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Interseccionalidad en desigualdades en salud en argentina: discusiones teórico-metodológicas a partir de una encuesta poblacional

Hacia promoc. salud; 23 (2), 2018
Resumen Objetivos: Contribuir a las discusiones teórico-metodológicas sobre la interseccionalidad, analizando las desigualdades en salud de la población de 18 años y más, residente en zonas urbanas de Argentina. Materiales y Métodos: A través de regresiones logísticas, se aborda el efecto del...

Influência das condições socioambientais na prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica em duas comunidades ribeirinhas da Amazônia, Brasil

Resumo Este artigo discute a influência das condições socioambientais na prevalência da Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica em duas comunidades ribeirinhas da (RDS) Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Tupé, Manaus, Amazonas, mediante estudo ecológico de grupos múltiplos e de análise contextua...

Validation of the urgency questionnaire in Portuguese: A new instrument to assess overactive bladder syndrome

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a clinical condition characterized by symptoms reported by patients. Therefore, measurement instruments based on reported information are important for understanding its impact and treatment benefits. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt a...

Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 partici...

Riesgo suicida asociado a bullying y depresión en escolares de secundaria

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (2), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: El riesgo suicida es cada vez más común entre los niños y adolescentes. No hay estudios actuales y locales de esta realidad en el norte peruano. El objetivo fue determinar si el riesgo suicida estuvo asociado al bullying y depresión en escolares de colegios secundarios. PACIENTES Y M...

Socioeconomic inequality in childhood obesity and its determinants: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (2), 2018
Abstract Objective Childhood obesity has become a priority health concern worldwide. Socioeconomic status is one of its main determinants. This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequality of obesity in children and adolescents at national and provincial levels in Iran. Methods This multicenter c...

Translation and cultural adaptation of the stroke impact scale 2. 0 (SIS): a quality-of-life scale for stroke

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: No specific quality-of-life scale for stroke patients has previously been translated and evaluated for reproducibility, for use in the Portuguese language. Internationally, the instrument for this purpose is the Stroke Impact Scale 2.0 (SIS). Use of of SIS enables comprehensive ana...

Foot health and quality of life among university students: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Foot problems are believed to reduce quality of life and are increasingly present. Even among young adults of university age, untreated foot problems can lead to postural and mobility problems. Accordingly, our aim here was to determine the relationship between foot health and qual...

Quality of life in a sample of Brazilian adults using the generic SF-12 questionnaire

Summary Objective: This study describes the summary scores of the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire, according to socio-demographic factors obtained in a probabilistic and representative sample of the Brazilian urban population. Method: Five thousand (5,000) individuals, over the age of 15, were asse...