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| Zonta,Marise Bueno; Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de; Carvalho,Mirian T Matsuno de; Werneck,Lineu César. |
| The increase in survival rates of patients affected by AIDS is associated with physical disabilities that can compromise their functional independence. We examined the degree and types of disabilities in hospitalized AIDS patients , as well the clinical and immunological parameters associated with disability. The lowered functional status was associated with increased time since AIDS had been diagnosed, with complaints of weakness, and with the involvement of more than one set of systems in the definition of AIDS. The inability to perform daily living activities was associated with higher viral loads (log) c/mL, lower CD4+/mL and CD4+/CD8+ ratios, and with involvement of the central nervous system, in the cause of hospitalization. Both the inability to... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; HIV; Disability; Functional status; Functional assessment; Functional independence measure. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600005 |
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| Zimmermann,C.S.; Carvalho,C.R.F.; Silveira,K.R.; Yamaguti,W.P.S.; Moderno,E.V.; Salge,J.M.; Kairalla,R.A.; Carvalho,C.R.R.. |
| The objective of the present study was to determine if there is a health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument, generic or specific, that better represents functional capacity dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. HRQL was evaluated in 20 IPF patients using generic and specific questionnaires (Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), respectively). Functional status was evaluated by pulmonary function tests, 6-min walking distance test (6MWDT) and dyspnea indexes (baseline dyspnea index) at rest and after exercise (modified Borg scale). There was a restrictive pattern with impairment of diffusion capacity (total lung capacity, TLC = 71.5 ± 15.6%, forced vital capacity = 70.4 ±... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Health-related quality of life; Functional status. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000200004 |
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