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Perfil do produtor de leite da região de Joanópolis/SP: como ele lida com o controle do carrapato Rhipicephalus microplus e de outras doenças de importância veterinária

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (1), 2018
Este estudo verificou o perfil do produtor de leite do município de Joanópolis, SP, situado a 115 km de São Paulo, e como esse produtor lida com o controle do carrapato e outras doenças importantes na pecuária leiteira. Quarenta produtores de leite foram entrevistados. Verificou-se que grande parte ...

Impact of mechanical ventilation on quality of life and functional status after ICU discharge: A cross-sectional study

Summary Objective: To evaluate the impact of the need for mechanical ventilation (MV) and its duration throughout ICU stay on the quality of life (QoL) and physical functional status (PFS) after the immediate ICU discharge. Method: This was a cross-sectional study including all subjects consecutively d...

Impact of two early treatment protocols for anterior dental crossbite on children's quality of life

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of two early treatment protocols for anterior dental crossbite on children's quality of life. Methods: Thirty children, 8 to 10 years of age, with anterior dental crossbite, participated in this study. Individuals were divided into two groups: Group 1 - 15 chil...

Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Health Application to Support Shared Decision-Making

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation is responsible for one in four strokes, which may be prevented by oral anticoagulation, an underused therapy around the world. Considering the challenges imposed by this sort of treatment, mobile health support for shared decision-making may improve patients' kno...

Development and Psychometric Validation of HIPER-Q to Assess Knowledge of Hypertensive Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: The absence of instruments capable of measuring the level of knowledge of hypertensive patients in cardiac rehabilitation programs about their disease reflects the lack of specific recommendations for these patients. Objective: To develop and validate a questionnaire to evaluate th...

Multiple sclerosis risk perception and acceptance for Brazilian patients

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The perception of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity and risk associated with therapies might influence shared decision making in different countries. We investigated the perception of MS severity and factors associated with risk acceptance in Brazil in 96 patients with relapsing-remitting MS usin...

Medical perception of stroke care conditions in Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death in Brazil. Neurologists' reports on the absence of adequate resources for stroke care are frequent; however, there are no objective data on this perception. Objective To assess the perception of neurologists of stroke care conditions in Bra...

A Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Kinesthetic and Visual Motor Imagery Questionnaire

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Motor imagery has emerged as a potential rehabilitation tool in stroke. The goals of this study were: 1) to develop a translated and culturally-adapted Brazilian-Portugese version of the Kinesthetic and Visual Motor Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ20-P); 2) to evaluate the psychometric characteristic...

Ações para a melhoria do conforto acústico em instituições de educação infantil

Resumo Elevados níveis de pressão sonora têm sido observados em escolas e, por sua interferência na saúde das crianças e professores, teve-se por objetivo analisar esses níveis em centros de educação infantil que atendem crianças com idades entre zero e seis anos, investigar a percepção dos f...