Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Medical Students

ABSTRACT Background Medical students are a vulnerable population to develop depression and anxiety disorders. Objective To estimate the prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among medical students. Methods A cross-sectional study with a random sample (n = 346) of medical students at a Brazilian university was performed. The Beck Depression Anxiety Inventory was used to measure anxiety and depression levels. Crude and adjusted analyses were performed using Poisson regression. Results The prevalence of anxiety was 35.5% and depression was 32.8%. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 14% higher and 16% higher among women (p = 0.025 and p = 0.006, respectively). Students whose parents were not physicians reported 23% higher prevalence of anxiety (p = 0.006), and those who had physician parents reported 29% higher prevalence of depression (p = 0.034). Those who always or often felt pushed by their parents showed 22% higher prevalence of anxiety (p =.006) and 19% higher depression (p = 0.016). Students who had concerns over the future had 15% higher prevalence of depression (p = 0.017). Conclusion The prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms was higher than the average found in the general population.

Perfil epidemiológico do trauma de face dos pacientes atendidos no pronto socorro de um hospital público

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os dados epidemiológicos e a localização dos traumas de face de pacientes atendidos no Hospital Regional da Asa Norte (HRAN), Brasília, Distrito Federal. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, realizado no pronto socorro do HRAN-DF, visando avaliar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes atendidos pela equipe da Unidade de Cirurgia Plástica vítimas de trauma de face no período de 1 de janeiro a 31 dezembro de 2004. RESULTADOS: O estudo compreendeu 711 pacientes, destacando-se o sexo masculino (72,8%). Quanto à causa, predominou a agressão física, seguida por acidente com veículos/motos. As quedas foram a causa predominante das lesões em crianças, mas verificou-se a participação cada vez maior da agressão física como mecanismo de trauma facial com o aumento da idade. A relação de homem:mulher foi de 3:1. A faixa etária mais atingida foi de 21 a 30 anos, representando 35,3% dos pacientes. As fraturas foram encontradas em 24,9% das lesões faciais. O nariz foi o local mais acometido nas fraturas de face (76,8%). CONCLUSÃO: A violência interpessoal foi a principal causa de trauma de face. A queda da própria altura mostrou-se como importante mecanismo de trauma nos extremos de idade.

Avaliação da profilaxia do tromboembolismo venoso em hospital de grande porte

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a adequação da tromboprofilaxia em um hospital de grande porte em Vitória-ES, analisando possíveis preditores de aplicação de conduta inadequada. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal realizado através de análise de prontuários. Os pacientes analisados estiveram internados no hospital durante o ano de 2007, e tiveram seu risco de tromboembolismo venoso estratificado segundo a 8ª Diretriz para Profilaxia do TEV do American College of Chest Physicians (8º ACCP). A adequação da tromboprofilaxia foi determinada de acordo com a concordância entre a conduta instituída e a conduta preconizada nas diretrizes. Foram utilizados os softwares EpiInfo 3.4.3 e SPSS 13.0. RESULTADOS: Em 47% dos pacientes a tromboprofilaxia foi inadequada, sendo a não prescrição da medicação indicada o principal motivo (33%). Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante quando comparadas as taxas de inadequação da tromboprofilaxia entre pacientes clínicos e cirúrgicos, ou, entre pacientes internados em enfermaria e UTI. O número de fatores de risco para TEV foi inversamente proporcional à taxa de inadequação (p<0,05), assim como a faixa etária do paciente e a duração da internação (p<0,05). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados obtidos apontam para níveis alarmantes de inadequação da tromboprofilaxia, o que evidencia a necessidade de programas de educação continuada no assunto para toda a equipe assistente.

Incidence of uterine post abortion infection at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Is prophylactic antibiotic necessary?

