Effect of Accreditation on Patient Safety Culture: Insights from a Brazilian Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: As healthcare organizations strive to improve the quality and safety of their services, there is growing recognition of the importance of fostering a patient safety culture to enhance patient safety and improve patient care outcomes. This study aims to evaluate healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient safety culture in accredited vs nonaccredited hospitals within a network of 68 hospitals in Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional, multicenter study included 68 hospitals from a private network.

Temperature overcomes the effects of resource availability on the life history of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, especially for females.

Mosquito-borne diseases pose a major public health challenge, with Aedes aegypti being a primary vector in subtropical regions. Temperature and resource availability are key environmental factors influencing mosquito development, survival, and fitness. However, the relative contributions of these factors, particularly under climate change scenarios, remain unclear.

Distinct behavioural and neurovascular signatures induced by acute and chronic stress in rats.

Stress is a contributing factor for several mood disorders, including depression and anxiety which are associated with significant changes in behavioural and cellular domains. Additionally, sex differences in the prevalence of these neuropsychiatric disorders are well established. Emerging evidence suggests that stress is linked to cerebrovascular diseases and that blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction contributes to the development and exacerbation of neuropathology and neuroinflammation.

Association between hospital accreditation and healthcare providers' perceptions of patient safety culture: a longitudinal study in a healthcare network in Brazil.

Background: Enhancing security and dependability of health systems necessitates resource allocation, a well-defined infrastructure, and a steadfast commitment to ensuring its safety and stability over time. This study aimed to assess changes in patient safety culture over time (2014-2022) within a network of private hospitals in Brazil and to examine its association with the hospital accreditation process. The study utilized the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) to measure healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient safety culture.

Knowledge about biomedical HIV prevention among healthcare workers: A cross-sectional study in Europe and Central Asia.

Background: Knowledge of HIV prevention among healthcare workers, such as undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can hold implications for patient care and the HIV epidemic. Understanding the level of knowledge about HIV prevention among healthcare workers can provide information to enhance the effectiveness and equity of HIV prevention, treatment and care.

Methods: An online survey was conducted to collect data on HIV knowledge among clinical and non-clinical healthcare workers in 54 countries in Europe and Central Asia between September and December of 2023.