- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Public Health in Brazil
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Business and Management Studies
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health, psychology, and well-being
Hospital de Dona Estefânia
2025
Universidade de São Paulo
2013-2024
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
1999-2024
Universidade Brasil
2010-2024
Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto
1999-2019
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
2019
Universidade do Porto
2016
Instituto Superior Técnico
2010
Instituto Piaget
2010
Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento
2010
Background: This study was aimed at assessing the psychometric qualities of abbreviated versions Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT‐3, AUDIT‐4, AUDIT‐C, AUDIT‐PC, AUDIT‐QF, FAST, and Five‐Shot) comparing them to 10‐item AUDIT CAGE in 2 samples Brazilian adults. Methods: The validity internal consistency scales were assessed a sample 530 subjects attended an emergency department Psychosocial Care Center for Drugs. Structured Clinical Interview DSM‐IV used as diagnostic...
Middle-income countries are facing a growing challenge of adequate health care provision for people with multimorbidity. The objectives this study were to explore the distribution multimorbidity and identify patterns in Brazilian general adult population. Data from 60202 adults, aged ≥18 years that completed individual questionnaire National Health Survey 2013 (Portuguese: "Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde"–"PNS") was used. We defined as presence two or more chronic conditions, including...
Regional networking between services that provide mental health care in Brazil's decentralized public system is challenging, partly due to the simultaneous existence of managed by municipal and state authorities a lack efficient transparent mechanisms for continuous updated communication them. Since 2011, Ribeirao Preto Medical School XIII Health Department Sao Paulo state, Brazil, have been developing implementing web-based information facilitate an integrated throughout regional...
RESUMO O Acesso Avançado (AA) é um formato de organização agenda em unidades saúde na Atenção Primária à Saúde que prega a máxima ‘Faça hoje o trabalho hoje!’. Ele busca ativamente reduzir demanda reprimida atendimentos, absenteísmo e ampliar acesso aos usuários do Sistema Único (SUS). objetivo deste foi relatar aspectos da implementação AA uma Unidade Família (USF). Foram realizadas entrevistas com os profissionais USF acerca e, forma preliminar, foram utilizados dados Informação Básica...
Este caso de ensino gestão apresenta a história implementação metodologia ativa em uma disciplina graduação na saúde. Destaca como inserção do estratégica para alunos área da saúde otimizou pensamento, organização e criação propostas inovadoras. Possibilitou mudanças atitude com aplicação entrevista motivacional. A mudança ocorreu incentivo ao olhar investigativo busca problemas soluções, modificando experiências no cenário pública substituindo reclamações pela identificação oportunidades....
Conhecida pelo sucesso de bilheterias e da popularização entre o público adolescente por debater em uma perspectiva filosófica futurística avanço tecnologias associado ao controle governamental cidade subdividida um sistema facções, a saga Divergente Veronica Roth aborda temáticas atuais que auxiliam como ponte diálogo jovens docentes sobre discussões diversas esferas do conhecimento, incluindo problemas complexos existentes na evolução ensino médico até os desafios prática médica...
An upsurge of invasive group A streptococcal infection has been reported in Europe late 2022 and 2023, mostly presenting as pneumonia. We report 3 cases myositis with persistent suppuration the subcutaneous tissue, requiring prolonged antibiotics alert for potential emergence these protracted complications.
Characterize and compare acute psychiatric admissions to the wards of a general hospital (22 beds), (80) an emergency psychiatry unit (6).Survey ratios shares demographic, diagnostic hospitalization variables involved in all registered catchment area Brazil between 1998 2004.From 11,208 admissions, 47.8% patients were admitted 14.1% hospital. The accounted for 38.1% during period, with higher variability occupancy rate bed turnover years. Around 80% stays lasted less than 20 days almost half...
Psychomotor agitation can be associated with a wide range of medical conditions. Although clinical practice advocates the use several drugs for management psychomotor agitation, there are still very few controlled studies comparing profiles action and adverse effects different that induce tranquilization.The purpose this study was to compare efficacy safety 4 low-dose pharmacological interventions used control guided by response.Using randomized, rated-blind design, 100 agitated patients...
