ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize the profile of patients hospitalized for mental and behavioral disorders by the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil between 2000 and 2014, and to verify how aspects of the new mental health policy influenced the rate of hospitalized patients in that period. METHODS Non-concurrent prospective cohort study using secondary data from inpatients with a primary diagnosis of mental...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify demographic and clinical characteristics of adult patients hospitalized in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) due to viral pneumonia and investigate the association between some comorbidities and death during hospitalization. METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted with secondary data of adults admitted to SUS due to viral pneumonia between 2002 and 2015. Pati...
Estudo transversal que avalia a integração entre a atenção básica e a rede assistencial do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), por meio do Modelo de Resposta Gradual da Teoria de Resposta ao Item. Com base nos dados de 17.202 equipes que participaram do Programa Nacional de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica (PMAQ-AB), 2012, foram mensurados gradientes de integração para identificar o perfil das equi...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the items of the Brazilian National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care that better evaluate the capacity to provide mental health care. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study carried out using the Graded Response Model of the Item Response Theory using secondary data from the second cycle of the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary C...
Resumo A Prova de Compreensão de Texto da Bateria PROLEC (PROLEC-T), amplamente utilizada no Brasil, apresenta amostra limitada e apenas análises descritivas dos escores. Objetivos: conhecer a estrutura interna (adequação dos itens via Teoria de Resposta ao Item) e os índices de validade externa (concorrente) da referida prova. Método: estudo das respostas de 457 alunos (49,7% meninos) do 2º ao 5º ano, aleatori...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the quality of the National Program for Primary Care Access and Quality Improvement variables to evaluate the coordination of primary care. METHODS A cross-sectional study based on data from 17,202 primary care teams that participated in the National Program for Primary Care Access and Quality Improvement in 2012. Based on the Item Response Theory, Samejima’s Gradual Response Model wa...