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The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) and how to select an outcome measurement instrument

Background: COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) is an initiative of an international multidisciplinary team of researchers who aim to improve the selection of outcome measurement instruments both in research and in clinical practice by developing tools f...

Avaliação em saúde no SUS do Estado do Acre no contexto do capitalismo contemporâneo: limites e desafios para sua perspectiva emancipatória

Introdução: A atual fase do capitalismo é marcada por uma crise que atinge profundamente a economia em uma perspectiva global. As soluções adotadas para amenizar os seus efeitos envolvem enérgicas reduções no gasto público, impactando na saúde e, consequentemente, no processo de avaliação em ...

La quimioterapia paliativa no mejoraría la calidad de vida de pacientes con cáncer en fase terminal
Palliative chemotherapy in patients with end-stage cancer would not improve quality of life

Population attributable fraction: planning of diseases prevention actions in Brazil

ABSTRACT Epidemiology is the study of occurrence, distribution and determinants of health-related events, including the application of that knowledge to the prevention and control of health problems. However, epidemiological studies, in most cases, have limited their research questions to determinants of...

Escolares hospitalizados: proposta de um instrumento para coleta de dados à luz da teoria de Horta

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 37 (spe), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo Construir um instrumento de coleta de dados para escolares hospitalizados à luz da Teoria das Necessidades Humanas Básicas. Método Pesquisa metodológica desenvolvida no Hospital Escola de João Pessoa, com a participação de oito enfermeiras docentes e assistenciais, no período ...

Building sustainability indicators in the health dimension for solid waste management

ABSTRACT Objective: to prepare a list of sustainability indicators in the health dimension, for urban solid waste management. Methods: a descriptive and exploratory study performed jointly with 52 solid waste specialists, using a three-steps Delphi technique, and a scale measuring the degree of impor...

INDICATORS AND INFORMATION IN LOCAL HEALTH PLANNING: THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FAMILY HEALTH STRATEGY NURSES

Texto & contexto enferm; 24 (4), 2015
ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyze the use of health indicators from the Primary Care Information System by Family Health Strategy nurses in the planning of local health action. It is a multiple case study, whose data were collected by documentary research, nonparticipant observation and semistructured...

Pain, health perception and sleep: impact on the quality of life of firefighters/rescue professionals

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of firefighters and rescue professionals, and characterize their socio-demographic, health, work and lifestyle profile. Methods: cross-sectional study that used a socio-demographic, lifestyle, health, work data questionnaire and the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life a...