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Calidad de vida en las personas de la tercera edad, Pindilig 2005
(2006) Velasco Pinos, Fabián Leonardo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Cambios y/o potencialización de los estilos de vida que practican familiares con enfermedades metabólicas: diabetes mellitus tipo2, hipertensión arterial Fundación DONUM 2002-2003
(2004) Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo; Campoverde Arévalo, Nicolás Luciano
Características clínicas y epidemiológicas del neumotórax en personas de 18 años y más: Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso y Teófilo Dávila de Machala, 2007-2011
(2012) Méndez Flores, Diego Francisco; Matute Quito, Jeovanny Leonardo; Molina Andrade, Erick William; Andino Vélez, José Gerardo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Introduction: Pneumothorax is one of the most frequent reasons people come to the emergency room, this condition is a medical emergency that can cause steadily worsening oxygen shortage, unless reversed by effective treatment, these sequels can progress and cause death for which it must be diagnose and taken care of immediately by the physician. Objective: to establish its clinic characteristics, epidemiology, diagnose and X ray characteristics in patients 18 and older who came to the emergency room of both the Vicente Corral Moscoso hospital in Cuenca city and Teófilo Dávila in Machala city. Methodology: a backwards-descriptive research was conducted from January 20007 to December 2011. The sample used for this research was patients 18 years and older who came to the above mentioned hospitals and were diagnosed Pneumothorax positive. A pre-designed chart was used to gather all the information. In addition, all the data was taken from each patient’s charts Results: Patients were mostly diagnosed traumatic pneumothorax positive which was 85.6 % out of total cases was. The most relevant clinic characteristics were as follows: moderate pain 40.8%; tachycardia15.2%; deviation of the trachea to the right side 32.8% , of the veins of the neck distension 38.4% pulmonary hipersonority 76,8% , decreased breath sounds 80%, dyspnea 99.2%; cyanosis 22.4%. The methodology used to diagnosed a patient was as follows: chest X-ray100% ; computed tomography27.2% y magnetic resonance (MRI) in the 0.8% de los cases; for treatment 16% of the time the insertion of a syringe was to take out the air was needed and the use of a chest tube in a 100%. The average rate a patient stayed at the hospitals was 5 days and finally the percentage patient’s mortality was 10.4%. Conclusions: Differences in the clinic characteristics between the two hospitals were observed related to its causes, the pain intensity, heart rate, and Cyanosis. It was also discovered that this disease has a high mortality rate.
Conformación del Consejo Cantonal de Salud en el cantón Guachapala, provincia del Azuay, 2002
(2005) Quezada León, Consuelo Yolanda; Pazán Torres, Carmen Germania; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Conocimientos y prácticas sobre prescripción de antidiabéticos orales por los médicos rurales, provincia del Azuay, 2012
(2013) Quizhpe Guamán, Pablo Patricio; Quezada Mosquera, Maribel Alejandra; Plaza Ronquillo, Leonidas Patricio; Ojeda Orellana, Marco Ribelino; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective: To determine the knowledge and practices level at prescription of hypoglycemic agents by Rural Physicians who work in the health sub-centers, health centers and hospitals in the Ecuadorian Province of Azuay in 2012.Method and Materials: It´s a descriptive study. The sample is the study´s entire Universe (N: 148 Rural Physicians), who work in the Health Sub-Centers, Health Centers and Hospitals of Azuay. The instrument to collect the data was a previously validated questionnaire. We analyzed the results with SPSS 15.00 Evaluation version software Results: The study found 52.6% of the Rural Physicians were women. The 83.3% graduated of Public University. The 63.2% worked in Health Sub-Centers of Azuay. The 14.0% and 67.5% of the Rural Physicians scored a very good and good knowledge and practices respectively on hypoglycemic agents’ prescription. Conclusions: The 81.5% of the Rural Physicians had very good and good knowledge and practices at prescription of hypoglycemic agents
