Free-time physical activity and pain perception: An analysis of daily records from Brazilian teachers.

The sensation of pain is frequent in teachers and its relationship with the practice of free-time physical activity still needs more scientific evidence. This study analyzed the association between free-time physical activity and pain symptoms experienced by teachers during the day and at bedtime. In this cross-sectional study, data were obtained through individual interviews and the fulfillment of an activity diary by teachers from a city located in southern Brazil. Statistical analysis was performed using logistic regression adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle and health variables. Among the 141 teachers included, pain perception was reported during the day by 66.7% and at bedtime by 66.0%. Analyses adjusted for sex, age, body mass index and time spent watching television indicated that practicing more than 240 minutes/week of free-time physical activity was associated with a lower likelihood of reported pain during the day (odds ratio, OR=0.18; 95% confidence interval, CI: 0.06-0.54) and at bedtime (OR=0.28; 95% CI: 0.10-0.79) compared to practicing ≤60 minutes/week of free-time physical activity. These associations lost statistical significance after the additional adjustment for depressive symptoms. In summary, this study showed that teachers who practiced more than 240 minutes/week of physical activity in free-time were less likely to report pain during the day and at bedtime. Depressive symptoms had an important confounding effect on this association. A multidisciplinary approach can optimize preventive strategies for pain prevention and management through health education programs in the workplace.

Longitudinal associations of changes in physical activity and TV viewing with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian schoolteachers.

This study analyzed the longitudinal association of changes in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) practice and television viewing (TV viewing) with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). The data about LTPA, TV viewing, and CMP were obtained in 2012 and after 24 months through individual interviews with schoolteachers from elementary and secondary education public schools in a large city in the southern region of Brazil. The statistical analysis was performed using generalized estimating equation regression models adjusted for sex, age, body mass index and depression. A total of 527 schoolteachers were studied, among which 66.6% were women, and the median age was 42 years (interquartile range: 34 to 49). A total of 170 (32.3%) participants reported CMP at baseline and 130 (24.7%) at follow-up. Both LTPA and TV viewing were independently and significantly associated with CMP regardless of all adjustment variables. Concretely, increasing LTPA by 60 minutes/week was associated with a 6.2% lower likelihood of CMP, and increasing TV viewing by 30 minutes/day was associated with a 5.1% higher likelihood of having CMP among the participants. In summary, this study showed that LTPA and TV viewing have independent and opposite relationships with the longitudinal risk of CMP, which suggests that the potential benefits obtained from practicing more LTPA are insufficient to compensate for the potential detrimental effect of viewing TV for longer with respect to the CMP.

Aspectos clínicos e procedência de pacientes sépticos atendidos em um hospital universitário / Aspectos clínicos y procedencia de pacientes sépticos atendidos en un hospital universitario / Clinical aspects and the origin of sepsis patients treated at a university hospital

Resumo Objetivo: Caracterizar os aspectos clínicos, gravidade e mortalidade de pacientes com sepse atendidos em setor de urgência e emergência de um hospital terciário, relacionando-os aos serviços de saúde de origem, onde foi feito o atendimento inicial. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, quantitativo, realizado com pacientes sépticos atendidos em setor de urgência e emergência de um hospital universitário terciário. Resultados: Dos 225 pacientes elegíveis, 115 (51,1%) foram admitidos com sepse, e destes, 63,5% foram encaminhados de outros serviços. Entre os pacientes procedentes de outros serviços o desenvolvimento do choque séptico e necessidade de ventilação mecânica foi significativamente mais frequente. Os pacientes admitidos no hospital do estudo por sepse tiveram maior aderência ao pacote de 3 horas da Surviving Sepsis Campaining-2016. Não houve diferença entre a mortalidade dos admitidos por sepse ou aqueles que desenvolveram sepse no hospital do estudo, entretanto, evoluíram a óbito 60,4% dos pacientes, destes, 63,2% procedentes de outros serviços. Conclusão: Mais da metade dos pacientes admitidos por sepse provém de outros serviços de saúde. Estes apresentaram maior grau de gravidade e requereram mais intervenções terapêuticas. Entretanto, não houve diferença nas taxas de mortalidade.

Resumen Objetivo: Caracterizar los aspectos clínicos, gravedad y mortalidad de pacientes con sepsis atendidos en sector de urgencia y emergencia de un hospital terciario, relacionándolos con los servicios de salud de origen, donde se realizó la atención inicial. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio transversal, cuantitativo, realizado con pacientes sépticos atendidos en sector de urgencia y emergencia de un hospital universitario terciario. Resultados: De los 225 pacientes elegibles, 115 (51,1%) fueron admitidos con sepsis, y de éstos, el 63,5% fueron encaminados de otros servicios. Entre los pacientes procedentes de otros servicios el desarrollo del shock séptico y la necesidad de ventilación mecánica fue significativamente más frecuente. Los pacientes admitidos en el hospital del estudio por sepsis tuvieron mayor adherencia al paquete de 3 horas de la Surviving Sepsis Campaining-2016. No hubo diferencia entre la mortalidad de los admitidos por sepsis o aquellos que desarrollaron sepsis en el hospital del estudio, sin embargo, evolucionaron a muerte el 60,4% de los pacientes, de éstos, el 63,2% procedentes de otros servicios. Conclusión: Más de la mitad de los pacientes admitidos por sepsis provienen de otros servicios de salud. Estos presentaron mayor grado de gravedad y requirieron más intervenciones terapéuticas. Sin embargo, no hubo diferencia en las tasas de mortalidad.

Abstract Objective: To characterize the clinical aspects, severity and mortality of sepsis patients treated in the urgency and emergency departments of a tertiary hospital, relating them to the health services of origin, where initial care was performed. Methods: Cross-sectional, quantitative study with sepsis patients, treated in the urgency and emergency departments of a tertiary university hospital. Results: Of the 225 eligible patients, 115 (51.1%) were hospitalized with sepsis; of these, 63.5% were referred from other services. Among patients from other services, the development of septic shock and the need for mechanical ventilation was significantly more frequent. Patients admitted to the sepsis study hospital had greater adherence to the 3-hour package of the Surviving Sepsis Campaining-2016. There was no difference between the mortality of those admitted for having sepsis and those who developed sepsis in the study hospital. However, 60.4% of the patients died, 63.2% of whom came from other services. Conclusion: More than half of the patients hospitalized with sepsis come from other health services. they presented a greater degree of severity and required more therapeutic interventions. However, there was no difference in mortality rates.