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Cien Saude Colet ; 29(7): e03302024, 2024 Jul.
Article in Portuguese, English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38958322

ABSTRACT

This article explores telecare from telehealth developments and the recent acceleration of the digital health transformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). It addresses terminological issues, the scope of actions, the potential use for healthcare, and constraints and contingencies for telecare in Brazil, focusing on teleconsultations and interactions between health professionals and patients. Finally, it presents a set of propositions for the development of telecare policies and practices in Brazil, considering SUS principles, in two central themes: organizational political guidelines and operational propositions to organise services and healthcare delivery. The importance of clarifying the scope and limits of new technologies is highlighted in the attempt to avoid idealizations with proposed solutions to complex health problems. Telecare solutions should be compatible with SUS principles and with the recommended model of care, with the healthcare network coordinated and organised by primary care, ensuring access to health services and integrated and quality healthcare for the Brazilian society.


O artigo explora a teleassistência a partir dos desenvolvimentos da telessaúde e da aceleração da transformação digital na saúde provocada pela pandemia de COVID-19, com foco no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Aborda questões terminológicas, escopo de ações, potencialidades do uso para atenção à saúde e condicionantes e contingências para a utilização da teleassistência no Brasil, concentrando-se nas teleconsultas e nas interações entre profissionais de saúde e pacientes. Por fim, apresenta um conjunto de proposições para o desenvolvimento das políticas e práticas de teleassistência no Brasil, tendo em vista os princípios do SUS, organizados em dois eixos estratégicos centrais: diretrizes político organizacionais e proposições operacionais e de organização dos serviços e do cuidado. Destaca-se a importância de ponderar e elucidar os alcances e os limites das novas tecnologias para evitar idealizações e deslumbramentos com suas propostas de solução para os complexos problemas de saúde. As soluções de teleassistência devem ser compatíveis com princípios e diretrizes do SUS e com o modelo de atenção preconizado, que prevê a organização da rede a partir da atenção primária, para garantir acesso, integralidade e qualidade da atenção à saúde para a sociedade brasileira.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Delivery of Health Care , Health Services Accessibility , National Health Programs , Primary Health Care , Telemedicine , Brazil , Telemedicine/organization & administration , Telemedicine/trends , Humans , COVID-19/epidemiology , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , National Health Programs/organization & administration , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Health Policy , Quality of Health Care
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Acta Psychiatr Scand ; 2024 Apr 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38600593

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Speech markers are digitally acquired, computationally derived, quantifiable set of measures that reflect the state of neurocognitive processes relevant for social functioning. "Oddities" in language and communication have historically been seen as a core feature of schizophrenia. The application of natural language processing (NLP) to speech samples can elucidate even the most subtle deviations in language. We aim to determine if NLP based profiles that are distinctive of schizophrenia can be observed across the various clinical phases of psychosis. DESIGN: Our sample consisted of 147 participants and included 39 healthy controls (HC), 72 with first-episode psychosis (FEP), 18 in a clinical high-risk state (CHR), 18 with schizophrenia (SZ). A structured task elicited 3 minutes of speech, which was then transformed into quantitative measures on 12 linguistic variables (lexical, syntactic, and semantic). Cluster analysis that leveraged healthy variations was then applied to determine language-based subgroups. RESULTS: We observed a three-cluster solution. The largest cluster included most HC and the majority of patients, indicating a 'typical linguistic profile (TLP)'. One of the atypical clusters had notably high semantic similarity in word choices with less perceptual words, lower cohesion and analytical structure; this cluster was almost entirely composed of patients in early stages of psychosis (EPP - early phase profile). The second atypical cluster had more patients with established schizophrenia (SPP - stable phase profile), with more perceptual but less cognitive/emotional word classes, simpler syntactic structure, and a lack of sufficient reference to prior information (reduced givenness). CONCLUSION: The patterns of speech deviations in early and established stages of schizophrenia are distinguishable from each other and detectable when lexical, semantic and syntactic aspects are assessed in the pursuit of 'formal thought disorder'.

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BMC Health Serv Res ; 24(1): 372, 2024 Mar 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38528485

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BACKGROUND: The number and specificities of telehealth service units that expanded their services and diversified with the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil need to be discovered. The objective of this manuscript is to present a methodology for the diagnostic evaluation of 19 telehealth units from different regions of the country for federal governmental decision-making. METHODS: A cross-sectional quantitative and qualitative study was carried out in the form of a census based on administrative records with an online survey and in-depth interviews with local telehealth managers. RESULTS: Despite the discontinuity of regular funding, the results point to a diversity of initiatives and advances. Citizenship, sustainability, security, and budget management are recurring themes in the maturity analysis of telehealth services after the advent of the pandemic. CONCLUSION: It is necessary for Brazil to build a resilient model of the maturity of telehealth services that contemplates the different regional scenarios.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Telemedicine , Humans , Brazil/epidemiology , Pandemics , Cross-Sectional Studies , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19 Testing
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Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 29(7): e03302024, 2024. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1564277

