Semipersonalized psychological evaluation of quality of life in hypertensive patients during a trial with two calcium antagonists: a multicenter Latin-American Study (LASTLHY)

ABSTRACT Objective: To quantify the energy, nutrients-to-limit and total gram amount consumed, and identify their top food sources consumed by Latin Americans. Design: Data from The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS). Setting: ELANS is a cross-sectional study representative of eight Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Participants: Two 24h dietary recalls on non-consecutive days were used to estimate usual dietary intake of 9218 participants with ages between 15-65years. “What We Eat in America” food classification system developed by USDA was adapted and used to classify all food items consumed by the ELANS population. Food sources of energy, added sugars, saturated fatty acids (SFA), sodium and total gram amount consumed were identified and ranked based on percentage contribution to intake of total amount. Results: Three-highest ranked food categories of total energy consumed were: rice (10.3%), yeast breads (6.9%), and turnovers and other grain-based items (6.8%). Highest ranked food sources of total gram amount consumed were: fruit drinks (9.6%), other 100% juice (9.3%), and rice (8.3%). Three highest ranked sources for added sugars were: other 100% juice (24.1%), fruit drinks (16.5%), and sugar and honey (12.4%). SFA ranked foods were: turnovers and other grain-based (12.6%), cheese (11.9%), and pizza (10.3%). Three top sources of sodium were: rice (13.9%), soups (9.1%), and rice mixed dishes (7.3%). Conclusion: Identification of top sources of energy and nutrients-to-limit among Latin Americans is critical for designing strategies to help them meet nutrient recommendations within energy needs.

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Validation of the Latin American‐Spanish version of the scale ‘Quality of Life in Life‐Threatening Illness–Family Caregiver Version’ (QOLLTI‐F)

Health & Social Care in the Community ◽

10.1111/hsc.13453 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mauricio Arias‐Rojas ◽

Edith Arredondo Holgín ◽

Sonia Carreño Moreno ◽

Carolina Posada López ◽

Bertha Tellez

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Latin American ◽

Family Caregiver ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Life Threatening Illness ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Latin American Spanish ◽

American Spanish

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Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Caregivers of People With Dementia in Latin America: A Review

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.881 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 275-276

Author(s):

Jose Aravena ◽

Jean Gajardo ◽

Laura Gitlin

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Latin America ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Latin American ◽

Randomized Clinical Trials ◽

Social Inequalities ◽

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Person With Dementia

Abstract In a scenario of increasing longevity and social inequalities, Latin-America is an important contributor to the worldwide dementia burden. Caregivers’ health is fundamental to maintain the person with dementia quality of life. However, caregiving is a culturally sensible role that requires tailored solutions. The aim is to synthesize the evidence about non-pharmacologic interventions targeted to caregivers of people with dementia in Latin-American contexts. A comprehensive review of interventions in caregivers and persons with dementia in Latin-American countries was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Scopus with studies published until January 27th, 2020. Randomized clinical trials of non-pharmacologic interventions targeted to caregivers of people with dementia or dyads where included. Qualitative synthesis of the evidence was presented and analyzed. Overall, 9 pilot RCT were included for the final analysis (6 Brazil, 1 Colombia, 1 Mexico, 1 Perú). The biggest study recruited 69 caregivers and the smallest 13 dyads, with follow-up range of 3-6 months. 5 control groups received at least some other non-standard care type of intervention. 8 were targeted exclusively to caregivers (4 group intervention, 3 individual, and 1 combined) and 1 multicomponent intervention. Most frequent measured outcomes were caregiver’s burden, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and quality of life, and person with dementia neuropsychiatric symptoms. Individual interventions report better results in caregiver parameters such as burden and depressive symptoms and person with dementia neuropsychiatric symptoms. Group interventions presented mixed results. Nevertheless, the quality of evidence was low. There is a critical need to study interventions for caregivers in Latin-American contexts.

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H 021 QUALITY OF LIFE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS TREATED AT AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Atherosclerosis Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1567-5688(07)71924-4 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Margaret A Cavalcante ◽

M Teresa NB Manzoli ◽

Luna F Braulio ◽

Yona A Francisco ◽

Luigi Brollo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Outpatient Clinic ◽

Hypertensive Patients

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Nondipping Phenomenon and Quality of Life: Are They Related in Essential Hypertensive Patients?

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension ◽

10.3109/10641960902993137 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 105-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Baris Afsar ◽

Rengin Elsurer ◽

Siren Sezer ◽

Fatma Nurhan Ozdemir

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Hypertensive Patients

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Quality of life in young and middle age adult temporomandibular disorders patients and asymptomatic subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-021-01727-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lucas Bozzetti Pigozzi ◽

Duziene Denardini Pereira ◽

Marcos Pascoal Pattussi ◽

Carmen Moret-Tatay ◽

Tatiana Quarti Irigaray ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Latin American ◽

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Group I ◽

Axis I ◽

Group Ii

Abstract Aims To compare the difference in the quality of life between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients and non-TMD subjects diagnosed with the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) or the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD). Methods Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) databases were searched in studies published in English and Portuguese. The search was performed by two independent reviewers in duplicate. A manual search and the gray literature were also included. The inclusion criteria were clinical studies that used the RDC/TMD axis I and quality of life with standard questionnaires in young and middle-aged adult population (18–55 years). The data were analyzed quantitatively by combining the results in a meta-analysis using forest plots. The measure of effect used was the standardized mean difference (SMD) in depression levels. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of the studies. The publication bias was assessed by funnel plots. The initial search included 806 articles without duplications. Results Twenty-four articles were included in the final systematic review. Of these, 9 were included in the meta-analysis, where it was shown a statistically significant in all axis I groups: (a) global TMD—groups I, II and III combined, N = 3829, SMD (95% CI) = 1.06 (0.65–1.51), p = 0.000; (b) group I—muscle disorders, N = 3,056, SMD (95% CI) = 0.82 (0.45–1.18), p = 0.000; (c) group II—disc displacements, N = 3,184, SMD (95% CI) = 0.59 (0.26–0.91), p = 0.000; and (d) group III—arthralgia/arthritis/arthrosis, N = 2781, SMD (95% CI) = 0.98 (0.59–1.36), p = 0.000. When compared to controls. Conclusions Quality of life is affected in all axis I TMD patients, especially in groups I and III with higher pain intensity and disability as compared to group II.

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