scholarly journals Riscos ocupacionais no processo de trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde: revisão integrativa/ Occupational risks in the work process of the community health agent: integrated review

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Rodrigues Alves Mesquita ◽  
Raquel Soares Pedro ◽  
Magda Guimarães de Araujo Faria ◽  
Luciana Valadão Alves Kebian ◽  
Amanda De Lucas Xavier Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Community Health Agent

Objetivo: Identificar, na literatura científica, publicações sobre os principais riscos ocupacionais no trabalho do Agente Comunitário de Saúde (ACS). Método: Pesquisa qualitativa do tipo revisão integrativa de literatura, tendo como questão norteadora: Quais os riscos que os ACS estão expostos na sua atividade laboral? A coleta de dados ocorreu em maio de 2019, nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), por meio do portal da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), a coleção principal da Web of Science, através do Portal de Periódicos da Capes. Resultados: Foram identificadas 43 publicações que, após a filtragem segundo critérios de inclusão e exclusão, culminou em uma amostra de 12 artigos. Foram identificados quatro tipos de riscos, apresentados no formato de categorias de análise, a saber: Riscos físicos; Riscos químicos; Riscos biológicos; Riscos psicossociais. Conclusões: Diante da tamanha relevância do ACS para a Estratégia Saúde da Família e a saúde pública, cabe a reflexão sobre as condições laborais nas quais estes profissionais se encontram e espera-se que gestores, os próprios ACS e demais profissionais se mobilizem para estruturar mecanismos de apoio e defesa desta categoria, minimizando e sanando os riscos ocupacionais.

scholarly journals Potencialidades do processo de trabalho do Agente Comunitário de Saúde

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Caroline Couto Domingues ◽  
Kallen Dettmann Wandekoken ◽  
Maristela Dalbello-Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Community Health Agent

Potentialities of the work process conducted by the community health agent

scholarly journals Innovating Occupational Safety Training: A Scoping Review on Digital Games and Possible Applications in Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1868
Author(s):  
Lucia Vigoroso ◽  
Federica Caffaro ◽  
Margherita Micheletti Cremasco ◽  
Eugenio Cavallo
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Training Method ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
Safety Knowledge

Digital games have been successfully applied in different working sectors as an occupational safety training method, but with a very limited application in agriculture. In agriculture and other productive sectors, unintentional injuries tend to occur with similar dynamics. A literature review was carried out to understand how occupational risks are addressed during game-based safety training in different productive sectors and how this can be transferred to agriculture. Literature about “serious game” and “gamification” as safety training methods was searched in WEB OF SCIENCE, SCOPUS, PUBMED and PsycINFO databases. In the forty-two publications retained, the computer was identified as the most adopted game support, whereas “points”, “levels”, “challenges” and “discovery” were the preferred game mechanics. Moreover, an association can be detected between the game mechanics and the elements developed in the game. Finally, during the game assessment, much positive feedback was collected and the games proved to be able to increase the operators’ skills and safety knowledge. In light of the results, insights are provided to develop an effective, satisfying and engaging safety game training for workers employed in agriculture. Games can be best used to learn and they are certain to improve over the next few years.

scholarly journals Methodological adequacy of articles published in two open-access Brazilian cardiology periodicals

2010 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Rufino Macedo ◽  
Davi Leite da Silva ◽  
Maria Eduarda Puga
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Assessment Performance ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
The Impact

