São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Individuals' quality of working life and motivation are directly related to their satisfaction and wellbeing. Although studies on the quality of life of family health workers have been conducted, there are none correlating these professionals' wellbeing with this work model. ⋯ Professionals working within the Family Health Strategy had dimensions of quality of life that varied according to their professional category.
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Associations between behaviors and individual chronic diseases have been demonstrated. However, the relationship between time spent on sedentary behavior and multimorbidity remains less clear. ⋯ The time spent on MVPA is a predictor of absence of multimorbidity in elderly people with diabetes, for both sexes.
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Critical diseases usually cause hypercortisolemia via activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. ⋯ Very high cortisol levels are associated with severe illness and increased risk of death, among COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
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Low bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) have been identified in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children and adolescents. The direct adverse effects of HIV infection and combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) negatively contribute to bone metabolism. A direct relationship between muscle strength levels and BMD in HIV-infected adults and older adults has been described. However, it is unknown whether handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with bone mass in pediatric populations diagnosed with HIV. ⋯ HGS was directly associated with BMD and BMC in HIV-infected children and adolescents.