Publications by authors named "Sandro S de Oliveira"
Antenatal depression: Efficacy of a pre-post therapy study and repercussions in motor development of children during the first 18 months postpartum. Study: "Pregnancy care, healthy baby".
J Psychiatr Res
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the effectiveness of brief cognitive behavioral therapy for treating antenatal depression and its impact on infant motor development at 3 and 18 months.
- Data was collected from 336 non-intervened women and 108 women receiving therapy, showing an 80% effectiveness in reducing major depressive episodes in the treatment group.
- Infants whose mothers received therapy scored higher in motor development tests compared to the control group, indicating positive effects on child development linked to maternal mental health interventions.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to validate a scoring system to identify dyspeptic patients who are likely H. pylori positive, involving 434 Brazilian adults with unexplained dyspepsia.
- The findings revealed a high prevalence (74%) of H. pylori among those studied, with the score considering factors like age and education, but it showed low sensitivity (up to 36.6%) and high positive predictive value for higher scores.
- Ultimately, the scoring system was deemed ineffective for properly identifying patients who should receive H. pylori eradication therapy, suggesting that a test-and-treat strategy isn't suitable in developing regions with high infection rates.
Objective: To assess prevalence of dyspepsia and distribution of dyspepsia and frequent dyspepsia in subgroups of adults (20 years and older) according to their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out comprising 3,934 subjects living in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, from October 1999 to January 2000. Data was collected through household interviews.
Background: O gastroesophageal reflux is a high prevalent disease with prevalence rates ranging from 21 to 56% in different countries.
Objective: To study the epidemiology and the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease among adult population (20 years and old) at the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil.
Methodology: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted.