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Evaluation of children's dental anxiety levels at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract This study evaluated the dental anxiety levels of preschool children at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic. The anxiety levels of ninety 4-6-year-old (4.99 ± 0.81) preschool children were evaluated according to pulse rates, the facial image scale (FIS), the Venham picture test (VPT), and the...

Accuracy of clinical diagnosis for the identification of potentially malignant disorders and malignant lip lesions

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of clinical diagnosis for lip lesions based on sensitivity and specificity. The retrospective analysis focused on the detection of lesions caused by potentially malignant disorders (PMDs) and malignant lesions (n = 1195). All cases were classifie...

Ser trabalhadora remunerada ou dona de casa associa-se à qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde?

Resumo: Considerando que não há estudos brasileiros que avaliem a relação entre a inserção no mercado de trabalho e a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) de mulheres, objetivou-se com a presente pesquisa verificar se existe associação entre ter ou não trabalho remunerado e a QVRS das ...

Life expectancy without depression increases among Brazilian older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate life expectancy with and without depressive symptoms in older adults for the years 2000 and 2010. METHODS We evaluated individuals aged 60 years or older (n = 1,862 in 2000 and n = 1,280 in 2010), participants of the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE - Health, We...

Factors associated with the use of antihypertensives among seniors

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the use of antihypertensives among seniors and the association with socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics. METHODS In this seriate cross-sectional study, we used data from the Saúde, Bem Estar e Envelhecimento study (SABE - Health, Well-being, and Aging), conducted ...

Mortality and potential years of life lost by road traffic injuries in Brazil, 2013

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the potential years of life lost by road traffic injuries three years after the beginning of the Decade of Action for Traffic Safety. METHODS We analyzed the data of the Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM - Mortality Information System) related to road traf...

Eating patterns in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): an exploratory analysis

Abstract: The food consumption of 15,071 public employees was analyzed in six Brazilian cities participating in the baseline for Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil, 2008-2010) with the aim of identifying eating patterns and their relationship to socio-demographic variables. Multipl...

Rastreamento oportunístico versus perdas de oportunidade: não realização do exame de Papanicolaou entre mulheres que frequentaram o pré-natal

Resumo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar a prevalência e identificar fatores associados à não realização do exame citopatológico do colo do útero entre mulheres que frequentaram o pré-natal. Trata-se de estudo transversal, de base populacional, com 308 mulheres de um município do interi...

Car and motorcycle deaths: an evolutionary perspective

Abstract Our aim was to assess differences between men and women in the likelihood of exposure to traffic as drivers of cars and motorcycles, and in the risk of dying from a car or a motorcycle crash, in order to verify the extent to which Darwin's Sexual Selection Theory could have predicted the finding...

Atendimento de urgência e emergência a pedestres lesionados no trânsito brasileiro

Resumo O objetivo do artigo foi descrever o perfil epidemiológico de pedestres que sofreram lesões no trânsito, atendidos em unidades de urgência e emergência participantes do VIVA Inquérito de 2014 e a caracterização desses eventos e de suas consequências para essas vítimas. Trata-se de um est...