scholarly journals Enfermagem em tempos de COVID-19 no Brasil: um olhar da gestão do trabalho

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1.ESP) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Machado ◽  
Everson Justino Pereira ◽  
Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto ◽  
Mônica Carvalho de Mesquita Werner Wermelinger
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Nursing Team ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Objetivo: Analisar a situação da equipe de Enfermagem no contexto da pandemia no Brasil, tendo como foco a gestão do trabalho desses profissionais. Método: Trata-se de estudo de reflexão sobre as condições de vida e de trabalho dos profissionais de enfermagem no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19, utilizando dados da Organização Mundial da Saúde, do Ministério da Saúde, do Observatório da Enfermagem do Conselho Federal de Enfermagem e da Pesquisa Perfil da Enfermagem no Brasil. Resultados: Há inúmeras fragilidades nas condições de emprego, renda, trabalho, saúde física e mental desses profissionais. Em relação à pandemia de COVID-19, o quadro é de doença instalada em todo o país, mas diferindo significativamente entre estados e regiões. O país já contabiliza 5.533 casos confirmados e 138 óbitos entre profissionais da equipe. Conclusões: A pandemia reforçou com maior amplitude as precárias condições de trabalho dos profissionais da Enfermagem brasileira, sendo necessários mais estudos e diagnósticos, sobre os efeitos que incidem no processo de trabalho durante período atual e no pós-pandemia para o melhor entendimento da realidade posta e exposta, com o intuito propor sugestões às Entidades de Classe, à sociedade e ao Estado no sentido de aproximar a realidade desses profissionais ao que a Organização Internacional do Trabalho tem denominado de “trabalho decente”.Descritores: Força de Trabalho; Enfermagem; Trabalho; Pandemia; Infecções por Coronavírus. NURSING IN COVID-19 TIMES IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT WORK MANAGEMENTObjective: Analyze the situation of the Nursing team in the context of the pandemic in Brazil, focusing on the management of the work of these professionals. Method: This is a reflection study on the living and working conditions of nursing professionals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, using data from the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Health, the Nursing Observatory of the Federal Council of Nursing and the Nursing Profile Research in Brazil. Results: There are numerous weaknesses in the working conditions, income, work, physical and mental health of these professionals. In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, the picture is of a disease installed throughout the country, but differing significantly between states and regions. The country already accounts for 5,533 confirmed cases and 138 deaths among the professionals of the nursing team. Conclusions: The pandemic has reinforced to a greater extent the precarious working conditions of Brazilian nursing professionals, requiring more studies and diagnoses, on the effects that affect the working process during the current period and in the post-pandemic for a better understanding of the reality posed and exposed, in order to propose suggestions to Class Entities, to society and to the State in order to bring the reality of these professionals closer to what the International Labor Organization has called “decent work”.Descriptors: Workforce; Nursing; Work; Pandemics; Coronavirus Infections. ENFERMERÍA EN TIEMPOS DA COVID-19 EN BRASIL: UNA MIRADA A LA GESTIÓN DEL TRABAJOObjetivo: Analizar la situación del equipo de enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia en Brasil, centrándose en la gestión del trabajo de estos profesionales. Método: Este es un estudio de reflexión sobre las condiciones de vida y trabajo de los profesionales de enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia COVID-19, utilizando datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el Ministerio de Salud, el Observatorio de Enfermería del Consejo Federal Enfermería e Investigación del Perfil de Enfermería en Brasil. Resultados: Existen numerosas debilidades en las condiciones de empleo, ingresos, trabajo, salud física y mental de estos profesionales. En relación con la pandemia de COVID-19, la imagen es de una enfermedad instalada en todo el país, pero que difiere significativamente entre estados y regiones. El país ya cuenta con 5.533 casos confirmados y 138 muertes entre los profesionales del equipo. Conclusiones: La pandemia reforzó las condiciones de trabajo precarias de los profesionales de enfermería brasileños en mayor medida, requiriendo más estudios y diagnósticos, sobre los efectos que afectan el proceso de trabajo durante el período actual y en la post pandemia para una mejor comprensión de la realidad planteada y expuesta, con el objetivo de proponer sugerencias a las Entidades de Clase, a la sociedad y al Estado para acercar la realidad de estos profesionales a lo que la Organización Internacional del Trabajo ha llamado "trabajo decente".Descriptores: Fuerza de Trabajo; Enfermería; Trabajo; Pandemias; Infecciones por Coronavirus.

