Public Utility
Mostrando 1-12 de 94 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Health-related quality of life associated with diabetic retinopathy in patients at a public primary care service in southern Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to establish the utility values of different health states associated with diabetic retinopathy in a Brazilian sample to provide input to model-based economic evaluations. Subjects and methods This cross-sectional study was performed in a sample of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) who underwent teleophthalm
Arch. Endocrinol. Metab.. Publicado em: 2020-10
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2. Belief patterns and drug use in a sample of Brazilian youth: an exploratory latent class analysis
Objective: Adolescent substance abuse is a public health concern worldwide, and its prevention is the subject of numerous programmatic efforts. Yet, little research exists on the structure of drug-related belief patterns in youth and their utility in preventive program planning. The aim of this study is to determine the structure of drug-related beliefs amo
Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-06
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3. Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe and assess currently used area-based measures of deprivation in Brazil for health research, to the purpose of informing the development of a future small area deprivation index. METHODS We searched five electronic databases and seven websites of Brazilian research institutions and governmental agencies. Inclusion criteria wer
Rev. Saúde Pública. Publicado em: 03/09/2018
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4. Retirement preparation program: evaluation of results
Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate the results obtained in the retirement preparation program (RPP) regarding changes in retirement planning behaviors, the meaning of work, and improvement in quality of life. It is a quasi-experimental research, using a pre- and post-test evaluation with a non-equivalent control group, including 82 participants, wh
Psicol. Reflex. Crit.. Publicado em: 19/02/2018
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5. Il ‘volontariato’ dei richiedenti asilo in Italia
Abstract The article analyzes the Italian public policy encouraging 'volunteering' activities of asylum seekers in favor of local administrations, whose aim is to spread welcoming feelings among the population acting against their contested passivity. Firstly the author discusses the efficiency of the policy and debuilds the governmental discourse enlighteni
REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum.. Publicado em: 2017-04
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6. Research on Value Assessment and Compensation for Health Hazards of Urban Air Pollution-A Case Study of Urumqi
ABSTRACT With the acceleration of urbanization and industrialization, urban air pollution has become a serious threat to the health of urban residents. In this study, to investigate health hazards caused by air pollution for urban residents, concentrations of main air pollutants and annual coal consumption amounts during the period from 2000 to 2013 were ana
Braz. arch. biol. technol.. Publicado em: 20/10/2016
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7. Cost-utility analysis of methylphenidate treatment for children and adolescents with ADHD in Brazil
Objective: To perform a cost-utility analysis on the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate immediate-release (MPH-IR) in children and adolescents from Brazil. Method: A Markov model was constructed to compare MPH-IR vs. no treatment. A 24-week naturalistic study was conducted to collect transition probabilities a
Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 08/09/2015
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8. Portuguese version of the PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) - II: diagnostic utility
Objective: War veterans are at high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the development of brief self-report instruments that enable screening for PTSD in this population is crucial. The PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) is widely used for this purpose. This study sought to explore the diagnostic utility of the Portuguese vers
Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 16/07/2014
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9. Hoarding disorder: a new diagnostic category in ICD-11?
Despite the long-held view that hoarding is a symptom of both obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, increased evidence has emerged during the last 20 years suggesting that hoarding represents a distinct form of psychopathology. This study reflects the discussions on the nosological status of hoarding carried out by the
Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 2014
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10. Economic evaluation of treatments for chronic hepatitis B
The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-utility study of adefovir, entecavir, interferon alpha, pegylated interferon alpha, lamivudine and tenofovir for chronic hepatitis B in the context of Brazilian Public Health Care System. A systematic review was carried out for efficacy and safety. Another review was performed to collect utility data and transition
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2013-08
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11. Capital social y participación,una perspectiva desde el Cono Sur de América: Porto Alegre, Montevideo y Santiago de Chile
This study presents evidence on citizen participation and social capital (SC) in three South American cases - Porto Alegre, Montevideo and Santiago of Chile, in order to revitalize the debate on public opinion, political culture and SC. The study has the following assumptions: the SC is the output of rational decisions of individuals and political designs an
Opinião Pública. Publicado em: 2012-06
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12. Avaliação da qualidade de vida e análise de custo-utilidades das terapias renais substitutivas no Brasil
Introduction: chronic renal disease is now a public health problem, which brings great harm to the patient, under the social, economic and quality of life (QOL) and has shown increasing spending for the National Health System (SUS ). Objectives: To assess the quality of life and cost utility analysis of renal replacement therapies. Perform comparison of qual
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 07/12/2011