Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in primary care.

abstract：:This study aimed to examine construct validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility of the Body Change Questionnaire (BCQ). A total of 439 female and male adolescents (13-22 years of age) were evaluated. Construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis and correlation between the scores of the BCQ ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Meireles JF,Amaral AC,Neves CM,Conti MA,Ferreira ME

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cohorts of children born in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 1993 and 2004, were compared in terms of neuro-psychomotor development at the age of 12 months. Children were evaluated using the Denver II screening test. Analyses were performed using the Poisson regression technique. The prevalence of suspecte...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Halpern R,Barros AJ,Matijasevich A,Santos IS,Victora CG,Barros FC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate public knowledge on the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and hypertension, and the factors associated with such knowledge. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Pelotas, southern Brazil, including 972 adults aged 20 to 69 ye...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Knuth AG,Bielemann RM,Silva SG,Borges TT,Del Duca GF,Kremer MM,Hallal PC,Rombaldi AJ,Azevedo MR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral surveillance surveys have been carried among military conscripts, in Brazil, since 1996. This paper presents the results of the 2007 survey and compares actual findings with those obtained in previous studies carried out in the period 1999-2002. The conscripts were selected with a two stage sampling stratif...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szwarcwald CL,Andrade CL,Pascom AR,Fazito E,Pereira GF,Penha IT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil has developed policies for the prevention and control of obesity through the Brazilian Unified National Health System. This study analyzed the characteristics of proposed "models of care" reported by health professionals in primary care in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The methods included interviews and focus g...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Burlandy L,Teixeira MRM,Castro LMC,Cruz MCC,Santos CRB,Souza SR,Benchimol LS,Araújo TDS,Ramos DBDN,Souza TR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the services sector, the product of labor is not a commodity that can be traded easily. What is sold is a specialized service, basically through an exchange of information to meet the client's needs and expectations. What emerge are thus the social relations between individuals: professionals and clients/consumers....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Maciel-Lima SM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a cross-sectional study on 193 mothers of children 6 to 18 months of age in an African-Colombian community, with the objectives: (1) to adapt and validate the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project scale, the DUKE-UNC-11 social support scale, and the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Developme...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alvarado BE,Zunzunegui MV,Delisle H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether men's and women's work status is associated with current smoking, after adjusting for schooling, income, and health, besides discussing hypotheses for such associations. The sample included individuals 15 to 64 years of age living in metropolitan areas, currently in the work force, and ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Giatti L,Barreto SM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different survey modalities have been developed to assess alcohol consumption and related problems. Research that compares data quality between survey modalities is scarce in Latin America. The aim of this study was to assess data quality in three survey modalities on alcohol consumption: self-administered online, sel...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Conde K,Cremonte M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This epidemiological study focused on meningococcal meningitis in the Municipality of Manaus, Brazil from 1998 and 2002, considering the following aspects: incidence and case-fatality, age, sex, clinical manifestations, evolution, diagnostic criteria, and predominant meningococcal strains. The mean incidence rate for ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos ML,Ruffino-Netto A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This essay problematizes the dominant approach to health risk communication. It thus consults and analyzes authors that present themselves as experts in risk communication and passages from mainstream audiovisual media broadcasts. While risk communication appears as an area of mediation between experts and the lay pub...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castiel LD,Vasconcellos-Silva PR,Moraes DR

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to verify the validity of secondary data in the investigation of the food environment and to analyze the characteristics of the community environment and consumers in territories covered by a health promotion service. This was an ecological study in 18 units of the Health Academy Program in Belo Horizo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa BVL,Freitas PP,Menezes MC,Guimarães LMF,Ferreira LF,Alves MDSC,Lopes ACS

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH) in 343 postpartum patients who required prophylaxis of Rh alloimmunization with anti-D immunoglobulin. The rosette test was applied to screen for patients needing quantitative determination of fetal blood transferred from the maternal circulation, which was then measu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Baiochi E,Camano L,Bordin JO

