Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte | IIP · Departamento de Saúde Coletiva

Knowledge on the occurrence of multimorbidity is important from the viewpoint of public policies, as this condition increases the consumption of medicines as well as the utilization and expenses of health services, affecting life quality of the population. The objective of this study was to estimate prevalence of self-reported multimorbidity in Bra...

The main objective of the study was to analyze the effect of age, period and birth cohort on esophageal cancer mortality in Brazil and its geographic regions, per sex. An ecological study is presented herein, which evaluated the deaths by esophageal cancer and the distribution, per geographic region. Poisson Regression was utilized to calculate the...

Cancer is currently in the spotlight due to their heavy responsibility as main cause of death in both developed and developing countries. Analysis of the epidemiological situation is required as a support tool for the planning of public health measures for the most vulnerable groups. We analyzed cancer mortality trends in Brazil and geographic regi...

Purpose: The objective of this review was to identify clinical and pathologic factors related to the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma in young patients. Materials and methods: We conducted a literature search of articles indexed in PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus, and Science Direct. Prospective and retrospective cohort studies published in En...

Background: Although data exist on the number of deaths by colorectal cancer in Brazil, there is no information detailed by geographic regions and age groups regarding the future impact of this disease. Objective: The purpose of this study was to carry out predictions for colorectal cancer mortality in Brazil and its geographic regions until the...

Introduction: Population aged >60 years compose the age group that grows the most disproportionately. Despite several positive individual and social aspects an increase in the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases, including OA is observed. Hypothesis: Whether physical activity (PA) levels and number of chronic diseases are associated wit...

Background A one-third reduction in premature mortality (30-69 years) from chronic noncommunicable diseases is goal 3.4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG). The burden of NCDs is expected to continue to increase in low- and middle-income countries, including Brazil. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess geographic...

Background The age, multimorbidity, immunodeficiency and frailty of older people living in nursing homes make them vulnerable to COVID-19 and to mortality in general. For this reason, our objective is to verify the incidence of general and COVID-19 mortality and to analyse its predictive factors in older people living in nursing homes over a 2-year...

Background An up-to-date analysis of gastric cancer mortality among Hispanic/Latino populations is required for estimating disease burden and assessing the effectiveness of clinical and preventive strategies. Methods We retrieved gastric cancer deaths between 1997 and 2017 (as available) from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program...

Years of Potential Productivity Life Lost; YPPLL; Colorectal cancer; Cancer screening; Mortality; Brazil; UICC - World Cancer Congress 2022, Geneva, Switzerland.

Background: Several factors affect sexual function, including cancer development and treatment. This study summarized the risk of women with cancer of developing sexual dysfunctions. Methods: This systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). We searched the EMBASE, Pub...

Background Cancer staging information in Hospital Cancer Registries (HCR) is essential for cancer care quality evaluations. This study aimed to analyze the completeness of cervical cancer staging in Brazilian HCR and identify individual and contextual factors associated with unknown staging. Methods The outcome analyzed was missing or unknown stag...

Objetivo Analisar as tendências de incidência e mortalidade por COVID-19 no Brasil, nas unidades da federação e nas capitais. Método Realizou-se um estudo ecológico com dados de incidência e de mortalidade por COVID-19 referentes ao período de 25 de fevereiro de 2020 (primeiro caso notificado no Brasil) a 31 de julho de 2021. Os dados foram agrupa...

Background: In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) updated the original definition of sarcopenia, establishing new criteria to be used globally. Early diagnosis of sarcopenia in nursing home residents and the identification of contributing factors would target interventions to reduce the incidence of malnutritio...

Objectives To review the evidence on incidence and predictive factors of functional decline (FD) in nursing home (NH) residents. Design A systematic review of the literature. Setting and Participants Longitudinal studies involving individuals age 60 years and older living in a NH and with at least 2 functional capacity assessments were eligible....

