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Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos da coinfecção HIV/tuberculose

Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência e os aspectos epidemiológicos da coinfecção por Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV)/tuberculose no município de Ribeirão Preto – SP. Método: estudo retrospectivo, envolvendo todos os casos de coinfecção, de pessoas residentes no município, notificados no S...

Fatores relacionados à autoaplicação de insulina em indivíduos com diabetes mellitus

Resumo OBJETIVO Identificar os fatores associados à autoaplicação de insulina em adultos com Diabetes Mellitus. MÉTODO Estudo transversal desenvolvido no município de Viçosa-MG, que avaliou 142 pacientes. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre abril e julho de 2013 mediante entrevista no domicíli...

Results of the implementation of integrated care after cardiorespiratory arrest in a university hospital

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the care measures performed after cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) and to relate them to the neurological status and survival at four moments: within the first 24 hours, at the discharge, six months after discharge, and one year after discharge. Method: retrospective, ana...

Perfil e diagnósticos de enfermagem de pacientes com transtornos mentais em um hospital geral e de ensino

Os números globais de incidência e prevalência dos transtornos mentais, de comportamento e problemas relacionados ao uso nocivo de álcool e outras drogas e suas consequências são alarmantes e configura-se em uma questão grave de saúde pública mundial. O hospital geral está incluído na rede de ...

Quality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease in conservative treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in conservative treatment, correlating it with sociodemographic and health-related aspects. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study that used: a previously valida...

Factors associated with the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between socio-demographic and clinical factors and the functional capacity of older adults with leprosy. Method: cross-sectional analytical study conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 77 older adult patients with leprosy in a referral service, t...

Urinary tract infection: a cohort of older people with urinary incontinence

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate epidemiological aspects of urinary tract infection in older patients with urinary incontinence living in long-term care institutions in Belo Horizonte. Method: Concurrent cohort held from April 1st to October 1st, 2015. The study was conducted in two long-term care instit...

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...

Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wit...

Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio...