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Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (2), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units. METHOD Quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Professionals grouped by morning, afternoon and evening shifts were assessed by means of the instruments: Morningness-Eve...

Translation, cultural adaptation and validation for Brazilian Portuguese of the Cardiff Acne Disability Index instrument

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: The Cardiff Acne Disability Index was originally developed in English for measuring quality of life of acne patients. Considering the psychosocial impact of this disease, it is important to have instruments culturally and linguistically validated for use in Brazilian adolescents. O...

Factors influencing excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: Sleep deprivation in adolescents has lately become a health issue that tends to increase with higher stress prevalence, extenuating routines, and new technological devices that impair adolescents' bedtime. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the excessive sleepiness frequency and t...

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with thyroid diseases with and without alanine aminotransferase levels above the upper tertile – Cross-sectional analytical study

Objective Thyroid disease affects 6.6% of the general population. The liver is fundamental in metabolizing thyroid hormones, and hepatocytes are often affected in thyroid disease. We aimed to compare clinical and laboratory parameters among thyroid disease patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) le...

Retinal nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell complex, and choroidal thicknesses in migraine

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the thicknesses of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell complex (GCL), and choroid layer using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for investigating the effects of vascular changes on the eye and optic nerve in patients who hav...

Voz do professor: sintomas de desconforto do trato vocal, intensidade vocal e ruído em sala de aula

CoDAS; 28 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar se existe correlação entre a intensidade vocal das professoras e o ruído em sala de aula, assim como entre a intensidade vocal e os sintomas de desconforto do trato vocal, antes e após a aula. Métodos: Participaram 27 professoras do Ensino Fundamental I. Foram utilizados...

Efeito do tempo de contração e repouso na atividade dos músculos masseter e temporal anterior em indivíduos com DTM

CoDAS; 28 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo O principal objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o efeito do tempo de contração e repouso na atividade dos músculos masseter e temporal. Métodos 49 sujeitos do sexo feminino com idade entre 18 e 30 anos foram divididos em grupos DTM (n: 26) e controle (n: 23). A eletromiografia de s...

Self-esteem in adolescents with Angle Class I, II and III malocclusion in a Peruvian sample

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare self-esteem scores in 12 to 16-year-old adolescents with different Angle malocclusion types in a Peruvian sample. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 276 adolescents (159, 52 and 65 with Angle Class I, II and III malocclusions, resp...

Neurocriptococosis en el contexto de la infección con el VIH en Guayaquil, Ecuador
Neurocryptococcosis in the context of HIV infection in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 68 (1), 2016
Introducción: la neurocriptococosis resulta de la inhalación de levaduras del complejo de especies Cryptococcus neoformans y afecta principalmente a pacientes inmunocomprometidos, provocando altas tasas de mortalidad. Objetivo: describir la infección por Cryptococcus spp. en pacientes con VIH/sida de ...

Infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina adquirido en la comunidad en pacientes de Villavicencio, Colombia
Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Villavicencio, Colombia

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 68 (1), 2016
Introducción: los Staphylococcus aureus son patógenos muy versátiles, con capacidad de causar un gran rango de enfermedades en los humanos. Sin embargo, el papel que juegan sus factores de virulencia en el desarrollo de las infecciones no se ha entendido completamente. Algunos tipos clonales están mu...