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This article reflects on intergenerational perspectives on media habits and fake news during Covid‐19. Active participation is closely linked to the citizens' media literacy competencies. Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic, inequalities in access, use, and understanding of the information conveyed by the media became more evident. Digital skills are essential to encourage co‐learning and active ageing among different generations. This article relies on data collected during two online inter-generational focus groups with family pairs of different ages (grandparents and grandchildren) conducted in Portugal in the context of the European project SMaRT‐EU. The focus groups addressed subjects such as news, fake news, critical perspective towards social networks and digital communication, and younger and older people's perspectives regarding these matters. The thematic analysis of the Portuguese data suggests that, by placing grandparents and grandchildren side by side, the online intergenerational focus groups promoted sharing and exchange of knowledge, valuing the intergener-ational encounter and the voices of one of society's most fragile groups. Data also shows that participants have different perspectives on communication and digitally mediated interaction, mainly related to age factors and media literacy skills. As for fake news, although grandparents and grandchildren show awareness of the phenomenon, for the youngest participant it was complex to identify characteristics or the spaces where they are disseminated. The young adult participant was the most proficient and autonomous digital media user. Results further indicate that, although the online environment contributed to continuing research in times of pandemic, bringing together family members with different media literacy skills and ages poses difficulties related to the recruitment of participants. © 2022 by the author(s);licensee Cogitatio (Lisbon, Portugal). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY).
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This paper debates and describes how the use of participatory methodologies were useful and flexible to engage and access the digital attitudes and practices of different generations of participants - from young people to older people - involved in two research projects in Portugal: DiCi-Educa and SMaRT-EU. The paper also describes the methodological decisions and how these impacted in participants involvement as how they adjusted to different contexts, including disconnecting settings and COVID-19 and its digital challenges, in DiCi-Educa. Both projects used workshops as an active and participatory methodology to engage the different generations with transformations during COVID-19 pandemic context. Despite the unpredictable difficulties, the use of the online environment also promoted positive ways of better engaging with the participants, namely in the SMaRT-EU project. Both experiences were very enriching to prepare a third project we present in the final part of the paper: YouNDigital. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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Introdução: A Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) alerta que a atual pandemia pelo SARS-CoV-2 provocou grande impacto no suprimento de sangue, ocasionado pela redução significativa nas doações que repercutem nos hemocentros, que precisam reestruturar o serviço para o risco iminente de desabastecimento e o consequente comprometimento da assistência hospitalar. Entretanto, o serviço de hemoterapia deve estar atento às condições de vulnerabilidade que o doador estar exposto. Diante disso, foi identificada a necessidade de desenvolvimento de ações e adaptações na rotina de atendimento ao doador, visando uma maior segurança na prática de doação e também dos profissionais que atuam na linha de frente, para a manutenção dos estoques de sangue. Objetivo: Descrever a experiência do Hemocentro Hemope na adoção de ferramentas de gestão para enfrentamento do risco de contaminação pelo SARS-CoV-2, nos anos de 2020 e 2021. Material e métodos: Relato de experiência das atividades desenvolvidas pelos gestores e profissionais do Hemocentro Hemope para viabilizar o atendimento seguro ao doador de sangue durante a pandemia da Covid-19. Resultados: 1. Criação do Comitê de Contingência para enfrentamento da COVID-19: Formado por profissionais de diversas áreas hospitalares, com reuniões semanais e elaboração do Plano de Ações entregue ao Governo do Estado. Planejamento de previsão de insumos necessários de Equipamentos de Proteção Individual (EPI'S) e distribuição diária para os profissionais de saúde;2. Reestruturação física do Hemocentro: Colocação de um toldo para ampliar sala de espera da doação evitando aglomerações no hemocentro, com cadeiras, dispensers de álcool em gel e gelágua. Distanciamento e adesivação alternada das cadeiras dos candidatos à doação. Colocação de acrílicos protetores nos balcões da recepção da coleta de doador e na pré-triagem para proteção dos profissionais. Substituição das mesas de lanche por carteiras escolares nas duas copas do doador, para garantir isolamento no momento do lanche. 3. Ações de limpeza: Sanitização de todas as dependências do hemocentro a cada 72h. Colocação de dispensers de álcool em gel de parede em todas as áreas do hemocentro e frascos individuais em todas as cadeiras de doação. 4. Fluxo de atendimento aos doadores: Articulação junto ao Governo do Estado para implantação do Call Center para agendamento da doação de sangue, com readequação do fluxo de atendimento, priorizando o horário agendado;5. Educação em Saúde: Criação do acolhimento ao doador na portaria central e na recepção da coleta do doador realizada por profissionais de saúde e residentes de enfermagem, com orientações de higiene das mãos, oferecimento de álcool em gel, entrega de folders educativos sobre Covid-19, verificação de sintomas respiratórios e aferição de temperatura com termômetro infravermelho. Orientação de todos os captores de doadores sobre sintomatologia do Covid-19. Confecção de cartazes sobre higiene das mãos e uso obrigatório de máscaras. 6. Campanhas de Doação de sangue: Parceria com as Instituições Religiosas, Instituições de Ensino, Polícia Rodoviária Federal, Polícia Militar e Forças Armadas para realização de campanhas de doação de sangue. Realização da Campanha Junho vermelho nas Redes Sociais. Conclusão: As ações instituídas pelo Hemocentro Hemope, visando cumprir as normas de qualidade e segurança da OMS, possibilitou a reestruturação física do hemocentro, readequação no controle de fluxo de doadores evitando aglomerações, sanitização periódica do ambiente, realização de educação em saúde, oferecendo maior proteção aos doadores garantindo estoques seguros de hemocomponentes, necessários a assistência aos clientes do Sistema Único de Saúde.