ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with heart failure admitted to a tertiary hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive sampling of hospitalized patients with heart failure. Sociodemogra...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate and compare the knowledge of dental undergraduate students about oral cancer. Methods: The students were divided into two groups according to semester attended in the undergraduate course: Group A, the first semester; and Group B, seventh semester. They were asked to ans...
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Neoplasias de la Boca,
Estudiantes de Odontología/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Edad,
Estudios Transversales,
Educación en Odontología/estadística & datos numéricos,
Evaluación Educacional/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Sexuales
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate association of sociodemographic, anthropometric, and epidemiological factors with result of mammogram in women undergoing breast cancer screening. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with data obtained through interviews, anthropometric measurements, and mammography...
Neoplasias de la Mama/diagnóstico por imagen,
Mamografía/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tamizaje Masivo/estadística & datos numéricos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Neoplasias de la Mama/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Ejercicio Físico,
Hipertensión/complicaciones,
Mamografía/normas,
Tamizaje Masivo/normas,
Factores de Riesgo
OBJETIVO: analisar características dos doentes e dos serviços de saúde associadas ao atraso do diagnóstico da tuberculose (TB). MÉTODOS: estudo transversal realizado em São José do Rio Preto-SP, em 2009; utilizaram-se as dimensões 'porta de entrada' e 'acesso ao diagnóstico' do Primary Care Asse...
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar as percepções de médicos, enfermeiros e técnicos de enfermagem sobre sua participação no processo de tomada de decisão de limitação de suporte de vida, em pacientes pediátricos terminais, comparando por categoria profissional. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado em...
Actitud del Personal de Salud,
Estudios Transversales,
Toma de Decisiones,
Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico/organización & administración,
Cuerpo Médico de Hospitales/psicología,
Cuerpo Médico de Hospitales/estadística & datos numéricos,
Asistentes de Enfermería/psicología,
Asistentes de Enfermería/estadística & datos numéricos,
Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/psicología,
Personal de Enfermería en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos,
Percepción,
Cuidado Terminal/métodos,
Enfermo Terminal
Abstract Introduction: Patients at end stage renal disease have higher levels of inflammation and oxidative stress than the general population. Many factors contribute to these issues, and the parathyroid hormone (PTH) is also implicated. Objective: The study was conducted in order to assess the relati...
Abstract Introduction: Bone metabolism disorder (BMD) and vascular dysfunction contribute to excess cardiovascular mortality observed in hemodialysis patients. Vascular dysfunction, a new marker of atherosclerosis, can play a role in this risk. Even though associated with higher mortality in the general...
Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of consumption of fruits and vegetables and identify the association with low level of physical activity, exposure to sedentary behavior, consumption of soft drinks and overweight/obesity in adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional school-based stu...
Abstract Objective: To analyze the associations between sex and age with behaviour related to physical activity practice and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 480 (236 boys) subjects enrolled in a public school in the city of Londrina, in the south o...
Objetivos: determinar el grado de concordancia entre los resultados de la aplicación, por pediatras de Atención Primaria, del cribaje visual que establece una guía de práctica clínica, propuesta para cuidados visuales preventivos en edad pediátrica y el criterio de verdad dado por el examen de espe...
