Purpose: One strategy to implement the rational use of medicines is the adoption of an ‘essential medicines list’ based upon relevant data regarding efficacy, safety, convenience, epidemiology, dosing and cost-effectiveness. The objective of this...
Aim: To verify the oral health conditions and self perceived chewing ability in the oldest old (≥80 years). Methods: A multicenter FIBRA study data were used. The sample consisted of 2.341 individuals with no cognitive impairment, aged ≥65 years,...
The aim of this study was to investigate the association of malnutrition risk and single items of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) with hospitalization in the last 12 months in the elderly assisted in primary care. A cross-sectional study was ...
The aim of this study was to analyze the legal rules that have oriented the conformation of organizational structures in the sports field, directed to people with disabilities in Brazil. For this purpose, the theoretical and methodological referentia...
The ‘choking game’ and other asphyxial behaviors have become a social phenomenon among children and adolescents. It can lead to dependence like drugs and has resulted in the deaths of children and young people worldwide, including Brazil. These a...
O uso de escores preditores ganhou merecido espaço nas práticas de saúde. Todavia, quando usados para alcançar a excelência do cuidado, os escores devem levar em conta também aspectos organizacionais e sociais...
The study evaluated the conditions of Pharmaceutical Services in Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) through a cross-sectional study in 15 CAPS located in the Médio Paraopeba region, Minas Gerais. Data collection was conducted through direct observatio...
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el proceso de medicalización en las sociedades actuales, a partir de la descripción de la forma en que la medicina se ha ido apropiando gradualmente de diversos aspectos de la vida cotidiana que antes forma...
