Lairton Batista de Oliveira

The objective of this study is to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution of prostate cancer mortality in Northeast Brazil from 2012 to 2022. Mortality data were obtained from a secondary database and analyzed using geoprocessing techniques and temporal analysis. Temporal trends were assessed using the Joinpoint Regression Program, while spatial clusters were identified through spatial autocorrelation, applying Global and Local Moran’s I indices. In Northeast Brazil, 46,169 deaths from prostate cancer were recorded, predominantly among mixed-race men over 80 years old, married, and with no formal education. The average mortality rate in the region was 15.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, increasing by 3.4% from 2012 to 2017, followed by a stationary trend until 2022. High-rate clusters were identified in the states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, and Bahia. This study underscores the need to reformulate health policies and ensure continuous monitoring of the targets established by the National Policy for Cancer Prevention and Control.

This study analyzed hospital safety and the risk of falls in elderly people in a university hospital in Brazil. The Morse Falls Scale was used to stratify the risk of falls in 45 hospitalized elderly individuals, and two checklists were used to analyze the hospital environment. The analysis was based on the Chi-square test and multiple regression. The moderate risk of falls was predominant (51.1%). The variable age group (p-value = 0.024) showed statistical evidence of association with the risk of falls. However, the multiple regression analysis showed no difference between the age groups and the risk situation for falls. The hospital wards showed an adequate arrangement of furniture, but some aspects had inadequacies, such as objects in the corridors, non-functional bells in some beds, inadequacy of the toilet bowls in terms of the recommended height, and an absence of non-slip flooring and the support bar in some bathrooms. In conclusion, the moderate risk of falls among the elderly and the adequacy of the hospital environment to technical standards were evident with the exception of failures in the emergency communication system and sanitary installation.

This study analyzed the risk of falls in the elderly and the safety of the environment in a teaching hospital in Brazil. The Morse Falls Scale was used to stratify the risk of falls in 45 hospitalized elderly individuals, and a checklist was used to analyze the hospital environment. The analysis was based on the chi-square test and multiple regression. The moderate risk of falls was predominant (51.1%). The variable age group (p-value = 0.024) showed statistical evidence of association with the risk of falls. However, the multiple regression analysis showed no difference between the age groups and the risk situation for falls. The hospital wards showed an adequate arrangement of furniture, but some aspects had inadequacies, such as objects in the corridors, non-functional bells in some beds, and inadequacy of the toilet bowls in terms of the recommended height, the absence of non-slip flooring and the support bar in some bathrooms. In conclusion, the moderate risk of falls among the elderly and the adequacy of the hospital environment to technical standards were evident, with the exception of failures in the emergency communication system and sanitary installation.