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Physicians have privileged information regarding the importance of leading a healthy and drug-free lifestyle, but in everyday reality, they are subject to extreme stressors (work stress, compassion fatigue, burnout syndrome) that have a profound emotional impact. As a result, it is not uncommon for physicians to present substance use disorders and dependencies. Recently, greater attention has been paid to specific factors that may lead to substance use disorder. Despite these efforts, there is a lack of prevention policies and substance use disorders are excluded in the list of occupational diseases. The idiosyncrasies of the tasks and particularities of the behavior of health care workers create a major challenge for the design of effective and safe programs for the health care professional with addictions and their patients. The objective of this work is to carry out an analytical review of the existing literature related to the implementation of specific treatments for health professionals to address SUD. After a tour of the mental health programs in place for health workers in different regions of the world and local resources, a discussion of current information on mental health disorders, as well as prevention and occupational health policies, is presented. In this population, the challenges that must be faced in our reality to create a specific treatment for this population are summarized.

Los médicos cuentan con información privilegiada respecto a la importancia de llevar una vida saludable y libre de drogas, pero la realidad cotidiana señala que están sujetos a estresores extremos (estrés laboral, desgaste por empatía, síndrome de burnout) que producen un impacto emocional profundo. Por ello, no es infrecuente que los médicos presenten trastornos por uso de sustancias y dependencias. Recientemente se ha prestado mayor atención a factores profesionales de las distintas especialidades médicas que puedan propiciar el trastorno por uso de sustancias, aunque faltan políticas de prevención en grupos de mayor riesgo y la incorporación de estos trastornos al listado de enfermedades profesionales por la medicina laboral. La idiosincrasia de las tareas y particularidades de la conducta de trabajadores de la salud generan un desafío mayor para el diseño de programas efectivos y seguros para el profesional con adicciones y sus propios pacientes. El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo realizar una revisión analítica de la bibliografía existente relacionada a la implementación de tratamientos específicos para profesionales de la salud para el abordaje de los trastornos por uso de sustancias. Luego de un recorrido por los programas de salud mental en marcha para trabajadores de la salud en distintas regiones del mundo y los recursos locales, se presenta una discusión de la información actual sobre trastornos de salud mental, así como las políticas de prevención y salud laboral en esta población, se resumen los desafíos con los cuales se deben afrontar en nuestra realidad para el armado de un tratamiento específico para esta población.

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A complexidade do cuidado tem ultrapassado os saberes de uma única profissão, superando uma visão unicamente biológica, médico-sanitária e higienista das práticas de assistenciais. Iniciativas que promovam a segurança do paciente e a qualidade na assistência à saúde exigem articulação de uma terapêutica descentralizada. Afirma-se, assim, a necessidade de haver mecanismos de comunicação interdisciplinar que viabilizem um cuidado colaborativo e seguro. A corrida de leito é considerada uma das formas de interlocução interdisciplinar para assegurar o fluxo rápido de informações ligadas à assistência, se configuram, portanto, em um espaço para que os profissionais de diferentes categorias discutam e determinem condutas coletivamente. Apesar da prática interdisciplinar potencializar a integração no trabalho em saúde por articular diversos saberes e fazeres profissionais, no contexto hospitalar há relações próprias de uma organização, com lutas por espaços e defesa de interesses que conduzem a uma reflexão sobre como os agentes sociais se inserem num sistema de posições e relações de poder estabelecidas. Na perspectiva das relações de poder, acredita-se que o trabalho articulado entre as equipes de saúde se apresenta como uma fragilidade para que as condutas de saúde estejam alinhadas. Com o objetivo de analisar a configuração das corridas de leito sob a ótica das relações de poder constituídas nos e pelos saberes de médicos e enfermeiros em um setor aberto e um setor fechado de um hospital, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa qualitativa na perspectiva pós-estruturalista, com base no referencial teórico-metodológico de Michael Foucault. O cenário do estudo foi o Centro de Terapia Intensiva e o Posto 04 de uma Unidade de Internação de um hospital filantrópico geral, de grande porte, localizado na cidade de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Nos setores, procedeu-se à observação das corridas de leito e a realização de entrevistas com roteiro semiestruturado com 11 médicos, 18 enfermeiros e oito informantes-chaves (por terem apresentado comportamento em destaque durante a observação das corridas de leito nos setores). A partir da análise dos discursos constituídos, identificou-se três categorias empíricas principais: corrida de leito: elementos e circunstâncias; A corrida de leito na percepção e subjetivação dos agentes envolvidos; e Composição de forças interdisciplinares na corrida de leito. Os discursos dos participantes, associados ao que foi possível observar, retrataram a corrida de leito como um reflexo do ambiente relacional. Os resultados demonstraram que a estruturação da corrida de leito hospitalar não favorece a articulação do trabalho entre médicos e enfermeiros, inibe a circulação do poder prejudicando iniciativas interdisciplinares e mantém o médico como agente principal nas decisões clínicas, comprometendo a integralidade do cuidado. As relações de poder imbricadas no processo de corrida de leito interferem negativamente na interdisciplinaridade das práticas de saúde entre médicos e enfermeiros no ambiente hospitalar, acarretando prejuízo assistencial ao paciente. Estudos dessa natureza podem subsidiar reflexões sobre práticas individuais e coletivas na perspectiva de que seja possível estabelecer maior fluidez nas relações entre as equipes de saúde em prol de um cuidado cada vez mais qualificado e seguro.

