. ; OBJECTIVEAnalyzing the quality of sleep of hypertensive patients registered in the national registration system and monitoring of hypertensive patients.METHODSA cross-sectional study of quantitative and descriptive analyses with 280 hypertensive patients registered in the National Program of Hypertension and Diabetes of the Federal Government in the months from August to October 2011. Questionnaires were used which allowed for tracking sociodemographic data on hypertension and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).RESULTSThe prevalence of poor sleep quality among respondents (156 hypertensive patients) and high rates of using medication for sleeping (106 hypertensive patients) was observed. Other relevant data refers to the quality of sleep among hypertensive patients using sleep medication compared to those who do not use it (p≤0.01).CONCLUSIONIndividuals with high blood pressure have a negative association with sleep quality. ; ObjetivoAnalisar a qualidade do sono de hipertensos registrados no sistema nacional de cadastramento e acompanhamento de hipertensos.MétodoEstudo transversal, quantitativo e descritivo realizado com 280 usuários hipertensos cadastrados no Programa Nacional de Hipertensão e Diabetes do Governo Federal nos meses de agosto a outubro de 2011. Foram aplicados questionários que permitiram traçar o perfil sociodemográfico, dados sobre hipertensão arterial sistêmica e Índice de Qualidade de Sono de Pittsburgh.ResultadosVerificou-se predomínio da qualidade de sono ruim entre os entrevistados (156 hipertensos) e altas taxas de uso de medicações para dormir (106 hipertensos). Outro dado relevante refere-se à qualidade de sono entre hipertensos que utilizam medicação para dormir comparados àqueles que não utilizam (p≤0,01).ConclusãoIndivíduos com hipertensão arterial sistêmica apresentam associação negativa com a qualidade do sono.