Associations between psychological stress, discrimination, and oral health-related quality of life: the buffering effects of social support networks
This study aims: (1) to examine the associations between psychological stress, discrimination, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL); and (2) to assess whether social support, stress and discrimination interact to modify their associations with OHRQoL. We used cross-sectional household-based data from a study including 396 individuals aged 14 years and over from families registered for government social benefits in a city in Southern Brazil. OHRQoL was measured with the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale; psychological stress was assessed with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); social support was asse...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lu ísa Santini Pinheiro Irene Fanny Ritzel Fernando Neves Hugo Juliana Balbinot Hilgert Jo ão Luiz Bastos Roger Keller Celeste Source Type: research
Prevalence, trends, and factors associated with hypertensive crisis among Peruvian adults
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and trends over time of hypertensive crisis, as well as the factors associated with this condition among adults. A secondary data analysis was carried out using the Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES). Hypertensive crisis was defined based on the presence of systolic (≥ 180mmHg) or diastolic (≥ 110mmHg) blood pressure, regardless of previous diagnosis or medication use. The factors associated with our outcome were evaluated using multinomial logistic regression, and the trend of hypertensive crisis was evaluated using the Cochrane-Armitage test. Data from 2...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Victor Calderon-Ocon Fiorella Cueva-Peredo Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz Source Type: research
Long COVID challenges in Brazil: an unfinished agenda for the Brazilian Unified National Health System
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Feb 19;40(2):e00008724. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT008724. eCollection 2024.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38381866 | DOI:10.1590/0102-311XPT008724 (Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica)
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alberto Novaes Ramos Source Type: research
Post-COVID-19 syndrome: persistent symptoms, functional impact, quality of life, return to work, and indirect costs - a prospective case study 12 months after COVID-19 infection
This study aimed to describe the persistent symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome (especially neurological ones) and their 12-month post-infection cognitive, emotional, motor, quality of life, and indirect cost repercussions. Patients showing the first symptoms of COVID-19 from January to June 2021 who developed post-COVID-19 syndrome and sought care at the Fortaleza Unit (Ceará, Brazil) of the SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals were included in this study. Information was obtained at the baseline follow-up and by telephone interview 12 months post-infection. In total, 58 people participated in this study with an aver...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fernando Shizuo Ida Hebert Pereira Ferreira Ana Karla Mendon ça Vasconcelos Iris Aline Brito Furtado Cristina Janaina Pinheiro Morais Fontenele Antonio Carlos Pereira Source Type: research
Post-COVID-19 syndrome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a cohort study assessing patients 6 and 12 months after hospital discharge
This study aimed to analyze post-COVID-19 syndrome among hospitalized COVID-19 patients 6 and 12 months after hospital discharge. This is an ambidirectional cohort study conducted with individuals who were discharged from three main hospitals in the capital of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, between October and December 2021 and January and March 2022. After data collection from medical records, the individuals were interviewed by telephone 6 and 12 months after hospital discharge, when they were asked about the presence of ongoing or new symptoms and when symptom frequency was evaluated according to sociodemographic and econom...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roseany Patricia Silva Rocha Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade Francine Nesello Melanda Ana Paula Muraro Source Type: research