ABSTRACT

Resumo O artigo explora a teleassistência a partir dos desenvolvimentos da telessaúde e da aceleração da transformação digital na saúde provocada pela pandemia de COVID-19, com foco no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Aborda questões terminológicas, escopo de ações, potencialidades do uso para atenção à saúde e condicionantes e contingências para a utilização da teleassistência no Brasil, concentrando-se nas teleconsultas e nas interações entre profissionais de saúde e pacientes. Por fim, apresenta um conjunto de proposições para o desenvolvimento das políticas e práticas de teleassistência no Brasil, tendo em vista os princípios do SUS, organizados em dois eixos estratégicos centrais: diretrizes político organizacionais e proposições operacionais e de organização dos serviços e do cuidado. Destaca-se a importância de ponderar e elucidar os alcances e os limites das novas tecnologias para evitar idealizações e deslumbramentos com suas propostas de solução para os complexos problemas de saúde. As soluções de teleassistência devem ser compatíveis com princípios e diretrizes do SUS e com o modelo de atenção preconizado, que prevê a organização da rede a partir da atenção primária, para garantir acesso, integralidade e qualidade da atenção à saúde para a sociedade brasileira.


Abstract This article explores telecare from telehealth developments and the recent acceleration of the digital health transformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). It addresses terminological issues, the scope of actions, the potential use for healthcare, and constraints and contingencies for telecare in Brazil, focusing on teleconsultations and interactions between health professionals and patients. Finally, it presents a set of propositions for the development of telecare policies and practices in Brazil, considering SUS principles, in two central themes: organizational political guidelines and operational propositions to organise services and healthcare delivery. The importance of clarifying the scope and limits of new technologies is highlighted in the attempt to avoid idealizations with proposed solutions to complex health problems. Telecare solutions should be compatible with SUS principles and with the recommended model of care, with the healthcare network coordinated and organised by primary care, ensuring access to health services and integrated and quality healthcare for the Brazilian society.

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Planta ; 258(6): 118, 2023 Nov 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37962720

ABSTRACT

MAIN CONCLUSION: After bud burst, a transcriptional reprogramming of the shikimate and phenylpropanoid pathways occurs in grapevine canes resulting in the accumulation of stilbenoids like resveratrol and viniferin. Stilbenoids are phenylpropanoid compounds with important biological properties and biotechnological applications that are synthesized in grapevine in response to different stresses. Although they are found in woody tissues, such as canes and buds, their biosynthesis and accumulation have been essentially described in berries. We have previously shown that transcripts encoding secondary metabolism enzymes accumulate in grapevine canes following the transition from dormancy (E-L 1) to bud burst (E-L 4) suggesting that secondary metabolites may accumulate in grapevine canes during this transition. In the present study, using UPLC-MS we demonstrate the accumulation of important metabolites such as ferulic acid and the stilbenoids E-resveratrol, E-piceatannol and E-ε-viniferin. Stilbenoids accumulation correlated with the increased expression of several stilbene synthase genes and of VviMYB14, encoding a transcription factor that regulates stilbene biosynthesis. In addition, a general stimulation of the plastidial shikimate pathway was observed. Taken together, results show that important secondary metabolites accumulate in the woody canes during bud burst. These findings may aid biotechnological approaches aimed at extracting biologically active phenolic compounds, including stilbenoids, from grapevine woody tissues.


Subject(s)
Tandem Mass Spectrometry , Wood , Chromatography, Liquid , Resveratrol
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PLoS One ; 18(10): e0292451, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37788262

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The arrival of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in dengue virus (DENV)-endemic areas has posed challenges for both differential diagnosis and vaccine development. Peptides have shown promise in addressing these issues. The aim of this study was to identify the linear epitope profile recognized by serum samples from dengue and Zika patients in the E and NS1 proteins of DENV and ZIKV. This cross-sectional study included individuals of all ages with laboratory-confirmed DENV and ZIKV infections, who were selected through convenience sampling. The serum samples from dengue and Zika patients detected epitopes evenly distributed across the viral proteins in a peptide microarray platform. However, several epitopes were located within "epitope hotspots", characterized by clusters of peptides recognized in more than 30% of the sub-arrays analyzed using individual or pooled serum samples. The serum samples from dengue and Zika patients showed a high level of cross-reactivity with peptides in the DENV and ZIKV proteins. Analysis using an additional peptide microarray platform, which contained peptides selected based on the results of the initial screening, revealed that two DENV and one ZIKV peptide, highly specific to their related viruses, were located within the epitope hotspots; however, they presented low detection rates (32.5, 35.0, and 28.6%, respectively). In addition, two DENV peptides detected at similarly high rates by both dengue and Zika patients were also found within the epitope hotspots. These hotspots contain several immunodominant epitopes that are recognized by a larger number of individuals when compared to 15-amino acid (aa) sequence peptides. Thus, epitope hotspots may have greater potential to serve as antigens in diagnostic tests and vaccine development than peptides composed of only 15 amino acids.