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this article is to summarize the opinions of the surgical oncology leaders from the Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons (GFCS) about the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer surgery. METHODS: A panel session (virtual) was held at the annual Society of Surgical Oncology 2021 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care to address the impact of COVID-19 on cancer surgery globally. Following the virtual meeting, a questionnaire was sent to all the leaders to gather additional opinions. The input obtained from all the leaders was collated and analyzed to understand how cancer surgeons from across the world adapted in real-time to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: The surgical oncology leaders noted that the COVID-19 pandemic led to severe disruptions in surgical cancer care across all domains of clinical care, education, and research. Several new changes/protocols associated with increased costs were implemented to deliver safe care. Leaders also noted that preexisting disparities in care were exacerbated, and the pandemic had a detrimental effect on well-being and financial status. CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to severe disruptions in surgical cancer care globally. Leaders of the GFCS opined that new strategies need to be implemented to prepare for any future catastrophic events based on the lessons learned from the current events. The GFCS will embark on developing such a roadmap to ensure that surgical cancer care is preserved in the future regardless of any catastrophic global events.
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Introduction: In late 2019, several cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were diagnosed in Wuhan, China, and then also diagnosed in other regions of the world, creating a global pandemic. Stroke is a heterogeneous syndrome comprising several pathophysiological mechanisms, many of which appear to be influenced by SARS-CoV-2 infection. This review article was developed to summarize information on the relationship between stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methodology:This is an integrative literature review. Data collection took place in December 2021 and January 2022 in the following databases: PubMed, Scielo and LILACS. To search for articles, the descriptors "COVID-19" were used;"cerebrovascular accident" and "cerebral ischemia", combined by Boolean operators. Results and discussion: Patients with COVID-19 who had stroke had more severe conditions, longer hospitalizations, higher mortality, but had comorbidities similar to patients who had stroke without the presence of SARS-COV-2 viral infection. Final considerations:With this study, it is possible to conclude that more articles are needed that faithfully seek the relationship between COVID-19 and CVA. To date, studies have shown a greater number of strokes related to severe cases of COVID-19, with higher mortality and longer hospital stays. Confounding factors need to be considered, such as age and more prevalent comorbidities in the populations studied.
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The rapid spread of the new coronavirus throughout the world, brought uncertainty about how to control the disease and many People with Disabilities who practiced physical and sports activities had to stop practicing these activities due to the impact of the pandemic. With this, the Paripe Sports Project of Sergipe (PPdSE), launched itself in the mission of creating the Programa Desafio Routina Saudavel (Routine Healthy Challenge), which mobilizes itself to fight social distance by building a healthy routine for everyone involved in its activities as students and teachers. The purpose of this study was to describe the actions taken, the difficulties and the perspectives experienced from the implementation of the Healthy Routine Challenge Program. Monthly challenges were carried out and every five weeks the goals of the actions taken were changed. The impact of the Healthy Routine Challenge was positive and the importance of this multidisciplinary monitoring was proven, serving as a support network. Our greatest perspective is that the program can serve as an example for other people and that they may be taking advantage of the program to promote a better quality of life and routine in other people.
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Introduction: In 2020, the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the advancement of COVID-19 disease. As it is a new virus whose details are not yet very known, it is essential to observe both previous pandemic and epidemic scenarios together with the applied strategies, especially concerning monitoring the evolution of cases and escalation of contagions. Objectives: To understand the impact and importance of rapid and efficient notification through e-SUS Notifica and RNDS (National Health Data Network) to health professionals.
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) whose etiologic agent is a betacoronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Emerged in a chinese province in December of 2019, becoming a pandemic that challenges global public health. It usually presents as a flu-like syndrome, with the possibility of progressing to severe acute respiratory syndrome. In addition, it can lead to cytokine storm syndrome that results in hyperinflammation, exacerbates immune response and may generate changes in the individual's coagulation, causing thromboembolic complications. This article reports the case of a 58-year-old patient diagnosed with COVID-19, who was still in-home isolation and developed dyspnea and hemoptysis on the fourth day of illness. The diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) was confirmed by contrast- enhanced pulmonary artery tomography. The patient was admitted for clinical treatment, requiring follow-up in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) between the third and fifth day of hospitalization. After discharge from the ICU, the patient evolved without further complications, being discharged on the tenth day of hospitalization. © 2020 Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto - U.S.P.. All rights reserved.