Background: People with good health knowledge present a conceptual and objective appropriation of general and specific health topics, increasing their probability to express health protection and prevention measures. The main objective of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review about the effects of health knowledge on the adoption of health behaviors and attitudes in populations under pandemic emergencies. Methods: A systematic review was performed according to PRISMA checklist and the Cochrane method for rapid systematic reviews. Studies searches were performed in APA PsycNet, Embase, Cochrane Library and PubMed Central. Studies published between January 2009 and June 2020 and whose primary results reported a measure of interaction between health knowledge, health attitudes and behaviors in population groups during pandemics were included. A review protocol was recorded in PROSPERO (CRD42020183347). Results: Out of a total of 5791 studies identified in the databases, 13 met the inclusion criteria. The included studies contain a population of 26099 adults, grouped into cohorts of health workers, university students, clinical patients, and the general population. Health knowledge has an important influence on the adoption of health behaviors and attitudes in pandemic contexts. Conclusions: The consolidation of these preventive measures favors the consolidation of public rapid responses to infection outbreaks. Findings of this review indicate that health knowledge notably favors adoption of health behaviors and practices. Therefore, health knowledge based on clear and objective information would help them understand and adopt rapid responses to face a pandemic.

Confinement at home, quarantine, and social distancing are some measures adopted worldwide to prevent the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), which has been generating an important alteration in the routines and qualities of life of people. The impact on health is still being evaluated, and consequences in the nutritional field are not entirely clear. The study objective was to evaluate the current evidence about the impact that preventive measures of physical contact restriction causes in healthy nutrition. A systematic review was carried out according to the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses” PRISMA Group and Cochrane method for rapid systematic reviews. Searching was performed in six electronic databases and evaluated articles published between 2010 and 2020, including among their participants adult subjects who had been exposed to the preventive measures of physical contact restriction. Seven studies met the selection criteria and reported an overall increase in food consumption, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and a change in eating style. Findings suggest that healthy nutrition is affected by preventive measures to restrict physical contact as a result of the COVID-19 syndemic.

Resumo A estrutura social cognitiva mapeia as relações sociais percebidas pelos atores. Este estudo caracteriza o padrão de rede social de uma sala de aula de ensino médio e verifica a percepção de laços e a precisão das relações sociais relatadas por 23 alunos. As análises das agregações da estrutura social cognitiva verificaram a densidade desses relacionamentos. A maioria dos participantes apresenta vulnerabilidades e a análise dos conglomerados de dados estruturais da rede demonstra diferentes percepções de densidade e modularidade. Nossos resultados diferem da pouca literatura na área quanto a maior precisão em sujeitos com menor centralidade de grau e intermediação.

This cross-sectional study examined the associations between intrinsic religiosity, symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and overall quality of life in members of a high religious/spiritual Christian community in the northern region of Brazil during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 1,053 participants (78.06% without chronic disease; 57.83% reported good quality of life). Data were collected in 2020 using an online questionnaire that included sociodemographic information, the Duke Religion Index (DUREL), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the WHOQOL-BREF. Statistical analyses were conducted in R (version 4.4.1) and RStudio, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Weighted Least Squares Mean and Variance adjusted estimation, McDonald's omega and Composite Reliability indices. The SEM indicated that intrinsic religiosity was negatively associated with depression (β = -0.530, p = .030) and stress (β = -0.797, p = .010), and positively associated with anxiety (β = 0.979, p < .001). Overall quality of life was positively associated with intrinsic religiosity (β = 0.284, p < .001). Age, gender and income did not significantly influence quality of life. The findings suggest that intrinsic religiosity plays a multifaceted role in mental health and quality of life, presenting both protective and ambivalent associations. The results highlight the complexity of religiosity as a psychological resource in a Brazilian Christian context and reinforce the need for longitudinal studies to clarify these relationships.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have experienced sudden changes in their lives, especially in their work dynamics. In this context, the balance of positive and negative affective experiences can influence workers’ job satisfaction. Objectives: Explore the levels of job satisfaction, related to positive and negative affect, in a group of Latin American workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The sample included 594 Latin American workers (M = 38, aged between 18 and 60; SD = 10.47), of both sexes, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire online and two psychological measures of affect and job satisfaction. Ward’s hierarchical cluster analysis and K-means were used as methods. Results: Four worker groups were identified: Group 1, high levels of positive and negative affect with high job satisfaction; Group 2, low levels of positive and negative affect with low job satisfaction; Group 3, high levels of positive affect and low levels of negative affect with high job satisfaction; Group 4, low levels of positive affect and high levels of negative affect with low job satisfaction. Conclusions: Groups with high levels of positive affect experienced high job satisfaction, while groups with high or low levels of negative affect and low levels of positive affect experienced low job satisfaction.