ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the social representations of older adults regarding quality of life, and to analyze the care practices adopted to promote it. Method: qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research, applying the Theory of Social Representations. Thirty older people from a Health Academy...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in conservative treatment, correlating it with sociodemographic and health-related aspects. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study that used: a previously valida...
Actitud Frente a la Muerte,
Comorbilidad,
Tratamiento Conservador/psicología,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/complicaciones,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis. Method: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoin...
Brasil,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Diálisis Renal/efectos adversos,
Diálisis Renal/psicología,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Espiritualidad,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate quality of life (QoL) after post-prostatectomy intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the "adjuvant" setting starting within 4 months of radical prostatectomy for adverse features; and "salvage" setting for a PSA≥0.2ng/mL. Materials and Methods Retrospectiv...
Terapia Combinada,
Marcadores Fiduciales,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Prostatectomía/psicología,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/psicología,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/radioterapia,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/cirugía,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Radioterapia Guiada por Imagen,
Radioterapia de Intensidad Modulada,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Terapia Recuperativa,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Objective To validate the Life Satisfaction Index for Adolescents (LSI-A) scale, parent version and patient version, for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). Methods The parent version of the instrument was divided into G...
Brasil,
Intervalos de Confianza,
Enfermedades Neuromusculares/diagnóstico por imagen,
Enfermedades Neuromusculares/psicología,
Satisfacción Personal,
Psicometría,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas,
Traducciones
ABSTRACT Motor function, cognition, functional independence and quality of life have been described in myelomeningocele patients, but no study has investigated their relationships. We aimed to investigate the relationships between motor function, cognition, functional independence, quality of life, age, ...
Distribución por Edad,
Cognición/fisiología,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/psicología,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Hidrocefalia/complicaciones,
Vida Independiente,
Meningomielocele/psicología,
Destreza Motora/fisiología,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract Objectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0-5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episo...
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate how different parameters of short-term glycemic control would correlate with the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Subjects and methods A total of 50 T1D patients aged 18 to 50...
Glucemia/análisis,
Automonitorización de la Glucosa Sanguínea,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/sangre,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1/psicología,
Hemoglobina Glucada/análisis,
Hipoglucemia/sangre,
Hipoglucemia/psicología,
Percepción,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the quality of life of physicians and investigate to what extent it is affected by work addiction. Methods This is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 1,110 physicians. For data collection, we used a questionnaire with sociodemographic ...
Conducta Adictiva/psicología,
Médicos/psicología,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Equilibrio entre Vida Personal y Laboral/estadística & datos numéricos,
Médicos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Atención Posterior/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Médicos Mujeres/psicología,
Médicos Mujeres/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Objective To translate and perform the cultural adaptation of the tool Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Cervical Dysplasia (FACIT-CD) to the Portuguese language. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study, with translation and cultural adaptation of the assessment tool per...
