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Cross-cultural adaptation and clinical validation of the Neonatal Skin Condition Score to Brazilian Portuguese

OBJECTIVE: to describe the process of cross-cultural adaptation and clinical validation of the Neonatal Skin Condition Score. METHODS: this methodological cross-cultural adaptation study included five steps: initial translation, synthesis of the initial translation, back translation, review by an Committ...

Factors associated with the frailty syndrome in elderly individuals living in the urban area

METHODS: this cross-sectional, observational and analytical household survey was conducted with 958 elderly individuals living in the urban area. The Brazilian version of the Functional Assessment Questionnaire and Multidimensional Scales (Depression, Katz and Lawton brief geriatric versions) were used, ...

Prevalencia de infección urinaria, uropatógenos y perfil de susceptibilidad antimicrobiana

Acta méd. colomb; 39 (4), 2014
Introducción: las infecciones del tracto urinario (ITU), constituyen una de las infecciones bacterianas más prevalentes, sus agentes etiológicos incluyen Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, Enterococcus spp, Pseudomonas spp y Staphylococcus spp, los cuales presentan prevalenciasy perfiles d...

Frecuencia de depresión y ansiedad en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 atendidos en un hospital general de Chiclayo
Frequency of anxiety and depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attended in a general hospital in Chiclayo

Rev. méd. hered; 25 (4), 2014
Objetivos: Estimar la frecuencia de Ansiedad y Depresión, así como su asociación con el control glicémico en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 atendidos en un hospital de Chiclayo. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Se incluyeron 270 pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 entre 19 a 60 años que...

Nível de conhecimento sobre glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto entre os estudantes de medicina

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (5), 2014
Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento dos alunos de graduação do curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora em relação ao glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto. Métodos: Neste estudo transversal, aplicou-se aos alunos dos 5º e 6º ano um questionário contendo 11 questões referentes a epi...

Sealing the gap between conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule in primary pterygium surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (5), 2014
Objetive: To assess the results of an alternative surgical approach in the excision of primary pterygium by analyzing the rates of recurrence and of intraoperative and postoperative complications. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study based reviewing the clinical records of individuals subjected t...

Visual impairment, rehabilitation and International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (5), 2014
Objetive: To describe the characteristics of people with visual impairment who participated in the Visual Rehabilitation Groups, according to the ICD-10 and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional survey, developed in a universi...

Comparación del aporte de vitamina A en leche materna y alimentos complementarios en la dieta de lactantes de 6 meses de Jujuy y Buenos Aires

Arch. argent. pediatr; 112 (5), 2014
El objetivo fue comparar el patrón alimentario en poblaciones en dos contextos socioculturales diferentes, con énfasis en el aporte de vitamina A de la leche materna y los alimentos complementarios consumidos con mayor frecuencia. Se realizaron encuestas de alimentación del niño al 6º mes a madres l...

Correlation between the Alvarado Scale and the macroscopic aspect of the appendix in patients with appendicitis

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 41 (5), 2014
Objective: To evaluate the possible association between the scale of Alvarado (EA) and macroscopic appearance (MA) of the appendix in patients with acute appendicitis. Methods: after receiving the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, EA data were collected. During appendectomy, MA data were collected. Data f...

Evaluation of quality of life before and after videothoracoscopic simpathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 41 (5), 2014
Objective: To assess quality of life before and after thoracoscopic sympathectomy for treatment of primary hyperhidrosis. Methods: we conducted an observational, analytical, cross-sectional and quantitative study. We evaluated patients undergoing thoracoscopic sympathectomy for primary axillary hyperhidr...