Resultados: 56

Tuberculosis associated with the living conditions in an endemic municipality in the North of Brazil*

Objective: to analyze the association between the occurrence of new tuberculosis cases and the Adapted Living Condition Index, and to describe the spatial distribution in an endemic municipality. Method: this is an analytical and ecological study that was developed from new cases in residents of an ende...

Quality of life of chronic kidney patients on hemodialysis and related factors

Objective: to verify the association between the health-related quality of life of chronic renal patients on hemodialysis with sociodemographic, clinical, depression and medication adherence characteristics. Method: a cross-sectional study with 183 chronic renal patients undergoing hemodialysis in the s...

Quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy: agreement between self-report and caregiver's report*

Objective: to assess the quality of life (QOL) of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) by self-report and by the caregiver's report, and to analyze the agreement between these reports. Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 101 adolescents with CP and 101 caregivers. Both answered the Pediatric Qu...

DISABKIDS® in Brazil: advances and future perspectives for the production of scientific knowledge

Objective: to map the Brazilian scientific production related to the stages of the methodological process for the use of DISABKIDS® instruments and/or forms adapted to Brazil. Method: scoping review, with searches conducted on10 electronic databases, plus Google Scholar and contacts with researchers, w...

Quality of life of individuals receiving kidney transplantation in Amazonas State

Abstarct Objective: to analyze the quality of life of kidney transplant receivers in the State of Amazonas. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive study, performed with 222 individuals after renal transplantation registered in a private clinic and in a health public ambulatory. Data collection took pla...

Resilience, quality of life and symptoms of depression among elderlies receiving outpatient care

Objective: to analyze the relation between resilience and demographic variables, quality of life and symptoms of depression in elderlies attended at a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic. Method: analytical cross-sectional study, conducted with 148 elderlies, with a questionnaire of sociodemographic and health ...

Quality of life, pain and anxiety in patients with nephrostomy tubes

Objective: to evaluate the impact on the quality of life as well as anxiety and pain in patients with nephrostomy tubes. Method: this is a longitudinal descriptive study performed on a sample of n=150 patients. To evaluate the quality of life, the EuroQol-5D questionnaire was used; anxiety was quantifie...

Fadiga por compaixão em enfermeiros de urgência e emergência hospitalar de adultos

Objetivo avaliar o nível de fadiga por compaixão em enfermeiros e sua associação em função de características sociodemográficas/profissionais. Método estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal, com 87 enfermeiros de um serviço de urgência e emergência de adultos, de um hospital universit...

Análise de dois questionários sobre a qualidade de vida em pacientes com Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica

Objetivo: avaliar a eficácia entre os questionários de qualidade de vida St. George Respiratory Questionnaire e Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica a partir da análise de correlação e concordância, bem como identificar a ferram...

Avaliação da dor e fatores associados em pessoas que vivem com HIV/AIDS

Objetivo: avaliar a dor em pessoas que vivem com o vírus da imunodeficiência humana/síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida e relacionar com fatores sociodemográficos, clínicos, sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde. Método: estudo descritivo, analítico, observacional, de...