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Brazilian Thoracic Association Consensus on Sleep-disordered Breathing
Duarte,Ricardo Luiz de Menezes; Togeiro,Sonia Maria Guimarães Pereira; Palombini,Luciana de Oliveira; Rizzatti,Fabíola Paula GalhardoABSTRACT Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of all individuals. Sleep-disordered breathing can occur at any age and is a common reason for medical visits. The objective of this consensus is to update knowledge about the main causes of sleep-disordered breathing in adult and pediatric populations, with an emphasis on obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is an extremely prevalent but often ...
CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FE...
Diniz,Patricia Barcellos; Fagondes,Simone Chaves; Ramsay,MariaABSTRACT Objective: To cross-culturally adapt and validate the Montreal Children’s Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS) into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: The MCH-FS, originally validated in Canada, was validated in Brazil as Escala Brasileira de Alimentação Infantil (EBAI) and developed according to the following steps: translation, production of the Brazilian Portuguese version, testing of the original and the Br...
Apneia obstrutiva do sono em crianças
Fagondes,Simone Chaves; Moreira,Gustavo AntonioEm crianças, SAOS é caracterizada por episódios recorrentes de obstrução parcial ou completa das vias aéreas superiores durante o sono. Caracteriza-se por um continuum que vai desde o ronco primário (uma situação benigna de ronco sem alterações fisiológicas e complicações associadas), passando por resistência aumentada das vias aéreas, hipoventilação obstrutiva e, finalmente, SAOS. A prevalência de ronco é elev...
Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use...
Bertolazi,Alessandra Naimaier; Fagondes,Simone Chaves; Hoff,Leonardo Santos; Pedro,Vinícius Dallagasperina; Menna Barreto,Sérgio SaldanhaOBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. METHODS: The steps involved in creating the ESS in Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by a committee) between the translation and the back-translation; and testing in bilingual individuals. The ESS-BR was applied to a group ...