OBJECTIVE: To identify the incidence of pelvic infection after miscarriage undergoing uterine evacuation in a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil and to compare with the international literature.METHODS: we reviewed electronic medical records of the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre of all patients who underwent uterine evacuation for miscarriage between August 2008 and January 2012 were reviewed. We included all patients submitted to uterine curettage due to abortion and who had outpatient visits for review after the procedure. We calculated emographic and laboratory data of the study population, number needed for treatment (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH).RESULTS: of the 857 revised electronic medical records, 377 patients were subjected to uterine evacuation for miscarriage; 55 cases were lost to follow-up, leaving 322 cases that were classified as not infected abortion on admission. The majority of the population was white (79%); HIV prevalence and positive VDRL was 0.3% and 2%, respectively. By following these 322 cases for a minimum of seven days, it was found that the incidence of post-procedure infection was 1.8% (95% CI 0.8 to 4). The NNT and NNH calculated for 42 months were 63 and 39, respectively.CONCLUSION: The incidence of post-abortion infection between August 2008 to January 2012 was 1.8% (0.8 to 4).

The cost of excessive postoperative use of antimicrobials: the context of a public hospital

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the improper use of antimicrobials during the postoperative period and its economic impact.METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study by collecting data from medical records of 237 patients operated on between 01/11/08 and 31/12/08.RESULTS: from the 237 patients with the information collected, 217 (91.56%) received antimicrobials. During the postoperative period, 125 (57.7%) patients received more than two antimicrobials. On average, 1.7 ± 0.6 antimicrobials were prescribed to patients, the most commonly prescribed antibiotic being cephalothin, in 41.5% (154) of cases. The direct cost of antimicrobial therapy accounted for 63.78% of all drug therapy, this large percentage being attributed in part to the extended antimicrobial prophylaxis. In the case of clean operations, where there was a mean duration of 5.2 days of antibiotics, antimicrobials represented 44.3% of the total therapy cost.CONCLUSION: The data illustrate the impact of overuse of antimicrobials, with questionable indications, creating situations that compromise patient safety and increasing costs in the assessed hospital.

Helicopter emergency medical rescue for the traumatized: experience in the metropolitan region of Campinas, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile of patients served by the air medical rescue system in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas, evaluating: triage and mobilization criteria; response time; on-site care and transport time; invasive procedures performed in the Pre-Hospital Care (PHC); severity of patients; morbidity and mortality.METHODS: We conducted a prospective, descriptive study in which we analyzed medical records of patients rescued between July 2010 and December 2012. During this period, 242 victims were taken to the HC-Unicamp. Of the 242 patients, 22 were excluded from the study.RESULTS: of the 220 cases evaluated, 173 (78.6%) were male, with a mean age of 32 years. Blunt trauma was the most prevalent (207 cases - 94.1%), motorcycle accidents being the most common mechanisms of injury (66 cases - 30%), followed by motor vehicle collisions (51 cases - 23.2%). The average response time was 10 ± 4 minutes and the averaged total pre-hospital time was 42 ± 11 minutes. The mean values of the trauma indices were: RTS = 6.2 ± 2.2; ISS = 19.2 ± 12.6; and TRISS = 0.78 ± 0.3. Tracheal intubation in the pre-hospital environment was performed in 77 cases (35%); 43 patients (19.5%) had RTS of 7.84 and ISSd"9, being classified as over-triaged. Of all patients admitted, the mortality was 15.9% (35 cases).CONCLUSION: studies of air medical rescue in Brazil are required due to the investments made in the pre-hospital care in a country without an organized trauma system. The high rate of over-triage found highlights the need to improve the triage and mobilization criteria.

Implementation of a trauma registry in a brazilian public hospital: the first 1,000 patients

OBJECTIVE: Show the steps of a Trauma Registry (TR) implementation in a Brazilian public hospital and evaluate the initial data from the database.METHODS: Descriptive study of the a TR implementation in João XXIII Hospital (Hospital Foundation of the state of Minas Gerais) and analysis of the initial results of the first 1,000 patients.RESULTS: The project was initiated in 2011 and from January 2013 we began collecting data for the TR. In January 2014 the registration of the first 1000 patients was completed. The greatest difficulties in the TR implementation were obtaining funds to finance the project and the lack of information within the medical records. The variables with the lowest completion percentage on the physiological conditions were: pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and Glasgow coma scale. Consequently, the Revised Trauma Score (RTS) could be calculated in only 31% of cases and the TRISS methodology applied to 30.3% of patients. The main epidemiological characteristics showed a predominance of young male victims (84.7%) and the importance of aggression as a cause of injuries in our environment (47.5%), surpassing traffic accidents. The average length of stay was 6 days, and mortality 13.7%.CONCLUSION: Trauma registries are invaluable tools in improving the care of trauma victims. It is necessary to improve the quality of data recorded in medical records. The involvement of public authorities is critical for the successful implementation and maintenance of trauma registries in Brazilian hospitals.

