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Objetivo: analisar os dados de normatização dos escores da versão brasileira do instrumento eHealth Literacy Scale (eHeals) para avaliação do letramento digital em saúde. Método: estudo transversal com 502 adultos brasileiros, realizado em 2019. Dados coletados pelo instrumento eHeals e questionário sociodemográfico. Foram aplicadas árvores de decisão e análise discriminante. Estudo aprovado pelo Comite de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: a análise discriminante determinou as faixas de classificação do eHeals a partir da distribuição dos escores. A árvore de decisão indicou que a escolaridade afetou de forma relevante os resultados da escala. Os indivíduos com escolaridade até o ensino fundamental II incompleto: baixo (até 10), médio (11 a 25), alto (27 a 40), e escolaridade acima: baixo (até 25), médio (25 a 32) e alto LDS (33 a 40). Conclusão: a classificação dos níveis de letramento digital em saúde de adultos pelo eHeals deve ser controlada pelos níveis de escolaridade dos participantes(AU)

Objective: to analyze the normative data of the scores of the Brazilian version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHeals) instrument for assessing digital health literacy. Method: cross-sectional study with 502 Brazilian adults in 2019. Data collected using the eHeals instrument and sociodemographic questionnaire. Decision trees and discriminant analysis were applied. Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: Discriminant analysis determined the eHeals classification ranges based on the distribution of scores. The decision tree indicated that education significantly affected the scale results. Thus, individuals with incomplete elementary school education up to II: low (up to 10), medium (11 to 25), high (27 to 40), and higher education: low (up to 25), medium (25 to 32) and high LDS (33 to 40). Conclusion: the classification of digital health literacy levels using eHeals in adults should be controlled by the participants' education levels(AU)

Objetivo: analizar los datos de estandarización de las puntuaciones de la versión brasileña del instrumento eHealth Literacy Scale (eHeals) para evaluar la alfabetización digital en salud. Método: estudio transversal con 502 adultos brasileños que tuvo lugar en 2019. La recolección de datos se hizo mediante el instrumento eHeals y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Se aplicaron árboles de decisión y análisis discriminante. El Comité de Ética en Investigación aprobó el estudio. Resultados: El análisis discriminante determinó los rangos de clasificación de eHeals con base en la distribución de puntuaciones. El árbol de decisión indicó que la educación afectó significativamente los resultados de la escala. Individuos con educación primaria incompleta: baja (hasta 10), media (11 a 25), alta (27 a 40), y educación superior a esa mencionada: baja (hasta 25), media (25 a 32) y alto LDS (33 a 40). Conclusión: la clasificación de los niveles de alfabetización en salud digital en adultos con eHeals debe ser controlada por los niveles de educación de los participantes(AU)

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BACKGROUND: In Brazil, cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients seek judicial intervention for free access to medications from the public health system. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic potentially affected the health-related quality of life of cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic profile and assess the health-related quality of life of patients and caregivers in the state of Goias, Brazil, in 2020. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 88 (67,7%) patients and 42 (32,3%) caregivers participated in the study, mostly women (55,5%); aged from 18 to 60 (66%) years old; with up to nine years of education (73,1%) and monthly family income lower than the minimum wage (69,2%); married or in a stable union (92,3%); living with multiple people in the same household (73,8%). The quality of life domains with the best scores were mental health for patients and pain for caregivers. The most affected quality of life domain was physical limitation for patients and caregivers. Factors associated with better quality of life were female gender and age between 18 and 60 years in patients, more than 9 years of education, living with multiple people in the same house, and having a monthly family income higher than US$200 for caregivers. CONCLUSION: The study found evidence of physical and emotional vulnerability during the pandemic, highlighting the need to strengthen public policies of assistance support to this population.

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AIMS: Cardiovascular risk factors present a high prevalence and have an impact on the morbimortality of the elderly; however, studies evaluating the impact of cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly have had short follow-up times and have not allowed specific analyses of the effects of these factors in the aged population, including how they affect the survival of the elderly. This study aimed to analyse the survival of elderly individuals living in the community, considering the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS: A prospective 10-year follow-up was initiated in 2008 with a cohort of 418 elderly people living in a community in Central Brazil. The Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards model were used to examine the association between survival and cardiovascular risk factors. The mean age of the participants was 70.6 (±7.1) years; most participants were hypertensive (81.6%) and participated in irregular physical activity (44%), and 43.3% smoked. After a mean follow-up of 8.38 (±2.82) years, 59.3% had survived and 34.1% had died; among the deaths, 14.1% were due to cardiovascular causes. Age [hazard ratio (HR) 1.067, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.027-1.109], hypertension (HR 3.178, 95% CI 1.144-8.826), and smoking (HR 2.235, 95% CI 1.253-3.987) were confirmed as risk factors for reduced survival, whereas physical activity was a protective factor (HR 0.456, 95% CI 0.206-1.007). CONCLUSION: The results from this study highlight the need for educational policies towards hypertension and smoking prevention among elderly people, and participation in physical activity needs to be encouraged.