The complexity of care has exceeded the knowledge of a single profession, overcoming a solely biological, medical-sanitary, and hygienist perspective on care practices. Initiatives promoting patient safety and healthcare quality demand coordination with a decentralized therapy. Therefore, there is a need for interdisciplinary communication mechanisms that enable collaborative and safe care. Bedside rounding is considered one of the forms of interdisciplinary dialogue to ensure the rapid flow of information linked to care. It is thus a space for professionals from different categories to collectively discuss and determine the conduct to be adopted. Although interdisciplinary practice enhances integration in healthcare work by articulating different knowledge and professional practices, in the hospital setting there are certain relationships typical of organizations, including the struggle for space and defense of interests that lead to a reflection on how social agents are inserted in a system of well-established positions and power relations. From the perspective of power relations, it is believed that the coordinated work between health teams presents itself as a weakness in guaranteeing that health behaviors are aligned. Aiming to analyze the configuration of bedside rounding from the power perspective of power relations formed in and by the knowledge of doctors and nurses in open and closed departments of a hospital, this study consists of qualitative research developed from a post-structuralist view based on Michael Foucault's theoretical-methodological framework. The chosen setting was the Intensive Care Unit and Station Four of an Inpatient Unit of a large philanthropic general hospital, located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bedside rounding was observed in the departments, and interviews with a semi-structured script were carried out with 11 doctors, 18 nurses, and eight key informants (as they stood out during the bedside rounding observation in the departments). Through discourse analysis, three main empirical categories were identified: bedside rounding: elements and conditions; bedside rounding in the perception and subjectivation of the involved agents; and interdisciplinary collaboration in bedside rounding. The participants' speeches, associated with what was observed, portray the bedside rounding as a reflection of the relational environment. The results demonstrated that the bedside rounding structure doesn't favor coordinating the work between doctors and nurses; it also hinders the circulation of power, damaging interdisciplinary initiatives and keeping doctors as the main agents in clinical decisions, compromising the comprehensiveness of care. The power relations involved in the bedside rounding process negatively interfere with the quality of interdisciplinarity in care practices between doctors and nurses in the hospital setting, affecting patient care. Studies of this nature might support reflections on individual and collective practices, considering that it is possible to establish greater fluidity in relationships between health teams towards increasingly modern and safe care.

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Introducción: A pesar de la importancia de la medicina basada en la evidencia, es necesario una mejor comprensión de la situación para el desarrollo de esfuerzos educativos y prácticos en función de implementar la medicina basada en la evidencia en el sistema de salud. Objetivo: Determinar la actitud, el uso, las barreras y los conocimientos de la medicina basada en la evidencia en los médicos peruanos según el nivel de atención. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio analítico transversal a través de una encuesta que se aplicó a los médicos peruanos que trabajan en diferentes niveles de atención en salud. Resultados: Se encuestó un total de 1396 médicos. El 64,35 % señaló una actitud positiva hacia la aplicación de la medicina basada en la evidencia. En el caso de las barreras, el 51,01 % no tenía suficiente evidencia relevante; el 49,35 % no contaba con tiempo; el 47,20 % no poseía suficientes habilidades para encontrarla; mientras que el 44,40 % no podía hacer lectura crítica de estas. En cuanto a los accesos de información, casi el 80 % de los participantes reportó que no tiene acceso a ninguna base de datos de las mencionadas. Teniendo en cuenta la comprensión de los términos estadísticos, más de dos tercios de los participantes tenían un alto nivel de comprensión. Conclusiones: Aunque la mayoría de los médicos encuestados tienen un buen conocimiento y una actitud positiva hacia la medicina basada en la evidencia, aún existen barreras y uso de la información que se deben mejorar.

Introduction: Despite the importance of evidence-based medicine, a better understanding of the situation is necessary for developing educational and practical efforts to implement evidence-based medicine in the health system. Objective: To determine the attitude, use, barriers and knowledge of evidence-based medicine in Peruvian doctors according to the level of care. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out through a survey that was applied to Peruvian doctors who work at different levels of health care. Results: A total of 1396 physicians were surveyed. 64.35% indicated positive attitude towards the application of evidence-based medicine. In the case of barriers, 51.01% did not have enough relevant evidence; 49.35% did not have time; 47.20% did not have sufficient skills to find it; while 44.40% could not critically read them. Regarding information access, almost 80% of the participants reported that they do not have access to any of the aforementioned databases. Taking into account the understanding of statistical terms, more than two-thirds of the participants had high level of understanding. Conclusions: Although the majority of physicians surveyed have good knowledge and positive attitude towards evidence-based medicine, there are still barriers and use of information that need to be improved.

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Introducción: la resiliencia es la capacidad de adaptación de los individuos frente a los retos de la vida. Objetivo: determinar el nivel de resiliencia y su relación con factores de riesgo cardiovascular en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas. Metodología: estudio observacional, analítico, transversal, retrospectivo. Muestreo no probabilístico, realizado en el periodo de mayo a julio de 2022. Se utilizó la encuesta de Wagnild & Young para evaluar la resiliencia. Se midieron variables sociodemográficas, niveles de resiliencia y factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Se utilizó el software Epi info para el análisis de los datos. A las variables cualitativas se les calculó la frecuencia absoluta y relativa y a las variables cuantitativas la media y desviación estándar. Para buscar la asociación entre el nivel de la resiliencia y los factores de riesgo cardiovascular se utilizó el Chi cuadrado, se consideró estadísticamente significativo p: <0,05. Resultados: participaron en el estudio 154 residentes, 45,5 % de los residentes presentaron sobrepeso u obesidad, 87,7 % consumen alcohol, 14,9 % sedentarismo, 5,2 % Hipertensión Arterial, 10,4 % dislipidemia y el 50 % antecedentes familiares de enfermedad cardiovascular. El 48 % de los médicos presentó baja resiliencia. Se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa entre la resiliencia baja y factores de riesgo cardiovascular (p <0,05). Conclusión: la mitad de los residentes presentan baja resiliencia y existe relación entre factores de riesgo cardiovascular y la baja resiliencia en los médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas.

