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Qualidade de vida, adesão e indicadores clínicos em pessoas vivendo com HIV

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a associação entre a qualidade de vida e a adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral. Métodos Estudo transversal, desenvolvido em serviço ambulatorial de doenças infecciosas em hospital universitário, localizado no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A amostra constitui-s...

Pharmaceutical care-based interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the impact of pharmaceutical care-based interventions on type 2 diabetes mellitus . Methods PubMed®, Cochrane and Web of Science data bases were searched for randomized controlled clinical trials. Studies evaluating pharmaceutical care-based interventions in type 2 ...

Antiretroviral drug use by individuals living with HIV/AIDS and compliance with the Clinical Protocol and Therapy Guidelines

ABSTRACT Objective To describe antiretroviral treatment regimens prescribed and their compliance with the Clinical Protocol and Therapy Guidelines of the Ministry of Health for the management of HIV infection. Methods Observational and descriptive study. Secondary data of the state of Paraná (Brazil...

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) may lead to viral replication and development of antiretroviral resistance. OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with nonadherence to ART among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficienc...

Adesão de adolescentes com fibrose cística a terapia de reposição enzimática: fatores associados

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a prevalência e os fatores associados à adesão a terapia de reposição enzimática em adolescentes com Fibrose cística. Estudo transversal, descritivo e observacional. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos e clínicos. Os instrumentos utilizados para aval...

Corticosteroides inhalados en pacientes con asma leve intermitente
Inhaled corticosteroids in mild intermittent asthma

Una joven de 23 años con asma leve intermitente se presenta a la consulta médica. Se plantea cuál es la mejor alternativa para su tratamiento: el uso de broncodilatadores de acción corta a demanda (SABA, por sus iniciales en inglés) o de broncodilatadores de acción rápida en asociación con cortic...

Personalized approach to growth hormone replacement in adults

ABSTRACT Growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in adults is well-characterized and includes abnormal body composition, reduced bone mass, an adverse cardiovascular risk profile, and impaired quality of life. In the early 1990s, it was also shown that patients with hypopituitarism without GH replacement th...

Quality of health care and viral suppression among human immunodeficiency virus patients

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (5), 2019
Background In Mexico, the quality of health care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is unknown. The study objectives were to develop quality of care (QoC) indicators for outpatient care of HIV patients, evaluate the quality of the processes of care (QPC) and outcomes, and analyze the associa...

Basal insulin persistence in Brazilian participants with T2DM

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Real-world effectiveness of basal insulin therapy is affected by poor treatment persistence, often occurring soon after initiation. This analysis is part of an international cross-sectional study conducted in T2DM patients and is intended to describe the reasons behind non-persistence...

Validação do questionário "Conocimiento del Paciente sobre sus Medicamentos" (CPM-ES-ES)

Resumo Este trabalho adaptou transculturalmente o questionário espanhol "Conocimiento del Paciente sobre sus Medicamentos" (CPM-ES-ES) para uso no Brasil. Ele mede o grau de conhecimento sobre medicamentos por meio de 11 perguntas. Oitenta pacientes ≥ 80 anos foram investigados e com 39 também fo...