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The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese Brazilian version of the instrument for measuring health literacy European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire short form (HLS-EU-Q16). The study sample consisted of 783 Brazilian adults with a mean age of 38.6 years. The data were analyzed through an extensive and robust process of testing the properties with the combination of exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and item response theory (IRT) techniques, aiming to search for strong validation evidence in the internal structure and stability step for other sub-samples. The instrument's reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega. The analyses indicated the existence of only one dimension and good reliability values. The model tested with cross-validation indicated satisfactory, adequate, consistent and stable levels for EFA, IRT via item discrimination and CFA, both for primary indicators as factor loadings, communalities, item discrimination as well as for the model adequacy indicators. It is concluded that the Brazilian Portuguese version of the HLS-EU-Q16 proved to be a one-dimensional, consistent, accurate and stable model for measuring health literacy in Brazilian adults.

Health literacy (HL) is a field of scientific knowledge that has been related to the knowledge and skills of people to access, understand, evaluate and apply information in health. Among the currently existing instruments for measuring the HL construct in its broader aspects, involving multidimensional characteristics, there is the short version of European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16). The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the HL instrument European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire in its short form, also known as HLS-EU-Q16. The instrument was applied to a sample of 783 Brazilian adults. Our results demonstrated that the Brazilian version of HLS-EU-Q16 presented good psychometric properties to measure HL in Brazilian adults.

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OBJECTIVE: to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. METHODS: a randomized clinical trial study, with 41 participants randomized into intervention (n=20) and control (n=21), for three months. The intervention group received the cognitive-behavioral program, while the control group received routine guidance from the service. Outcome variables were urinary incontinence intensity and lower urinary tract symptoms, assessed by the Pad-Test and Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy and King's Health Questionnaire. RESULTS: at the end of the study, the intervention group had a lower urinary incontinence intensity (p≤0.001), and there were less chances of presenting changes in urinary frequency (p≤0.001), urinary urgency (p≤0.001), nocturia (p=0.005), stress urinary incontinence (p≤0.001) and urge incontinence (p≤0.045). CONCLUSION: the cognitive-behavioral program was effective in reducing lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-3sstqg.

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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the quality indicators and technical content of the videos for lay people posted on the YouTube platform, on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and their audiovisual production regarding the principles of digital health literacy. METHOD: a descriptive and exploratory study, which selected videos recorded between December 2015 and April 2021. They were analyzed by indicators of the production of audiovisual material, considering the American Heart Association guidelines and the principles of digital health literacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. RESULTS: of the 121 videos analyzed, 26 did not comply with any indicator on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, four reached 81% compliance, eight videos reached 79%, nine reached 69% and 74 videos, from 6% to 63%. According to the principles of digital health literacy, one video met 85% of the indicators, 81 met from 50% to 80% and 39, from 10% to 49%. A positive correlation was identified between literacy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CONCLUSION: no video presented 100% compliance with the American Heart Association guidelines. The absence of mechanisms for supervision and control over health-related contents allows for the posting of mistaken videos, which have been used as a learning method by people and can thus miss their greatest goal: save lives.

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ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. Methods: a randomized clinical trial study, with 41 participants randomized into intervention (n=20) and control (n=21), for three months. The intervention group received the cognitive-behavioral program, while the control group received routine guidance from the service. Outcome variables were urinary incontinence intensity and lower urinary tract symptoms, assessed by the Pad-Test and Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy and King's Health Questionnaire. Results: at the end of the study, the intervention group had a lower urinary incontinence intensity (p≤0.001), and there were less chances of presenting changes in urinary frequency (p≤0.001), urinary urgency (p≤0.001), nocturia (p=0.005), stress urinary incontinence (p≤0.001) and urge incontinence (p≤0.045). Conclusion: the cognitive-behavioral program was effective in reducing lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-3sstqg.

RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar la efectividad de un programa cognitivo-conductual para controlar los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior después de la prostatectomía radical. Métodos: estudio de ensayo clínico aleatorizado, con 41 participantes aleatorizados en intervención (n=20) y control (n=21), durante tres meses. El grupo de intervención recibió el programa cognitivo-conductual, mientras que el grupo control recibió orientación rutinaria del servicio. Las variables de resultado fueron la intensidad de la incontinencia urinaria y los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior, evaluados mediante Pad-Test y Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy y King's Health Questionnaire. Resultados: al final del estudio, el grupo intervención presentó menor intensidad de incontinencia urinaria (p≤0,001), y hubo menos posibilidades de presentar cambios en la frecuencia urinaria (p≤0,001), urgencia urinaria (p≤0,001), nicturia (p=0,005), incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo (p≤0,001) e incontinencia de urgencia (p≤0,045). Conclusión: el programa cognitivo-conductual fue eficaz para reducir los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior después de la prostatectomía radical. Registro Brasileño de Ensayos Clínicos: RBR-3sstqg.

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a efetividade de um programa cognitivo-comportamental para controle de sintomas do trato urinário inferior pós-prostatectomia radical. Método: estudo de ensaio clínico randomizado, com 41 participantes aleatorizados em intervenção (n=20) e controle (n=21), durante três meses. O grupo intervenção recebeu o programa cognitivo-comportamental, enquanto o grupo controle recebeu orientações de rotina do serviço. As variáveis desfechos foram intensidade da incontinência urinária e sintomas do trato urinário inferior, avaliados pelo Pad-Test e Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy e King's Health Questionnaire. Resultados: ao final do estudo, o grupo intervenção apresentou menor intensidade da incontinência urinária (p≤0,001), e houve menos chances de apresentar alterações da frequência urinária (p≤0,001), urgência miccional (p≤0,001), noctúria (p=0,005), incontinência urinária de esforço (p≤0,001) e urge-incontinência (p≤0,045). Conclusão: o programa cognitivo-comportamental foi efetivo para a redução de sintomas do trato urinário inferior após a prostatectomia radical. Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos: RBR-3sstqg.

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Resumo Objetivo: analisar indicadores de qualidade e conteúdo técnico dos vídeos postados na plataforma YouTube, para leigos, sobre reanimação cardiopulmonar em adultos e sua produção audiovisual quanto aos princípios do letramento digital em saúde. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório, que selecionou vídeos gravados entre dezembro de 2015 e abril de 2021. Foram analisados por indicadores da produção de material audiovisual, considerando as diretrizes da American Heart Association e os princípios do letramento digital em saúde. Foi realizada estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: dos 121 vídeos analisados, 26 não atenderam qualquer indicador sobre ressuscitação cardiopulmonar; quatro atingiram 81% de conformidade; oito vídeos, 79%; nove vídeos, 69% e 74 vídeos de seis a 63%. De acordo com os princípios do letramento digital em saúde, um vídeo atendeu 85% dos indicadores; 81 vídeos atenderam de 50 a 80% e 39 vídeos, de 10 a 49%. Foi identificada correlação positiva entre letramento e ressuscitação cardiopulmonar. Conclusão: nenhum vídeo apresentou 100% de conformidade com as diretrizes da American Heart Association. A falta de mecanismos de fiscalização e controle sobre conteúdos relacionados à saúde permite a publicação de vídeos equivocados, que têm sido utilizados como aprendizado pelas pessoas e podem perder o maior objetivo que é salvar vidas.

Abstract Objective: to analyze the quality indicators and technical content of the videos for lay people posted on the YouTube platform, on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults and their audiovisual production regarding the principles of digital health literacy. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study, which selected videos recorded between December 2015 and April 2021. They were analyzed by indicators of the production of audiovisual material, considering the American Heart Association guidelines and the principles of digital health literacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Results: of the 121 videos analyzed, 26 did not comply with any indicator on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, four reached 81% compliance, eight videos reached 79%, nine reached 69% and 74 videos, from 6% to 63%. According to the principles of digital health literacy, one video met 85% of the indicators, 81 met from 50% to 80% and 39, from 10% to 49%. A positive correlation was identified between literacy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Conclusion: no video presented 100% compliance with the American Heart Association guidelines. The absence of mechanisms for supervision and control over health-related contents allows for the posting of mistaken videos, which have been used as a learning method by people and can thus miss their greatest goal: save lives.