The relevance of dietetic approach of Ayurveda from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 748-752
Author(s):  
Swapnali Khabade ◽  
Bharat Rathi ◽  
Renu Rathi
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Healthy Person ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Individual

A novel, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causes severe acute respiratory syndrome and spread globally from Wuhan, China. In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the SARS-Cov-2 virus as a COVID- 19, a global pandemic. This pandemic happened to be followed by some restrictions, and specially lockdown playing the leading role for the people to get disassociated with their personal and social schedules. And now the food is the most necessary thing to take care of. It seems the new challenge for the individual is self-isolation to maintain themselves on the health basis and fight against the pandemic situation by boosting their immunity. Food organised by proper diet may maintain the physical and mental health of the individual. Ayurveda aims to promote and preserve the health, strength and the longevity of the healthy person and to cure the disease by properly channelling with and without Ahara. In Ayurveda, diet (Ahara) is considered as one of the critical pillars of life, and Langhana plays an important role too. This article will review the relevance of dietetic approach described in Ayurveda with and without food (Asthavidhi visheshaytana & Lanhgan) during COVID-19 like a pandemic.

scholarly journals Disability, Frailty and Depression in the community-dwelling older adults with Osteosarcopenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Soo Park ◽  
Gyeong-Ye Lee ◽  
Young-Mi Seo ◽  
Sung-Hyo Seo ◽  
Jun-Il Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Normal Group ◽  
World Health ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of osteosarcopenia in the over 60-year-old community and to evaluate whether osteosarcopenia is associated with disability, frailty and depression. Methods This study was performed using the baseline data of Namgaram-2, among the 1010 surveyed subjects, 885 study subjects who were 60 years or older and had all necessary tests performed were selected. The Kaigo-Yobo checklist (frailty), World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) and Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form-Korean (GDSSF-K) were used. The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) were applied in this study. Osteopenia was measured using data from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and osteopenia was diagnosed when the T-score was less than − 1.0. The study subjects were divided into four groups: the normal group, in which both sarcopenia and osteopenia were undiagnosed, osteopenia only, sarcopenia only and the osteosarcopenia group, which was diagnosed with both sarcopenia and osteopenia. Results Of the 885 subjects over 60 years old evaluated, the normal group comprised 34.0%, the only osteopenia group 33.7%, the only sarcopenia group 13.1%, and the osteosarcopenia group 19.2%. WHODAS (17.5, 95% CI: 14.8-20.1), Kaigo-Yobo (3.0, 95% CI: 2.6-3.4), and GDSSF mean score (4.6, 95% CI: 3.9-5.4) were statistically significantly higher in the osteosarcopenia group compared the other groups. Partial eta squared (ηp2) of WHODAS (0.199) and Kaigo-Yobo (0.148) values ​​according to Osteosarcopenia were large, and GDSSF (0.096) was medium Conclusions Osteosarcopenia is a relatively common disease group in the older adults community that may cause deterioration of health outcomes. Therefore, when evaluating osteopenia or sarcopenia in the older adults, management of those in both disease groups should occur together.

The Association Between Racism and Suicidality Among Young Minority Groups: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110469
Author(s):  
Giorgia Rudes ◽  
Claudia Fantuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The World Health Organization states that suicide is the second leading cause of death among youngs, and racism has been proven to have detrimental effects on both physical and mental health. These two plagues represent a public health priority, especially for susceptible minorities. Method: This systematic review analyzed 23 studies from multiple database searches, to understand the relationship between racism and suicidality in young minority groups. Results: The review demonstrated the correlation between racism and suicidality with the consequent development of mental disorders. There is strong evidence that the main suicide risk factor is acculturation, interpreted as the assimilation of the dominant culture with the loss of values from one’s cultural background. Discussion: Health care professionals should not underestimate the risk of suicidality associated with racism. Prevention is crucial and it should be implemented from a young age, in schools, through a joint intervention with children and their families, aiming toward integration without acculturation.

scholarly journals Working conditions of a nursing team in mental health facility

