Marcelo Pio De Almeida Fleck
Biographic Data
| ID | 895538 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcelo Pio De Almeida Fleck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcelo Pio De Almeida |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleck |
| SIGNATURE | FLECK M P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3203-7951 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Quality of life of family primary caregivers of individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in south of Brazil
BACKGROUND: The process of deinstitutionalization of individuals with mental disorders (MD) brought greater family responsibility in terms of patient care. AIMS: Evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) and its associated factors of primary caregivers of bipolar and schizophrenic subjects. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 2012 to 2015 with 125 caregivers at an outpatient service of a teaching hospital in the South of Brazil. QoL ins…
Implementation of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in primary care
OBJECTIVE To show the implementation process of IPT-G in primary care, including facilitating and obstructing factors, implementation strategies, and training and supervision of primary care professionals. METHODS Quantitative (cross-sectional and longitudinal) analysis of pre and post-knowledge tests; qualitative analyses of the training courses; patient recruitment; conduction of IPT-G sessions; supervision of IPT-G therapists; application of a…
Increased Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Are Associated With High Intrinsic Religiosity Among Depressed Inpatients
Recognition of the importance of religion and spirituality in psychiatry is increasing, and several studies have shown a predominantly inverse relationship between religiosity and depression. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a widely studied brain neurotrophin responsible for synaptic plasticity, dendritic and neuronal fiber growth, and neuronal survival. The objective of the present study was to evaluate BDNF levels across high and lo…
Brazilian version of the Quality of Care Scale
OBJECTIVE To analyze evidence of the validity and reliability of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Quality of Care Scale from the perspective of people with physical and intellectual disabilities.METHODS There were 162 people with physical disabilities and 156 with intellectual disabilities from Porto Alegre and metropolitan region, who participated in the study in 2008. Classical psychometrics was used to independently analyze the two sample…
Gender differences in perception of quality of life in adults with and without chronic health conditions
Previous studies have shown that chronic conditions have a negative impact on quality of life. Furthermore, this impact appears to be different in males and females, but it is not yet clear what factors may mediate this relationship. Females with chronic health conditions had poorer quality of life in the physical and psychological domains as compared to males with chronic health conditions. The difference between male and female patients in the …
Qualidade de vida dos surdos que se comunicam pela língua de sinais
O estudo objetivou revisar a produção científica sobre a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) de surdos. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizada na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, PubMed e Portal de periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes). Os resultados indicam que sintomas de ansiedade e depressão são mais acentuados nos surdos e podem estar relacionados a dificuldades de comunicação. As pess…
Is Exercise an Efficacious Treatment for Depression? A Comment upon Recent Negative Findings
OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 02 April 2013Sec. Mood Disorders Volume 4 - 2013 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00020
Health-related quality of life in Brazil
The objective of this study was to provide normative SF-36 scores in a general population sample in Brazil and to describe differences in mean scores according to socio-demographic characteristics. The SF-36 questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample of the general population of Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The response rate was 68% and 755 subjects were included (38% male, 62% female). Lower health status was …
Instrumentos em Língua Brasileira de Sinais para avaliação da qualidade de vida da população surda
OBJETIVO: Construir a versão em Língua Brasileira de Sinais dos instrumentos WHOQOL-BREF e WHOQOL-DIS para avaliar a qualidade de vida da população surda brasileira.MÉTODOS: Utilizou-se metodologia proposta pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHOQOL-BREF e WHOQOL-DIS) para a construção dos instrumentos adaptados para população surda em Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras). A pesquisa para execução do instrumento consistiu de 13 etapas: 1) criação …
Associations between self-perceived quality of life and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables in a group of elderly
The objectives of this study were to investigate: (a) multiple relations between socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables and quality of life in the elderly and (b) the model's validity through correlation with depressive symptoms. The sample included 339 elderly individuals from 60 to 98 years of age (M = 73.4; SD = 8.3), who answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-100, and BDI. Cluster analysis of the sample distributed …
Aspectos históricos e socioculturais da população surda
Resgata, contextualiza e caracteriza os aspectos sócio-históricos e culturais da comunidade surda que usa a Língua Brasileira de Sinais com enfoque no modelo socioantropológico. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar a revisão bibliográfica em livros-textos e artigos científicos disponíveis na Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, independentemente da data de publicação. Foram encontrados 102 artigos e 53 livros, dos quais 33 livros-textos e 26 artigos (qua…
Quality of care, quality of life, and attitudes toward disabilities
People living with disabilities value many of the same themes considered important by the general public; however, several additional themes specific to disabilities and specific to these groups of participants emerged. This information highlights the importance of taking into account the unique perceptions and cultural traits of the target population when measuring QOL, QOC, and attitudes toward disabilities
Validity of the Brazilian version of WHOQOL-BREF in depressed patients using Rasch modelling
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument - Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) in adults with major depression, using Rasch modelling. METHODS: Study analyzing data from the baseline sample of the Longitudinal Investigation of Depression Outcomes in Brazil, including a total of 208 patients with major depression recruited in a primary care service in Porto Alegre (Souther…
Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic profile, social functioning, and quality of life of a population of long-stay care patients in a psychiatric hospital. METHODS: A study was carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, in 2002. A total of 584 (96%) long-stay patients were assessed by means of the following instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life, the Social Behavior Schedule, the Independent Living Skills Survey, the Brie…
Autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients
OBJECTIVE: To assess personal autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients, to identify those patients who could be discharged and to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic variables, social functioning, and physical disabilities on their autonomy was also assessed. METHODS: A total of 584 long-stay individuals of a psychiatric hospital (96% of the hospital population) in Southern Brazil was assessed between July and August 2002. The following i…
Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoL-BREF) in alcoholic males
Associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social em cuidados primários à saúde
OBJETIVO: Os transtornos depressivos constituem um problema de saúde pública devido a sua alta prevalência e impacto psicossocial. Pacientes deprimidos são freqüentadores assíduos de serviços de atendimento primário, porém, muitas vezes, não são diagnosticados como tais. O objetivo do estudo é avaliar a associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social numa amostra de pacientes que procuraram um serviço de cuidados primários em uma cap…
O instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHOQOL-100)
A avaliação de qualidade de vida vem crescendo em importância como medida de avaliação de resultados de tratamento em medicina. A partir da constatação da falta de um instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida com um enfoque transcultural, a OMS desenvolveu uma metodologia única para sua criação. Inicialmente foi desenvolvido o World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-100), instrumento composto de cem questões. A necessidade de um ins…
Associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social em cuidados primários à saúde
OBJETIVO: Os transtornos depressivos constituem um problema de saúde pública devido a sua alta prevalência e impacto psicossocial. Pacientes deprimidos são freqüentadores assíduos de serviços de atendimento primário, porém, muitas vezes, não são diagnosticados como tais. O objetivo do estudo é avaliar a associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social numa amostra de pacientes que procuraram um serviço de cuidados primários em uma cap…
Associations between self-perceived quality of life and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables in a group of elderly
The objectives of this study were to investigate: (a) multiple relations between socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables and quality of life in the elderly and (b) the model's validity through correlation with depressive symptoms. The sample included 339 elderly individuals from 60 to 98 years of age (M = 73.4; SD = 8.3), who answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-100, and BDI. Cluster analysis of the sample distributed …
Gender differences in perception of quality of life in adults with and without chronic health conditions
Previous studies have shown that chronic conditions have a negative impact on quality of life. Furthermore, this impact appears to be different in males and females, but it is not yet clear what factors may mediate this relationship. Females with chronic health conditions had poorer quality of life in the physical and psychological domains as compared to males with chronic health conditions. The difference between male and female patients in the …
Validity of the Brazilian version of WHOQOL-BREF in depressed patients using Rasch modelling
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument - Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) in adults with major depression, using Rasch modelling. METHODS: Study analyzing data from the baseline sample of the Longitudinal Investigation of Depression Outcomes in Brazil, including a total of 208 patients with major depression recruited in a primary care service in Porto Alegre (Souther…
Autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients
OBJECTIVE: To assess personal autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients, to identify those patients who could be discharged and to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic variables, social functioning, and physical disabilities on their autonomy was also assessed. METHODS: A total of 584 long-stay individuals of a psychiatric hospital (96% of the hospital population) in Southern Brazil was assessed between July and August 2002. The following i…
O instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHOQOL-100)
A avaliação de qualidade de vida vem crescendo em importância como medida de avaliação de resultados de tratamento em medicina. A partir da constatação da falta de um instrumento de avaliação de qualidade de vida com um enfoque transcultural, a OMS desenvolveu uma metodologia única para sua criação. Inicialmente foi desenvolvido o World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-100), instrumento composto de cem questões. A necessidade de um ins…
Associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social em cuidados primários à saúde
OBJETIVO: Os transtornos depressivos constituem um problema de saúde pública devido a sua alta prevalência e impacto psicossocial. Pacientes deprimidos são freqüentadores assíduos de serviços de atendimento primário, porém, muitas vezes, não são diagnosticados como tais. O objetivo do estudo é avaliar a associação entre sintomas depressivos e funcionamento social numa amostra de pacientes que procuraram um serviço de cuidados primários em uma cap…
Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoL-BREF) in alcoholic males
Autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients
OBJECTIVE: To assess personal autonomy of long-stay psychiatric inpatients, to identify those patients who could be discharged and to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic variables, social functioning, and physical disabilities on their autonomy was also assessed. METHODS: A total of 584 long-stay individuals of a psychiatric hospital (96% of the hospital population) in Southern Brazil was assessed between July and August 2002. The following i…
Long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic profile, social functioning, and quality of life of a population of long-stay care patients in a psychiatric hospital. METHODS: A study was carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, in 2002. A total of 584 (96%) long-stay patients were assessed by means of the following instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life, the Social Behavior Schedule, the Independent Living Skills Survey, the Brie…
