Issues Faced by General Practitioners in Managing Mental Health Disorders in Basic Health Units: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the main issues faced by general practitioners when managing mental health disorders in the primary care setting and evaluate their interest in continued medical training on mental health.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional survey which included general practitioners (n=94) working in primary care in São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.

Results: Participants reported challenging issues to be as follows: psychiatric emergency (44.

Modified Fresno test to assess Physical therapists' use of evidence-based practice: measurement properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese short version: Modified Fresno test Brazilian-Portuguese short version.

Background: The modified Fresno test is a questionnaire developed to evaluate Evidence-Based Practice among physical therapists. A previous study has indicated that a shorter version with 9 items would be more appropriate for Brazilian physical therapists.

Objectives: To test the measurement properties of the modified Fresno test - Brazilian-Portuguese short version.

Factorial analysis of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Work Ability Index, reproducibility and validity of the single item and the short version for online application.

Background: The Work Ability Index (WAI) assesses work demands, health status, and physical and mental resources.

Objectives: To evaluate the measurement properties of the WAI, single-item work ability score (WAS), and short version for online applications.

Methods: One hundred three workers completed the 3 versions of the WAI and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) questionnaire.

A meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of the global prevalence of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

There is a relative dearth of research on Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), even if it has been recognized for over 100 years. Thus, the present study aims to review the worldwide prevalence of OCPD in different populations. The search was conducted employing the PubMed database of the US National Library of Medicine and (BVS) to detect available studies showing OCPD prevalence rates.

Association Between Physical Functioning and Time Until a New Hospitalization in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background And Purpose: Physical functioning refers to the ability to independently perform activities that require physical ability, and may be an important tool for predicting a higher risk of hospitalization. The objective of this study was to verify whether aspects of physical functioning are independently associated with the risk for new hospitalization in older adults seen in primary health care.

Methods: This prospective cohort study consisted of 473 older adults 60 years and older who had not been hospitalized in the prior year.

Factor structure and short version of the modified Fresno test to assess the use of the evidence-based practice in physiotherapists.

Background: The Modified Fresno Test has been used to evaluate the use of the Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (EBP). So far, none of the versions of the Fresno Test were subjected to analysis of the factorial structure. The objective of the study was to describe the exploratory and confirmatory factor structure of the Modified Fresno Test adapted to the Portuguese-Brazilian and analyze the statistical feasibility for the elaboration of a short version.