Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Diseases Sensitive to Primary Health Care in Paraná State, Brazil: A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Model.

PURPOSE: To analyze spatiotemporal trends in hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) sensitive to primary health care (PHC) among individuals aged 50-69 years in Paraná State, Brazil, from 2014 to 2019 and investigate correlations between PHC services and the Social Development Index. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional ecological study using publicly available secondary data to analyze the municipal incidence of hospitalizations for CVD sensitive to PHC and to estimate the risk of hospitalization for this group of diseases and associated factors using hierarchical Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling with Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. RESULTS: There was a 5% decrease in the average rate of hospitalizations for PHC-sensitive CVD from 2014 to 2019. Regarding standardized hospitalization rate (SHR) according to population size, we found that no large municipality had an SHR >2. Likewise, a minority of these municipalities had SHR values of 1-2 (33%). However, many small and medium-sized municipalities had SHR values >2 (47% and 48%, respectively). A greater Social Development Index value served as a protective factor against hospitalizations, with a relative risk of 0.957 (95% credible interval, 0.929-0.984). CONCLUSIONS: The annual risk of hospitalization decreased over time; however, small municipalities had the greatest rates of hospitalization, indicating an increase in health inequity. The inverse association between social development and hospitalizations for CVD sensitive to PHC raises questions about intersectionality in health care.

A look through Latin America truck drivers' health, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Heavy truck drivers represent a social group of great importance to any country's economy. Their professional activity requires a high level of dedication. Due to the irregular hours in their work routine and adopted habits, they mostly predispose them to a diversity of health problems. The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to identify the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in Latin American Truck Drivers. We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and LILACS databases, for scientific publications articles, as reported by The PRISMA Statement. From 1,382, 7 studies were included according to the established criteria. The hypertension prevalence found was 34.2%, diabetes was of 9.2% and the highest prevalence found was for overweight and obesity (56%). Meta-analysis presented that drivers have a higher prevalence of overweight or obesity when compared to eutrophic individuals and that drivers with diabetes and hyperglycemia have a lower prevalence. Due to their work activity, their access to the health system is compromised limiting any type of monitoring of their health. This study showed that there is, in Latin America, an investment and assistance gap, both in the health sector and in the research section, for this professional category, which is so important to the economy of these countries. These data should help to identify the difficulties faced by this professional in health assistance, road safety, public safety, leisure and social life. This research also highlighted that they are young and already have the first sign of non-transmissible chronic diseases, which is overweight and obesity.

Estrategias educativas para la prevención de incidentes en unidades intensivas / Estratégias educativas para prevenção de incidentes em unidades intensivas / Educational strategies for the prevention of incidents in intensive care units

Objetivo: Mapear las estrategias educativas dirigidas a los profesionales de la salud para la prevención de incidentes en unidades de cuidados intensivos. Método: Revisión integradora realizada entre abril y mayo de 2021 en las bases de datos: LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF y CINAHL. Se incluyeron estudios publicados entre 2016 y 2021 en textos completos en inglés, español y portugués. Se excluyen resúmenes, editoriales, tesis y disertaciones. Utilizados como descriptores: "personal de salud", "educación continua", "error médico", "seguridad del paciente" y "unidades de cuidados intensivos" con operador booleano "AND" y "OR". Los datos se organizaron en una tabla de la revista, qualis, autores, año de publicación, título y acciones educativas. Los contenidos fueron comparados y agrupados por similitud. Resultados: Se identificaron acciones educativas como capacitación, protocolos, clases con discusiones interactivas, apoyo profesional dirigido, uso de mensajes de texto cortos, videos y actividad lúdica. Conclusión: Hubo un predominio de actividades educativas de la manera tradicional como capacitaciones, clases y videos con poca interacción del profesional. (AU)

Objetivo: Mapear as estratégias educativas direcionadas aos profissionais de saúde para a prevenção de incidentes em unidades de terapia intensiva. Método: Revisão integrativa realizada entre abril e maio de 2021 nas bases de dados: LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF e CINAHL. Incluídos estudos publicados entre 2016 a 2021 nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e português com textos completos. Excluídos resumos, editoriais, teses e dissertações. Utilizados como descritores: “pessoal de saúde”, “educação continuada”, “erro médico”, segurança do paciente”e “unidades de terapia intensiva” com operador booleano “AND” e “OR”. Os dados foram organizados em uma tabela a partir do periódico, qualis, autores, ano de publicação, título e acões educativas.Os conteúdos foram comparados e agrupados por similaridade. Resultados: Foram identificadas ações educativas como treinamentos, protocolos, aulas com discussões interativas, apoio profissional direcionado, uso de mensagens de texto curtas, vídeos e atividade lúdica.Conclusão: Observou-se predominância de atividades educativas da forma tradicional como treinamento, aulas e vídeos com pouca interação do profissional. (AU)

Objective: To map the educational strategies directed to health professionals for the prevention of incidents in intensive care units. Method: Integrative review carried out between April and May 2021 in the databases: LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF and CINAHL. Included studies published between 2016 and 2021 in English, Spanish and Portuguese full texts. Excluded abstracts, editorials, theses and dissertations. Used as descriptors: "health personnel", "continuing education", "medical error", patient safety" and "intensive care units" with Boolean operator "AND" and "OR". The data were organized in a table from the journal, qualis, authors, year of publication, title and educational actions. The contents were compared and grouped by similarity. Results: Educational actions such as training, protocols, classes with interactive discussions, targeted professional support, use of short text messages, videos and playful activity were identified. Conclusion: There was a predominance of educational activities in the traditional way such as training, classes and videos with little interaction of the professional. (AU)