Abstract Objective: To investigate the effects of multidisciplinary treatment with and without psychological counseling on obese adolescents' self-reported quality of life. Methods: Seventy-six obese adolescents (15.87 ± 1.53 y) were allocated into psychological counseling group (PCG; n = 36) or contr...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a home-based exercise program in TSP/HAM individuals. Methods Twenty-three TSP/HAM individuals divided in two groups according to Timed Up and Go (TUG) score (<20s vs ≥20s) performed a 20-week home-based exercise program....
RESUMO Objetivo: verificar a adesão ao tratamento de pessoas com úlceras venosas (UV) e sua associação com as características sociodemográficas, de saúde e assistenciais. Materiais e métodos: trata-se de um estudo analítico, transversal, realizado com 101 pessoas com UV. Utilizaram-se dois i...
Resumo Objetivo Relacionar a adesão aos antidiabéticos orais e o controle metabólico de pessoas com Diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Métodos Estudo analítico, realizado com 201 participantes, de ambos os sexos, com idade acima dos 18 anos e diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, acompanhados em unidad...
Pesquisa desenvolvida com objetivo de testar a eficácia de um programa educativo de mensagens de texto de telefonia móvel para motivar a adesão ao tratamento antihipertensivo. Estudo do tipo ensaio clínico randomizado e controlado, com recrutamento (n=344) realizado no Centro Integrado de Diabetes e ...
Cervical cancer is a major cause of death in adult women. However, many women do not undergo cervical cancer screening for the following reasons: fear, shame, physical limitations, cultural or religious considerations and lack of access to health care services. Self-collected vaginal smears maybe an alte...
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to determine which individual characteristics of smokers are associated with their adherence to a support group for smoking cessation. Methods: Smokers from Porto Alegre, Brazil, were invited to participate in a support group for smoking cessation consistin...
Cooperación del Paciente,
Grupos de Autoayuda,
Cese del Hábito de Fumar/métodos,
Fumar/terapia,
Tabaquismo/terapia,
Factores de Edad,
Ansiedad/complicaciones,
Ansiedad/epidemiología,
Brasil,
Depresión/complicaciones,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Países en Desarrollo,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Motivación,
Análisis Multivariante,
Cooperación del Paciente/psicología,
Cooperación del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Grupos de Autoayuda/estadística & datos numéricos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Fumar/psicología,
Cese del Hábito de Fumar/psicología,
Cese del Hábito de Fumar/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Tabaquismo/epidemiología,
Tabaquismo/psicología
Según la OMS, la Adherencia Terapéutica (AT) se define como la magnitud con que el paciente sigue las instrucciones médicas. Estudios rigurosos han encontrado que, en los países desarrollados la AT en pacientes que padecen enfermedades crónicas promedia solo 50%.
El objetivo de este estudio fue det...
ABSTRACT Objective: to test the effects of behavioral and educational intervention by telephone on adherence of women with inappropriate periodicity to colpocytological examination. Method: quasi-experimental study with a sample of 524 women, selected with the following inclusion criteria: be aged betw...
ABSTRACT Objective: to test the effects of a behavioral, an educative and a comparative intervention on women's adherence to the return appointment to receive the pap test report. Methods: randomized controlled clinical trial at a Primary Health Care Service, involving three groups: EG (educative ses...
