Repositório Científico ESCS

High prevalence of burnout syndrome among medical and nonmedical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autores: Rebeca da Nóbrega Lucena Pinho, Thais Ferreira Costa, Nayane Miranda Silva et al.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals have been working under extreme conditions, increasing the risk of physical and mental illness. We evaluated the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors among postgraduate...

Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?

Autores: L Costa Leite, L Carvalho, D Marcos de Queiroz et al.

The influence of demography and referral medical specialty on the detection of autoantibodies to HEP-2 cells in a large sample of patients

Autores: Wilton Ferreira Silva Santos, Ana Paula de Castro Cantuária, Daniele de Castro Félix et al.

The prevalence of anti-cell autoantibodies detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay on HEp-2 cells (HEp-2-IIFA) increases with age and is higher in female sex. The number of medical specialties that use HEp-2-IIFA in the investigation of...

Indications for accurate and appropriate use of personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. A systematic review

Autores: Maria Stella Peccin, Márcio Luís Duarte, Aline Mizusaki Imoto et al.

The speed of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put enormous pressure on hospitals and other healthcare facilities. This, together with blockages in several countries, has hindered the availability and accessibility of the...

Osteoporotic hip fracture-Comorbidities and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in the elderly: A nine-year cohort study in Brazil

Autores: Viviane Cristina Uliana Peterle, Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Paulo Emiliano Bezerra Junior et al.

The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with the causes of in-hospital morbidity and mortality in an elderly Brazilian population due to osteoporotic hip fractures. Retrospective cohort study involving a population over...

Brazilian version of the Critical Care Functional Rehabilitation Outcome Measure: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of clinimetric properties

Autores: Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Júnior, Brenda Lilja da Fontoura, Desirée Ribeiro Kobylinski et al.

To translate, crossculturally adapt and evaluate the clinimetric properties of the Critical Care Functional Rehabilitation Outcome Measure for evaluating the functionality of patients admitted to intensive care units in Brazil. The process of translation and...

Challenges in the management of patients with pulmonary embolism in Brazil

Autores: Veronica Moreira Amado, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana

Videolaryngoscopy Findings of the Vocal Health Program in Dysphonic Teachers in the Federal District, Brazil

Autores: Ronaldo Campos Granjeiro, Lorena Cássia de Carvalho Oliveira, Mirela Alves Dias et al.

 The high phonatory demand required of teachers is a direct cause of the onset of vocal symptoms and of the development of laryngeal disorders.  To describe the findings of the laryngeal screening performed as part...

The teaching of good obstetric practices from the Residency preceptors’ perspective

Autores: Elisabete Mesquita Peres de Carvalho, Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Dirce Bellezi Guilhem

The aim of this study was to understand how the topic of good obstetric practices is taught in residency programs according to the preceptors' perception. This is a descriptive, exploratory study, with data triangulation, with...

Carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation do not predict acute in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Autores: Michelle Cristina-Oliveira, Kamila Meireles, Saulo Gil et al.

Studies have suggested a potential role of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Herein, we tested whether brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) measured upon hospital admission are associated...