Aspects of mental suffering among nursing professionals at a public hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: Nurse practitioners are fundamental to organize patient care at the various levels of health care services. This includes exposure to various work stressors, which can affect the quality of the service as a result of physical and mental exhaustion.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and analyze the rate and the factors associated with mental suffering in licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants in a hospital in Brazil.

Factors associated with the death of healthcare workers due to COVID-19 in the state of Amapá, Brazil.

Introduction: Frontline healthcare workers providing care for COVID-19 are more likely to get infected and die compared with other professionals. Deaths or sick leaves due to COVID-19 can affect the smooth operation of health services in areas with shortage of workers.

Objectives: To analyze factors associated with the death of healthcare workers due to COVID-19 in the state of Amapá, Brazil.

Mental distress in workers at two metallurgical companies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

This study aimed to map the prevalence of mental distress among employees at two metallurgical companies and to analyze differences according to the sex of workers and the employing company. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using the 20-item Self-Reporting Questionnaire to map the prevalence of mental distress. A total of 439 workers participated in the study.

Epidemiological profile, occupational accidents, and socioeconomic characteristics of workers in the state of Amapá, Brazil: a time series analysis (2007-2017).

Introduction: The state of Amapá is located in Brazil's Legal Amazon and comprises 16 municipalities. Its history is marked by social vulnerability and industrial mining; therefore, its current socioeconomic and occupational context should be analyzed considering possible sociohistorical and geographic influences.

Objectives: To analyze and/or describe the epidemiological profile of workers, occupational accidents, the socioeconomic context, and time evolution of the number of workers in the state and their relationship with the state's gross domestic product.

Trend in the incidence of commuting accidents among workers in Brazil between 2009 and 2016.

Background: Commuting accidents might have serious consequences for the health of workers, in addition to considerable financial impacts on the national health system and the social security administration.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile and calculate the incidence of commuting accidents in Brazil in the period from 2009 to 2016.

Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study with time series analysis (2009-2016) based on official secondary data obtained from Social Security Statistical Yearbooks.