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The use of rigorous scientific methods has contributed towards developing scientific articles of excellent methodological quality. This has made it possible to promote their citation and increase the impact factor. Brazilian periodicals have had to adapt to certain quality standards demanded by these indexing organizations, such as the content and the number of original articles published in each issue. This study aimed to evaluate the methodological adequacy of two Brazilian periodicals within the field of cardiology that are indexed in several databases and freely accessible through the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), and which are now indexed by the Web of Science (Institute for Scientific Information, ISI). DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive study at Brazilian Cochrane Center. METHODS: All the published articles were evaluated according to merit assessment (content) and form assessment (performance). RESULTS: Ninety-six percent of the articles analyzed presented study designs that were adequate for answering the objectives. CONCLUSIONS: These two Brazilian periodicals within the field of cardiology published methodologically adequate articles, since they followed the quality standards. Thus, these periodicals can be considered both for consultation and as vehicles for publishing future articles. For further analyses, it is essential to apply other indicators of scientific activity such as bibliometrics, which evaluates quantitative aspects of the production, dissemination and use of information, and scientometrics, which is also concerned with the development of science policies, within which it is often superimposed on bibliometrics.

scholarly journals Beach volleyball athlete training trends of Russian-language scientific resources: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-338
Author(s):  
Sergii Iermakov ◽  
Tetiana Yermakova ◽  
Krzysztof Wnorowski ◽  
Abdelkrim Bensbaa
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
English Language ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index

Background and Study Aim. The inclusion of beach volleyball in the program of the Olympic Games gave some impetus to the development of scientific research on various problems of training athletes. Most of the research results are presented in journals included in the Web of Science Core Collection. However, the publication of research results in journals from national databases remains outside the scope of this database. The aim of this study is to systematically review the scientific literature on various beach volleyball issues in Russian-language scientific resources. Material and Methods. The sources of information were the authoritative database Web of Science Core Collection, Russian Science Citation Index, Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU (Russia), National Repositary of Academic Texts (Ukraine). Data extraction from these databases was carried out using the keywords “volleyball” / “beach”. A total of 1,875 documents were found for the keyword “volleyball”. Of these, the keyword “beach” - 273 documents. Further analysis was carried out on 273 documents. The search query results were recorded in the form of tables and a special text file, which were processed in the VOSviewer 1.6.17 program. Results. The most significant and more popular subject categories, journals, authors, articles, keywords have been identified. The relationship between keywords and individual groups of publications has been established. A method for extracting data from the Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU in a semiautomatic mode is presented. The trends in the development of beach volleyball in various aspects of the training of elite athletes and the sports reserve, the health-improving function of beach volleyball for youth are shown. Conclusions. Differences in the content of research between Russian-language and English-language resources are a good complement to each other. This fact may contribute to solving the problems of beach volleyball and international cooperation of researchers.

scholarly journals ENVELHECIMENTO E COVID-19: ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE COMORBIDADES E GRAVIDADE DA DOENÇA

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Mayara Gouveia Bezerra ◽  
Crislayne Maria Berto ◽  
Fernando Arthur Alves Da Silva ◽  
Leiliane Moraes dos Santos Silva ◽  
Ana Paula De Oliveira Marques
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Diabetes Tipo 2

Introdução: Atualmente, tem-se constatado o alto número de idosos hospitalizados por COVID-19, os quais geralmente apresentam condições clínicas subjacentes, com o aumento da idade sendo associado à gravidade clínica, incluindo letalidade. Objetivo: Investigar a associação entre comorbidades e gravidade da COVID-19 em idosos. Métodos: Realizou-se uma revisão integrativa nas bases de dados Literatura Internacional em Ciências da Saúde (MEDLINE), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Centro Latino-Americano e do Caribe de Informação em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Pubmed e Web of Science, utilizando a combinação dos descritores “comorbidity“, “risk factors”, “COVID-19” e “elderly”. Foram encontrados 270 artigos no total. Destes, 31 foram pré-selecionados e, após aplicação dos critérios de elegibilidade, restaram 12 artigos, os quais compuseram esta revisão.  Resultados: Os idosos somam 20,5% dos casos graves de COVID-19. A presença de comorbidade aumenta a atividade do gene ECA2, o qual é responsável pela expressão da proteína transmembrana Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina 2 (ECA2), relacionada com a infecção celular pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2. Além disso, os estudos constataram que diagnósticos preexistentes de demência, diabetes tipo 2, hipertensão arterial, Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC), doenças cardíacas e depressão em idosos são estatisticamente significativas para o desenvolvimento da forma mais grave da COVID-19 e para mortalidade dessa população. Outro ponto interessante é que a Doença Renal Crônica (DRC) contribuiu principalmente para a morte.  Conclusão: A presença de comorbidades na população idosa com COVID-19 está relacionada a maior gravidade e pior prognóstico da doença.

