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Avaliação do Programa de Acreditação Hospitalar: validação de face e conteúdo

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: descrever os resultados da validação de face e conteúdo do questionário intitulado Quality Improvement Implementation Survey e de duas escalas complementares, como parte do processo de adaptação ao idioma e à cultura brasileira. Método: incluiu os seguintes estágios: (1) tradu...

Validación del inventario de envejecimiento exitoso en personas mayores chilenas

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Background: There is a paucity of adequate and validated instruments for the measurement of successful aging for geriatric researchers in Chile. Aim: To validate the “Successful Aging Inventory” (SAI) in Chilean older people. Material and methods: SAI was answered by 777 older people aged 70 ± 7 years...

Cuestionario de actividades de la vida diaria (T-ADLQ): utilidad en pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular menor

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Background: The inability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) is prevalent in elderly people and it is associated with hypertension and stroke. Aim: To evaluate ADLs using the T-ADLQ in hypertensive patients with minor stroke. Subjects and Methods: T-ADLQ, Cognitive tests (Minimental and Addenb...

Impacto da laserterapia na qualidade de vida de pacientes oncológicos portadores de mucosite oral

Introdução: O uso da laserterapia em pacientes oncológicos com mucosite oral tem efeitos biológicos por meio de processos fotofísicos e bioquímicos que aumentam o metabolismo celular, estimulando a atividade mitocondrial, atuando como analgésicos, anti-inflamatórios e reparadores da lesão da muc...

Desafios para a oferta de prótese dentária na rede de saúde pública

Objetivo: Conhecer os desafios enfrentados pelos municípios na implantação e manutenção dos Laboratórios Regionais de Próteses Dentárias (LRPD), além de identificar o perfil dos municípios com LRPD implantados. Método: Estudo exploratório, transversal, baseado em um questionário aplicado a ...

Ages and Stages Questionnaire: a global screening scale

Abstract: With standardized screening tools, research studies have shown that developmental disabilities can be detected reliably and with validity in children as young as 4 months of age by using the instruments such as the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. In this review, we will focus on one tool, the Ag...

Evaluation of self-perception of mechanical ventilation knowledge among Brazilian final-year medical students, residents and emergency physicians

Clinics; 72 (2), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To present self-assessments of knowledge about mechanical ventilation made by final-year medical students, residents, and physicians taking qualifying courses at the Brazilian Society of Internal Medicine who work in urgent and emergency settings. METHODS: A 34-item questionnaire comprising d...

A Brazilian Portuguese cross-cultural adaptation of the modified JOA scale for myelopathy

Clinics; 72 (2), 2017
OBJECTIVES: To develop a version of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) scale that had been translated into Portuguese and cross-culturally adapted for the Brazilian population. METHODS: The well-established process of forward-backward translation was employed along with cross-cultural ...

Correlation between the degree of correction of neuromuscular scoliosis and patient quality of life

Clinics; 72 (2), 2017
OBJECTIVE: There are few data on patient satisfaction with surgery for the correction of neuromuscular scoliosis or on the correlation between patient satisfaction and the degree of curve correction achieved by surgery. Our aim was to determine the correlations between both patient satisfaction and perce...