Factors associated with hospital mortality in Rio Grande do Sul SUS network in 2005: application of a Multilevel Model.

Objective: To use a multilevel analysis methodology to evaluate hospital mortality from the data available in the Hospital Information System of the National Unified Health System.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with data obtained from Authorization Forms for Hospital Admissions in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 2005. The modeling was performed using multilevel logistic regression, with variables from the individual level (hospital admissions) and the context level (hospital profile).

Predictors of response to group cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Purpose: To identify the presence of factors associated with treatment outcome in patients under group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Subjects And Methods: This study evaluated 181 patients with OCD that attended a 12-session weekly GCBT program. Response criteria were: >/=35% reduction in Y-BOCS scores and global improvement score of the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Reproductive risk factors related to socioeconomic status in pregnant women in southern Brazil.

To evaluate patterns of drug use during pregnancy and other potential reproductive risks in pregnant women, we applied a standard questionnaire to 412 pregnant women classified as low socioeconomic status (SES) or as middle/high SES, in two cities of South Brazil. 77% of the women used at least one medication during pregnancy. We observed significant differences, when comparing low SES and middle/high SES groups, for the following variables: teenage pregnancies (28.