Stress and fatigue in nurses in critical care units and their association with salivary cortisol.

Objectives: to evaluate the association between stress, fatigue and salivary cortisol levels in nurses working in emergency units (EU) and surgical units (SU).

Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in two university hospitals with participation of 66 nurses. The Nursing Stress Inventory and the Fatigue Assessment Scale were applied, and saliva samples were obtained to determine cortisol concentration.

Psychometric properties of the Burnout Assessment Tool - General version in nursing workers.

Objective: to analyze the validity evidence of the BAT - General version in a sample of Brazilian nursing workers.

Method: a cross-sectional study design with non-probability sampling method was used among 3594 Brazilian nursing workers. The validity evidence was assessed by means of analysis based on the internal structure, on the relations to external variables, and on response process of the items.

The implications of healthcare professionals wearing jewelry on patient care biosafety: observational insights and experimental approaches.

The use of jewelry among healthcare professionals poses a risk of cross contamination due to potential bacterial accumulation and spread. Through a mixed-method design, this study first analyzed the implications of healthcare professionals wearing jewelry on patient care biosafety as well as on the residual bacterial load of hands and rings after hand hygiene. Firstly, an observational prevalence study to verify whether nursing professionals wear personal accessories during healthcare assistance was carried out.

Sleep quality of nurses who worked in coping with COVID-19: an integrative review.

Objective: to analyze sleep quality of nurses who worked coping with COVID-19 in scientific evidence.

Methods: an integrative review, carried out in seven databases, including studies between December 2021 and June 2022, without language restrictions. The sample consisted of 15 primary studies.

Factors related to work ability among nursing professionals from urgent and emergency care units: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nursing professionals are on the front line of health systems in Brazil as well as worldwide. Studies on the work ability of nursing professionals are especially relevant as care demands increase and health care workforce shortages are expected. As the population of Brazil ages, the need for nursing care will increase.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and work instability of nursing professionals.

Introduction: Characteristics of nursing work in hospital units expose professionals to risk factors that may favor instability at work and the development of work-related osteomuscular disorders, which may cause them to become ill and consequently different levels of incapacity to work.

Objectives: to analyze the association between work instability of nursing professionals and the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach of the data, performed in a hospital in the city of Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo.

Associated factors of professional burnout among faculty members of graduate stricto sensu programs in language teaching and linguistics: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The burnout syndrome can be avoided and/or have its signs and symptoms reduced by knowing the five associated factors that help identify the health and working conditions of the professors of graduate programs.

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with burnout among faculty members of graduate stricto sensu programs.

Design And Setting: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 585 faculty members of Graduate Programs in Language Teaching and Linguistics in Brazil.

Use of recommended personal protective equipment among Brazilian health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest health crises in the world and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is significant measures to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. However, PPE needs to be used properly by healthcare professionals.

Objective: To analyze the use of PPE among Brazilian health professionals and associated factors during a period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Health Professionals in the COVID-19 Context.

Unlabelled: To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic context.

Method: Cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic (snow-ball) sampling method. The assessment was performed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the prevalence of symptoms severity was calculated by point and 95% confidence interval.

Management of resources in a federal emergency hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To describe actions taken by the organizational management of an emergency service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, determined according to the prevalence of cases of infection by the coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and flu-like illnesses.

Methods: Experience report based on a retrospective analysis of the attention for respiratory syndromes in the first semester of 2019 and 2020, in addition to an analysis of documents from the institutional protocols of a federal emergency service.Development: An increase in the number of attendances was observed, representing 7.

Trends in scientific editing and good research practices: what do researchers-nurses know?

Objective: To verify researchers-nurses' knowledge about trends in scientific publishing and good research practices.

Method: A descriptive study carried out through an online survey with 197 nurses holding master's and/or doctoral degrees from all Brazilian regions. To raise knowledge, a validated, self-administered and anonymous questionnaire with 18 questions on the subject was used.

Health hazard allowance for Nursing professionals: A reflective analysis under the principle of human dignity.

Objective: to discuss the classification of the health hazard allowance due to exposure to biological agents attributed to Nursing professionals, based on legal and occupational parameters supported on the principle of human dignity.

