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Home / Archives for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Sexual Exposure to HIV Infection during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Multicentric Study

  • Autores: Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima, João Victor Rocha, Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho, Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Guilherme Schneider, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Adélia Dalva da Silva Oliveira, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Inês Fronteira
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), art 9584
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189584

ABSTRACT The practice of sex with casual partners without the use of adequate prevention in the period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) can expose them to the risk of infection by the HIV virus. To assess this, we conducted an online survey in April […]
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Lockdown-Related Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review with Thematic Analysis

  • Autores: Tiago Silva Jesus, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Christina Papadimitriou, Yelena Bogdanova, Jacob Bentley, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, The Refugee Empowerment Task Force, International Networking Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), art 6178
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126178

ABSTRACT People with disabilities may be disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We synthesize the literature on broader health and social impacts on people with disabilities arising from lockdown-related measures. Methods: Scoping review with thematic analysis. Up to mid-September 2020, seven scientific databases and three pre-print servers were searched to identify empirical or perspective papers […]
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How Can We Develop an Efficient eHealth Service for Provision of Care for Elderly People with Balance Disorders and Risk of Falling? A Mixed Methods Study

  • Autores: Andréa Gomes Martins Gaspar, Pedro Escada, Luís Velez Lapão
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), art 7410
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147410

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify relevant topics for the development of an efficient eHealth service for elderly people with balance disorders and risk of falling, based on input from physicians providing healthcare to this patient group. In the quantitative part of the study, an open multiple-choice questionnaire was made available on the website of […]
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Health risks and consequences of a COVID-19 infection for people with disabilities: Scoping review and descriptive thematic analysis

  • Autores: Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Yelena Bogdanova, Christina Papadimitriou, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Jacob Bentley, Tiago Jesus, Refugee Empowerment Task Force, International Networking Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(82), art 4348
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084348

ABSTRACT This study aims to synthesize the literature on any disproportionate health risks or consequences of a COVID-19 infection for people with disabilities. Scoping review with a descriptive thematic analysis was carried out. Up to mid-September 2020, seven scientific databases and three preprint servers were searched to identify empirical or perspective papers. Snowballing searches and […]
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Physical Rehabilitation Needs in the BRICS Nations from 1990 to 2017: Cross-National Analyses Using Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study

  • Autores: Tiago Jesus, Michel Landry, Helen Hoenig, Yi Zeng, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Raquel Britto, Nana Pogosova, Olga Sokolova, Karen Grimmer, Quinette Louw
  • Ano de Publicação: 2020
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), art 4139
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114139

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ This study analyzes the current and evolving physical rehabilitation needs of BRICS nations (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa), a coalition of large emergent economies increasingly important for global health. ‘Methods:’ Secondary, cross-national analyses of data on Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. […]
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