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Apoyo social percibido en pacientes con Hipertensión Arterial y Diabetes Mellitus tipo II en Atención Primaria y su relación con autopercepción de salud

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Background: A high level of social support (SS) is associated with better health outcomes in many conditions, such as chronic diseases. Aim : To describe the level of SS in patients with Hypertension and type II Diabetes at Primary Health Care level in Chile and its association with self-rated health, a...

Valores de referencia para la batería de pruebas Senior Fitness Test en mujeres mayores chilenas físicamente activas

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Background:: The Senior Fitness Test (SFT) is frequently used to assess physical fitness and functional independence in older people. Aim: To establish reference values for the SFT in Chilean physically active older women according to age ranges. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study that include...

Variables psicológicas asociadas a adherencia, cronicidad y complicaciones en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Background:: Lack of adherence to treatment may hamper the management of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Aim To identify if there is a profile of psychological variables associated with adherence to treatment and complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods: The psychometric ...

Artículo de Revisión

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Statistical inference was introduced by Fisher and Neyman-Pearson more than 90 years ago to define the probability that the difference in results between several groups is due to randomness or is a real, "significant" difference. The usual procedure is to test the probability (P) against the null hypothe...

Diseño e implementación de OSCE para evaluar competencias de egreso en estudiantes de medicina en un consorcio de universidades chilenas

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Background: Outcomes-based education is a trend in medical education and its assessment is one of the main challenges. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is one of the tools used to assess clinical competencies. Although Chilean medical schools have used OSCEs for 18 years, there is a v...

Perfil de seguridad a corto plazo de la terapia hormonal cruzada en trans-varones
Short-term safety profile of cross-hormonal therapy in trans-male subjects

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
Se denomina trans-varón (TV) a una persona de sexo biológico femenino con identidad de género masculino. Para adquirir caracteres sexuales y expresar un rol social semejante podría utilizarse: terapia hormonal cruzada (THC) y/o genitoplastia masculinizante. Se evaluó el perfil de seguridad a corto p...

Velocidad de marcha del adulto mayor funcionalmente saludable

El proceso de envejecimiento conlleva trastornos conocidos como síndromes geriátricos, los cuales pueden afectar la reserva funcional e incidir en la velocidad de la marcha, la que es un indicador que puede predecir eventos adversos y reflejar alteraciones fisiopatológicas subyacentes. Se realizó un ...

Spirometry reference values for Black adults in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To derive reference equations for spirometry in healthy Black adult never smokers in Brazil, comparing them with those published in 2007 for White adults in the country. Methods: The examinations followed the standards recommended by the Brazilian Thoracic Association, and the spiro...

Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of methylene blue on the liver of rats submitted to ischemia and reperfusion

Acta cir. bras; 33 (12), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To analyze the effect of methylene blue (MB) therapy during the liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) process. Methods: Thirty-five male Wistar rats were used, (70%) submitted to partial ischemia (IR) or not (NIR) (30%) were obtained from the same animal. These animals were divided ...

The role of ischemic preconditioning in gene expression related to inflammation in a rat model of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Acta cir. bras; 33 (12), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the gene expression related to inflammation on mice subjected to intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) and treated with ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Methods: Thirty rats (EPM-Wistar), distributed in five groups of six animals each, were underwent anesthesia and...