Objective: To know the opinions of patients and carers (informal and formal) concerning the mental health care of individuals with long term schizophrenic disorders within different contexts and cultures. Methodology: A qualitative study with focus ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to assess determining factors of body mass index (BMI) in adolescents enrolled in public schools in Piracicaba, São Paulo. The sample had 328 adolescents from both genders; minimum age was 10 years old. We...
In view of the self-medication is a problem of worldwide public health, this article had as objective to evaluate the behavior of the future health professionals with regard to the drug utilization, particularly, to the self-medication practice. 223 ...
The Integrative Medicine and the Construction of a New Model on Health Abstract Integrative Medicine (IM) is the most recent concept on the Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) debate, regarding the introduction and management of new pra...
The sheltered homes in Brazil are considered strategic and essential on the process of de-institutionalization of patients who have been interned for years in psychiatric hospitals and that lose their family and social links. However, problems and ch...
It is relevant to understand every aspect, regarding to strategies that will determine immunization coverage. Thus the main objective in this research is identify the prevalence of depressive symptoms as well as low immunization uptake, identifying...
The main objective of this case study was to understand the construction of care in the Homecare Program for Bedridden Patients (PADA) of a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in Porto Alegre, RS. Data were obtained from 13 caretaker groups in the UBS, and parti...
Abstact The main purpose of this cross-seccional study was to investigate the presence of retrocochlear disease in a group of maintenance workers from a general hospital, who presents a history of noise exposure. Thirty one workers of three engineeri...
