Journal ArticleKnowledge-Based Systems · July 8, 2021
Epidemiologists constantly search for methodologies that help them better understand how diseases work. Populations urge these improvements to combat these diseases more effectively. The literature presents several authors defending the idea that epidemiol ...
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Journal ArticleJ Matern Fetal Neonatal Med · June 2021
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound (US) is operator dependent, requiring operator skill and experience to selectively identify and record planes of interest for subsequent interpretation. This limits the utility of US in settings in ...
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Journal ArticleJ Neurosurg · June 1, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with a disproportionate burden of this injury on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited access to diagnostic technologies and highly skilled providers ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Inj Contr Saf Promot · June 2020
Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTI) cause ∼1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries annually, disproportionately occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Although policy changes and infrastructural developments have continued to contribute to th ...
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Journal ArticleBMJ Open · March 24, 2020
OBJECTIVES: The optimal size of the health workforce for children's surgical care around the world remains poorly defined. The goal of this study was to characterise the surgical workforce for children across Brazil, and to identify associations between th ...
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Journal ArticleOsteoporos Int · March 2020
This is a systematic review aiming to evaluate the recovery of bone mass after lactation-related loss. Bone loss is transitory with recovery depending on the return of menstruation and weaning, and several compensatory homeostatic mechanisms are involved t ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of Physical Education and Sport · March 1, 2020
This study investigated the perfectionism trait and coping among soccer players according to training environment. Participants were 182 athletes from different training environments (professionalized and non-professionalized) from the State of Paraná. Dat ...
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Journal ArticleBraz J Psychiatry · 2020
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a geospatial analysis of suicide deaths among young people in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, and evaluate their association with socioeconomic and spatial determinants. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Mortality Information ...
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Journal ArticleRev Saude Publica · 2020
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association among characteristics of primary health care center (PHCC) with hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions (PCSC) in Brazil. METHOD: In this study, a cross-sectional ecological study was performed. This st ...
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Journal ArticleFront Public Health · 2020
Background: Previous research has corroborated a high burden of alcohol-related injury in Brazil and the presence of socioeconomic disparities among the injured. Yet, individual-level data is scarce. To fill this gap, we examined the association between de ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2020
BACKGROUND: Globally, about 2.3 billion people are current alcohol drinkers, and 283 million have an alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use while driving is a major contributor to road traffic injuries (RTI). We need to understand the culture and perception of ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2020
BACKGROUND: Patients with epilepsy (PwE) have an increased risk of active and lifetime depression. Two in 10 patients experience depression. Lack of trained psychiatric staff in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) creates a need for screening tools tha ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS Negl Trop Dis · December 2019
OBJECTIVES: Although more than 1.8 million people survive snakebite envenomation each year, their recovery is understudied. Obtaining long-term follow-up is challenging in both high- and low-resource settings. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) i ...
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Journal ArticleNeurosurg Focus · November 1, 2019
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in low- and middle-income countries who receive surgery have better outcomes than patients with TBI who do not receive surgery, and whether this differs wit ...
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Journal ArticleLife Sci · October 15, 2019
AIMS: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) to elucidate the role of HIV infection and ART. Also, an analysis on the role of ethnicity and ...
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Journal ArticleFrontiers in Psychology · September 20, 2019
Flow is a mental state characterized by total immersion and focus in an activity; performing it pleasurably. Such a state is considered optimal for performance. The present study analyzed the relationship between dispositional flow and performance in triat ...
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Journal ArticleFrontiers in Psychology · September 1, 2019
The low professional insertion of psychologists in Brazilian sports teams, as well as the Sport Psychology course being seldom offered in undergraduate Psychology courses, may reflect in the current scenario of scientific research in Brazil. It is still no ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Neurol · April 8, 2019
BACKGROUND: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the most common cause of injury-related death and disability globally, and a common sequelae is cognitive impairment. Addressing post-TBI cognitive deficits is crucial because they affect rehabilitation outcomes, ...
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Journal ArticleJAMA Surg · April 1, 2019
IMPORTANCE: Venomous snakebite severity ranges from an asymptomatic dry bite to severe envenomation and death. The clinical evaluation aids in prognosis and is essential to determine the risks and potential benefits of antivenom treatment. OBJECTIVES: To i ...
