Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Soares"
Objective: To analyze the risks of illnesses related to the work context of nursing workers in a psychiatric hospital.
Method: Cross-sectional and quantitative study, developed in a psychiatric hospital with 74 nursing workers. The Work Context Assessment Scale was used to measure the risks of illness at work.
Article Synopsis
- The teste rápido molecular para tuberculose (TRM-TB) was introduced in Brazil in 2014, but its effectiveness in screening adolescents for tuberculosis had not been previously studied.
- A descriptive study analyzed 852 adolescents with suspected tuberculosis, finding that 15.4% tested positive for TB using TRM-TB, with a 2% rate of rifampicin resistance.
- Of the TRM-TB positive cases, 91.4% were confirmed by culture, and 16% of all suspected cases were diagnosed, with 17% showing drug resistance.
Problem: The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), an automated polymerase-chain-reaction-based assay, for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis. However, large-scale use of a new technology calls for preparation and adaptation.
Approach: A pilot implementation study was conducted in two Brazilian cities to explore the replacement of sputum smear microscopy with Xpert.
Feasibility study of a smoking cessation intervention in Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course tuberculosis treatment clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
December 2012
A pilot feasibility study was conducted to determine whether Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course (DOTS) workers could be trained to deliver smoking cessation counseling and referral interventions, identify potential barriers to a full-scale randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of integrated smoking cessation in DOTS, and determine whether tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke would agree to participate in such a program. DOTS providers in two Rio de Janeiro primary health clinics received 1-day training in cessation counseling. They completed pre- and post-training surveys and participated in post-program focus groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the frequency of tuberculosis and of the other principal opportunistic infections defining acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at the time such cases were reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Methods: Analysis of the data compiled in the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Program for the Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome database from 1993 to 2002.
Results: The expanded definition of a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, implemented in 1998, resulted in a substantial increase in the number of reported cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, especially of those defined by immunologic criteria.