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Depression in the wives of convicted men: prevalence and associated factors

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depression and to identify the main risk factors associated with depression in wives of convicted men. Method: Descriptive, cross - sectional, quantitative approach. The data were collected with 349 female partners of convicted patients in three peniten...

Profile of the body mass index and associated factors in active elderlies

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective : Identifying the profile of Body Mass Index and associated factors in active elderlies. Method: This is an analytical type of research with cross-sectional design and quantitative approach, with sample represented by 105 elderly people. The research instrument consisted of Cognitive...

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

Rev. bras. enferm; 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...

Effects of health education in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the effects of health education on both cognition and depressive/anxiety symptoms in the elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Method: this is a randomized and controlled clinical trial. Participants (n=22) were recruited from a specialized outpatient clinic, and ...

Validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the validity based on the internal structure and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) applied to informal caregivers of dependent elderly. Method: A methodological study with 120 informal caregivers of the elderly. Validity based...

Estudo experimental de reconstrução da veia femoral com enxerto tubular do bipolímero de cana-de-açúcar

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (4), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar, através de dopplerfluxometria, de venografia, de histologia e de evolução clínica, o uso de enxertos tubulares de biopolímero de cana-de-açúcar (BP) na reconstrução de veias femorais em cães. Métodos: oito cães adultos foram submetidos à reconstrução de veia fem...

Quimioterapia Aerossolizada e Pressurizada Intraperitoneal (PIPAC) por monoportal: aplicação alternativa no controle das metástases peritoneais

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (4), 2018
RESUMO A carcinomatose peritoneal é a evolução natural das neoplasias gastrointestinais, ginecológicas e primárias do peritônio. Nos últimos anos, a carcinomatose passou a ser considerada uma doença confinada ao peritônio, e não mais uma doença disseminada. Desta forma, a associação de citor...

Dual effect of Algerian propolis on lung cancer: antitumor and chemopreventive effects involving antioxidant activity

Abstract The purpose of our study was to divulge the antiproliferative effect of an ethanolic extract of Algerian propolis (EEP) in the human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (A549) and reveal the chemopreventive role against benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung carcinogenesis in albino Wistar rats. Cytotoxicity of ...

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of carvacrol against Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium

ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of carvacrol against Salmonella Typhimurium. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were determined and the time-kill curve and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performe...

Guideline values and human risk assessment for the presence of anti-inflammatory drugs remaining in drinking water after lab scale treatment

This study aimed to determine whether the anti-inflammatory drugs that are most commonly consumed in Brazil, including diclofenac, ketoprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen, are present in drinking water and to derive guideline values to characterize the human risk. These pharmaceut...