Introduction: resilience is the ability of individuals to adapt to life's challenges. Objective: determine the level of resilience and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors in resident doctors at the Hospital de Clínicas. Methodology: this was an observational, analytical, cross-sectional and retrospective study. We used non-probability sampling, from May to July 2022. The Wagnild & Young survey was used to evaluate resilience. Sociodemographic variables, resilience levels and cardiovascular risk factors were measured. Epi info software was used for data analysis. The absolute and relative frequency was calculated for the qualitative variables and the mean and standard deviation for the quantitative variables. To find the association between the level of resilience and cardiovascular risk factors, the Chi square was used; p: <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 154 residents participated in the study, 45.5 % of the residents were overweight or obese, 87.7 % consumed alcohol, 14.9 % had a sedentary lifestyle, 5.2 % had high blood pressure, 10.4 % had dyslipidemia and 50 % had a family history of cardiovascular disease. 48 % of respondents presented low resilience. A statistically significant relationship was found between low resilience and cardiovascular risk factors (p <0.05). Conclusion: half of the residents have low resilience and there is a relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and low resilience in resident doctors at the Hospital de Clínicas.

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Introducción: la resiliencia es la capacidad de adaptación de los individuos frente a los retos de la vida. Objetivo: determinar el nivel de resiliencia y su relación con factores de riesgo cardiovascular en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas. Metodología: estudio observacional, analítico, transversal, retrospectivo. Muestreo no probabilístico, realizado en el periodo de mayo a julio de 2022. Se utilizó la encuesta de Wagnild & Young para evaluar la resiliencia. Se midieron variables sociodemográficas, niveles de resiliencia y factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Se utilizó el software Epi info para el análisis de los datos. A las variables cualitativas se les calculó la frecuencia absoluta y relativa y a las variables cuantitativas la media y desviación estándar. Para buscar la asociación entre el nivel de la resiliencia y los factores de riesgo cardiovascular se utilizó el Chi cuadrado, se consideró estadísticamente significativo p: <0,05. Resultados: participaron en el estudio 154 residentes, 45,5 % de los residentes presentaron sobrepeso u obesidad, 87,7 % consumen alcohol, 14,9 % sedentarismo, 5,2 % Hipertensión Arterial, 10,4 % dislipidemia y el 50 % antecedentes familiares de enfermedad cardiovascular. El 48 % de los médicos presentó baja resiliencia. Se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa entre la resiliencia baja y factores de riesgo cardiovascular (p <0,05). Conclusión: la mitad de los residentes presentan baja resiliencia y existe relación entre factores de riesgo cardiovascular y la baja resiliencia en los médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas.

Introduction: resilience is the ability of individuals to adapt to life's challenges. Objective: determine the level of resilience and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors in resident doctors at the Hospital de Clínicas. Methodology: this was an observational, analytical, cross-sectional and retrospective study. We used non-probability sampling, from May to July 2022. The Wagnild & Young survey was used to evaluate resilience. Sociodemographic variables, resilience levels and cardiovascular risk factors were measured. Epi info software was used for data analysis. The absolute and relative frequency was calculated for the qualitative variables and the mean and standard deviation for the quantitative variables. To find the association between the level of resilience and cardiovascular risk factors, the Chi square was used; p: <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 154 residents participated in the study, 45.5 % of the residents were overweight or obese, 87.7 % consumed alcohol, 14.9 % had a sedentary lifestyle, 5.2 % had high blood pressure, 10.4 % had dyslipidemia and 50 % had a family history of cardiovascular disease. 48 % of respondents presented low resilience. A statistically significant relationship was found between low resilience and cardiovascular risk factors (p <0.05). Conclusion: half of the residents have low resilience and there is a relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and low resilience in resident doctors at the Hospital de Clínicas.

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Introducción: El uso irracional de medicamentos se debe, entre otros elementos, a la falta de superación profesional; situación con mayor repercusión en la atención primaria de salud, donde generalmente laboran los médicos generales integrales. Objetivo: Caracterizar las actividades de superación profesional de médicos generales integrales sobre el uso racional de medicamentos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 269 médicos generales integrales que laboraban en los consultorios del médico de la familia o en los servicios de urgencia de las 17 áreas de salud del municipio de Santiago de Cuba en el período comprendido desde enero hasta julio de 2022, quienes fueron seleccionados mediante muestreo probabilístico por conglomerado bietápico. Se consideró como variable las actividades de superación profesional relacionadas con el uso racional de medicamentos, las cuales fueron valoradas a través de 5 indicadores. Resultados: La triangulación metodológica de los resultados evidenció que el nivel alcanzado en cuanto a la frecuencia de realización de dichas actividades fue bajo (índice de 1,18), al igual que lo obtenido en los indicadores analizados, excepto en el referido a la autopreparación que mostró un nivel medio. Conclusiones: Las actividades de superación profesional de los médicos generales integrales relacionadas con el uso racional de medicamentos en el municipio de Santiago de Cuba se caracterizaron por un nivel bajo de frecuencia de realización.

Introduction: Irrational use of medications is, among other elements, due to the lack of professional training; situation with more repercussion in primary health care, where comprehensive general doctors generally work. Objective: To characterize the professional training activities of comprehensive general doctors on the rational use of medications. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 269 comprehensive general doctors who worked in the family doctor offices or in the emergency services of the 17 health areas of Santiago de Cuba municipality was carried out from January to July, 2022, who were selected by means of a probabilistic sampling by biphase conglomerate. The activities of professional training related to the rational use of medications were considered as variable, which were valued through 5 indicators. Results: The methodological triangulation of the results evidenced that the level reached as for the frequency of realization of this activities was low (index of 1.18), as well as what was obtained in the analyzed indicators, except the one referred to the self-preparation which showed a mean level. Conclusions: Professional training activities of comprehensive general doctors related to the rational use of medications in Santiago de Cuba municipality were characterized by a low level of realization frequency.

