Association Between Physical Activity and Mental Health in Health Professionals in the Context of the Pandemic: A Study in Southern Brazil.

Objective: The aim of the study was to verify the association between physical activity (PA) and mental health among health professionals in southern Brazil.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 101 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health and PA were assessed using the questionnaires.

Nutritional factors and pressure injury risk in hospitalised patients post-stroke.

Objective: This study aimed to analyse the nutritional factors and pressure injury (PI) risk in hospitalised patients post-stroke.

Method: The research employed a descriptive observational method in which patients ≥18 years of age were followed for six days. Nutritional evaluation was based on anthropometric and dietary factors.

Safety of spinal anesthesia in pregnant vaccinated with one or two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine: A retrospective observational cohort study.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety of spinal anesthesia in pregnant women who underwent cesarean section during the Covid-19 pandemia and were immunized with the BNT162b2 vaccine.

Methods: Historical cohort study that included three groups: non-vaccinated pregnant with no history of acute or previous Covid-19 [NV ( = 70)], vaccinated with one dose [1D ( = 65)] or two doses of BNT162b2 [2D ( = 45)], who underwent cesarean section with spinal anesthesia. Variables with normal distribution were analyzed with ANOVA.

Brazilian Consumers' Perception towards Food Labeling Models Accompanying Self-Service Foods.

The study aimed to evaluate consumers' perception of self-service foods' nutrition labels. This qualitative and quantitative assessment was performed with potential consumers at food services. Four food labeling formats, traditional, simplified, traffic-light, and warning, were proposed to evaluate three types of sandwiches: simple, chicken, and hamburger.

Low Food Consumption Interferes with the Nutritional Status of Surgical Patients with Neoplasia of the Gastrointestinal Tract.

Unlabelled: Nutritional support strongly influence the nutritional status of the surgical neoplastic patients. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of food consumption on the perioperative nutritional status of hospitalized patients with neoplasia of the upper (UGIT) and lower (LGIT) gastrointestinal tract.

Method: Observational, longitudinal, and prospective study.

Dysphagia, Immobility, and Diet Acceptance: Main Factors Associated with Increased Risk of Pressure Injury in Patients Hospitalized after Stroke.

Objective: To determine the predisposing factors for PI in patients hospitalized after stroke.

Methods: This 7-day longitudinal study followed up with patients hospitalized after stroke. Assessments included mobility, nutrition, and the presence of dysphagia and anemia.

Natural Occurring Muscular Sarcocysts in Urban Domestic Cats (Felis catus) Without Sarcocystis-Associated Disease.

Purpose: Despite of classically acting as definitive hosts of different Sarcocystis species, domestic cats have been pointed out as possible intermediate hosts of S. neurona and S. felis.

Caregivers' Perceptions Regarding Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy.

The aim of the present study was to compare the perception of caregivers regarding the oral health status of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) and those with typical development. Study group (SG) was composed of 35 children and adolescents with a clinical diagnosis of CP and their caregivers. Control group (CG) was composed of 35 individuals with typical development (matched with the SG for age, sex and caries activity) and their caregivers.

Prevalence of Solid Neoplasms Diagnosed Between the Years of 2011 to 2016 and Oncologically Treated at the University Hospital of Santa Maria.

Background: Cancer is a public health problem, especially in developing countries. In order to establish effective measures for the cancer control, there is a need for quality information, thus enabling a better understanding of the disease and its determinants, formulation of causal hypotheses, evaluation of the technological advances applied to prevention and treatment as well as the effectiveness of health care. The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of solid neoplasms diagnosed between the years 2011 to 2016 and treated at the Oncology Department of the University Hospital of Santa Maria and the existing oncological context.