Resumo O presente estudo caracterizou a condição de saúde bucal e os principais motivos autorrelatados da extração dentária em uma população de adultos. Estudo transversal que examinou 248 adultos de 20-64 anos, representativos da população de Piracicaba (SP). O exame bucal domiciliar utilizou ...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Prótesis Dental/estadística & datos numéricos,
Bolsa Gingival/epidemiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Salud Bucal/estadística & datos numéricos,
Enfermedades Periodontales/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Extracción Dental/estadística & datos numéricos,
Pérdida de Diente/epidemiología,
Odontalgia/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Background: The formal appearance of health care professionals may influence their trustworthiness. Aim: To determine the effect of the orthopedic surgeon's attire on patients' perceptions of credibility and reliability of professionals. Material and Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 351 patients (...
Vestuario/psicología,
Cirujanos Ortopédicos,
Prioridad del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Relaciones Médico-Paciente,
Confianza/psicología,
Chile,
Vestuario/normas,
Estudios Transversales,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Background: According to the Chilean National Health Survey (2009-2010), 17% of people aged 15 years or more have depressive symptoms. Thus, freely-available, easily-administered, and highly sensitive screening tests for depression are needed in clinical and research settings. Aim: To evaluate the psych...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the new version of the Knee Society Score - The 2011 KS Score - into Brazilian Portuguese and verification of its measurement properties, reproducibility, and validity. In 2012, the new version of the Knee Society Score was develop...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the social representations of older adults regarding quality of life, and to analyze the care practices adopted to promote it. Method: qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research, applying the Theory of Social Representations. Thirty older people from a Health Academy...
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in conservative treatment, correlating it with sociodemographic and health-related aspects. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study that used: a previously valida...
Actitud Frente a la Muerte,
Comorbilidad,
Tratamiento Conservador/psicología,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/complicaciones,
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the process of manufacturing and validation of an educational booklet for HIV/Aids prevention in older adults Methods: Methodological study developed in two phases - manufacturing of the booklet and validation of the educational material by judges. The manufacturing proc...
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy. Method: cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, t...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis. Method: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoin...
Brasil,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Psicometría/instrumentación,
Psicometría/métodos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Diálisis Renal/efectos adversos,
Diálisis Renal/psicología,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Espiritualidad,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wit...
