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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...

Valoración que realizan las gestantes del cuidado profesional en planificación familiar durante la consulta prenatal antes y después de una intervención

El profesional de enfermería, como líder del cuidado, tiene el compromiso de brindar a la gestante un cuidado en planificación familiar durante la consulta prenatal. Al realizar la revisión de la literatura, se encontró inadecuada consejería en planificación familiar durante la consulta prenatal, ...

Active health Ombudsman service: evaluation of the quality of delivery and birth care

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the active health Ombudsman service as an instrument to evaluate the quality of delivery and birth care in the Cegonha Network of the Federal District of Brazil. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of the telephone survey type carried out with 1,007 mothers with del...

Caso clínico: Síndrome de Ogilvie

Oncología (Guayaquil); 27 (3), 2017
Introducción: El síndrome de Ogilvie es una patología rara que se puede encontrar en pacientes que han sido sometidos a cirugías extensas dando un cuadro clínico de obstrucción intestinal, llegando a ser letal de no ser diagnosticada a tiempo. Existen varios tratamientos tanto farmacológicos, endo...

Quality of life after vertical gastrectomy evaluated by the baros questionnaire

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Background : The satisfactory outcome in the surgical treatment of obesity must include, in addition to weight loss, a significant change in the pre-existing comorbidities and in the quality of life of the patients. Aim : To evaluate the quality of life in the late postoperative period in ...

Quality of life and urolithiasis: the patient - reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS)

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: With a high rate of recurrence, urolithiasis is a chronic disease that impacts quality of life. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System is an NIH validated questionnaire to assess patient quality of life. We evaluated the impact of urolithiasis on quality of lif...

Percepção de autoinstilação de gotas oculares em idosos com ou sem dispositivo de apoio facial

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (4), 2017

Inadequate pain relief among patients with primary knee osteoarthritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Despite the widespread treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), data on treatment patterns, adequacy of pain relief, and quality of life are limited. The prospective multinational Survey of Osteoarthritis Real World Therapies (SORT) was designed to investigate these aspects. Objectives:...

Assessment of satisfaction and Quality of Life using self - reported questionnaires after urethroplasty: a prospective analysis

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives To assess patient satisfaction and quality of life after urethroplasty using two different self-reported outcome measures and to compare it with objective clinical data. Materials and Methods We prospectively collected data from 35 consecutive patients who underwent urethroplasty ...

Patient-reported measures of quality of life and functional capacity in adhesive capsulitis

Summary Objective: To evaluate patient-reported measures of quality of life and functional capacity in adhesive capsulitis before and after suprascapular nerve block treatment; to analyze the influence of clinical and sociodemographic variables on both the outcome and correlation between the respective ...