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Knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use...
Martins,Stella Regina; Szklo,André Salem; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Prado,Gustavo Faibischew; Paceli,Renato Batista; Fernandes,Frederico Leon ArrabalABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate third- and sixth-year medical students in Brazil in terms of their knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use. Methods: The WHO Global Health Professions Student Survey was applied in five cohorts of medical students evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2015. Comparisons were drawn between the two years ...
Work-related asthma
Roio,Lavinia Clara Del; Mizutani,Rafael Futoshi; Pinto,Regina Carvalho; Terra-Filho,Mário; Santos,Ubiratan PaulaABSTRACT Work-related asthma (WRA) is highly prevalent in the adult population. WRA includes occupational asthma (OA), which is asthma caused by workplace exposures, and work-exacerbated asthma (WEA), also known as work-aggravated asthma, which is preexisting or concurrent asthma worsened by workplace conditions. In adults, the estimated prevalence of OA is 16.0%, whereas that of WEA is 21.5%. An increasing num...
Update on the approach to smoking in patients with respiratory diseases
Sales,Maria Penha Uchoa; Araújo,Alberto José de; Chatkin,José Miguel; Godoy,Irma de; Pereira,Luiz Fernando FerreiraABSTRACT Smoking is the leading cause of respiratory disease (RD). The harmful effects of smoking on the respiratory system begin in utero and influence immune responses throughout childhood and adult life. In comparison with “healthy” smokers, smokers with RD have peculiarities that can impede smoking cessation, such as a higher level of nicotine dependence; nicotine withdrawal; higher levels of exhaled carbon...
Effective tobacco control measures: agreement among medical students
Martins,Stella Regina; Paceli,Renato Batista; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal; Prado,Gustavo FaibischewABSTRACT Objective: To determine the level of agreement with effective tobacco control measures recommended by the World Health Organization and to assess the attitudes toward, knowledge of, and beliefs regarding smoking among third-year medical students at University of São Paulo School of Medicine, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Between 2008 and 2012, all third-year medical students were i...
Hard metal lung disease: a case series
Mizutani,Rafael Futoshi; Terra-Filho,Mário; Lima,Evelise; Freitas,Carolina Salim Gonçalves; Chate,Rodrigo Caruso; Kairalla,Ronaldo AdibABSTRACT Objective: To describe diagnostic and treatment aspects of hard metal lung disease (HMLD) and to review the current literature on the topic. Methods: This was a retrospective study based on the medical records of patients treated at the Occupational Respiratory Diseases Clinic of the Instituto do Coração, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2010 and 2013. Results: Of 320 patients treated during t...
Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among m...
Martins,Stella Regina; Paceli,Renato Batista; Bussacos,Marco Antônio; Fernandes,Frederico Leon Arrabal; Prado,Gustavo FaibischewOBJECTIVE: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue. METHODS: We administered a questionnaire to stude...