Cervical cancer is a public health issue with high disease burden and mortality in Brazil. The objectives of the present study were, firstly, to analyze age, period, and cohort effects on cervical cancer mortality in women 20 years old or older from 1980 to 2019 in the North, South, and Southeast Regions of Brazil; and secondly, to evaluate whether...

Background In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) updated the original definition of sarcopenia, establishing new criteria to be used globally. Early diagnosis of sarcopenia in nursing home residents and the identification of contributing factors would target interventions to reduce the incidence of malnutrition...

The high incidence and mortality rates make lung cancer a global public health issue. Socioeconomic conditions and the provision of health services may be associated with this reality. This study investigates the spatial distribution of advanced-stage diagnosis and mortality due to lung cancer and its association with the healthcare services supply...

Objetivo: analisar as tendências de mortalidade por Sarcoma de kaposi, com projeções até 2030 e analisar a epidemia pelo HIV no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo ecológico com dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade sobre os óbitos por Sarcoma de kaposi ocorridos no Brasil de 2001 a 2015 e com dados da epidemia de HIV da Organização Mundial de Saúd...

Objectives To analyze trends in pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality in Latin American countries. Methods An ecological study with incidence data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and mortality data from the World Health Organization. The trend of incidence by Joinpoint regression, the variation of the annual average and th...

1) Background: Loneliness, little studied in Nursing Homes (NHs), can affect physical and mental health. We aimed to verify the prevalence of loneliness in 5 NHs and its associated factors. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional study. Older adults aged 65 or over with preserved cognitive status were included. The De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale was used t...

Background COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on society, including on residents of nursing homes (NH), who have a higher risk of complications and mortality due their physical and intellectual disabilities. Aim To identify which risk factors associated with developing COVID-19 infection with symptoms in institutionalized older people. Meth...

Com o aporte da literatura científica, bem como de documentos institucionais, este capítulo pretende apontar elementos para uma reflexão crítica sobre a abordagem das questões étnico-raciais da população negra na formação dos profissionais de nível superior da saúde no Brasil. Para tanto, a tessitura da discussão presente neste texto será norteada...

Background: In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) updated the original definition of sarcopenia, establishing new criteria to be used globally. To our knowledge, this is the first study considering it for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in older people living in Nursing Homes. Aim: Verify the prevalence and the deg...

Introduction Faced with the continuous growth in the number of older people at a global level, some concerns are raised about the way people age. Health conditions such as depressive symptoms and depression have a direct or indirect impact on the quality of life of this population segment. The objective of this study is to verify the incidence of t...

Low- and moderate-impact physical activity (PA) is associated with the prevention of urinary incontinence (UI). The objective of the cross-sectional study presented herein is to analyze the factors associated with UI in physically older active women who participate in senior community groups. The variable UI was measured by the International Consul...

Dry fermented sausages reduced in pork back-fat and replaced with texturized pea protein (TPP – 0, 10, 15, and 20%) were evaluated for acceptability and sensory properties using a Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) questionnaire under blind and informed conditions. Differences in acceptance were identified in both conditions, indicating that fat reduction...

Introduction Several studies have shown that physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour (SB) are independent risk factors for many health-related issues. However, there is scarce evidence supporting the relationship between SB and urinary incontinence (UI) in community-dwelling older adults, and no information on any possible association...

Objective To describe trends in thyroid cancer incidence and mortality in Latin America. Methods Ecological study of time series, with incidence data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer for the 1990‐2012 period and mortality data of 16 countries obtained from WHO for the 1995‐2013 period. The trends of incidence rates were analyze...

Caring for a person with dementia burdens family caregivers, and there is a close negative relationship between this burden and their quality of life (QoL). Research suggests that caregivers’ main needs are information and training about the disease and support from others experiencing the same situation, and Internet interventions hold considerabl...

Background In other healthcare professions, there has been extensive research into students’ motivation, but studies aiming to determine what leads individuals to choose a degree in physiotherapy are scarce. This research study had three main objectives: to obtain a sociodemographic profile of first-year physiotherapy students in Catalonia; to dete...