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Se presenta una recopilación de hechos relacionados con la salud y seguridad en el trabajo, en forma de aproximación, sin intentar un análisis histórico, siguiendo un hilo transversal del rol de la medicina, en lo que ha significado a través del tiempo la salud física y mental del trabajador. Se discute la contradicción entre la salud y el trabajo, intentando dar una explicación de cómo los diferentes sistemas económicos han intentado mediar en esta contradicción. El artículo hace hincapié en las circunstancias, que en el caso venezolano, condujeron al desarrollo de hecho y de derecho de la atención de la salud de quien trabaja, primero de nuestros ancestros, los indios americanos, luego de los esclavos negros y con el pasar del tiempo, de los trabajadores de las minas en el siglo XIX y delos trabajadores petroleros en el siglo XX, siglo que a partir de 1950, con la graduación en Inglaterra del primer médico ocupacional venezolano, el Dr. Emigdio Cañizales Guédez, vio crecer exponencialmente los profesionales que se sumaron a este campo del ejercicio profesional, que incluyó servicios en las empresas, gremios, y finalmente, los postgrados. Se trae a la memoria a personas de todo el país, que, desde su lugar de acción, dieron su aporte para que la Medicina del Trabajo o Medicina Ocupacional ocupe hoy un lugar estratégico en lo que significa la empresa nacional, sea pública o privada(AU)

A compilation of facts related to health and safety at work is presented, in the form of an approximation, without attempting a historical analysis, following a transversal thread of the role of medicine in what physical and mental health has meant over time. Who works the contradiction between health and work is discussed, trying to explain how different economic systems have tried to mediate this contradiction. The article emphasizes the circumstances that in the Venezuelan case led to the de facto and legal development of health care, first of our ancestors, the American Indians, then of the black slaves and over time of the workers of the mines in the 19th century and of the oil workers in the 20th century, a century that from1950, with the graduation in England of the first Venezuelan occupational doctor, Dr. Emigdio Cañizales Guédez, will see the professionals who joined grow exponentially. To this field of professional practice, which will include services in companies, trade unions and finally postgraduate courses. The article brings to mind people from all over the country, who from their place of action, gave their contribution so that Occupational Medicine or Occupational Medicine now occupies a strategic place in what the national company means, whether public or private(AU)

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Multiple studies have reported a high prevalence of mental health problems among male and female physicians. Although doctors are reluctant to seek professional help when suffering from a mental disorder, specialised services developed specifically to treat their mental health problems have reported promising results. The purpose of this article is to describe the design and implementation of the Professional Wellbeing Programme (Programa de Bienestar Profesional) of the Uruguayan Medical Council (Colegio Médico del Uruguay). The context, inputs, activities and some of the outputs are described according to a case study design. The main milestones in the implementation of the programme are also outlined, as well as the enabling elements, obstacles and main achievements. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of international collaboration to share experiences and models, how to design the care process to promote doctors' access to psychiatric and psychological care, the need for them to be flexible and dynamic in adapting to new and changing circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and to work in parallel with the medical regulatory bodies. It is hoped that the experience described in this work may be of use to other Latin American institutions interested in developing mental health programmes for doctors.

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Los autores describen los hechos que dieron lugar al nacimiento, en 1872, de la SCA, que cumplió 150 años de existencia. Se señalan sus fundadores, sus objetivos y los principales hitos a lo largo de ese tiempo. El análisis hace hincapié en que durante la primera mitad de ese período solo un presidente fue médico: los demás fueron ingenieros, físicos, químicos, militares, abogados e investigadores naturalistas. En cambio, durante la segunda mitad 8 médicos, de distintas especialidades, ocuparon la presidencia, todos con una destacada actuación profesional, tanto nacional como internacional, y que aportaron una característica especial a la institución, propia de esta profesión. (AU)

The authors describe the events that led to the birth, in 1872, of the SCA, which celebrated 150 years of existence. Its founders, its objectives and the main milestones throughout that time are indicated. The analysis emphasizes that during the first half of that period only one president was a doctor: the others were engineers, physicists, chemists, soldiers, lawyers, and naturalistic researchers. On the other hand, during the second half, 8 doctors, from different specialties, held the presidency, all with an outstanding professional performance, both nationally and internationally, and who contributed a special characteristic to the institution, typical of this profession. (AU)

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Son múltiples los estudios que informan de una alta prevalencia de problemas de salud mental en médicos y médicas. Aunque los médicos presentan resistencias a la hora de solicitar ayuda profesional cuando están aquejados de trastornos mentales, los servicios especializados desarrollados específicamente para tratar sus problemas de salud mental han reportado resultados prometedores. El propósito de este artículo es describir el diseno y la implementación del Programa de Bienestar Profesional del Colegio Médico del Uruguay. El contexto, los insumos, las actividades y algunos de los productos se describen de acuerdo con el diseno de un estudio de caso. También se sefñalan los principales hitos en la puesta en marcha del programa, así como los elementos facilitadores, los obstáculos y los principales logros. Se enfatizará la importancia de la colaboración internacional para compartir experiencias y modelos, cómo articular el proceso asistencial para fomentar el acceso de los médicos a la atención psiquiátrica y psicológica, la necesidad de que sean flexibles y dinámicos para adaptarse a circunstancias novedosas y cambiantes como la pandemia por COVID-19 y la necesidad de que vayan en paralelo con las exigencias de los organismos reguladores de la práctica médica. Se espera que la experiencia descrita en este trabajo pueda ser de utilidad a otros colectivos latinoamericanos interesados en desarrollar programas de salud mental para los médicos.

Multiple studies have reported a high prevalence of mental health problems among male and female physicians. Although doctors are reluctant to seek professional help when suffering from a mental disorder, specialized services developed specifically to treat their mental health problems have reported promising results. The purpose of this article is to describe the design and implementation of the Professional Wellbeing Programme (Programa de Bienestar Profesional) of the Uruguayan Medical Association (Colegio Médico del Uruguay). The context, inputs, activities and some of the outputs are described according to a case study design. The main milestones in the implementation of the programme are also outlined, as well as the enabling elements, obstacles and main achievements. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of international collaboration to share experiences and models, how to design the care process to promote doctors' access to psychiatric and psychological care, the need for them to be flexible and dynamic in adapting to new and changing circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and to work in parallel with the medical regulatory bodies. It is hoped that the experience described in this work may be of use to other Latin American institutions interested in developing mental health programmes for doctors.

