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Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; CRUZ, A.S.; PINTO, R.M.; LIMA, T.G.F.M.S.; LACERDA, J.S.; CADAXA, A.G.; ARAUJO, A.C.C.; SILVA, L.F.; MIRANDA, A.E.B.; RIBEIRO, A. G; TEIXEIRA, C. A.; MARQUES, T.S.; CEZÁRIO, S.F.; JÚNIOR, O.V.S.; GALLEGO, A.M.;

Resumo: Background: The “Syphilis No!” campaign the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) launched between November 2018 and March 2019, brought forward the concept "Test, Treat and Cure" to remind the population of the importance of syphilis prevention. In this context, this study aims to analyze the similarity of syphilis online news to comprehend how public health communication interventions influence media coverage of the syphilis issue. Methods: This paper presented a computational approach to assess the effectiveness of communication actions on a public health problem. Data were collected between January 2015 and December 2019 and processed using the Hermes ecosystem, which utilizes …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; CRUZ, A.S.; PINTO, R.M.; LACERDA, J.S.; NÚÑEZ, L.S.; CADAXA, A.G.; SILVA, L.F.; MIRANDA, A.E.B.; RIBEIRO, A. G; ATUN, R.; OLIVEIRA, H.G.; MARQUES, T.S.; CEZÁRIO, S.F.; JÚNIOR, O.V.S.;

Resumo: Abstract This study analyzes online news disseminated throughout the pre-, during-, and post-intervention periods of the “Syphilis No!” Project, which was developed in Brazil between November 2018 and March 2019. We investigated the influence of sentiment aspects of news to explore their possible relationships with syphilis testing data in response to the syphilis epidemic in Brazil. A dictionary-based technique (VADER) was chosen to perform sentiment analysis considering the Brazilian Portuguese language. Finally, the data collected were used in statistical tests to obtain other indicators, such as correlation and distribution analysis. Of the 627 news items, 198 (31.58%) were classified as …

Autores: SANTOS, J.P.Q.D.; COUTINHO, K.D.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; CRUZ, A.S.; CARVALHO, D.D.A.; LIMA, L.J.G.; BARROS, G.M.C.; MIRANDA, A.E.B.; BARBALHO, I.M.P.; TEIXEIRA, C. A.; HENRIQUES, J. F. S. A.; MOIOLI, A.I.L.S.; PINTO, T.K.B.; FERNANDES, F.R.D.S.; GIL, P.J.C.S.; MORAIS, E.K.L.; ALMEIDA, M.C.D.; GENDRIZ, I.S.; GAMA, L.;

Resumo: Abstract The improvement of laboratory diagnosis is a critical step for the reduction of syphilis cases around the world. In this paper, we present the development of an impedance-based method for detecting T. pallidum antigens and antibodies as an auxiliary tool for syphilis laboratory diagnosis. We evaluate the voltammetric signal obtained after incubation in carbon or gold nanoparticle-modified carbon electrodes in the presence or absence of Poly-L-Lysine. Our results indicate that the signal obtained from the electrodes was sufficient to distinguish between infected and non-infected samples immediately (T0′) or 15 min (T15′) after incubation, indicating its potential use as a …

Autores: BARROS, D.M.S.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; CARDOSO, P.H.; PAIVA, J.C.L.; LIMA, T.G.F.M.S.; LACERDA, J.S.; MUNEIRO, L.C.; TRINDADE, S.D.; GONZÁLEZ, M.O.A.; BARBALHO, I.M.P.; CUNHA-OLIVEIRA, A.; BEZERRA, P.H.C.; CAMARNEIRO, A.P.;

Resumo: Abstract Syphilis is increasingly prevalent around the world as a result of complex factors. In Brazil, the government declared a syphilis epidemic in 2016 and then set a strategic agenda to respond to this serious public health problem. In a joint effort, Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) recommended that novel and diversified health communication strategies should be developed, which the “Syphilis No” project (SNP) later conducted through nationwide mass communication campaigns. We performed exploratory data analysis to identify and understand the results of three health communication campaigns by considering syphilis data trends in Brazil. The SNP, by using traditional …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; ROSENDO, T.S.; PONDOFE, K.M.; V. R.;RESQUETI; SOUZA, A.A.; SILVA, S.T.; MELO, L.P.;

Resumo: Abstract: Introduction The prescription of an intervention plan can be challenging for the physical therapist, considering clinical phenotypes, individual prognosis and the rapid, progressive and deteriorating nature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this context, therapeutic exercises (eg, resistance and aerobic exercises) for patients with ALS remain controversial and may influence the treatment plan. Therefore, this review aims to critically assess whether physical therapy interventions are effective for improving functional capacity, quality of life and fatigue of individuals with ALS. Methods and analysis Studies will be selected according to eligibility criteria, and language, geographical area or publication date will not …

Autores: MORAIS, A.H.F.; BARROS, D.M.S.; SANTOS, J.P.Q.D.; COUTINHO, K.D.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; FERREIRA, M.A.C.; CRUZ, A.S.; OLIVEIRA, C.A.P.; CARVALHO, D.D.A.; ALBUQUERQUE, G.A.; BISINOTI, N.N.V.M.; LIMA, L.J.G.; ALVES, L.P.C.F.; GUSMÃO, C.M.G.; TEIXEIRA, C. A.; HENRIQUES, J. F. S. A.; MOIOLI, A.I.L.S.; GIL, P.J.C.S.;

Resumo: Abstract: Purpose: Primary Health Care (PHC) is the coordinator of health care in Brazil and needs to be strengthened in the diagnostic field to increase health care quality. Aiming to improve the diagnostic tools currently available in PHC, this work describes the process of development and validation of two point-of-care biomedical devices for screening patients with syphilis or different kinds of cancer. Methods: The development of these devices followed nine stages of action based on the requirements established by the Ministry of Health. During development, both systems followed the stages of circuit planning, software simulation to verify the components used, …

Autores: MORAIS, A.H.F.; BARROS, D.M.S.; PAIVA, J.C.; COUTINHO, K.D.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; BARBALHO, I.M.P.; HENRIQUES, J. F. S. A.; FERNANDES, F.R.D.S.; NETO, G.C.C.; CHIORO, A.;

Resumo: Electronic Health Records (EHR) are critical tools for advancing digital health worldwide. In Brazil, EHR development must follow specific standards, laws, and guidelines that contribute to implementing beneficial resources for population health monitoring. This paper presents an audit of the main approaches used for EHR development in Brazil, thus highlighting prospects, challenges, and existing gaps in the field. We applied a systematic review protocol to search for articles published from 2011 to 2021 in seven databases (Science Direct, Web of Science, PubMed, Springer, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, and SciELO). Subsequently, we analyzed 14 articles that met the inclusion and …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; MIRANDA, A.E.B.; PEREIRA, G.F.M.; SANTOS, A.S.D.D.; LANNOY, L.H.; SANTOS, P.C.; COELHO, R.;

Resumo: Background: Brazil lacks data from syphilis in its border areas. We aimed to describe the spatial and temporal distribution of acquired syphilis (AS), in pregnancy (SP) and congenital syphilis (CS) in Brazilian municipalities in the arches border contexts. Methods: An ecological, cross-sectional study was conducted from 2010 to 2020. The study was based on the cases of syphilis available in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), and on the Primary Health Care Information System. The detection rates of AS and SP, and the incidence of CS were estimated, and the time series was analyzed. Data between the border arches were …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; SILVA, R.D.; CARDOSO, P.H.; CRUZ, A.S.; VERAS, N.V.R.; SOUZA, G.F.; ANDRADE, I.G.M.; LIMA, L.J.G.; FARIAS, F.L.O.; BARBALHO, I.M.P.; MOIOLI, A.I.L.S.; PINTO, T.K.B.; FERNANDES, F.R.D.S.; GODEIRO, M.F.L.S.;

Resumo: Abstract Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, vaccination has been the core strategy to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in humans. This paper analyzes the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. We analyzed data from 23,516 hospitalized COVID-19 patients diagnosed between April 2020 and August 2021. We excluded the data from patients hospitalized through direct occupancy, unknown outcomes, and unconfirmed COVID-19 cases, resulting in data from 12,635 patients cross-referenced with the immunization status during hospitalization. Our results indicated that administering at least one dose of the immunizers was sufficient to …

Autores: NAGEM, D.A.P.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; HOLANDA, .L.J.; LINDQUIST, A.R.R.; OLIVEIRA, D.C.S.; KRISHNAN, S.; MORYA, E.; FERNANDES, A.P.M.;