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de dengue en todos los estudiantes de tercer año de bachillerato de los colegios fiscales 9 de Octubre, Machala, Klever Franco Cruz, Juan Henríquez Coello, El Oro, Atahualpa, Unión Nacional de Educadores Une, Juan Montalvo, Matilde Hidalgo de Procel, Simón Bolivar de la ciudad de Machala, 2012
(2013) Pauta Martínez, Juan Pablo; Torres Avila, Janina Viviana; Vélez Carrión, María Alejandra; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Introduction: In Ecuador dengue epidemics have occurred in recent years with severe clinical presentations and several deaths as a result.- Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices about dengue third year students of school of public schools in the urban area of the city of Machala in 2012.- Methods: Cross-sectional study of prevalence, carried out in a population of 642 high school students from the city of Machala, we proceeded to collect the survey data using Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Dengue - CAP DENGUE the entire sample selected following their individual rating data forms were entered into a database in SPSS 15 and used crosstabs with relative frequencies and percentages for presentation.-Results: Students aged 17-19 years were the most prevalent 78.67%, the most frequent sex was male 57.01%, the most prevalent marital status was Bachelor / a 96.1%, 96,10% of the population lived in their home for periods equal to or greater than 5 years. Following assessment found that the knowledge, attitudes and practices were very good 25.7%, 65.89% and Regulars Buenos 8.41% without registering Bad grades. The greatest deficiencies were in the process of preventing both institutional and community staff.- Conclusions: The knowledge, attitudes and practices in teenage high school student population of the city of Machala lining be adequate in most cases, this will definitely contribute to the control of the disease, but prevention efforts are still deficient in some respects.AU
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 que acuden al centro de atención ambulatoria 302 del IESS en el periodo de mayo a julio, Cuenca Ecuador, 2015
(2016) Delgado Abril, Daniela Verónica; Flores Figueroa, Ana Carolina; Bustamante Medina, José Leonardo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas nutricionales en diabéticos tipo 2 que integran los clubes de Diabéticos Urbanos, Cuenca, 2015
(2016) Medina Apolo, María Gabriela; Ramón Brito, Susana Maricela; León Astudillo, Edgar José; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
To estimate the frequency of knowledge, attitudes and practices on nutrition in patients with type 2 diabetes belonging to the clubs in urban areas, 01D01 and 01D02, of the city of Cuenca from the Ministry of Public Health, in2015. Methods and materials A descriptive study was conducted in a randomized probabilistic sample calculated with a finite universe of 682 patients; the sample size was 245; it was calculated based on the 95% confidence, good attitudes of 50% and 5% error difference. The data of knowledge, attitudes and practices were obtained by direct interview; for tabulation and analysis of the data the SPSS software, version 2015. Results The age ranges from 40-85 years, median, 67 years. The 72,25 % were women, 56,32% married, and 65.31% had basic education. The level of good nutrition knowledge was 12, 65%, fair, the 61,23% and poor, 26,12%. Good attitudes, 10,20%, fair, and bad the 64,90%, 24,90%, 15,51% had good practice, regular, the 58,78%, and bad, 25,71%. Conclusion The frequency of knowledge, attitudes and practices regular were over 50%.