scholarly journals Risk of nasopharyngeal cancer in productive sectors and formaldehyde exposure in bakeries industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Miligi ◽  
S Massari ◽  
R I Paredes Alpaca ◽  
S Piro ◽  
C Airoldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Registries ◽  
International Agency ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Traditional Sector

Abstract Background The International Agency for Research on Cancer evaluated formaldehyde (F) as carcinogenic for human in association with Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC). Occupational exposure to F occurs in many industrial sectors also in those non-traditional. For example in Tuscany F was detected in a bakery where a NPC case had ever worked. Methods In this study a) A case control approach (OCCAM) was used for monitoring occupational risks based on current information sources. Three Italian Regional Operating Centres, collected NPC cases from cancer registries and/or hospital discharge records. Controls were randomly sampled from the regional health service population data. Occupational histories were available through record linkage with the social security pension database (INPS). Study results were reported by industrial sectors, area and gender. b) A specific study on F exposure was conducted in bakeries and pastry industry carrying out measurements to determine the concentration of F in specific tasks and positions. Results 717 cases linked with INPS database. Increased ORs for several industrial sectors such as iron and steel, wood and plastic were observed. In two regions also health and veterinary services and hairdressers were at increased risk, but based on few cases of exposed workers. In the non traditional sector of bakeries and pastry industries, where workplaces were monitored, high levels of F in personal air samplings were found, in particular in processes that involve a strong leavening. Conclusions Many productive sectors, in which F exposure could occurred, were observed to be at higher risk. The measurements performed in the non traditional sector monitored, confirmed the F exposure in some phases of the work process. With this study we contributed to increased knowledge on the risk of NPC within the monitoring system of occupational risks, and to deepen exposure to F in a non traditional productive sector such as bakeries and pastry industries. Key messages The epidemiological method used (OCCAM) in this study provides further information on the role of occupational exposure in the development of nasopharyngeal cancer. The measurements performed in the bakeries and pastry industries provide new additional information on the exposure to formaldehyde in some work process phases of a non-traditional productive sector.

scholarly journals The Profile and Work Process of Community Health Agents / Perfil e o Processo de Trabalho dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
Ana Claudia Pinheiro Garcia ◽  
Rita de Cassia Duarte Lima ◽  
Eliane de Fátima Almeida Lima ◽  
Heletícia Scabelo Galavote ◽  
Maria Angélica Carvalho Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Work Process

Objetivo: identificar o perfil e descrever o processo de trabalho dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS). Método: estudo transversal descritivo, com 291 ACS vinculados a 136 equipes de saúde da família, a coleta de dados utilizou um questionário contendo variáveis sociodemograficas e seu processo de trabalho, realizou estatística descritiva e associações, por meio do teste através do teste Exato de Fisher e considerou significante p≤ 0,05. Resultados: (91,1%) eram do sexo feminino, a idade variou de 24 a 69 anos. Em relação à escolaridade, 85,5% referiram possuir ensino médio completo. Quanto ao processo de trabalho, 40,5% dos ACS sentem-se pouco seguros em relação ao vínculo de trabalho; o trabalho é mencionado como muito estressante por 68,7% dos entrevistados. Conclusão:  conclui-se com esse estudo a necessidade de novas pesquisas afim de melhor compreender os eventos produtores de estresse nos ACS.

scholarly journals Os desafios enfrentados pela equipe editorial do Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases na transição entre dois publishers de renome internacional

