[Functional impact of hospitalization among elderly patients].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lower extremity amputation is an increasing problem among diabetic patients and an important public health problem. The study purpose was to identify factors associated with lower extremity amputation. METHODS:A matched case-control study was carried out among diabetic patients. Cases were selected in public...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gamba MA,Gotlieb SL,Bergamaschi DP,Vianna LA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper discusses the articulation among epidemiological information systems, scientific production and men's health policies. Three secondary sources were used: data from the Ministry of Health (Mortality and Hospital Information Systems, Surveillance of Protection and Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases through Tele...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Schwarz E,Gomes R,Couto MT,Moura EC,Carvalho Sde A,Silva SF

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the Escala de Autoeficácia para a Autodireção na Saúde (EAAS - Self-efficacy for Self-direction in Health Scale). METHODS:Non-experimental quantitative study of EAAS validation, by confirmatory factorial analyses, evaluating a sample of 508 older adults from the north and the center of Portugal w...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Oliveira AL,Silva JT,Lima MP

更新日期：2016-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the occurrence of adult culicid populations in urban areas and measure the sensitivity of the resting box collection method. METHODS:Mosquito were collected in 1999 and 2000, in two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: Ocauçu and Uchoa. In each city, 15 blocks were drawn by lots and then one...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barata EA,Chiaravalloti Neto F,Dibo MR,Macoris Mde L,Barbosa AA,Natal D,Barata JM,Andriguetti MT

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use by students. METHODS:This cross-sectional study, carried out between 2013 and 2014, evaluates 701 public school students between 10 and 79 years of age living in a city in the countryside of the State of Goias, Midwest of Brazil. A structured questionna...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vargas LS,Lucchese R,Silva ACD,Guimarães RA,Vera I,Castro PA

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The shared management put into effect by the "Ações Integradas de Saúde" (Integrated Health Actions) in the State of S. Paulo (Brazil), in the early 80s is analysed. The relevant data were collected from the minutes of the meetings of the "Comissão Interinstitutional de Saúde" (Interinstitutional Health Committee). Th...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Tanaka OY,Escobar EM,Gimenez AS,Camargo KG,Lelli CL,Yoshida TM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper discusses the difficulties in judging the quality of scientific manuscripts and describes some common pitfalls that should be avoided when preparing a paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Peer review is an imperfect system, with less than optimal reliability and uncertain validity. However, as it...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Szklo M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants. METHODS:Ninety-five premature babies (26 to 36 weeks of gestational age) born from July 2000 to May 2001 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, were followed up for six months, corrected by gestational...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sichieri R,Fonseca VM,Hoffman D,Trugo NM,Moura AS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To evaluate the viability of a professional specialist in intra-hospital committees of organ and tissue donation for transplantation.METHODS Epidemiological, retrospective and cross-sectional study (2003-2011 and 2008-2012), which was performed using organ donation for transplants data in the state of Sao Pa...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silva VS,Moura LC,Leite RF,Oliveira PC,Schirmer J,Roza BD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relative importance of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference for the determination of hypertension in adults. METHODS:Cross sectional analysis of a sample of employees (N=1,584), aged 18 to 64 years, from a private general hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Data collection inclu...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sarno F,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study is nested within a research program related to family violence and severe childhood malnutrition. Its aim is to evaluate the reliability of the data collection process in a case-control study. Four components of the main instrument are addressed: (a) CTS (Conflict Tactics Scales) used to measure...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Hasselmann MH,Lopes CS,Reichenheim ME

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To advance in order to overcome the challenge of enabling greater autonomy in the use of financial resources in the Unified Health System (SUS), system managers agreed that transfers from the Union to other federated entities will be carried out through a financial investment account and a costing account. Over the pa...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pereira BLS,Oliveira Junior ACR,Faleiros DR

更新日期：2019-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of extreme anthropometric measurements in children indicative of their nutritional status. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a random sample of 1,386 children under five in the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. The prevalence of deficits (z <-2; WHO...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferreira Hda S,Luciano SC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (BREALD-30) administered to adolescents. METHODS:The study included 750 adolescents: 375 aged 12 years and 375 aged 15-19 years, attending public and private schools in Campina Gra...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lima LCM,Neves ÉTB,Dutra LDC,Firmino RT,Araújo LJS,Paiva SM,Ferreira FM,Granville-Garcia AF

