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Activities of members of the Brazilian Society of Stomatology and Oral Pathology in the Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic quickly spread throughout many countries, affecting the functioning of various important services, including services in dentistry, and led to profound changes. Aim: This study aims to highlight the problems faced by members of the Brazilian Society of Stomatology and Oral Pathology...

Factores de riesgo a la exposición al virus DENV 1-4

Objetivo: Evaluar los factores de riesgo a la exposición de virus de dengue en el Municipio Chacao entre enero y marzo de 2024. Método: La población objeto de la presente investigación estuvo conformada por todos los habitantes del municipio Chacao atendidos en los distintos ambu...

Epidemiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at a teaching-assistance unit in Northeast Brazil

HSJ (Itajubá); 14 (), 2024
Objective: To determine the epidemiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a teaching unit. Method: In this observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study, data from the medical records of consultations conducted between February 2020 and May 2022 at an endocrinolo...

Older adults, males, and sedentary individuals had a higher number of hospitalizations for COVID-19: prevalence and associated factors in Barbacena-MG, Brazil, 2021-2022

HSJ (Itajubá); 14 (), 2024
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and to investigate associated factors in adult patients in the city of Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: This cross-sectional study included a sample of 248 community participants (≥18 years old) with post-COVID-19 complai...

Avaliação dos aspectos emocionais e autocuidado da pessoa idosa com diabetes mellitus

RESUMO: Objetivo: avaliar os aspectos emocionais e o autocuidado da pessoa idosa com Diabetes Mellitus. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório e quantitativo com 105 idosos de um ambulatório em um hospital, localizado na cidade de Belém-Pará-Brasil, realizado no período de julho a setembro de 20...

Estrategias de telesalud en la atención de personas con enfermedad renal crónica: revisión integradora

Objetivo: evaluar las evidencias sobre estrategias de telesalud en la atención de personas con enfermedad renal crónica. Método: revisión integradora de la literatura. La búsqueda de estudios primarios se realizó en seis bases de datos: PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS y Scop...

Validação de questionário sobre a assistência do enfermeiro de práticas avançadas à idosos

Objetivo: Construir e validar instrumento para avaliar o grau de satisfação dos usuários idosos no modelo de atuação do enfermeiro navegador, clínico e de práticas avançadas em serviços de oncologia. Métodos: Estudo metodológico embasado no processo de construção e validação de instrumento...

Association of adductor pollicis muscle thickness and anthropometric indicators in community older adults

ABCS health sci; 48 (), 2023
INTRODUCTION: The measurement of the adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) has been investigated as an index for muscle mass and undernutrition. OBJECTIVE: However, there are few studies related to community-living older adults. METHODS: Cross-sectional study carried out with community-dwelling olde...

Beyond access to medication: the role of SUS and the characteristics of HIV care in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the public-private composition of HIV care in Brazil and the organizational profile of the extensive network of public healthcare facilities. METHODS Data from the Qualiaids-BR Cohort were used, which gathers data from national systems of clinical and laboratory informa...

Diagnostic costs: a research in a family medicine outpatient clinic

Acta sci., Health sci; 44 (), 2022
The aim of this study is to evaluate the direct diagnostic costs for disease groups and other variables (such as gender, age, seasons) that are related to the direct diagnostic costs based on a 3-year data. The population of the study consisted of 31,401 patients who applied to family medicine outpatient...