Subject(s)
Dengue Virus , Epitope Mapping , Viral Envelope Proteins , Viral Nonstructural Proteins , Zika Virus , Humans , Antibodies, Viral , Cross Reactions , Cross-Sectional Studies , Dengue/diagnosis , Dengue/prevention & control , Epitopes , Peptides , Vaccines , Zika Virus Infection/diagnosis , Zika Virus Infection/prevention & control
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BMC Public Health ; 23(1): 2069, 2023 10 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37872552

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of discrimination and violence when compared to cis, heterosexual peers. However, violent crimes and other hate incidents against SGM persons are consistently not reported and prosecuted because of chronic distrust between the SGM community and police. Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries for SGM persons globally. Herein, we describe the development of a mobile health intervention to address the rampant violence against this population, the Rainbow Resistance-Dandarah app. METHODS: We conducted community-based participatory research (CBPR) between 2019 and 2020. The study started with in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with representatives of the SGM community from Brazil. Descriptive qualitative data analysis included the plotting of a 'word cloud', to visually represent word frequency, data coding and analysis of more frequent themes related to app acceptability, usability, and feasibility. A sub-sample of SGM tested the app and suggested improvements, and the final version was launched in December 2019. RESULTS: Since the app was launched in December 2019, the app recorded 4,114 active SGM users. Most participants are cisgender men (50.9%), self-identified as gay (43.5%), White (47.3%), and aged 29 or less (60.9%). FGDs and IDIs participants discussed the importance of the app in the context of widespread violence toward SGM persons. Study participants perceived this mHealth strategy as an important, effective, and accessible for SGM surviving violence. The CBPR design was highlighted as a key strategy that allowed SGM persons to collaborate in the design of this intervention actively. Some users reported how the panic button saved their lives during violent attacks. CONCLUSIONS: Rainbow Resistance-Dandarah app was endorsed as a powerful tool for enhancing reporting episodes of violence/discrimination against SGM persons and a key strategy to connect users with a safe network of supportive services. Results indicate that the app is an engaging, acceptable, and potentially effective mHealth intervention. Participants reported many advantages of using it, such as being able to report harassment and violence, connect with a safe network and receive immediate support.


Subject(s)
Sexual and Gender Minorities , Transgender Persons , Male , Female , Humans , Brazil , Sexual Behavior , Gender Identity , Violence/prevention & control
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Rev Bras Enferm ; 76(4): e20220691, 2023.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37820150

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To identify the supervisory strategies that Nursing students consider facilitators of the development of critical thinking skills in clinical teaching. METHODS: This is a qualitative study, within the interpretative paradigm, using the focus group methodology. Eight undergraduate nursing students participated in the study. RESULTS: Participants recognized the indispensability of critical thinking for professional responsibility and quality of care and highlighted the importance of using supervisory strategies adapted to their needs, learning objectives, and the context of clinical practice. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: This study highlights the urgent need to establish, within the Nursing curricula, clinical supervision strategies that promote critical thinking and favor the development of skills for good clinical judgment, problem solving, and safe, effective, and ethical decision-making.


Subject(s)
Clinical Competence , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Preceptorship , Students, Nursing , Humans , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methods , Learning , Thinking , Qualitative Research , Focus Groups
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Porto Alegre; Editora Rede Unida; jun. 2023. 381 p.
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1437749

ABSTRACT

A proteção dos dados pessoais é um tema crucial para o controle social da saúde nesses tempos de capitalismo de vigilância em que há uma troca constante da privacidade dos indivíduos por serviços. Os capítulos dessa publicação são fruto de autores especialistas e convidados que participaram do Seminário online e gratuito intitulado "LGPD na Saúde: o CNS como articulador dos interesses da sociedade brasileira em Defesa da Vida", realizado em 2021. O evento foi promovido pelo Conselho Nacional de Saúde e nove mesas redondas conformaram três eixos de discussão: Acesso Universal à Saúde na Sociedade da Informação; Governo, Transformação Digital, Cidadania e o Controle Social da Saúde e Aspectos da Saúde Digital e da Ética em Pesquisa à Luz da LGPD. Enfim, esta coletânea visa contribuir com o cenário da governança das informações em saúde e a literacia dos atores do controle social na transição digital da saúde, suas práticas e tecnologias emergentes associadas.


