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Pelvic floor muscle training for overactive bladder symptoms - A prospective study

Summary Introduction: Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) involves the contraction of the puborectal, anal sphincter and external urethral muscles, inhibiting the detrusor contraction, what justify its use in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. Objective: To verify the effects of isolat...

Assessment of general bullying and bullying due to appearance of teeth in a sample of 11-16 year-old Peruvian schoolchildren

J. oral res. (Impresa); 6 (11), 2017
OBJECTIVE: to assess the incidence of general bullying and bullying due to the appearance of teeth in a sample of 11-16 year-old peruvian schoolchildren. MATERIALS AND METHODS: cross-sectional study with a sample of 218 students aged 11 to 16 years old (13.41±1.44), 109 males, and 153 from a public scho...

Medicinal plants profile used by the 3rd District population of Maceió-AL

Braz. j. biol; 77 (4), 2017
Abstract Herein the use of medicinal plants by the population of the 3rd Sanitary District of Maceió-AL city is reported. Transversal description was conducted from February 2013 to January 2014, with a sample of 116 individuals of both Gender Genders aged over 18 years. The ethnobotanical information i...

Monitoramento da audição e da linguagem na atenção primária à saúde: projeto piloto

Resumo Este artigo analisa a viabilidade da implantação de um programa de monitoramento do desenvolvimento auditivo e de linguagem no primeiro ano de vida. Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal prospectivo, no qual quarenta e um agentes comunitários de saúde foram convidados a monitorar mensalmente, por...

Minor psychiatric disorders and their associations in family caregivers of people with mental disorders

Abstract This study aims to analyze the occurrence of minor psychiatric disorder and their associations in relatives of people with mental disorders. This is a cross-sectional study of 1164 relatives. For the tracking of minor psychiatric disorders the Self-Reporting Questionnaire Scale (SRQ20) was used,...

Sobrecarga dos cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com Síndrome de Down

Resumo O objetivo foi avaliar o perfil e a sobrecarga de cuidadores de crianças/adolescentes com e sem síndrome de Down. As avaliações foram realizadas por meio dos questionários sobre o perfil e a sobrecarga dos cuidadores (Burden Interview), e o perfil das crianças/adolescentes. Estes questionár...

Prevalência de hemoglobinas variantes em comunidades quilombolas no estado do Piauí, Brasil

Resumo As hemoglobinas variantes (Hb) decorrem de mutações nos genes da globina. As variantes estruturais mais frequentes são HbS, HbC, HbD e HbE. O gene da hemoglobina S tem frequência elevada na América, enquanto que no Brasil é maior no Sudeste e Nordeste. O presente artigo tem por objetivo inve...

Fatores associados à iniciação sexual em mães de 14 a 16 anos em Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil

Resumo O presente estudo analisou os fatores associados à iniciação sexual em 427 mães de 14 a 16 anos de Porto Alegre/RS/Brasil. Foram coletados dados referentes à condição sociodemográfica das adolescentes (cor da pele, religião e defasagem escolar) e dimensão reprodutiva (idade na menarca, i...

Calidad de vida de parejas infértiles en el sector público de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (11), 2017
Background It is widely known that infertility and its treatment have a negative impact on patients' well-being, yet not much is known about patients' satisfaction with the quality of reproductive care. Purpose To assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients receiving medical care under the Chilean publ...

Assessing the role of appropriate primary health care on the use of dental services by Brazilian low-income preschool children

Abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the association between the quality of primary health care (PHC) and the use of dental services by preschoolers served by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), controlling for socio-demographic determinants and perceived need. The sample encompassed 438 ch...