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Drug use in birth delivery has not been enough explored in the literature. It is a significant issue to be discussed on the theme of rational drug use. The objective was to study drug use during birth delivery stay in maternity hospitals. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out using medical records ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Perini E,Magalhães SM,Noronha V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the content of policies and action plans within the public healthcare system that addresses the issue of violence against women. METHODS:A descriptive and comparative study was conducted on the health policies and plans in Catalonia and Costa Rica from 2005 to 2011. It uses a qualitative methodolo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Loría KR,Rosado TG,Espinosa LM,Marrochi LM,Sánchez AF

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the normative data of WHODAS 2.0-BO for older Brazilians (World Health Disability Assessment Schedule - Brazilian version for older people) and its distribution according to sex, age, health, subjective health perception, performance in a mobility test and presence of chronic diseases and depressio...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferrer MLP,Perracini MR,Rebustini F,Buchalla CM

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess a new impunity index and variables that have been found to predict variation in homicide rates in other geographical levels as predictive of state-level homicide rates in Brazil. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional ecological study. Data from the mortality information system relating to the 27 Brazi...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Nadanovsky P,Celeste RK,Wilson M,Daly M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:No population-based studies have been conducted to show the potential for the use of virological diagnosis of the rabies virus. The objective of the present study was to estimate accuracy parameters for the isolation of the rabies virus in McCoy cells as an alternative method and to compare this with the use...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Nogueira YL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify associations of chronic back pain with sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyles, body mass index, self-reported chronic diseases and health assessment, according to sex. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 2013 National Health Survey, estimated the prevalence and their respective 95% confidence...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Malta DC,Oliveira MM,Andrade SSCA,Caiaffa WT,Souza MFM,Bernal RTI

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the validity of the Portuguese version of the Clinical Dementia Rating for classifying the cognitive function among the elderly. METHODS:The Mini Mental State Examination was utilized as a screening method for cognitive deficit among a cohort of 424 elderly. All those who scored <26 points (108 e...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Montaño MB,Ramos LR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the advantages and disadvantages of using segments compared to a complete address list, for the selection of households in a multistage cluster sampling in slums. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES:A qualitative study was performed in four slums selected by the São Paulo Municipal Health Survey of 2008, a...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Alves MC,Morais Mde L,Escuder MM,Goldbaum M,Barros MB,Cesar CL,Carandina L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four rabid bats belonging to three species of Molossidae (one Molossus molossus, one Nyctinomops laticaudatus and two N. macrotis) were captured in the State of S. Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Three of these bats were found during the day in unusual, visible places and the other came flying through a window in the even...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Uieda W,Harmani NM,Silva MM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting adults Culicidae were collected from January 1992 through January 1993 in several habitats of the Ribeira Valley region. The diversity of species found among them suggested that the vegetation remaining within human settlements favored the survival and the population increase of some mosquitoes. Among there ar...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forattini OP,Kakitani I,Massad E,Marucci D

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to characterize and discuss the processes of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), the National Committee for Health Technology Incorporation (Conitec), and the National Agency for Supplementary Health (ANS) in Brazil. METHODS:This is an explo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lopes ACF,Novaes HMD,Soárez PC

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between concentrations of air pollutants and admissions for respiratory causes in children. METHODS Ecological time series study. Daily figures for hospital admissions of children aged < 6, and daily concentrations of air pollutants (PM10, SO2, NO2, O3 and CO) were analyzed in the ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Souza JB,Reisen VA,Santos JM,Franco GC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe perception of family structures and understanding of a healthy family by Programa Saúde da Família (Family Health Program) team members. METHODS:Research with a qualitative approach, employing the focus group technique, and involving the Program professionals from the city of Campo Bom, Southern ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gabardo RM,Junges JR,Selli L

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of a systemic fluoride method must be controlled in terms of risks and benefits. The reason for this is that while a small dose will not be effective in preventing dental caries, a larger dose may cause dental fluorosis. Therefore the knowledge of the fluoride concentration found in the bottled mineral...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Villena RS,Borges DG,Cury JA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the contributions of the socioeconomic, hygienic, and sanitation improvements in reducing the prevalence of diarrhea in a city of the Amazon. METHODS:In this population-based cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from surveys conducted in the city of Jordão, Acre. In 2005 and 2012, these surveys...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Imada KS,Araújo TS,Muniz PT,Pádua VL

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To update estimates of sodium intake in Brazil. METHODS:We used data from the Brazilian Household Budget Survey of 2008-2009. Records of food purchases of households were converted into nutrients using food composition tables. Mean sodium availability per person per day and mean adjusted availability for a 2...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sarno F,Claro RM,Levy RB,Bandoni DH,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00