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BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers are vulnerable to burnout, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in the low resource settings. Belize is a small Central American developing country known for its chronic healthcare worker shortage and this is the first study to assess burnout prevalence and its associated factors among healthcare workers in Belize. AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors in HCWs in Belize covering multiple domains (mental health, physical symptoms, and coping behaviors) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey that was developed and validated by a panel of experts was delivered online to all the healthcare workers in Belize from September to November 2021. Burnout was assessed using Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Depression and anxiety screening was carried out using the Patient Health Questionnaire - 2 (PHQ-2) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2). Burnout associated factors were estimated using logistic regression models. FINDINGS: Of the total of 263 participants, 27.76% had overall burnout: 56.65% had personal, 54.37% had work-related, and 19.39% had patient-related burnout. Burnout was positively associated with anxiety (OR: 3.14 [1.67, 5.92]), depression (OR: 4.45 [2.30, 8.61]), intentions of quitting their jobs (OR: 2.59 [1.49, 4.51]), health status worsening (OR: 2.21 [1.26, 3.87]), multiple physical symptom presentation (OR: 1.19, [1.10, 1.29]), and use of multiple maladaptive coping behaviors (OR: 1.66, [1.30, 2.12]). INTERPRETATION: Healthcare workers in Belize showed substantial levels of burnout which were significantly associated with using maladaptive coping behaviors, presenting multiple physical symptoms, quitting their jobs, health status worsening, and other mental health issues. These findings should be used to develop and implement programs such as regular health check-ups, health promotion awareness campaigns, and worker recruitment strategies which would improve the working conditions, quality of life, and psychological well-being of our healthcare workers.

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BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is promoted by inappropriate use and is a greater burden for low to middle income countries (LMIC) than high income countries (HIC). OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed to compare the awareness of inappropriate use related to AMR among medical doctors from LMIC and HIC using published knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) studies. METHODS: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines, sequential systematic literature search of PubMed and Web of Science databases for articles published since inception up to June 1, 2022 for KAP studies involving medical doctors. Using fifteen KAP items related to promoting AMR, data on proportion of participants responding affirmatively was extracted and reported using means, ranges and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: Forty-two studies met the inclusion criteria and involved 13,089 medical doctors from 11HIC and 21LMIC. All were cross-sectional studies, 71.4% involved non-probability sampling and 78.6% were of satisfactory quality. Knowledge items showed mean proportion of more medical doctors responding correctly. Similar affirmation trends were observed for attitude and prescribing practice items. Awareness appeared similar between medical doctors of the economic groups, except for a greater interest in training for LMIC (95.4%; 95%CI 93.0%, 97.9%) versus HIC (81.7%; 95%CI 65.6%, 97.9%). Countries with poor proportions were identified in both economic groups. CONCLUSION: For identified studies, trends suggest good awareness among medical doctors of the known inappropriate use and perceived threat of AMR, as well as prescribing practices to reduce the risk of AMR. Trends were similar across HIC and LMIC; however, countries with evidence of poor awareness exist in both economic groups.

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Trata-se de estudo qualitativo sobre o papel da supervisão acadêmica do Grupo Especial de Supervisão do Projeto Mais Médicos para o Brasil de Roraima (GES-RR) durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Foi realizada uma cartografia, com entrevistas e uma roda de conversa. Durante a pandemia, a Atenção à Saúde Indígena passou por rearranjos e a supervisão acadêmica do GES-RR exerceu-se remotamente, o que reduziu seu potencial, mas manteve sua relevância. O acolhimento dos médicos pelos supervisores potencializou a capacidade transformadora da assistência e diminuiu a sensação de isolamento e abandono. O GES-RR foi importante para a mediação de conflitos com a gestão, para a qualificação do trabalho médico, para a reflexão sobre as relações e condições de trabalho e como espaço privilegiado de Educação Permanente em Saúde. O estudo mostrou a importância dos papéis exercidos e da retomada presencial em momento oportuno.(AU)

We conducted a qualitative study to investigate the academic supervision role of the Special Supervision Group for the More Doctors Project for Brazil in Roraima (GES-RR) during the Covid-19 pandemic. We constructed a map based on interviews and conversation circles. During the pandemic, indigenous health care underwent reshaping and academic supervision was performed by the GES-PR remotely, reducing its potential but maintaining its relevance. The support provided to the doctors by the supervisors enhanced the transformative capacity of care and reduced the sensation of isolation and abandonment. The GES-RR played an important role in mediating conflicts with management, improving the quality of medical work, and stimulating reflection on working relations and conditions, and is uniquely positioned to provide permanent health education. The findings highlight the importance of the roles and of returning to face-to-face working at the appropriate time.(AU)

Se trata de un estudio cualitativo sobre el papel de la supervisión académica del Grupo Especial de Supervisión del Proyecto Más Médicos para Brasil de Roraima (GES-RR) durante la pandemia de Covid-19. Se realizó una cartografía, con entrevistas y una ronda de conversaciones. Durante la pandemia, la Atención de la Salud Indígena pasó por reorganizaciones y la supervisión académica del GES-RR se ejerció remotamente, pero mantuvo su relevancia. La acogida a los médicos por parte de los supervisores potencializó la capacidad transformadora de la asistencia y disminuyó la sensación de aislamiento y abandono. El GES-RR fue importante en la mediación de conflictos con la gestión, calificación del trabajo médico, para la reflexión sobre las relaciones y condiciones de trabajo y como espacio privilegiado de Educación Permanente de Salud. El estudio mostró la importancia de los papeles ejercidos y de la retomada presencial en momento oportuno.(AU)

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Brazil has high Covid-19 mortality rates, especially among those patients who are intubated. It is hypothetically considered that these rates may be related to the abusive use of medicines by the population. These drugs without scientific evidence are indicated by President Bolsonaro and his supporters but are also prescribed by doctors who follow this line. The text draws attention to the risks of this phenomenon.

