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Doença inflamatória do intestino: impacto no score da qualidade de vida, depressão e ansiedade em pacientes atendidos em um centro de atendimento terciário no Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease frequently affects patients at working age, compromising their quality of life in several levels: physical, psychological, familial and social. Few studies have evaluated the impact of Inflammatory bowel disease on quality of life, anxiety and depression ...

El índice de masa corporal como fenotipo en el perfil clínico y funcional en mujeres con osteoartritis de rodilla

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (9), 2018
Background: Obesity is associated with pain, reduction of function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Aim: To describe the clinical profile of women with knee OA according to their body mass index (BMI). Material and Methods: Observational study in 308 women with knee OA. Accordi...

Sobrepeso, obesidad y salud percibida en contextos de pobreza de Tucumán, Argentina

Salud colect; 14 (3), 2018
RESUMEN En contextos en los que la pobreza compromete la salud y la calidad de vida infantil, el estudio de la salud percibida permite identificar aspectos de la calidad de vida afectados por el sobrepeso y la obesidad. Desde esta perspectiva, los objetivos de este trabajo fueron: 1) determinar la preval...

Physical activity and quality of life in women with breast cancer - a cross-sectional study

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 24 (5), 2018
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer treatment can cause different side effects on the quality of life of women. Physical activity, in turn, can reduce these side effects. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the physical activity and quality of life of women during and after breast cancer treatment. METHODS: Sample of 174 ...

Religiosity, depression, and quality of life in bipolar disorder: a two-year prospective study

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 40 (3), 2018
Objective: Few quantitative studies have examined the effect of religious involvement on the course of bipolar disorder (BD). We investigated the effects of religious activity and coping behaviors on the course of depression, mania, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with BD. Methods: Two-year longit...

Psychometric properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index (WHOQOL-8) in a Brazilian sample

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 40 (3), 2018
Objective: To test the psychometric properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index in a Brazilian sample. Methods: The sample consisted of 151 patients and 174 healthy controls (n=325). Several psychometric properties were tested. Results: Reliability showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0....

Association of oral conditions with quality of working life of brazilian police officers

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (6), 2018
Objective: to evaluate the impact on the quality of working life of brazilian police officers with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). materials and methods: the sample consisted of 52 subjects and information was collected through the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and the Fonseca anamnesis index to evaluate ...

Qualidade de vida de crianças e adolescentes após queimadura: Revisão integrativa

Rev. bras. queimaduras; 17 (2), 2018
Objetivo: Identificar a produção do conhecimento sobre qualidade de vida e aspectos relacionados a partir da percepção de crianças e adolescentes queimados. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde e National Librar...

Health-related quality of life in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (4), 2018
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the overall health-related quality of life in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans. Methods: Participants with a diagnosis of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans, who were being followed-up at two specialized outpatient clinics of Pediatric Pulmonology in Porto Al...

Impact of venous ulcers on patients' quality of life: an integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze knowledge gathered about the impact of venous ulcers on patients' quality of life. Method: Systematic bibliographic review study with an integrative approach. Databases of MEDLINE, LILACS, IBECS, CINAHL Complete, Web of Science, Scopus, and CUIDEN Plus were used for selec...