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Attitudes of health professionals towards suicidal behavior: an intervention study
Faria,Jesiele Spindler; Marcon,Samira Reschetti; Nespollo,Alice Milani; Santos,Hugo Gedeon Barros dos; Espinosa,Mariano MartínezABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on the attitudes of primary healthcare providers regarding patients with suicidal behavior. METHODS Clinical trial randomized by clusters, with a sample of 261 healthcare professionals, from 22 health units selected by stratified sampling, were chosen and randomly allocated, by drawing, into two groups: intervention (n = 87) and control (n...
Cognitive stimulations effects and Taigeiko in elderly women’s cognition: an in...
Nespollo,Alice Milani; Marcon,Samira Reschetti; Lima,Nathalie Vilma Pollo de; Dias,Tatiane Lebre; Espinosa,Mariano MartínezABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention through cognitive stimulation associated with Taigeiko practice in memory performance and executive function of elderly women, compared to a group exposed to Taigeiko alone. Method: A quasi-experimental study was performed with 16 elderly women. 10 were allocated to the experimental group (EG) submitted to 16 sessions of cognitive stimulation ...
Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women
Nespollo,Alice Milani; Marcon,Samira Reschetti; Lima,Nathalie Vilma Pollo de; Dias,Tatiane Lebre; Espinosa,Mariano MartínezABSTRACT Objective: to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) to screen for dementia and depression symptoms. Memory skills were assessed...
Elderly victims of falls seen by prehospital care: gender differences
Meschial,William Campo; Soares,Dorotéia Fátima Pelissari de Paula; Oliveira,Nelson Luiz Batista de; Nespollo,Alice Milani; Silva,Wesley Alexandre daOBJECTIVE: To identify elderly who are victims of falls, according to gender, who received care from prehospital services of Maringá, Paraná. METHODS: A cross-sectional exploratory study carried out with 1,444 elderly patients who suffered falls in Maringá in the period from 2006 to 2008. Data were gathered from prehospital care services, typed and processed using the Epi Info 6.04d(r). The χ² test was used to ...