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Self-esteem and health-related quality of life in ostomized patients

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer. Method: cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinic...

Comprehension of the education handout and health literacy of pacemaker users

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the comprehension of the education handout and the level of Functional Health Literacy of individuals with cardiac pacemaker (PM) and whether there is correlation between the comprehension and Functional Health Literacy (FHL). Method: Cross-sectional study with 63 individu...

Insulin therapy waste produced in the households of people with diabetes monitored in Primary Care

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the insulin therapy waste disposal produced in the households of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). Method: Cross-sectional study with 105 Primary Care patients. Socio-demographic and clinical variables and insulin therapy practice were analyzed through the absolute and ...

Opioid analgesic administration in patients with suspected drug use

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of patients suspected of drug use according to the nursing professionals' judgement, and compare the behavior of these professionals in opioid administration when there is or there is no suspicion that patient is a drug user. Method: A cross-sectional stud...

Low completion rate of hepatitis B vaccination in female sex workers

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess predictive factors for noncompletion of the hepatitis B vaccination schedule in female sex workers in the city of Teresina, Northeastern Brazil. Method: 402 women were interviewed and, for those who did not wish to visit specialized sites, or did not know their hepatitis B...

Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened...

High prevalence of enteroparasites in children from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and possible associated factors. Method: Cross-sectional epidemiological study of 962 children (3-12-years) from an area within the scope of a basic health unit in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected by home in...

Conhecimento sobre síndrome da imunodeficiência humana de idosos de uma unidade de atenção ao idoso

RESUMO Objetivo Análise do conhecimento de idosos acerca da síndrome e do vírus da imunodeficiência humana. Métodos Estudo descritivo, transversal e quantitativo envolvendo 457 idosos da Unidade de Atenção ao Idoso de Uberaba, Minas Gerais, durante 3 meses. Foram aplicados os instrumentos Mini...

Fatores associados à iniciação tabágica em adolescentes escolares

RESUMO Objetivo Identificar os fatores associados à iniciação tabágica em adolescentes escolares. Método Estudo transversal realizado em 2014 com 864 adolescentes do ensino médio do sul do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de instrumento com questões sociodemográficas, da aplicação ...

Adesão à terapêutica antirretroviral de pessoas vivendo com HIV/aids em um município do interior paulista

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a adesão aos antirretrovirais de pessoas vivendo com o HIV/AIDS e identificar sua associação com variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. Métodos Estudo analítico transversal que utilizou instrumento sociodemográfico e o CEAT-HIV, com dados coletados no período de 201...