Aims: To examine the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) for cognitive impairment in post-stroke patients from the Stroke Mortality and Morbidity Study. Methods:The original version of the TICS-M was translated and adapted into Brazilian-Portuguese language in 30 non-clinical subjects. After that, two trained researchers applied the TICS-M in 73 stroke participants from the Stroke Mortality and Morbidity Study; however, 12 carried out only the first evaluation and 61 participants completed the follow up: (i) personal interview 6 months after stroke; (ii) telephone interview 1 week after the first evaluation; and (iii) telephone interview 2 weeks after the first evaluation. The reliability of the TICS-M was calculated by test-retest Pearson's correlation, intraclass correlation and Cronbach's alpha coefficient in 61 participants. Also, using data from the same participants, we carried out the analysis of the receiver operating characteristics curve using the Mini-Mental State Examination as a comparison. The structural validity of the TICS-M was assessed through principal components analysis in 103 individuals (30 non-clinical and 73 stroke patients).Results: Test-retest reliability and intraclass correlation ranged from 0.87 to 0.97 across the evaluations. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.96. Principal components analysis extracted three meaningful domains: working memory, recall memory and orientation. The best cut-off point to screen cognitive impairment was 14 out of 15 (91.5% sensitivity, 71.4% specificity). The area under the curve was 0.89. Conclusions:The Brazilian version of the TICS-M has been found to be a reliable, stable and homogeneous instrument to screen cognitive impairment in stroke patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 15: 1118-1126.
Este artigo se originou de uma pesquisa qualitativa realizada por meio de entrevistas semi-abertas com 20 mulheres vendedoras ambulantes da cidade de São Paulo. A pesquisa buscou investigar como se articulam as questões de trabalho e de gênero entre estas mulheres, a partir do referencial da identidade na Psicologia Social. Os resultados mostraram que o comércio ambulante aparece para elas como alternativa ao desemprego. Como em outras atividades do setor autônomo da economia, há entre elas constante sub-remuneração, implícita na elevada carga horária e no emprego de familiares no preparo das mercadorias a serem vendidas: geralmente comida em suas diversas formas. A produção de comida mostrou uma relação de continuidade com as representações de feminilidade mais comuns em nossa sociedade. Sua comercialização nas ruas, porém, implica em um rompimento com as prescrições de gênero na cultura brasileira, que associam a rua a um lugar masculino. As consequências da opressão de classe e de gênero em relação a estas mulheres mostraram a necessidade de incentivo ao cooperativismo entre elas, possibilitando um enfrentamento desta opressão. Palavras-chave: Vendedores ambulantes, Identidade feminina, Identidade profissional. "Female warriors": feminine identity and occupational identity among street vendors in the city of São Paulo This paper is the result of a qualitative survey conducted among twenty female street vendors in the city of São Paulo. The survey sought to investigate how issues of work and gender are articulated among these women, on the basis of perspectives of identity in Social Psychology. The results showed that street commerce appears to them as an alternative to unemployment. As with others who are self-employed, these women are subject to constant underpayment, which is implicit in the long hours worked and the engagement of relatives in preparing items for saleusually food in various forms. Food preparation exhibits continuity with the most common representations of femininity in Brazilian society. But selling food in the street entails a break from gender roles in Brazilian culture, which looks upon the street as a place for men. The consequences of class and gender oppression for these women demonstrate the need to provide incentives for them to set up cooperatives among themselves, to allow them to confront such oppression.
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