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How to study improvement interventions: a brief overview of possible study types by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Pronovost, Peter J, Woodcock, Thomas, Carter, Pam, Dixon-Woods, Mary

“…Improvement (defined broadly as purposive efforts to secure positive change) has become an increasingly important activity and field of inquiry within…”
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) by de Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares, Pereira, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar, Martins, Mônica, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…To study the profile of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Brazil and to identify factors associated with in-hospital…”
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Hand grip strength: Reference values for adults and elderly people of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil by Amaral, Cledir Araújo, Amaral, Thatiana Lameira Maciel, Monteiro, Gina Torres Rego, Vasconcellos, Mauricio Teixeira Leite, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…Hand grip strength (HGS) is recognized as an important health indicator, but validated reference values that can be applied to the evaluation of individuals in…”
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COVID-19 inpatient care performance in the unified health system, São Paulo state, Brazil: an application of standardized mortality ratio for hospitals' comparisons by Schilling, Marla Presa Raulino, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, de Albuquerque, Mariana Vercesi, Ma

“…Objective To evaluate the variation in COVID-19 inpatient care mortality among hospitals reimbursed by the Unified Health System (SUS) in the first two years…”
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Plasma Lipid Levels of Rats Fed a Diet Containing Pork Fat as a Source of Lipids after Splenic Surgery by Dinis, Ana Paula Gonçalves, Marques, Ruy Garcia, Simões, Fernanda Correia, Diestel, Cristina Fajardo, Caetano, Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues, Secchin, Dióscuro José Ferreira, Neto, José Firmino Nogueira, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…Experimental studies have suggested an important role of the spleen in lipid metabolism, although with controversial results. Our purpose was to analyze the…”
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Geographical variation in demand, utilization, and outcomes of hospital services for COVID-19 in Brazil: A descriptive serial cross-sectional study by Pereira, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar, Martins, Mônica, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, de Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares, Soares, Fernando Ramalho Gameleira, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…Objective To analyze the geographical variation in the provision of health services, namely in demand, patterns of utilization, and effectiveness in the…”
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Factors associated with low handgrip strength in older people: data of the Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc-I) by de Araújo Amaral, Cledir, Amaral, Thatiana Lameira Maciel, Monteiro, Gina Torres Rego, de Vasconcellos, Maurício Teixeira Leite, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…Handgrip strength (HGS) is an important health biomarker whose low scores have been shown to be associated with the morbimortality. This study aimed to analyze…”
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Handgrip Strength and Factors Associated in Poor Elderly Assisted at a Primary Care Unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Lino, Valéria Teresa Saraiva, Rodrigues, Nádia Cristina Pinheiro, O'Dwyer, Gisele, Andrade, Mônica Kramer de Noronha, Mattos, Inês Echenique, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…Sarcopenia is a condition diagnosed when the patient presents low muscle mass, plus low muscle strength or low physical performance. Muscle weakness in the…”
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A autora responde by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

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COVID-19 inpatient mortality in Brazil from 2020 to 2022: a cross-sectional overview study based on secondary data by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Martins, Mônica, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, de Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares, de Aguiar Pereira, Claudia Cristina

“…In Brazil, the COVID-19 pandemic found the universal and public Unified Health System (SUS) with problems accumulated over time, due, among other reasons, to…”
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Patterns of hospital utilization in the Unified Health System in six Brazilian capitals: comparison between the year before and the first six first months of the COVID-19 pandemic by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, de Aguiar Pereira, Claudia Cristina, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, de Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares, Martins, Mônica

“…To analyze the temporal evolution of the pattern of hospital use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. This retrospective observational study…”
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Protocol for an ambidirectional cohort study on long COVID and the healthcare needs, use and barriers to access health services in a large city in Southeast Brazil by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, de Vasconcellos, Maurício Teixeira Leite, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, Caldas, Bárbara do Nascimento, Martins, Mônica, de Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares, Amaral, Thatiana Lameira Maciel, Amaral, Cledir de Araújo, Bernardino, Michelle, Soares, Letícia, Stelson, Elisabeth, Aveling, Emma-Louise, Rosenthal, Meredith B

“…Post-COVID-19 condition, or syndrome, also known as long COVID, is an infection-associated chronic condition that can develop after a SARS-CoV-2 infection and…”
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Razão de mortalidade hospitalar padronizada: limites e potencialidades do indicador para a avaliação do desempenho hospitalar no Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasil by Schilling, Marla Presa Raulino, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Martins, Mônica

“…Resumo: Análises comparativas, baseadas em indicadores de desempenho clínico, para monitorar a qualidade da assistência hospitalar vêm sendo realizadas há…”
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Agenda for patient-centered care research in Brazil by Rodrigues, Juliana Loureiro da Silva de Queiroz, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Malik, Ana Maria

“…Patient-centered care is an incipient movement and its practice still faces obstacles in the Brazilian health system, where it is not extensively identified as…”
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"Factors associated with non-small cell lung cancer treatment costs in a Brazilian public hospital" by de Barros Reis, Carla, Knust, Renata Erthal, de Aguiar Pereira, Claudia Cristina, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…The present study estimated the cost of advanced non-small cell lung cancer care for a cohort of 251 patients enrolled in a Brazilian public hospital and…”
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Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc): methodological aspects by Amaral, Thatiana Lameira Maciel, Amaral, Cledir de Araújo, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Monteiro, Gina Torres Rego, Vasconcellos, Maurício Teixeira Leite de

“…Describe the sampling design and other methodological aspects of the Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc). Edoc comprises two household surveys with distinct…”
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Estimated costs of advanced lung cancer care in a public reference hospital by Knust, Renata Erthal, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Pereira, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar, Fortes, Guilherme Bastos

“…To estimate the direct medical costs of advanced non-small cell lung cancer care. We assessed a cohort of 277 patients treated in the Brazilian National Cancer…”
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Challenges to the improvement of obstetric care in maternity hospitals of a large Brazilian city: an exploratory qualitative approach on contextual issues by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, da Costa Reis, Lenice Gnocchi, Martins, Mônica, Aveling, Emma-Louise

“…Maternal morbidity and mortality are still serious public health concerns in Brazil, and access to quality obstetric care is one critical point of this…”
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Cuidado obstétrico: desafios para a melhoria da qualidade by Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo, Reis, Lenice Gnocchi da Costa, Martins, Mônica, Rodrigues, Juliana Loureiro da Silva de Queiroz, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos

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Access and effectiveness inpatient care indicators and economic crisis: analysis based on the Brazilian Unified Health System data, Brazil and Southern Brazil states, 2009-2018 by Martins, Mônica, Lima, Sheyla Maria Lemos, Andrade, Carla Lourenço Tavares de, Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo

“…In the context of crisis and resource constraints, it is reasonable to assume the deteriorated weaknesses of the Unified Health System (SUS), such as regional…”
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