OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in residents of Montes
Claros, Brazil, of both sexes, aged above 16 years, using the COPCORD questionnaire. …

As life expectancy continues to rise, one of the greatest challenges of public health is to
improve the quality of later years of life. The aim of this present study was to analyze the quality …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the
various aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the elderly in São Paulo, …

Objective To characterize scapular kinematics and shoulder muscle activity in patients with
subacromial impingement syndrome, with and without visually identified scapular dyskinesis. …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the methodological steps currently proposed in translation and
cultural adaptation of quality of life questionnaires. METHODS: Fifty patients with rheumatoid …

The objective of the present study was to translate the Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short
Form (KDQOL-SF™1.3) questionnaire into Portuguese to adapt it culturally and validate it …

PURPOSE: We report the cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Quality of
Life in Epilepsy-31 Inventory (QOLIE-31) for the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. …

The objective of the study was to estimate the frequency of recurrent falls and identify the
main associated risk factors. The BRAZOS is the first epidemiological study performed on a …

Objective: The present study aimed to determine indirect costs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
in a sample of patients followed at a public health‐care facility in Brazil. Factors potentially …

Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the
Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC). Design and Setting: A cross-sectional survey at …