Resumo: Statistical properties of accelerometer (ACC) are useful to determine the appropriate tool to obtain biomedical signal features for each specific aim. It may be applied to evaluate human movement in order to detect and monitor neuromuscular diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study aimed to use techniques to determine the degree of stationarity and linearity of ACC to analyze and compare upper limb (UL) in healthy subjects (HS) and ALS. Our dataset contains 10 being HS (age 48.4±4.25 years) and seven ALS people (age 59.86±16.32 years) who underwent motion analysis from 16 ACC sensors sampled at 148 Hz …

Autores: COUTINHO, K.D.; MORAIS, P.S.G.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; OLIVEIRA, C.A.P.; SILVA, J.L.R.; DIAS, A.P.; RÊGO, M.C.F.D.; TRINDADE, S.D.; GUSMÃO, C.M.G.; BARBALHO, I.M.P.; ROMÃO, M.H.; SILVA, G.J.P.C.; CAITANO, A.R.; ALCOFORADO, J.L.M.;

Resumo: With syphilis cases on the rise, Brazil declared an epidemic in 2016. To address the consequent public health crisis, the Ministry of Health laid out a rapid response plan, namely, the “Syphilis No!” Project (SNP), a national instrument to fight the disease which encompasses four dimensions: (a) management and governance, (b) surveillance, (c) comprehensive care, and (d) strengthening of educommunication. In the dimension of education, the SNP developed the learning pathway “Syphilis and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)” to strengthen and promote Health Education. This pathway features 54 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), delivered through the Virtual Learning Environment of …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; CRUZ, A.S.; CARVALHO, D.D.A.; ALBUQUERQUE, G.A.; BISINOTI, N.N.V.M.; PINHEIRO, B.M.; HENRIQUES, J. F. S. A.; CAMPOS, A. L. P. S.; LIMA, J.G.;

Resumo: Abstract Background: Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by low bone mineral density, which typically leads to fractures and reduced quality of life. Currently, diagnostic devices used to assess this condition (e.g., dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) are very costly, making it infeasible to meet the demand for testing in most countries. Therefore, we proposed a preclinical validation of a prototype called Osseus in an attempt to enhance osteoporosis screening tests and alleviate their costs. Osseus is a device developed to assist bone mineral density classifcation. It integrates a microcontroller into other peripheral devices to measure the attenuation at the middle phalanx of …

Autores: FREGONEZI, G.A.F.; ROSENDO, T.S.; PONDOFE, K.M.; V. R.;RESQUETI; CASTRO, R. T.; MARCELINO, A.A.; VERA-URIBE, R.;

Resumo: Abstract Introduction: Respiratory muscle weakness and ventilatory failure are common complications in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and may lead to death. Respiratory physiotherapy may improve lung function in this population. This study aims to investigate the effects of respiratory physiotherapy on lung function, cough efficacy and functional status of patients with ALS. Methods and analysis: A protocol was published on the International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO). The research will cover randomised controlled trials, with no language or publication date restriction, available in the following databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Physiotherapy Evidence Database. …

Autores: BARROS, D.M.S.; VALENTIM, R.A.M.; ALMEIDA, M.C.D.; LIMA, T.G.F.M.S.; CUNHA-OLIVEIRA, A.; CORDEIRO, A.M.R.; SANTOS, D.G.S.M.;

Resumo: Syphilis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide and has shown a rising trend in recent years, according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021. Given this problem, the present study aims to develop a scoping review of what has been done in the world after the publication of the global strategy for the elimination of STIs, with a specific focus on syphilis. Thus, we searched for papers on health policies in response to syphilis in Pubmed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and EBSCO by CINAHL, as well as in ocial documents from international …

Autores: VALENTIM, R.A.M.; HOLANDA, .L.J.; SILVA, E.M.G.S.; LINDQUIST, A.R.R.; SOUZA, A.A.; MELO, L.P.; RIBEIRO, T.S.;

Resumo: Introduction: Caregivers are essential during and after rehabilitation but exhibit intense physical and mental burdens due to responsibilities, resulting in stress, irritability, depression, anxiety, pain, and financial distress. Telerehabilitation offers several remote health services that improve time, engagement, and physical and mental health care access. Thus, we outlined a systematic review protocol to evaluate the impact of telerehabilitation on the burden, stress, pain, and quality of life of caregivers of patients with neurological disorders. Methods: Searches will be conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and PsycINFO databases. …