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the methodological basis for elaborating an Organizational Perceptions Index. The tool allows one to grasp the perceptions of organization members and solve some problems identified in the process. It is assumed that perceptions are the result of individual and collective subjectivities, the latt...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vaitsman J,Farias LO,Mattos AM,Campos Filho AC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses dental fluorosis as a relevant public health problem, using a review of epidemiological studies published in the last 10 years on the disease's prevalence, severity, and risk factors. The results suggest that there are already more cases than expected, although few studies refer to major severity....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cangussu MC,Narvai PC,Castellanos Fernandez R,Djehizian V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the lack of information on shift-work schedules and working organization in companies located in Botucatu, São Paulo State, we obtained initial information on areas of economic activity, number of workers, and work schedules from companis by using facsimiles and mailgrams afler receiving a list of companies...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Martinez MA,Oliveira LR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil has reported an increase in the incidence of both gestational and congenital syphilis, posing a serious public health problem in the country. The study aimed to analyze the relationship between the supply of syphilis diagnosis and treatment in primary care and the incidence rates of gestational and congenital s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Figueiredo DCMM,Figueiredo AM,Souza TKB,Tavares G,Vianna RPT

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the distribution of social support networks for the elderly in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. A probability sample of 1,568 elderly persons (> 60 years) was studied (SABE query), focusing on structural and functional dimensions of soc...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rosa TE,Benício MH,Alves MC,Lebrão ML

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rio Grande do Sul State has the highest suicide rates in Brazil. Previous studies have suggested a possible role of agricultural activities, especially tobacco farming, where pesticide use is intensive. An ecological study was designed to assess associations between age-adjusted suicide rates based on death certificat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Faria NM,Victora CG,Meneghel SN,de Carvalho LA,Falk JW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of smoking and associated factors in a nationally representative sample of 6,510 Brazilian schoolteachers. Data were obtained from telephone interviews using a questionnaire on sociodemographic information, health status, work absenteeism, and the characteristics ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa REC,Fonseca GC

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva KS,Lopes AD,Silva RC,Costa FF,Assis MA,Nahas MV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, mental disorders, and alcoholism in bisexuals, lesbians, and gays in Mexico City and analyze the possible relationship between violence, discrimination, and the mental health of these population groups. A questionnaire...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ortiz-Hernández L,García Torres MI

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the effectiveness of weekly iron supplementation on hemoglobin concentration, nutritional status, and mental and motor development of infants at four public daycare centers in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. This was a before-after intervention study conducted with weekly iron supplementation for...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Eickmann SH,Brito CM,Lira PI,Lima MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory diseases are the leading cause of hospitalizations in Brazil (excluding hospital admissions related to childbirth, pregnancy, and postpartum). To analyze the trend and seasonality of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, 1998-2009, a time trend study was performed usin...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Antunes FP,Costa Mda C,Paim JS,Vieira-da-Silva LM,Santos CA,Cruz AA,Barreto ML

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco is the leading modifiable cause of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and respiratory diseases and is thus a serious global public health problem. In 2006, Uruguay implemented the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) and achieved a decrease in the smoking rate and improveme...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Paolillo-Cabrera E,Torres F,Machado F,Scasso A,Alvarado A,Genta D,Tort P,Tortorella S,Laluz S,Cabrera D,Sandoya E

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to identify the cutoff points for inflammatory markers that best discriminate the occurrence of metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older adults. Baseline data were used from the elderly cohort in the city of Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The target exposure was presence of metabolic syndrom...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Neves CVB,Mambrini JVM,Torres KCL,Teixeira-Carvalho A,Martins-Filho OA,Lima-Costa MF,Peixoto SV

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to estimate the relationship between employment status and depressive symptoms among Mexican adults, as well as to explore its differential effect by gender. Cross-sectional study of 36,516 adults between 20 and 59 years of age taken from the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey. Depressiv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fernández-Niño JA,Bonilla-Tinoco LJ,Astudillo-García CI,Manrique-Hernández EF,Giraldo-Gartner V

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to improve the health of rural Amazonian communities through the development and application of a participatory ecosystem approach to human health assessment. In the study area marked seasonal fluctuations dictate food availability, water quality and disease outbreak. Determining the causal linkages be...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Murray TP,Sánchez-Choy J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to evaluate the effect of a healthy eating intervention targeting adolescent mothers and maternal grandmothers on compliance with dietary recommendations in the first year of life. This was a randomized clinical trial involving 320 adolescent mothers, their infants, and 169 maternal grandmothers (whe...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nunes LM,Vigo Á,Oliveira LD,Giugliani ERJ

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific literature on teachers' health is scarce, recent, and focuses predominantly on stress and burnout. This study describes the labor conditions of private school teachers in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia State, Brazil. Information on 250 teachers from the ten largest schools in the municipality was collected...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Delcor NS,Araújo TM,Reis EJ,Porto LA,Carvalho FM,Oliveira e Silva M,Barbalho L,de Andrade JM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00