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Humans , Male , Female , Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Electronic Data Processing , Social Protection in Health
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Front Psychiatry ; 14: 1144281, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37124249

ABSTRACT

Background: Several disturbances in speech are present in psychosis; however, the relationship between these disturbances during the first-episode of psychosis (FEP) and later vocational functioning is unclear. Demonstrating this relationship is critical if we expect speech and communication deficits to emerge as targets for early intervention. Method: We analyzed three 1-min speech samples using automated speech analysis and Bayes networks in an antipsychotic-naive sample of 39 FEP patients and followed them longitudinally to determine their vocational status (engaged or not engaged in employment education or training-EET vs. NEET) after 6-12 months of treatment. Five baseline linguistic variables with prior evidence of clinical relevance (total and acausal connectives use, pronoun use, analytic thinking, and total words uttered in a limited period) were included in a Bayes network along with follow-up NEET status and Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) scores to determine dependencies among these variables. We also included clinical (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale 8-item version (PANSS-8)), social (parental socioeconomic status), and cognitive features (processing speed) at the time of presentation as covariates. Results: The Bayes network revealed that only total words spoken at the baseline assessment were directly associated with later NEET status and had an indirect association with SOFAS, with a second set of dependencies emerging among the remaining linguistic variables. The primary (speech-only) model outperformed models including parental socioeconomic status, processing speed or both as latent variables. Conclusion: Impoverished speech, even at subclinical levels, may hold prognostic value for functional outcomes and warrant consideration when providing measurement based care for first-episode psychosis.

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Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports ; 40: 100857, 2023 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37068860

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to detect molecularly vector borne pathogens (VBPs) in domiciled cats tested for Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Blood samples (n = 119) were analyzed microscopically and molecularly through PCR and sequenced for the detection of the following pathogens: piroplasmids., Bartonella henselae, Cytauxzoon felis, Ehrlichia canis, Leishmania spp., hemotropic Mycoplasma spp., Trypanosoma spp., and Ricketssia spp. Animals were also serological assessed for detection of antibodies against FIV and FeLV. Out of all animals, 20.16% (24/119) tested positive for at least one VBPs at molecular examination. Conversely, no animal resulted positive at microscopic analysis. The most prevalent pathogen was hemotropic Mycoplasma haemofelis (8.40%; 10/119), followed by Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (5.88%; 7/119), E. canis (5.04%; 6/119), C. felis (0.84%; 1/119) and B. henselae (0.84%; 1/119). One animal (0.84%; 1/119) was co-infected with. E. canis and B. henselae. A total of 5.88% (7/119) and 1.68% (2/119) tested positive for FIV and FeLV, respectively. Data of this study demonstrate that owned cats can be at risk of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp., E. canis, C. felis and B. henselae. Therefore, preventive measures against vectors of these pathogens should be implemented in order to reduce the risk of exposition and consequently infection. Additionally, aggressive behaviors among cats should be avoided, especially because hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. may be transmitted through the bite of animals.


Subject(s)
Cat Diseases , Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline , Mycoplasma Infections , Cats , Animals , Leukemia Virus, Feline , Mycoplasma Infections/diagnosis , Mycoplasma Infections/epidemiology , Mycoplasma Infections/veterinary , Anaplasma , Cat Diseases/diagnosis
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Res Sq ; 2023 Mar 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37034615

ABSTRACT

Background: Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience higher rates of discrimination and violence when compared to cis, heterosexual peers. However, violent crimes and other hate incidents against SGM persons are consistently not reported and prosecuted because of chronic distrust between the SGM community and police. Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries for SGM persons in the world. Herein we describe the development of a mobile health intervention to address the rampant violence against this population, the Rainbow Resistance - Dandarah app. Methods: We conducted community-based participatory research (CBPR) between 2019-2020. The study started with in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with representatives of the SGM community from Brazil. Descriptive qualitative data analysis included the plotting of a 'word cloud', to visually represent word frequency, data coding and analysis of more frequent themes related to app acceptability, usability, and feasibility. A sub-sample of SGM tested the app and suggested improvements, and the final version was launched in December 2019. Results: Since the app was launched in December 2019, the app recorded 4,114 active SGM users. Most participants are cisgender men (50.9%), self-identified as gay (43.5%), White (47.3%), and aged 29 or less (60.9%). FGDs and IDIs participants discussed the importance of the app in the context of widespread violence toward SGM persons. Study participants perceived this mHealth strategy as an important, effective, and accessible strategy for SGM surviving violence. The CBPR design was highlighted as a key strategy that allowed SGM persons to collaborate in the design of this intervention actively. Some users reported how the panic button saved their lives during violent attacks. Conclusions: Rainbow Resistance - Dandarah app was endorsed as a powerful tool for enhancing reporting episodes of violence/discrimination against SGM persons and a key strategy to connect users with a safe network of supportive services. Results indicate that the app is an engaging, acceptable, and potentially effective mHealth intervention. Participants reported many advantages of using it, such as being able to report harassment and violence, connect with a safe network and receive immediate support.

