Objective: To evaluate the foot-health-related quality of life in individuals with versus without lower-limb lymphedema. Methods: A case-control study was carried out in an academic clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. Eighty participants (40 controls and 40 with lymphedema) were included in the study. The researchers examined sociodemographic and clinical data and foot-health-related quality of life in both groups. In ...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A total of 157 primary care services from five health regions in midwestern São Paulo responded, from October to December 2014, the pre-validated 2014 questionnaire for primary care services assessment and monitoring. W...
The objective of this study is to assess the organization of the offer of child health actions in primary health care services in the state of São Paulo/Brazil and to analyze its integration with the care network. A cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted between october and december 2014, using the QualiAB instrument. A total of 151 services, located in 40 municipalities, were evaluated using indicators s...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated vaginal squeeze pressure in primiparous women with and without previous gestational diabetes mellitus two years post-cesarean delivery. METHODS: Primiparous women who delivered by cesarean two years previously were interviewed about the delivery and the occurrence of incontinence. Incontinence was reported by the women and vaginal pressu...
Orientador: Ricardo Cordeiro; Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas; Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se a exposição ocupacional ao ruído é um fator de risco relevante para acidentes do trabalho. O resultado desta pesquisa foram três artigos científicos. O primeiro teve por objetivo promover uma revisão da literatura nacional de acesso eletrônico livre ...