Trauma leagues: an alternative way to teach trauma surgery to medical students

OBJECTIVE: to compare the knowledge of medical students between those who are members of the Trauma League (TL) and those from a non-Trauma League (NTL) group of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES).METHODS: cross-sectional, analytical and descriptive study. Two knowledge tests, with 30 questions each, were applied to students from 3rd to 12th period, randomly selecting five students per period, with 50 students in the TL group and 50 in NTL. The questionnaire topics were: pre-hospital care, the mnemonic ABCDE trauma sequence, advanced trauma and imaging. The students' performances were evaluated by graduation-period group: basic (3rd-5th period), intermediary/clinical (6th-8th) and internship (9th-12th).RESULTS: in the first test the average accuracy of the TL group was 20.64 ± 3.17, while for the NTL group, it was 14.76 ± 5.28 (p<0.005). In the second test the average accuracy for the TL group was 21.52 ± 3.64, while for the NTL group, the average was 15.36 ± 29.5 (p<0.005). When divided into graduation periods, it was observed that the TL group showed a higher average across all three groups (p<0.05) in both tests.CONCLUSION: the students who attended the academic league activities have greater knowledge of the issues that are considered relevant to patient trauma care. In all periods of undergraduate academic training, the TL group had greater knowledge of the subject than the NTL group.

Implementation of the trauma registry as a tool for quality improvement in trauma care in a brazilian hospital: the first 12 months

ABSTRACTObjective:to analyze the implementation of a trauma registry in a university teaching hospital delivering care under the unified health system (SUS), and its ability to identify points for improvement in the quality of care provided.Methods:the data collection group comprised students from medicine and nursing courses who were holders of FAPESP scholarships (technical training 1) or otherwise, overseen by the coordinators of the project. The itreg (ECO Sistemas-RJ/SBAIT) software was used as the database tool. Several quality "filters" were proposed to select those cases for review in the quality control process.Results:data for 1344 trauma patients were input to the itreg database between March and November 2014. Around 87.0% of cases were blunt trauma patients, 59.6% had RTS>7.0 and 67% ISS<9. Full records were available for 292 cases, which were selected for review in the quality program. The auditing filters most frequently registered were laparotomy four hours after admission and drainage of acute subdural hematomas four hours after admission. Several points for improvement were flagged, such as control of overtriage of patients, the need to reduce the number of negative imaging exams, the development of protocols for achieving central venous access, and management of major TBI.Conclusion: the trauma registry provides a clear picture of the points to be improved in trauma patient care, however, there are specific peculiarities for implementing this tool in the Brazilian milieu.

Epidemiological analysis of polytrauma patients with kidney injuries in a university hospital

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of trauma patients with renal lesions treated at a university hospital in Curitiba. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study guided by review of medical records of trauma victims who underwent surgical treatment. The variables analyzed were age, gender, mechanism of injury, degree of kidney damage, conduct individualized according to the degree of renal injury, associated injuries, complications and deaths. We classified lesions according to the American Association of Trauma Surgery (TSAA). Results: We analyzed 794 records and found renal lesions in 33 patients, with mean age 29.8 years, most (87.8%) being male. Penetrating trauma accounted for 84.8% of cases. The most common renal injuries were grade II (33.3%), followed by grade I (18.1%), III, IV and V. Nephrectomy treated 45.4% of injuries, 73.3% being total nephrectomy, and 45.4% by nephrorraphy. In 9% treatment was non-surgical. Only 12.1% of patients had isolated renal lesions. Complications ensued in 15.1% and mortality was 6.06%. Conclusion: The surgical approach was preferred due to penetrating trauma mechanism. We achieved low rates of complications and deaths, and neither case could be directly related to kidney damage, and there were patients with multiple lesions. In this sample, we could not observe a direct relationship between kidney damage and complications, deaths or the type of conduct employed.

