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Current guidelines for prostate cancer screening: A systematic review and minimal core proposal

Summary Objective: Considering the importance of screening for prostate cancer, the possibility of damage resulting from indiscriminate screening and the difficulty of disclosure and adherence to the main guidelines on the subject, we aimed to identify current guidelines, look for common approaches and ...

Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening among Jamaican Women

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the extent to which six sociodemographic variables and three lifestyle practices of women are associated with Pap smear testing, given that cervical cancer is the second leading cause of women 's cancer mortality in Jamaica and that this cancer is preventable with the use o...

Bioimpedância: nova abordagem para detecção não invasiva da fibrose hepática - estudo piloto

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fibrosis are common structural hepatic change in patients with chronic hepatitis. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for determining the extent of liver fibrosis. Considering the technical difficulties and cost, improvements in non-invasive screening tools are greatly needed. Bioimpe...

Revisão da apresentação da doença celíaca num hospital pediátrico terciário

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disorder with a multiform presentation and therefore a challenging diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose is to identify the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and histologic characteristics of children with celiac disease at diagnosis and on fo...

Rastreamento de problemas de saúde mental em crianças pré-escolares no contexto da atenção básica à saúde

Rev. paul. pediatr; 36 (1), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: Estudar a aplicabilidade do Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades - Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ 2,4-p) - como instrumento de rastreamento, na Atenção Básica à Saúde (ABS), de problemas de saúde mental em crianças pré-escolares; caracterizar os problemas d...

FRAX Tool in Brazil: an integrative literature review following validation

Abstract The present article is an integrative review the objective of which was to assess research carried out with the FRAX tool in Brazil following its validation, and describe the conclusions drawn. Two databases were used to select the articles (the Capes Portal and the Virtual Health Library), and ...

El programa RADAR para la prevención del suicidio en adolescentes de la región de Aysén, Chile: resultados preliminares

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (1), 2018
OBJETIVO: Dar a conocer los resultados preliminares del programa comunitario RADAR (Red para la Atención y Derivación de Adolescentes en Riesgo suicida). MÉTODO: Durante el 2016, RADAR fue implementado como prueba de concepto en dos colegios de Puerto Aysén de la Región de Aysén, Chile. Se capac...

Social determinants of health related to adhesion to mammography screening

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify proximal, intermediary and individual social determinants related to mammography adherence, according to the Social Determinants of Health model proposed by Dahlgren and Whitehead. Method: Correlational cross-sectional study, carried out with a sociodemographic and clinic...

A new motor screening assessment for children at risk for motor disorders: construct validity

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a motor screening assessment and provide preliminary evidence of its psychometric properties. Methods: A sample of 365 elementary school students was assessed, with structural equation modeling applied to obtain evidence of the adequacy of the factor structure of the moto...

Prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns e fatores associados entre idosos de um município do Brasil

Resumo Com o avançar da idade, a presença de morbidades psíquicas são mais frequentes e comprometem a qualidade de vida das pessoas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar a prevalência e os fatores associados a Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC) na população idosa residente em um município bras...