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Journal ArticleAnn Glob Health · April 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Abdominal operations account for a majority of surgical volume in low-income countries, yet population-level prevalence data on surgically treatable abdominal conditions are scarce. OBJECTIVE: In this study, our objective was to quantify the bu ...
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Journal ArticleAfr Health Sci · March 2019
BACKGROUND: Uganda's ageing population (age 50 years and older) will nearly double from 2015 to 2050. HIV/AIDS, diabetes, stroke among other disease processes have been studied in the elderly population. However, the burden of disease from surgically-treat ...
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Journal ArticleRev Soc Bras Med Trop · January 14, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB emerged in the 21st century as an unsolved public health problem. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the characteristics of b ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Equity Health · January 8, 2019
BACKGROUND: Brazilian Primary Care Facilities (PCF) provide primary care and must offer dental services for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. According to a logic of promoting equity, PCF should be better structured in less developed places ...
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Journal ArticleNeurosurgery · January 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Significant care continuum delays between acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) and definitive surgery are associated with poor outcomes. Use of the "3 delays" model to evaluate TBI outcomes in low- and middle-income countries has not been perform ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2019
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the utilization of cardiac diagnostic testing in Brazil and how such testing is related with local rates of acute coronary syndrome (ACS)-related mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using data from DATASUS, the public national ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2019
OBJECTIVE: Valid, reliable, and clinically relevant outcome measures are necessary in clinical studies of snake envenomation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric (validity and reliability) and clinimetric (minimal clinically important di ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2019
BACKGROUND: Health systems for surgical care for children in low- and middle-income countries remain poorly understood. Our goal was to characterize the delivery of surgical care for children across Brazil and to identify associations between surgical reso ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2019
Microcephaly and Zika Virus infection (ZIKV) were declared Public Health Emergencies of International Concern by the World Health Organization in 2016. Brazil was considered the epicenter of the outbreak. However, the occurrence of both ZIKV and microcepha ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2019
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence is a global health burden that disproportionately affects women and their health outcomes. Women in Brazil are also affected by interpersonal violence. We aimed to estimate the lifetime prevalence of three forms of int ...
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Journal ArticleColuna/ Columna · January 1, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the reliability, response capacity and validity of four scales for low back pain and correlate these scales with each other and the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SACQ). Methods: We evaluated the psychometric properties ...
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Journal ArticleEpidemiol Serv Saude · December 13, 2018
OBJECTIVE: to describe a solution enabling geolocation of hospital admissions (AIH), processed on the Brazilian National Health System's Hospital Information System. METHODS: in order to spatialize AIHs an R language script was written, based on the microd ...
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Chapter · October 24, 2018
The development of smart wearable devices has strengthened a new area: mHealth. This is characterized by the use of mobile technologies for the diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention of health conditions. When inserted into the wider universe comprising t ...
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Journal ArticleNeurosurg Focus · October 2018
OBJECTIVE: In addition to the rising burden of surgical disease globally, infrastructure and human resources for health remain a great challenge for low- and middle-income countries, especially in Uganda. In this study, the authors aim to explore the trend ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Health Serv Res · September 20, 2018
BACKGROUND: Community services and supports are essential for children transitioning home to recover from the hospital after surgery. This study assessed the availability and geographic capacity of rehabilitation, assistive devices, familial support, and s ...
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Journal ArticleCad Saude Publica · September 6, 2018
The study aimed to: (1) describe the work process in Brazil's oral health teams, based on the essential attributes of primary health care, according to geographic region, type of team, and the municipality's socioeconomic characteristics and (2) verify whe ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Inj Contr Saf Promot · September 2018
Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are a leading cause of death and disability. In low- and middle-income countries, vulnerable road users are commonly involved in injurious RTCs. This study describes epidemiological and built environment analysis (BEA) of in Gal ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Inj Contr Saf Promot · September 2018
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) cause significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Investigation of high risk areas for RTIs is needed to guide improvements. This study provides built environmental analysis of road traffic crash ho ...
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Journal ArticleAlcohol · September 2018
Annually, alcohol causes 3.3 million deaths; countless more alcohol-related injury patients are treated in emergency departments (EDs) worldwide. Studies show that alcohol-related injury patients reduce their at-risk alcohol-use behavior with a brief negot ...