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Resumo: Introdução: A categoria médica vem sendo considerada pouco competente nos atributos relacionados à humanização. Por isso, mundialmente e no Brasil, mudanças têm sido realizadas nas grades dos cursos de graduação em Medicina para ampliar as disciplinas de humanidades. Além dessas iniciativas, há necessidade de treinamentos em humanização para médicos que se formaram com grades antigas e aqueles que, mesmo graduados a partir das novas diretrizes curriculares, ainda precisam se atualizar na temática. Há poucos estudos quantitativos sobre treinamentos em humanização, especialmente para médicos. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos de um treinamento sobre humanização para médicos em comparação a não médicos. Método: Realizaram-se treinamentos de 135 minutos sobre humanização para médicos e não médicos em um hospital psiquiátrico universitário em São Paulo (Brasil). As aulas foram ministradas com o uso de slides e acompanhadas de discussão e dramatização. Os sujeitos da pesquisa responderam a um questionário com 34 itens que avaliavam as autopercepções sobre conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes em humanização antes e 15 dias depois do treinamento. Utilizaram-se testes não paramétricos para comparar os escores entre o grupo de médicos e não médicos. Além disso, realizaram-se regressões lineares múltiplas para as dimensões de conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes, com o objetivo de avaliar se houve diferença significativa entre gêneros, idades, estados civis, número de filhos, vínculos profissionais, religião, anos de serviço. Resultado: Profissionais médicos e aqueles com seis ou mais anos de serviço apresentaram menores escores em humanização no pré-treinamento. O treinamento gerou aumento dos escores de humanização em todas as categorias profissionais, mas médicos apresentaram maior aumento e se igualaram às outras categorias. Conclusão: Com um treinamento rápido e de baixo custo, verificou-se o aumento da autopercepção em humanização em médicos e não médicos. A diferença entre as categorias profissionais deixou de existir na avaliação realizada após 15 dias do treinamento. Os resultados indicam que médicos podem aumentar suas autopercepções sobre humanização e se igualar aos outros profissionais.

Abstract: Introduction: The medical category has been considered of little competence regarding the attributes related to humanization. As such, changes have been made in the course curriculums of undergraduate medical courses in Brazil and worldwide to expand the Humanities disciplines. In addition to these initiatives, humanization training is needed for doctors who graduated under the aegis of old curriculums and for those who - even though they graduated with the new curricular guidelines - still need to be updated on the subject. There are few quantitative studies about humanization training, especially for medical doctors. Objective: To evaluate the effects of humanization training on doctors in comparison with non-doctors. Method: Humanization trainings lasting 135 minutes were conducted for doctors and non-doctors in a psychiatric university hospital in São Paulo (Brazil). The classes were conducted with the use of slides and included discussions and a role-playing activity. The research subjects answered a questionnaire with 34 items assessing their self-perceptions about the knowledge, skills and attitudes in humanization before and 15 days after the training. Nonparametric tests were used to compare the scores between the group of doctors and non-doctors. Moreover, multiple linear regressions were performed for the knowledge, skills and attitude dimensions aiming to evaluate whether there was a significant difference between genders, age ranges, marital status, number of children, jobs, religion, years of service. Result: Medical professionals and those with six or more years of service had lower humanization scores at the pre-training moment. The training resulted in an increase in humanization scores in all professional categories, but physicians showed a greater increase and reached the same level as the other categories. Conclusion: A fast and low-cost training resulted in an increase in the self-perception of humanization in doctors and non-doctors. The difference between the professional categories ceased to exist in the evaluation carried out 15 days after the training. The results suggest that doctors can increase their self-perception about humanization and reach the same level as other professionals.

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Resumo: Introdução: O déficit quantitativo e as desigualdades na distribuição de médicos agravam a crise global da força de trabalho em saúde. Muitas políticas têm sido adotadas para enfrentamento do problema, destacando-se pela sua abrangência o Programa Mais Médicos. Objetivo: Este estudo objetivou caracterizar, entre graduandos de Medicina do estado da Bahia, as intenções de especialidade médica futura e de fixação em áreas prioritárias definidas pelo Programa Mais Médicos, conforme os preditores apontados na literatura. Método: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal com caráter exploratório, realizado com estudantes dos cursos de Medicina de quatro universidades federais da Bahia. Resultado: Predominaram estudantes de 20 a 24 anos, com perfil socioeconômico mais baixo em relação aos estudos anteriores, naturais dos pequenos e médios municípios baianos, que afirmaram, em sua maioria, a opção pela residência médica em especialidades de outras áreas, que não as áreas básicas, após a graduação. Verificou-se uma disparidade entre o percentual de estudantes com intenção de trabalhar na atenção primária à saúde e aqueles que desejaram especialidades básicas, sendo ainda consideravelmente menor a opção pela medicina de família e comunidade. As estudantes do sexo feminino predominaram de modo evidente entre aqueles que desejaram as especialidades de áreas básicas e que vislumbraram um futuro trabalho na atenção primária à saúde, nesse estado. De modo contrário, os estudantes do sexo masculino escolheram, na sua maioria, especialidades de outras áreas, especialmente aqueles que tiveram os aspectos financeiros como motivação principal para escolha de carreira. Conclusão: O estudo acrescentou conhecimento ao corpo de literatura sobre as mudanças na formação médica no país e os efeitos de políticas indutoras de um perfil profissional generalista que atenda às necessidades sociais da população.

