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Assessment of ulceration risk in diabetic individuals

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the risk factors for foot ulceration through the tracing of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease in individuals with type I and II diabetes, who were assisted in reference centers of the Federal District, Brazil. Method: a cross-sectional and an...

Construction and validation of content of one instrument to assess falls in the elderly

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and validate the content of the online Questionnaire for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly. Methods The instrument was developed based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization. Initially, the set o...

Fracture risk assessment in home care patients using the FRAX® tool

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the ten-year risk of hip and osteoporotic fracture in home care patients using the FRAX® tool. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study including patients aged ≥ 40 and ≤ 90 years and receiving home care from a private provider. The risk o...

The Ropscore as a screening algorithm for predicting retinopathy of prematurity in a brazilian population

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of the ROPScore algorithm as a predictor of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: A prospective cohort of 220 preterm infants with a birth weight ≤1500 g and/or gestational age ≤32 weeks was included. The ROPScore was determined in the sixth week of ...

Burden of ischemic heart disease mortality attributable to physical inactivity in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze if the burden of ischemic heart disease mortality trend attributed to physical inactivity in Brazil differs from the global estimates. METHODS Databases from the Global Burden of Disease Study for Brazil, Brazilian states, and global information were used. We estimated t...

Revisión de literatura para identificar escalas estandarizadas de evaluación del riesgo suicida en adultos usuarios de atención primaria de salud

Medwave; 18 (5), 2018
Resumen: Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el suicidio se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública de dimensiones globales. El 45% de los fallecidos por suicidio consultaron con un médico de atención primaria dentro del mes antes de consumar el hecho, sin evidenciarse una evaluación e...

The effect of periodontal therapy on neopterin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 levels in chronic periodontitis patients with and without acute myocardial infarction: a case-control study

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract The presence of neopterin in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is a marker for local and acute immune activation, and the presence of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1) in GCF is accepted as a marker for chronic vascular inflammation. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate effects of perio...

Protocolo de avaliação da probabilidade de uso recreativo de rios e sua aplicação para análise de risco

Resumo Águas contaminadas representam um risco à saúde não somente pelo consumo direto, mas também pelo uso recreativo. Estratégias de análise de risco visam à redução dos casos de contaminação e devem incorporar as percepções e aceitação das pessoas em assumir riscos. Um método rápido ...

Emergency Severity Index: accuracy in risk classification

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify agreement between estimative of predicted resources using the adapted Emergency Severity Index and the real amount of resources used by patients. To analyze the variables number of years since graduation, years of work experience and years of experience in emergency service...

Estimación del impacto del consumo de sal en los niveles de presión arterial en población no hipertensa entre 15 y 64 años

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (12), 2017
Background There is conflicting evidence regarding the role of salt intake in blood pressure (BP). Aim To estimate the impact of salt consumption on the BP level of a non-hypertensive population aged between 15 and 64 years. Material and Methods Analytical-observational study using data from the Nation...