Resumen Objetivo: analizar los indicadores de calidad y contenido técnico de los videos publicados en la plataforma YouTube, para legos, sobre reanimación cardiopulmonar en adultos y su producción audiovisual según los principios de la alfabetización digital en salud. Método: estudio descriptivo, exploratorio, que seleccionó videos grabados entre diciembre de 2015 y abril de 2021. Fueron analizados en función de los indicadores de producción de material audiovisual, considerando las directrices de la American Heart Association y los principios de la alfabetización digital en salud. Se realizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Resultados: de los 121 videos analizados, 26 no cumplieron con ninguno de los indicadores de reanimación cardiopulmonar; cuatro lograron un 81% de conformidad; ocho videos, 79%; nueve videos, 69% y 74 videos de seis a 63%. De acuerdo con los principios de la alfabetización digital en salud, un video cumplió con el 85% de los indicadores; 81 videos cumplieron del 50 al 80% y 39 videos del 10 al 49%. Se identificó una correlación positiva entre la alfabetización y la reanimación cardiopulmonar. Conclusión: ningún video cumplió el 100% de las directrices de la American Heart Association. La falta de mecanismos de supervisión y control sobre los contenidos relacionados con la salud permite la publicación de videos erróneos, que han sido utilizados como experiencia de aprendizaje por las personas y es probable que no cumplan con el principal objetivo, que es salvar vidas.

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ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate a pediatric risk evaluation and classification service in the aspects of structure, process, and outcome. Methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study in which qualitative data complement the results. Data collection by non-participant observation, interview, and consultation of medical records. Results: we observed two hundred and four visits. The service works in a makeshift room and without privacy. The nurses did not use various materials/equipment available for evaluation, rarely performed a physical examination, used the interview most of the time, and did not consult the protocol. Parents/companions received no information, and medical records showed incomplete records. Nurses classified 69.1% of the children as non-emergency. The most frequent outcome of the visits was discharge. Conclusions: the service showed weaknesses in the physical structure, in the risk classification process, and the outcomes, but it presents a good resolution in the assistance. We recommend a revision in the protocol used and sensitize nurses about the work process and communication with parents/companions.

RESUMEN Objetivos: evaluar un servicio de evaluación y clasificación de riesgo pediátrico en los aspectos de estructura, proceso y resultado. Métodos: estudio transversal, descriptivo y exploratorio, en que datos cualitativos complementan los resultados. Datos recogidos por observación no participante, entrevista y consulta a prontuarios. Resultados: observados 204 atenciones. Servicio funciona en sala improvisada y sin privacidad. Enfermeros no usaron varios materiales/equipos disponibles a la evaluación, raramente realizaron examen físico, usaron la entrevista casi siempre y no consultaron el protocolo. Padres/acompañantes no recibieron información, y los prontuarios mostraron registros incompletos. Enfermeros clasificaron 69,1% de los niños como no urgencia. Desfecho de las atenciones más frecuente fue la alta. Conclusiones: servicio mostró fragilidades en la estructura física, en el proceso de clasificación de riesgo y resultados, pero presenta buena resolutiva en las atenciones. Recomienda la revisión del protocolo usado y sensibilización de los enfermeros cuanto al proceso de trabajo y comunicación con padres/acompañantes.

RESUMO Objetivos: avaliar um serviço de avaliação e classificação de risco pediátrico nos aspectos de estrutura, processo e resultado. Métodos: estudo transversal, descritivo e exploratório, em que dados qualitativos complementam os resultados. Dados coletados por observação não participante, entrevista e consulta a prontuários. Resultados: foram observados 204 atendimentos. O serviço funciona em sala improvisada e sem privacidade. Os enfermeiros não usaram vários materiais/equipamentos disponíveis para a avaliação, raramente realizaram exame físico, usaram a entrevista quase sempre e não consultaram o protocolo. Pais/acompanhantes não receberam informação, e os prontuários mostraram registros incompletos. Os enfermeiros classificaram 69,1% das crianças como não urgência. O desfecho dos atendimentos mais frequente foi a alta. Conclusões: o serviço mostrou fragilidades na estrutura física, no processo de classificação de risco e nos resultados, mas apresenta boa resolutividade nos atendimentos. Recomenda-se a revisão do protocolo usado e sensibilização dos enfermeiros quanto ao processo de trabalho e comunicação com pais/acompanhantes.