Publications by authors named "F Roveda"
Background: The digitization of the primary care system provides an opportunity to evaluate the current use of statins in secondary prevention populations (myocardial infarction or stroke).
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05285085), analysing anonymised data routinely collected by community health workers (CHW) in Brazil between May 2016 and September 2021 to assess the proportion of self-reported statins use and associated factors.
Background: Heartburn and acid regurgitation are typical symptoms usually associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is one of the gastrointestinal diagnosis with higher prevalence worldwide, significantly impairing patients' quality of life.
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of GERD-related symptoms in the Brazilian urban population.
Background: Clinical guidelines are available to steer decisions regarding diagnosis, management and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Despite this, variations in physician's practices regarding gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms are well described in the literature.
Objective: To describe practices of physicians from different specialties on the management of patients with typical symptoms of GERD (heartburn and regurgitation) in a Brazilian sample.
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases. GERD generates significant impairment in patients' quality of life and it is associated to relevant medical resources utilization. A better understanding of GERD pathophysiology in the past five decades has favored the evolution of therapeutic strategies from non-drug interventions and antacids to more efficacious and safer alternatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a public health problem and, in Brazil, lacks of data on one of the main treatments, hemodialysis, are still identified.
Objective: To determine, through description of resources used in ESRD treatment and its complications, the cost associated to hemodialysis and supplementary medical therapy in patients attended by Brazilian Public Health (SUS).
Methods: Methods of cross-sectional and prospective cohort observational analysis were conducted using public data, where information about inpatient and outpatient resource use and patients' characteristics were collected.