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Factors related to sickness absenteeism among Brazilian Nursing professionals before, during, and after the pandemic

Objective: to identify factors related to sick leave absenteeism among Brazilian nursing professionals before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: a cross-sectional study involving nursing professionals from medical, surgical, intensive care, and adult emergency units, with absences recorde...

Educational intervention on biosafety with hospital hygiene and cleaning workers

Objective to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention with hospital cleaning and sanitizing workers in protecting against injuries caused by biological agents. Method this was a prospective, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study with a single group, analyzing workers' behavior rega...

Liver frailty and impact of liver transplants on transplanted patients' health

Objective: to analyse the Liver Frailty Index in a cohort of patients from their inclusion in the waiting list to one year after the liver transplant. Method: a cohort study with patients included in a liver transplant waiting list from January 2020 to December 2021. The variables were analysed and the ...

Self-stigma profiles in schizophrenia: a Latent Class Analysis approach

Objective: this study aimed at analyzing the internalized stigma latent profiles and the covariates that predict variations in their levels considering antecedent variables such as ethnicity, gender and some relevant clinical characteristics like premorbid adjustment, Duration of Untreated Psychosis and ...

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of childbirth care in a Freestanding Birth Centre

Objective: to compare maternal and neonatal care outcomes based on women's parity and to describe neonatal morbidity and mortality among newborns of women admitted in labor. Method: a cross-sectional study involving 3,397 women admitted for childbirth at a Freestanding Birth Centre and their newborns. T...

Association between the COVID-19 infodemic and depression symptom screening in older adults

Objective: to analyze the profile of exposure to COVID-19 information and its association with depressive symptom screening in a sample of older adults in Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study using data collected through a web-based survey with 3,307 participants recruited via social media and email. D...