ABSTRACT Objective: to assess cognitive functions and their association with quality of life among elderly people enrolled in a Family Health Unit (FHU) of Primary Health Care in Recife-PE. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study in which elderly aged 60 years and over were studied. Results: 76.7% of the elderly were women and the age group was less than or equal to 70 years. 68.6% had cogni...
ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the mental health profile of the elderly registered in a Family Health Unit in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State. Method: it was a descriptive quantitative study, conducted with 159 elderly through the scales Geriatric Depression, Resilience, Social Support, Life Satisfaction, and Positive and Negative Affects, Mini-Mental State Examination, Stressful Events Inventory and Braz...
Resumo O tracoma é a principal causa de cegueira prevenível nos países em desenvolvimento. O objetivo foi descrever o panorama do tracoma entre escolares no Estado de Pernambuco, identificando as estratégias norteadoras do programa de controle e analisando a existência de associação entre variáveis socioeconômicas, demográficas e de saúde, em âmbito ecológico, com as taxas de prevalência da doença obtidas nos i...