2 results match your criteria: "Pontific Catholic University (PUCRS)[Affiliation]"
Impact of inhaled fluticasone propionate/salmeterol on health-related quality of life in asthma: A network meta-analysis.
Respir Med
November 2022
Evidera, Needham, MA, USA.
Objective: This network meta-analysis (NMA) compared fixed-dose, twice daily fluticasone propionate/salmeterol (FP/Sal) vs. inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and other ICS/long-acting beta-agonists (LABA) treatments, including when administered using maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) regimens, in terms of improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The relationship between changes in asthma control and HRQoL was assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prevalence of asthma and atopy in schoolchildren from Porto Alegre, Brazil, has plateaued.
Respir Med
March 2015
Faculty of Medicine, Pontific Catholic University (PUCRS), Ipiranga Av. 6690, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address:
Objective: A significant increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy was observed in epidemiological studies conducted in 1980, 1989 and 1998, with schoolchildren of Porto Alegre. The present study aims to determine changes in the prevalence of symptoms of current and lifetime asthma and also to document the prevalence of atopy in schoolchildren from a region of Porto Alegre.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which schoolchildren from 5th to 8th grade (10-18 years), from four schools located in the same geographic area were interviewed.