Abstract: Introduction: The quantitative deficit and inequalities in the distribution of doctors exacerbate the global health workforce crisis. Many policies have been adopted to face the problem, with the 'Mais Médicos' Program standing out due to its scope. Objective: This study aimed to characterize, among undergraduate medical students in the state of Bahia, the intentions of future medical specialty and professional retention in priority areas defined by the More Doctors Program (PMM), according to the predictors indicated in the literature. Methods: This is a cross-sectional exploratory study conducted with medical students from four federal universities in the state of Bahia. Results: The study predominantly included students aged 20 to 24 years, with a lower socioeconomic profile in relation to previous studies, born in small and medium-sized municipalities in the state of Bahia, who mostly stated their option for medical residency in specialties other than the basic areas after graduation. An inequality was observed between the percentage of students who intended to work in Primary Care and those who wanted basic specialties, with the option for Family and Community Medicine being even lower. Female students clearly predominated among those who desired basic specialties and who envisioned a future employment in Primary Care in this state. Conversely, male students mostly chose specialties in other areas, especially those who had financial aspects as the main motivation for career choice. Final considerations: The study added knowledge to the body of literature on changes in medical training in the country and the effects of policies leading to a generalist professional profile that meets the social needs of the population.

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Introdução: a pandemia da doença do coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) afetou a população mundial, especialmente os profissionais que atuam na linha de frente, como os médicos. Objetivo: avaliar os óbitos na população médica brasileira pela COVID-19. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo ecológico e analítico sobre os óbitos por COVID-19 em médicos, no Brasil. Realizou-se análise descritiva e utilizaram-se os testes Qui-quadrado e Qui-quadrado de Pearson com simulações de Monte-Carlo (p˂0,05). A análise espacial foi realizada mediante mapa de densidade de Kernel. Resultados: foram incluídos 938 óbitos, e predominaram vítimas do sexo masculino (86,57%) com idade média de 66,24 anos. A taxa de mortalidade por COVID-19 variou de 82,2 óbitos por 100 mil médicos no sudeste a 739,2 no norte do Brasil. O maior número de óbitos foi apresentado na clínica médica (29,85%), que também obteve a maior taxa de mortalidade de 655,3. Observou-se diferença significativa entre os anos 2020 e 2021 para a faixa etária, com maior frequência nos grupos com mais de 60 anos (p=0,005) e para as áreas de atuação médica, com maior prevalência para a clínica médica (p=0,018). No ano de 2020, os estados brasileiros que apresentaram maiores taxas de mortalidades estão localizados, na sua maioria, nas regiões Norte e Nordeste. Conclusão: devem ser consideradas as diferentes situações que aumentam a vulnerabilidade dos médicos aos riscos de contrair a COVID-19; com isso ações de promoção, proteção e assistência à saúde devem ser aprimoradas, principalmente aos profissionais que estão na linha de frente, visando o preparo para pandemias.

Introduction: the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the world population, especially professionals who are working on the front lines, like the doctors. Objective: evaluate deaths in the Brazilian medical population using COVID-19. Methods: this is a study ecological and analytical on deaths in doctors due to COVID-19, in Brazil. Descriptive analysis was performed, and Pearson's chi-square and chi-square tests were used with Monte-Carlo simulations (p˂0.05). Spatial analysis was performed using density map a Kernel. Results: were included 938 deaths, predominantly male victims (86.57%) with a mean age of 66.24 years. The mortality rate due to COVID-19 ranged from 82.2 deaths per 100,000 doctors in the Southeast to 739.2 in the North of Brazil. The highest number of deaths was presented in the Medical Clinic (29.85%), which also had the highest mortality rate of 655.3. There was a significant difference between the years 2020 and 2021 for the age group, with greater frequency in groups over 60 years old (p=0.005) and for the areas of medical practice, with higher prevalence for Internal Medicine (p=0.018). The Brazilian states had the highest mortality rates in 2020 and were mostly from the North and Northeast regions. Conclusion: the different situations that increase the vulnerability of physicians to the risks of contracting COVID-19 must be considered. Therefore, actions for health promotion, protection and assistance must be improved, with these professionals who are on the front line, aiming to prepare for pandemics.

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BACKGROUND: The use of telemedicine, or the provision of healthcare and communication services through distance-based technologies, has increased substantially since the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, it is still unclear what are the innovative features of the widespread use of such modality, its forms of employment and the context in which it is used across pluralist health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. We have sought to provide empirical evidence on the above issues by analysing the responses of medical doctors in a representative cross-sectional survey in two states in Brazil: São Paulo and Maranhão. METHODS: We analysed the responses of 1,183 physicians to a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on their livelihood and working practice. Two independent samples per state were calculated based on a total of 152,511 active medical registries in São Paulo and Maranhão. Proportional stratified sampling was performed and the distributions for gender, age, state and location of address (capital or countryside) were preserved. The survey contained questions on the frequency of physicians' employment of telemedicine services; the specific activities where these were employed, and; the forms in which the pandemic had influenced the adoption or consolidation of this technology. We performed descriptive and univariate analysis based on the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test for the qualitative data, and the Mann-Whitney test in the quantitative cases. Data were shown as absolute frequency and proportion with a 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: In our sample of physicians, telemedicine was employed as a form of clinical collaboration by most doctors (76.0%, 95 CI 73.6-78.5), but only less than a third of them (30.6%, 95 CI 28.0-33.3) used it as a modality to provide healthcare services. During the pandemic, telemedicine was used predominantly in COVID-19-related areas, particularly for hospital-based in-patient services, and in private clinics and ambulatory settings. Male, younger doctors used it the most. Doctors in São Paulo employed telemedicine more frequently than in Maranhão (p < 0.001), in urban settings more than in rural areas (p < 0.001). Approximately three-quarters of doctors in large hospitals reported using telemedicine services (78.3%, 95 CI 75.9-80.6), followed by doctors working for smaller private clinics (66.4%, 95 CI 63.7-69.1), and by a smaller proportion of primary care doctors (58.4%, 95 CI 55.6-61.2). CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that telemedicine may have helped ensure and expand the range of communication and healthcare services in low- and middle-income settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the modality appears to lend itself to be disproportionally used by doctors working in specific, priviledged sections of pluralistic health systems, and presumably by patients seeking care there. Regulation and incentives will be required to support the use of the technology across health systems in low- and middle-income countries in order to increase access to services for less disadvantaged populations.

