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BACKGROUND: Health communication tools like film are capable of reducing health disparities and could be effective in addressing negative illness perceptions of MS in Hispanics/Latinx. OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility of using a culturally appropriate short narrative film to examine illness perceptions overtime and attitudes in Hispanics/Latinx affected with MS. METHODS: Participants were assigned to view a short narrative film (n = 130) or not (n = 106). The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) was used to examine illness perceptions at baseline, one and three months. Focus groups were conducted at 6 months. Measures of sociocultural integration were obtained. Individual group BIPQ domains were evaluated over time using paired sample t-test. Multivariate linear regression was used to examine predictors of BIPQ change. RESULTS: A more positive perception of treatment (p < 0.0001) and understanding (p = 0.0003) were seen at 3 months for those exposed to film. Focus groups were effective in highlighting that the perceived disease prognosis, family support and awareness of MS contributes to attitudes. Exposure to film was found to be the strongest predictor (Beta:6.31, p = 0.01) of BIPQ change at three months. CONCLUSION: Our results provide support that a short narrative film of MS in Hispanics/Latinx is a feasible intervention to change perceptions of MS to a more positive view.
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been increasing worldwide over the past decades. However, this upward trend has not been examined at the country level in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The aims of this study are to examine trends of MS incidence over 4 years and to provide age- and gender-standardized incidence rate estimates for a Caribbean island. METHODS: Data from the Puerto Rico (PR) MS Foundation's registry was used to identify all newly diagnosed MS cases between 2013 and 2016. MS patients were 18 years and older and met the 2010 revised McDonald criteria. Age- and gender-standardized incidence rates were estimated. RESULTS: A total of 583 new MS cases were diagnosed in PR from 2013 to 2016. The age- and gender-standardized MS incidence rate for PR increased from 6.1/100,000 in 2013 to 6.7/100,000 in 2016. The annual age-standardized MS incidence rates for females rose from 8.4/100,000 in 2013 to 9.8/100,000 in 2016 and were higher than males, which remained around 3.7/100,000. CONCLUSION: Incidence estimates for PR were higher than other LAC countries but consistent with MS increases in other world regions. Our findings tend to rule out several prior potential environmental explanations for high MS incidence rates.
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Multiple Sclerosis/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Puerto Rico/epidemiology , Registries , Young AdultSubject(s)
Surgical Procedures, Operative/statistics & numerical data , Waiting Lists , Hospitals , Humans , Peru , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Humans , Health Services Administration , Health Management , Waiting Lists , Surgery Department, Hospital , PeruABSTRACT
El propósito de este trabajo es determinar las manifestaciones bucodentales en niños con insuficiencia renal crónica y/o transplantados en el Servicio de Nefrología Infantil del Hospital de Niños J. M. de los Ríos en Caracas - Venezuela. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de campo e intencional donde se seleccionaron 30 pacientes niños con edades entre los 7 y 17 años con insuficiencia renal crónica y/o transplantados de riñón y 30 niños no comprometidos sistémicamente. Todos los pacientes tenían un consentimiento informado de los padres y/o representantes como también los del grupo control. Se utilizó una Historia Clínica con datos socioepidemiológicos; se utilizó instrumental básico para el examen clínico intrabucal, revelador de placa dentoalveolar, vasillas indicadoras universal de Ph para la recolección de saliva y titulación de las mismas. El 77% de la población con insuficiencia renal crónica presentó hipoplasia del esmalte, el 93% presentó caries y la población control presentó el 50%, el 50% presentó gingivitis generalizada y el grupo control el 20%, el pH salival es más ácido en los niños con insuficiencia renal crónica y el grupo control mostró un pH neutro y alcalino y el 93% presentó xerostomía y el grupo control no presentó dicha afección; el 86% de los niños con insuficiencia renal crónica presentaron retardo de crecimiento, un 75% de retraso dentario y el 97% presentaron aumento del vello corporal. Los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica presentan alteraciones del aparato masticatorio que son propias de la enfermedad y también como consecuencia del tratamiento aplicado, por tal motivo el odontopediatra juega un papel importante en la instrucción a padres y/o representantes, médicos y paramédicos para el control y tratamiento de lesiones en boca de estos niños
The chronic renal shortage, is one of the nefropatias more known, which is a transtorn of etiology characterized by the decrease of Renal Function progress. The purpose of this work is to determine the oral dental patologic, in children with chronic renal shortage or transplanted at Servicio Infantil del Hospital de Niños J.M. de Los Rios in Caracas, Venezuela. A a descriptive study was made, in which were chosen 30 children patients from 7 to 17 years old with chronic renal shortage and/ or kidney transplanted, and 30 children not involved with this illness. All patients were authorized by their parents as well as the control Group. A clinical history was used with socioepidemiologic data, also the basic instruments to clinic intra- oral exam. The 77 % of population with chronic reanl shortage showed, the 93% showed dental cavity and the control population showed the 50%, the 50% showed and the control Group the 20%, the is more acid in childrens with chronic renal shortage and the control Group a neutral PH, and the 93% showed , and the control Group do not showed xerestomia; the 86 % of childrens with chronic renal shortage showed delay in raising, one 75 % of dental delay and the 97% showed an increase of corporal The patients with chronic renal shortage showed alterations in chewing apparatus, which are commons of this illness and also the consequence of treatment used, for this reason the dentist has an important rol in teaching to parents, medic and paramedic the control and treatment of this lesions in children.
