Estudo transversal com os objetivos de determinar a capacidade de autocuidado de pessoas com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e relacionar tal capacidade com variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. Participaram 251 pessoas que ingressaram no Serviço de Urgência do Hospital Regional Mérida, em Yucatán, Mé...
Estudo quase experimental, prospectivo, comparativo, do tipo antes e depois que teve como objetivo avaliar parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais de pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus atendidos em unidade básica de saúde no Estado do Amapá, em 2008. Participaram 31 pacientes, acompanhados semanalmente por...
This study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic profile of sibling bone marrow donors and to describe how they perceive the donation. This was a descriptive, exploratory and longitudinal study. Participants were 20 related bone marrow donors, between 18 and 42 years of age (mean=30.5 years, sd=7.47...
With the increasing effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, the scientific interest in investigating the quality of life of survivors has increased. However, research addressing the post-treatment period is still scarce. The aim of this study was to identify the stressors present in the lives of women ...
The article aims to trace the profile of publications concerning the concept of subjective well-being (SWB), considered the scientific study of happiness, as well as discussing the impact of this accumulated understanding on health promotion. The revision was carried out in the databases PubMed, MedLine,...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphoria/depressive symptoms in mothers of autistic children and to identify correlations between quality of life and socio-demographic profile. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 20 mothers, by applyin...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o conhecimento dos pacientes acerca da terapia medicamentosa em uso para o controle do diabetes mellitus. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo transversal realizado em um centro universitário do interior paulista, em 2007. Foram entrevistados 46 pacientes com diabetes, mediante questionário qu...
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from March to November 2007 at a research and community services center of a Brazilian university. It aimed to explore the knowledge and attitude of people with diabetes mellitus who were attending a diabetes self-care education program. The sample was...
As representações das camadas populares sobre a saúde/doença muitas vezes são diferentes das concepções que os profissionais de saúde possuem e é fundamental conhecê-las para uma maior efetividade das intervenções. O objetivo do trabalho é conhecer a representações de saúde construídas s...