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Applying the functional independence measure to the assessment of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis

Colomb. med; 51 (3), 2020
Abstract Objective: To assess the functional independence of a group of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis using the Functional Independence Measure as a tool that accomplishes this purpose. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis. Our data was collected between...

Factores asociados a la donación voluntaria de sangre en internos de medicina de Perú
Factors associated with voluntary blood donation among medical interns in Peru

Introducción: Perú ocupa el penúltimo lugar en el número de transfusiones de unidades de sangre y glóbulos rojos por cada 1000 habitantes en 17 países de América. Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia en donación voluntaria de sangre y sus factores asociados en internos de medicina en 12 ciudades ...

Análisis con GRD: El egreso hospitalario indiferenciado de la maternidad no representa la complejidad de las pacientes con alto riesgo obstétrico

INTRODUCCIÓN: La gestión actual de camas hospitalarias sigue un modelo de indiferenciación en el que existen camas quirúrgicas, médicas y de pacientes críticos. Las maternidades si bien no siguen este modelo, tienen egresos indiferenciados con pacientes que pueden egresar post parto o aún embaraza...

Attitudes towards body weight dissatisfaction associated with adolescents' perceived health and sleep (PeNSE 2015)

Abstract This study aimed to investigate whether attitudes towards body weight dissatisfaction is associated with perceived health and impairments in sleep among a national population-based sample of Brazilian adolescents. This is a cross-sectional data from the 2015 National School-Based Health Survey (...

Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in Mexican hospitals

Salud pública Méx; 62 (1), 2020
Abstract: Objective: To establish the current situation of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in Mexican hospitals. Materials and methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility data from blood and urine isolates were collected. Defined daily dose (DDD) of antibiotic consumption/100 occupied b...

Prácticas autoreferidas para controlar la hipertensión y la diabetes mellitus en adultos mayores de Campinas, Brasil, en tres períodos

Salud colect; 16 (), 2020
RESUMEN El objetivo fue estimar la prevalencia de las prácticas autoreferidas para controlar la hipertensión y la diabetes, con y sin medicamentos, en adultos mayores de Campinas, Brasil, en tres períodos. Se analizaron los datos de las encuestas de salud realizadas en tres períodos: 2001-2002, 2008-...

Sequential serological surveys in the early stages of the coronavirus disease epidemic: limitations and perspectives

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Estimates of the number of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are important for health planning and establishment of expectations regarding herd immunity. METHODS: Seven testing rounds of a serological survey were conducted at 1-week interval...

Evaluation of the association between KIR polymorphisms and systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis

Adv Rheumatol; 60 (), 2020
Abstract Background: The results of investigations on the association between killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene polymorphisms and the risk of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are inconsistent. To comprehensively evaluate the influence of KIR polymorphisms on the risk of SSc, this meta-analysis...

Equívocos estatísticos: perguntas que você sempre quis fazer, mas nunca teve coragem

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (1), 2020
Este artigo visa elucidar algumas dúvidas enfrentadas ou equívocos estatísticos cometidos por pesquisadores de diversas áreas. São explanados os temas: “tradução não é validação”, “análise fatorial exploratória ou confirmatória”, “nem todo estudo com dois grupos tem delineamento c...

Association of Dental Anxiety with Psychosocial Characteristics among Children Aged 7-13 Years

Abstract Objective: To identify psychosocial characteristics associated with dental anxiety in children aged 7-13 years in the dental setting. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with children aged 7-13 years attended at the Dentistry School of Pelotas, Brazil. Data collectio...