Violence has a negative effect in adolescents, impacting their quality of life. It causes stress and requires the victim‘s adaptive capacity, which can cause psychological and biological changes. The levels of the hormone cortisol have been used as...
Background: The quick population aging process and the abdominal obesity (AO) are worldwide public health problems among elderly have been little investigated. Objectives: To identify the prevalence of OA in the elderly, its association with differen...
A successful rehabilitation process requires communication among professionals and services. The objective of this cross sectional study was to create the patients’ profile and understand their demands for seeking public rehabilitation services fro...
The caregiving experiences of parents of children with disabilities evoke several contextual life stressors. This study aimed to investigate the coping strategies used by parents of children with intellectual disabilities (ID). The search included ar...
Objective: Evaluate food insecurity and its associated factors in pregnant women attending the public health of a northeastern brazilian capital. Methods: Cross-sectional study with pregnant women those resided in Maceio, and were met by the public ...
The care services for children and adolescents integrate the high complexity services of the Unified Social Assistance System for protection of children and adolescents who are victims of neglect and/or violence. The aim of the present study was to e...
Given the context and the number of armed conflict victims in the Colombian Pacific coast, and their difficulties to access psycho-social care, Narrative Community-based Group Therapy appears as a viable mental health intervention. The objective of t...
The objective of this study was to overweight association with the presence of functional disability and self-reported morbidities; and compare the quality of life score (QOL) among elderly with and without overweight. It is a domestic and cross-sect...
