Highlights EMOnco considers variables related to the cancer history and treatment. Triages patients in the emergency care in less than three minutes. Cancer patients need priority care regarding infection, and this protocol consider it. EMOnco has shown to be a valid and reliable scale for the triage of oncological patients in the emergency room or acute care clinics. ABSTRACT Objective: To validate a risk rating scale for triaging of cancer patients in emergency rooms that can identify individuals needing urgent […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate coronavirus disease 2019-related information consumption and related implications for health care professionals (medical and nonmedical personnel) during the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional on-line survey was distributed to employees of a major health care institution located in São Paulo, Brazil between April 3 and April 10, 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The sample comprised 2,646 respondents. Most participants (44.4%) reported excessive or almost excessive access to information about the novel coronavirus and 67.6% reported […]

ABSTRACT Objective To translate, adapt and evaluate the properties of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy Patients with Diabetes, which is a questionnaire that evaluate diabetes knowledge. Methods A cross-sectional study with type 2 diabetes patients aged ≥60 years, seen at a public healthcare organization in the city of Sao Paulo (SP). After the development of the Portuguese version, we evaluated the psychometrics properties and the association with sociodemographic and clinical variables. The regression models […]