[Prevalence and factors associated with the risk of falls among the elderly registered in a primary healthcare unit of the city of Natal in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil].

abstract：:This paper discusses the methodological problems in the scientific research on HIV/AIDS in Bolivia, both in the areas of epidemiology and social sciences. Studies associated with this research served as the basis for the implementation of health programs run by The Global Fund, The Pan-American Health Organization, In...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Hita SR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has seen a breakthrough in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) with the advent of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. There are few population-based observational studies on the prevalence of use of these drugs. We conducted a cross-sectional population-based study in the city of Pelotas (Brazil). O...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Duarte DV,Restrepo-Méndez MC,Silveira MFD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe and analyze factors associated with emergency care and hospitalization of hypertensive and diabetic patients in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, especially those related to the use of medicines. This is across-sectional study using secondary database from a household survey that approac...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Freitas PDS,Matta SR,Mendes LVP,Luiza VL,Campos MR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridemia is common in antiretroviral therapy-treated patients and Omega 3 fatty acids are being used as a intervention in reducing serum triglycerides (TG) in these patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of Omega 3 in the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia in HIV/A...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Vieira ADS,Silveira GRMD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS) by the United Nations General Assembly and Human Rights Council in 2010 constituted a significant political measure whose direct consequences are still being assessed. Previous to this date, the HRtWS and its link to a healthy life and adequate standar...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Brown C,Neves-Silva P,Heller L

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the assistance provided to the elderly by the supplementary health care system. Information was collected from interviews with managers of chronic diseases management programs and/or of specific programs in this area. Information was organized in cases and analyzed...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Veras RP,Caldas CP,Araújo DV,Mendes RK

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lawsuits with antineoplastic drugs generate high costs for governments and require careful analysis to ensure efficient and adequate health results. This study analyzed cases conducted by federal entities to a reference institute for the treatment of cancer for technical opinion. Data were collected from copies of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Vidal TJ,Moraes EL,Retto MPF,Silva MJSD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presents the current profile of Peruvian nursing, its professional construction and its dilemmas, emphasizing its socio-cultural features. To this end, an extensive literature was reviewed, interviewing nurses in key positions and analyzing secondary source data. This study keeps its distance from other stud...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Arroyo-Laguna J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the first half of 2014, 6,675 adults and caregivers of children using Primary Care (PC) services in Rio de Janeiro were interviewed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool - PCATool-Brazil. The aim was to arrive at an accurate overview of the extent to which PC services in all of the Planning Areas (PA) of the Rio d...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Harzheim E,Pinto LF,Hauser L,Soranz D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protocols have been adopted as a strategy to improve the rates of follow-up and control of arterial hypertension (AH). The scope of this study was to verify the reproducibility of a protocol for consultation and follow-up of the user with AH in Basic Health Care (BHC) units. It involved a methodological study, carried...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Dantas RCO,Roncalli AG