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Schizophr Bull ; 49(Suppl_2): S115-S124, 2023 03 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36946528

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Active inference has become an influential concept in psychopathology. We apply active inference to investigate conceptual disorganization in first-episode schizophrenia. We conceptualize speech production as a decision-making process affected by the latent "conceptual organization"-as a special case of uncertainty about the causes of sensory information. Uncertainty is both minimized via speech production-in which function words index conceptual organization in terms of analytic thinking-and tracked by a domain-general salience network. We hypothesize that analytic thinking depends on conceptual organization. Therefore, conceptual disorganization in schizophrenia would be both indexed by low conceptual organization and reflected in the effective connectivity within the salience network. STUDY DESIGN: With 1-minute speech samples from a picture description task and resting state fMRI from 30 patients and 30 healthy subjects, we employed dynamic causal and probabilistic graphical models to investigate if the effective connectivity of the salience network underwrites conceptual organization. STUDY RESULTS: Low analytic thinking scores index low conceptual organization which affects diagnostic status. The influence of the anterior insula on the anterior cingulate cortex and the self-inhibition within the anterior cingulate cortex are elevated given low conceptual organization (ie, conceptual disorganization). CONCLUSIONS: Conceptual organization, a construct that explains formal thought disorder, can be modeled in an active inference framework and studied in relation to putative neural substrates of disrupted language in schizophrenia. This provides a critical advance to move away from rating-scale scores to deeper constructs in the pursuit of the pathophysiology of formal thought disorder.


Subject(s)
Schizophrenia , Humans , Uncertainty , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Gyrus Cinguli , Language
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Schizophr Res ; 259: 88-96, 2023 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35752547

ABSTRACT

In the clinical linguistics of schizophrenia, syntactic complexity has received much attention. In this study, we address whether syntactic complexity deteriorates within the six months following the first episode of psychosis in those who develop a diagnosis of schizophrenia. We collected data from a cohort of twenty-six first-episode psychosis and 12 healthy control subjects using the Thought and Language Index interview in response to three pictures from the Thematic Apperception Test at first assessment and after six months (the time of consensus diagnosis). An automated labeling (part-of-speech tagging) for specific syntactic elements calculated large and granular syntactic complexity indices with a focus on clause complexity as a particular case from this spoken language data. Probabilistic reasoning leveraging the conditional independence properties of Bayes networks revealed that consensus diagnosis of schizophrenia predicted a decrease in nominal subjects per clause among individuals with first episode psychosis. From the entire sample, we estimate a 95.4 % probability that a 50 % decrease in mean nominal subjects per clause after six months is explained by the presence of first episode psychosis. Among those with psychosis, a 30 % decrease in this clause-complexity index after six months of experiencing the first episode predicted with 95 % probability a consensus diagnosis of schizophrenia, representing a conditional relationship between a longitudinal decrease in syntactic complexity and a diagnosis of schizophrenia. We conclude that an early drift towards linguistic disorganization/impoverishment of clause complexity-at the granular level of nominal subject per clause-is a distinctive feature of schizophrenia that decreases longitudinally, thus differentiating schizophrenia from other psychotic illnesses with shared phenomenology.


Subject(s)
Psychotic Disorders , Schizophrenia , Humans , Schizophrenia/complications , Schizophrenia/diagnosis , Bayes Theorem , Psychotic Disorders/complications , Psychotic Disorders/diagnosis , Language , Linguistics
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BioSCI. (Curitiba, Online) ; 81(1): 30-32, 2023.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1442611

ABSTRACT

Introdução: O infarto do miocárdio é uma patologia que apresenta grande morbidade e mortalidade. Ele é resultado da necrose de cadiomiócitos provocada por dificuldade de oxigenação. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi rever a histologia do miocárdio e suas alterações histológicas quando infartado. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa em livros técnicos e artigos cinetíficos publicados na SciELO e PubMed. Resultados: O miocárdio é formado por cardiomiócitos, que se contraem em função dos sarcômeros dispostos em suas miofibrilas e apresentam eficiente comunicação elétrica entre si por meio de junções comunicantes. O infarto do miocárdio promove morte dos cardiomiócitos, alterações em elementos citoplasmáticos e na condução elétrica além da formação de tecido cicatricial fibroso. Conclusão: Em conclusão, o miocárdio é altamente vascularizado e formado por cardiomiócitos contráteis alongados e de composição sarcométrica. Em condições isquêmicas, como no infarto do miocárdio, há uma remodelação histológica no tecido muscular cardíaco que leva à fibrose e perda das funções contráteis.


Introduction: Myocardial infarction is a pathology that presents high morbidity and mortality. It is the result of cardiomyocyte necrosis caused by oxygenation difficulties. Objective: The aim of this study was to review the histology of the myocardium and its histological changes when infarcted. Method: This is a narrative review of technical books and scientific articles published in SciELO and PubMed. Results: The myocardium is formed by cardiomyocytes, which contract due to the sarcomeres arranged in their myofibrils and present efficient electrical communication with each other through gap junctions. Myocardial infarction promotes the death of cardiomyocytes, alterations in cytoplasmic elements and electrical conduction, in addition to the formation of fibrous scar tissue. Conclusion: In conclusion, the myocardium is highly vascularized and formed by elongated contractile cardiomyocytes with a sarcometric composition. In ischemic conditions, such as myocardial infarction, there is histological remodeling in cardiac muscle tissue that leads to fibrosis and loss of contractile functions


Subject(s)
Humans , Histology , Infarction
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Conexões (Campinas, Online) ; 21: e023008, 2023.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1561071

