Table 1: Distribution of Studies (n = 38).

Author

Publication Year

Research Type

No. of Participants

Specialty

Reference Center

Age (Years)

Gender

Braga, et al. [7]

2023

Retrospective, detailed, and descriptive study

160,219

Head and neck surgery

Hospital-based

NA

Female

das Neves, et al. [8]

2023

Cross-sectional Study

80

Family Medicine

Family Health Strategy (FHS)

> 60

Female

Altoe, et al. [9]

2022

Cross-sectional Study

8,390

Family Medicine

Primary Health Care (PHC)

NA

Female

Caliari, et al. [10]

2022

Cross-sectional and Analytical Study

114,618

NA

NA

15-29

Female

da Silva, et al. [11]

2022

Quantitative Cross-sectional Study

293

Gynecology

Hospital-based

40-49

Female

Harter, et al. [12]

2022

Cross-sectional Study

984

Family Medicine

Primary Health Care (PHC)

NA

Female

de Souza, et al. [13]

2022

Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2,405,248

Gynecology and Obstetrics

Primary Health Care (PHC)

8-19

Female

Canabarro, et al. [14]

2022

Field Trial

452,605

Internal Medicine

Basic Health Unit (BHC)

NA

Female

Thomazi, et al. [15]

2022

Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

565

Family Medicine

Basic Health Unit (BHC)

NA

Male

Fortes, et al. [16]

2021

Epidemiological Study

179

Plastic Surgery

Hospital-based

35

Female

da Veiga, AM, et al

2021

Cross-sectional and Descriptive Study

1,471

Pneumology

NA

> 60

Male

Carolina, et al. [17]

2021

Cross-sectional Study

7,072

Dentistry

Specialized Dental Centers (SDC)

15-34

Female

da silva Machado, et al. [18]

2021

Time Series Study

825

Oncology

Hospital -based

0-9

Female

dos Reis, et al. [19]

2021

Quantitative, Descriptive, Cross-sectional Study

856

Geriatrics/Family Medicine

Home Care (HC)

> 60

Male

Satto, et al. [20]

2021

Cross-sectional Study

6,878

Ophthalmology

Mobile unity (MU)

44

Female

Silva, et al. [21]

2021

Descriptive Study

127,536

Pneumology

NA

35-44

Male

da Silva, et al. [22]

2021

Longitudinal and Retrospective Descriptive Study

187

Geriatrics/Physiotherapy

Research Laboratory

68

Female

Barros, et al. [23]

2021

Descriptive and Observational Study

 3,172

Infectious Diseases/Dermatology

Hospital-based

50-59

Male

Sousa, FDA, et al.

2021

Descriptive Study

60

Endocrinology

Basic Health Unit (BHC)

57

Female

de Andrade, et al. [24]

2020

Cross-sectional Study

89,405

Intensive Care Medicine

Hospital-based

58.9

Male

Johann, Derdried Athanasio, et al.

2020

Cross-sectional and Retrospective Study

1,436

Family Medicine

Home Care (HC)

> 71

Female

Pereira, et al. [25]

2020

Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

104

Family Medicine

Family Health Strategy (FHS)

50-59

Male

Simone S, et al. [26]

2020

Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

502

Oncology

Hospital-based

20-39

Female

Cabral, et al. [27]

2019

Cross-sectional Study

715

Oncology

Hospital-based

NA

Female

da Costa, et al. [28]

 

2019

Descriptive Study

240

Gastroenterology

Outpatient

53

Female

de Mendonca, et al. [29]

2019

Cross-sectional Study

1,915

Intensive Care Medicine

Hospital-based

1-4

Male

Angélica, et al. [30]

2019

Cross-sectional Study

400

Family Medicine

Family Health Strategy (FHS)

20-59

NA

de Oliveira Jeronymo Neves, et al. [31]

2019

Documentary and Quantitative Study

46

Family Medicine

Home Care (HC)

> 60

Female

Sales, et al. [32]

2019

Retrospective Cross-sectional Study

309

Otorhinolaryngology and Speech Therapy

Outpatient

11,7

Male

de Almeida, et al. [33]

2019

Descriptive and Quantitative Study

100,672

Gynecology and Obstetrics

Hospital-based

RN

Male

de Souza, et al. [34]

2019

Descriptive Study

78,967

Infectious Diseases/Orthopedics

Hospital-based

> 60

Male

de Souza, et al. [35]

2019

Descriptive Study

42,204

Gynecology and Obstetrics/Neurology

Hospital-based

10-49

Female

Wanderley, et al. [36]

2019

Cross-sectional Study

8,819

Family Medicine/General Practice

Basic Health Unit (BHC)

Variável

NA

de Medeiros, et al. [37]

2018

Cross-sectional Study

33,079

Ophthalmology

Hospital-based

60-69

Male

Wanderley, et al. [38]

2018

Cross-sectional Study

 8,897

Dentistry

Family Health Strategy (FHS)

NA

Female

Monteiro, et al. [39]

2018

Cross-sectional Study

150

Otorhinolaryngology

Outpatient

72.7

Female

Dias Meirelles Moreira, et al. [40]

2018

Retrospective Epidemiological Study

467,681

Cardiology

Hospital-based

> 60

Male

Sousa, Gilmar Oliveira de, et al.

2018

Retrospective Epidemiological Study

67

Family Medicine

Basic Health Unit (BHC)

60-69

Female

NA = Not Applicable.