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives were to describe the association between body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), body composition and risk factors to metabolic diseases; observe the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and list the characteristics of overweight and obese women. Voluntaries (n=50; BMI=31+/-6; age=36+/-11 years old), were evaluated...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fett CA,Fett WC,Marchini JS,Ribeiro RP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims to determine the pattern of alcohol use in the elderly and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics in an elderly sample of patients from the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 557 seniors, aged 60 years or more, through appl...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Guidolin BL,Silva Filho IG,Nogueira EL,Ribeiro Junior FP,Cataldo Neto A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an integrative review that aimed to analyze the performance of the oral health team in home care within the Family Health Strategy, after the publication of the National Oral Health Policy Guidelines. Databases PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO were used in the 2004-2018 period. The selected papers (n=17) were organiz...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silva RMD,Peres ACO,Carcereri DL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is to identify and analyze the structure of social representations of health professionals about transsexuality. The theoretical and methodological benchmark used was the structural approach to social representations developed by Jean-Claude Abric. 128 health professionals from 22 health units ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Santos AB,Shimizu HE,Merchan-Hamann E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to present the theory, propose the practice and evaluate the difficulties of the new food classification system that was presented in the second edition of the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. The questionnaire used included a list of 30 foods divided into four groups: in...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Menegassi B,Almeida JB,Olimpio MYM,Brunharo MSM,Langa FR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These theoretical reflections are based on a critical assessment of practices which include the patient's family participation in the treatment of the individual in health services. The objective is to question the health work organization in the clinic approach which values a certain concept of man. When a family mem...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Garcia AP,Nozawa MR,Marques D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the factors associated with first sexual intercourse among 427 mothers with 14-16 years of age from Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. Data on adolescent socio-demographic status (skin color, religion and schooling gap) and reproductive aspects (age at menarche, age at first sexual intercourse, partnership...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Spinola MCR,Béria JU,Schermann LB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this article is to analyze the drug prescription quality indicators proposed by the World Health Organization in 1993 and suggest new indicators attuned to the new profile of illness of the population. For this purpose, a cross-sectional study was conducted by means of personal interviews and prescription...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fröhlich SE,Mengue SS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This essay has the objective of revisiting the intellectual output of Ricardo Bruno Mendes-Gonçalves (1946-1996), Professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo and one of the theoreticians who participated in the construction of the field of Brazilian Coll...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ayres JR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advertising messages for food products deserve special attention, since they indicate that the media has played a central role in shaping new eating habits. The food industry, seeking to serve a new customer segment (increasingly preoccupied with health and physical well-being), and with a specific interest in...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Marins BR,de Araújo IS,Jacob Sdo C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the intraobserver reproducibility of a Portuguese version scale used to evaluate aspects of oral health among children and adolescents HIV+. The scale was proposed by Balbo and a questionnaire was applied in two occasions, within a one week period, to 27 children and adolescent...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Campos JA,Loffredo Lde C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, in 2014 with the aim of measuring the prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among the elderly. Sampling was carried out by clusters in two stages. All the elderly people (≥ 60 years) living in the selected househ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Hellwig N,Munhoz TN,Tomasi E

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of unawareness of arterial hypertension (AH) and associated factors among the quilombola population and to describe aspects of the non-pharmacological management of AH. It involved a cross-sectional study with a sample of 358 people with AH aged 18 years or more. AH was con...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bezerra VM,Andrade AC,César CC,Caiaffa WT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this research was to analyze the ethical dimension of the training of health professionals, specifically in Dentistry. Interviews were conducted with teachers, in addition to observation of academic activities and focus groups with students of two undergraduate courses. Data analysis revealed some element...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Finkler M,Caetano JC,Ramos FR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to determine the satisfaction levels of users of public pharmacies and verify the knowledge of pharmacists in relation to dispensing of medicines. This is a descriptive study, conducted in municipalities in the State of Espírito Santo, in the period from May to August 2013. Data were collec...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bonadiman RL,Santanna AF,Brasil GA,Lima EM,Lenz D,Endringer DC,Andrade TU

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the emphasis on primary care for the health system and the consolidation of Family Healthcare Strategy, it is important that information on attended demand be updated to assist in administration of the Unified Health System (UHS). The study compared the profile of attended demand in basic healthcare units (...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Tomasi E,Facchini LA,Thumé E,Piccini RX,Osorio A,Silveira DS,Siqueira FV,Teixeira VA,Dilélio AS,Maia Mde F

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyses the opinion of teachers regarding the inclusion of contents on Bioethics in the curricular structure of high school. Six schools were selected: three public and three private in the main administrative region of Brasília. In a universe of 340 teachers, 150 joined the research. They were given a que...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pires JR,Garrafa V

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify buccal/gingival cosmetic dentistry patterns subjacent to formation and professional practice of the dental surgeon from the ethnocentrism point of view. This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach based on the thematic analysis. Initially a documental analysis was car...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bolla ED,Goldenberg P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presents the professional profiles and work conditions of nutritionists who graduated from the Ouro Preto Federal University, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in their various spheres of action. A quanti-qualitative approach was adopted through questionnaires completed by all professionals graduating from this Un...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Rodrigues KM,Peres F,Waissmann W

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through anthropological, ethnographic research, this paper seeks to reflect on the dynamics of the daily functioning of a public health service specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, as well as on the process of illness experienced by adolescents who publicly face anorexia nervosa. The Eating Disorders Prog...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Castro PDS,Brandão ER

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00