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Journal ArticleRevista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte · September 1, 2018
Introduction: Resilience is a positive psychological characteristic that reflects an individual’s capacity to better perceive, deal with, and overcome adversity; the sports environment is replete with adversities, which increase athletes’ stress levels and ...
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Journal ArticleAcad Emerg Med · August 2018
OBJECTIVES: Pain is a common complaint in the emergency department (ED). Its management currently depends heavily on pharmacologic treatment, but evidence suggests that nonpharmacologic interventions may be beneficial. The purpose of this systematic review ...
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Journal ArticleHealth Qual Life Outcomes · July 27, 2018
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in an injury population in Tanzania. METHODS: Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale was developed by translation and ...
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Journal ArticleRevista Brasileira de Ciencias do Esporte · April 1, 2018
This study aimed to develop a theoretical model of parental involvement in the sporting career among Rhythmic Gymnastics athletes and analyze the attributes that lead to sports self‐realization. 15 former gymnasts and 20 parents answered a retrospective se ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS Negl Trop Dis · April 2018
BACKGROUND: Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic ceased to be a public health emergency by the end of 2016, studies to improve knowledge about this emerging disease are still needed, especially those investigating a causal relationship between ZIKV in p ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Public Health · February 21, 2018
BACKGROUND: Globally, alcohol is responsible for 3.3 million deaths annually and contributes to 5.9% of the overall global burden of disease. In Sub-Saharan Africa, alcohol is the leading avoidable risk factor accounting for a substantial portion of death ...
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Journal ArticleWorld Neurosurg · February 2018
BACKGROUND: The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need tool (SOSAS) was created to evaluate the burden of surgically treatable conditions in low- and middle-income countries. The goal of our study is to describe the face, head, and neck (FHN) condit ...
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Journal ArticleAlcohol Alcohol · January 1, 2018
AIMS: To develop Swahili versions of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and CAGE questionnaires and evaluate their psychometric properties in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) population in Tanzania. METHODS: Swahili versions of the AUDIT a ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2018
BACKGROUND: Traffic crashes are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Motorcycle taxi (boda boda) drivers are particularly vulnerable because they are exposed to traffic risks ...
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Journal ArticleCuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte · January 1, 2018
This study investigated the effect of the coach leadership style as perceived by athletes on team cohesion among elite futsal athletes. Participants were 120 athletes from the top-8 teams participating in the Paraná's state Professional League 2013. Instru ...
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Journal ArticleFront Public Health · 2018
Aims: To develop Swahili versions of the Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC) and evaluate its psychometric properties among a mixed population in Tanzania. Methods: A Swahili version of the DrInC was developed by a panel of bilingual Swahili and Engl ...
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Journal ArticlePsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa · January 1, 2018
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Basic Needs Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS). The instrument was translated and adapted by three experts. A total of 475 athletes participated in this study: 395 in a va ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Equity Health · December 4, 2017
BACKGROUND: Access to health services is in part defined by the spatial distribution of healthcare equipment. To ensure equity in the provision of health services, it is important to examine availability across different health care providers taking into a ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Health Serv Res · December 2, 2017
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 90% of RTIs occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Brazil. There has been minimal research in evaluation of delays in transport ...
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Journal ArticlePublic Health · December 2017
OBJECTIVES: Studies of health geography are important in the planning and allocation of emergency health services. The geographical distribution of health facilities is an important factor in timely and quality access to emergency services; therefore, the ...
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Journal ArticleJ Empir Res Hum Res Ethics · December 2017
Bearing in mind the importance of the informed consent, flaws in this process may be a barrier to participants' recruitment. Our objective was to determine the relationship between the degree of comprehension of the informed consent document plus the impor ...
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Journal ArticleInternational Journal of Sport Psychology · November 1, 2017
This study investigated mediating role of basic needs satisfaction (BNS) on the effect of perfectionism traits on social and task cohesion among elite futsal athletes. Participants were 301 athletes from the teams participating in the Brazilian National Le ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Cancer · October 30, 2017
BACKGROUND: Oral cancer is a potentially fatal disease, especially when diagnosed in advanced stages. In Brazil, the primary health care (PHC) system is responsible for promoting oral health in order to prevent oral diseases. However, there is insufficient ...
