Results: 493

Relationship between food perceptions and health-related quality of life in a prospective study with breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: To correlate the perceptions related to dietary intake with the domains and subscales of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in women with breast neoplasms receiving chemotherapy. METHODS: In this prospective study, 55 women with breast cancer were followed up during chemotherapy at three d...

Quality of life amongst adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis: correlations with clinical outcomes

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The current study sought to evaluate the quality of life of young patients with cystic fibrosis and correlate these results with the clinical parameters indicative of disease severity. METHODS: This cross-sectional study applied the validated Portuguese version of a cystic fibrosis specific ...

Is quality of life affected by temporomandibular disorders?

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the impact of temporomandibular disorders in quality of life. Methods A total of 102 volunteer patients (68 female) aged 19 to 86 years, who sought medical care in health clinics of the university and were evaluated in the period from September to December 2013. The su...

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30: factorial models to Brazilian cancer patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the seven theoretical models proposed in the literature for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), when applied to a sample of Brazilian cancer patients. Methods Cont...

Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis of the OHIP-Edent instrument

Abstract Several instruments have been used to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) questionnaire was based on the concept that sequential events related to oral diseases can cause discomfort, functional limitations and consequently, result in dysfun...

Is quality of life associated with compliance to pharmacoterapy in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing maintenance hemodialysis?

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To analyzed the association of quality of life and compliance to drug treatment in chronic kidney disease patients. Methods The Short Form Health Survey was used to evaluate the quality of life of these patients, and the therapeutic complexity index was verified. The Morisky-Green te...

Cuidado clínico ao homem em cirurgia oncológica do trato aerodigestivo superior com necessidade de saúde e qualidade de vida

Esta tese tem como objeto identificar a necessidade de cuidado e qualidade de vida de homens em tratamento cirúrgico oncológico do trato aerodigestivo superior. Trata-se da identificação das necessidades de cuidado e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos homens antes e após o tratamento cirúr...

Alcohol consumption, Quality of Life and Brief Intervention among Nursing university students

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate nursing university students' alcohol consumption patterns, Brief Intervention and Quality of Life (QoL). Method: This is a prospective and longitudinal study containing sociodemographic, economic information concerning alcoholic beverages, BI and QoL evaluation among 281...

Aging and quality of life of elderly people in rural areas

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and health of elderly in rural areas of Minas Gerais State's center-west. Method: Cross-sectional study, in four municipalities of Minas Gerais State, by interviewing elderly people. Associations between socio-demographic and quality of life variables...

Self-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the self-perceived health status and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly attended at a Reference Center of Minas Gerais, Brazil and to evaluate the association between these variables through the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (IVCF-20) instrument. ...