Religious/spiritual coping in informal caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or dysphagic palate

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the use of religious/spiritual coping in informal caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or palate, dysphagic, powered exclusively by probe. Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study, including 30 informal caregivers. For data collection, a Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Brief Religious/Spiritual Coping Scale were used. For statistical analysis, ANOVA, Student’s t and Spearman’s correlation tests were used, with a significance level of 5%. Results: the use of religious/spiritual coping was high among participants (mean=3.71), with a predominance of positive (mean=3.30) compared to negative (mean=1.88). It was evident that the greater the reported importance of religiosity/spirituality in the participants’ lives, the greater the positive coping (p=0.001). Conclusions: informal caregivers used positive religious/spiritual coping as a way of coping with care demands related to the child’s health condition. These findings point to the importance of including spirituality/religiosity as health indicators.

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Prevalence of and factors associated with polypharmacy among elderly persons resident in the community

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia ◽

10.1590/1981-22562017020.160086 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 138-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Natália Araujo de Almeida ◽

Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners ◽

Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza Azevedo ◽

Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva ◽

Joana Darc Chaves Cardoso ◽

...

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Condition ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Elderly Persons ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Significance Level ◽

Factors Associated

Abstract Objective: to verify the prevalence of and factors associated with polypharmacy among elderly residents of the city of Cuiabá, in the state of Mato Grosso. Method: a cross-sectional study of 573 people aged 60 and over was performed. Polypharmacy was defined as the use of five or more medications. To investigate the association between polypharmacy and sociodemographic variables, health and access to medication, the Mantel Haenszel chi square test was used in bivariate analysis and Poisson regression was used in multivariate analysis. The significance level adopted was 5%. Result: the prevalence of polypharmacy was 10.30%. Statistically significant associations were found between polypharmacy and living with others, describing suffering from circulatory, endocrine, nutritional and digestive tract diseases, and referring to financial difficulties for the purchase of medicines. Conclusion: some social and health condition factors play an important role in the use of multiple medications among the elderly.

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The nasal index in brazilian human skeletons

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences ◽

10.20396/bjos.v17i0.8654156 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. e18337 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Larissa Chaves Cardoso Fernandes ◽

Marcus Vitor Diniz de Carvalho ◽

Eduardo Daruge Júnior ◽

Luiz Francesquini Júnior ◽

Patrícia Moreira Rabello ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Race ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Human Skulls ◽

Student’S T ◽

Digital Caliper ◽

Student’S T Test

Aim: To investigate the percentage of correctness (PC) of the Nasal Index (NI) in human skeletons for determination of sex, ancestry and estimation of age in the Brazilian population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 173 human skulls belonging to the Piracicaba Dental School. 93 skeletons were males and 80 females; 34 were aged up to 39 years, 56 between 40 and 59 years, and 83 60 years or older; 96 were from white individuals, 49 were from mixed-race and 28 from black individuals. High-precision digital caliper was used to measure nasal height (NH=ANS-nasion) and the maximum nasal width (NW) values, which were applied into the formula NI=NW/NHx100. The data were submitted to discriminant analysis and Student’s t test with equal variances, Mann-Whitney, F (ANOVA), Tukey and Kruskal Wallis, 5% significance level. Results: Dominant nasal type in the Brazilian population was the mesorine. Males showed nasal height and width values greater than those of females, with statistically significant differences in all measurements (p≤0.021) and PC of 76.6%. Similar nasal measurements were found regardless of age (p>0.05), with PC of 41.7%. Ancestral analysis revealed that black individuals have greater nasal width (26.35) and nasal index (53.67) than white ones (24.60 and 49.25), while mixed-race individuals showed intermediate values (25.36 and 52.13) (p<0.05). Nevertheless, these measurements presented an estimated PC of 54.3%. Conclusion: The Nasal Index can be better used for sex determination than for estimation of age and ancestry in the Brazilian population, as the latter showed intermediate and low percentage of correctness, respectively.

