Resultados: 326

Frailty in the elderly: prevalence and associated factors

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, with samp...

Elderly who take care of elderly: a study on the Frailty Syndrome

ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying prevalence of frailty in elderly caregivers inserted in a high social vulnerability context and its correlation with sociodemographic and health aspects. Method: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. Forty elderly caregivers were evaluated with: questionn...

Fall and its association with the frailty syndrome in the elderly: systematic review with meta-analysis

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (6), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of falls and frailty syndrome and the association between these two syndromes in the elderly population. METHOD Systematic review, without restriction of dates, in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and in the ...

Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol en adolescentes de una secundaria de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz

Enferm. univ; 13 (4), 2016
Objetivo: Conocer la prevalencia del consumo de alcohol en estudiantes de una secundaria de Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Método: Estudio descriptivo y transversal. Muestra constituida por 248 adolescentes seleccionados por muestreo probabilístico, estratificado por sexo y grado escolar. Se utilizó el T...

Acidente ocupacional entre profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em setores críticos de um pronto-socorro

Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de acidentes ocupacionais entre profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em setores críticos de um pronto-socorro e apreender a vivência profissional dentre os acidentados. Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, transversal, realizada em duas etapas consecutivas, com 75 profis...

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were ...

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...

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...

Dermatite associada à incontinência: estudo de coorte em pacientes críticos

RESUMO Objetivos Estimar incidência, determinar fatores de risco e propor modelo de predição de risco para desenvolvimento de dermatite associada a incontinência em pacientes adultos críticos. Método Trata-se de um estudo de coorte concorrente realizado com 157 pacientes críticos. A coleta de ...

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 ...