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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients injured by stingrays in the state of Pará, Brazil 巴西帕拉州被黄貂鱼伤害的病人的临床和流行病学问题

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64579

W. C. Silva, Flávia Borges Santos, Antônio Vinicius Correa Barbosa, Lilian Kátia Ximenes Silva, Éder Bruno Rebelo da Silva, José Walter Silva Costa, R.N.C. Camargo Júnior

{"title":"Clinical and epidemiological aspects of patients injured by stingrays in the state of Pará, Brazil","authors":"W. C. Silva, Flávia Borges Santos, Antônio Vinicius Correa Barbosa, Lilian Kátia Ximenes Silva, Éder Bruno Rebelo da Silva, José Walter Silva Costa, R.N.C. Camargo Júnior","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64579","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to outline the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients injured by stingrays from 2007 to 2021. A descriptive study was carried out through an epidemiological retrospective of ichthyism in 20 municipalities in Pará belonging to the Amazon Basin. Notified cases were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System, where the following variables were investigated: socioeconomic profile, affected anatomical region, local and systemic clinical symptomatology. Treatment evolution regarding death and cure was also evaluated. Data were statistically evaluated using the chi-square test, at 5% significance level. A total of 737 cases of accidents caused by stingrays were reported during the period. Of these, 438 forms were not completed with the education data of the patients treated, followed by 158 forms not completed for the race item. Accidents caused by stingrays tend to happen to brown men, aged over 20 years, with incomplete secondary education, living in urban areas, with accidents occurring mainly on the region's beaches. The foot and leg were the most affected regions (p<0.05). Patients sought care in the first hours after the accident or only 24 hours (p<0.05) later. They presented local symptoms, such as pain and swelling. Some cases had systemic complications, mainly myolytic and neurological. This study reinforces the need to adopt strategies related to health and environmental education for people who visit risky areas to mitigate the occurrence of accidents caused by stingrays.","PeriodicalId":511457,"journal":{"name":"Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences","volume":"31 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140442469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Forensic value of orthodontic records for human identification: a systematic review 正畸记录对人体识别的法医价值：系统性审查

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64703

Cristian Duane Pires, Douglas Teixeira da Silva, L. Paranhos, A. Franco

{"title":"Forensic value of orthodontic records for human identification: a systematic review","authors":"Cristian Duane Pires, Douglas Teixeira da Silva, L. Paranhos, A. Franco","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64703","url":null,"abstract":"Extensive dental records are produced for orthodontic planning and treatment. Photographs, radiographs, and descriptive data used to register patient progress have benefited the fields of civil litigation and human identification. This study aimed to perform a systematic literature review guided by the following question: What type of orthodontic antemortem (AM) data have been used more often to confirm human dental identifications? The research protocol followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual. Registration was made in Open Science Framework. Ten databases were searched (LILACS, BBO, Cumed, Embase, MedLine [PubMed], SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science, Easy Dans, and BDTD). The eligible studies were only descriptive observational and should address the topic of human identification using orthodontic AM data. The risk of bias was assessed with the JBI tool. The initial search found 2,216 studies, of which 16 were eligible. Clinical photographs and panoramic radiographs were the most common orthodontic AM data. Most human identification cases relied on morphological (e.g., rotation and crown shape) and therapeutic (e.g., orthodontic appliances and restorations) identifiers. Orthodontic records can support human identification with relevant dental evidence, especially when providing images (radiographic or not). Forensic dentists should understand proper image analysis to interpret and detect morphological and therapeutic identifiers of forensic value.","PeriodicalId":511457,"journal":{"name":"Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences","volume":"492 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140454032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Orthopedic injuries in a tertiary hospital: an epidemiological and economic analysis of the implants used 一家三级医院的骨科损伤：对所用植入物的流行病学和经济学分析

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64138

Igor Fiorese Vieira, José Luiz Lopes Vieira, Luciana Ferreira, Eric Schmiseila, Anitta Bittar e Silva, Mateus Strazzi Barreto, Sergio Skrobot

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Causes and reflexes of physical and psychological health in high school teachers 高中教师身心健康的原因和条件反射

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64677

Maria das Dores Carneiro Pinheiro, Caroline Maria de Oliveira Torres, Honor de Almeida Neto, Dóris Gedrat

{"title":"Causes and reflexes of physical and psychological health in high school teachers","authors":"Maria das Dores Carneiro Pinheiro, Caroline Maria de Oliveira Torres, Honor de Almeida Neto, Dóris Gedrat","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64677","url":null,"abstract":"The psychological suffering of teachers is a relevant problem in the Brazilian society, being an emerging social demand since, in addition to influencing the professional’s mental and physical health, it affects their quality of life, as well as the performance at work. The research aimed to know the factors related to the physical and psychological health of high school teachers. This was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive field study carried out in two high schools in the municipality of Santarém, state of Pará, Northern Brazil - one of which is public and the other private, with high school teachers as participants. The semi-structured script was used as a collection instrument. The results showed that factors causing damage to the professional physical and mental health are related to conflicts with students, lack of motivation to work, precarious environment, devaluation of the profession, long working hours, low wages, stress, frustration with the profession, depression, instability, among others. It was possible to identify the factors related to the process of physical and psychological illness in high school teachers, which contribute to healthproblemsanddifficultiestodeveloptheirprofessionalactivities. These are relevant results that can support actions and measures aimed at the well-being of teachers in their workplace.","PeriodicalId":511457,"journal":{"name":"Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences","volume":"27 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140459465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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English Relationship between mothers' narcissism and the temperament of their children 英语母亲的自恋与子女性情之间的关系

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64217

M. Celik, Selver Guler

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The impact of BMI on life expectancy in Portugal 体重指数对葡萄牙人预期寿命的影响

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64695

Joana de Sousa Monteiro, Matheus Belucio, J. Fuinhas

{"title":"The impact of BMI on life expectancy in Portugal","authors":"Joana de Sousa Monteiro, Matheus Belucio, J. Fuinhas","doi":"10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v46i1.64695","url":null,"abstract":"The overweight represents a serious public health problem in Portugal, with a prevalence that exceeds 50%. Obesity-related diseases constitute the health system's main causes of death and economic issues. Despite this, there is no consensus on the relationship between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the risk of early mortality. In this context, assessing the impact of the average BMI on life expectancy in Portugal is important. A retrospective cross-sectional observational study was carried out using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag model. The dependent variable is life expectancy at birth, expressed in the total years obtained from the World Development Indicators (WDI). The independent variables are: (i) the average BMI of the population (calculated based on the average male and female BMI obtained from Our World in Data); and (ii) the total population obtained from the WDI. The population's mean BMI variable limited the study's time horizon, comprising annual statistical data from 1975 to 2016. The increase in BMI negatively affects the life expectancy of the Portuguese population in the short term. A 1% variation in BMI reflects a 1.98% reduction in life expectancy. The result was statistically significant at 1%, and the p-value was 0.0001. In the long term, there was no statistically significant effect of the mean BMI on the population's life expectancy. Also, in the long term, population growth has a positive and statistically significant effect on life expectancy. Although there is no consensus in the literature that BMI is associated with increased mortality, the results obtained through this model captured this trend in Portugal in the short term. Therefore, promoting life expectancy by improving the Portuguese's health and quality of life is necessary. The adoption of measures that favor the recovery or maintenance of normal weight is essential.","PeriodicalId":511457,"journal":{"name":"Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences","volume":"8 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140459797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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