The quality of life of kidney patients by Bruno Miguel Vieira Carneiro, Diana Peixoto Cabral, Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues, Carlos Almeida

“… Kidney failure and the consequent need for dialysis treatment have a major impact on the patient’s quality of life and can jeopardise their professional and family life. We carried out a descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach with the aim of assessing the impact of sociodemographic variables on the quality of life of people with chronic kidney failure. …”
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Body mass index and abdominal circumference among teens in the countryside of Piauí, Brazil by Ionara Holanda de Moura, Jonathan Veloso Costa, Loisláyne Barros Leal, Diego Santos de Araújo, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva, Paulo César de Almeida

“…With this research we aimed to learn about BMI and relate it to the WC of adolescent students in two institutions in Piaui. This descriptive cross-sectional study of quantitative prevalence. …”
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Skin wounds in premature newborns hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit by Fernanda Cavalcante Fontenele, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso

“…It is an exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study. The sample was composed of all PTNs hospitalized in the NICU of a public maternity ward who presented lesions during the period of data collection and whose parents authorized their participation in this research. …”
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Child care consultations held by nurses within the Family Health Strategy by Francisco Fagner Sousa Oliveira, Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Marilia Braga Marques, Gilvan Ferreira Felipe, Inara Viviane de Oliveira Sena

“…It is an observational, descriptive and quantitative research. Data collection took place from August to October 2011, through the observation of three consultations carried out by eight nurses (24 appointments) for the Family Health Strategy Scheme in Picos - Piauí. …”
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Use of central venous catheter in patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit by Francisca Jane Gomes Oliveira, Julianna de Freitas Siqueira, Islane Costa Ramos, Francimary de Alencar Campos, Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá, Joselany afio Caetano

“… This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which aimed at describing the use of central venous catheters for a short period in an intensive care unit regarding their insertion, maintenance, and removal, and at identifying the profile of patients who received the catheter in the period from June to December 2012, in a private hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. …”
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Exploring Students’ Awareness of Research Methodology by Fatima-Zohra Semakdji

“…Through this paper, we set out to explore students’ awareness of the fundamentals of research methodology, particularly research topic selection, statement of the problem, research aims, extended literature survey, research questions, hypothesis formulation, means of research, data collection, analysis of results and ethics of research. A descriptive quantitative study has been carried out using a teachers’ questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. …”
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Cognitive and functional ability of elderly women practitioners of different modalities of exercise by Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira, Ana Paula Serra Araújo, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini

“… Objective: to compare the functional capacity and cognitive ability of elderly women engaged in various forms of physical exercise. Methods: quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, observational and analytical study with 120 volunteers, divided into three groups of 40 elderly: water aerobics group, fitness center of the third age group and weight training group. …”
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Aplication of red reflex test in neonatal care by Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Ingrid Martins Leite Lúcio, Adriana Sousa Carvalho de Aguiar

“…This is a descriptive and quantitative exploratory study, developed in neonatal units of a reference service, in Fortaleza, Ceará. …”
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Cognitive and functional ability of elderly women practitioners of different modalities of exercise by Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira, Ana Paula Serra Araújo, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini

“… Objective: to compare the functional capacity and cognitive ability of elderly women engaged in various forms of physical exercise. Methods: quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, observational and analytical study with 120 volunteers, divided into three groups of 40 elderly: water aerobics group, fitness center of the third age group and weight training group. …”
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Breast cancer risk factors and the mammarian nodule detection – opinion of mastectomized women by Elizabeth Mesquita Melo, Raimunda Magalhães da Silva, Dafne Paiva Rodrigues

“… In this study the knowledge of the mastectomized women is approached concerning the contributing factors to their disease and treatment. …”
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Elderly with ischemic stroke: social-demographic and functional characterization by Chrystiany Plácido de Brito Vieira, Ana Virgínia de Melo Fialho, Paulo César de Almeida, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira

“…The objective was to describe the social-demographic and functional characteristics of elderly after ischemic stroke. Descriptive quantitative study carried out with a sample of accessibility of 52 elderly patients with ischemic stroke, in a health service in Fortaleza-CE-Brazil, between May and August 2009. …”
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Professional conduct during breast and uterine/cervical cancer screening consultations by Fernanda Martins Bertocchi, Betânia Maria Fernandes, Maria Inês Gomes de Almeida, Sandra Carvalho de Freitas, Carla Cardi Nepomuceno de Paiva, Elaine Amaral de Paula

“…Aimed to evaluate the behavior of professionals regarding checking medical history (anamneses) and the physical examination performed in screening consultation for breast and cervical cancer in primary health care. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of quantitative analysis, and was conducted in Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.  …”
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Level of Pedagogical Competence of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Teachers in Palembang City by Ahmad Zainuri

“…This type of research is quantitative research with an explorative approach and data analysis through descriptive statistics. …”
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Comparison of post mastectomy cicatrization among women with or without diabetes mellitus by Marislei Sanches Panobianco, Bárbara Alexandre Lespinassi Sampaio, Edilaine Assunção Caetano, Aline Inocenti, Thais de Oliveira Gozzo

“…This a Cross-sectional quantitative study which aimed to compare the efficiency of the cicatrization process of post-surgical mastectomy, among women who have diabetes mellitus or not. …”
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Profile of children, adolescents and their caregivers assisted by a Home Care Program by Fernanda Elisa Pereira Mariani, Elysângela Dittz Duarte, Bruna Figueiredo Manzo

“…Objective: to identify the sociodemographic and clinical profile of children, adolescents and caregivers assisted by a Home Care Program. Methods: a descriptive, exploratory and retrospective study of quantitative approach. 42 medical records data from patients aged between zero and 18 years were collected. …”
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Evaluation of the factors that make eating of hospitalized elderly difficult by Deise Feijó Lima, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Jamila Geri Tomaschewisk-Barlem, Aline Marcelino Ramos, Kerolayne Machado de Mattos

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the factors that hinder the eating of hospitalized elderly. …”
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ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN PT. INDORIS PRINTINGDO BERSUMBER PADA KEPUTUSAN MENTERI BUMN NOMOR: KEP-100/MBU/2002 by Wardokhi Wardokhi

“…The analysis technique in this research is quantitative descriptive analysis. The data analysis used is based on the Decree of the Minister of BUMN no:100 / MBU / 2002.Based on the results of research known that the financial performance of PT. …”
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Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in women with hypertension by Jucian Silva do Nascimento, Bruna Gomes, Ana Hélia de Lima Sardinha

“…The objective of this work is to examine the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in hypertensive women. This is a descriptive cross-sectional population-based and quantitative study, carried out with 88 hypertensive women. …”
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Physical education in elementary school by Luciane Sanchonete Etchepare, Érico Felden Pereira, João Luiz Zinn

“…Interviews and a quantitative analysis of both the frequency and the percentage of the answers were used as data collecting. …”
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Vaccination coverage of visually impaired adults and sociodemographic characteristics by Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca, Kariane Gomes Cezario, Emilianny Maria Nogueira dos Reis Silva, Karine Moreira de Melo, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes

“…Quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research, involving 41 visually impaired adults in an association of the blind in Fortaleza, CE, between February and May/2011. …”
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