Loneliness, but not social distancing, is associated with the incidence of suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 outbreak: a longitudinal study.

BACKGROUND: Although social distancing is necessary to decrease COVID-19 dissemination, it might also be associated with suicidal ideation. Therefore, we analyzed the impact of social distancing and loneliness in suicidal ideation. METHODS: We performed two waves of a snowball sample, web-based survey in Brazil (W1: from May 6th to June 6th, 2020; W2: from June 6th to July 6th, 2020). We assessed whether risk factors related to social relationships (loneliness, living alone, not leaving home, and the number of days practicing social distancing) at W1 were associated with suicidal ideation at W1 and W2 using multiple regression models. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic, mental health, and lifestyle variables. RESULTS: A total of 1,674 (18-75 years old; 86.5% females) were included in our longitudinal sample. Living alone (OR: 1.16; 95%CI = 1.03 - 1.30; p=0.015), number of days practicing social distancing (OR: 1.002; 95%CI = 1.000 - 1.004; p=0.027), and loneliness (OR: 1.49; 95%CI = 1.32 - 1.68; p<0.001) were associated with suicidal ideation in the cross-sectional analysis of W1. Only loneliness (OR= 2.12; 95%CI = 1.06 - 4.24; p = 0.033) remained significant as a risk factor to suicidal ideation in the longitudinal analysis between both waves. LIMITATION: Snowball, convenience sample design limits outcome estimates. Assessments were not objectively performed. CONCLUSION: Loneliness was consistently associated with the incidence of suicidal ideation, while other variables, such as living alone, not leaving home, and the number of days practicing social distancing, were not. Measures to overcome loneliness are therefore necessary to reduce suicidal ideation during pandemics.

Abordagens de Psicoterapia para Pessoas com Deficiência: Revisão da Literatura / Psychotherapy Approaches for People with Disabilities: Literature Review

RESUMO: Quinze por cento da população mundial apresenta algum tipo de deficiência. Isso pode ser caracterizado por vários tipos de condições, cada uma com sua complexidade específica. Assim sendo, esta revisão da literatura objetiva identificar recentes estudos científicos, no quinquênio 2014-2019, que descrevem cuidados psicoterapêuticos com pessoas com deficiência. Foram consultados: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycINFO (APA), BVS (Bireme/LILACS) e SciELO. Encontrou-se um total de 1.330 artigos. Após dois processos de seleção, 26 pesquisas corresponderam aos critérios de inclusão. A metodologia de pesquisa predominante foi ensaio clínico randomizado, seguido por estudos de caso e estudos descritivos/qualitativos. Pessoas com deficiência intelectual e/ou física, deficiência visual e/ou auditiva e autismo foram as populações mais estudadas. As técnicas comportamentais prevalecem nos estudos incluídos, com menor incidência de técnicas psicodinâmicas. A psicoterapia favorece inclusive o enfrentamento de situações adversas impostas na vida de qualquer ser humano. Pessoas com deficiência também podem apresentar necessidades psicoterápicas, uma vez que, na realidade de suas vidas, incluem complexidades além de sua deficiência. Existem fortes evidências para o uso da psicoterapia como recurso eficaz para a elaboração terapêutica de problemas relacionados à saúde, à educação e à vida social de pessoas com deficiência, independentemente do tipo de intervenção psicoterápica.

ABSTRACT: Fifteen percent of the world's population has some form of disability. This can be characterized by several types of conditions, each with its specific complexity. Thus, this literature review aims to identify recent scientific studies, in the 2014-2019 five-year period, which describe psychotherapeutic care for people with disabilities. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsycINFO (APA), BVS (Bireme/LILACS) and SciELO were consulted. It was found a total of 1,330 articles. After two selection processes, 26 research met the inclusion criteria. The predominant research methodology was the randomized clinical trial, followed by case studies and descriptive/qualitative studies. People with intellectual and/or physical disabilities, visual and/or hearing disabilities and autism were the most studied populations. Behavioral techniques prevail in the studies included, with a lower incidence of psychodynamic techniques. Psychotherapy also favors coping with adverse situations imposed on the life of any human being. People with disabilities may also have psychotherapeutic needs, since, in the reality of their lives, they also include complexities in addition to their disability. There is strong evidence for the use of psychotherapy as an effective resource for the therapeutic elaboration of problems related to health, education and social life of people with disabilities, regardless of the type of psychotherapeutic intervention.

The epidemiological profile of a middle-aged population with low back pain in southern Brazil.

