Highlights ■ A 13-week Tai Chi/Qigong program significantly reducedanxiety and stress in Brazilian patients with diabetes and hypertension. ■ Tai Chi/Qigong offers an effective complementary therapy to improve health outcomes in primary care settings. ■ This study highlights the potential of Tai Chi/Qigong for enhancing mental and physical well-being in chronic disease management. ABSTRACT Objective: This study investigated the effects of Tai Chi/Qigong practice over 13 weeks on anxiety and perceived stress levels in middle-aged or older Brazilian hypertensive and […]

Highlights Herbal medicinal product use was 3.8%, with high formal prescription; however, it is accompanied by a high risk of interactions and redundancy. Unified Health System pharmacies are not the main source of herbal medicinal products, suggesting low service implementation. Women, people with mental disorders, and allopathy simultaneously users should receive attention. Non-white people are less likely to use herbal medicinal product, suggesting inequalities in accessing these treatments. ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with herbal medicinal […]

Highlights Multicancer early detection panels are novel assays that allow screening for dozens of cancers using a single blood sample. Data on the optimal workflow for ordering, interpreting, and managing subsequent evaluations of multi-cancer early detection results are lacking. Primary care providers expressed concerns about the cost and management of subsequent evaluations for a positive multicancer early detection test. ABSTRACT Objective Multicancer early detection panels have recently become available to patients with healthcare provider prescriptions and available funds. These tests […]

Highlights History of sexually transmitted infections and first sexual intercourse by the age of 15. History of syphilis in the partner, and partners using illicit drugs were all positively associated with gestational syphilis. ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the prevalence of syphilis and its associated factors in women who were treated at public maternity hospitals and received prenatal care in a primary healthcare unit. Methods This cross-sectional study included 399 postpartum women. Interviews were conducted, and additional data were extracted from […]

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate Primary Health Care attributes and analyze the association between the fulfilment of these attributes and problem-solving capacity of services for elderly patients. Methods A cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study. The Primary Care Assessment Tool, designed to assess Primary Health Care attributes, was employed to evaluate elderly users of Primary Care Units located in the south region of the city of São Paulo (SP). Results Many attributes assessed at the reference services were considered as unsatisfactory by users. […]

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the frequency of drug therapy problems among older adults in Primary Health Care, and to analyze the factors associated with their identification in the initial patient assessment, carried out by pharmacists offering medication therapy management services. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted with data from 758 older adults followed up in medication therapy management services in Primary Health Care in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Betim, and Lagoa Santa (MG, Brazil). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed […]

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar os gastos com internações por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária nas Regionais de Saúde do estado de São Paulo. Métodos: Estudo ecológico, de coorte retrospectiva, com análise de internações hospitalares por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária ocorridas no estado de São Paulo, no período de 2014 a 2018, computadas pelo Sistema de Informação Hospitalar. Os dados foram extraídos por meio do aplicativo Tabwin e analisados por estatística descritiva. Resultados: Houve redução de 14,49% do valor gasto com […]

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar as características de pacientes com hipertensão arterial e/ou diabetes mellitus de unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo, com dados de dezembro de 2014 de pacientes com hipertensão e/ou diabetes, de 13 unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde localizadas na região sul da cidade de São Paulo (SP). Os pacientes foram comparados por sexo, diagnósticos e risco cardiovascular, por meio dos testes t de Student, análise de variância de um fator, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis e χ2. […]

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar as indicações, os resultados e a estratégia de exames de retina solicitados em Unidades Básicas de Saúde. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo no qual foram analisados as indicações e os resultados de exames de retina, nas modalidades mapeamento de retina e retinografia. Em casos de boa acuidade visual e sintomas oculares ausentes, foram considerados elegíveis para avaliação por retinografia: pacientes com diabetes mellitus e/ou hipertensão arterial sistêmica, em uso de medicação com potencial toxicidade retiniana, diagnóstico ou suspeita de […]

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a qualidade dos serviços de Atenção Primária à Saúde prestados às crianças e a viabilidade de usar a versão brasileira da Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT-Brazil) como ferramenta rotineira de avaliação da qualidade. Métodos Estudo transversal, realizado em Joanópolis, um pequeno município rural no Estado de São Paulo. Sete profissionais de saúde e 502 responsáveis legais de crianças que usaram o centro de saúde foram entrevistados usando a PCAT-Brazil, para coleta de dados sobre os atributos essenciais […]