This is a systematization of international experiences aimed at reflecting on the challenges related to health surveillance actions in coping with COVID-19, within the scope of Primary Health Care (PHC), in health systems in ed countries. The study i...
Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) are the main causes of death in the world, impacting heavily on the most vulnerable populations. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of these diseases, health conditions, access and u...
This study investigates the association between self-reported diagnosis of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) and adherence to social distancing and use of health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional study with Brazilian adults who...
Over half of the Brazilian adult population is overweight. Due to this alarming fact, it is necessary to understand not only the individual factors, but also the characteristics of the social and built environments in which people are inserted. A cro...
Obesity-related prejudice and discrimination may have a source in health professionals and students. The objective was to assess anti-fat attitudes among Brazilian nutrition undergraduates (n=629) who reported demographic data, weight, height and res...
This is a review of the literature on family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer\'s disease2013 to 2017 available in the VHL, Scopus and Pubmed databases. Descriptors used: Alzheimer\'s disease, caregivers, elderly health, by combination. Of the 16...
Qualitative descriptive-analytical study developed in a primary health care unit organized by the ESF. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five health professionals: two doctors, a nurse and two health agents (ACS). Guiding topics of the i...
Primary Health Care is a care model whose attributes contribute to solving most of the health problems of older adults in Brazil’s increased longevity. This investigation aims to analyze the care provided to the dependent older adults and their car...
