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All-cause mortality over a three-year period among community-dwelling older adu...
Souza,Ana Clara Ledezma Greiner de; Bortolotto,Caroline Cardozo; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Tomasi,Elaine; Demarco,Flávio Fernando; Gonzalez,Maria CristinaABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate all-cause mortality in approximately three years of follow-up and related sociodemographic, behavioral and health factors in community-dwelling older adults in Pelotas, RS. Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study that included 1,451 older adults (≥ 60 years) who were interviewed in 2014. Information on mortality was collected from their households in 2016–2017 and c...
Exposição a agrotóxicos: estudo de base populacional em zona rural do sul do Br...
Bortolotto,Caroline Cardozo; Hirschmann,Roberta; Martins-Silva,Thais; Facchini,Luiz AugustoRESUMO: Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de exposição a agrotóxicos e fatores associados entre moradores de zona rural. Métodos: Estudo transversal de base populacional realizado com 1.518 indivíduos, em 2016. Foram aleatoriamente selecionados 24 setores censitários de oito distritos rurais de Pelotas, RS. Indivíduos ≥ 18 anos residentes nos domicílios aleatoriamente selecionados eram elegíveis. Foi realizada an...
Simultaneidade de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em ...
Hirschmann,Roberta; Bortolotto,Caroline Cardozo; Martins-Silva,Thais; Machado,Adriana Kramer Fiala; Xavier,Mariana Otero; Fernandes,Mayra PachecoRESUMO: Objetivos: Descrever a ocorrência simultânea de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e os fatores associados à simultaneidade dessas prevalências em adultos residentes na zona rural de um município no sul do Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal com 1.445 adultos da zona rural de Pelotas, RS. Foram considerados quatro fatores de risco: tabagismo, consumo de álcool, inativi...
Quality of life in adults from a rural area in Southern Brazil: a population-ba...
Bortolotto,Caroline Cardozo; Mola,Christian Loret de; Tovo-Rodrigues,LucianaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the quality of life and its determinants in a population living in a rural area. METHODS This is a population-based, cross-sectional study with individuals aged 18 years or over from the rural area of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We evaluated quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREF, which has four domains (physical, psychological, social relations, and environment) an...
Population-based study in a rural area: methodology and challenges
Gonçalves,Helen; Tomasi,Elaine; Tovo-Rodrigues,Luciana; Bielemann,Renata Moraes; Machado,Adriana Kramer Fiala; Ruivo,Ana Carolina OliveiraABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the planning, sampling, operational aspects of the field, and the sample obtained during a research conducted in a rural area, specifying and discussing the main logistical difficulties unique to these places and the solutions adopted. METHODS We carried out a population-based, cross-sectional survey between January and June 2016, with a representative sample of the population age...