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PLISSIT model: sexual counseling for breast cancer survivors

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Reporting the experience of use of the PLISSIT model as tool for the nursing care of breast cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction. Method: case study developed from January to August 2017, in the outpatient mastology clinic and sexuality service of a maternity in Fortaleza, Cear...

Photography in the planning of health interventions for the elderly

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze potentialities of the use of photo-elicitation technique as a tool of access to the real needs of the beneficiaries of the intervention of health professionals. For this purpose, the aspects of their quality of life that they considered more relevant were identified with a...

Asthma control in the quality of life levels of asthmatic patients' caregivers: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: To perform a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression to correlate the total scores of asthma control with the increase in the total scores of health-related quality of life levels of parents of asthmatic children. Sources: The search was carried out in the following...

Health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: To identify health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight and associated factors, such as gender, age, and weight categories. Method: A cross-sectional study with collected and secondary data from 276 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years with overweight and ob...

Quality of life, risk behaviors and depression among carriers of hepatitis C virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1: a comparative study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (4), 2019
Abstract Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has low prevalence rates, but is endemic in some regions of the world. It is usually a chronic asymptomatic infection, but it can be associated with serious neurologic and urinary conditions. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is broadly spread out worldwide....

O impacto da incontinência urinária sobre a qualidade de vida e sua relação com a sintomatologia depressiva e ansiedade em mulheres

Rev. salud pública; 21 (4), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Analisar qualidade de vida de mulheres com IU e verificar sua relação com a ansiedade e a sintomatologia depressiva em mulheres. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal. Realizado no Hospital Universitário Ana Bezerra (HUAB/UFRN) entre Setembro e Novembro/2014. Para tanto foram uti...

Fragilidad y su correlación con calidad de vida y utilización de los servicios de salud en personas mayores que viven en la comunidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (7), 2019
Background: Frailty has a great impact in the wellbeing of older people. Aim: To evaluate the quality of life of older people with and without frailty. Material and Methods: We assessed sociodemographic variables, health, integral geriatric assessment, quality of life using the WHOQoL-BREF questionnair...

Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Juvenile Parkinsonism: Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (2), 2019
Juvenile parkinsonism (JP) is characterized by the clinical manifestation of Parkinson syndrome before the age of 21 years old. This entity is often associated with genetic mutations. After all the possibilities of clinical treatment have been exhausted, surgical treatment is recommended, performed via d...

Avaliação antropométrica e fatores motivacionais de praticantes de hidroginástica e caminhada em Guarapuava, Paraná

J. Health NPEPS; 4 (1), 2019
Objetivo: comparar a avaliação antropométrica e fatores motivacionais de praticantes de hidroginástica e caminhada. Método: pesquisa quase experimental, sem grupo controle e de cunho quantitativo, realizada em Guarapuava, Paraná. Analisou-se o IMC, porcentagem de gordura, circunferências, relaçã...

Evaluación de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud pre y post trasplante hepático, en pacientes de un hospital de alta complejidad

Psychol. av. discip; 13 (1), 2019
Resumen El trasplante hepático es la alternativa terapéutica indicada en pacientes con enfermedad hepática terminal para mejorar su sobrevida y calidad de vida. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) de pacientes con cirrosis hepática antes y despu...