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Health state of the citizens of Nothern Kosovska Mitrovica

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh1012746m ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 138 (11-12) ◽

pp. 746-751

Author(s):

Momcilo Mirkovic ◽

Snezana Simic ◽

Jelena Marinkovic ◽

Sladjana Djuric

Keyword(s):

Health Survey ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Population Level ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Condition ◽

Health State ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Significant Difference

Introduction. For health assessment, beside the data of routine health statistics, it is necessary to include and data obtained by a health survey of the citizens. Objective. The aim of this study was to establish how northern Kosovska Mitrovica adults assess their health and which diseases are most common among the population, as well as to investigate differences in relation to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, the characteristics of social interaction and health behavior and habits. Methods. The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study conducted on the representative sample of adult citizens in northern Kosovska Mitrovica in 2006. Two hundred-eighteen respondents were included in the survey. In the research we used a questionnaire identical to the Health Survey conducted in Serbia in 2006. The significance of differences in responses about self-rated health and chronic diseases in relation to the characteristics of respondents? responses were determined by X2-test with the significance level of 0.05. Results. Over half of the respondents (54.7%) assessed their health condition as good or very good. There was a significant difference in self-rated health in relation to the respondents? age (?2=202.036; p=0.000), education (?2=72.412; p=0.000), social support (?2=12.416; p=0.015), smoking (?2=11.675; p=0.020) and physical activity (?2=61.842; p=0.000). The leading health problems among the respondents were high blood pressure, rheumatologic diseases of joints, ulcer of the duodenal or gastric ulcer, gall bladder disease and high blood fat. Conclusion. Adult residents of northern Kosovska Mitrovica assessed their health as better than the residents of Serbia without Kosovo and Metohia. The diseases in which stress plays the major role among etiological factors are in the leading position. The obtained data on the population level of specific areas represent the basis in the planning of health education and health promotion activities.

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Association between speech and dental occlusion changes in children with cleft lip and palate and time of primary plastic surgeries

Revista CEFAC ◽

10.1590/1982-0216/202123412420 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Ribeiro Schilling ◽

Maria Cristina de Almeida Freitas Cardoso ◽

Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da Silva ◽

Marcia Angélica Peter Maahs

Keyword(s):

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Occlusion ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Exact Test ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Incisive Foramen

ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe the changes in speech and dental occlusion in children with cleft lip and palate and verify their association with each other and with the time of primary plastic surgeries. Methods: a cross-sectional study with collected data on the subjects’ identification, age at the time of primary surgeries, and clinical assessment of speech and dental occlusion. The chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test were used to verify the associations between the variables at the 5% significance level (p < 0.05). Results: the sample comprised 11 children aged 6 to 10 years, most of whom were males, self-reported white, with trans-incisive foramen cleft, predominantly on the left side. The mean age at lip repair surgery was 6 months, and 13 months at palatoplasty. Among the main dental occlusion changes, posterior and anterior crossbite stood out. All the subjects presented changed speech, with a prevalence of cases with dentoalveolar and palatine deformities, followed by passive and active changes. Subjects with anterior crossbite tended to have undergone primary lip repair surgery at a mean of four months earlier than the subjects without anterior crossbite. Conclusions: the associations between speech and dental occlusion changes, and between these and the time of primary plastic surgeries were not statistically significant. Even though it is known that early lip repair surgery is ideal to favor oral functions and aesthetics, the results revealed a tendency towards anterior crossbite, in these subjects.

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Craniometric study of the Orbital Index in brazilian skulls

RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia ◽

10.1590/1981-86372021001320190115 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

Author(s):

Larissa Chaves Cardoso FERNANDES ◽

Patrícia Moreira RABELLO ◽

Bianca Marques SANTIAGO ◽

Marcus Vitor Diniz de CARVALHO ◽

Manoel Raimundo de SENA JÚNIOR ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Race ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Brazilian Sample ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Student’S T ◽

