Contributions in the field of Public Health for decision-making in health

Neves, Luiz Antônio Tavares

doi:10.7322/jhgd.137515

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“…However, our findings disagree with those of Miranzi et al 29 , who, when studying 30 individuals with hypertension and diabetes, and who were attended by a Family Health Team (FHT) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, found that the Environment domain had high scores, being among those who collaborated most with the positive evaluation of QoL. In fact, the surrounding environment has been recurrently presented as a key factor for people's health and QoL [30][31][32][33] .…”

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confidence: 96%

Quality of Life and Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian quilombola communities: A Crosssectional Study

Sousa¹,

Maciel²,

Quaresma³

et al. 2018

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Introduction: The lifestyle of quilombola communities has changed due to extra community influence, thus affecting their environmental and behavioral factors related to the Metabolic Syndrome (MS). However, little is known about the influence of MS on the Quality of Life (QoL) of quilombola residents. Objective: We aimed to study the association between MS and QoL in quilombola communities in northern Tocantins, Brazil. Methods: The QoL of 147 adults from five quilombola communities from Tocantins was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument. Blood pressure, abdominal perimeter, fasting blood glucose, triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol were measured, and the presence of MS was defined as the alteration of at least three of these clinical aspects. The association of the clinical components and the SM presence with the Quality of Life was evaluated by Student’s t-test for independent samples. Results: We observed that in the total population, an altered abdominal perimeter had an inverse association with both the Physical (15.2 vs. 14.0, p=0.002) and General QoL domains (14.4 vs. 14.0, p=0.045), and MS was inversely associated with the Physical domain (14.9 vs. 14.0, p=0.030). When stratified by sex, the altered abdominal perimeters in men were inversely associated with the Physical (16.5 vs. 14.4, p<0.001), Environmental (14.0 vs. 12.6, p=0.020) and General domains (15.5 vs. 14.0, p<0.001). MS had an inverse association with the Physical (15.8 vs. 14.4, p=0.026) and General domains (14.8 vs. 14.0 p= 0.042) in men. In women there was no association between any risk factor studied and QoL domain. Conclusions: The status of MS was negatively associated with the quality of life of the male population, highlighting the abdominal perimeter, which influences the Physical and General domains of QoL, but in the female population the MS does not interfere in the perception of QoL. Understanding the relationship between chronic diseases and QoL in quilombola communities is necessary to reduce health inequalities in historically vulnerable communities.

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confidence: 96%

Quality of Life and Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian quilombola communities: A Crosssectional Study

Sousa¹,

Maciel²,

Quaresma³

et al. 2018

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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“…We have the COVID-19 pandemic as a global problem 22 and it has consequences for the population in a way where non-pharmacological measures, such as isolation, interfere with the population's quality of life and for that reason, there is the need for greater discussion so that public policies focused on health promotion can contribute to better longevity 23 . It is still perceived the need to provide means to help broaden the discussion of the topic with a focus on the production of knowledge in search of at least broadening the discussions with the objective that the health area seeks to work with better prevention 24 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Sleep quality during home distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic in the Western Amazon

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Leitão

Deus

et al. 2021

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Introduction: the COVID-19 pandemic incited unprecedented global restrictions on society’s behavior. Home detachment and isolation measures applied during the COVID-19 pandemic can result in problems with sleep quality. It is an important measure to reduce the risk of infection from the COVID-19 outbreak. Objective: to investigate the existence of a difference between the quality of sleep before and during the home distance imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: cross-sectional web-based survey was sent using different conventional social media to collect data from the study population. The evaluated group was composed of 124 subjects, 57 of whom were male and 67 were female from the city of Rio Branco / AC. For this study, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI-BR) and a socio-demographic questionnaire were used. The volunteers received a link along with the description and purpose of the study. Finally, data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0 software. Results: sleep quality worsened significantly during home distance in four sleep components (subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep drowsiness and overall PSQI score). During social distance, poor sleep was greater among respondents (OR = 5.68; 95% CI = 1.80–17.82; p = 0.70). Conclusion: the results indicated that there was a significant difference between the quality of sleep before and during home detachment and sleep disturbance and the subjective quality of sleep before and during the period of the outbreak of COVID-19 were the components that most worsened in the state of sleep

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“…It also emphazised the importance of research that can contribute to new paths in obtaining public health in a given community, as well as knowledge transfer. [ 54 ]…”

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Osteomuscular symptoms on motorcycles in the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, West Amazon

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Musculoskeletal disorders gradually affect workers in different parts of the world, compromising their occupational health and quality of life. Professionals exposed to these symptoms include the motorcycle taxi driver, whose pain is due to the overuse of the musculoskeletal system and little time to recover it. To identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in motorcycle taxi drivers in the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, West Amazon. Cross-sectional study, involving 296 motorcycle taxi drivers in the city of Rio Branco-Acre, Brazil, male, from December 2016 to February 2017. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to collect information related to symptoms (pain, discomfort, or numbness) in the last 7 days of work. For the exclusion criteria were, being female; not reside outside the city of Rio Branco, Acre; having less than 3 months of work activity; not be carrying out their work activities at the time of application of the protocol; be limited by clinical or physical issues at the time of application of the protocol. The data obtained in the questionnaire were entered into the Epidata program (Epidata Association, Odense, Denmark) and then transferred to the STATA 10 statistical program (Stata Corp., College Station), for categorization and statistical analysis. The study population is over 36 years old; most reported having a partner and a higher education level. The average daily working hours of the participants were 12 hours, with the majority working over 12 hours daily. Most of the epidemiological variables factors were associated with musculoskeletal pain when the prevalence and prevalence ratio analyzes were performed. Higher prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the lumbar region is with 17.9%. In the lower limbs, the most affected joint was the ankle (5.7%), followed by the hip (5.07%) and knee (5.07%), respectively. Insomnia was present in 55.35% and self-reported headache in 49.4% of participants. The musculoskeletal disorders generated by the daily service of motorcycle taxi drivers are directly affecting the quality of life of these professionals.

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Contributions in the field of Public Health for decision-making in health

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Quality of Life and Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian quilombola communities: A Crosssectional Study

Quality of Life and Metabolic Syndrome in Brazilian quilombola communities: A Crosssectional Study

Sleep quality during home distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic in the Western Amazon

Osteomuscular symptoms on motorcycles in the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, West Amazon

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