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Correlation between child and parental dental anxiety in a sample of Chilean schoolchildren

Anxiety is understood as a response to situations in which the source of threat for the indivi-dual is uncertain, ambiguous or objectively absent. Three factors seem to unleash the anxiety process: novelty, insecurity and expectation. People with dental fear often have poor oral health, being fear and an...

Non-pharmacological motor-cognitive treatment to improve the mental health of elderly adults

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To propose a program of physical-cognitive dual task and to measure its impact in Chilean institutionalized elderly adults. METHOD: Experimental design study with pre and post-intervention evaluations, measuring the cognitive and depressive levels by means of the Pfeiffer test and th...

Factores de riesgo para intento de suicidio en personas con trastorno depresivo en atención secundaria

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in people with suicidal behavior. The knowledge of its risk factors should help to design preventive strategies. Aim: To describe suicidal behavior and risk factors for attempted suicide in people with major depressive disorders (MDD). Mate...

Controversias en el manejo de la fractura de cadera en el adulto mayor. Encuesta nacional a Traumatólogos especialistas en cirugía de cadera

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: As the population ages, patients exposed to osteoporotic fractures increase, especially hip fracture, which is the most severe and costly. Aim: To characterize surgical practices in the management of hip fractures in older patients through a nationwide survey of specialized hip surgeons dedi...

Creencias culturales sobre los médicos y percepción de discriminación: El impacto en la continuidad de la atención

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: Healthcare inequities may hamper physical and mental health. Aim: To examine perceived discrimination in healthcare services in relation to socio-structural and cultural antecedents as well as their effect on psychological processes and health. Material and Methods: Questionnaires on belief...

Niveles socioeconómicos bajo y medio bajo comienzan a postergar la maternidad en Santiago de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: Postponement of motherhood is one of the most striking sociodemographic changes of modernity. Aim: To evaluate the age of primiparous women giving birth at a public hospital in Santiago, Chile. Material and Methods: Retrospective study, assessing the age and nationality of all women whose d...

Marijuana use associated with worse verbal learning and delayed recall in a sample of young adults

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: There is concern about the cognitive consequences of marijuana consumption. Aim: To assess the influence of current and past marijuana use and frequency on verbal learning and memory in a sample of adults aged 21 years old. Material and Methods: Marijuana use was assessed using a ...