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Is there a difference between the lifestyle of hypertensive adults and elderly in the Family Health Program?

Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (2), 2018
Consequences of negative lifestyle behaviors may be different between adults and elderly, especially for hypertensiveindividuals. Therefore, this study compared the lifestyle of a group of hypertensive adults and elderly enrolled in theFamily Health Program (FHP) of the city of Patos-PB. In a descriptive...

Qualification of the family caregiver to the application of the Educational Technology in Health

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the changes in the participation of the family caregiver in the treatment of the hypertensive person with the application of the Educational Technology in Health (ETH). Method: Participant research carried out in a Primary Health Care Unit with 11 family caregivers (FC)....

Perfil sociodemográfico e de adoecimento de idosos residentes em Instituição de Longa Permanência: estudo observacional

Rev. Kairós (Online); 21 (2), 2018
Foi objetivo identificar o perfil sociodemográfico e o de adoecimento de idosos residentes em uma Instituição de Longa Permanência. Estudo epidemiológico, descritivo e transversal. A maioria dos idosos era do gênero feminino, possuía baixo índice de escolaridade e renda familiar de um salário m...

Antecedentes de adherencia a tratamiento en pacientes hipertensos de un centro de salud chileno

Hacia promoc. salud; 23 (2), 2018
Objetivo: Esta investigación se propuso analizar el rol predictor de variables sociodemográ cas, antecedentes de salud, autoe cacia y estrés en la adherencia a tratamiento de pacientes con hipertensión arterial de un centro de salud de atención primaria chileno. Materiales y Método: Estudio de abor...

Effects of diabetes and hypertension on oral mucosa and tgfβ1 salivary levels

Braz. dent. j; 29 (3), 2018
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate salivary levels of TGFβ1 and proliferation/ maturation of epithelial mucosa cells in diabetic and hypertensive patients. Design: in this cross-sectional study, whole stimulated saliva and oral mucosa exfoliative cytology specimens were collected from...

No cumplir con las recomendaciones de actividad física se asocia a mayores niveles de obesidad, diabetes, hipertensión y síndrome metabólico en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Physical inactivity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To investigate the association of physical inactivity with obesity, metabolic markers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Participants from the National H...

Dietary intake of non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: the PROGREDIR study. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that diet is very important in relation to chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, studies in this field are scarce and have focused only on some specific nutrients. We evaluated the energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intakes and dietary patterns of non-dial...

Influência das condições socioambientais na prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica em duas comunidades ribeirinhas da Amazônia, Brasil

Resumo Este artigo discute a influência das condições socioambientais na prevalência da Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica em duas comunidades ribeirinhas da (RDS) Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Tupé, Manaus, Amazonas, mediante estudo ecológico de grupos múltiplos e de análise contextua...

Mecobalamin and early functional outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with H-type hypertension

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of mecobalamin on the early-functional outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke and H-type hypertension. METHODS From October of 2014 to October of 2016, 224 cases of ischemic stroke and H-type hypertension were selected. The patients were randomly divided int...

Epidemiological Profile of Intracerebral Hemorrhage during a 10-Year Period in a Southern Brazilian Region

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (1), 2018
Objective Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is responsible for 20% of all cases of cerebrovascular accidents, which might lead to functional disabilities and death. There are few epidemiological data on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in Brazil, and more specifically in the southern region of the...