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Comportamientos de riesgo de suicidio y calidad de vida, por género, en adolescentes mexicanos, estudiantes de preparatoria

El estudio de los comportamientos que preceden al suicidio es importante no sólo por su asociación con éste sino por su impacto en la calidad de vida (CV). Dada la escasez de información sobre esta relación en adolescentes, el objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la asociación de los comportamient...

Oral health and quality of life: an epidemiological survey of adolescents from settlement in Pontal do Paranapanema/SP, Brazil

This study aimed to verify oral health, treatment needs, dental service accessibility, and impact of oral health on quality of life (QL) of subjects from settlement in Pontal do Paranapanema/SP, Brazil. In this epidemiological survey, 180 10-to 19- years old adolescents enrolled in the school that attend...

Autopercepção de saúde em usuários da estratégia saúde da família
Health self-perception users of the family health strategy

Trata-se de estudo transversal, que verifica autopercepção de saúde, motivos de procura da Unidade Saúde da Família (USF), e que avalia o grau de adequação do cuidado dispensado pelo médico, na percepção dos usuários com Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis (DCNT), considerando as dimensõe...

Treatment adherence in heart failure patients followed up by nurses in two specialized clinics

Objectives: to analyze treatment adherence in heart failure (HF) patients followed up by the nursing staff at specialized clinics and its association with patients' characteristics such as number of previous appointments, family structure, and comorbidities.Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted ...

Peritonitis and catheter exit-site infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis at home

Objective: to analyze the complications related to peritonitis and catheter exit-site infections, in patients on peritoneal dialysis at home.Method: quantitative and cross-sectional study, carried out with 90 patients on peritoneal dialysis at home, in a municipality in the Northeast region of Brazil. Fo...

High risk for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Objectives: to stratify the risk for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute myocardial infarction, treated at a public, tertiary, teaching hospital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and to identify related sociodemographic and clinical factors.Method: cross-sectional analytical study with 113 p...

Perfil de morbilidad otorrinolaringológica en niños con síndrome de Down

Rev. chil. pediatr; 86 (5), 2015
Introducción: Los niños con síndrome de Down (SD) tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad otorrinolaringológica (ORL). Recomendaciones internacionales sugieren realizar tamizaje auditivo precoz y control periódico por especialista. Nuestro objetivo fue caracterizar la enfermedad ORL en niños ...

Intimate partner violence and anxiety disorders in pregnancy: the importance of vocational training of the nursing staff in facing them

Objective: to identify the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder, trait and state anxiety, and intimate partner violence during pregnancy.Method: observational, cross-sectional study developed with 358 pregnant women. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version was used, a...

Use of the nursing intervention classification for identifying the workload of a nursing team in a surgical center

Objective: to analyze the distribution of nursing professionals' workloads, according to the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC), during the transoperative period at a surgical center specializing in oncology.Methods: this was an observational and descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consi...

Factors associated with the patient safety climate at a teaching hospital

Objectives: to investigate the association between the scores of the patient safety climate and socio-demographic and professional variables.Methods: an observational, sectional and quantitative study, conducted at a large public teaching hospital. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was used, translated ...