Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas at El Paso, 2009. / Title from title screen. Vita. CD-ROM. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Orientador: Neury Jose Botega / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T14:02:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lima_DanielaDantas_M.pdf: 2966571 bytes, checksum: 532efaab621a4ee6e0c61f49a27d93c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Objetivo: Detectar fatores associados ao comportamento suicida em pacientes que fazem uso nocivo de bebidas alcoólicas internados em hospital geral. Método: 4.352 pacientes, admitidos consecutivamente, foram avaliados utilizando-se um rastreamento do qual constavam as escalas AUDIT e HAD. Fixando-se histórico de tentativa de suicídio como variável dependente, testes de qui-quadrado foram realizados com variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. Resultados: Uso nocivo de álcool (AUDIT > 8) foi detectado em 423 pacientes. Dentre estes, 60 (14,2%) tinham depressão (HAD > 8) e 34 (8%) tinham histórico de tentativa de suicídio. Observou-se, também, maior frequência de tentativa de suicídio prévia em pacientes que estavam deprimidos (p = 0,0001), portadores de HIV (p = 0,0001) e que faziam uso de psicofármacos (p = 0,02). Conclusões: A elevada prevalência de depressão em pacientes com transtornos relacionados ao uso de álcool e com tentativa de suicídio pregressa reforça a hipótese de que há outros fatores, como a depressão, relacionados à co-ocorrência de alcoolismo e suicídio / Abstract: Objective: to detect factors associated to suicidal behavior among patients admitted to a general hospital who presented harmful alcohol drinking pattern. Method: 4352 patients consecutively admitted were screened by means of the AUDIT and HAD. Chi-square tests were performed taking history of previous suicide attempts as dependent variable. Results: 432 individuals presented alcohol harmful use or dependence (AUDIT > 8), 60 (14.2%) of which had depression (HAD > 8) and 34 (8%) previous suicide attempt. The latter was more frequent among those who were depressed (p = 0.0001), taking psychotropic medicines (p = 0.02) and HIV positive (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression in these patients reinforces the hypothesis that there are other factors, such as depression, associated with the cooccurrence of alcoholism and suicide / Mestrado / Ciencias Biomedicas / Mestre em Ciências Médicas

Magister Public Health - MPH / Many of the known risk factors associated with low birth weight, such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, genetic makeup, and obstetric history, are not within a women's immediate control. However, there are many things that a woman can do to improve her chances of having a normal healthy child. Lifestyle behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, nutrition and the use of alcohol, play an important role in determining the growth of the fetus. The aim of this study was to establish the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lifestyle factors such as alcohol use, smoking and nutrition among childbearing women and health care workers on the farms in Stellenbosch and Vredendal. / South Africa

<p>Many of the known risk factors associated with low birth weight, such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, genetic makeup, and obstetric history, are not within a women's immediate control. However, there are many things that a woman can do to improve her chances of having a normal healthy child. Lifestyle behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, nutrition and the use of alcohol, play an important role in determining the growth of the fetus. The aim of this study was to establish the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lifestyle factors such as alcohol use, smoking and nutrition among childbearing women and health care workers on the farms in Stellenbosch and Vredendal.</p>

<p>Many of the known risk factors associated with low birth weight, such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, genetic makeup, and obstetric history, are not within a women's immediate control. However, there are many things that a woman can do to improve her chances of having a normal healthy child. Lifestyle behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, nutrition and the use of alcohol, play an important role in determining the growth of the fetus. The aim of this study was to establish the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lifestyle factors such as alcohol use, smoking and nutrition among childbearing women and health care workers on the farms in Stellenbosch and Vredendal.</p>