Method: an original reflection study with theoretical analysis on legislation, jurisprudence and Occupational Health focused on the biological risks, health hazard and rights of Brazilian workers. The discussions were based on the current legislation and on scientific evidence.

Association of salivary alpha-amylase with anxiety and stress in nursing professionals.

Objective: to assess if changes in salivary alpha-amylase activity are associated with anxiety and stress among hospital nursing professionals and whether anxiety and stress are associated with sociodemographic, epidemiological, and occupational factors.

Method: cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out with 210 nursing professionals from a hospital. For data collection, we used a questionnaire to characterize workers, Beck's Anxiety Inventory, Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults and samples and saliva samples collected in work shifts.

Psychometric properties of the Work Limitations Questionnaire applied to nursing workers.

Objective: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Work Limitations Questionnaire and to measure presenteeism in a sample of nursing workers.

Method: a cross-sectional study, with non-probabilistic sampling. Data was collected between July 2018 and February 2019 in two high-complexity hospitals, and the sample was composed of 304 participants.

Use of personal protective equipment to care for patients with COVID-19: scoping review.

Objective: To summarize the knowledge about recommendations for the use of personal protective equipment necessary for the provision of care by health professionals to patients suspected or infected by the new coronavirus.

Method: Scoping review with search for primary studies, reviews and preprints articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, in the last 20 years on the bases WOS/ISI, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PuBMed, CINAHL, LILACS and SciELO. Unpublished studies in journals were surveyed on bioRxiv and SciELO preprints.

Satisfaction, stress and burnout of nurse managers and care nurses in Primary Health Care.

Objective: To correlate the indicators of job satisfaction, factors of occupational stress and professional exhaustion among nurse managers and care nurses in Primary Health Care.

Method: Descriptive, exploratory field study conducted in 45 units of Primary Health Care in Brazil. The following instruments were used for data collection: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Work Stress Scale, Burnout Characterization Scale and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire - S20/23.

Mobile application development structured in self-care for occupational post-exposure prophylaxis to biological material.

Objective: to develop and validate an application for cellphones structured in self-care to encourage adherence to antiretroviral prophylaxis after occupational exposure to biological material.

Methods: phase 1 - descriptive study to identify characteristics of occupational exposure; phase 2 - methodological study to construct and validate an application content aiming to increase adherence to antiretrovirals.

Results: phase 1 - 55 occupational exposures were recorded; 32 (58.

Burnout syndrome in university professors and academic staff members: psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory-Brazilian version.

The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory-Brazilian version (CBI-Br) in a sample of university professors and academic staff members of Brazilian public universities, to estimate the level of burnout syndrome (BS) among these workers, and to assess the associations of BS with demographic and occupational determinants of the syndrome. A total of 676 workers participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis results supported a three-factor model with 18 items and an acceptable overall fit.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and development of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in workers.

Objectives: to identify the scientific evidence on the development of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases due to workplace contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Methods: integrative literature review. The search for primary articles was held in October 2017 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (through Pubmed), Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS).

DISABKIDS® in Brazil: advances and future perspectives for the production of scientific knowledge.

Objective: to map the Brazilian scientific production related to the stages of the methodological process for the use of DISABKIDS® instruments and/or forms adapted to Brazil.

Method: scoping review, with searches conducted on10 electronic databases, plus Google Scholar and contacts with researchers, without restriction of period or language.

Results: the mapping identified 90 scientific studies involving 46 instruments.

Translation, adaptation and validation of the Nurse-Work Instability Scale to Brazilian Portuguese.

Objective: to translate, adapt and test the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Nurse-Work Instability Scale.

Method: this was a methodological study following the translation steps: synthesis, back-translation, specialist´s committee, semantics analysis, pretest, and psychometric tests. The committee was composed of 5 specialists.

Indicators of burnout in Primary Health Care workers.

Objective: to analyze the indicators of burnout peculiar to health workers from units of Primary Health Care.

Method: integrative review of the literature structured in the stages: guiding question; search; categorization of studies; assessment; discussion; and interpretation of results, and synthesis of knowledge. Search for original articles and reviews published from 2000 to 2016, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in the main databases of the health area.