ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies involving large samples usually face financial and operational challenges. OBJECTIVES: To describe the planning and execution of ADHERE Brazil, an epidemiological study on 1,105 kidney transplant patients, and report on how the study was structured, difficul...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Workplaces can be sources of mental distress. In healthcare services, this can also affect patients. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with depressive symptoms, burnout, job satisfaction and patient safety culture and the relationships between these cons...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Agotamiento Profesional/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Satisfacción en el Trabajo,
Análisis de Clases Latentes,
Seguridad del Paciente,
Satisfacción del Paciente,
Administración de la Seguridad,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Dyspnea is a symptom present in several chronic diseases commonly seen among older adults. Since individuals with dyspnea tend to stay at rest, with consequently reduced levels of physical activity, they are likely to be at greater risk of developing frailty, especially at older ages. ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The number of nephrologists has risen slowly, compared with the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Brazil. Data on patients referred to nephrology outpatient clinics remains scarce. OBJECTIVE: To determine the demographic and kidney function characteristics of patients a...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Demografía,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Riñón,
Nefrólogos,
Nefrología,
Proteinuria/epidemiología,
Derivación y Consulta,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/epidemiología,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/terapia,
Estudios Retrospectivos
Delpino, Felipe Mendes;
Caputo, Eduardo Lucia;
da Silva, Marcelo Cozzensa;
Reichert, Felipe Fossati;
Nunes, Bruno Pereira;
Feter, Natan;
Leite, Jayne Santos;
Cassuriaga, Júlia;
Huckembeck, Caroline Malue;
Alt, Ricardo;
Rombaldi, Airton José.
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, access to healthcare services may have become difficult, which may have led to an increase in chronic diseases and multimorbidity. OBJECTIVES: To assess the incidence of multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Telemedicine can be a component of integrated healthcare practices and its use is not a recent phenomenon around the world. In Brazil, its more widespread use began during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, through extraordinary authorization ...
Gardona, Rodrigo Galvão Bueno;
da Silva, José Vitor;
Arruda, Gisele;
Damin, Silvana;
Abdala, Edson;
Lima, Christiana Almeida Salvador;
Vasconcellos, Leonardo de Souza;
Queiroz, Wladimir;
Zandonái, Alini Cristini;
Danielsk, Ailla Mazon;
Villar de Sena, Ana Carolina;
Cattani, Álvaro Cesar;
Bringhentti, Amanda;
Denardi, Angélica;
Alérico, Ana Lígia Scotti;
Fergutz, Gabriella;
Ribas, Izabela de Oliveira;
Spricigo, Laura Maria Voss;
Gandolfo, Lara;
Correa, Liamara;
Bordignon, Jardel Cristiano;
de Oliveira, Juliana Girotto;
Stefanel, Michel Pandolfo;
Reis, Beatriz Castro;
de Campos, Vilson Geraldo;
Ortigoso, Danilo;
Figueiredo, Gerusa Maria.
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Brazil is facing increasing cycles of numbers of infected people and deaths resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This situation involves a series of factors, including the behavior of the population, that can be decisive for controlling the disease. OBJECTIVE: To det...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Because of the social isolation and distancing measures that were imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), new ways of teaching were implemented. OBJECTIVES: To describe the implementation of telesimulation and seek to assess students' perceptions regarding ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Falls among older people have a negative impact on health and therefore constitute a public health problem. Cognitive decline can also accompany the aging process, and both conditions lead to significant increases in morbidity and mortality in this population. Objective: To analyze...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty is consensually understood to be a clinical syndrome in which minimal stressors can lead to negative outcomes such as hospitalization, early institutionalization, falls, functional loss and death. Frailty is more prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), an...
