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Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders

SUMMARY Objective To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women. Method This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends instit...

Implementación y evaluación de un servicio de atención farmacéutica en la unidad de cuidados paliativos y alivio del dolor en el Hospital Clínico Félix Bulnes Cerda

Dolor; 26 (66), 2016
INTRODUCCIÓN: la atención farmacéutica se define como la provisión responsable e individualizada del tratamiento farmacológico, con el propósito de mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente, lo que se puede lograr mediante la correcta utilización de los medicamentos, realizando un seguimiento far...

Calidad de Vida Relacionada a la Salud en niños y adolescentes en Chile

Calidad de Vida Relacionada a la Salud (CVRS), si bien, no es un concepto nuevo, ya que en 1948 la Organización Mundial de la Salud definía el estado de salud como “no solo la ausencia de enfermedad, sino como un estado completo de bienestar físico, mental y social”, es últimamente que se hace e...

Percepción del ambiente educacional en dos escuelas de medicina con currículo tradicional: Estudio longitudinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: To establish an educational environment that ensures the quality of the teaching-learning process is a challenge for any educational institution. The questionnaire DREEM (Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure) is used to identify strengths and weaknesses of an educational environment a...

Perception of stroke symptoms and utilization of emergency medical services

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Lack of stroke awareness and slow activation of emergency medical services (EMS) are frequently reported reasons for delayed arrival to the hospital. We evaluated these variables in our population. Methods Review of hospital records and structured telephone interviews of 100 consecutive stroke...

The Newcastle Pediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale: translation and cultural adaptation for use in Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Newcastle Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale (NPMDS) to Portuguese for use in Brazil. Methods The scale was applied in 20 pediatric patients with mitochondrial disease, in three groups: myopathy (n = 4); Leigh syndrome (n = 8...

Brazilian-Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite scale. A multicentric study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To perform the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis Composite (MGC) scale in Brazil. Methods The study was conducted at three neuromuscular disease research centers in accordance with the international ethical standards, following a multi-modal a...

Depression, sexuality and fibromyalgia syndrome: clinical findings and correlation to hematological parameters

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic pain and comorbidities. Objective To investigate sexuality and depression in women with FM compared with controls and to correlate the findings with hematological parameters. Methods 33 women with FM and 19 healthy women were included and evaluat...

Blood Pressure Treatment Adherence and Control after Participation in the ReHOT

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (5), 2016
Abstract Background: Lack of adherence to pharmacological treatment is one of the main causes of low control rates in hypertension. Objective: To verify treatment adherence and associated factors, as well as blood pressure (BP) control in participants of the Resistant Hypertension Optimal Treatment (Re...

Qualidade de vida e fatores associados em idosos de um Centro de Referência à Pessoa Idosa

Resumo Estudos têm avaliado a qualidade de vida (QV) em grupos diversos, entretanto, relatos em usuários de Centro de Referência à Pessoa Idosa são escassos. A pesquisa visou identificar fatores associados à boa QV de idosos de um Centro de Referência, em Belo Horizonte, MG. Estudo transversal com...