Objective: To compare and identify the working environment of accredited and non-accredited public hospitals. Methods: A quantitative approach with two cross-sectional studies in parallel, with 106 nurses from the hospitals, ...

Urban pests are known to infest health service facilities, especially in a warm, wet neotropical climate. In practice, pest control services for health service facilities are generally outsourced and in most cases are not ...

Background: The transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens is mainly related to the massive flow of patients with infections in hospitals, presenting surfaces as potential transmission sources of these microorganisms. ...

Pedagogical and play activities promote social, cognitive and affective development in children and adolescents; they also contribute towards healing process and alleviate pain and suffering in students who have been ...

Environmental noise has been growing in recent years, causing numerous health problems. Highly sensitive environments such as hospitals deserve special attention, since noise can aggravate patients’ health issues and impair ...