Objective: Evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and degree of symptoms by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) in schizophrenic attended in a specialized service in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Methodology: We evaluated 154 patients attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic at a University Hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The variables studied were: weight, height, BMI, presence of ...
Introduction: the use of a restrictive diet for treating obesity has been proven inefficient in the long-term. Besides, body dissatisfaction could be the reason for starting a restrictive diet. In this sense, intuitive eating emerges as an alternative for reconnecting individuals with their bodies and the signals it sends. Objective: to evaluate an individuals’ tendency to follow physiological signs of hunger...
As síndromes mielodisplásicas (SMD) compreendem um grupo heterogêneo de malignidades hematológicas, caracterizado por citopenias periféricas e displasias na medula óssea. A prevalência é maior entre idosos que comumente apresentam número elevado de comorbidades, um importante fator prognóstico negativo. Fatores nutricionais como, a baixa ingestão de nutrientes antioxidantes, obesidade, síndrome metabólica (MetS...
The nutritional status of patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplant is considered an independent risk factor, which may influence on quality of life and tolerance to the proposed treatment. The impairment of nutritional status during hematopoietic stem cell transplant occurs mainly due to the adverse effects resulting from conditioning to which the patient is subjected. Therefore, adequate nutrit...
Introduction: Early diagnosis of nutritional risk may improve the prognosis of oncohaematological patients. Objective: To describe the nutritional status and to evaluate the nutritional risk factors in oncohaematological patients of a tertiary university hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará. Method: This cross-sectional study included 127 patients hospitalized. Clinical and demographic diagnostic data were selected thr...