Comparison between open and laparoscopic elective cholecystectomy in elderly, in a teaching hospital

Objective: to analyze the differences in mortality rates, length of hospital stay, time of surgery and the conversion rate between elective open cholecystectomies (OC) and laparoscopic ones (LC) in elderly patients. Methods : we evaluated medical records of patients 65 years of age or older undergoing open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Hospital Regional de Mato Grosso do Sul between January 2008 and December 2011. We excluded individuals operated in non-elective scenarios or who underwent intraoperative cholangiography. Results : we studied 113 patients, of whom 38.1% were submitted to the OC and 61.9%, to LC. Women accounted for 69% of patients and men, for 31%. The conversion rate was 2.9%. The mean age and duration of the procudure was 70.1 and 84 minutes, respectively, with no significant difference between OC and LC. Patients undergoing LC had shorter hospital stays (2.01 versus 2.95 days, p=0.0001). We identified operative complications in sixpatients (14%) after OC and in nine (12%) after LC, with no statistical difference. Conclusion : there was no difference in morbidity and mortality when comparing OC with LC. The laparoscopic approach led to shorter hospital stay. Operative time did not differ between the two access routes. The conversion rate was similar to other studies.

Estudo dos fatores de risco maternos associados à sepse neonatal precoce em hospital terciário da Amazônia brasileira

OBJETIVO: identificar os fatores de risco maternos envolvidos na sepse neonatal precoce, pesquisando vaginose bacteriana, microorganismos isolados em cultura de urina materna e na hemocultura do recém-nascido na sala de parto. MÉTODOS: estudo de coorte longitudinal prospectivo, envolvendo, aleatoriamente, 302 mães e seus recém-nascidos, que foram acompanhados até sete dias de vida, a fim de diagnosticar sepse. RESULTADOS: diagnosticados 16 casos (5,3%) de sepse neonatal precoce. O número médio de consultas no pré-natal foi 5,2 (DP=1,8). Das 269 (89,1%) grávidas que fizeram acompanhamento pré-natal, porém, 117 (43,4%) fizeram mais de seis consultas; 90 (29,8%) tiveram bolsa rota antes do parto, somente 22 (7,3%) tinham mais de 18 horas. Cento e vinte e três grávidas (40,7%) queixavam-se de corrimento vaginal, entretanto 47 (15,6%) tinham vaginose bacteriana. Em 23 (7,6%), foi identificada bacteriúria; duas (0,7%) apresentavam febre no domicílio e 122 (40,4%) fizeram antibioticoprofilaxia intraparto. Quarenta recém-nascidos (13,2%) foram prematuros, 37 (12,3%) com baixo peso. A avaliação do risco relativo mostrou significância para prematuridade (RR=92,9; IC95%=12,6-684,7), número de consultas no pré-natal inferior a seis (RR=10,8; IC95%=1,4-80,8), febre no domicílio (RR=10,0; IC95%=2,3-43,5), baixo peso ao nascer (RR=21,5; IC95%=7,3-63,2) e Apgar inferior a sete no quinto minuto (RR=19,5; IC95%=9,0-41,9). Foram encontradas diferenças significantes no nível de 5% na comparação das médias para o baixo número de consultas no pré-natal, prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer. CONCLUSÕES: o principal microorganismo isolado na hemocultura dos recém-nascidos foi o Streptococcus agalactiae. Prematuridade, ausência de seguimento pré-natal e baixo peso ao nascer foram os fatores de risco mais associados com sepse neonatal precoce.

