Results: 245

Characterization of users at risk of developing diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the profile of users at risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: Cross-sectional study, descriptive, quantitative approach conducted with 266 users of Basic Care. Inferential statistics analysis, calcul...

Validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale - International in a sample of Portuguese elderly

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to translate and adapt Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). To analyze the psychometric properties of the FES-I Portugal version. Method: psychometric study. Sample consisting of 170 elderly people residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. A two- part form was used (soc...

Assessment of ulceration risk in diabetic individuals

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 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...

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...

Comparison of the ACC/AHA and Framingham algorithms to assess cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the predictions of Framingham cardiovascular (CV) risk score (FRS) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) risk score in an HIV outpatient clinic in the city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. In a cross-sectional study 34...

Lack of protocols for handling missing sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in depression trials: what are the risks of neglecting missing sessions?

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 39 (4), 2017

Avaliação do desempenho do PIM-2 entre pacientes cardiopatas cirúrgicos e correlação dos resultados com RACHS-1

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o desempenho do Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM) 2 e do Escore de Risco Ajustado para Cirurgia Cardíaca Congênita (RACHS) no pós-operatório de cardiopatas congênitos. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo. Foram coletados dados de prontuário para gerar os escores e...

Uso de terapia antiagregante dual luego de angioplastía coronaria: duración, frecuencia de sangramientos y validación de scores de riesgo de hemorragia en una cohorte chilena

Rev. chil. cardiol; 36 (3), 2017
Resumen: Introducción: La terapia antiagregante dual (TAD) con aspirina más clopidogrel o ticagrelor es fundamental para prevenir trombosis de stent y nuevos eventos cardiovasculares (CV) en pacientes sometidos a angioplastía coronaria (AC). Sin embargo, TAD se asocia a un riesgo aumentado de hemorra...

Índice clínico de gravedad en pancreatitis aguda como predictor de mortalidad en pancreatitis aguda en el servicio de urgencias

Rev. chil. cir; 69 (6), 2017
Resumen Objetivo: Determinar el BISAP como predictor de mortalidad en pancreatitis aguda en el servicio de urgencias. Materiales y métodos: Estudio de cohorte en pacientes con pancreatitis aguda atendidos en urgencias; se formaron dos grupos de acuerdo con el puntaje de BISAP, bajo riesgo (0-2) y alto...