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El envío de mensajes de texto móvil podría mejorar la adherencia a la medicación en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas
Mobile telephone text messaging could improve medication adherence in chronic disease

Treatments and supportive therapies for oral manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host disease

Acta sci., Health sci; 38 (1), 2016
The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of treatments and therapies for oral manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host disease, aiming at improving patients’ quality of life and mainly the reduction of mortality caused by graft- versus-host disease. A systematic review was carried ou...

Tecnologia móvel para a gestão da saúde de idosos: revisão da literatura
Mobile technology for mananging health of elderly: a literature review

J. health inform; 8 (supl.I), 2016
Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar como a telefonia móvel tem sido utilizada no gerenciamento da saúde de idosos. MÉTODO: Realizada revisão sistemática da literatura nas bases de dados PubMed, Cinhal e BVS. RESULTADOS: Foram encontrados sete estudos desenvolvidos especificamente com a populaÃ...

Access to medicines for chronic diseases in Brazil: a multidimensional approach

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the access to medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Brazil according to socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related factors, from a multidimensional perspective. METHODS Analysis of data from the National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use o...

Free access to medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the free access to medicines for the treatment of chronic diseases in the Brazilian population, according to demographic and socioeconomic factors. We also analyzed the most used pharmacological groups, according to funding source: free-of-charge or out-of-pocket paid. ME...

Sociodemographic profile of medicines users in Brazil: results from the 2014 PNAUM survey

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of medicine use by the Brazilian population and its distribution according to sociodemographic factors. METHODS Study using data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM – National Survey ...

Factors associated with low adherence to medicine treatment for chronic diseases in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with low adherence to drug treatment for chronic diseases in Brazil. METHODS Analysis of data from Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM - Brazilian Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Ratio...

Polypharmacy and Polymorbidity in Older Adults in Brazil: a public health challenge

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze variations in the prevalence of chronic use of medicines by older adults in Brazil according to its possible association with the most prevalent chronic diseases and demographic and health factors, and to identify risk factors for polypharmacy. METHODS A study based on d...

Use of medicines and other products for therapeutic purposes among children in Brazil

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of the use of medicines and other products for therapeutic purposes in the Brazilian pediatric population and test whether demographic, socioeconomic and health factors are associated with use. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study (National Surv...

Autopercepção de saúde de idosos usuários de um serviço de oncologia

Objetivou-se descrever a autopercepção de saúde dos idosos em tratamento quimioterápico em um serviço de oncologia, segundo variáveis sociodemográficas, morbidades e apoio social. Estudo quantitativo, descritivo realizado com aplicação de questionário pré-codificad...