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Assessment of subjective well-being and quality of life in patients with intestinal stoma

ABSTRACT: Objective: To investigate the subjective well-being and quality of life in patients with intestinal stoma.Method:This study was conducted at Ostomized People's Pole of Pouso Alegre. Data were collected in the period between December 2012 and May 2013, after approval by the Ethics Committee of t...

Effects of transpersonal brief psychotherapy on general state of health and quality of life in patients with Crohn's disease

Introduction: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic illness with continuous and longstanding treatment, which affects general state of health and life quality of patients.Objectives:Evaluating the effects of Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy (TBP) on general state of health and life quality of patients with ...

Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Adaptation process and psychometric properties of the Brazilian version

Rev. latinoam. psicol; 47 (3), 2015
This study aimed to present the validation process and the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ). Participants were a nationwide sample of 3020 subjects aged 18-91 years old, from 22 different Brazilian states. Exploratory factor analysis supported a ...

Child abuse: perception and knowledge by Public Health Dentistry teams in Brazil

Braz. j. oral sci; 14 (3), 2015
Abstract Aim: To evaluate the experience, knowledge and attitudes of dentists and oral health technicians (OHTs) who work in Basic Health Units in the city of Curitiba, PR, Brazil, regarding cases of abuse against children and adolescents. Methods: In this observational study, three hundred eighty-three ...

Preliminary analysis of the portuguese version of the Child Anxiety Life Interference Scale

Psicol. reflex. crit; 28 (3), 2015
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent among school-aged children. These disorders become chronic in a substantial proportion of youths and cause significant interference with daily functioning. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version ...

Utilización de terapias complementarias y alternativas en niños con cáncer

Rev. salud pública; 17 (5), 2015
Objetivo Determinar frecuencia, características y factores asociados al uso de terapias complementarias y alternativas en pacientes pediátricos en Colombia. Métodos Estudio transversal aplicando una encuesta a 398 cuidadores de pacientes pediátricos con cáncer en el Instituto Nacional de CancerologÃ...

Actitudes de los gineco-obstetras ante la interrupción legal voluntaria del embarazo

Rev. salud pública; 17 (5), 2015
Objetivo Colombia despenalizó la interrupción legal y voluntaria del embarazo (ILVE) en gestaciones que constituyan peligro para la vida o la salud de la mujer, cursen con malformaciones fetales que hagan inviable la vida o sean resultado de una violación, inseminación artificial o transferencia de Ã...

Uma contribuição para a avaliação da Atenção Primária à Saúde pela perspectiva do usuário

Physis (Rio J.); 25 (3), 2015
ResumoA avaliação pela perspectiva do usuário é uma parte essencial das avaliações dos serviços de saúde, tendo, entre outras, a finalidade oferecer subsídios para a melhoria da qualidade do cuidado ofertado. A polissemia conceitual e metodológica sobre esse tema é grande e exige esforços de ...

Adaptation to spanish of an ethnocultural empathy scale

Texto & contexto enferm; 24 (3), 2015
The aim of this study is to adapt the Ethnocultural Empathy Scale of Wang, et al. to Spanish. A process of translation and back-translation of the items was carried out and their psychometric properties were explored in a sample of 441 nursing students from universities in Western Andalusia. Exploratory ...

Tempos máximos fonatórios e sua relação com sexo, idade e hábitos de vida em idosos saudáveis

Distúrb. comun; 27 (3), 2015
Objetivo: caracterizar e relacionar os tempos máximos fonatórios com sexo, idade e hábitos de vida em idosos saudáveis. Método: 55 sujeitos, sendo 44 mulheres e 11 homens, com média de 72 anos, que responderam um questionário de identificação elaborado pelas pesquisadoras com perguntas referente...