The Right ◽

Student’S T Test

ABSTRACT Objetive To determine the percentage of correctness of the Orbital Index (OI) for estimation of sex, ancestry and age in Brazilian skulls. Methods Cross-sectional study of 183 human dry skulls from the southeastern Brazil. A total of 100 skeletons were males and 83 females; of which 36 were aged up to 39 years, 60 aged between 40 and 59 years, and 87 aged 60 years or older. As for ancestry, 103 were from white, 51 mixed race, and 29 black individuals. The OI was calculate by the formula = height/width x 100. The data were submitted to Student’s t test, F (ANOVA), Tukey and Kruskal Wallis tests as well as to discriminant analysis, with a 5% significance level. Results The sample was characterized as mesoseme, with a mean age of 56.62 (±19.97) years. No significant difference was observed (p=0.511) between the OI in females (right: 86.43 ± 6.58 and left: 86.70 ± 5.93) and males (right: 85.78 ± 6.69 and left: 86.37 ± 6.20). There were no significant differences between age, ancestry and the variables analyzed (p>0.05). The right and left orbital widths were significantly dimorphic between sexes (p<0.001). The percentage of correctness of the method for estimation of sex, age and ancestry was found to be 65.6%, 43.7%, and 43.6%, respectively. Conclusions The OI is not an appropriate method for estimation of sex, ancestry and estimation of age in this Brazilian sample. The methodology should be expanded to other population groups so that it can be improved.

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Occupational health profile of Canadian Maritimes truck drivers

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-203270 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 251-257

Author(s):

Mathieu Tremblay ◽

Wayne J. Albert ◽

Martin Lavallière ◽

Mathieu Belanger ◽

François Gallant ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Condition ◽

Truck Drivers ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Maritime Provinces ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Driving Experience ◽

Physical Measurements

BACKGROUND: There are over 12,000 professional truck drivers in the Canadian Maritime provinces, with the majority being in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Previous studies have focused on the health of Canadian and American truck drivers but the occupational health status of truck drivers in the Maritime Provinces remains undocumented. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to provide a general, occupational health and demographic characteristics description of professional truck drivers in the Maritimes. METHODS: One-hundred and four male truck drivers from the Canadian Maritime Provinces volunteered for this study. Nine occupational health indicators were measured (seven were self-reported via questionnaire and two were physical measurements). Participants self-reported their age, years of truck driving experience and education. RESULTS: Only one-quarter of the current sample had no health conditions. In contrast, more than half were obese, one third had back problems, and one-sixth had a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The group comparison analysis showed that the group without health condition was younger and more educated than the group with multiple health conditions. For this study, age and low rate of education were associated with an increased number of health conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Similar to health profiles of other populations of North American truck drivers, this study suggests that the majority of truck drivers in the Canadian Maritime Provinces have at least one poor indicator of occupational health.

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Prevalence of the use of homeopathy by the population of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sao Paulo Medical Journal ◽

10.1590/s1516-31802009000600002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 127 (6) ◽

pp. 329-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

João Felício Rodrigues-Neto ◽

Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo ◽

Anderson Antônio de Faria

Keyword(s):

Statistical Significance ◽

Female Gender ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Self Healing ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Student’S T

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Homeopathy is a therapeutic system that uses small doses of substances to stimulate autoregulatory and self-healing processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the use of homeopathy by the population of Montes Claros, Brazil, and the socioeconomic profile of users. DESIGN AND SETTING: Probabilistic cross-sectional study with cluster sampling, in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. METHODS: This study was conducted by applying semi-structured questionnaires. The sample was composed of 3,080 people. For the statistical analysis, Student's t test and the chi-square test were used. The statistical significance level used was P < 0.05. RESULTS: We interviewed 3,090 people. The prevalence of the use of homeopathy was 2.4%. The factors associated with its use were female gender, schooling and income. The main reason that led to seeking homeopathy was "Conventional treatment did not have any effect". For 70.2% of the users, the cost of the treatment was considered reasonable or cheap. About 73% were satisfied or very satisfied with the treatment received through homeopathy. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of the use of homeopathy found here was less than that reported in other countries. People with higher income and schooling levels used homeopathy more frequently. There was higher prevalence among women. Most users declared themselves satisfied with the treatment received.

