The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a questionnaire that assesses sleep quality and disturbances over 1-month period. It valuable tool for research purposes. aim of this study was to validate Brazilian Portuguese version the PSQI.The (PSQI-BR) developed according following steps: (a) translation, (b) back-translation, (c) comparison between translation back-translation performed by group experts, (d) pretest in bilingual individuals. Between January 2006 September 2007, PSQI-BR...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. METHODS: steps involved creating ESS Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by committee) between translation and testing bilingual individuals. ESS-BR applied group patients who submitted overnight polysomnography order identify obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), insomnia primary snoring. A...

This study aimed to analyze determination and support as successful factors for smoking cessation. Qualitative in which 16 individuals from Porto Alegre, Brazil, who had ceased more than six months, with score > 5 according Fagerström scale, were interviewed. Information was examined through Content Analysis the following steps: pre-analysis, material investigation result treatment. Smoking cessation a consequence of group factors, (the will cease difficulty smoking) received...

Objective To compare the distribution of an inhaled labeled radioaerosol (diethilenotriaminopenthacetate with technetium-99m) when either oxygen or heliox was used as a gas vehicle nebulization. Design Randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Setting Nuclear medicine imagining department tertiary university-affiliated hospital. Patients Twenty children (5–15 yrs old) confirmed diagnosis chronic lower airway obstruction and referred for ventilatory scintigraphy Intervention were randomized...

ABSTRACT Purpose to verify the efficacy of speech therapy in early return oral intake patients with post-orotracheal intubation dysphagia. Methods It was a double-blinded randomized controlled trial for two years intensive care units hospital. Study inclusion criteria were orotracheal intubation>48hours, age≥18 old, clinical stability, and Exclusion tracheotomy, score 4 7 Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), neurological disorders. Patients into treatment or control group (ten days...

There is a wide variability in clinical practice for treating acute asthma (AA) the emergency department (ED), interfering quality of care. The purpose this study was to evaluate impact pathway on management AA ED. We conducted prospective before-after patients presenting with adult ED, during five separate periods (from January March): 2001 (pre-protocol group), 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 (6 months without educational reinforcement). evaluated effects recommendations objective assessment...

FUNDAMENTO: Pacientes que são submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM) apresentam risco maior para desenvolver complicações pulmonares, como atelectasias, pneumonia e derrame pleural. Estas podem aumentar o tempo internação hospitalar, a necessidade recursos financeiros também se associam com redução da qualidade vida capacidade funcional longo prazo. OBJETIVO: Testar uso espirometria incentivo (EI) associada pressão positiva expiratória na via aérea (EPAP), após CRM...

OBJETIVO: Avaliar fatores preditores da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) em pacientes com doença pulmonar intersticial (DPI). MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal 63 pacientes, submetidos a provas função e teste caminhada seis minutos. Foram aplicados os seguintes instrumentos: Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-form Survey (SF-36), Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), inventários ansiedade depressão Beck Modified Research Council Dyspnea Scale. A análise componentes...

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a capacidade funcional no exercício em crianças e adolescentes com bronquiolite obliterante pós-infecciosa. MÉTODOS: Foram estudadas 20 pós-infecciosa, idade de 8 16 anos, que estavam acompanhamento ambulatorial. Os pacientes realizaram teste cardiopulmonar do (TCPE) esteira, caminhada 6 minutos (TC6), espirometria pletismografia, seguindo diretrizes da American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Respiratory (ERS) College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). Para o cálculo dos...

To determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to compare clinical characteristics, radiographic scores, function, and echocardiographic parameters without PH, correlate findings function.This was a prospective, cross-sectional study involving clinically stable (aged 16 or older) enrolled an adult CF program. The were submitted evaluation, Doppler echocardiography, function tests, chest X-rays.Tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRV)...

The treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis involves the use ototoxic drugs, mainly aminoglycoside antibiotics. Due to these fibrocystic are at risk developing hearing loss. To evaluate by High Frequency Audiometry and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions. Cross-sectional study. study group consisted 39 (7–20 years age) a control 36 individuals in same age without otologic complaints, normal audiometric thresholds type A tympanometric curves. Emissions tests were conducted. had...

To evaluate clinical and pulmonary function measurements taken in the first fifteen minutes of assessment acute asthma emergency room used for prognostic purposes.A prospective cohort study involving consecutive patients with asthma. Only who were between ages 12 55 presented peak expiratory flow rates < or = 50% predicted included. Evaluations performed upon admission, then again at 15 4 hours after initiation treatment. Treatment included albuterol ipratropium delivered by metered-dose...

OBJETIVO: Descrever os achados clínicos e funcionais de pacientes com enfisema em lobos superiores fibrose pulmonar idiopática (FPI) inferiores, recentemente descrita na literatura. MÉTODOS: Um grupo 11 a presença simultânea FPI foi identificado retrospectivamente. Todos realizaram tomografia computadorizada tórax alta resolução provas função pulmonar. RESULTADOS: Entre identificados, havia 8 homens 3 mulheres, média idade 70,7 ± 7,2 anos (variação, 61-86 anos). eram tabagistas (carga...

Malnutrition is related with pulmonary disease. The aim was to analyze the association of lung function respectively nutritional status, identified pathogens and socioeconomic condition patients attending a pediatric CF reference center.Cross-sectional study performed aged 6 18 years CF-Center in southern Brazil. Nutritional plasma albumin level bacterial colonization were assessed. outcome studied forced expiratory volume 1 second (FEV1).Eighty-five included this study. FEV1 significantly...

Abstract Purpose Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that causes important multisystemic impairments. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of peripheral muscle strength with lung function and functional capacity in adolescents adults CF. Methods Cross‐sectional prospective data patients enrolled Program for Adults CF at Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre. testing procedures included testing, pulmonary tests, 6‐minute walk test. Results sample consisted 41 subjects (27...

To evaluate the inter-observer agreement of radiological diagnosis lower respiratory tract infections in children.Chest X-rays from 60 children younger than 5 years age were evaluated by three physicians: a pediatric radiologist (PR), pulmonologist (PP) and an experienced emergency pediatrician (EP). All had sought room due to acute with apparent involvement. Observers blinded original diagnostic conclusions, but clinical laboratory data initial medical evaluation provided each film....