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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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The modification and field testing of the Institute of Nutrition Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly

Lawrence, Martha Matthews 07 November 2008 (has links)
The Institute of Nutrition Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly (INQLS) was studied and then modified by the researcher. The new version was referred to as the modified INQLS. In the modified INQLS, nutritional quality of life is defined as the satisfactory intake and utilization of nutrients as influenced by social support, financial status, perceived health status (physical, mental and emotional), and physical well-being. The modified INQLS was pretested in the Petersburg, Virginia area among participants in the Crater Area Agency on Aging program. Field testing of the final modified INQLS was done in Richmond, Virginia, and the New River Valley area of Virginia. Both sheltered and free-living individuals were field tested. In the study, there were 94 respondents (70 women, 24 men) between the ages of 65 and 102. Statistical analyses of the scores from the modified INQLS included frequencies, correlational analysis, multiple regression equations, and ANOVA. No statistical significance were found between the Nutrition scale score and the independent variables of Socia-Economic score, Health and Well-Being scale score, Mobility scale score, Emotional scale score, Age, or Sex. / Master of Science
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Quality of life of adults with venous leg ulcers

Theron, Bernhardett 08 1900 (has links)
Health related quality of life (HRQoL) refers to the impact of disease and treatment on disability and daily living. Living with a venous leg ulcer (VLU) has a negative impact on HRQoL. The aim of the present study was to investigate the aspects of HRQoL affected by VLUs in a local SA sample. A post hoc research design was utilised comparing 30 VLU patients and 30 non-VLU participants. Four hypotheses were investigated: (1) the experience of having a VLU on HRQoL, (2) the relation between gender and HRQoL of VLU patients, (3) the relation between age and HRQoL of VLU patients and (4) the interrelation between the underlying constructs of HRQoL of VLU patients. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on demographic variables and HRQoL using the SF-36 questionnaire. Interviews were conducted to obtain qualitative data to complete the investigation. Correlation analysis and t-tests confirmed that having a VLU negatively affected HRQoL and that interrelations existed among the constructs of HRQoL. There were no significant relations between gender, age and HRQoL of VLU patients. In line with the social constructivist approach, social support and restructuring a sense of meaning in life to increase HRQoL, are important goals in the management of VLUs. / Psychology / M.Sc. (Psychology)
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Indicador de cobertura pré-natal: uma análise espacial em São Luis/MA / Indicator of prenatal coverage: a spatial analysis in São Luis/ MA

