Repositório Científico ESCS

The Unified Health System in the Federal District, Brazil (1960 to 2018): revisiting history to plan the future

Autores: Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Marilza Oliveira de Almeida, Armando Martinho Badou Raggio et al.

The analysis of health policy trajectories contributes to disclose the endogenous and exogenous elements that influence the management of health systems. This article aims to describe the trajectory of the Unified Health System of the...

VES-13 and WHOQOL-bref cutoff points to detect quality of life in older adults in primary health care

Autores: Samira Monteiro Silva, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Nayhane Nayara Barbosa da Silva et al.

To determine Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and WHOQOL-bref cutoff points to detect poor quality of life (QoL) in older individuals. This is a cross-sectional study, performed in all primary health care units in Samambaia, DF,...

Nutritional status and clinical evolution of the elderly in home enteral nutritional therapy: a retrospective cohort study

Autores: Caroline Soares Menezes, Renata Costa Fortes

to evaluate the clinical and nutritional evolution of elderly patients receiving home enteral nutritional therapy. retrospective cohort observational study. Data collection was performed through the analysis of clinical and nutritional records. The demographic, nutritional and...

Nephrologists and patients: between vulnerability and equity

Autores: Fábio Humberto Ribeiro Paes Ferraz, Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues, Giuseppe Cesare Gatto et al.

Incentives and challenges related to technological research and innovation within the Unified Health System in the Federal District of Brazil

Autores: Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Marcia Luz da Motta, Flavia Tavares Silva Elias et al.

This article analyzes the profile of research conducted in the Federal District of Brazil funded through public calls for proposals issued by the Research for the SUS Program: shared health management/Federal District (PPSUS/DF) and a...

Stricto sensu postgraduate education in the Brazilian Federal District: the experience of the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS)

Autores: Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Levy Aniceto Santana, Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems

Stricto sensu postgraduate courses were regulated to enhance the training of university professors and researchers in order to attend the expansion of higher education and promote scientific research development. Today, Brazilian postgraduate programs transcend the...

Assessment of adherence to best practices in labor and childbirth care by care providers working in public hospitals in the Federal District of Brazil

Autores: Elisabete Mesquita Peres de Carvalho, Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Levy Aniceto Santana et al.

To assess adherence to best practices in labor and childbirth care by doctors, nurses, obstetric nursing residents, and obstetric medical residents working in public hospitals in the Federal District of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was...

Reform movements in the Federal District Health Care System:conversion of the Primary Health Care assistance model

Autores: Daniel Seabra Resende Castro Corrêa, Alexandra Gouveia de Oliveira Miranda Moura, Marcus Vinícius Quito et al.

The Unified Health System has undergone constant evolution and expansion since the publication of Brazil's 1988 Federal Constitution. The Federal District has provided contributions to the field of Primary Health Care Policy, especially between 2016...

Reducing overcrowding in an emergency department: a pilot study

Autores: Fábio Ferreira Amorim, Karlo Jozefo Quadros de Almeida, Sanderson Cesar Macedo Barbalho et al.

Exploring the use of forecasting models and simulation tools to estimate demand and reduce the waiting time of patients in Emergency Departments (EDs). The analysis was based on data collected in May 2013 in the...

Functional health literacy in hypertensive elders at primary health care

Autores: Victor Roberto Santos Costa, Polyana D'arc Rezende Costa, Eduardo Yoshio Nakano et al.

to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care. a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used...