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre dengue en los estudiantes de tercer año de bachillerato en los colegios fiscales: 9 de Octubre, Amazonas, Unión Nacional de Educadores, República del Perú, Héroes del Jambelí, Simón Bolívar, Mario Minuche Murillo, Juan Montalvo, Red Educativa Rotary Club, República del Ecuador, de Machala, 2012
(2013) Siguencia Ortega, Mariela Elizabeth; Tenezaca Ordóñez, Viviana del Rosario; Tirapé Castro, Hugo Arturo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective. To identify knowledge, attitudes and practices about dengue, a descriptive. Methodology study of high school juniors in the public schools of the urban area of Machala in 2012. The sample of 640 students from 10 schools was probabilistic and random. Data came from self-administered questionnaire analyzed with SPSS software. With Cronbach's alpha of 0.811.- Results good knowledge about dengue frequently were 73.6%, and the lowest rate was 3.1% of wrong knowledge. Good attitudes about dengue frequently were 83.9%, and the lowest rate was 2.2% bad knowledge. Attitudes frequent regular on dengue were 65.5%, and the lowest rate was 16.6% of wrong knowledge.- Discussion knowledge attitudes and practices about dengue were favorable, should be continued and strengthened the work of relevant agencies emphasizing the protection and prevention.AU
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre dengue en los estudiantes de tercer año de bachillerato en los colegios fiscales: 9 de octubre, Atahualpa, Amazonas, Mario Minuche Murillo, Kleber Kranco Cruz, Juan Montalvo, República de Perú, Red educativa Rotary Club, El Oro, República del Ecuador, de Machala, 2012
(2013) Lozano Siavichay, María Eugenia; Martínez Espinoza, Bárbara Belén; Siavichay Mejía, Priscila Paola; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices about dengue third of high school students in the public schools of the urban area of the city of Machala in 2012.- Methods: We conducted a descriptive study in a universe of 2522 students. The sample of participants was probabilistic and random, calculated based on 95% confidence level and 20% of knowledge, attitudes and practice regular (pilot study). The sample size was 640 students, which were included in the 20% loss. Participating schools were 17, of which 10 were randomly selected with a probability of 50% equity and 20% sampling error. The data were obtained from a self-administered, they were analyzed with the help of SPSS software.- Results: About Dengue, the level of good knowledge was 80.5%, which is the most frequent while 1.5% received a wrong level knowledge, which is the lowest frequency value. The level of good attitudes was 85.9%, which is the most frequent while 1.6% received a wrong level knowledge about dengue, which is the lowest frequency value. Practice the highest level reached by the students was regularly representing 50.6% of the study, while 17.7% of the students scored a level bad being the lowest frequency.- Discussion: knowledge attitudes and practices about dengue were favorable, should be continued and strengthened the work of relevant agencies emphasizing the protection and prevention.AU
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre paludismo en estudiantes de tercer año de bachillerato de los colegios 9 de Octubre, Machala, Kleber Franco Cruz, Republica del Ecuador, Atahualpa, Unión Nacional de Educadores Une, Juan Montalvo, Republica del Perú, Simón Bolivar, fiscales urbanos de la ciudad de Machala, 2012
(2013) Paguay Saeteros, María Delfina; Tapia Vera, Mayra Victoria; Vázquez Espinoza, Doménica Martina; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Target. Determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices about malaria in high school juniors in the public schools of the urban city of Machala, 2012.-Materials and Methods. A descriptive study was conducted in a universe of 2069 students. The sample was probabilistic and representative, the size is calculated based on 95% confidence, 25% excellent knowledge (data obtained from a pilot study) and 20% error of inference. The data were obtained through a survey conducted by researchers to students and analyzed with Excel software.- Results. The 51.0% were men, the average age was 17.1 years ± 1. 45 DS and 49.0% did not receive prior training on malaria, 65.85% known the cause, 67.25% known it has cure, 64% used insecticides, 89.75% would go to a health center, 74% would use treatment, 52.2% believe that the MSP is responsible for the prevention, 41.75% performed activities to prevent and control, 43.75% believe that there is good care by the MPS.-Conclusions. The excellent and very good knowledge about malaria were 46.0%, excellent and very good attitudes were 71.0%, excellent and very good practices were 45.0%.AU
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre paludismo en estudiantes del tercer año de bachillerato de los colegios fiscales urbanos: Kleber Franco Cruz, Unión Nacional de Educadores Une, El Oro, Red Educativa Ma1 Rotary, Club de Machala Moderno, Juan Henriquez Coello, 9 de Octubre, República del Ecuador, Héroes de Jambeli, Matilde Hidalgo de Procel de La Ciudad de Machala, 2012