Aims To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity among European community-dwelling adults, as well as to analyse the association with gender, age, education, self-rated health, loneliness, quality of life, size of social network, Body Mass Index (BMI) and disability. Methods A cross-sectional study based on wave 6 (2015) of the Survey of Health,...

Breast cancer presents high incidence and mortality rates, being considered an important public health issue. Analyze the spatial distribution pattern of late stage diagnosis and mortality for breast cancer and its correlation with socioeconomic and health service offer-related population indicators. Ecological study, developed with 161 Intermediat...

The advanced-stage diagnosis of breast cancer reveals the inequalities associated with socioeconomic conditions and the offer of health services. This study analyzes the prevalence of advanced breast cancer and its relationship with individual and contextual socioeconomic indicators and offer of health service. A cross-sectional study is presented...

Objective: To describe how the incidence and mortality trends for laryngeal cancer in South and Central American countries. Methods: Time series study, with incidence data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, from 1990 to 2012 and mortality data from 17 countries of the World Health Organization, from 1995 to 2013. The trend was a...

Introdução: Os avanços da sociedade moderna trouxeram grandes desafios aos mais variados setores do mercado de trabalho, levando os indivíduos a se readaptarem aos novos processos de trabalho. Um dos desafios remete a extensas jornadas e múltiplos vínculos empregatícios, fato que aumenta a vulnerabilidade, as chances de adoecimento e absenteísmo do...

Background The objective of this work was to analyse the prevalence trends of multimorbidity among European community-dwelling adults. Methods A temporal series study based on waves 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was conducted, and community-dwelling participants aged 50+ ( n = 274,614) from 15...

Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados ao acesso precário aos serviços de saúde pela população brasileira de 19 anos ou mais. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal, com base nos dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013, obtidos de uma amostragem complexa. O desfecho acesso precário foi definido como não ter conseguido atendimento na última ve...

Introduction: The presence of depressive symptoms, loneliness and changes in social network are issues that impact the quality of life of older adults. We aim to verify the prevalence of depressive symptoms, loneliness and social isolation of older people living in nursing homes (NH). Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 NH in th...

Introduction: Nursing home (NH) residents are the least active segment of the population. This study aims to describe the sedentary behaviour (SB) patterns in NH residents. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study (Clinical Trials NCT04297904) was conducted in 4 NHs in the Osona county (Barcelona, Spain). The dependent variable was SB evaluat...

Introduction: Given the need to establish new criteria, the EWGSOP2 defines the sarcopenia as the loss of strength and muscle mass and determines the parameters by diagnosis. The objective was to identify the prevalence of sarcopenia in institutionalised older people who live in Catalonian nursing homes (NH), according to the new criteria of the EW...

Background The modern Geriatric Giants have evolved to encompass four new syndromes, of frailty (linked to fatigue and physical inactivity), sarcopenia, anorexia of ageing, and cognitive impairment. In parallel, loneliness has been established as a risk factor for adverse mental and physical health outcomes among older adults. Objective To analyse...

This study aims to calculate and assess the electricity load trends for Brazil and its geographic regions, considering the changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical trends were evaluated by the Joinpoint software, and the analysis comprehended the period between January 1 and September 29, 2020. Daily load data were grouped into weeks, with...

Introduction Early death from cancer is potentially preventable. In developing countries, it is not only a human tragedy but also an economic tragedy. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the estimated number of deaths for people 15–64 years in 2018 was 262,141, with Brazil being the country with the largest number of cases in the region (38.2%). Th...

Introduction Premature mortality affects the economy directly due to the loss of productivity of individuals who die, thus ceasing to contribute economically to the country. The one-third reduction in premature mortality (30–69 years) from chronic noncommunicable diseases is goal 3.4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG). Alt...

Background Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. The primary physiotherapeutic treatment for LBP is physical exercise, but evidence suggesting a specific exercise as most appropriate for any given case is limited. Objective To determine if specific stabilization exercise (SSE) is more effective than traditi...

