Objetivo: analizar el efecto de la termometría cutánea del pie enpersonas con diabetes mellitus, en comparación con la prevenciónestándar de las úlceras del pie adoptada en estos pacientes. Método:revisión sistemática con metaanálisis. Protocolo registrado enPROSPERO (CRD42020202686). Se siguieron las recomendacionesde Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). La búsqueda se r...
Objective: to evaluate factors associated with the development of Arterial Hypertension (AH) among individuals living in a quilombola [peopled with ancestors from the African continent] community. Method: cross-sectional study, carried out with 74 participants. Data were collected by filling out two forms with sociodemographic / socioeconomic and lifestyle questions. Descriptive and inferential statistical anal...
Objective: to analyze the knowledge of people with diabetes mellitus about preventive measures for the development of diabetic foot. Methods: cross-sectional study, carried out with 171 diabetic people treated in the Family Health Strategy. A form was applied to obtain sociodemographic and clinical variables and a scale to assess the level of knowledge. For analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were ...
Objective: to analyze the effect of educational intervention on insulin delivery technique. Methods: randomized clini-cal trial, carried out with 79 patients with Diabetes Mellitus, in two groups, 42 from the control group and 37 from the intervention. Four telephone calls were made in two mon-ths to the intervention group. The control group received only conventional follow-up. Results: when comparing the appl...
Objective: Assess the level of health literacy of adults, with and without hypertension, treated in three basic health units (UBS) in Picos, Piauí. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 357 adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, and literacy was assessed by the Test of Functional Literacy in Adults. Descriptive analysis was performed followed by the associatio...
Objective: to evaluate the quality of primary health care from the perspective of the male population. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive-evaluative study conducted at the family health units of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, with the male population being interviewed through the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT). Results: 301 participants with mean age of 51.34 years, married, incomplete elementary school and m...
Objetivo: correlacionar fatores de risco cardiovascular de pacientes com doença renal com níveis pressóricos elevados. Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com 150 pacientes em hemodiálise. Foram utilizados dois formulários, um referente aos fatores socioeconômicos e outro ao estilo de vida. Resultados: a amostra foi composta predominantemente por pacientes do sexo masculino, idade acima de 52 anos, casados e ...
Objective : to analyze the association between high levels of stress and the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in employees of a higher education institution. Methods : this is a cross-sectional study with 201 employees of a university. A form containing socioeconomic data, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short version), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Work Stress...
Objective: To develop and validate an educational technology focused on prevention of metabolic syndrome among adolescents. Methods: This was methodological research. Using an integrative review, the available publications on the subject were analyzed. Then, this knowledge was used to describe the theoretical content and, with the help of a graphic designer, the art and layout of the pages were developed. In th...
Objetivo: investigar o perfil clínico e metabólico e sua relação com resistência à insulina entre escolares.Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com 186 adolescentes de 10 a 19 anos. Foram consideradas variáveis clínicas: índice de massa corporal, circunferência da cintura e do pescoço, índice de conicidade, pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média; variáveis metabólicas: triglicerídeos, glicemia, colest...