(2013) Tapia Cabrera, Eddy Eduardo; Uguña Uguña, Daniel Esteban; Yunga Brito, Martha Beatriz; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Introduction: Dyspepsia is a common symptomatology in daily medical practice, affects notably patients’ quality of life. The prevalence of clinically significant upper gastrointestinal findings in adult patients and their predictability is unknown.- Objective: To determine frequency of clinical, endoscopic and histological findings in patients with dyspeptic symptoms treated at Gastroenterology Unit of José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital in Cuenca from January 2010 to December 2011.- Methodology: A descriptive epidemiological study of cross section was conducted, from January 2010 to December 2011. The population consisted of all patients with dyspeptic symptoms who attended the service that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria established underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and samples were taken for histological research. The data were transcribed AS400 system to the respective forms, which were analyzed with SPSS 19.0.- Results: We reviewed 2795 patients’ records, the most common age group is between 46 and 60 years old (36.1%), predominantly female (60.4%), the most frequently reported symptom was epigastric pain (84.3 %), followed by abdominal distension (50.5%). Functional dyspepsia was the most frequent endoscopic finding (60.5%) versus organic dyspepsia (39.5%). The most frequent significant endoscopic findings were erosions (16.1%) and esophagitis (12.5%). Infection by H. pylori was present in 61.6%. The chronic active gastritis histological finding was observed more frequently (36.6%).- Conclusion: Features observed among population of Cuenca city don’t differ too much from the international studies reviewed.AU
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre paludismo en los estudiantes del tercer año de bachillerato de los colegios fiscales de la Ciudad de Machala, 2012
(2013) Quevedo Izquierdo, Estefanía Dolores; Rodríguez Ordóñez, Susana Janneth; Sánchez Pérez, Mario Paúl; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Target Determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices about malaria in of the sixth year students from urban schools in the city of Machala. Collages Were: Colegio Machala, Héroes de Jambeli, Juan Henriquez Coello, República del Ecuador, El Oro, Mario Minuche Murillo, Unión Nacional de Educadores Une, República del Perú, Red Educativa Ma 1. Methodology A descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 400 students. A probability sample representative of a universe of 2069. The size was calculated on the basis of a confidence level of 95%, 60% excellent knowledge (data obtained from a pilot study) and the inference error 2%. Data were collected through a survey and analyzed in SPSS. Results The age ranged between 16 and 22 years, mean 19 ± 1.2 DS. 71.5% were women. 77.5% received no prior training on malaria, 46.75% of unknown cause, the 50.50% known to have healing, 54.75% insecticides used, 79.25% would go to a health center, 56, 75% would use the treatment, 38.5% believe that the MSP is responsible for prevention, 36% done to prevent and control the activities, 61% believe that there is a good attention from the MPS. Conclusions Excellent knowledge on malaria was 25.5%, very good 21.0% and good 53.5%. Attitudes excellent 12.5%, very good 72.5% and 15.2% Good. Practices excellent, 25.0%, very good 26.5% and 48.5% good.
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticasen diabetes mellitus tipo 2 Fundación Donum. Cuenca, 2014
(2014) Paccha Loayza, Denisse Anabel; Muñoz Verdugo, Irma Andrea; Juca Ortega, Danny Patricio; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objectives: To determine knowledge, attitudes and practice, about Diabetes mellitus type 2 in diabetic outpatients attending at Fundación Donum, in the lapse of time between march-july of 2014. Methods and Materials: A descriptive study was made in a universe of 290 patients attending at Donum Foundation between March and July 2014 the interview was made using a validated KAP questionnaire, and the data were analyzed in Excel software. Results: The median age was 64; the minimum was 33 and the maximum was 98. The 46.21% patients were between 45-64 years. The 68.62% were women. The 78.28% lived in urban areas. The 54.83% worked in houshold chores. Illiterate and primary level patients were the 71.38%. And 46.21% had <10 years of disease evolution. For knowledge: the 26.21% had high scores; average, the 68.97% and low, the 4.83%.For attitudes: the 6.55%; had high scores; average, the 35.17% and low, the 35.17%.For practice: the 80%; had high scores; average, the 17.93% and low, the 2.07%. Conclusions: A high level of knowledge was less than 30%, high level of attitude was less of 10% and a high level of practice was shown in 80% of patients.
