A5032636374- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Physical Activity and Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Aging and Gerontology Research
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2016-2025
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
2015-2025
Asklepios Kliniken Bad Abbach
2013-2021
KU Leuven
2018
Western Sydney University
2018
Brazilian Computer Society
2017
Universidade La Salle
2017
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2014
University of Regensburg
2012
Asklepios
2012
A avaliação de qualidade vida vem crescendo em importância como medida resultados tratamento medicina. partir da constatação falta um instrumento com enfoque transcultural, a OMS desenvolveu uma metodologia única para sua criação. Inicialmente foi desenvolvido o World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-100), composto cem questões. necessidade mais curto uso extensos estudos epidemiológicos fez que desenvolvesse versão abreviada 26 questões (o WHOQOL-Bref). Atualmente, estão...
CONTEXTO: A espiritualidade tem sido apontada como uma importante dimensão da qualidade de vida. OBJETIVO: Apresentar revisão literatura sobre vida e espiritualidade, sua associação instrumentos avaliação. MÉTODO: Busca do tema-título nas bases dados PsycINFO PubMed/Medline entre 1979 2005. RESULTADOS: é um conceito recente, que engloba transcende o saúde, sendo composto vários domínios ou dimensões: física, psicológica, ambiental, outras. Considerada a medida faltava na área definida...
The purpose of the study was to evaluate prevalence and predictors depression treatment in a diverse cross-national sample primary care patients.At facilities six countries (Spain, Israel, Australia, Brazil, Russia, United States), two-stage screening process used identify 1,117 patients with current depressive disorder. At baseline, all completed structured diagnostic interview as well measures anxiety symptoms, alcohol use, chronic comorbid physical conditions, perceived barriers...
OBJETIVO: Os transtornos depressivos constituem um problema de saúde pública devido a sua alta prevalência e impacto psicossocial. Pacientes deprimidos são freqüentadores assíduos serviços atendimento primário, porém, muitas vezes, não diagnosticados como tais. O objetivo do estudo é avaliar associação entre sintomas funcionamento social numa amostra pacientes que procuraram serviço cuidados primários em uma capital brasileira. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 2.201 usuários Porto Alegre quanto à...
It has been consistently demonstrated that infertility is associated with quality of life (QOL) impairments. Research to date mostly focused on individual's reactions (mainly women), without an examination how the partner reacting same condition. The few studies assessed QOL among couples did not use couple-based analyses, consequently considering intra-couple effects. objectives this study were explore congruence perception within infertile and estimate effect depression levels congruence....
Abstract Objective To deal with the question of whether a 5‐point response Likert scale should be changed to 3‐point when used in field testing people intellectual disabilities (IDs), which was raised after pilot study World Health Organization Quality Life (WHOQOL)‐DIS, module being developed measure quality life for disabilities. Methods Three possible ways were generate hypothetical data by merging into scale. The analyses based on both item theory and classical measurement theory....
The purpose of this study was to compare melancholic patients rated by the CORE measure observable psychomotor disturbance with nonmelancholic and control subjects across a set biomarkers.Depressed were classified as or using measure. Both groups patients, well subjects, compared for clinical laboratory measures. Serum levels brain-derived neurotrophic factor, two markers oxidative stress (protein carbonyl content [PCC] thiobarbituric acid reactive substances [TBARS]), several immunity...
To validate the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST) in relation to daily record of severity problems (DRSP) for syndrome (PMS) and dysphoric disorder (PMDD) diagnoses. A cross-sectional study with 127 women (20-45 years) PMS complaints. The were evaluated terms weight, height body mass index (BMI). After using primary care evaluation mental disorders (PRIME-MD) questionnaire exclude diagnosis depression, PSST was completed instructed fill out DRSP two consecutive menstrual cycles....
Recognition of the importance religion and spirituality in psychiatry is increasing, several studies have shown a predominantly inverse relationship between religiosity depression. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) widely studied brain neurotrophin responsible for synaptic plasticity, dendritic neuronal fiber growth, survival. The objective present study was to evaluate BDNF levels across high low intrinsic (IR) depressed inpatients. Serum were evaluated from 101 inpatients at...
Meta-analytical evidence suggests that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is altered in various psychiatric disorders. However, meta-analyses may be hampered by the heterogeneity of BDNF assays, lack standard values and among populations included studies. To address these issues, our study aimed to test, a 'true-to-life' setting, hypothesis serum level nonspecifically reduced acute severe mental illness (SMI) patients increases during inpatient treatment. Consecutive samples 236...
This study used machine learning techniques combined with peripheral biomarker measurements to build signatures help differentiating (1) patients bipolar depression from unipolar depression, and (2) or healthy controls.We assessed serum levels of interleukin-2, interleukin-4, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, interleukin-17A, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, lipid peroxidation oxidative protein damage in 54 outpatients controls, matched by sex age....
Background: There has been increasing interest in the measurement of quality life cross-sectional investigations and assessment intervention outcomes elderly adults. Several instruments used this have not yet adequately tested. Objective: To describe psychometric properties World Health Organization's Quality Life Instrument–Short Version (WHOQOL-BREF) a sample Brazilian elderly. Method: A total 424 adults selected through convenience sampling completed WHOQOL-BREF, Beck Depression Inventory...