Comparison of Effects Between Telerehabilitation and In-Person Rehabilitation After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: To compare the effects between telerehabilitation and in-person rehabilitation on physical function, pain and quality of life in patients with breast cancer after surgery.

Design: Randomized, controlled, and parallel study that involved post-surgical oncological breast surgery patients who were female and aged between 18 and 70 years. The study was conducted in an outpatient environment, and the participants were randomized using a computer system.

Risk stratification for frailty, impairment and assessment of sleep disorders in community-dwelling older adults.

Background: Frailty is associated with an increased susceptibility to functional decline, impairment, hospitalization, and mortality among the older adults. However, the potential reversibility of frailty lies in identifying modifiable factors that could prevent, mitigate, or interrupt its progression. While there is a suggestion that sleep disorders may increase the risk of frailty and impairment, the risk stratification of this relationship remains inconclusive.

Impacts of Sociodemographic Factors, Screening, and Organization of Health Services on Breast Cancer Mortality in Brazil: An Ecological Study of 20 Years.

Background: Breast cancer mortality is increasing in Brazil. This study examines the impact of sociodemographic factors, screening procedures, and primary healthcare (PHC) on breast cancer mortality.

Methods: An ecological study analyzed secondary data of women diagnosed with breast cancer who died between 2000 and 2019.

Five-year survival rate and prognostic factors in women with breast cancer treated at a reference hospital in the Brazilian Amazon.

Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm and the leading cause cancer of death among women globally. In Brazil, survival rates vary according to the region and few studies have been conducted on breast cancer survival in less developed areas, such as the Amazon region. The aim of this study was to analyze the five-year survival rate and prognostic factors in women treated for breast cancer in the city of Belém in northern Brazil.

Translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes (OSAKA) questionnaire.

Purpose: To analyse the psychometric properties of the translated and cross-culturally adapted version of the OSAKA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes) questionnaire in the Brazilian Portuguese language.

Methods: The OSAKA instrument was translated by two independent translators, and the back-translated conciliated version was presented and approved by Washington University, which holds the intellectual property for the OSAKA questionnaire. Physicians from different specialties electronically completed the OSAKA instrument and the ASKME (Assessment of Sleep Knowledge in Medical Education) questionnaire, which was used as an auxiliary instrument to analyse the construct validity.

Five-year survival and associated factors in women treated for cervical cancer at a reference hospital in the Brazilian Amazon.

Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common type of cancer in women and is the third leading cause of death in most developing countries, causing more than 288,000 deaths in women worldwide each year. The most favourable survival rate is in developed countries, since CC mortality has recently declined in those countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the survival rate and associated factors of CC patients at a reference hospital in the Amazon region.

Circulatory and Ventilatory Power: Characterization in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

Background: Circulatory power (CP) and ventilatory power (VP) are indices that have been used for the clinical evaluation of patients with heart failure; however, no study has evaluated these indices in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) without heart failure.

Objective: To characterize both indices in patients with CAD compared with healthy controls.

Methods: Eighty-seven men [CAD group = 42 subjects and healthy control group (CG) = 45 subjects] aged 40-65 years were included.

Cardiovascular disease prevention and implications for worksite health promotion programs in Brazil.

Economic growth, an aging population, and changes in lifestyle patterns have contributed to the rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Brazil. Worksite health and wellness programs are viewed as a potentially viable means to address the increase in disease burden in Brazil. The purpose of the present review is to investigate actions proposed by the Brazilian Government for CVD prevention and the current state of worksite health promotion.