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COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care workers in Latin...
Sousa,Mayson Laércio de Araújo; Shimizu,Iara S; Patino,Cecilia M; Torres-Duque,Carlos A.; Zabert,Ignacio; Zabert,Gustavo E; Perez-Padilla,RogelioABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care workers (HCWs) practicing in Latin American countries during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This was a multinational cross-sectional survey study, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The final version of the questionnaire comprised 40 questions, organized in five sections: demographic ...
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three spirometric d...
Moreira,Graciane Laender; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Manzano,Beatriz Martins; Nascimento,Oliver; Perez-Padilla,Rogelio; Menezes,Ana Maria BaptistaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease of high prevalence and socioeconomic impact worldwide. It affects approximately 16% of the population of São Paulo. The incidence of COPD is still unknown in Brazil. The aim of this study was to estimate new cases of COPD in a population-based sample in São Paulo, Brazil, using three different spirometric diagnostic cri...
PLATINO, a nine-year follow-up study of COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: ...
Moreira,Graciane Laender; Manzano,Beatriz Martins; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Perez-Padilla,RogelioOBJECTIVE: To determine the underdiagnosis rate in new COPD cases at the end of a nine-year follow-up period-in the study designated "Projeto Latino-Americano de Investigação em Obstrução Pulmonar" (PLATINO, Latin-American Pulmonary Obstruction Investigation Project)-and compare that with the underdiagnosis rate during the initial phase of the study, as well as to identify the clinical features exhibited by the...
Prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases in individuals over the age of 40 ...
Carvalho,Andréa K.; Menezes,Ana Maria B.; Camelier,Aquiles; Rosa,Fernanda Warken; Nascimento,Oliver A.; Perez-Padilla,Rogelio; Jardim,José R.Few studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of chronic diseases and its impact in individuals aged 40 years or over in Brazil. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of some common chronic diseases in the Brazilian subgroup assessed by the PLATINO study using a self-reported survey. A total of 918 individuals (55% women) with a mean age of 54.6 ± 10.9 years were evaluated. The...