Chronic symptoms and pulmonary dysfunction in post-tuberculosis Brazilian patients
de Sousa Elias Nihues S, Mancuzo E, Sulmonetti N, Sacchi F, de Souza Viana V, Netto E, Miranda S, Croda J. Chronic symptoms and pulmonary dysfunction in post-tuberculosis Brazilian patients. The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 19: 492-497. PMID: 26254689, PMCID: PMC9427540, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic respiratory symptomsPulmonary dysfunctionRespiratory symptomsChronic symptomsObstructive disordersPost-tuberculosis patientsPrevious pulmonary diseaseCross-sectional studyPulmonary diseaseRestrictive disordersPulmonary disordersBrazilian patientsHigh prevalenceReportable diseaseFurther interventionDysfunctionSymptomsPatientsPrevalenceLifestyle differencesDisordersAORNon-Indigenous individualsYears of schoolingDiseaseSocioeconomic disadvantage increasing risk for depression among recently diagnosed HIV patients in an urban area in Brazil: cross-sectional study
Nomoto S, Longhi R, de Barros B, Croda J, Ziff E, Konkiewitz E. Socioeconomic disadvantage increasing risk for depression among recently diagnosed HIV patients in an urban area in Brazil: cross-sectional study. AIDS Care 2015, 27: 979-985. PMID: 25741909, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1017442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyDepressive symptomsBeck Depression InventoryHIV/AIDS patientsHIV outpatient servicesHealth-related qualityRisk of depressionLow educational levelLow incomeAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsPoor qualityHIV infectionAIDS patientsPrevalence ratesDepression InventorySymptomsSocioeconomic disadvantageCognitive-affective factorsDepressionSocioeconomic factorsPatientsDemographic factorsPossible roleEducational level