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Perfil clínico e implicações do zumbido em indivíduos com e sem perda auditiva

CoDAS; 31 (6), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo comparar as características clínicas do zumbido e interferência na qualidade de vida em indivíduos com e sem perda auditiva associada, bem como discutir a associação de mensurações quantitativas e instrumentos qualitativos de avaliação. Método estudo quantitativo, descritivo ...

Very low-calorie diet in candidates for bariatric surgery: change in body composition during rapid weight loss

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the changes in the body composition of morbidly obese patients induced by a very low-calorie diet. METHODS: We evaluated 120 patients selected from a university hospital. Body composition was assessed before and after the diet provided during hospitalization, and changes in weight,...

Obstructive sleep apnea and quality of life in elderly patients with a pacemaker

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate quality of life in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who have a pacemaker. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving elderly patients (≥ 60 years of age) with a pacemaker. The dependent variable was quality of life, as evaluated with the...

Câncer gástrico em adultos jovens: um grupo de pior prognóstico?

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (4), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar as características clínico-patológicas e sobrevivência de pacientes jovens, portadores de câncer gástrico, independentemente da intenção de tratamento. Métodos: análise retrospectiva de todos os pacientes com câncer gástrico submetidos a qualquer tratamento cirúrgi...

Characteristics of hormone use by travestis and transgender women of the Brazilian Federal District

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Travestis and transgender women resort to the use of hormones for body modification. Due to restrictions in the access to health services, self-medication is frequent. The aim of this study was to describe the self-reported prevalence of hormones used by travestis and transgender ...

Quality of life in the climacteric of nurses working in primary care

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of primary care nurses in the climacteric. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study, performed with 98 female nurses, aged 40-65 years, using the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Results: the worst level of quality of life was observed for prof...

Preconception health behaviors among women with planned pregnancies

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify determinants of preconception preparation among women with planned pregnancies. Method: A cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 264 women between 18 and 49 years of age who had or were undergoing planned pregnancies, and were users of two School Health Cen...

Improving the usefulness of mortality data: reclassification of ill-defined causes based on medical records and home interviews in Brazil

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (supl.3), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Brazil presented a high proportion of ill-defined causes of death (IDCD) in 2000, compromising accurate cause-of-death analysis. Objective: To analyze specific underlying causes for deaths originally assigned as IDCD in the Mortality Information System (SIM - Sistema de Informa...

Mudanças de comportamentos relacionados à saúde como preditores de mudanças na autopercepção de saúde: estudo longitudinal (2011-2015)

Resumo: A autopercepção de saúde é reconhecida como um interessante indicador de saúde, inclusive em função da sua capacidade preditora de morbimortalidade. Estudos que investigam sua associação com comportamentos relacionados à saúde são mais recentes e, em sua maioria, transversais, indican...

Fatores associados à avaliação da qualidade da atenção primária à saúde por idosos residentes na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 2010

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 28 (1), 2019
Objetivo: analisar os fatores associados à percepção da qualidade dos serviços de atenção primária à saúde (APS) por idosos. Métodos: estudo transversal com 893 idosos de 60 anos ou mais, residentes na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil; os desfechos do estudo foram os indicad...