Publications by authors named "Carolina Moser"

Objectives: To assess occupational burnout (OB) changes among Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 onset to 6 months later (T1) and identify risk and protective factors.

Methods: Using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and hierarchical multivariate linear regression in a two-stage online survey (initial n = 1054; T1 n = 316), this study examined the impact of various factors on OB.

Results: Significant increases in personal and work-related OB were observed by T1.

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Article Synopsis
  • Coordinated outcome measurement can greatly enhance mental health care effectiveness, particularly for eating disorders, which lack universal guidelines.
  • A set of recommended outcomes for eating disorders was developed by 24 international experts and focuses on four key domains: eating disorder behaviors, physical health, co-occurring mental health conditions, and quality of life.
  • Specific patient-reported measures are recommended for different age groups, including children, adolescents, and adults, with a variety of established questionnaires to assess these outcomes.
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Introduction: Burnout syndrome (BS) in healthcare professionals (HCP) has been a major concern, and even more so during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The need for adequate tools to assess BS is urgent. The objective of this study was to validate the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) in HCP.

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Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) affect up to 13% of young people and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, important, internationally recognized instruments for brief ED screening (Sick Control One Stone Fat Food Questionnaire [SCOFF]), symptom severity assessment and diagnosis (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire [EDE-Q]) and assessment of ED-associated psychosocial impairment (Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire [CIA]) were not yet available in Brazilian Portuguese. Our objective was to perform the cross-cultural adaptation and translation into Brazilian Portuguese of the instruments SCOFF, EDE-Q and CIA.

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Objective: To examine psychosocial functioning in eating disorder (ED) patients with restrictive and purgative subtypes.

Method: Forty-four adult female patients with a diagnosis of ED were divided into restrictive (RP) and purgative (PP) groups according the presence of purgative symptoms. Functioning was assessed using the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF).

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