Publications by authors named "P E Braga"
Objective: To understand the relationships that promote and threaten family hope during pregnancy and in the care of high-risk newborns.
Method: Qualitative research, guided by the theoretical framework of Understanding the Complex Nature of Hope, carried out between December 2021 and March 2022, with 28 members of 14 families attended at a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for at-risk newborns in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data obtained from interviews in thematic oral history allowed the construction of narratives, genograms and ecomaps, which were subjected to deductive thematic analysis procedures.
Nine high-intensity sweeteners in beverages in a single LC-MS/MS analysis.
Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill
January 2025
With the increasing demand for reduced sugar or sugar-free products by consumers with chronic non-communicable diseases and individuals seeking weight control, foods and beverages with high-intensity sweeteners (HIS) tend to become more common in the market. Therefore, monitoring HIS concentrations added to industrialised products is an important issue. Thus, an analytical method using LC-MS/MS was established and validated in order to allow the simultaneous determination of nine of these compounds in beverages marketed in Brazil.
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- Obesity adversely affects kidney health, but the specific kidney dysfunction markers in bariatric surgery candidates are not well understood, prompting a study comparing these biomarkers to those of living kidney donors.
- The study involved matching 200 bariatric candidates with 200 living kidney donors based on sex and age, using a 24-hour urine collection to assess protein levels and kidney function.
- Findings indicated that patients with obesity had higher creatinine clearance and proteinuria than kidney donors, underscoring the need to reconsider how kidney function is evaluated in obese individuals considering bariatric surgery, particularly regarding body surface area adjustments.
Despite advances in cancer treatment, current cancer incidence and prevalence still demand multimodal treatments to enhance survival and clinical outcomes. Drugs used in cardiology, such as β-blockers and statins have gained attention for their potential roles in oncology. This review focused on their possible complementary use in solid tumors, including breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This paper aims to conduct a systematic review (SR) to assess Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of malaria-exposed populations for different regions where malaria is endemic, considering any health measurements.
Methods: An electronic search of the Medline, Lilacs, and Embase databases was conducted until February 2nd, 2024, to identify and select studies that evaluated HRQoL. No restrictions on place or language were made.