Mental health of nursing professionals: Internet-based interventions.

This study aimed to analyze published evidence about how the Internet is used in mental health interventions for nurses. This integrative literature review searched MEDLINE (PubMed), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Base de Dados em Enfermagem (BDENF), and the Web of Science. Data was collected in July 2020.

Anthropometric trajectory in the course of life and occurrence of sarcopenia in men and women: results from the ELSA-Brasil cohort.

This study aimed to identify patterns of anthropometric trajectories throughout life and to analyse their association with the occurrence of sarcopenia in people from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). It is a cross-sectional study involving 9670 public servants, aged 38-79 years, who answered the call for new data collection and exams, conducted approximately 4 years after the study baseline (2012-2014). Data sequence analysis was used to identify patterns of anthropometric trajectory.

Predictors of functional communication in people with aphasia after stroke.

Background: Aphasia, the most common language disorder secondary to stroke, has been associated with increased mortality, longer hospitalization and rehabilitation times, worse performance in daily activities, increased financial burden, and short- and long-term complications. Aphasia can negatively impact functional communication skills, including social networks, social activities, relationships with other people and social support.

Objective: To evaluate patients with poststroke aphasia in their respective residences to investigate potential predictors of functional communication.

Within-Visit Blood Pressure Variability and Cardiovascular Risk in ELSA-Brasil Study Participants.

Background: Blood pressure variability (BPV) is of prognostic value for fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular outcomes.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between within-visit BPV and cardiovascular risk among participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out using baseline data (2008-2010) of 14,357 ELSA-Brasil participants with no prior history of cardiovascular disease.

Organization and offer of physical therapy care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

The recovery of people affected by COVID-19 is a process that continues beyond the acute condition of infection by Sars-CoV-2. The impairment of several body systems can cause functional impacts and demand continuous physical therapy assistance both in outpatient care and in Primary Health Care (PHC). In this essay, we seek to discuss the challenges of organizing and offering Physical Therapy assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

External validation of the recurrent falls risk scale in community-dwelling stroke individuals.

Objective: To externally validate the Recurrent Fall Risk Scale (ReFR) in community-dwelling stroke survivors.

Methods: Cohort of stroke survivors with independent gait ability recruited from a reference outpatient stroke clinic. Besides sociodemographic and clinical data, the following scales were used: Modified Barthel Index (mBI), ReFR scale and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Investigating predictors of community integration in individuals after stroke in a residential setting: A longitutinal study.

Aim: To identify potential predictors of community integration in individuals after stroke using a residential setting-based strategy.

Method: A prospective cohort of post-stroke individuals was recruited from the Stroke Unit of the Roberto Santos General Hospital (UAVC-HGRS). All included individuals were aged over 18 years, received a diagnosis of ischemic stroke confirmed by neuroimaging and resided in the city of Salvador (Bahia, Brazil).

Translation, adaptation and validation of "Community Integration Questionnaire".

Objective: To translate, adapt, and validate the "Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ)," a tool that evaluates community integration after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: A study of 61 TBI survivors was carried out. The appraisal of the measurement equivalence was based on a reliability assessment by estimating inter-rater agreement, item-scale correlation and internal consistency of CIQ scales, concurrent validity, and construct validity.

Spatial distribution of traumatic brain injury cases seen at the trauma units of reference in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

An exploratory study was performed with patients who suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the period from July 31, 2007 to August 1, 2008. The spatial distribution of the TBI cases seen at the trauma unit of reference in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil was analyzed. Both the residential addresses and places of occurrence were geocoded by means of GPS receiver devices.

Factors associated with overall functional disability one year after traumatic brain injury.

The prevalence of factors associated with functional disability was estimated six and twelve months after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in patients initially treated in the emergency unit of reference for the Metropolitan Region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A prospective cohort study was performed, including 307 individuals with TBI between the ages of 15 and 65 years whose diagnosis was confirmed via neuroimaging. Using data from the period of hospitalization, 242 patients were contacted six months after the injury and 222 patients after twelve months.

[Reliability of reported data from adolescent and their mothers in a health survey].

Objective: To estimate the reliability of data obtained from questionnaires applied to adolescents and their mothers in a health survey.

Methods: Data from population-based survey conducted with a one-stage random cluster area sampling of residents in the urban area of Salvador, Brazil, were assessed. The study sample comprised 82 pairs of adolescent workers aged 10 to 14 years and their mothers.