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Digital Technology for Informed Choices at Childbirth in Brazil: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health
Objective: To design and evaluate an information and communication intervention via a smartphone application that provides access to essential information on best practices and safety in maternity services.
Carmen Simone Grilo Diniz, PhD, Ana Carolina Arruda Franzon, PhD, Beatriz Fioretti-Foschi, PhD, Livia Sanches Pedrilio, MSc, Edson Amaro, Jr., PhD, João Ricardo Sato, PhD, Denise Yoshie Niy, PhD   +6 more
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Family health nursing care: weaknesses and strengths in the Unified Health System [PDF]

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2015
OBJECTIVETo analyze the weaknesses and strengths of nursing care in the Family Health Strategy and its interfaces with the Unified Health System network.METHODA qualitative study performed by means of semi-structured interviews and systematic observations, with the participation of a nursing team of 15 people from October of 2012 to January of 2013 ...
Silva, Simone Santana da, Assis, Marluce Maria Araújo   +1 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Peak flow meter is a sensitive test for assessing airflow limitation in patients with respiratory symptoms suggestive of asthma in primary health care in Brazil

BMC Primary Care
Background The peak flow meter is considered a complementary tool to spirometry for monitoring obstructive lung diseases. In many countries, spirometry is not easily accessible for diagnosing asthma in primary care.
Ana Paula Tussi Leite, Frederico Friedrich, Bruna Silveira da Rosa, Géssica Luana Antunes, Ingrid Rodrigues Fernandes, Lauren Sezera Costa, Leonardo Duarte Santos, Mariana Severo da Costa, Tássia Rolim Camargo, Mariah Prata Soldi P. Taube, Álvaro A. Cruz, Marcus H. Jones, Paulo M. Pitrez   +12 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS).

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveTo study the profile of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil and to identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality related to the disease.MethodsCross-sectional study, based on secondary data on ...
Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar Pereira, Mônica Martins, Sheyla Maria Lemos Lima, Margareth Crisóstomo Portela   +4 more
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Unifying System Health Management and Automated Decision Making

Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 2019
Health management of complex dynamic systems has evolved from simple automated alarms into a subfield of artificial intelligence with techniques for analyzing off-nominal conditions and generating responses. This evolution took place largely apart from the development of automated system control, planning, and scheduling (generally referred to in this ...
Edward Balaban, Stephen B. Johnson, Mykel J. Kochenderfer   +2 more
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Manifestation and sociodemographic microdata of Brazil’s Unified Health System Ombudsman

BMC Research Notes, 2023
Abstract Objectives This article presents the process of extraction and treatment of two datasets from the General Ombudsman of the Brazilian Unified Health System (OUVSUS). The resulting datasets allow the analysis of manifestation characteristics and sociodemographic profile of the citizens ...
Raphael de Freitas Saldanha, Vinicius Kreischer, Raquel Gritz, Matheus Miloski, Carmen Lúcia Corrêa Bonifácio, Carlos Leonardo Souza Cardoso, Ariane Camilo Pinheiro Alves, Domício Aurélio de Sá, Garibaldi Dantas Gurgel Junior, Rafael da Silveira Moreira, Michelle Vieira Fernandez, Jefferson da Costa Lima, Marcel Pedroso   +12 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
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The Unified Health System and Workers’ Health in Brazil

Saúde em Debate
ABSTRACT The implementation of the Unified Health System (SUS) over the past three decades calls for a critical analysis from several perspectives. This article aims to revisit some aspects of Brazilian health policies, discussing the current situation and the importance of the SUS for developing Workers’ Health (WH).
Jairnilson da Silva Paim, Camila Ramos Reis   +1 more
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