Publications by authors named "Giovani Sturmer"
Background: Milk production is a work system that comprises several tasks from cattle handling, feeding and milking to product consumption. Isometric lumbar extension dynamometry is considered a satisfactory instrument for occupational evaluation and monitoring, especially for populations of workers whose activities demand high levels of strength.
Objective: To investigate isometric lumbar extension strength among rural milk production workers.
Objective: To describe the profile and the scientific output of physical therapists researchers holding a research productivity fellowship (PQ) from the Brazilian National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq).
Method: This is a cross-sectional study, which has evaluated the Lattes Curriculum of all PQ physiotherapy researchers registered at CNPq holding a research productivity fellowship in the period of 2010. The variables analyzed were: gender, geographic and institutional distribution, duration since doctorate defense, research productivity fellowship level, scientific output until 2010 and the H index in Scopus(®) and ISI databases.
Article Synopsis
- A population-based study in Pelotas, Brazil, assessed the characteristics and management of hypertension in adults aged 20 to 69, revealing that 19.3% were hypertensive.
- Among hypertensive individuals, a significant number (44.1%) consistently visited the same doctor, but many exhibited poor lifestyle habits, including high rates of sedentarism (85.5%), excessive fat consumption (48.2%), and smoking (47.4%).
- The study highlighted that clinical management was largely inadequate (74.7%), with better outcomes seen in women, those over 50, higher socioeconomic groups, non-smokers, and diabetics, reflecting disparities in healthcare access based on socioeconomic status.