ABSTRACT Objective To characterize adolescents referred to medical consultation based on the screening tool “Perfil de Saúde do Utente Adolescente”, and to compare to information gathered from a questionnaire and data assessed during the visit. Methods A retrospective and descriptive study, with analysis of the questionnaires filled out by adolescents and their respective medical records, in the period from January 2013 to June 2016. Results A total of 54 adolescents were seen, 57% male and mean age of 12±1.7 years. […]

ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the care flow and the primary diagnoses of an Adolescent Medicine Clinic. Methods A retrospective descriptive study, with analysis of clinical processes of adolescents (10-18 years) seen at the Adolescent Medicine Clinic, from January 2006 to December 2013. The following variables were analyzed: sex, age, number of visits, referring service and primary diagnoses according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. As to the variable age, the adolescents were divided into two […]