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and the general characteristics of low back pain (LBP) in a middle-aged population living in southern Brazil. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: LBP is a widespread musculoskeletal condition. It is the main cause of disability in developed countries. It is necessary and relevant to study the risk factors for LBP to plan preventative action. A cross-sectional study of a middle-aged population in the South of Brazil was designed to look at the prevalence and general characteristics of LBP. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was developed in a city located in southern Brazil. Data were collected from 1005 individuals at randomized public locations. A protocol was designed to evaluate the general characteristics of the population: age, sex, level of education, socioeconomic status, body mass index, occupation, smoking, physical activity, anxiety, and depression. After the initial evaluation, the individuals were asked if they had had low back pain at least once in their lifetime. Those who answered "Yes" continued the questionnaire that evaluated pain intensity, characteristics, and related disability. After the entire group was analyzed (N = 1005), a separate study was performed on the participants younger than 40 years (N = 701). RESULTS: The mean age was 33.74 years (±14.76) and 61.6% of the participants were females. Seventy-two percent of the participants had had LBP at least once in their lives. The mean of visual analogue scale intensity of pain was 4.51 (±2.27). The prevalence of female sex (P = 0.006) and anxiety (P < 0.001) was higher in those with LBP. In the group younger than 40 years, the prevalence of LBP was 69.7% and anxiety (P < 0.001) was the only factor related to LBP. CONCLUSION: Low back pain is a highly prevalent condition in a middle-aged population living in southern Brazil. Higher levels of anxiety and female sex were related to this condition in all groups, but when it was analyzed in the participants younger than 40 years, anxiety was the only significant variable related with LBP. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.

Riscos e doenças ocupacionais relacionados ao exercício da anestesiologia / Occupational hazards and diseases related to the practice of anesthesiology / Riesgos y enfermedades ocupacionales relacionados con el ejercicio de la anestesiología

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: O exercício da anestesiologia não é isento de riscos para o anestesiologista. Considerada um local de trabalho insalubre em razão dos riscos potenciais que oferece, a sala de operações (SO) é o local no qual o anestesiologista passa a maior parte do tempo. Nesta revisão, propomos uma análise dos riscos ocupacionais aos quais estão expostos os anestesiologistas em sua prática diária. CONTEÚDO: Apresentamos a classificação dos riscos e suas relações com as doenças ocupacionais. CONCLUSÃO: O controle dos riscos ocupacionais, aos quais os anestesiologistas são expostos diariamente, se faz necessário para o desenvolvimento de um local de trabalho adequado e com riscos reduzidos para a boa prática da anestesiologia. Isso contribui para a diminuição do absenteísmo, a melhora da assistência prestada ao paciente e da qualidade de vida do anestesiologista.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The practice of anesthesiology is not without risks to the anesthesiologist. The operating room (OR), in which anesthesiologists spend most of their time, is regarded as an unhealthy workplace due to the potential risks it offers. In this review, we propose an analysis of the occupational hazards that anesthesiologists are exposed in their daily practice. CONTENT: We present a classification of risk and its relationship to occupational diseases. CONCLUSION: Control of occupational hazards to which anesthesiologists are exposed daily is necessary in order to develop an appropriate workplace and minimize risks to the good practice of anesthesiology. This contributes to decrease absenteeism, improve patients' care and quality of life of anesthesiologists.

JUSTIFICATIVA Y OBJETIVOS: El ejercicio de la anestesiología no está exento de riesgos para el anestesiólogo. Considerado como un local de trabajo insalubre a causa de los riesgos potenciales a que conlleva, el quirófano es el local en donde el anestesiólogo pasa la mayor parte del tiempo. En esta revisión, proponemos un análisis de los riesgos ocupacionales a los que están expuestos los anestesiólogos en su práctica diaria. CONTENIDO: Presentamos una clasificación de los riesgos y sus relaciones con las enfermedades ocupacionales. CONCLUSIONES: El control de los riesgos ocupacionales a los que están expuestos los anestesiólogos diariamente es necesario para lograr un local de trabajo adecuado y con riesgos reducidos para la buena práctica de la anestesiología, lo que contribuye para la disminución del absentismo, la mejoría de la asistencia prestada al paciente y de la calidad de vida del anestesiólogo.

Occupational hazards and diseases related to the practice of anesthesiology.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The practice of anesthesiology is not without risks to the anesthesiologist. The operating room (OR), in which anesthesiologists spend most of their time, is regarded as an unhealthy workplace due to the potential risks it offers. In this review, we propose an analysis of the occupational hazards that anesthesiologists are exposed in their daily practice. CONTENT: We present a classification of risk and its relationship to occupational diseases. CONCLUSION: Control of occupational hazards to which anesthesiologists are exposed daily is necessary in order to develop an appropriate workplace and minimize risks to the good practice of anesthesiology. This contributes to decrease absenteeism, improve patients' care and quality of life of anesthesiologists.