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Concordance in prediction body fat percentage of Brazilian women in reproductive age between different methods of evaluation of skinfolds thickness

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility of bioimpedance (BIA) and skinfolds thickness (SF) in body fat percentage measuring (%BF) compared to the reference method dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in Brazilian reproductive age women, as well as to estimate of inter- and intra-observer precision f...

Inventário abrangente de prosperidade: evidências de propriedades psicométricas no Brasil

Aval. psicol; 19 (2), 2020
O Inventário Abrangente de Prosperidade (IAP) constitui um instrumento que acessa o bem-estar, concebendo o construto numa perspectiva hedônica. Este estudo avaliou as propriedades psicométricas do IAP em 501 adultos brasileiros. A metodologia de análise consistiu em combinação entre análise fator...

Melatonin decreases cocaine-induced locomotor activity in pinealectomized rats

Objective: Several studies have shown that the time of day regulates the reinforcing effects of cocaine. Additionally, melatonin and its MT1 and MT2 receptors have been found to participate in modulation of the reinforcing effects of such addictive drugs as cocaine. Loss of the diurnal variation in cocai...

Brazilian version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB-BR): diagnostic accuracy across schooling levels

Objective: To translate, establish the diagnostic accuracy, and standardize the Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) considering schooling level. Methods: We first completed an English-Brazilian Portuguese translation and back-translation of ...

Adjunctive vortioxetine for SSRI-resistant major depressive disorder: a real-world chart review study

Objective: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the cornerstone of treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, non-response is common, often necessitating combination strategies. The present study assessed the efficacy of vortioxetine as an add-on therapy in patients with SSRI-r...

Cost minimization analysis of an in-house molecular test for cytomegalovirus in relation to a commercial molecular system

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Cytomegalovirus may cause severe disease in immunocompromised patients. Nowadays, quantitative polymerase chain reaction is the gold-standard for both diagnosis and monitoring of cytomegalovirus infection. Most of these assays use cytomegalovirus automated molecular kits which are...

Versão em português do questionário SNAQ: tradução e adaptação cultural

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Poor appetite is common through the aging process and increases the risk of weight loss, protein-energy malnutrition, immunossupression, sarcopenia and frailty. The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) has the aim to monitor appetite and identify older adults at ris...

Estudo das propriedades psicométricas do Addiction Severity Index (ASI): revisão sistemática da literatura
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OBJETIVO: realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura das propriedades psicométricas do ASI. MÉTODO: foram incluídos estudos indexados nas bases de dados Pubmed, PsycInfo, Scielo e Lilacs, que abordavam estudos de avaliação psicométrica da quinta e sexta versão do ASI. RESULTADOS: descritos e...

Are you sexually empowered? Validation of the Female Sexual Subjectivity Inventory for Spanish-speaking women

Rev. latinoam. psicol; 52 (), 2020
Abstract The Female Sexual Subjectivity Inventory (FSSI) consists of 20 items that represent three principal elements distributed into five factors that assess: Sexual body-esteem, Pleasure-self, Pleasure-partner, Self-efficacy, and Sexual Self-reflection. The goal was to adapt and examine the psychometr...

Validación al español de la Escala de Comunicación Efectiva en el Fútbol

Rev. latinoam. psicol; 52 (), 2020
Resumen El objetivo de la presente investigación era traducir al español y validar la Escala de Comunicación Efectiva en Deportes de Equipo (SECTS-2S). Para ello, se realizaron dos estudios. El Estudio 1 contó con 276 jugadores de fútbol de género masculino (88.40%) y femenino (11.60%) con un rango...