Correlation between Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaires in Patients with Venous Ulcerations: A Cross-Sectional Study Carried out in a Primary Health Care Setting in Brazil.

Venous Ulcers (VU) are a serious health problem that affect the Quality of Life (QoL). They are evaluated by many different scales in the literature. We aimed to analyze the correlation between the Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health QoL (SF-36) and Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire (CCVUQ) scales.

Educational hypermedia on embracement and obstetric risk classification: content validation and usability.

Objective: To validate the content and usability of educational hypermedia about embracement and obstetric risk classification.

Methods: Methodological study, development by the basic instructional design model, conducted in five stages. Twenty-two judges participated to validate the content and usability.

Vitamin C and D supplementation and the severity of COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread to other countries, causing numerous deaths and challenges for organizations and health professionals. Diet and nutrition invariably influence the competence of the immune system and determine the risk and severity of infections. Studies have already been published on the relationships through which vitamins C and D can mitigate the severity of infections such as COVID-19.

Digital technologies for monitoring infected people, identifying contacts and tracking transmission chains in the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic: A protocol for a systematic review.

Background: In times of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, due to the urgent need to respond quickly to the challenges posed by the introduction of a new etiological agent and the peculiarity of the disease, which poses risks to people's lives and health, the use of digital technologies for monitoring and surveillance have been used as a means of fighting coronavirus. Thus, this study will identify the use of digital technologies to monitor, identify contacts and track transmission chains of COVID-19 worldwide.

Methods: The systematic review of this protocol will follow the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes Protocols.

The association between race and risk of illness and death due to COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The Corona Virus Disease, 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic revealed many social disparities that already exist in countries that have social inequalities in their historical context. Studies have already been published on the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of population groups considered to be at risk where they reveal that Black people are at greater risk of becoming ill and dying from this cause. In this context, this protocol describes a systematic review that aims to analyze the association of race as the higher risk for illness and death due to COVID-19.

Validation of an instrument to assess nurses' level of knowledge on the prevention and treatment of individuals with venous ulcers.

Objectives: Validating an instrument to assess nurse knowledge related to preventing and treating individuals with venous ulcer (VU).

Methods: This is an exploratory study, conducted with 78 primary health care nurses. These professionals answered the questionnaire with twelve items pertaining to knowing and doing while addressing the person with VU.

[Sexual orientation in the school environment: fact or eagerness?].

This qualitative research aims to analyze how sexual orientation has been incorporated into pedagogic practices through the point of view of educators from public schools of fundamental teaching. Twenty three educators from Cajazeiras, Paralba, Brazil participated in the study. The focus group was elected as technique of investigation, and the empirical data obtained were organized according to the technique of analysis of content.