ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the levels of knowledge about asthma of parents of school children. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with parents of children with medical diagnosis of asthma (mild, moderate and severe), followed up at an outpatient referral center for childhood asthma in ...
Asma/diagnóstico,
Asma/terapia,
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Educación en Salud,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Padres/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the perception of elderly population about cancer, correlating it with the clinical variables sex, age and past history of cancer. Methods The sample was composed of 300 individuals, 174 (58%) women. A questionnaire containing ten questions and based on the Health Informa...
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize sexual behaviors in a sample of adolescents and youth. Methods: An analytical descriptive study using a questionnaire about sexual behaviors, adapted from the World Health Organization. It was distributed to students from a Portuguese city aged 14-24 years, during tw...
Factores de Edad,
Coito,
Conducta Anticonceptiva/estadística & datos numéricos,
Conductas de Riesgo para la Salud,
Portugal/epidemiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Conducta Sexual/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Consumo de Alcohol en Menores/estadística & datos numéricos
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe first medical students' profile of the Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein. Methods: Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire during the Biostatistics course in August of 2016. The students were inquired about demographic characteristi...
ABSTRACT Objective: The study aimed to determine the factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in ambulatory chronic stroke survivors. Methods: Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) done to determine the effects of aerobic exercise on HRQL were analysed. The Medical...
Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years and their parents in Diamantina, a town in the southeast of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample o...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Caries Dental/epidemiología,
Caries Dental/fisiopatología,
Estética Dental,
Indice de Necesidad de Tratamiento Ortodóncico,
Maloclusión/epidemiología,
Maloclusión/fisiopatología,
Salud Bucal/estadística & datos numéricos,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
OBJECTIVE: When children participate in research protocols, consent (by a parent or legal guardian) and assent (by the children) must be given. Understanding research protocols can be challenging for an adult and even more difficult for a child. The aim of this study was to describe the development of a ...
OBJECTIVES: Herpes zoster is characterized by acute neuritis and post-herpetic neuralgia. Currently, data concerning the zoster-associated impact on quality of life and healthcare resource utilization in Brazil are scarce. This study measured the zoster-associated burden in a Brazilian population. METHO...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Herpes Zóster/epidemiología,
Herpes Zóster/patología,
Neuralgia Posherpética/epidemiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Perfil de Impacto de Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyse patient-reported outcomes of reduction mammoplasty among Brazilian women. METHODS: A total of 100 women were enrolled in this cross-sectional controlled study, 50 with breast hypertrophy (Hypertrophy Group) and 50 who had undergone breast reduction at leas...
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil,
Mama/cirugía,
Estudios Transversales,
Mamoplastia/métodos,
Mamoplastia/psicología,
Satisfacción del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Resultado del Tratamiento
RESUMO Objetivo Correlacionar o sono e o comportamento em indivíduos com transtorno específico da aprendizagem. Método Na análise do sono, foram utilizados o Questionário de Hábitos Gerais de Sono, o Diário de Sono e a Escala de Distúrbios do Sono em Crianças (EDSC) e, para análise do compo...
