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Health related quality of life in Turkish polio survivors: impact of post-polio on the health related quality of life in terms of functional status, severity of pain, fatigue, and social, and emotional functioning

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the impact of postpolio-syndrome on quality of life in polio survivors. Methods: Forty polio survivors were included in the study. Twenty-one patients fulfilling the Halstead's postpolio-syndrome criteria participated in postpolio-syndrome group. The remaining nineteen ...

Diagnóstico de depressões unipolares e bipolares e seus especificadores

Medicina (Ribeiräo Preto); 50 (supl. 1), 2017
Depressão é um doença comum, recorrente e crônica, que acomete o organismo do indivíduo como um todo, afetando o humor, as funções cognitivas, neuroendócrinas e outros sistemas do organismo, prejudicando o bem-estar pessoal, social e laboral. A depressão é multifatorial (etiologia intrínseca e...

Autoestima, imagem corporal e depressão de adolescentes em diferentes estados nutricionais

Rev. salud pública; 19 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Investigar a autoestima, a imagem corporal e a depressão de adolescentes em diferentes estados nutricionais. Método Participaram 418 adolescentes com idade entre 14 e 18 anos. Quatro questionários foram utilizados: Caracterização; Inventário de Depressão Infantil; Escala de Auto...

Comorbilidad en personas con depresión que consultan en centros de la atención primaria de salud en Santiago, Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (1), 2017
Background: International evidence has shown the complex interaction between depression and chronic physical diseases. Depression in scenarios involving multiple comorbidities has not received enough attention in Chile. Aim: To characterize the depressed people who consult at Primary Health Care Centers ...

Lifestyle Intervention on Metabolic Syndrome and its Impact on Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (1), 2017
Abstract Background: Lifestyle intervention programs can reduce the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and, therefore, reduce the risk for cardiac disease, one of the main public health problems nowadays. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of three types of approach for li...

Pain-induced depression is related to overestimation of sleep quality in a very elderly population with pain

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To study the quality of sleep in very elderly people with chronic pain. Methods: We investigated 51 very elderly people without dementia and with chronic pain according to the Geriatric Pain Measure. Katz and Lawton questionnaires were used to evaluate functionality. The Geriatric D...

Eficácia da técnica de relaxamento com imagem guiada em pacientes oncológicos submetidos a tratamento quimioterápico

OBJETIVOS: avaliar a eficácia da técnica de relaxamento com imagem guiada em pacientes oncológicos submetidos a tratamento quimioterápico em relação à diminuição dos níveis de depressão e ansiedade. MÉTODOS: Estudo do tipo ensaio clínico não randomizado. A amostra foi constituída de partic...

Cobertura periodística sobre el suicidio: ¿habría riesgo de causar efectos negativos en personas susceptibles?

Pers. bioet; 21 (1), 2017
Resumen El artículo buscó comprobar que un uso inadecuado de la información en medios de comunicación puede incrementar riesgos en personas susceptibles a enfermedades mentales. Para ello, se estudió el efecto de noticias colombianas, tanto nacionales como regionales, que se relacionaban con la pala...

Anxious and depressed women's experiences of emotional suffering and help seeking in a Rio de Janeiro favela

Abstract Taking into consideration issues such as stigma and the mental health gap, this study explores narratives of anxious and depressed women treated in a community-based primary care service in a Rio de Janeiro favela about their suffering and care. We analysed 13 in-depth interviews using questions...

Depression, stress and anxiety in medical students: A cross-sectional comparison between students from different semesters

Summary Objective: To compare the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress in medical students from all semesters of a Brazilian medical school and assess their respective associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study of students from the twelve semesters of a Brazilian medical school was ca...