Dinarte Ballester
Biographic Data
| ID | 1947812 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dinarte Ballester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dinarte |
| FAMILY NAME | Ballester |
| SIGNATURE | BALLESTER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7660-0112 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trusting in times of the Covid-19 crisis
Previous research has highlighted the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers’ (HCWs) mental health, yet protective factors remain underexplored. Emerging studies emphasize the importance of trust in government and interpersonal relationships in reducing infections and fostering positive vaccine attitudes. This study investigates the relationship between HCWs’ trust in the workplace and government and depressive symptoms du…
Inequality on the frontline
Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed to examine factors associated with gender differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms among HCWs during COVID-19. Across 22 countries in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, 32,410 HCWs participated in the COVID-19 HEalth…
Covid-19 Pandemic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Primary Care Workers in São Paulo, Brazil, October and November 2020
Objectives. To investigate associations between COVID-19-related factors and depressive symptoms among primary care workers (PCWs) in São Paulo, Brazil, and to compare the prevalence of probable depression among PCWs before and during the pandemic. Methods. In a random sample of primary care clinics, we examined 6 pandemic-related factors among 828 PCWs. We used multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate prevalence ratios fo…
Dor lombar e transtornos mentais comuns na Estratégia Saúde da Família
Objetivo: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico dos pacientes atendidos na Estratégia Saúde da Família de quatro capitais brasileiras (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre e Fortaleza) com dor lombar e investigar a associação entre dor lombar e depressão, ansiedade e somatização. Métodos: Estudo de corte transversal com 1857 pacientes atendidos nos anos de 2009 (setembro a novembro) e 2010 (junho a agosto). Instrumentos: rastreio de somatização …
Social support network, mental health and quality of life
The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument wer…
Standardization of the MaristÁN scale to measure needs in people with schizophrenia and related psychoses
OBJECTIVE: Existing measures of needs in severe mental illness have been developed mainly from professionals' viewpoints and are Eurocentric. Our aim was to standardize a measure of the needs of people with schizophrenia across several cultures and based on users' own viewpoints. METHOD: An instrument to measure needs, based on qualitative data on users', carers' and professionals' views, was tested in 164 people with schizophrenia or related psy…
Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care
Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceará State) and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State), assessed …
Confiabilidade diagnóstica dos transtornos mentais da versão para cuidados primários da Classificação Internacional das Doenças
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a confiabilidade da versão para teste do capítulo V - "Transtornos Mentais e do Comportamento", da décima revisão da Classificação Internacional das Doenças, Versão para Cuidados Primários (CID -10 CP), preparado pela Divisão de Saúde Mental da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS). MÉTODOS: Durante os meses de setembro e outubro de 1994 foram treinados médicos gerais comunitários (MGC) da Secretaria da Saúde e do Meio Ambiente do …
Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care
Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceará State) and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State), assessed …
Covid-19 Pandemic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Primary Care Workers in São Paulo, Brazil, October and November 2020
Objectives. To investigate associations between COVID-19-related factors and depressive symptoms among primary care workers (PCWs) in São Paulo, Brazil, and to compare the prevalence of probable depression among PCWs before and during the pandemic. Methods. In a random sample of primary care clinics, we examined 6 pandemic-related factors among 828 PCWs. We used multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate prevalence ratios fo…
Confiabilidade diagnóstica dos transtornos mentais da versão para cuidados primários da Classificação Internacional das Doenças
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a confiabilidade da versão para teste do capítulo V - "Transtornos Mentais e do Comportamento", da décima revisão da Classificação Internacional das Doenças, Versão para Cuidados Primários (CID -10 CP), preparado pela Divisão de Saúde Mental da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS). MÉTODOS: Durante os meses de setembro e outubro de 1994 foram treinados médicos gerais comunitários (MGC) da Secretaria da Saúde e do Meio Ambiente do …
Standardization of the MaristÁN scale to measure needs in people with schizophrenia and related psychoses
OBJECTIVE: Existing measures of needs in severe mental illness have been developed mainly from professionals' viewpoints and are Eurocentric. Our aim was to standardize a measure of the needs of people with schizophrenia across several cultures and based on users' own viewpoints. METHOD: An instrument to measure needs, based on qualitative data on users', carers' and professionals' views, was tested in 164 people with schizophrenia or related psy…
Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care
Mental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceará State) and Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State), assessed …
Social support network, mental health and quality of life
The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument wer…
Dor lombar e transtornos mentais comuns na Estratégia Saúde da Família
Objetivo: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico dos pacientes atendidos na Estratégia Saúde da Família de quatro capitais brasileiras (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre e Fortaleza) com dor lombar e investigar a associação entre dor lombar e depressão, ansiedade e somatização. Métodos: Estudo de corte transversal com 1857 pacientes atendidos nos anos de 2009 (setembro a novembro) e 2010 (junho a agosto). Instrumentos: rastreio de somatização …
Covid-19 Pandemic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Primary Care Workers in São Paulo, Brazil, October and November 2020
Objectives. To investigate associations between COVID-19-related factors and depressive symptoms among primary care workers (PCWs) in São Paulo, Brazil, and to compare the prevalence of probable depression among PCWs before and during the pandemic. Methods. In a random sample of primary care clinics, we examined 6 pandemic-related factors among 828 PCWs. We used multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate prevalence ratios fo…
Inequality on the frontline
Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed to examine factors associated with gender differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms among HCWs during COVID-19. Across 22 countries in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, 32,410 HCWs participated in the COVID-19 HEalth…
Trusting in times of the Covid-19 crisis
Previous research has highlighted the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers’ (HCWs) mental health, yet protective factors remain underexplored. Emerging studies emphasize the importance of trust in government and interpersonal relationships in reducing infections and fostering positive vaccine attitudes. This study investigates the relationship between HCWs’ trust in the workplace and government and depressive symptoms du…
Medicine (6 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works)