4 results match your criteria: "28113Federal University of Juiz de Fora[Affiliation]"
Effectiveness of a smoking cessation decision-making electronic tool (): A randomized clinical trial.
Health Informatics J
June 2022
Faculty of Medicine, 28113Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
There is an underutilization of smoking cessation treatment among patients with chronic conditions, which indicates a need for new strategies to engage them. Web-based smoking cessation decision-making tools can be beneficial. This study assessed the effectiveness of the software at increasing engagement to smoking cessation counseling groups among Brazilian smokers with chronic conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIron-based phosphorus chelator: Risk of iron deposition and action on bone metabolism in uremic rats.
Exp Biol Med (Maywood)
March 2022
Laboratory of Experimental Nephrology (LABNEX), Interdisciplinary Nucleus of Laboratory Animal Studies (NIDEAL), Center for Reproductive Biology (CBR), 28113Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-900, Brazil.
Phosphate chelators are frequently used in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). New iron-based chelators remain understudied and offer a promising therapeutic option for the control of bone and mineral disorders of chronic kidney disease (BMD-CKD). We assessed the effect of the phosphorus chelator, chitosan-iron III (CH-FeCl), compared to calcium carbonate (CaCO) in BMD-CKD and the potential iron overload in uremic rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAltruism, Volunteering and Cognitive Performance Among Older Adults: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
January 2022
Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, 28113Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
This study aims to investigate whether altruism and volunteering are associated differently with cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults. A 2-year longitudinal study of 291 Brazilian older adults was conducted. In the baseline analysis, altruism, but not volunteering, was associated with higher scores for the composite cognitive score, the Mini-Mental State Examination, the verbal fluency and the CERAD Recall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHome-based or remote exercise testing in chronic respiratory disease, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A rapid review.
Chron Respir Dis
September 2020
Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, 2541Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: To identify exercise tests that are suitable for home-based or remote administration in people with chronic lung disease.
Methods: Rapid review of studies that reported home-based or remote administration of an exercise test in people with chronic lung disease, and studies reporting their clinimetric (measurement) properties.
Results: 84 studies were included.