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Journal ArticleTraffic Inj Prev · October 3, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate, through a systematic review of hospital-based studies, the proportion of road traffic injuries and fatalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic ...
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Journal ArticleJ Pediatr Surg · October 2017
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), an estimated 85% of children do not have access to surgical care. The objective of the current study was to determine the geographic distribution of surgical conditions among children throughout Ugan ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Equity Health · August 22, 2017
BACKGROUND: Unequal distribution of emergency care services is a critical barrier to be overcome to assure access to emergency and surgical care. Considering this context it was objective of the present work analyze geographic access barriers to emergency ...
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Journal ArticleInjury · July 2017
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) continue to increase with the proliferation of motor vehicles, especially in low-income countries where safe road infrastructure is lacking. Knowing where and why RTIs occur would allow for increased safety and prevention plann ...
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Journal ArticleWorld Neurosurg · June 2017
BACKGROUND: The unmet surgical need, specifically neurosurgical need, in Uganda is significant, yet only 2 public hospitals currently perform neurosurgery in the country. This study examines the epidemiology and outcomes of neurosurgical conditions present ...
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Journal ArticleInt J Inj Contr Saf Promot · March 2017
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death and disability globally disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries where increasing injury rates are compounded by limited quality care. The objective of this study is to des ...
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Journal ArticleJ Neurosurg Pediatr · March 2017
OBJECTIVE Existing studies have shown a high overall rate of adverse events (AEs) following pediatric neurosurgical procedures. However, little is known regarding the morbidity of specific procedures or the association with risk factors to help guide quali ...
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Journal ArticleJ Voice · March 2017
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: This study aimed to determine the dropout rates and the reasons for dropout in randomized clinical trials of vocal rehabilitation. STUDY DESIGN: This study used systematic review and meta-analysis (CRD42013003807). METHODS: We includ ...
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Journal ArticleWorld J Surg · February 2017
BACKGROUND: Globally, a staggering five billion people lack access to adequate surgical care. Sub-Saharan Africa represents one of the regions of greatest need. We sought to understand how geographic factors related to unmet surgical need (USN) in Uganda. ...
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Journal ArticleClin Toxicol (Phila) · February 2017
CONTEXT: Coagulation derangements in copperhead envenomation are considered less severe than other crotaline envenomations, resulting in recommendations to limit both coagulation testing and antivenom treatment. A prospective, blinded, multicenter, randomi ...
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Journal ArticleJ Ambul Care Manage · 2017
Cervical cancer is a common neoplasm that is responsible for nearly 230 000 deaths annually in Brazil. Despite this burden, cervical cancer is considered preventable with appropriate care. We conducted a longitudinal ecological study from 2002 to 2012 to e ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2017
BACKGROUND: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is disproportionally concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with the odds of dying from TBI in Uganda more than 4 times higher than in high income countries (HICs). The objectives of this study ar ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr Surg Int · November 2016
PURPOSE: Little is known about the prevalence of pediatric surgical conditions in low- and middle-income countries. Many children never seek medical care, thus the true prevalence of surgical conditions in children in Uganda is unknown. The objective of th ...
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Journal ArticleInjury · November 2016
INTRODUCTION: Road traffic injuries are a leading killer of youth (aged 15-29) and are projected to be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030. To better understand road traffic crash locations and characteristics in the city of Baltimore, we used police an ...
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Journal ArticleEntertainment Computing · November 1, 2016
This exploratory study discovered personality patterns among emerging adults (EA; aged 18–25) who played World of Warcraft (WoW). The authors examined differences between the 44-item personality measure Big Five Inventory (BFI) and emerging adult play styl ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Public Health · August 2, 2016
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the eighth-leading cause of death worldwide, with low- and middle-income countries sharing a disproportionate number of fatalities. African countries, like Rwanda, carry a higher burden of these fatalities and w ...