Validity of the Brazilian version of WHOQOL-BREF in depressed patients using Rasch modelling
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument - Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) in adults with major depression, using Rasch modelling. METHODS: Study analyzing data from the baseline sample of the Longitudinal Investigation of Depression Outcomes in Brazil, including a total of 208 patients with major depression recruited in a primary care service in Porto Alegre (Souther…
Quality of care, quality of life, and attitudes toward disabilities
People living with disabilities value many of the same themes considered important by the general public; however, several additional themes specific to disabilities and specific to these groups of participants emerged. This information highlights the importance of taking into account the unique perceptions and cultural traits of the target population when measuring QOL, QOC, and attitudes toward disabilities
Is Exercise an Efficacious Treatment for Depression? A Comment upon Recent Negative Findings
OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 02 April 2013Sec. Mood Disorders Volume 4 - 2013 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00020
Health-related quality of life in Brazil
The objective of this study was to provide normative SF-36 scores in a general population sample in Brazil and to describe differences in mean scores according to socio-demographic characteristics. The SF-36 questionnaire was distributed to a randomly selected sample of the general population of Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The response rate was 68% and 755 subjects were included (38% male, 62% female). Lower health status was …
Instrumentos em Língua Brasileira de Sinais para avaliação da qualidade de vida da população surda
OBJETIVO: Construir a versão em Língua Brasileira de Sinais dos instrumentos WHOQOL-BREF e WHOQOL-DIS para avaliar a qualidade de vida da população surda brasileira.MÉTODOS: Utilizou-se metodologia proposta pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHOQOL-BREF e WHOQOL-DIS) para a construção dos instrumentos adaptados para população surda em Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras). A pesquisa para execução do instrumento consistiu de 13 etapas: 1) criação …
Associations between self-perceived quality of life and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables in a group of elderly
The objectives of this study were to investigate: (a) multiple relations between socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables and quality of life in the elderly and (b) the model's validity through correlation with depressive symptoms. The sample included 339 elderly individuals from 60 to 98 years of age (M = 73.4; SD = 8.3), who answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-100, and BDI. Cluster analysis of the sample distributed …
Aspectos históricos e socioculturais da população surda
Resgata, contextualiza e caracteriza os aspectos sócio-históricos e culturais da comunidade surda que usa a Língua Brasileira de Sinais com enfoque no modelo socioantropológico. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar a revisão bibliográfica em livros-textos e artigos científicos disponíveis na Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, independentemente da data de publicação. Foram encontrados 102 artigos e 53 livros, dos quais 33 livros-textos e 26 artigos (qua…
Brazilian version of the Quality of Care Scale
OBJECTIVE To analyze evidence of the validity and reliability of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Quality of Care Scale from the perspective of people with physical and intellectual disabilities.METHODS There were 162 people with physical disabilities and 156 with intellectual disabilities from Porto Alegre and metropolitan region, who participated in the study in 2008. Classical psychometrics was used to independently analyze the two sample…
Gender differences in perception of quality of life in adults with and without chronic health conditions
Previous studies have shown that chronic conditions have a negative impact on quality of life. Furthermore, this impact appears to be different in males and females, but it is not yet clear what factors may mediate this relationship. Females with chronic health conditions had poorer quality of life in the physical and psychological domains as compared to males with chronic health conditions. The difference between male and female patients in the …
Qualidade de vida dos surdos que se comunicam pela língua de sinais
O estudo objetivou revisar a produção científica sobre a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) de surdos. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizada na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, PubMed e Portal de periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes). Os resultados indicam que sintomas de ansiedade e depressão são mais acentuados nos surdos e podem estar relacionados a dificuldades de comunicação. As pess…
Increased Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Are Associated With High Intrinsic Religiosity Among Depressed Inpatients
Recognition of the importance of religion and spirituality in psychiatry is increasing, and several studies have shown a predominantly inverse relationship between religiosity and depression. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a widely studied brain neurotrophin responsible for synaptic plasticity, dendritic and neuronal fiber growth, and neuronal survival. The objective of the present study was to evaluate BDNF levels across high and lo…
Quality of life of family primary caregivers of individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in south of Brazil
BACKGROUND: The process of deinstitutionalization of individuals with mental disorders (MD) brought greater family responsibility in terms of patient care. AIMS: Evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) and its associated factors of primary caregivers of bipolar and schizophrenic subjects. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 2012 to 2015 with 125 caregivers at an outpatient service of a teaching hospital in the South of Brazil. QoL ins…
Implementation of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy in primary care
OBJECTIVE To show the implementation process of IPT-G in primary care, including facilitating and obstructing factors, implementation strategies, and training and supervision of primary care professionals. METHODS Quantitative (cross-sectional and longitudinal) analysis of pre and post-knowledge tests; qualitative analyses of the training courses; patient recruitment; conduction of IPT-G sessions; supervision of IPT-G therapists; application of a…
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care (5 works) · Quality of life (healthcare) (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works)