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Training in healthcare during and after COVID-19: proposal for simulation training

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 67 (supl.1), 2021
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: The challenge of facing COVID-19 falls under all health care structures, and without specific training to health care professionals they are probably the professionals with the highest level of exposure. Regardless of the level of health care, the training of professionals aims to ...

COVID-19 pandemic information on Brazilian websites: credibility, coverage, and agreement with World Health Organization. Quality of COVID-19 online information in Brazil

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 67 (supl.1), 2021
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To assess the credibility and the quality content of COVID-19 pandemic information on Brazilian websites. METHODS: We performed Google searches and screened the first 45 websites. The websites were categorized as academic, commercial, government, hospital, media, nongovernmental orga...

Obesity and the COVID-19: Analysis of the clinical and epidemiological profiles of 138 individuals

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 67 (supl.1), 2021
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the ongoing obesity pandemic, its coexistence with COVID-19 becomes worrying and has a less favorable outcome. OBJECTIVE: This study a...

Physical exercise and immune system: Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 67 (supl.1), 2021
Physical exercise training (PET) has been considered an excellent non-pharmacological strategy to prevent and treat several diseases. There are various benefits offered by PET, especially on the immune system, promoting changes in the morphology and function of cells, inducing changes in the expression p...

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 on the diagnoses of Hansen's disease in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has limited the access of patients with Hansen's disease (HD) to care due to changes in routine health services. METHODS: To ascertain this, we compared the number of HD cases diagnosed before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: The d...

Reduction in Hospital Admissions Associated with Coronary Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Brazilian Private Health System: Data from the UNIMED-BH System

Abstract INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate the impact of the new coronavirus disease 2019 on coronary hospitalizations in the Brazilian private health system. METHODS: Data on coronary admissions in 2020 and a 2-year historical series were collected from the UNIMED-BH insurance system. RESULTS: Admis...

Prevalence of virological and serological markers of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population of Ribeirão Preto, Southeast Brazil: an epidemiological survey

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This epidemiological household survey aimed to estimate the prevalence of the current and past SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ribeirão Preto, a municipality of southeast Brazil. METHODS: The survey was conducted in two phases using a clustered sampling scheme. The first phase spanned ...

Preditores de sofrimento psicológico e prevalência de transtornos mentais autodeclarados em profissionais de saúde e na população em geral durante a pandemia de Covid-19 no Brasil
Predictors of psychological distress and prevalence of self-reported mental disorders in health care professionals and in the general population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

O fardo dos transtornos mentais pode aumentar durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Por isso, é estratégico caracterizar a saúde mental da população. Analisamos dados coletados pela Internet de 164.881 profissionais de saúde e 5.635 participantes da população geral. O Índice de Gravidade Global (GSI) ...

Relação entre variáveis sociodemográficas, comportamentos na pandemia Covid-19 e aspectos psicológicos
Relationship between sociodemographic variables, Covid-19 pandemic behaviors, and psychological aspects

O presente estudo buscou analisar a relação entre variáveis sociodemográficas (idade, sexo, número de pessoas que moram juntas, tipo de residência, renda e diagnóstico psiquiátrico prévio), comportamentos relacionados à pandemia (tempo diário de aprendizado sobre o Covid-19 e concordância com...

O presente e o futuro do trabalho precarizado dos trabalhadores por aplicativo

Resumo: Na luta pela sobrevivência milhões de pessoas se submetem ao trabalho desregulamentado e informal. Servindo-se disso, as empresas por aplicativos atraem cada vez mais trabalhadores sob a falácia do empreendedorismo. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever o perfil biossocial destes trab...