Publications by authors named "Gianni Mara Silva dos Santos"
The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12 (KCCQ-12) is a simple, feasible, and sensitive questionnaire developed in English for assessing the health status (symptoms, function, and quality of life) of patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to assess the internal consistency and construct validity of the Portuguese version of KCCQ-12. We administered the KCCQ-12, the Minnesota Living Heart Failure (MLHFQ), and the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification by telephone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of menopause and of postmenopausal stages on depression and anxiety symptoms, and whether these symptoms associate with anthropometric, metabolic, and hormonal parameters in midlife women.
Methods: Postmenopausal women (age 50-65), either at early (EPM, n=33) or late (LPM, n = 23) postmenopause, and 23 premenopausal controls (PreM, age 40-50), matched for BMI with the PM groups, were studied. Blood biochemical and hormonal determinations, bioimpedance anthropometry, and depression and anxiety symptoms (Beck's depression [BDI] and anxiety [BAI] inventories) were conducted.
Twenty-eight specimens of Esophael squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) were obtained by surgery procedures.The tissues were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin. In each case, all available hematoxylin and eosin stained sections were examined and a representative block was selected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the use of analgesia versus neonatologists' perception regarding analgesic use in painful procedures in the years 2001, 2006, and 2011.
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of all newborns admitted to four university neonatal intensive care units during one month in 2001, 2006, and 2011. The frequency of analgesic prescription for painful procedures was evaluated.
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- The study aimed to compare the craniofacial measurements of mouth-breather boys and girls to those of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients.
- The research involved analyzing lateral cephalometric radiographs of 144 children aged 7-14, revealing that boys and girls who breathe through their mouths had similar craniofacial features, unlike nose-breathers who showed expected gender differences.
- The findings suggest that mouth-breathers, regardless of gender, exhibit similar craniofacial morphology indicative of changes associated with OSAS, implying that oral breathing could lead to a uniform impact on facial structure.
Introduction: It is important to know the reasons for resubmitting research projects to the Research Ethics Committee in order to help researchers to prepare their research projects, informed consent forms and needed research documentation.
Objectives: To verify the reasons for resubmitting projects that were previously rejected by the Ethics Committee.
Method: This is a cross-sectional study that evaluated research projects involving human beings.