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Brazilian guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of idiopathic pulmonary ...
Baddini-Martinez,José; Ferreira,Juliana; Tanni,Suzana; Alves,Luis Renato; Cabral Junior,Benedito Francisco; Carvalho,Carlos Roberto RibeiroABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a form of chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown cause, which predominantly affects elderly men who are current or former smokers. Even though it is an uncommon disease, it is of great importance because of its severity and poor prognosis. In recent decades, several pharmacological treatment modalities have been investigated for the treatment of this disease...
Prevalence of smoking and reasons for continuing to smoke: a population-based s...
Rocha,Simone Aparecida Vieira; Hoepers,Andréa Thives de Carvalho; Fröde,Tânia Silvia; Steidle,Leila John Marques; Pizzichini,EmilioABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prevalence of smoking and the reasons for continuing to smoke among adults in Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, population-based study including 1,054 individuals ≥ 40 years of age, residents of the city of Florianopolis, Brazil, of whom 183 were smokers. All of the smokers completed the University of São Paulo Reasons for Smoking Scale (USP-RSS). Depressive sym...
Translation and cultural adaptation of the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disea...
Silveira,Karoline; Steidle,Leila John Marques; Matte,Darlan Laurício; Tavares,Pedro Heliodoro; Pincelli,Mariangela PimentelABSTRACT Objective: To translate the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) questionnaire to Portuguese and culturally adapt it for use in Brazil. The K-BILD quantifies the health status of patients with ILD. Methods: The process involved the following steps: authorization from the author of the original (English-language) questionnaire; translation of the questionnaire to Portuguese by three translato...
Exacerbação de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica na unidade de terapia intensi...
Viana,Renata Cristina Teixeira Pinto; Pincelli,Mariangela Pimentel; Pizzichini,Emílio; Silva,André Pacheco; Manes,Joice; Marconi,Tatiana DiasRESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar aspectos clínicos e funcionais, assim como qualidade de vida de pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica após receberem alta da unidade de terapia intensiva à qual foram admitidos por insuficiência respiratória aguda. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo que incluiu pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica admitidos a duas unidades de terapia intensiva entre dezembro de 2010 e ag...
Translation and cultural adaptation of a specific instrument for measuring asth...
Tavares,Michelle Gonçalves de Souza; Brümmer,Carolina Finardi; Nicolau,Gabriela Valente; Melo Jr,José Tavares de; Nazário,Nazaré OtiliaABSTRACT Objective: To translate the Asthma Control and Communication Instrument (ACCI) to Portuguese and adapt it for use in Brazil. Methods: The ACCI was translated to Portuguese and adapted for use in Brazil in accordance with internationally accepted guidelines. The protocol included the following steps: permission and rights of use granted by the original author; translation of the ACCI from English to Por...
Leicester Cough Questionnaire: translation to Portuguese and cross-cultural ada...
Felisbino,Manuela Brisot; Steidle,Leila John Marques; Gonçalves-Tavares,Michelle; Pizzichini,Marcia Margaret Menezes; Pizzichini,EmilioObjective: To translate the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) to Portuguese and adapt it for use in Brazil. Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of a quality of life questionnaire requires a translated version that is conceptually equivalent to the original version and culturally acceptable in the target country. The protocol used consisted of the translation of the LCQ to Portuguese by three Brazilian translat...
Hospitalized patients with COPD: analysis of prior treatment
Giacomelli,Irai Luis; Steidle,Leila John Marques; Moreira,Frederico Fernandes; Meyer,Igor Varela; Souza,Ricardo Goetten; Pincelli,Mariângela PimentelObjective: Although COPD is a prevalent disease, it is undertreated, and there are no available data regarding previous treatment of COPD in Brazil. This study aimed to determine the appropriateness of maintenance treatment in COPD patients prior to their hospitalization and to identify variables associated with inappropriate treatment. Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, analytical study invol...
Reliability of a rapid hematology stain for sputum cytology
Gonçalves,Jéssica; Pizzichini,Emilio; Pizzichini,Marcia Margaret Menezes; Steidle,Leila John Marques; Rocha,Cristiane Cinara; Ferreira,Samira CardosoObjective: To determine the reliability of a rapid hematology stain for the cytological analysis of induced sputum samples. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study comparing the standard technique (May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain) with a rapid hematology stain (Diff-Quik). Of the 50 subjects included in the study, 21 had asthma, 19 had COPD, and 10 were healthy (controls). From the induced sputum samples collected,...
Tabagismo entre pacientes internados em um hospital universitário no sul do Bra...
Barreto,Rafael Balsini; Pincelli,Mariângela Pimental; Steinwandter,Rafael; Silva,André Pacheco; Manes,Jóice; Steidle,Leila John MarquesOBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência e o perfil do tabagismo em pacientes internados em um hospital universitário no sul do Brasil. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo transversal com pacientes maiores de 18 anos hospitalizados há mais de 24 h no Hospital Universitário da Universidade de Santa Catarina em Florianópolis. Os pacientes foram entrevistados em duas ocasiões distintas. Dados demográficos, socioeconômicos e ligados...
Destaques das diretrizes de doenças pulmonares intersticiais da Sociedade Brasi...
Baldi,Bruno Guedes; Pereira,Carlos Alberto de Castro; Rubin,Adalberto Sperb; Santana,Alfredo Nicodemos da Cruz; Costa,André NathanAs doenças pulmonares intersticiais (DPIs) são afecções heterogêneas, envolvendo um elevado número de condições, cuja abordagem ainda é um grande desafio para o pneumologista. As Diretrizes de DPIs da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, publicadas em 2012, foram estabelecidas com o intuito de fornecer aos pneumologistas brasileiros um instrumento que possa facilitar a abordagem dos pacientes com D...