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Care transition of patients with chronic diseases from the discharge of the emergency service to their homes

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of the care transition for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases discharged from the emergency department to home. Method: A cross-sectional observational and epidemiological study conducted at an emergency department in the South of Brazil with 117...

Avaliação da função cognitiva de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica: estudo transversal

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a função cognitiva de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca crônica e verificar a associação da função cognitiva com as variáveis clínicas e sócio-demográficas. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal com 79 pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca acompanhados em uma clínica especializa...

Composición corporal en senderistas de Bucaramanga y área metropolitana, Colombia

Introducción: El senderismo es un tipo de actividad física en la naturaleza que consiste en recorrer senderos señalizados. Una composición corporal poco saludable es considerada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud como un factor de riesgo biológico asociado a enfermedades no transmisibles. Obj...

Fiscal austerity and the health sector: the cost of adjustments

Abstract Fiscal austerity policies have been used as responses to economic crises and fiscal deficits in both developed and developing countries. While they vary in regard to their content, intensity and implementation, such models recommend reducing public expenses and social investments, retracting the...

Ruido y salud
Noise and health

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 48 (4), 2019
El impacto del ruido sobre la salud es una realidad evidente que ha rebasado el contexto industrial, para convertirse en un importante problema social. La sociedad moderna, sustentada en el empleo de la tecnología, fomenta el uso de maquinarias y dispositivos generadores de ruido; los niños y jóvenes ...

Boletim Epidemiológico: mortalidade por doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis em Goiás, 2006 a 2016

As doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNTs), como as doenças cardiovasculares, doenças respiratórias crônicas (bronquite, asma, DPOC, rinite), hipertensão, câncer e doenças metabólicas (obesidade, diabetes, dislipidemia), podem levar a incapacidades, ocasionando sofrimentos e custos materi...

Comparison of the methodological quality and transparency of Brazilian practice guidelines

Abstract This study aims to compare the differences between clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and those of other Brazilian health institutions. A systematic review of Brazilian CPGs was carried out. CPGs with recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of non-commu...

Guía de acciones extramuros

Este modelo: “de atención y gestión basado en la estrategia atención primaria en salud renovada”, tiene como prioridad las intervenciones en el marco de la prevención de la enfermedad, promoción de la salud y vigilancia epidemiológica, con el objetivo de incidir en determinantes de la salud, co...

Prevalence and factors associated with excess weight in adolescents in a low-income neighborhood - Northeast, Brazil

Abstract Objectives: to study the prevalence of excess weight and associated factors among adolescents from a low-income neighborhood located in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. Methods: cross-sectional study, in which behavioral, socioeconomic and demographic information was collected from June to Dece...