ABSTRACT

Introdução: Este trabalho analisa os possíveis desdobramentos advindos da pandemia de Covid-19 para o desempenho esportivo das equipes do Campeonato Brasileiro Séries A e B. Tal abordagem se justifica, pois poderá contribuir para um possível alargamento sobre o tema Vantagem em Casa no futebol brasileiro. Objetivo: comparar o desempenho das equipes mandantes no Campeonato Brasileiro, séries A e B, nos anos em que a pandemia obrigou as equipes a jogarem sem a presença de torcida nos estádios (2020 e 2021), com o desempenho de duas temporadas sem as restrições da pandemia (2019 e 2022). Metodologia: Para isto, foi realizada uma pesquisa documental, com foco na porcentagem de pontos conquistados em casa pelas equipes participantes do Campeonato Brasileiro série A e B nos anos de 2019, 2020, 2021 e 2022. Resultados e discussão: A análise dos dados ocorreu via plataforma Transfermarkt, para calcular o percentual de aproveitamento e evidenciou-se que a variável torcida, isoladamente, não exerceu influência significativa no desempenho das equipes mandantes da Série A e Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro. Conclusão: constatamos que possivelmente, as outras variáveis da Vantagem em Casa conseguiram compensar a ausência de público nos estádios.


Introduction: This work analyzes the possible consequences arising from the Covid-19 pandemic for the sporting performance of teams in the Brazilian Championship Series A and B. Such an approach is justified, as it could contribute to a possible expansion of the theme of Home Advantage in Brazilian football . Objective: to compare the performance of the home teams in the Brazilian Championship, series A and B, in the years in which the pandemic forced teams to play without fans in the stadiums (2020 and 2021), with the performance of two seasons without restrictions of the pandemic (2019 and 2022). Methodology: For this, documentary research was carried out, focusing on the percentage of points won at home by the teams participating in the Brazilian Championship series A and B in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Results and discussion: Data analysis took place via the Transfermarkt platform, to calculate the percentage of success and it was evident that the fan variable, in isolation, did not have a significant influence on the performance of the home teams in Series A and Series B of the Brazilian Championship. Conclusion: we found that the other Home Advantage variables possibly managed to compensate for the absence of an audience.


Introducción: Este trabajo analiza las posibles consecuencias derivadas de la pandemia de Covid-19 para el desempeño deportivo de los equipos del Campeonato Brasileño Serie A y B. Tal enfoque se justifica, ya que podría contribuir para una posible ampliación del tema de la Ventaja de Local. en el fútbol brasileño. Objetivo: comparar el desempeño de los equipos locales en el Campeonato Brasileño, series A y B, en los años en que la pandemia obligó a los equipos a jugar sin aficionados en los estadios (2020 y 2021), con el desempeño de dos temporadas sin restricciones. de la pandemia (2019 y 2022). Metodología: Para ello, se realizó una investigación documental, centrándose en el porcentaje de puntos ganados en casa por los equipos participantes del Campeonato Brasileño de las series A y B en los años 2019, 2020, 2021 y 2022. Resultados y discusión: Se tomó el análisis de los datos. realizado a través de la plataforma Transfermarkt, para calcular el porcentaje de éxito y se evidenció que la variable afición, de forma aislada, no tuvo influencia significativa en el desempeño de los equipos locales en la Serie A y Serie B del Campeonato Brasileño. Conclusión: encontramos que las otras variables Home Advantage posiblemente lograron compensar la ausencia de audiencia.


Subject(s)
Humans , Employee Performance Appraisal
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Saúde debate ; 47(spe1): e8976, abr.-jun. 2023. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1565827

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RESUMO Apresentam-se os achados da pesquisa da dissertação de mestrado com abordagem integrativa que objetivou revisitar as publicações com a temática LGBTQIA+ de periódicos científicos. Ao colocar, como enfoque, a estratégia de Redução de Danos (RD), a presente pesquisa objetivou identificar quais as práticas realizadas para a população trans e contextualizar como a RD pode contribuir para construção de vínculo no cuidado à saúde. Coletaram-se os dados nas bases Lilacs e SciELO. Recuperaram-se 110 artigos publicados, entre 2005 e 2020, em português. Seus resumos foram lidos na íntegra. Identificaramse sete abordagens: RD como estratégia de políticas públicas; violências vivenciadas nas trajetórias de transição percorridas pelas travestis; atendimento à população LGBTQIA+; profissionais de saúde capazes de prestar um cuidado humanizado, verdadeiramente centrado na pessoa, com escuta ativa; o cuidado a saúde e hormonização como processo de construção feminina; movimentos sociais; educação e ações afirmativas para a continuidade do estudo e colocação profissional. Assim, a pesquisa contribui para ampliar o conhecimento e a compreensão sobre a temática LGBTQIA+. As demandas específicas de travestis e transexuais em sua busca por atendimento nos serviços de saúde são explicitadas de modo a compreender como a RD pode ser estratégia de cuidado à saúde da população trans.


