Results: 493

Actividad física y calidad de vida en personas con enfermedad renal crónica

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
Background: Physical activity may improve quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease. Aim: To assess the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Material and Methods: The Kidney Disease Quality of Life-36 (KDQOL-36) and the Intern...

Decreased health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with autoimmune hepatitis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with autoimmune hepatitis. Methods: A cross-sectional assessment with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0) was completed for 80 patients with autoimmune hep...

Illness trajectory in heart failure: narratives of family caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the meaning of being a family caregiver for a relative with advanced heart failure (HF) in their own home, and to gain an understanding of how dignity is upheld in family caregiving contexts. Method: We used a phenomenological-hermeneutical method inspired by the Ricoeuri...

Interactionist view of circumstances that interfere with nurses' lifestyle

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the circumstances interfering with nurses' lifestyle. Method: Qualitative study in light of the premises of the Grounded Theory and with theoretical reference of the Symbolic Interactionism. The study was conducted with 20 nurses from the municipality of Pinheiral, state ...

O enfermeiro e o modo de viver do usuário transplantado renal: buscando a qualidade de vida

Objective:To know the scientific production about the way of life of the renal transplant user in their home environment and the educational actions of the nurse capable of promoting quality of life. Method: An exploratory and descriptive study, which follows the steps of the integrative review, which en...

VES-13 and WHOQOL-bref cutoff points to detect quality of life in older adults in primary health care

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and WHOQOL-bref cutoff points to detect poor quality of life (QoL) in older individuals. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study, performed in all primary health care units in Samambaia, DF, Brazil. The data were collected from August ...

Impact of oral condition on the quality of life of homeless people

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of oral health impact on quality of life and its association with the dental condition and sociodemographic factors of homeless people. METHODS: The sample was composed of 116 adults, temporarily attended by a public institution in the municipality of Goi...

Fatores associados à cárie dentária e impacto das condições de saúde bucal nas atividades da vida diária em adolescentes de 15 a 19 anos de idade, Estado de São Paulo, 2015

dentária e ao impacto das condições de saúde bucal nas atividades de vida diária, podem instruir o planejamento de serviços odontológicos voltados aos adolescentes, além de ampliar as medidas de prevenção existentes. Objetivos: No primeiro artigo , o objetivo foi verificar a associação entre ...

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review for use in patients with pulmonary hypertension in Colombia

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) as an instrument to evaluate the perception of symptoms, functional limitation, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in subjects diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertensio...

Quality of life of medical students in Brazil: a comparative study

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: VERAS survey multicenter project, carried out in 2011-2012, evaluated the quality of life (QoL) of students from 22 Brazilian medical schools. Aim: To evaluate QoL of undergraduate medical students, taking Veras-q national data as comparison. Material and Methods: We evaluated the...