<b>PURPOSE</b> Most people with mental disorders receive treatment in primary care. The charts developed by the Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network (COOP) and World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, Academic Associations General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) have not yet been evaluated as a screen for these disorders, using structured psychiatric interview an expert or considering diagnoses other than depression. We validity feasibility COOP/WONCA Charts...
Background Health complexity includes biological, psychological, social, and health systems. Having complex needs is associated with poorer clinical outcomes higher healthcare costs. Care management for people increasingly recommended in primary care (PHC). The INTERMED assessment grid showed adequate psychometric properties specialized settings. This study aimed to evaluate INTERMED’s validity feasibility assess an adult PHC population. Method biopsychosocial of 230 consecutive patients...
Journal Article Psychometric qualities of the Brazilian versions Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and Heaviness Smoking Index Get access Carolina de Meneses-Gaya, Meneses-Gaya Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Antonio W. Zuardi, Zuardi João Mazzoncini Azevedo Marques, Marques Roberto M. Souza, Souza Sonia R. Loureiro, Loureiro José Alexandre S. Crippa & Tobacco Research, Volume 11, Issue 10, October 2009, Pages 1160–1165,...
Abstract Fluctuations in the clonal composition of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) have been associated with emergence successful lineages and upsurges invasive infections (iGAS). This study aimed at identifying changes clones causing iGAS Portugal. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, emm typing superantigen (SAg) gene profiling were performed for 381 isolates from 2010–2015. Macrolide resistance decreased to 4%, accompanied by disappearance M phenotype an increase iMLS B phenotype. The...
Although useful as a rapid-acting antidepressant drug, ketamine is known to induce psychotomimetic effects, which may interfere with its therapeutic use. Cannabidiol (CBD) non-psychostimulant compound from Cannabis sativa, has shown promising effects without inducing hyperlocomotion. AMPA receptor activation involved in the effect induced by ketamine, but relevance for of CBD not known. Moreover, given that antipsychotic and properties, it unknown whether adding could potentiate properties...
This work aimed at comparing the accuracy of psychiatric diagnoses made under indirect supervision to obtained through Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). The study was conducted in 3 university services (outpatient, inpatient and emergency). Data from emergency service were collected years later, after changes training process medical staff diagnosis. sensitivity Major Depression (outpatient 10.0%; inpatients 60.0%, 90.0%) Schizophrenia (44.4%; 55.0%; 80.0%) improved over...
Introduction. Health Observatories have gained global popularity and been established worldwide since the 1970s. With advent of Semantic Web, machines can process, reuse, integrate understand meaning (semantics) information knowledge on World Wide Web to perform complex tasks. Objective. To propose a health observatory conceptual model based in order assist design, development implementation processes Observatory. Methods. The proposed was analysis that include technologies narrative review,...
The Brazilian public health system instituted the mental care networks in 2011. Thus, goal of this paper is to describe research methods used as basis for a proposal an evaluation model municipal and regional management Mental Health Care Network that comprises computerized information systems specific indicators. Proposed steps include: Review legislation on networks, Formulation questions about how region; Semi-structured interviews with stakeholders performance network; Study existing...
The objective of this article is to present guidelines and assessment protocols frequently observed conditions in the context psychiatric emergencies, namely, management agitation evaluation suicide risk. peculiarities interaction between emergency mental health services differential diagnosis first-episode psychosis are briefly presented. Based on scientific evidence associated with our clinical experience, we discuss skills competencies needed for emergencies psychiatry, emphasis interview...
Mental illness represent a large part of public health problems worldwide. Additionally, mental managers need to make decisions based on complex data from dispersed sources with low levels standardization and integration. This generally hinders knowledge extraction its use as reference provide useful indicators reports for efficient decision making. In this context, the interoperability between Information Systems is an essential characteristic establish capacity communication, exchange...
Estruturada como uma tentativa de integrar a saúde física e mental unida ao impacto questões sociais no processo saúde-doença, Medicina Família Comunidade ascende em resistência à fragmentação médica nas origens seu tradicionalista ensino até formação especializada do profissional médico. Assim, perspectiva contrária modelo biomédico ensino, médicos família comunidade ocupam gradativamente espaços docência, tutoria preceptoria alunos, desde graduação programas residência. Porém, associado...