São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Influence of unstable shoes on women with lumbopelvic postpartum pain: randomized clinical trial.
Back pain is a normal symptom during pregnancy and is expected to become worse beyond the first three months after childbirth. ⋯ Unstable shoes were effective in decreasing the pain intensity at five and nine weeks in women with postpartum LPP. In addition, their use produced decreases in lateral stability speed, anterior stability speed and anterior COP at nine weeks.
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Dry mouth syndrome or xerostomia is defined as decreased salivary flow or hypofunction of salivary glands. Its origins are multicausal and might be the result of a change in the salivary glands or a systemic imbalance. ⋯ Elderly people with diabetes and chronic diseases who were using continuous medication were more likely to have dry mouth. Use of continuous medications for the gastrointestinal tract led to a greater chance of having self-reported xerostomia.
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Using pain scales helps nurses in making early diagnoses and in assessing and managing pain symptoms and findings when developing a nursing care plan. ⋯ NIAPAS was found to be a valid and reliable scale for evaluating acute pain in newborns.
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Cardiovascular risk factors can mediate the association between depression and cardiovascular diseases. ⋯ Individuals with major depression had higher odds of presenting tobacco smoking and diabetes, and lower odds of being obese. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of this, so as to increase the rates of diagnosis and treatment in this population.
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Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot disorders can negatively influence elderly people, thus affecting their condition of frailty. ⋯ These elderly patients presented impairment relating to ambulation and total 5-Frailty score, which seemed to be linked to the presence of frailty syndrome and foot disorders.