Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Cancer patients and their caregivers incur costs not covered by the Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS(Unified Health System) during their treatment, with expenses related to transportation, symptomatic medications, food, loss of working days, and others. ⋯ The positive correlation found between occupation and origin variables with costs incurred and not covered for patients suggests that the creation of programs that enable the payment of costs not covered by SUS and the decentralization of access to cancer treatment could potentially facilitate patients' adherence to cancer treatment.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Oct 2020
Good practices in the recovery of ambulation in octogenarian women with hip fractures.
Determine good recovery practices for ambulation of octogenarian women after hospital discharge after being operated on for hip fracture. ⋯ Age is a factor that influences the recovery of hip fracture, but there are other influential factors since patients who remain in the family home have a better functional prognosis than those who recover in institutionalized centers, after six months of hospital discharge.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Oct 2020
VEGF gene rs35569394 polymorphism in patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
The relationship between the clinicopathological and sociodemographics characteristics of acral melanomas diagnosed at BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of VEGF gene insertion (I) / deletion (D) polymorphism (rs35569394) in patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and to compare with a control population to verify its association with the pathology. ⋯ In the present study, there is no association between VEGF gene I / D polymorphism and PCOS.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Oct 2020
LetterTelehealth actions in times of COVID-19: information with evidence.
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) brought up discussions about improvements in both primary healthcare and hospital care in Brasil. In addition, the use of information and communication technology tools has become more prominent in the transmission of health information to patients remotely. Through content dissemination actions for professionals and direct guidance to users, remote telehealth/telemedicine services offer qualified actions that can reduce unnecessary referrals and decrease the flow of patients in health units. Information and communication technologies are allies in the fight against COVID-19.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Oct 2020
The hidden prevalence of leprosy: a comparative study between two Brazilian cities.
We compared the hidden prevalence of leprosy in two Brazilian cities with distinct differences regarding geographic region and socio-economic development profile, namely, Juazeiro, Bahia and Joinville, Santa Catarina. ⋯ Joinville presents a higher hidden prevalence than Juazeiro.