Resumo Apesar das evidências apontarem que a abordagem da espiritualidade/religiosidade na prática clínica está relacionada à redução da mortalidade, à melhora da qualidade de vida e da saúde mental, a falta de treinamento é referida pelos médicos como uma barreira para que tal abordagem aconteça. No Brasil, existem marcos legais que ordenam a formação em saúde, ainda pouco estudados. O objetivo deste estudo foi mapear como documentos normativos da formação médica (de graduação e pós-graduação) abordam a dimensão espiritual/religiosa. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo descritivo exploratório do tipo análise documental, sendo considerados documentos: as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) do curso de Medicina, os Projetos Políticos Pedagógicos (PPPs) de 20 universidades federais selecionadas e as resoluções do Conselho Nacional de Residência Médica em vigor sobre os requisitos mínimos dos Programas de Residência Médica (PRM). A dimensão espiritual/religiosa não foi mencionada nas DCN de medicina, esteve presente em metade dos PPPs analisados e apenas em um programa de residência médica, a Psiquiatria.

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the quality of oral care provided in Brazilian primary care and identify associated contextual socioeconomic factors. This is a cross-sectional study whose unit of analysis was all the oral care teams that participated in an external assessment for the second cycle of the Access and Quality Improvement Program - Primary Care. Quality was measured in the following dimensions: access, resolution, work process, care coordination and infrastructure. The quality criteria of the external assessment were grouped into these dimensions and weighted using Item Response Theory. The indicator of oral care quality was the result of grouping latent variables. Descriptive analyses were performed by region and association between “Oral Care Quality” and the Municipal Human Development Index (HDI), with 5% significance. Only 25% of the oral care teams were considered good. The infrastructure dimension obtained the best results and care coordination the worst. There was no statistically significant difference between municipalities with high and low HDIs. Quality assessment is vital to ensure the continuous improvement of quality healthcare.

Resumo Apesar das evidências apontarem que a abordagem da espiritualidade/religiosidade na prática clínica está relacionada à redução da mortalidade, à melhora da qualidade de vida e da saúde mental, a falta de treinamento é referida pelos médicos como uma barreira para que tal abordagem aconteça. No Brasil, existem marcos legais que ordenam a formação em saúde, ainda pouco estudados. O objetivo deste estudo foi mapear como documentos normativos da formação médica (de graduação e pós-graduação) abordam a dimensão espiritual/religiosa. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo descritivo exploratório do tipo análise documental, sendo considerados documentos: as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN) do curso de Medicina, os Projetos Políticos Pedagógicos (PPPs) de 20 universidades federais selecionadas e as resoluções do Conselho Nacional de Residência Médica em vigor sobre os requisitos mínimos dos Programas de Residência Médica (PRM). A dimensão espiritual/religiosa não foi mencionada nas DCN de medicina, esteve presente em metade dos PPPs analisados e apenas em um programa de residência médica, a Psiquiatria.

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the quality of oral care provided in Brazilian primary care and identify associated contextual socioeconomic factors. This is a cross-sectional study whose unit of analysis was all the oral care teams that participated in an external assessment for the second cycle of the Access and Quality Improvement Program - Primary Care. Quality was measured in the following dimensions: access, resolution, work process, care coordination and infrastructure. The quality criteria of the external assessment were grouped into these dimensions and weighted using Item Response Theory. The indicator of oral care quality was the result of grouping latent variables. Descriptive analyses were performed by region and association between “Oral Care Quality” and the Municipal Human Development Index (HDI), with 5% significance. Only 25% of the oral care teams were considered good. The infrastructure dimension obtained the best results and care coordination the worst. There was no statistically significant difference between municipalities with high and low HDIs. Quality assessment is vital to ensure the continuous improvement of quality healthcare.

OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary embolism is an underdiagnosed major cause of death for hospitalized patients. The objective of this study was to identify the conditions associated with fatal pulmonary embolism in this population. METHODS: A total of 13,074 autopsy records were evaluated in a case-control study. Patients were matched by age, sex, and year of death, and factors potentially associated with fatal pulmonary embolism were analyzed using univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Pulmonary embolism was considered fatal in 328 (2.5%) patients. In the multivariate analysis, conditions that were more common in patients who died of pulmonary embolism were atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, and neurological surgery. Some conditions were negatively associated with fatal pulmonary embolism, including hemorrhagic stroke, aortic aneurism, cirrhosis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and pneumonia. In the control group, patients with hemorrhagic stroke and aortic aneurism had short hospital stays (8.5 and 8.8 days, respectively), and the hemorrhage itself was the main cause of death in most of them (90.6% and 68.4%, respectively), which may have prevented the development of pulmonary embolism. Cirrhotic patients in the control group also had short hospital stays (7 days), and 50% died from bleeding complications. CONCLUSIONS: In this large autopsy study, atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, and neurological surgery were diagnoses associated with fatal pulmonary embolism.

OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência da adesão ao seguimento nutricional ambulatorial pós-cirúrgico e avaliar sua associação com fatores selecionados em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica. MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte retrospectiva com base na revisão de dados pós-operatórios de 241 prontuários de adultos submetidos à gastroplastia redutora com derivação em Y de Roux entre 2006 e 2008. Considerou-se aderente o indivíduo que compareceu a quatro ou mais consultas nutricionais nos 12 primeiros meses após a cirurgia. Para investigar a associação entre adesão ao seguimento nutricional e idade, sexo, estado conjugal, escolaridade, situação empregatícia, distância entre a residência e o hospital, estratégias para perda de peso no período pré-operatório, índice de massa corporal no pré-cirúrgico imediato, presença de comorbidades e duração da internação pós-operatória, foram calculadas razões de prevalência e utilizou-se regressão múltipla de Poisson. RESULTADOS: A prevalência de adesão foi de 56% (IC95%=49,7-62,3) nessa população predominantemente feminina (80,9%), com média de idade de 44,4 anos (DP=11,6) e de IMC pré-operatório de 47,2kg/m² (DP=6,2). Dos fatores estudados, somente a duração da internação pós-operatória igual ou superior a 6 dias mostrou-se significativamente associada à adesão após análise ajustada por sexo e idade (RP=1,46; IC95%=1,15-1,86). CONCLUSÃO: A prevalência de adesão encontrada foi semelhante às de estudos internacionais, mas baixa considerando-se 75% como referência. A maior adesão observada nos indivíduos com internação pós-operatória prolongada pode sugerir que o maior contato com a equipe multiprofissional aumente a percepção da necessidade de cuidados com a saúde em longo prazo.

OBJECTIVE: This study estimated the prevalence of adherence to outpatient postoperative nutritional follow-up after bariatric surgery and analyzed the association between adherence and selected factors. METHODS: A total of 241 records of female and male adults who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass between 2006 and 2008 were reviewed for this retrospective cohort study. The data included the preoperative and postoperative periods. Individuals were considered compliant when they attended four or more nutritional appointments in the first 12 months after surgery. Prevalence ratios were calculated for estimating the association between adherence to postoperative nutritional follow-up and factors such as age, gender, marital status, education level, employment status, distance between home and hospital, weight loss strategies used during the preoperative period, body mass index immediately before surgery, presence of comorbidities and duration of hospital stay after surgery, and the Poisson multiple regression was used for adjusted analysis. RESULTS: Adherence prevalence was 56.0% (CI95% 49.7-62.3). Women composed 80.9% of the population; the mean age of the sample was 44.4 years (SD=11.6) and mean preoperative body mass index was 47.2kg/m² (SD=6.2). Among the study factors, only duration of postoperative hospital stay was significantly associated with adherence after adjustment for age and gender (PR=1.46 CI95% 1.15-1.86). CONCLUSION: The adherence prevalence of this population was similar to those of foreign studies, but below the minimum prevalence of 75% considered reference. The greater adherence of individuals with longer postoperative hospital stays may have stemmed from their prolonged interaction with the multidisciplinary team, which may have increased their awareness of disease severity and need of long-term health care.