RESUMO: Introdução: Automedicação retrata o princípio do próprio indivíduo buscar espontaneamente por algum medicamento que considere adequado para resolver um problema de saúde. Essa prática é ainda pouco explorada entre idosos de acordo com outros estudos baseados em dados populacionais. O...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Anciano/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estado de Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Medicamentos sin Prescripción/uso terapéutico,
Polifarmacia,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Automedicación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Automedicación/tendencias,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe occurrences of mortality due to cervical cancer in Recife (PE), in northeastern Brazil. Method: This was a time-series ecological study using data from the Mortality Information System (SIM) regarding the total number of deaths due to cervical cancer (C53 ICD10) that occ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To learn the epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in pregnant women. Method: Descriptive study with quantitative approach. The study population was composed of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS residing in the state of Alagoas. Data were organized into variables and analyzed ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of depression and to identify the main risk factors associated with depression in wives of convicted men. Method: Descriptive, cross - sectional, quantitative approach. The data were collected with 349 female partners of convicted patients in three peniten...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Prisioneros/psicología,
Prisiones/normas,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sexual/psicología,
Esposos/psicología,
Estrés Psicológico/complicaciones,
Estrés Psicológico/etiología,
Estrés Psicológico/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the profile of users at risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: Cross-sectional study, descriptive, quantitative approach conducted with 266 users of Basic Care. Inferential statistics analysis, calcul...
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Peso Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/clasificación,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/prevención & control,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Análisis Multivariante,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the epidemiological profile of maternal mortality in Juiz de Fora, a city in the state of Minas Gerais. Data collection was carried out from April to December 2016. Method: Summary of a confidential investigation of maternal mortality on deaths occurred from January 1st, 200...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of physical aggression and neglect and abandonment in the hospitalizations of Brazilian elderly people for violence and assault from 2008 to 2013 and the association of these causes with socio-demographic variables related to hospitalization. Method: quant...
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the profile and the functional status of older people living in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, from a temporal perspective. Method: This was a descriptive study with secondary analysis of data from the Health Indicator and Aging Policy Monitoring system (SISAP-Idoso - Sist...
Summary Introduction: Becoming a medical doctor is a very complex process. Factors related to the student's personality, the educational process and the daily experience with death contribute to peculiar psycho-emotional experiences, not always properly investigated during medical training. Objective: ...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of metabolic disorders associated with nephrolithiasis in a female population. Methods: A retrospective study on 1,737 patients with evidence of recent formation of renal stones, being 54% females. The laboratory investigation consisted of at least two sa...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Calcio/sangre,
Calcio/orina,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Ácido Cítrico/orina,
Creatinina/orina,
Enfermedades Metabólicas/complicaciones,
Enfermedades Metabólicas/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Nefrolitiasis/sangre,
Nefrolitiasis/complicaciones,
Nefrolitiasis/orina,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Ácido Úrico/orina
