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Physical Rehabilitation Needs Per Condition Type: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

ABSTRACT ‘Objective:’ To determine how total physical rehabilitation needs have been distributed per relevant condition groups (musculoskeletal and pain, neurologic cardiothoracic, neoplasms, pediatric, human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] related), globally and across countries of varying income level. ‘Design:’ Subgroup, secondary analyses of data from the Global Burden of Disease 2017. Data for the year 2017 are […]
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Health Surveillance and safety in maternal and neonatal care: proposal of logic model

Introduction: The promotion of patient safety in maternal and neonatal care services is a priority area for health policy in Brazil, because it contributes to reducing the morbidity and mortality of women and newborns. Objective: To elaborate a logical model based on the handbook Maternal and Neonatal Care Services: Safety and Quality, in which the National […]
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Associations between COVID-19-Related Digital Health Literacy and Online Information-Seeking Behavior among Portuguese University Students

We aim to evaluate the associations between digital health literacy (DHL) related to COVID-19 and online information-seeking behavior among university students. Methods: A total of 3.084 students (75.7% women), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5) participated in this cross-sectional study, most of whom (36.5%) were from social sciences and pursued a bachelor’s […]
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The relevance of educational attainments of parents of medical students for health workforce planning: data from Guiné-Bissau

Background: In this article, we analyze data collected in the context of health workforce planning (HWFP) for GuinéBissau as part of the development of the third National Health Strategy, to study the relationship between educational achievement of parents and medical student characteristics and professional expectations. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study of all frst-year medical students in […]
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Alignment and contribution of nursing doctoral programs to achieve the sustainable development goals

Background: Diferent social segments from several regions of the world face challenges in order to achieve the sus‑ tainable development goals (SDGs). Nursing represents the greatest number of health workforce in the globe, dealing with these challenges in diferent paths, among them the training of human resources. In this context, the goal of this study […]
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