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Self-perception of oral health in older adults from an urban population in Lisbon, Portugal

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze if the self-perception of oral health in the urban context is associated with sociodemographic factors that interfere in the life quality of oral health. METHODS Cross-sectional study with convenience sample of older individuals (65 years old or more) enrolled in the Agr...

Aging and health: Self-efficacy for Self-direction in Health Scale

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To validate the Escala de Autoeficácia para a Autodireção na Saúde (EAAS - Self-efficacy for Self-direction in Health Scale). METHODS Non-experimental quantitative study of EAAS validation, by confirmatory factorial analyses, evaluating a sample of 508 older adults from the nor...

Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: living with a physical deformity

Texto & contexto enferm; 25 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT A qualitative, phenomenological, hermeneutical study with the aim of explaining the experience of having a body deformity diagnosed as idiopathic adolescent scoliosis. A semistructured interview conducted with scoliosis patients admitted to the unit of spinal cord at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital w...

Walking, body mass index, and self-rated health in a representative sample of Spanish adults

Abstract Obesity and physical inactivity (PI) are risk factors for chronic diseases and are associated with lifestyle and environmental factors. The study tested the association between PI, body mass index (BMI), and self-rated health in a representative sample of the Spanish adult population (N = 21,486...

Treinamento muscular e autopercepção da musculatura do assoalho pélvico em mulheres idosas com incontinência urinária: uma revisão sistemática

Femina; 44 (1), 2016
Este estudo visa revisar sistematicamente o efeito do treinamento muscular no desfecho autopercepção dos Músculos do Assoalho Pélvico (MAP) em mulheres idosas (acima de 60 anos) com incontinência urinária. Foram selecionados ensaios clínicos randomizados que avaliaram o treinamento muscular dos MA...

Percepções de homens sobre a vivência da paternidade na adolescência: uma perspectiva bioecológica

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 37 (1), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo conhecer a percepção de homens sobre a vivência da paternidade na adolescência. Método estudo qualitativo, realizado com cinco homens que vivenciaram a paternidade durante a adolescência. A coleta dos dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista em profundidade, no domicílio, em agosto...

Anxiety, depression, resilience and self-esteem in individuals with cardiovascular diseases

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the relationship between anxiety and depression symptoms, resilience and self-esteem with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics; correlate resilience and self-esteem with age and duration of the disease; check associations between anxiety and depression with measu...

Relación entre autoestima y felicidad desde la psicología positiva en estudiantes de enfermería intercultural

ResumenIntroducción.Se observa contradicciones acerca de la relación entre la autoestima y la felicidad, dado que para algunos existe y para otros no, e incluso, hay quienes sostienen que la autoestima influye sobre la felicidad. Dichas variables son elementales para el ejercicio de la enfermería, sin...

Evaluation of self-esteem in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment

Objective: to evaluate the self-esteem of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Method: descriptive analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Around 156 patients that attended an oncology unit of a mid-sized hospital participated in the study. Results: we found a higher frequency ...

Factores asociados a la autopercepción de salud en adultos mayores
Health selfperception-related factors in older adults

Objetivo: evaluar el estado de salud en adultos mayores a través del indicador autopercepción de la salud y analizar los factores que influyen en esta autopercepción. Métodos: se estudió un universo compuesto por personas de ambos sexos, de 60 años y más, autoválidos, residentes en la ciudad de C...