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Anthropometric status of individuals with COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil...
Marchioro,Josiane; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Moreira,Graciane Laender; Manzano,Beatriz Martins; Menezes,Ana Maria Baptista; Perez-Padilla,RogélioABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the anthropometric data obtained for residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in a study of Latin America conducted in two phases (baseline, in 2003, and follow-up, in 2012). Methods: This was an analysis of data obtained for São Paulo residents in a two-phase population-based study evaluating the prevalence of COPD and its relationship with certain risk factors among individu...
Translation and cultural adaptation of the stroke impact scale 2.0 (SIS): a qua...
Brandão,Aline Dias; Teixeira,Natasha Bertocco; Brandão,Maria Claudia; Vidotto,Milena Carlos; Jardim,José Roberto; Gazzotti,Mariana RodriguesABSTRACT BACKGROUND: No specific quality-of-life scale for stroke patients has previously been translated and evaluated for reproducibility, for use in the Portuguese language. Internationally, the instrument for this purpose is the Stroke Impact Scale 2.0 (SIS). Use of of SIS enables comprehensive analysis on the impact of mild and moderate stroke on patients’ lives. The aims here were to translate SIS into Po...
Trend of self-reported asthma prevalence in Brazil from 2003 to 2013 in adults ...
Santos,Felipe Moraes dos; Viana,Karynna Pimentel; Saturnino,Luciana Tarbes; Lazaridis,Evelyn; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Stelmach,RafaelABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the trend of self-reported asthma diagnosed prevalence and to describe the factors associated with asthma in Brazilian adults. Method: Epidemiological cross-sectional study based on databases analysis from three national household surveys: Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) 2003, PNAD 2008 and Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) 2013. Participants between 18-45 yea...
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three spirometric d...
Moreira,Graciane Laender; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Manzano,Beatriz Martins; Nascimento,Oliver; Perez-Padilla,Rogelio; Menezes,Ana Maria BaptistaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease of high prevalence and socioeconomic impact worldwide. It affects approximately 16% of the population of São Paulo. The incidence of COPD is still unknown in Brazil. The aim of this study was to estimate new cases of COPD in a population-based sample in São Paulo, Brazil, using three different spirometric diagnostic cri...
Evaluation of lung volumes, vital capacity and respiratory muscle strength afte...
Oliveira,Marcio Aparecido; Vidotto,Milena Carlos; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Almeida,Renato; Santoro,Ilka Lopes; Sperandio,Evandro ForniasCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown that physiopathological changes to the respiratory system can occur following thoracic and abdominal surgery. Laminectomy is considered to be a peripheral surgical procedure, but it is possible that thoracic spinal surgery exerts a greater influence on lung function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pulmonary volumes and maximum respiratory pressures of patient...
Negative impact of asthma on patients in different age groups
Alith,Marcela Batan; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Montealegre,Federico; Fish,James; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Jardim,José RobertoObjective: To evaluate the impact of asthma on patients in Brazil, by age group (12-17 years, 18-40 years, and ≥ 41 years). Methods: From a survey conducted in Latin America in 2011, we obtained data on 400 patients diagnosed with asthma and residing in one of four Brazilian state capitals (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Salvador). The data had been collected using a standardized questionnaire in face...
PLATINO, a nine-year follow-up study of COPD in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: ...
Moreira,Graciane Laender; Manzano,Beatriz Martins; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Perez-Padilla,RogelioOBJECTIVE: To determine the underdiagnosis rate in new COPD cases at the end of a nine-year follow-up period-in the study designated "Projeto Latino-Americano de Investigação em Obstrução Pulmonar" (PLATINO, Latin-American Pulmonary Obstruction Investigation Project)-and compare that with the underdiagnosis rate during the initial phase of the study, as well as to identify the clinical features exhibited by the...
Level of asthma control and its relationship with medication use in asthma pati...
Marchioro,Josiane; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Montealegre,Federico; Fish,James; Jardim,José RobertoOBJECTIVE: To assess asthma patients in Brazil in terms of the level of asthma control, compliance with maintenance treatment, and the use of rescue medication. METHODS: We used data from a Latin American survey of a total of 400 asthma patients in four Brazilian state capitals, all of whom completed a questionnaire regarding asthma control and treatment. RESULTS: In that sample, the prevalence of asthma was 8....
Gender differences in the perception of asthma and respiratory symptoms in a po...
Zillmer,Laura Russo; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Nascimento,Oliver Augusto; Montealegre,Federico; Fish,James; Jardim,José RobertoOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of asthma, by gender, in a population sample of asthma patients in Brazil. METHODS: We conducted face-to-face interviews with 400 subjects (> 12 years of age) included in a national probability telephone sample of asthma patients in the Brazilian state capitals of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Salvador. Each of those 400 subjects completed a 53-item questionnaire tha...
Incidence, indication and complications of postoperative reintubation after ele...
Hayashi,Lucas Yutaka; Gazzotti,Mariana Rodrigues; Vidotto,Milena Carlos; Jardim,Jose RobertoCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE There are no reports on reintubation incidence and its causes and consequences during the postoperative period following elective intracranial surgery. The objective here was to evaluate the incidence of reintubation and its causes and complications in this situation. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective cohort study, using data obtained at a tertiary university hospital between 2003 and 2006. M...