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Caring ability of family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment: associated factors

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.2824.3048 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Larissa de Carli Coppetti ◽

Nara Marilene Oliveira Girardon-Perlini ◽

Rafaela Andolhe ◽

Maria Gaby Rivero de Gutiérrez ◽

Steffani Nikoli Dapper ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cancer Treatment ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Student’S T

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between the caring ability of family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment with the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients, as well as the sociodemographic characteristics of the caregivers and of the care provided. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 132 family caregivers of patients on cancer treatment whose data were collected through the Brazilian version of the Caring Ability Inventory and questionnaires characterizing patients, caregivers and the care provided. Student’s t, Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used at the significance level ≤5%. Results: Patients’ age was significantly associated with overall caring ability (p = 0.002) and the caregiver’s dimensions courage (p = 0.006) and patience (p = 0.009). Caregivers’ education was associated with overall caring ability (p = 0.028) and the dimensions courage (p = 0.008) and patience (p = 0.045). Marital status was associated with the overall caring ability (p = 0.020); and the patience dimension (p = 0.045) and the time providing care with the patience dimension (p = 0.027). Conclusion: Caregivers of elderly patients who have higher schooling and do not have a partner demonstrate greater caring ability.

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Anxiety of mothers of newborns with congenital malformations in the pre- and postnatal periods

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.2482.3080 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Fabíola Chaves Fontoura ◽

Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso ◽

Sofia Esmeraldo Rodrigues ◽

Paulo César de Almeida ◽

Liliane Brandão Carvalho

Keyword(s):

State Anxiety ◽

Congenital Malformations ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Postnatal Period ◽

Anxiety Level ◽

Inventory Data ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Student’S T ◽

Student’S T Test

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the anxiety level of the mothers of newborns with congenital malformations who were diagnosed in prenatal and postnatal care. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 115 mothers of 117 newborns with congenital malformation admitted to three neonatal units. A questionnaire containing maternal and neonatal variables was used, as well as the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test and Kolmogorov-Sminorv test. The anxiety level was categorized as low (percentile <25), moderate (25-75) and high (> 75), with a significance level of 5%. Results: most mothers had moderate levels of anxiety. Regarding the diagnosis of the malformation, 57% received the news in the prenatal and 43% in the postnatal period. The anxiety level of those who received the prenatal diagnosis was lower than those who received in the postnatal period, evaluated by the Trait Anxiety Inventory (p = 0.026). Conclusion: mothers of newborns with malformations presented moderate anxiety, and this was higher when the diagnosis was given in the postnatal period. The use of the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory can provide guidance to other studies and to clinical practice.

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Maxillary Arch Dimensions in 6-Year-Old Cleft Children in Northern Finland: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147432 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7432

Author(s):

Mirjami Corcoran ◽

Saujanya Karki ◽

Leena Ylikontiola ◽

Riitta Lithovius ◽

George Sándor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cleft Palate ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Student’S T ◽

The Right ◽

Maxillary Arch

The aim was to cross-sectionally examine the maxillary arch dimensions in 6-year-old children with cleft lip and/or palate and to compare them with the initial cleft sizes among patients with cleft palate. The study included 89 patients with clefts treated at the Oulu University Hospital. The subjects were divided into three groups: cleft palate, cleft lip, and cleft lip and palate. Study casts were scanned, and the maxillary arch dimensions were examined using a 3D program (3Shape Orthoanalyzer, Copenhagen, Denmark). The statistical methods Student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare the means (SD) between the groups. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation between cleft severity and maxillary dimensions. A significant difference was found between different initial cleft sizes in terms of distance between the second deciduous molar and the first incisor on the right side. The intermolar width showed a negative correlation with the initial cleft size. The dimensions were shorter for clefts affecting the palate and largest for clefts affecting only the lip. Larger clefts resulted in a shorter maxilla on the right side. Many dimensions became shorter when the initial cleft was larger. Clefts of the palate resulted in smaller maxillas.

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