The objective of this study was to analyze temporal trends for thyroid cancer mortality in Brazil and its geographic regions, in the period 2001-2015, and calculate mortality projections until 2030. Methods: An ecological study is presented herein on thyroid cancer-related deaths in Brazil, based on the registries of the Mortality Information Syste...

Introduction: There is no evidence supporting the relationship between sedentary behaviour (SB) and urinary incontinence (UI) in nursing homes (NH) residents. This study aims to determine this potential association. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study (Clinical Trials NCT04297904) in 4 NH was conducted in the Osona county (Barcelona, Spa...

Introdução: Segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde (2018), a saúde tem apresentado um novo perfil epidemiológico, um aumento das doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e uma diminuição das doenças crônicas transmissíveis. Objetivos: Estimar a prevalência de multimorbidade na população brasileira trabalhadora (≥18 anos) e conhecer seus fatores associad...

Background Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not reduced leukemia mortality compared to high-income countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we evaluated mortality trends in children (0-14y) from 15...

Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common and the ninth cause of death by cancer in women worldwide. In Latin America, cancer is the second cause of death and projections indicate a probable growth of the number of deaths between 2012 and 2035. Objective: To analyze the trends of incidence and mortality by ovarian cancer in Latin Amer...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are responsible for the majority of deaths in Brazil and worldwide, and constitute an important share of non-transmissible diseases. The objective of this study is to analyze the mortality trends of the three main CVD in Brazil and its geographic regions: acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure. Data pre...

The implementation of mobility restrictions and home office schemes due to the COVID‐19 pandemic have influenced electricity consumption patterns and levels. This study analyzes the effect of physical distancing measures regarding mobility on the energy consumption trends for the Brazilian energy system and its subsystems (Northeast, North, South,...

Background Cervical cancer is a preventable disease, vaccination and screening for precursor lesions are effective primary prevention measures. Some developed countries aim to eradicate it in the near future. In Brazil, there is still a need for progress in cervical cancer control. Using the human capital approach, we estimate how much cervical can...

Background The Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 has a target of 1/3 reduction in premature mortality (30-69 years) from chronic noncommunicable diseases. Although cancer is a chronic disease, it comprises more than 100 different conditions, with different risk factors and prognosis. This study aimed to calculate current and predicted premature mort...

Background Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not achieved the downward mortality trends in leukemia seen in other countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we aimed to evaluate mortality trends in chi...

Background: Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not reduced in leukemia mortality compared to high-income countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we evaluated mortality trends in children (0-14y) from...

It is paramount to expand the knowledge base and minimize the consequences of the pandemic caused by the new Coronavirus (SARS-Cov2). Spain is among the most affected countries that declared a countrywide lockdown. An ecological study is presented herein, assessing the trends for incidence, mortality, hospitalizations, Intensive Care Unit admission...

This study aimed to verify the prevalence of low social support (LSS) and associated factors in women submitted to breast cancer (BC) treatment. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 101 female residents of the municipality of Natal (Northeast Brazil), diagnosed with BC and submitted to oncological treatment. Data collection took place betwe...

e13614 Background: Premature mortality affects the economy directly due to the loss of productivity of individuals who decease, thus ceasing to contribute economically to the country. The 1/3 reduction in premature mortality (30-69 years) from chronic noncommunicable diseases is goal 3.4 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Although cance...

7068 Background: One method of calculating indirect costs of cancer is the analysis of productivity loss. Using the human capital approach, we estimate how much cancer-related premature mortality indirectly impacts the economy. Given the diverse causes of cancer death and sociodemographic profiles in Brazil, we estimated lost productivity due to ca...

Background and objective: This was a population-based ecological with data of deaths from the Mortality Information System. The objective of this study was to analyze the temporal trends of mortality induced by bronchi and lung cancer in Brazil and its geographical regions between 2001 and 2015 and secondly to calculate predictions for 2016-2030....