Organizational climate, job satisfaction, and burnout in nursing workers.

Introduction: Characterized by high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and reduced professional accomplishment, burnout syndrome has been a major cause of psychic illness in nursing workers, with a serious impact on the quality of services and on patient safety.

Objectives: To analyze the correlation between organizational climate, job satisfaction, and burnout in nursing workers.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 534 Brazilian nursing workers.

Influenza A, like Omicron SARS-CoV-2, Is Similarly Detected in Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Samples via RT-qPCR.

After the Coronavirus pandemic, the importance of virus surveillance was highlighted, reinforcing the constant necessity of discussing and updating the methods for collection and diagnoses, including for other respiratory viruses. Although the nasopharyngeal swab is the gold-standard sample for detecting and genotyping SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses, its collection is uncomfortable and requires specialized teams, which can be costly. During the pandemic, non-invasive saliva samples proved to be a suitable alternative for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, but for Influenza virus the use of this sample source is not recognized yet.

A Rare Case of Mediastinal Mass: Thymoma and Thymic Tumor.

Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare mediastinal neoplasms arising from thymic epithelial cells, and the presence of synchronous or metachronous primary thymic neoplasms in a single patient is an extremely rare event. Thymoma patients appear to have an inherent predisposition toward developing additional neoplasms. This additionally presents a diagnostic challenge, revealing the importance of multidisciplinary expertise to the management of these patients.

Palliative Care in Advanced Liver Disease: Similar or Different Palliative Care Needs in Patients with a Prospect of Transplantation? Prospective Study from a Portuguese University Hospital and Transplantation Center.

Background And Aims: End-stage liver disease (ESLD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, comparable to a large extent to other organ insufficiencies. The need for palliative care (PC) in patients with ESLD is high. In Portugal, in the only identified study, more than 80% of patients hospitalized with ESLD had criteria for PC.

Case Report and Literature Review of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Not-So-Rare Cause of Heart Failure.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to cardiac amyloidosis is an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The most common types of amyloidosis are light chain amyloidosis, transthyretin amyloidosis and secondary amyloidosis. We report the case of a 84-year-old man that presented with new onset signs and symptoms of heart failure.

A Rare Case of Thoracoabdominal Paraganglioma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors. Pheochromocytomas are derived from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla, while paragangliomas arise from the extra-adrenal autonomic paraganglia. Paragangliomas can derive from either parasympathetic or sympathetic paraganglia.

The second victim experience: cross-cultural adaptation of an instrument for the Brazilian context.

Objective: To cross-culturally adapt and analyze the evidence of content validity of the Second Victim Experience and Support Tool for the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil.

Method: Psychometric study of cross-cultural adaptation following the steps of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System. Semantic, idiomatic, experimental, and conceptual equivalences were evaluated.

Brain metastasis from calcitonin-negative medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Introduction: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a primary neuroendocrine tumor derived from parafollicular cells or C-cells of the thyroid gland. It accounts for 1% to 10% of all thyroid cancers and is the second most aggressive thyroid cancer after undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma. Serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) concentrations are widely used as biomarkers to facilitate diagnosis and follow-up.

Distress and pleasure indicators in health care workers on the COVID-19 front line.

Objective: to evaluate distress and pleasure indicators in health care workers on the front line of care for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Method: an exploratory, analytical and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The studied sample consisted of 437 health professionals invited by electronic means, who answered the questionnaire on sociodemographic information, occupational aspects and clinical conditions.

Relationship between team climate and satisfaction at work in the Family Health Strategy.

Objective: To analyze the association between team climate, team characteristics and satisfaction at work in teams of the Estratégia Saúde da Família com Saúde Bucal (Family Health Strategy with Oral Health) (ESF with SB).

Methods: Cross-sectional correlational study with ESF teams with SB in the municipality of São Paulo. Universe of 1,328 teams and random sample of 124 teams with 1,231 professionals.

Occupational psychosocial stressors and mental distress among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with mental distress among health workers who cared for patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study of national scope, carried out between in the second quarter of 2020. A total of 437 health professionals, who filled out an electronic form about sociodemographic data, occupational aspects, psychosocial characteristics of work and mental distress.

Prevalence of COVID-19 testing among health workers providing care for suspected and confirmed cases.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of testing among health workers providing care for suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2020, using a convenience sample. An online questionnaire was used for collecting sociodemographic, occupational, and clinical data, which were analyzed descriptively.

A cross-sectional questionnaire study in a phototherapy unit during COVID-19.

