A post-pandemic snapshot of the magnitude of COVID-19 in Brazil: A countrywide study.

Objective: To outline the features of COVID-19 in Brazil through a countrywide telephone survey.

Methods: Data from the Telephone Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases During the Pandemic (Covitel), a telephone survey of individuals aged 18 years or older from all macro-regions of Brazil, were used. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics and outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, severity, vaccination, and use of masks.

Can an exercise program enhance mood among Hispanic elders?

Depression is a common occurrence in late life, but it often goes unrecognized and therefore under-treated in many primary care settings. This pilot study explored the effect of a group exercise program for community-dwelling elder Hispanics.

The influence of individualized music on patients in physical restraints: a pilot study.

This pilot study explored the relationship between listening to preferred music and the behavioral responses of patients who are physically restrained. Thirty patients, ranging in age from 65 to 93, participated in one of three groups. The first group included patients who were out of restraining devices while listening to preferred music.

Individualized music--a different approach to the restraint issue.

Rehabilitation nurses who work with geriatric patients are concerned about reliance on physical restraints, as are all nurses. Controversy exists as to the benefits and risks, as well as the ethical and legal consequences, of their use. Nurses are ambivalent about using restraints, believing that they affect patients' freedom, self-respect, and self-reliance; they also often believe that there are no appropriate alternatives.