ABSTRACT We present the research findings of the master's thesis with an integrative approach, which aimed to revisit publications with an LGBTQIA+ theme in scientific journals. By focusing on the Harm Reduction (HR) strategy, this research aimed to identify the practices conducted for the trans population and contextualize how HR can contribute to building bonds in healthcare. Data were collected in the LILACS and SciELO databases. We retrieved 110 articles published from 2005 to 2020 in Portuguese. Their summaries were read in full. Seven approaches were identified: HR as a public policy strategy; violence experienced in the transition trajectories followed by transvestites; assistance to the LGBTQIA+ population; health professionals can provide truly person-centered, humanized care, with active listening; healthcare and hormonization as a feminine construction process; social movements; education and affirmative actions for continued study and professional placement. Thus, the research contributes to expanding knowledge and understanding about LGBTQIA+ issues. The specific demands of transvestites and transsexuals in their search for care in health services are explained in order to understand how HR can be a health care strategy for the trans population.

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Rev. bras. enferm ; 76(4): e20220691, 2023. tab
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS, BDENF - Nursing | ID: biblio-1515009

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ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the supervisory strategies that Nursing students consider facilitators of the development of critical thinking skills in clinical teaching. Methods: This is a qualitative study, within the interpretative paradigm, using the focus group methodology. Eight undergraduate nursing students participated in the study. Results: Participants recognized the indispensability of critical thinking for professional responsibility and quality of care and highlighted the importance of using supervisory strategies adapted to their needs, learning objectives, and the context of clinical practice. Final considerations: This study highlights the urgent need to establish, within the Nursing curricula, clinical supervision strategies that promote critical thinking and favor the development of skills for good clinical judgment, problem solving, and safe, effective, and ethical decision-making.


RESUMEN Objetivo: Identificar las estrategias de supervisión que los estudiantes de Enfermería consideran facilitadoras del desarrollo de las capacidades de pensamiento crítico en el contexto de enseñanza clínica. Métodos: Estudio de naturaleza cualitativa, inserido en el paradigma interpretativo, con recurso a la metodología focus group. Participaron del estudio ocho estudiantes del curso de licenciatura en Enfermería. Resultados: Los participantes reconocieron la imprescindibilidad del pensamiento crítico para la responsabilidad profesional y calidad en la asistencia; y destacaron la importancia de la utilización de estrategias de supervisión adecuadas a sus necesidades, a los objetivos de aprendizaje y al contexto de la práctica clínica. Consideraciones finales: Este estudio sobrepasa la urgencia en establecerse, dentro de los currículos del curso de Enfermería, estrategias de supervisión clínica promotoras del pensamiento crítico, que favorezcan el desarrollo de capacidades para el bueno juicio clínico, resolución de problemas y toma de decisión segura, eficaz y ética.


RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar as estratégias supervisivas que os estudantes de Enfermagem consideram facilitadoras do desenvolvimento das capacidades de pensamento crítico no contexto de ensino clínico. Métodos: Estudo de natureza qualitativa, inserido no paradigma interpretativo, com recurso à metodologia focus group. Participaram do estudo oito estudantes do curso de licenciatura em Enfermagem. Resultados: Os participantes reconheceram a imprescindibilidade do pensamento crítico para a responsabilidade profissional e qualidade na assistência; e destacaram a importância da utilização de estratégias supervisivas adequadas às suas necessidades, aos objetivos de aprendizagem e ao contexto da prática clínica. Considerações finais: Este estudo sobreleva a premência em se estabelecer, dentro dos currículos do curso de Enfermagem, estratégias de supervisão clínica promotoras do pensamento crítico, que favoreçam o desenvolvimento de capacidades para o bom julgamento clínico, resolução de problemas e tomada de decisão segura, eficaz e ética.

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Psicol. ciênc. prof ; 43: e248295, 2023.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, Index Psychology - journals | ID: biblio-1431129

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Este ensaio propõe que a Covid-19 pode operar como um analisador, dentro da perspectiva da análise institucional, iluminando um determinado modo de organização social que promove profundas desigualdades e ameaça a vida em diversos níveis e revelando as condições sociais, institucionais e políticas de produção de sofrimento no corpo profissional de Enfermagem. A pandemia desvelou um conjunto de marcas relacionadas à profissão, agravadas pela crise sanitária, reforçando a naturalização das relações de cuidado atribuídas ao feminino, bem como um conjunto de clivagens e hierarquias internas à profissão a partir da sinergia de marcadores da diferença, como gênero, cor/raça, classe e geração. Além disso, este trabalho mostra a presença de uma necropolítica nas respostas à pandemia que banaliza a vida e permite morrer determinados grupos sociais. A ideia de "profissionais de linha de frente" é criticada em suas metáforas bélicas, mas tomada como figura de linguagem em sua potência para afirmar que existem corpos que, pelas marcas sociais e históricas e pela interdependência do cuidado, são mais presentes e exigidos e, portanto, mais vulneráveis à doença e ao sofrimento dela decorrente.(AU)