Farias, Flávia Baluz Bezerra de 11 December 2014 (has links)
O Ministério da Saúde preconiza que o cuidado pré-natal deva ser realizado de forma regular e completa, com o número mínimo de seis consultas. Considerando esse aspecto, a análise da distribuição de indicador de cobertura pré-natal, segundo áreas geográficas, é um instrumento valioso na pesquisa em saúde materno-infantil por contribuir para o entendimento dos processos envolvidos na determinação das condições de saúde da mulher e do recém-nascido. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da cobertura pré-natal em relação as características maternas em São Luís/MA. Trata-se de uma pesquisa do tipo ecológico realizada em São Luís/MA com uma amostra aleatória de 2.019 mulheres. A coleta de dados de nascimentos, ocorridos em 2012, foi no período de julho a outubro de 2013, na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São Luís, por meio do Sistema de Informação de Nascidos Vivos. Os endereços da amostra foram corrigidos com a utilização do Google Earth, versão 7.1.2.2041, e a busca das coordenadas latitude e longitude pelo site http://batchgeo.com/ para serem georreferenciadas pelo programa TerraView, versão 4.2.2. As coordenadas geográficas do município foram obtidas pela projeção lat/long e datum WGS-84 e foram convertidas para SIRGAS 2000/UTM. Foram obtidos padrões de densidade espaciais por meio de análise estatística espacial, segundo a técnica de alisamento de Kernel e elaboração dos mapas no ArcGis, versão 10.1. Os resultados demonstraram que a maioria das mães estava na fase adulta (85,29%), 96,53% tinham mais de 9 anos de estudo, 65,77% possuíam companheiro, 80,14% não tiveram filhos mortos, 51,42% eram primíparas, 97,67% com gravidez única, 56,76% realizaram parto cesáreo e 67,27% foram a termo. Quanto às consultas prénatais, 13,72% realizaram o número de consultas insuficientes, 38,24% foram regulares e 48,04%, suficientes. Observou-se uma associação estatisticamente significativa. Observou-se uma associação estatisticamente significativa entre idade materna (p<0,0000), anos de estudo (p<0,0000), paridade (p<0,0000), idade gestacional (p<0,0000) e tipo de parto com a cobertura pré-natal (p<0,0000), como também situação conjugal (p=0,0007) e nascidos mortos (p=0,0319). Quanto à condição da cobertura pré-natal por Distritos Sanitários, observou-se que as consultas pré-natais suficientes foram em maior porcentagem nos Distritos Cohab (56,9%), Vila Esperança (54,5%) e Bequimão (51,6%); as consultas pré-natais regulares foram mais expressivas nos Distritos Centro (51,3%) e Itaqui- Bacanga (42,4%); e as consultas insuficientes variaram entre 11,5% e 17,6% em todos os Distritos. Os resultados evidenciam uma forte concentração da cobertura pré-natal suficiente nos distritos Tirirical e Cohab, demostrando a necessidade de vigilância contínua nos outros distritos que apresentaram concentração da cobertura regular a insuficiente / The Ministry of Health recommends that prenatal care should be performed regularly and completely, with the minimum number of six visits. Considering this aspect, the analysis of the distribution of indicator prenatal coverage, according to geographical areas, is a valuable tool for research in maternal and child health by contributing to the understanding of the processes involved in determining the health of women and newborns. The objective of the study was to analyze the spatial distribution of antenatal coverage compared maternal characteristics in São Luís/MA. This is a research of the ecological type carried out in São Luís/MA with a random sample of 2,019. The data collection of births occurred in 2012, was the period from July to October 2013, the Municipal Health Secretary of São Luís, throught the Live Birth Information System. The sample`s addresses were corrected with the use of Google Earth, version 7.1.2.2041, and the pursuit of latitude and longitude coordinates for http://batchgeo.com/ site to be georeferenced by terraView, version 4.2.2 program. The geographic coordinates of the city were obtained by projecting lat/long and datum WGS-84 and were converted to SIRGAS 2000/UTM. Patterns of spatial density using spatial statistical analysis were obtained using the technique of kernel smoothing and preparation of maps in ArcGIS, version 10.1. The results showed that most mothers were in adulthood (85,29%), 96,53% had more than 9 years of education, 65,77% had a partner, 80,14% had children dead, 51,42 % were primiparous, 97,67% with single pregnancy, 56,76% underwent cesarean delivery and 67,27% were full-term. As for antenatal visits, 13,72% had insufficient number of queries, 38,24% were regular and 48,04% were sufficient. There was a significant association of maternal age (p<0,0000), years of education (p<0,0000), parity (p<0,0000), gestational age (p<0,0000) and mode of delivery with prenatal coverage (p <0.0000), as well as marital status (p=0,0007) and stillbirths (p=0,0319). As the condition of prenatal coverage by health districts, it was observed that sufficient prenatal visits were done in the Districts Cohab with the highest percentage (56,9%), Vila Esperança (54,5%) and Bequimão (51,6 %); regular antenatal visits were more expressive in Center Districts (51,3%) and Itaqui-Bacanga (42,4%); and insufficient consultations ranged between 11,5% and 1,.6% in all Districts. The results show a strong concentration of sufficient prenatal coverage in Tirirical and Cohab districts, demonstrating the need for continued vigilance in other districts who presented concentration of regular coverage until insufficient
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Desenvolvimento de medidas integradas de saúde e de ambiente para apoio à tomada de decisão / Development of integrated health and environment measures using Fuzzy logic to support decision making