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Silvia Esteves Morais ◽  
Gisele Fernandes Tarma Cordeiro ◽  
Angela Aparecida Peters ◽  
Tatiana Marques dos Santos ◽  
Rosa Gomes dos Santos Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Nursing Team ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Partnership ◽  
Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze how the nursing team from a Psychosocial Care Center II relates its insertion in the service with the work process. Methods: Descriptive, analytical research outlined as a case study with a qualitative approach. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with nursing professionals and went through content analysis subsidized by Bardin’s work. Results: Two thematic categories emerged: a) Ways of intake in the nursing services at the Psychosocial Care Center; b) Setbacks in nursing routine at the Psychosocial Care Center. Final considerations: The fact that the professionals have not planned to work in mental health nor have training impacts the rhythm of psychosocial care development at the Psychosocial Care Center, forcing them to seek training in the field after admission. Unmotivated by the working conditions, the nursing team suffers from the absence of an interdisciplinary partnership and goes to great lengths to approach psychosocial care.

scholarly journals A Scenario of COVID-19 Disease on Mental Health Among the General Age-groups

2022 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Somadatta Das ◽  
Rabindra Nath Padhy ◽  
Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Mental Health Effects ◽  
Watching Tv

The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus causes a respiratory disease with physical and mental health effects, ending at general morbidity and fatality from some latest coronavirus strains, at times. During the present pandemics, people stay mainly at home, contributing to some elevated stress levels. World Health Organization (WHO) contemplates that the additional steps like, quarantine and self-isolation have stimulated daily routines of peoples, leading to a rise in agitation, oppression, sleeplessness, alcohol addiction, drug-addictions and suicidal behaviors; consequently, causing increase in cases of domestic violence, even. At this stage, health service providers cannot help the poor, elderly people, children who are susceptible to pre-medical adverse conditions. This work aims to highlight the general scenario of the mental health locally in India during covid-19 pandemic. Some lifestyles, such as yoga, meditation, Ayurvedic medication, avoiding reading on corona too much and watching TV about it, while staying with the own family with the popular healthier lifestyles are recommended to alleviate stress.

BioMed_Central_Tex_Template_v1.06 Exploration of Workplace violence experience among nurses at a selected University teaching Hospital in Rwanda

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valens MUSENGAMANA ◽  
Oluyinka Adejumo ◽  
Gilbert BANAMWANA ◽  
Marie Josée MUKAGENDANEZA ◽  
Thimothée Shahidi TWAHIRWA
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
World Health ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background Workplace violence is a global problem in the health sector especially in the hospitals affecting healthcare works’ job satisfaction and performance. Workplace violence is present in different forms associated with various factors and the nurses are the most affected. The aim of this study was to explore workplace violence experience among nurses working at a selected University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda.Method The research approach used was quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design. The stratified random sampling was used to recruit 195 participants among 379 nurses. The data was collected using a structured, validated, and self-administered questionnaire that was adapted from the International Labor Organization, International Council of Nurses, World Health Organization and Public Services International. Descriptive statistics were used for analyzing frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test was used for evaluating the association between variables.Results The findings revealed that (58.5%, n=114) of nurses have experienced some types of WPV in the twelve months preceding the study, among them (44.6%, n=108) of nurses were verbally abused. The nurses providing emergency care, the nurses working at the emergency department and nurses working with vulnerable patients like HIV/AIDS patients were associated with workplace violence Chi-square (1, n=195), P=<0.001). The psychological problems has been found as the first consequences of workplace violence.Conclusions Based on the study findings, it was concluded that the hospital management needs to be aware of workplace violence, develop and implement appropriate policies and strategies. These strategies will strengthen nurses’ concentration towards their and will resulting in service delivery improvement.

Intimate partner violence

2018 ◽  
pp. 465-476
Author(s):  
Carmen Wong ◽  
Wai Ching Ng ◽  
Hua Zhong ◽  
Anne Scully-Hill
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to any action that causes physical, sexual, and psychological harm by intimate partners, which includes domestic violence. This chapter gives a brief overview and details the prevalence, current theories, research, and evidence, including patriarchy and gender issues. IPV is complex, with internal and external factors relating to the victim, perpetrator, family, and the community. The long-term impacts on physical and mental health are reviewed. Recent direction by the World Health Organization describes a multi-level integrated approach, which is discussed topically in terms of individual, relational, and community prevention and intervention and its challenges. Finally, policies and laws relating to IPV are reviewed. This chapter has been written collaboratively by a multidisciplinary team of medical, social, and legal professionals.