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Journal ArticleResuscitation · March 2016
OBJECTIVES: Conduct a systematic review of the literature to compare the efficacy of different biphasic and monophasic shock waveforms technologies for transthoracic cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (AF). METHODS: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochra ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2016
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a growing but neglected global health crisis, requiring effective prevention to promote sustainable safety. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) share a disproportionately high burden with 90% of the world's ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2016
UNLABELLED: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a multifactorial adverse event most frequently in elderly patients. This study evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on POCD incidence after noncardiac and nonneurologic surgery. METHODS: One hundre ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2016
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death worldwide and is increasing exponentially particularly in low and middle income countries (LMIC). To inform the development of a standard Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the acute management of ...
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Journal ArticleRevista de Psicologia del Deporte · January 1, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between coping and motivation in professional and amateur footballers in a first division team in the Brazilian football league. A total of 182 footballers at two different stages of their careers took part. Data co ...
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Journal ArticleRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano · September 25, 2015
This study investigated the impact of performance traits on self-determined motivation in high-performance soccer athletes. Participants were professionalized and non-professionalized athletes from a soccer club of the state of Paraná, totaling 182 subject ...
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Journal ArticleMotriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica · April 1, 2015
The purpose of this paper was to adapt and validate the Sport-Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 (SMPS-2) for the Brazilian population using a three-step approach. For content validity, four participants translated the SMPS-2 to Portuguese and six expe ...
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Journal ArticleJ Shoulder Elbow Surg · March 2015
BACKGROUND: Although classification systems of olecranon fractures are important to help choose the best treatment and to predict prognosis, their degree of observer agreement is poorly investigated. The objective of this study was to investigate the intra ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2014
BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTI) are a major public health epidemic killing thousands of people daily. Low and middle-income countries, such as Brazil, have the highest annual rates of road traffic fatalities. In order to improve road safety, this s ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2014
BACKGROUND: Mortality rates amongst ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients remain high, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors related with delays in the treatment of STEMI patients to sup ...
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Journal ArticleRevista da Educacao Fisica · January 1, 2014
This study analyzed the cross-cultural adaptation of the Sport Motivation Scale-II (SMS-II). To this end, three studies were conducted. The first consisted of translating SMS-II to the Portuguese language and adapt its content to the Brazilian context. In ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2014
BACKGROUND: Dental caries is a serious public health concern. The high cost of dental treatment can be avoided by effective preventive measures, which are dependent on dentists' adherence. This study aimed to evaluate the factors that drive dentists toward ...
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Journal ArticleRevista Brasileira de Ciencias do Esporte · January 1, 2014
This study had as main goal to analyze sport practice as social integration and quality of life with wheelchair basketball players. The population was constituted by 25 athletes from three sports teams from Parana state. Instruments used were: Quality of L ...
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Journal ArticleClin Orthop Relat Res · December 2013
BACKGROUND: The Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) rating scale is an English-language instrument used worldwide to assess functional evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal cancer. Despite its use in several studies in English-speaking countries, it ...
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Journal ArticleRevista da Educacao Fisica · January 1, 2013
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between Parental Support (SP) and coping strategies (ICE), mediated by self-determined motivation. A total of 126 soccer athletes took part in study, aged between 13 and 20 years, belonging to ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2013
BACKGROUND: The ability to apply standard and interoperable solutions for implementing and managing medical registries as well as aggregate, reproduce, and access data sets from legacy formats and platforms to advanced standard formats and operating system ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2013
BACKGROUND: The validation of widely used scales facilitates the comparison across international patient samples. The objective of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Simple Shoulder Test into Brazilian Portuguese. Also we test t ...
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Journal ArticleWound Repair Regen · 2013
Approximately 40% of burn patients develop scar contractures. It is unknown which scar contracture therapy best optimizes activities of daily living (ADL).The appropriateness of self-reported outcome tools in measuring anti-scar contracture therapies has n ...
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Journal ArticleArq Bras Cardiol · December 2012
BACKGROUND: Research coaching program focuses on the development of abilities and scientific reasoning. For health professionals, it may be useful to increase both the number and quality of projects and manuscripts. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the initial resul ...
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Journal ArticlePsicologia em Estudo · April 1, 2010
This manuscript presents the Sport Psychology field as a psychologist's emergent field of action in Brazil. A historical analysis is performed concerning the path of Sport Psychology presenting the areas of professional action (research, teaching and inter ...
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