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O texto traz uma reflexão sobre a experiência de supervisão acadêmica realizada no âmbito do Projeto Mais Médicos (PMM), em Salvador e Lauro de Freitas, no período de 2019 a 2021, buscando identificar o papel cumprido pelas atividades de supervisão, suas contribuições e seus limites vis-à-vis à competência definida nos documentos oficiais. Para tanto, foram analisados relatórios de supervisão e registros das reuniões de tutoria, os quais foram cotejados com a vivência do autor na função de tutor. Os resultados mostram que a supervisão cumpre o papel de apoiar o desenvolvimento de competências dos médicos atuantes no PMM, mas não alcança o objetivo normativamente definido de promover a integração ensino-serviço. Em suma, a supervisão tem um papel positivo, embora restrito, de fortalecimento da Atenção Básica.

This paper reflects on the experience of academic advisement carried out within the More Doctors Project (PMM) in Salvador and Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, from 2019 to 2021, seeking to identify the role played by advisement activities, their contributions and limitations in relation to the official documents. For this purpose, advisor reports and records of tutoring meetings were analyzed, which were then compared with the author's experience as a tutor. Results show that advising fulfils the role of helping to develop the competences of physicians working in the PMM, but does not reach the normatively defined objective of promoting education-service integration. In short, advisor work has a positive, albeit restricted, role in strengthening Primary Care.

Este texto reflexiona sobre la experiencia de supervisión académica realizada en el ámbito del Proyecto Más Médicos (PMM), en Salvador y Lauro de Freitas (Brasil), de 2019 a 2021, con el fin de identificar el papel de las actividades de supervisión, sus aportes y límites frente a la competencia definida en los documentos oficiales. Para ello, se analizaron informes de supervisión y actas de reuniones de tutoría, los cuales se compararon con la experiencia del autor en el rol de tutor. Los resultados muestran que la supervisión cumple el papel de apoyar el desarrollo de competencias de los médicos que actúan en el PMM, pero no alcanza el objetivo definido normativamente de promover la integración enseñanza-servicio. En definitiva, la supervisión tiene un papel positivo, aunque restringido, en el fortalecimiento de la Atención Primaria.

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Este artigo analisa a percepção dos gestores e dos profissionais envolvidos no Projeto Mais Médicos sobre os desafios do provimento e da reorganização do processo de trabalho médico frente ao cenário de pandemia do coronavírus no município de Ilhéus (BA), em 2020. A produção de dados foi feita por meio de revisão documental e entrevistas aos gestores de saúde do município e a quatro profissionais médicos contratados pelo programa. A análise dos resultados contemplou a percepção dos gestores acerca do provimento médico no município bem como as ações de monitoramento, supervisão e avaliação do desempenho dos profissionais realizadas pela coordenação da Atenção Básica. A análise do processo de trabalho médico, por sua vez, tratou de identificar se houve mudanças nos objetos, meios de trabalho utilizados pelos profissionais e formas de organização do trabalho, antes e durante a eclosão da pandemia da covid-19. As conclusões apontam que, apesar de o número de vagas ser insuficiente para atender as necessidades do município em relação à cobertura da Atenção Básica, o provimento e fixação de médicos por meio do Projeto Mais Médicos para o Brasil ampliou o acesso da população aos serviços e, consequentemente, ao atendimento de necessidades decorrentes da alta prevalência de doenças crônicas, desnutrição, violência doméstica e, mais recentemente, da pandemia da covid-19.

This paper analyzes the challenges perceived by managers and professionals involved in the Mais Médicos Project regarding the provision and reorganization of the medical work process during the coronavirus pandemic in the municipality of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil, in 2020. Data was collected by means of a document review and interviews with the municipality's health managers and four medical professionals hired by the project. Result analysis included the managers' perception regarding medical supply in the municipality, as well as the monitoring, supervision, and evaluation of professional performance carried out by the Primary Care coordination. Analysis of the medical work process, in turn, tried to identify whether the objects, means of work used by professionals, and ways of work organization changed before and during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings indicate that, despite the insufficient number of vacancies to meet the needs of the municipality in terms of Primary Care coverage, the provision and retention of physicians by the More Doctors for Brazil project expanded the population's access to services and, consequently, to meeting needs arising from the high prevalence of chronic diseases, malnutrition, domestic violence, and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la percepción de los gestores y profesionales involucrados en el Proyecto Más Médicos sobre los desafíos de la prestación y reorganización del proceso de trabajo médico frente al escenario de la pandemia del coronavirus en el municipio de Ilhéus, en Bahía (Brasil), en 2020. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante la revisión documental y entrevistas con los gestores de salud del municipio y cuatro profesionales médicos contratados por el programa. El análisis de los resultados incluyó la percepción de los gestores sobre la prestación médica en el municipio, así como las acciones de seguimiento, supervisión y evaluación del desempeño de los profesionales realizadas por la coordinación de atención primaria. El análisis del proceso de trabajo médico, a su vez, trató de identificar si hubo cambios en los objetos, medios de trabajo utilizados por los profesionales y formas de organización del trabajo antes y durante el estallido de la pandemia del Covid-19. Las conclusiones indican que, a pesar de que el número de plazas es insuficiente para satisfacer las necesidades del municipio en cuanto a la cobertura de la Atención Primaria, la provisión y fijación de médicos a través del Proyecto Más Médicos para Brasil amplió el acceso de la población a los servicios y, en consecuencia, la satisfacción de las necesidades derivadas de la alta prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas, la desnutrición, la violencia doméstica y, más recientemente, la pandemia del Covid-19.

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