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (esp.) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Claudia Vilalva Cassaro ◽  
Juliana Siani Simionato ◽  
Selma de Lourdes Pires Martins ◽  
José Claudio Pires Martins ◽  
Lucilene Delazari Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Biomed Central ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Pubmed Central ◽  
Venomous Animals

<p><em>The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins,</em> criado em 1995 no Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP) da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, Brasil, foi a primeira revista digital brasileira. Em 1998 foi selecionada para integrar a base SciELO (<em>Scientific Electronic Library Online</em>), e em 2003, para se tornar mais abrangente, as Doenças Tropicais foram incluídas no seu escopo. Denominou-se então <em>The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases.</em> Em 2006 foi selecionada para integrar duas Bases internacionais estratégicas: a <em>Web of Science</em> da <em>Clarivate Analytics</em>, que publica anualmente o Fator de Impacto, e a <em>Scopus</em> da <em>Elsevier</em>, que publica o <em>Cites per Doc</em> e o <em>CiteScore</em>. Como estes índices se estabilizaram até 2012 entre 0.30 e 0.50, o Conselho Editorial decidiu estabelecer parceria com a <em>BioMed Central Springer-Nature</em>, um <em>publisher</em> comercial de acesso aberto e de renome internacional. Houve, nesta ocasião, uma reestruturação importante do periódico, incluindo a publicação em fluxo contínuo e a indexação no <em>PubMed Central</em>, com vistas à melhoria da qualidade e do aumento das métricas. Em 2018 o Fator de Impacto alcança o valor de 2.935, o <em>Cites per Doc</em> o de 2.973 e o <em>CiteScore</em> de 2.630. Em seis anos os indicadores tiveram um incremento substancial, ou seja, de 0.5 para 2.9. Tendo em vista os elevados investimentos necessários para renovação do contrato de parceria, e por tratar-se de uma publicação acadêmica e não-comercial, o corpo editorial decidiu manter o acesso aberto e tentar a sustentabilidade financeira do periódico a médio prazo, trazendo a publicação de volta ao Brasil a partir de 2019. A equipe SciELO acolheu a corajosa iniciativa e tornou-se o novo parceiro neste desafio. As estratégias adotadas na transição estão descritas em detalhes no “relato de experiência”.</p>

scholarly journals Plants Used in Antivenom Therapy in Rural Kenya: Ethnobotany and Future Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Omara
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Growth Habit ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
East African ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rural Kenya ◽  
Main Growth

Snake envenomation is one of the neglected tropical diseases which has left an intolerable death toll and severe socioeconomic losses in Kenya. In a continued effort to identify some antiophidic East African botanical species, this study generated ethnobotanical information on antivenom plants reported in Kenya, with a view to identify potential species which could be subjected to in vitro and clinical studies for possible development into antivenoms. Data retrieved through searches done in multidisciplinary databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scientific Electronic Library Online) indicated that 54 plant species belonging to 45 genera, distributed among 27 families, are used for the management of snakebites in Kenya. Most species belonged to the family Asteraceae (11%), Malvaceae (11%), Fabaceae (9%), Annonaceae (6%), Combretaceae (6%), and Lamiaceae (6%). The main growth habit of the species is as herbs (35%), shrubs (33%), and trees (28%). Ethnomedicinal preparations used in treating snake poisons are usually from leaves (48%), roots (26%), and stem bark (8%) through decoctions, infusions, powders, and juices which are applied topically or administered orally. The most frequently encountered species were Combretum collinum, Euclea divinorum, Fuerstia africana, Grewia fallax, Microglossa pyrifolia, Solanecio mannii, and Solanum incanum. Indigenous knowledge on medicinal antivenom therapy in Kenya is humongous, and therefore studies to isolate and evaluate the antivenom compounds in the claimed plants are required to enable their confident use in antivenom therapy alongside commercial antivenin sera.

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