The essay proposes that Covid-19 can operate as an analyzer, within the perspective of institutional analysis, illuminating a certain mode of social organization that promotes profound inequalities and threatens life at various levels, revealing the social, institutional and political conditions for the production of suffering in the professional nursing body. The pandemic would unveil a set of marks related to the profession, aggravated by the sanitary crisis, reinforcing the naturalization of the care relations attributed to the feminine, as well as a set of cleavages and internal hierarchies to the profession from the synergy of markers of difference as gender, color/race, class and generation. The work shows the presence of necropolitics in responses to the pandemic, which trivializes life and allows certain social groups to die. The idea of "front-line professionals" is criticized in its war metaphors, but taken as a figure of speech in its potency to affirm that there are bodies that by social and historical marks, and by the interdependence of care, are more present and demanded, and therefore more vulnerable to disease and the resulting suffering.(AU)


El ensayo propone que el Covid-19 puede funcionar como analizador, desde la perspectiva del análisis institucional, revelando las condiciones sociales, institucionales y políticas de producción de sufrimiento de enfermeras. La pandemia revela algunas marcas relacionadas con la profesión, agravadas por la crisis de salud, reforzando la naturalización de la atribución del cuidado a lo femenino y un conjunto de jerarquías internas de la profesión. El trabajo también muestra la presencia de una necropolítica en las respuestas a la pandemia. La idea de "profesionales de primera línea" es criticada, pero tomada como una figura del lenguaje en su potencia para afirmar que hay cuerpos que, por las marcas sociales e históricas y por la interdependencia del cuidado, están más presentes y demandados, y por lo tanto más vulnerables a la enfermedad.(AU)


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Humans , Female , Nursing , Psychological Distress , Gender Identity , Self-Testing , COVID-19 , Oxygen Inhalation Therapy , Pain , Patient Care Team , Patient Discharge , Patients , Politics , Primary Health Care , Psychology , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Quality of Life , Race Relations , Salaries and Fringe Benefits , Social Change , Social Isolation , Social Sciences , Socioeconomic Factors , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Women, Working , Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms , Population Characteristics , Nursing Theory , Occupational Risks , Burnout, Professional , Virus Diseases , Vaccines , Nursing Research , Accidents, Occupational , Carrier State , Mental Health , Mortality , Models, Nursing , Occupational Health , Workload , Professional Autonomy , Long-Term Care , Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation , Immunization Programs , Disease Transmission, Infectious , Continuity of Patient Care , Feminism , Critical Care , Disaster Vulnerability , Health Risk , Access to Information , Delivery of Health Care , Air Pollution , Health Care Economics and Organizations , Emergencies , Employment , Environment and Public Health , Essential Public Health Functions , Health Status Disparities , Ethics, Professional , Surveillance of the Workers Health , Program of Risk Prevention on Working Environment , Air Contamination Effects , Evidence-Based Nursing , Fear , Remuneration , Early Medical Intervention , Medicalization , Ambulatory Care , Personal Protective Equipment , Psychosocial Support Systems , Occupational Stress , Burnout, Psychological , Patient Care , Caregiver Burden , Models, Biopsychosocial , COVID-19 Serological Testing , Gender Equity , Vaccine Development , Community Resources , Intersectional Framework , Systemic Racism , Social Vulnerability , Humanitarian Crisis , Working Conditions , Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome , Accident Prevention , Health Occupations , Health Services , Health Services Accessibility , Helping Behavior , Hierarchy, Social , Hospitalization , Hospitals , Humanism , Life Support Care , Masks , Muscle Tonus , Night Care , Nursing Care , Nursing, Practical , Nursing, Team , Occupational Diseases
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Diagnostics (Basel) ; 12(12)2022 Nov 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36552918

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To investigate the efficacy of hip strengthening on pain, disability, and hip abductor strength in musculoskeletal conditions of the trunk and lower limbs, we searched eight databases for randomized controlled trials up to 8 March 2022 with no date or language restrictions. Random-effect models estimated mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and the quality of evidence was assessed using the GRADE approach. Very low quality evidence suggested short-term effects (≤3 months) of hip strengthening on pain intensity (MD of 4.1, 95% CI: 2.1 to 6.2; two trials, n = 48 participants) and on hip strength (MD = 3.9 N, 95% CI: 2.8 to 5.1; two trials, n = 48 participants) in patellofemoral pain when compared with no intervention. Uncertain evidence suggested that hip strengthening enhances the short-term effect of the other active interventions on pain intensity and disability in low back pain (MD = -0.6 points, 95% CI: 0.1 to 1.2; five trials, n = 349 participants; MD = 6.2 points, 95% CI: 2.6 to 9.8; six trials, n = 389 participants, respectively). Scarce evidence does not provide reliable evidence of the efficacy of hip strengthening in musculoskeletal conditions of the trunk and lower limbs.

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