The Turkish validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) battery

Abstract Background Cognitive impairment may be seen in as many as 43–70% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and may be observed in all MS subtypes. The Brief International Cognitive Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) battery may be used to evaluate cognition status. The purpose of the current study is to validate the BICAMS battery in Turkish. Methods Patients with MS attending our clinic between September 2014 and April 2015 were invited to participate. Healthy control participants were matched in terms of age, gender and years of education. Results One hundred seventy-three MS patients and 153 healthy control participants were enrolled in the study. MS patients performed significantly worse in all trials than the members of the healthy control group. In addition, cognitive dysfunction was identified in 78 of the 173 (45.1%) patients. In the MS with cognitive impairment group, 64 out of 151 (42.4%) subjects were RRMS patients, 12 out of 18 (66.7%) were secondary progressive MS patients, and 2 out of 4 (50%) were primer progressive MS patients. Conclusions The BICAMS has been proposed for assessing cognitive impairment in MS patients. This study shows that the battery is suitable for use in Turkey

Regionalização no SUS: uma revisão crítica

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.O artigo tem por objeto a produção científica sobre o tema da Regionalização da Saúde em periódicos brasileiros indexados no SciELO. Objetivo: Revisar tal produção, trabalhando os resultados como subsídios para gestores na tomada de decisão e também para o processo de análise da produção acadêmica sobre a temática. Método: Busca na base de dados online de artigos no SciELO, utilizando-se 02/06/2016 como corte temporal, ‘regionalização’ e ‘saúde’ como termos pesquisados e todos os índices como ‘abrangência da pesquisa’. Identificou-se 102 referências, cujos resumos foram analisados, chegando-se a 70 artigos que, efetivamente, discutem a regionalização da saúde no Brasil. Encontrou-se 4 artigos em periódicos fora da área da saúde. Análise: Critérios institucionais (periódico, área temática, data da publicação, abrangência, quantidade de autores) e categorias analíticas criadas pelo autor – Tipo 1, envolvendo “Estudos Exploratórios” (26), “Estudos Avaliativos” (6), “Estudos Comparados” (3) e “Relatos de Experiência” (5); Tipo 2, abrangendo “Textos Teóricos-Analíticos” (20) e “Revisões Histórico-Conceituais” (4); Tipo 3, com “Editoriais” (3) e “Resenhas de Livros” (3). Resultados: A regionalização tem repercussão nos periódicos a partir de 2010. Predominam artigos na categoria de Tipo 1.This article is a review of the literature on the regionalization of healthcare, published in Brazilian journals indexed in the SciELO system. Objective: to review the output and the use of the data to support managers in making decisions on the healthcare system, and analyze academic output on the theme. Method: An online search of the SciELO database for articles using ‘regionalization’ and ‘health/healthcare’ as the keywords, and all indices as the ‘scope of the study’. We found a total of 102 references, and after analyzing the abstracts selected 70 articles that effectively discuss regionalization of health/healthcare in Brazil. We also found four articles in non-health related journals. Analysis: the institutional criteria (journal, theme area, date of publication, scope and number of authors), and the analytical criteria created by author - Type 1 - “Exploratory Studies” (26), “Evaluation Studies” (6), “Comparison Studies” (3); and “Reports of Experience” (5), Type 2 - “Theoretical-Analytical” papers (20) and “Historical-Conceptual Reviews” (4), and Type 3 - “Editorials (3) and “Book Reviews” (3). Findings: regionalization has become more important in journals published since 2010. Most of the articles fall in the Type 1 category