Oliveira, Daniel Canavese de 12 September 2012 (has links)
As investigações acerca da relação entre as áreas de saúde e ambiente são atuais no debate sobre desenvolvimento sustentável, embora abordem fenômenos complexos e envolvendo incerteza de conhecimento. O uso de medidas síntese representa uma maneira de apreender parte da realidade nesses temas a fim de subsidiar atividades e tomadas de decisões. O objetivo dessa tese foi integrar informações de saúde e de ambiente e propor um indicador para avaliação de países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento. Para tanto foram desenvolvidos dois estudos com o uso de fundamentos da Teoria de Conjuntos Fuzzy. O primeiro estudo destinava- se a avaliar os estados e capitais do Brasil, com base em indicadores no escopo da atenção primária em saúde e cobertura de serviços de saneamento básico, integrados em uma medida síntese: o Índice Agregado de Saúde Ambiental. Os resultados do modelo fuzzy, comparados com outras medidas de sustentabilidade, sugerem situações de desigualdades no país. As regiões norte, nordeste e parte da centro-oeste apresentaram os menores valores do indicador em contrapartida aos maiores valores encontrados nas regiões sul e sudeste. O Índice Agregado de Saúde Ambiental tem potencial para formulação de hipóteses e também colaborar no debate acerca do desenvolvimento sustentável. O segundo estudo visou classificar o cenário de saneamento ambiental dos municípios do Algarve, litoral de Portugal, com uso de informações quantitativas, qualitativas e, também, medidas de opinião. A medida síntese integrada recebeu a denominação de Índice de Saneamento Ambiental. A elaboração do modelo fuzzy envolveu a participação de especialistas do Ministério da Saúde de Portugal. Os resultados do modelo fuzzy sugerem uma assimetria intra- regional com um grupo de municípios Alcoutim, Monchique e Silves que reúnem os menores valores dessa medida síntese e de outros indicadores de sustentabilidade. Por fim, as medidas de ambos os estudos foram comparadas com outras de sustentabilidade e encerram evidências da viabilidade de medidas integradas de saúde e ambiente e apontam para propriedades do uso de métodos com a lógica fuzzy. / The relation between environmental characteristics and health is one of the priorities in the debate about sustainable development. The environmental health area addresses complex phenomena and involves uncertainty regarding knowledge. The apprehension of a portion of the reality in this area using indicators is important to decision support. The main objective of this study is to present two proposals based on the Fuzzy Logic which aggregate specific indicators of health and environment in order to produce an index to the analysis of developing and developed countries. The first proposal has been designed to evaluate Brazils states and capitals based on indicators in the scope of primary health care and coverage of sanitations services. The indicators have been integrated into a summary measure named Index of Environmental Health. The results have been compared with other measures of sustainability. The northern, northeastern and central-western regions of Brazil have shown the lowest index. In contrast, the highest values of that index have been found in the south and the southeast regions of Brazil. These results may reveal situations of inequality in Brazil. The Index of Environmental Health has shown the potential for formulating hypotheses in the debate about sustainable development. The second proposal has aimed to classify the environmental sanitation status in the Algarvians cities, in Portugal, using quantitative and qualitative information and also opinion based measures. The integrated summary measure has been named Index of Environmental Sanitation. The development of this measure has involved the participation of experts from the Ministry of Health. The results have been compared with sustainability measures. They have shown that the worst values of this summary measure have occurred in Alcoutim, Monchique and Silves. In conclusion this study evidences some contributions for decision support obtained from environmental health integrated measures using fuzzy logic.
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Desenvolvimento de medidas integradas de saúde e de ambiente para apoio à tomada de decisão / Development of integrated health and environment measures using Fuzzy logic to support decision making

