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21/Nov/2024
21/Nov/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024AO1152
Highlights ■ Continuous exosomatic electrodermal activity was associated with higher skin conductance levels in patients with hyperhidrosis. ■ Palmoplantar sweating was significantly higher in the hyperhidrosis group than in the control group (p<0.01). ■ Electrodermal activity is an effective and simple method for objectively quantifying sweating in patients with hyperhidrosis. ABSTRACT Objective: To objectively evaluate sweat intensity in patients with primary hyperhidrosis by measuring electrodermal activity using a continuous exosomatic technique without external stimuli. Methods: This prospective and transversal study […]
Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Galvanic skin response; Hyperhidrosis; Palmoplantar sweating; Perception; Surveys and questionnaires; Sweat
21/Dec/2021
21/Dec/2021
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6259
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the proportion of patients with asthma with misperception of poor control of their disease. Methods A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of patients with asthma and aged ≥18 years. Asthma control was assessed by the Asthma Control Test and the Global Initiative for Asthma questionnaire. The Kappa coefficient was used to analyze the agreement between the results of these tests and the patients’ perception of asthma control, defined by the response to one question of […]
Keywords: Asthma; Control; Perception; Signs and symptoms; Surveys and questionnaires
15/Jun/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018AO4155
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the perception of elderly population about cancer, correlating it with the clinical variables sex, age and past history of cancer. Methods The sample was composed of 300 individuals, 174 (58%) women. A questionnaire containing ten questions and based on the Health Information National Trends Survey was used. For statistical analysis, a p value
Keywords: Aged; Information; Neoplasms; Perception; Surveys and questionnaires
01/Apr/2016
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3616
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the perception of mothers about oral health of their children, as well as to check the influence of demographic variables, perception and preventive practice in oral health of mothers regarding guidance received during pregnancy. Methods Quantitative and cross-sectional field study, with a non-probability sample formed by all mothers who attended the primary healthcare unit of Ijuí (RS), Brazil, from January to July 2014, comprising a sample of 79 women. Self-applied questionnaires were given to these mothers. […]
Keywords: Oral health; Oral hygiene; Perception; Pregnancy