ListarINVESTIGACIÓN por tema "Medicine, General & Internal"
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A standardized objective structured clinical examination to assess clinical competencies in medical students
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Outcomes-based education is a trend in medical education and its assessment is one of the main challenges. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is one of the tools used to assess clinical ... -
Association between adiposity and asthma
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: In people with asthma, adiposity is associated with more symptoms and less control of the disease whereas on those without asthma adiposity is associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. Aim: To ... -
Association between sleep duration and cognitive impairment in older people
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: Sleep duration may be a risk factor for cognitive impairment. Aim: To investigate the association between sleep duration and cognitive function in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We analyzed information ... -
Association of a healthy lifestyle index with cardiovascular risk factors in Chileans adults
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Healthy lifestyles are associated with a better metabolic- and cardiovascular health profile. Aim: To investigate the association between a lifestyle score and cardiovascular risk in Chilean adults. Material ... -
Association of physical inactivity with obesity, diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in the chilean population
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Physical inactivity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To investigate the association of physical inactivity with obesity, metabolic markers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic ... -
Association of the FTO (rs9939609) genotype with energy intake
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) is associated with higher energy intake and specific food preferences. Aim: To investigate the association of the FTO genotype with energy intake, macronutrient and alcohol ... -
Association of the TCF7L2 (RS7903146) genotype with adiposity and metabolic markers in the Chilean adult population
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: Type 2 diabetes etiology has a strong genetic component. More than 20 genetic variants have been associated with diabetes and other metabolic markers. However, the polymorphism rs7903146 of the TCF7L2 gene has ... -
Brazilian Study of Nutrition and Health (EBANS) - Brazilian data of ELANS: methodological opportunities and challenges
(ASSOC MEDICA BRASILEIRA, 2019)BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies with dietary variables are complex methodologically, being the researcher responsible for anticipating, controlling, reducing and preventing methodological errors. Obesity accounts for ... -
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is a promising therapy for Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) whose survival does not exceed 65% at five years. We performed a literature search about rehabilitation on PAH in MEDLINE, ... -
Control of Heart Rate, Energy Intake and Quality of Sleep in Dancers of Classical Dance
(CENTRO PROVINCIAL INFORMACION CIENCIAS MEDICAS CINFUEGOS, 2018)Foundation: classical dance requires specific capacities at the level of strength, speed and flexibility. Training implies a long-term training overload and stress; therefor, an imbalance load-recovery may cause a syndrome ... -
Correlates of sedentary behaviors in Chile: evidence from the National Health Survey 2009-2010
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: We included ... -
Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in nursing professionals from southern Chile
(CENTRO PROVINCIAL INFORMACION CIENCIAS MEDICAS CINFUEGOS, 2018)Foundation: Health professionals and specialy those related to caring, are under certain situations which produce professional stress that affect their psychological state. Objective: to identify the levels of emotional ... -
Exercise and physical activity in adults who underwent bariatric surgery. Consensus document
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Physical exercise is useful in people who underwent bariatric surgery. However, the right dosage is still a topic for discussion. The aim of this article is to consolidate the prescription criteria for physical activity ... -
Factors associated with cognitive impairment in older adults in Chile
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: The risk factors for the development of cognitive impairment are not well known. Aim: To identify socio-demographic, lifestyle and health-related factors associated with cognitive impairment in older Chilean ... -
Factors associated with falls in older adults in chile. Analysis of the National Health Survey 2009-2010
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: A decrease in functional capacity due to ageing is one of the main risk factors for falls in older people. Aim: To investigate factors associated with falls in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We ... -
Head and neck cancer: validation of the QLQ-H&N35 quality of life questionnaire
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)Background: Head and neck cancer affects esthetic and anatomical parameters, causing pain and functional impotence, affecting vital functions such as eating and breathing, hampering the quality of life of patients. ... -
Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2018)Objective: To investigate the association between ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. ... -
Impact of Hypothermic Stress During Special Operations Training of Chilean Military Forces
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018)Introduction: The Chilean Army considers processes that can optimize physical capacities for responding to the impact of situations and given stressors. The study of the effect of hypothermia as a stressor agent (HSA) and ... -
Is neck circumference an appropriate tool to predict cardiovascular risk in clinical practice? A cross-sectional study in Chilean population
(BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019)Objectives Neck circumference has emerged as a predictor of obesity and metabolic syndrome, but its clinical usefulness for different groups of population is not clearly defined. The aim is to evaluate the predictive ...