Daniel Canavese de Oliveira 12 September 2012 (has links)
As investigações acerca da relação entre as áreas de saúde e ambiente são atuais no debate sobre desenvolvimento sustentável, embora abordem fenômenos complexos e envolvendo incerteza de conhecimento. O uso de medidas síntese representa uma maneira de apreender parte da realidade nesses temas a fim de subsidiar atividades e tomadas de decisões. O objetivo dessa tese foi integrar informações de saúde e de ambiente e propor um indicador para avaliação de países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento. Para tanto foram desenvolvidos dois estudos com o uso de fundamentos da Teoria de Conjuntos Fuzzy. O primeiro estudo destinava- se a avaliar os estados e capitais do Brasil, com base em indicadores no escopo da atenção primária em saúde e cobertura de serviços de saneamento básico, integrados em uma medida síntese: o Índice Agregado de Saúde Ambiental. Os resultados do modelo fuzzy, comparados com outras medidas de sustentabilidade, sugerem situações de desigualdades no país. As regiões norte, nordeste e parte da centro-oeste apresentaram os menores valores do indicador em contrapartida aos maiores valores encontrados nas regiões sul e sudeste. O Índice Agregado de Saúde Ambiental tem potencial para formulação de hipóteses e também colaborar no debate acerca do desenvolvimento sustentável. O segundo estudo visou classificar o cenário de saneamento ambiental dos municípios do Algarve, litoral de Portugal, com uso de informações quantitativas, qualitativas e, também, medidas de opinião. A medida síntese integrada recebeu a denominação de Índice de Saneamento Ambiental. A elaboração do modelo fuzzy envolveu a participação de especialistas do Ministério da Saúde de Portugal. Os resultados do modelo fuzzy sugerem uma assimetria intra- regional com um grupo de municípios Alcoutim, Monchique e Silves que reúnem os menores valores dessa medida síntese e de outros indicadores de sustentabilidade. Por fim, as medidas de ambos os estudos foram comparadas com outras de sustentabilidade e encerram evidências da viabilidade de medidas integradas de saúde e ambiente e apontam para propriedades do uso de métodos com a lógica fuzzy. / The relation between environmental characteristics and health is one of the priorities in the debate about sustainable development. The environmental health area addresses complex phenomena and involves uncertainty regarding knowledge. The apprehension of a portion of the reality in this area using indicators is important to decision support. The main objective of this study is to present two proposals based on the Fuzzy Logic which aggregate specific indicators of health and environment in order to produce an index to the analysis of developing and developed countries. The first proposal has been designed to evaluate Brazils states and capitals based on indicators in the scope of primary health care and coverage of sanitations services. The indicators have been integrated into a summary measure named Index of Environmental Health. The results have been compared with other measures of sustainability. The northern, northeastern and central-western regions of Brazil have shown the lowest index. In contrast, the highest values of that index have been found in the south and the southeast regions of Brazil. These results may reveal situations of inequality in Brazil. The Index of Environmental Health has shown the potential for formulating hypotheses in the debate about sustainable development. The second proposal has aimed to classify the environmental sanitation status in the Algarvians cities, in Portugal, using quantitative and qualitative information and also opinion based measures. The integrated summary measure has been named Index of Environmental Sanitation. The development of this measure has involved the participation of experts from the Ministry of Health. The results have been compared with sustainability measures. They have shown that the worst values of this summary measure have occurred in Alcoutim, Monchique and Silves. In conclusion this study evidences some contributions for decision support obtained from environmental health integrated measures using fuzzy logic.
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INDICADORES DE SAÚDE DE PESSOAS COM CONDIÇÕES CRÔNICAS DE HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL E DIABETES MELLITUS NO MARANHÃO / INDICATORS OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN MARANHÃO

