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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a complex phenomenon called the “infodemic” has emerged, compromising coping with the pandemic. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of agreement with misinformation about COVID-19 and to identify associated factors. A web survey was carried out in Portuguese-speaking countries in two stages: 1. the identification of misinformation circulating in the included countrie...
The analysis of sociodemographic and emotional factors is essential to understanding how men perceive stress and practice self-compassion. In health crises, this problem becomes an emergency for public health. This study aimed to analyze the influence of sociodemographic and emotional factors on the relationship between self-compassion and the perceived stress of men residing in Brazil during the COVID-19 pande...
Objective: To assess the association between leisure-time physical inactivity (IFL) and common mental disorders (CMD) among Primary Health Care (PHC) workers. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out with a random sample of 2,136 PHC workers from municipalities in the state of Bahia. The data collection questionnaire included sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, lifestyle and the Self-Reporting...
to analyze the distribution of cases of viral hepatitis due to occupational accidents in Brazil from 2007 to 2014. Methods: this is an ecological study of a descriptive nature of notifications of viral hepatitis registered in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases. Results: they point out that the mean incidence of viral hepatitis due to occupational accidents in Brazil was 2 cases/1,000,000 of the econ...
The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a worldwide public health emergency. Some occupational categories are at high risk of exposure to infection, such as health workers. This article aims to summarize and systematize aspects related to the health and working conditions of health workers in this pandemic, emphasizing the situation in Brazil, successful experiences in the protection of healt...
A pandemia causada pelo novo coronavírus (SARS-CoV-2) configura quadro de emergência de saúde pública mundial. Algumas categorias ocupacionais têm risco elevado de exposição à infecção, como os(as) trabalhadores(as) da saúde. Neste artigo objetiva-se sumarizar e sistematizar aspectos relativos às condições de trabalho e de saúde dos/as trabalhadores/as da saúde nessa pandemia, enfatizando a situação no Brasil, ...
Background and Objective: to describe the studies of validity, reproducibility and reliability of the Work Ability Index (WAI). Method: this is a systematic review, data search was conducted in electronic databases PUBMED and BVS. Results: were found 348 articles, and selected twelve to compose the documentary corpus of this review. The WAI showed psychometric properties adequate with good performance and accep...
The sociopolitical and economic changes intensified from the 90s produced several changes in the teaching work. Its organization model has required higher productivity and even more specialized professional qualification (work intensification), thus stimulating the emerging of new attributions. Such assignments have negatively reflected on these professionals’ health. Within this framework, the faculty began to...
Background and Objective: This study is included in the field of public health in Brazil, in particular occupational health, by the occupational accidents with exposure to biological material consists of a preventable injury. Thus, the objective was to describe risk factors the of occupational accidents with exposure to biological material and the conduct postexposure adopted notified of cases in Notifiable Dis...