Avaliação da qualidade de vida de mulheres no climatério atendidas em hospital-escola na cidade do Recife, Brasil

OBJETIVO: avaliar a qualidade de vida de mulheres no climatério, atendidas em um hospital-escola na cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, empregando o Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (MOS SF-36 Health Survey), o Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) e o índice de Blatt-Kupperman modificado. MÉTODOS: em estudo descritivo, transversal, foram avaliadas 233 mulheres atendidas entre fevereiro e junho de 2006. Em amostragem de conveniência, foram incluídas mulheres com idade entre 40 e 65 anos e concordância em participar da pesquisa, excluindo-se a com história prévia de ooforectomia bilateral, terapia hormonal no semestre antecedente à pesquisa e doenças descompensadas. Calculou-se o tamanho amostral, admitindo prevalência de sintomas climatéricos em 4% e precisão igual a 2,5%. Foram analisadas: saúde geral, componente físico e componente mental, obtidos com o MOS SF-36 Health Survey; qualidade de saúde pelo WHQ; e sintomatologia climatérica pelo índice de Blatt-Kupperman modificado. Os dados foram analisados com o programa Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), versão 13.0. RESULTADOS: a qualidade de vida foi classificada como ruim. Pelo MOS SF-36 Health Survey, identificou-se maior prejuízo no componente mental (18,5 versus 27,7% do físico), maiores perdas nas funções sociais (80,2%) e limitações por problemas emocionais (78,61%). Pelo WHQ, houve maior acometimento de distúrbios do sono (69,7%), sintomas somáticos (69,1%) e vasomotores (68,8%), sendo considerados regulares a função sexual e os sintomas menstruais. Os sintomas de deficiência estrogênica foram acentuados para 53% das mulheres. O aumento dos sintomas de hipoestrogenismo se acompanhou de piora da saúde geral e da saúde menopausal. CONCLUSÕES: pareceu plausível supor que a menopausa se configurou realmente como um evento biopsicossocial, mais do que orgânico, derivado predominantemente da deficiência estrogênica.

Cost-effectiveness analysis in South Karelia Central Hospital

The target organization of this study, otherwise South-Karelia Social and Health Care District (Eksote) provides health, senior, family and social welfare services. South Karelia Central Hospital provides special health care and offers health services from all of the most important medical specialties. Eksote has in use 15D instrument to measure the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of their patients before and after their interventions for observing the health effects of the medical care. Furthermore, 15D allows measuring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care when comparing these before and after results of the 15D measurements and adding the costs of the interventions into this research. The main purposes of this study were to analyze the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of medical care in South Karelia Central Hospital by using the gathered 15D data to calculate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness ratios and to analyze the reliability and availability of the data. Study has been conducted using literature review and quantitative research methods. The results indicate that from the patients within the eight units selected to this study the 15D change information was available from the 52 %, the 15D change and the cost information from 38 % and the information of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) produced and the cost information from 35 %. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of medical care were greatest at the units of Pain Outpatient Clinic and Rheumatic Diseases Outpatient Clinic. The most effective medical care is given in the unit where the average price of one produced QALY is the highest (Orthopedics). However, the calculated standard deviations pointed out that there are great variances in the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness within the units also.

Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory applied to college students: factor analysis and relation to the Beck Depression Inventory

The psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the trait form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T) and its relation to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were evaluated in a large Brazilian college student sample containing 845 women and 235 men. STAI-T scores tended to be higher for women, singles, those who work, and subjects under 30 years. Factor analysis of the STAI-T for total sample and by gender yielded two factors: the first representing a mood dimension and the second being related to worrying or cognitive aspects of anxiety. In order to study the relation between anxiety and depression measures, factor analysis of the combination of the 21 BDI items and the 20 STAI-T items was also carried out. The analysis resulted in two factors that were analyzed according to the tripartite model of anxiety and depression. Most of the BDI items (measuring positive affectivity and nonspecific symptoms of depression) were loaded on the first factor and four STAI-T items that measure positive affectivity. The remaining STAI-T items, all of them measuring negative affect, remained in the second factor. Thus, factor 1 represents a depression dimension and factor 2 measures a mood-worrying dimension. The findings of this study suggest that, although widely used as an anxiety scale, the STAI-T in fact measures mainly a general negative affect.