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Disability and its clinical correlates in pulmonary hypertension measured through the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 0: a prospective, observational study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterise the degree of disability in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients based on the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). Method: A prospective and observational study of patients with documented PH (N = 46). Patients completed the WHOD...

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review for use in patients with pulmonary hypertension in Colombia

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) as an instrument to evaluate the perception of symptoms, functional limitation, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in subjects diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertensio...

Anthropometric status of individuals with COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, over time - analysis of a population-based study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the anthropometric data obtained for residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in a study of Latin America conducted in two phases (baseline, in 2003, and follow-up, in 2012). Methods: This was an analysis of data obtained for São Paulo residents in a two-phase popul...

Effects of icariside II on brain tissue oxidative stress and Nrf2/HO-1 expression in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the effects of icariside II on brain tissue oxidative stress and Nrf2/HO-1 expression in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). Methods: One hundred SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operated, model, and 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg icariside II groups, 20 ...

The role of high sensitive C-reactive protein and histopathological evaluation in chronic gastritis patients with or without Helicobacter pylori infection

Acta cir. bras; 34 (3), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in chronic gastritis patients to predict Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection, inflammatory activity, and precancerous lesions. Methods: A total of 811 patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms and histopatho...

Epidemiological profile of caries and need for dental extraction in a Kaingang adult Indigenous population

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (), 2019
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The epidemiological profile of dental caries for Indigenous Peoples is complex and heterogeneous. The oral health of the Kaingang people, third largest Indigenous population from Brazil, has not been investigated so far. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the p...

Prevalência e perfil de fumantes: comparações na população psiquiátrica e na população geral

Objetivos: identificar prevalência de fumantes entre a população psiquiátrica e a população geral; comparar o perfil pessoal, sociodemográfico e clínico dos fumantes e não fumantes da população psiquiátrica e da população geral; verificar as razões para fumar desses dois grupos populaciona...

Clinical indicators of dry eye severity nursing outcome in intensive care unit

Objective: to verify the extent of impairment of the clinical indicators of the nursing outcome Dry Eye Severity in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive study developed with 206 patients. Based on the result listed, six indicators of the Classification of Nu...

Comunicação efetiva para a segurança do paciente: nota de transferência e Modified Early Warning Score

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 40 (spe), 2019
Resumo OBJETIVO Analisar o registro da Nota de Transferência (NT) e a emissão do Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) realizados pelo enfermeiro em pacientes adultos transferidos do Serviço de Emergência como estratégia de comunicação efetiva para a segurança do paciente. MÉTODO Estudo transver...

Circulating high mobility group box-1 and toll-like receptor 4 expressions increase the risk and severity of epilepsy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (7), 2019
This study aimed to investigate the association of serum high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expressions with the risk of epilepsy as well as their correlations with disease severity and resistance to anti-epilepsy drugs. One hundred and five epilepsy patients and 100 health...