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Relationship between anticholinergic load and self-perceived health in a population aged 44 years or older

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between anticholinergic load (ACL) and self-perceived general health in adults in a medium-sized municipality in southern Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was based on 2015 data from a medium-sized municipality in southern Brazil. All respondents aged...

Are quality of life, functional capacity, and urinary incontinence associated with fecal incontinence? The Fibra-BR Study

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of fecal incontinence and its association with clinical, functional, and cognitive-behavioral variables, medication use, frailty, falls, and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults (aged 65 years or older). METHODS: Cross-sectional, multicenter study carried...

Cognition, functionality, and life space in older adults: the mediating role of perceived control and autonomy

OBJECTIVES: To examine a model of associations between cognition, functionality, and life-space mobility, and the mediating role of perceived control and autonomy. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of older adults aged over 72 years, which used data from the FIBRA study. We used the ...

Conhecimento Nutricional de Adultos e Idosos do Município de Caxias do Sul-RS

Demetra (Rio J.); 18 (), 2023
Introdução: Conhecimento nutricional é a noção de conceitos e processos relacionados à nutrição e saúde, incluindo associações de conhecimentos sobre dieta e saúde, dieta e doenças, fontes de nutrientes e recomendações dietéticas. Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento nutricional da populaçã...

Psychosocial Factors and Alcohol Consumption among Students at a Public Technological Higher Education Institute in Peru

Objective: To analyze the relationship between psychosocial factors and alcohol consumption among third-year students at a public technological higher education institute in Huaraz, Peru. Methods: The study utilized a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional and correlational design. A total of 232 s...

Prevalence of Dental Caries in 5-Year-Old Children in a Northeast Brazilian Capital

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of dental caries in children aged five years in a Northeast Brazilian Capital (Fortaleza, CE) and its association with sociodemographic conditions, presence of malocclusion, and gingival bleeding. Material and Methods: This is a quantitative, descriptive, ...

Self-Medication for Toothache in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

ABSTRACT Objective: To construct, validate, and apply a questionnaire to assess and characterize the practice of self-medication performed by parents or children's guardians undergoing dental care. Material and Methods: A questionnaire was constructed, validated, and applied through personal interviews...

O avesso do mesmo lugar

Estilos clín; 28 (3), 2023
Neste artigo, parte-se das experiências de fronteira de dois meninos. Uma é a narrativa de Zain, no filme Cafarnaum, anterior à sua migração do Líbano; a outra, o caso clínico de Túlio, construído por um grupo de supervisão em serviço de medidas socioeducativas em São Paulo. Abordaremos o la...

Mapeando as disparidades socioeconômicas de saúde urbana: um estudo comparativo entre seis capitais brasileiras

Resumo A cidade é um modo de viver, pensar e sentir. O modo de vida urbano é capaz de produzir ideias, comportamentos, valores e conhecimentos, mas também pode acirrar disparidades socioeconômicas e de saúde da população que ali reside. Este artigo examina as disparidades em saúde urbana em seis ...

Fatores associados ao óbito por covid-19 em Recife, Pernambuco, 2020: estudo transversal com dados do sistema "Notifique Aqui"

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 32 (2), 2023
Objetivo: analisar condições clínicas e características sociodemográficas associadas ao óbito por covid-19 no primeiro ano da pandemia em Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, 2020. Métodos: estudo transversal, sobre casos de síndrome respiratória aguda grave por covid-19 registrados no Centro de Infor...