Alcohol-Related Mortality in the WHO European Region: Sex-Specific Trends and Predictions

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 593-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Pruckner ◽  
Barbara Hinterbuchinger ◽  
Matthäus Fellinger ◽  
Daniel König ◽  
Thomas Waldhoer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
World Health ◽  
European Region ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Per Capita Consumption ◽  
Related Mortality

Abstract Aims Alcohol is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality, especially within the European region. Differences in per capita consumption and drinking patterns are possible reasons for regional differences and diverging trends in alcohol-related health outcomes. Methods Twenty-nine countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) European region were evaluated for trends and predictions in alcohol-related deaths within the last four decades using data available from the WHO Health for All database. Results Between 1979 and 2015, age-standardised death rates due to selected alcohol-related causes decreased significantly for both sexes in all assessed countries of the WHO European region, but regional differences are still pronounced. Assuming a similar trend in the future, the model predicted a further decrease until the year 2030. Conclusion Even though alcohol-related mortality may have decreased within the last decades, the detrimental effects of alcohol consumption and alcohol dependence remain a considerable burden of disease within Europe.

scholarly journals Population-Based Study of the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hand Hygiene Behaviors—Polish Adolescents’ COVID-19 Experience (PLACE-19) Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Głąbska ◽  
Dominika Skolmowska ◽  
Dominika Guzek
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
World Health ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
School Students ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Health Organization

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and other major authorities recommend frequent hand washing and applying proper hand hygiene procedures as one of the cheapest, easiest, and most important ways to prevent the spread of a virus. For adolescents it is especially important as it should become for them a lifelong habit. The aim of the study was to assess the hand hygiene behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national Polish sample of secondary school adolescents and to verify the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on those behaviors. The study was conducted in April 2020 in a national sample of 2323 secondary school students recruited based on secondary school sampling procedure (random quota sampling with quotas for voivodeships). The hand hygiene behaviors that were assessed included: frequency of washing hands, reasons for not washing hands, circumstances of washing hands, and procedure of handwashing. Participants were asked each question twice—for the current period of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the period before the COVID-19 issue. The declared frequency of washing hands during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly higher than before (p < 0.0001), as the majority of respondents declared doing it 6–15 times a day (58.4%) while before the pandemic, it was 3–10 times a day (68.1%). The share of respondents declaring washing their hands always while it would be needed was significantly higher for the period during the COVID-19 pandemic (54.8%) than it was for the period before (35.6%; p < 0.0001), and there was a lower share of respondents declaring various reasons for not washing hands. For the majority of circumstances of washing hands, including those associated with meals, personal hygiene, leaving home, socializing, health, and household chores, the share of respondents declaring always washing their hands was significantly higher for the period during the COVID-19 pandemic than for the period before (p < 0.0001). For the majority of steps of handwashing procedure, the share of respondents declaring including them always was significantly higher for the period during the COVID-19 pandemic than for the period before (p < 0.0001), but a higher share declared not wearing a watch and bracelet (p = 0.0006), and rings (p = 0.0129). It was concluded that during the COVID-19 pandemic all the assessed hand hygiene behaviors of Polish adolescents were improved, compared with those before, but hand hygiene education is still necessary.

scholarly journals Sources and atmospheric dynamics of organic aerosol in New Delhi, India: insights from receptor modeling

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 735-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahil Bhandari ◽  
Shahzad Gani ◽  
Kanan Patel ◽  
Dongyu S. Wang ◽  
Prashant Soni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Source Apportionment ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Organic Aerosol ◽  
Receptor Modeling ◽  
World Health ◽  
Aerosol Composition ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Online Measurements ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract. Delhi, India, is the second most populated city in the world and routinely experiences some of the highest particulate matter concentrations of any megacity on the planet, posing acute challenges to public health (World Health Organization, 2018). However, the current understanding of the sources and dynamics of PM pollution in Delhi is limited. Measurements at the Delhi Aerosol Supersite (DAS) provide long-term chemical characterization of ambient submicron aerosol in Delhi, with near-continuous online measurements of aerosol composition. Here we report on source apportionment based on positive matrix factorization (PMF), conducted on 15 months of highly time-resolved speciated submicron non-refractory PM1 (NR-PM1) between January 2017 and March 2018. We report on seasonal variability across four seasons of 2017 and interannual variability using data from the two winters and springs of 2017 and 2018. We show that a modified tracer-based organic component analysis provides an opportunity for a real-time source apportionment approach for organics in Delhi. Phase equilibrium modeling of aerosols using the extended aerosol inorganics model (E-AIM) predicts equilibrium gas-phase concentrations and allows evaluation of the importance of the ventilation coefficient (VC) and temperature in controlling primary and secondary organic aerosol. We also find that primary aerosol dominates severe air pollution episodes, and secondary aerosol dominates seasonal averages.

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