The HSJ (Health Sciences Journal) has the mission of selecting and disseminating high-quality scientific content related to the health sciences. To accomplish this, it publishes original, basic and applied, peer-reviewed, scientific research. The target readers of the HSJ are comprised of academics, researchers, health professionals, public health authorities and managers, as well as the general public. It is published by the Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá.

Current Issue

Vol. 14 (2024): Volume 14 - 2024

Published: 03/27/2024

EDITORIAL

Artificial intelligence in epidemic management: transforming public health in Brazil and beyond

Luciano Magalhães Vitorino, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior

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Challenges of maintaining hemodialysis in Brazil

Guilherme de Castro-Santos

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The importance of clinical trial protocols

Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Metabolic syndrome in women with breast cancer: scope review

Lucas Dalvi Armond Rezende, Davi de Souza Catabriga, Janaína Rodrigues Barbosa, Lucas Zon Andrade de Assis, Gabriel Confalonieri Bertoldi, Bruno Henrique Fiorin

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Histomorphometric analysis of the soleus muscle in different phases of ischemic stroke in an animal model

Ariele Pedroso, Eliane Gonçalves de Jesus Fonseca, Ana Carolina Dorigoni Bini, Ivo Ilvan Kerppers, Hilana Rickli Fiuza Martins

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Older adults, males, and sedentary individuals had a higher number of hospitalizations for COVID-19: prevalence and associated factors in Barbacena-MG, Brazil, 2021-2022

Ana Vieira de Souza, Andréia de Fátima Gonçalves Quintão, Gabriela Júnia Rezende Santos, Ricardo Bageto Vespoli, Juliano Bergamaschine Mata Diz

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Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior in individuals with stable COPD non-infected by SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andréa Daiane Fontana, André Vinicius Santana, Rafaela Cristina Almeida, Leandro Cruz Mantoani, Carlos Augusto Camillo, Karina Couto Furlanetto, Nidia Aparecida Hernandes, Fabio Pitta

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Greater muscle strength is associated with better hemodynamic parameters, physical, cognitive and kidney function in older nursing-home residents

Erivaldo Machado Araújo, Veronica da Silva de Sousa, Vitória Maria da Conceição Bezerra, Rafael Xavier Couto de Oliveira, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Samuel da Silva Aguiar

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Temporal trend in the incidence rate and spatial distribution of spider bite accidents in Santa Catarina from 2011 to 2021

Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Arthur Felipe Pereira Silva, Carlos Henrique Dacoregio Perin, Gabriel Oscar Cremona Parma, Daisson José Trevisol

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Mapping and projections of obesity in the Brazilian adult population assisted in Primary Health Care: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Luiza Cruciol e Souza, Daniela Mayumi Usuda Prado Rocha, Guilherme Henrique da Silva Costa, Luiza Carla Vidigal Castro, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff

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Interrelation between dietary carbohydrate quality and nutritional status of a community of settlers in the municipality of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

Thayla Gutihellen Santiago de Oliveira, Bruna Yhang da Silva Costa, Daniel Ferreira da Silva, Josicleia Vieira de Abreu do Vale, Ana Karen Nogueira Celedonio, Ana Klécia Santiago de Oliveira, Lucas Nunes Fernandes, Thais Cristina Sousa Silva

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Clinical, psychological and environmental factors that affect sleep quality of in surgical patients

Ana Filipa Cascais, Madalena Cunha

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Covid-19 in-hospital fatality among hospitalized patient residents of the two largest and smaller cities of the Brazilian states

Gbènankpon Mathias Houvèssou, Gary Joseph, Eduardo Viegas da Silva

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Association between forced expiratory volume and waist-hip ratio in school with overweight and obesity

Vanessa Etges Schuster, Marina Möhlecke de Souza, Fabiana Rafaela Santos de Mello, Luana dos Passos Vieira, Djennifer Raquel da Rosa, Betina Breyer Figueiró, Dannuey Machado Cardoso, Dulciane Nunes Paiva

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Epidemiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at a teaching-assistance unit in Northeast Brazil

Alexia Morgana Santos Sales, Júlia Gonçalves Ferreira, Raquel Fernandes Vanderlei Vasco, Edoarda Vasco de Albuquerque Albuquerque

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Health promotion and prevention actions in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS): evaluation of the temporal trend and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Ana Clara Gomes Lima, Geissiane Felizardo Vivian, José Cleyton de Oliveira Santos, Aquiles Sales Craveiro-Sarmento, Ricardo Barbosa-Lima, Glebson Moura Silva

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Synchronous and asynchronous tele-exercise for older adults: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Fernanda Nelli Gomes Giuiani, Natália Ramalho Jacobino, Karla Helena Coelho Vilaça e Silva

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Sleep changes during social isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic in individuals with chronic respiratory diseases

Daniele Dala Pola, Andréa Daiane Fontana, André Vinicius Santana, Gabriela Krinski, Nídia Aparecida Hernandes, Karina Couto Furlanetto, Carlos Augusto Camillo, Fabio Pitta

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Adherence to treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis

Angélica de Cássia Bitencourt, Sandra Marina dos Reis

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The association between vancomycin trough concentrations and nephrotoxicity in the paediatric intensive care unit

Alice Ramos Silva, Paula Pimenta-de-Souza, Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Neto, Daniel Andries Gigliotti, Michele Costa Caetano, Michelle Lima Soares, Cristina Sanches, Elisangela Costa Lima

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The use of medications by incarcerated women: an exploratory study

Renata Aparecida de Lima Ribeiro, Letícia Guedes Morais Gonzaga de Souza, Isadora Lulio, Maria Emília Martins Mazoni de Miranda, Mara Luiza de Paiva Domingues, Carina Carvalho Silvestre

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Quality of life and strength, but not cytokines, are associated with DAS-28 in active and inactive rheumatoid arthritis

Marina Travizan, Cristiane Vitaliano Graminha, Cristhiane Molinero Andrade Ratkevicius, Thaís Soares Farnesi Assunção, Reginaldo Botelho Teodoro, Gabriella Stefenoni Krüger, Erik Augusto Jerônimo, Rodolfo Pessato Timóteo

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Impacts of the pandemic on children and adolescents with cancer: scoping review

Camila Trevisan Saldanha, Tassiana Potrich, Josiane Karoline Longhinotti, Crhis Netto de Brum, Erica de Brito Pitilin, Fernanda Lenkner, Thaina Monção Gasperin

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Food consumption among adolescents and biological and adiposity outcomes

Cristina Maria Mendes resende, Lívia Almeida Amaral Ferraz, Ana Virginia Rodrigues Veríssimo, Carolina Martins dos Santos Chagas, Rafael dos Santos Henrique, Marcos André Moura dos Santos, Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz, Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva

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Quality, reliability, and content of YouTube videos in Portuguese language about dental trauma

Maria Luiza Silva Aragão, Ianne Moreira Vieira, Rafael Domingos Almeida Durand Gomes, Jossaria Pereira de Sousa, Clarissa Araújo Campos Camelo, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Ramon Targino Firmino

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Nutritional management of muscle mass loss in patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: a scoping review

Hana Gabriela Severino Araujo, Bárbara Thiffani Ferreira Nunes, Mayla Cardoso Fernandes Toffolo, Renata Adrielle Lima Vieira, Silvia Fernandes Maurício

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Editorial Support

        

Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá / Associação de Integração Social de Itajubá (AISI)

AISI - Presidency - Carlos Magno Castro Gonçalves

General Director - Seleno Glauber de Jesus Silva

Chief Financial Officer - Leandro Lima

Scientific Board - Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva and  Seleno Glauber de Jesus Silva