Descriptive study, with qualitative variables, carried on in the Ambulatory of Specialties Region of Taubaté, in order to evaluate the missing contacts of leprosy patients. Thirty-six records of new cases were analyzed, from January 2003 to July 2004. Ninety-two contacts were identified, being 64.1% missing ones, having 25% from 20 to 29 years and 58.5% female. Of these, 61% were submitted to c...

In the U.S., 18,800 lives could be saved annually if those advised to obtain colorectal screenings based on national guidelines complied (Zauber et al., 2012). Subtle suggestions embedded in a decision-making environment can change people's choices (Thaler and Sunstein, 2008). Past research has shown that prompting people to form plans about where and when they will complete an intended behavio...

The longstanding and widespread tradition of the person approach focuses on the unsafe acts—errors and procedural violations—of people at the sharp end: nurses, physicians, surgeons, anaesthetists, pharmacists, and the like. It views these unsafe acts as arising primarily from aberrant mental processes such as forgetfulness, inattention, poor motivation, carelessness, negligence, and recklessne...