Background: In March 2020, social isolation measures were imposed in Brazil to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), requiring health services to implement contingency plans. The main objective of the study was to verify the status of the disease, self-reported by patients who discontinued phototherapy, during a period of social isolation.

Methods: All patients receiving phototherapy at the Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Brazil, prior to the implementation of social distancing measures were eligible for inclusion in the study.

Burnout among nurses: a multicentric comparative study.

Objetivo: to identify and compare burnout levels between Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian nurses.

Method: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, comparative and cross-sectional study conducted using a sample of 1,052 nurses working in hospitals and primary care centers. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were applied to nurses in Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, Spain (n=269) and S.

Textile dyes loaded chitosan nanoparticles: Characterization, biocompatibility and staining capacity.

Textile dyeing is a hazardous and toxic process. While traditionally it has been managed through effluent treatment, new approaches focused upon improving the dyeing process are gaining relevance. In this work, we sought to obtain, for the first time, an eco-friendly chitosan-nanoparticle based textile dyeing method.

Presenteeism in nurses: comparative study of Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian nurses.

Aim: To compare presenteeism levels among three samples of nurses and to identify the relationship between presenteeism and sociodemographic and professional characteristics.

Background: Presenteeism (going to work ill) is a phenomenon studied from different perspectives, and it has become especially important during the current COVID-19 outbreak; its connection to high healthcare costs, patient safety breaches and negative nurse well-being has been proved.

Introduction: The nursing profession is particularly associated with caring for the culture of teamwork, loyalty to colleagues and professional identity.

Resilience factors in nursing workers in the hospital context.

Objective: To investigate the level and factors related to resilience in nursing workers in the hospital context.

Method: A cross-sectional study conducted with nursing workers of a university hospital in the city of São Paulo. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing sociodemographic and labor variables and the Resilience Scale.

Burnout syndrome in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers.

Objective: to analyze the burnout dimensions scores in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers.

Method: quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study conducted with 589 Nursing workers who answered the Sociodemographic and Professional Characterization Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Descriptive and analytical analysis of the data was performed.

Novel approach for connecting real driving emissions to the European vehicle laboratorial certification test procedure.

Vehicle emission certification is evaluated under laboratorial conditions, where vehicles perform a standard driving cycle in controlled conditions leading to several critics, which have resulted in the implementation of the Worldwide harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) and the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) testing procedure, as a complementary certification procedure. RDE is still under debate since boundary conditions; evaluation and trip selection methods are still being studied to allow test reproducibility. Currently, the official data analysis method uses the moving average window (MAW_EC), based on the WLTP CO emissions for trip validity evaluation (RDE package 4) and emissions (RDE package 3).

Compassion fatigue among nurses working on an adult emergency and urgent care unit.

Objective: to assess compassion fatigue levels among nurses and its variation according socio-demographic and professional characteristics.

Method: quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with 87 nurses from an emergency and urgent care unit for adults from a university hospital. A socio-demographic and professional questionnaire, along with the Professional Quality of Life Scale 5 were used.

Film-nanoparticle composite for enhanced oral delivery of alpha-casozepine.

Whey-derived alpha-casozepine bioactive peptide (YLGYLEQLLR) was associated with previously optimized guar-gum film-PLGA nanoparticles, aiming to increase both stability across gastrointestinal tract and permeability across absorptive epithelia. Oral films associated with nanoparticles (FNp) enhance buccal absorption along with protection of carried bioactive molecules that are swallowed, with inherent increase of bioavailability. None of developed formulations induced significant loss of cell viability.

Assessing the influence of boundary conditions, driving behavior and data analysis methods on real driving CO and NO emissions.

The need to verify vehicle emissions in real world operation led to the implementation of Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test procedures, effective since September 2017 for new Euro 6 cars following the Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/427, which defines the RDE test conditions and data analysis methods to allow representative results. Main factors addressed by the regulation include the share of driving operation, ambient temperature range, altitude and elevation difference. However, RDE is still debatable since not only boundary conditions but also the evaluation methods and trip selection are being discussed together with a carbon dioxide (CO) regulation, which is planned to be implemented in the short term.

Factors associated with use of personal proactive equipment among community health agents in a coastal municipality in northern São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Community health agents (CHAs) are a part of Family Health Strategy multidisciplinary teams, and their function is to develop individual and collective health promotion, recovery and preventive actions, including household visits. Their work exposes CHAs to hazards in the work environment, therefore, using personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential.

Aims: To draw the sociodemographic and occupational profile of CHAs and investigate associations with use of PPE.