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Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To examine the extent, scope, and methodological quality of rehabilitation scoping reviews. ‘Data Sources:’ A comprehensive list of scoping reviews conducted in the broader health field (inception to July 2014), with a further update of that list (up to February 2017) using similar methods, including searching 9 electronic databases. ‘Study Selection:’ Articles were […]
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Chemsex practice among men who have sex with men (MSM) during social isolation from COVID-19: multicentric online survey

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sex practice under the effect of drugs (chemsex) among men who have sex with men (MSM) during the period of social isolation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A multicenter online survey was applied to Brazil and Portugal in April 2020 when […]
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Suspected COVID-19 flu-like syndrome in men who have sex with men and have been involved in casual sex

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To evaluate the presence of flu-like syndrome suggestive of COVID-19 in men who have sex with men (MSM) and engaged in casual sex during a period of social isolation. ‘Method:’ National epidemiological survey, applied in April and May 2020, by adaptation of Respondent Drive Sampling. ‘Results:’ 1,337 MSM participated in the survey, of […]
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Is Physical Rehabilitation Need Associated With the Rehabilitation Workforce Supply? An Ecological Study Across 35 High-Income Countries

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ To determine whether population-adjusted rates of physical rehabilitation need (ie, disability-related epidemiological data) are associated with the workforce supply (ie, combined rates of practicing physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) per 10 000 population) across high-income countries (HICs), adjusted for socio-demographic and economic covariates. ‘Methods:’ This is a cross-national ecological study. Hierarchical, […]
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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

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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