SOEIRO, Vanessa Moreira da Silva 12 January 2017 (has links)
Submitted by Daniella Santos (daniella.santos@ufma.br) on 2017-06-23T12:50:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Vanessa Moreira.pdf: 1547178 bytes, checksum: 5519c8294a22598f515b9072289a761b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-23T12:50:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vanessa Moreira.pdf: 1547178 bytes, checksum: 5519c8294a22598f515b9072289a761b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-01-12 / FAPEMA / Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases (NCD), especially Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are a worldwide problem, related to high morbidity and mortality rates in several countries. They are still the greatest burden of the health systems in the world impacting those with chronic conditions, their families and society. In this context, the monitoring and evaluation of health indicators for the treatment and control of SAH and DM is fundamental. This research aimed to analyze health indicators of people with chronic conditions of arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus in a historical series of 17 years in the State of Maranhão, registered in the Basic Health Care Information System (SIAB) and in HiperDia System. This study is descriptive and observational with a quantitative approach, using secondary data with methodologically based in the Theory of Practical Intervention of Nursing in Collective Health (TIPESC). The findings indicated an increase in the enrollment of people with SAH and DM in SIAB and in SIS-HiperDia in Maranhão. However, the enrollment of people with both NCDs in SIS-HiperDia occurred in an anomalous way, not following tendency of growth or decline. There was also a discrepancy in the quantitative registration of both systems. The macro-region of São Luís had the highest percentages of people with SAH and DM in most of the years, in SIAB and SIS-HiperDia, and the lowest percentage were recorded in the macro-region of Balsas. As for the profile of the enrollees in the SIS-HiperDia, there was a prevalence of the NCD studied in the female sex and in the age group of 60 to 79 years. The stroke complication and the sedentary risk factor were the most frequently mentioned. It was identified that the number of registered in the SIAB was below the estimate of individuals with the two diseases in the State. The state Maranhão reached a satisfactory average number of visits per person with both pathologies, being in most of the years above that established by the Ministry of Health, however, the professionals registered the productivity in the SIAB and did not feed satisfactorily the SIS-HiperDia. The follow-up by the ACS reached percentages above 90% for the two NCDs. The epidemiological indicators - specific mortality rate for DM and prevalence rates of SAH and DM - increased over the 17 years analyzed. It is concluded that even with the implementation of Primary Health Care actions, since 1998, with a gradual increase in the coverage and growth of enrollment and follow-up of people with SAH and DM, there was no reduction in the morbidity and mortality of the two NCDs in Maranhão. / As Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis (DCNT), em especial a Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS) e o Diabetes Mellitus (DM) são um problema de ordem mundial, relacionadas a altos índices de morbimortalidade nos mais diversos países. São ainda o maior ônus dos sistemas de saúde no mundo impactando os portadores de condições crônicas, suas famílias e a sociedade. Nesse contexto, é fundamental o monitoramento e a avaliação de indicadores de saúde para o tratamento e controle da HAS e do DM. Esta pesquisa objetivou analisar indicadores de saúde de pessoas com condições crônicas de Hipertensão Arterial e Diabetes Mellitus numa série histórica de 17 anos no Estado do Maranhão, cadastrados no Sistema de Informação da Atenção Básica (SIAB) e no Sistema de Cadastramento e Acompanhamento de Hipertensos e Diabéticos (SIS-HiperDia). Estudo observacional, descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, utilizando dados secundários com delineamento fundamentado metodologicamente na Teoria da Intervenção Práxica da Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva (TIPESC). Os achados indicaram ampliação do cadastramento de pessoas com HAS e DM no SIAB e no SIS-HiperDia no Maranhão ao longo dos 17 anos estudados, contudo o cadastramento de pessoas com as duas DCNT no SIS-HiperDia deu-se de maneira anômala, não seguindo tendência de crescimento ou decrescimento. Observou-se ainda discrepante diferença no quantitativo de cadastros de ambos os sistemas. A macrorregional de São Luís apresentou maiores percentuais de cadastramento de pessoas com HAS e DM, na maioria dos anos, no SIAB e no SIS-HiperDia, e os menores percentuais foram registrados na macrorregional de Balsas. Quanto ao perfil dos cadastrados no SIS-HiperDia, houve prevalência das DNCT estudadas no sexo feminino e na faixa etária de 60 a 79 anos. A complicação AVC e o fator de risco sedentarismo foram os mais referidos. Identificou-se que o número de cadastrados no SIAB esteve aquém da estimativa de indivíduos com os dois agravos no Estado. O Maranhão alcançou satisfatória média de atendimentos por pessoa com as duas patologias, estando na maioria dos anos acima do estabelecido pelo Ministério da Saúde, contudo os profissionais registraram a produtividade no SIAB e não alimentaram de maneira satisfatória o SIS-HiperDia. O acompanhamento realizado pelos ACS alcançou porcentagens superiores a 90% para as duas DCNT. Os indicadores epidemiológicos - taxa de mortalidade específica por DM e taxas de prevalência de HAS e DM - ascenderam ao longo dos 17 anos analisados. Conclui-se que mesmo com a implantação de ações da Atenção Primária em Saúde, a partir de 1998, com aumento gradual da cobertura e crescimento do cadastramento e acompanhamento de pessoas com HAS e DM não houve redução da morbimortalidade das duas DCNT no Maranhão.
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Psychometric evaluation of Hong Kong Chinese version of SF-36 health survey among cancer patients in Hong Kong

鄭愛弟, Cheng, Oi-tai, Joyce. January 2002 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Medical Sciences / Master / Master of Medical Sciences
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A mixed methods approach to investigate partner violence in HIV-positive outpatients /

Pantalone, David W. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-154).
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Relationships among social functioning, life change, and health status in the elderly a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

LaPlante, Joanne. Mondoux, Linda. January 1981 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1981.
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An assessment and review of currently existing databases as a foundation for the monitoring of health status of a population within a defined geographic location /

Webb, Margaret J., January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, 2001. / Typescript. Bibliography: leaves 203-220. Also available online.

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