Consejería farmacéutica a pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 que asisten a la farmacia de CORPDESFA Cuenca 2010
(2010) Martínez León, Maritza del Rosario; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Detección precoz de factores de riesgo para desarrollo de diabetes mellitus 2 en los choferes profesionales del Azuay
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2010-11-11) Muñoz Palomeque, Danilo Gustavo; Dután Erráez, Holger Gonzalo; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective Determine the frequency of risk factor to develop two types of Mellitus Diabetes present in Canton Cuenca’s Professional Drivers, during September 2009, to May 2010. Material and methods A descriptive study was conducted in 485 professional wheel driver’s belonging to Canton Cuenca Union of Professional Drivers. We had been used the Harvard University (United States) call the Health Care Center Siteman, data were obtain by direct interview with aid of SPSS and Excel software. Results The patients analyzed, the average age was 45 years. The overweight was 51.3% and 25% present obesity, the sedentary population reached rate was 45.2%, and family antecedent history of diabetes in relatives of first degree of consanguinity was 37.5%. The 24.98% were classified as very high risk to develop two types of diabetes mellitus, according to the scale of the Siteman Center. Conclusions The moderate and high risk to develop diabetes mellitus classified according to frequency and scale applied. The overweight and the familiar antecedent in relatives of first degree of consanguinity were the main factor of risk with the higher percentage in this study.
Determinación del perfil bacteriológico en pacientes con pie diabético según la clasificación de Wagner, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca-Ecuador
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2010-11-11) Ruilova González, Lizbet Yolanda; Vázquez Morales, José Hernán; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective: To determine the clinical and bacteriological characteristics in diabetic foot patients diagnosed and hospitalized in the Internal Medicine Department of Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, from January 2004 to January 2009.- Materials and Methods A descriptive study was conducted over a universe of 54 patients. The data were obtained from the archive of medical records and analyzed with help of Excel and SPSS software.-Results: 31 patients (57.4%) were female; minimum age was 34 years, maximum age was 86 with an average of 58.3 ± 11.7. The larger prevalence of diabetic foot was observed between 45 and 65 years old, with 34 cases (63%). Wagner’s grades II, III and IV were the most frequent 50 (92.5%). Gram’ negative bacilli were isolated in 35 cases (65%) and from those 12 (34.3%) presented Escherichia coli. In 15 patients (28.0%), Gram positive cocci were identified and of these Staphylococcus aureus were the most frequent 11 (73.3%). Finally, 4 cases (7.0%) the cultures were negative. The antibiotic combination of Ciprofloxacin plus Clindamycin was the most used, 38 patients (70.4%). At 33 (89.2%) of 37 cases glycosylated hemoglobin values were found in excess of 7%. At 24 cases (44.4%) trauma was identified as triggering factor for diabetic foot lesions and the majority, 44 patients (81.5%) had a favorable clinical outcome.- Conclusions Wagner’s grades II, III and IV were the most frequent; the Gram negative were isolated more often; the combination of Ciprofloxacin plus Clindamycin was the most widely used therapeutic regimen, almost all the cases had poor metabolic control and clinical outcomes were favorable in the majority
Diagnóstico de los sistemas de manejo de las aguas residuales domésticas en las viviendas e instituciones de la parroquia rural San Pablo de Shaglli, cantón Santa Isabel, Azuay, 2014
(2016) Sigüenza Reinoso, Juan Carlos; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
The deficient system of gray and black water disposal is associated to contagious deceases in human being, animals and plants. Objective Determine domestic wastewater management systems in people older than 17 living in San Pablo de Shaglli parish, canton Santa Isabel, during 2014. Methodology A descriptive study was done in a 115 person population. Data was obtained by a survey, and was analyzed with SPSS software version 15. Age fluctuated between ages 18-86, and median was 45. 51.3% were men. 63.5% went to elementary school, 3.5 were illiterate, and 6.1% went to college. 52.2% dispose gray water from cooking outdoors; 55.7% of the personal cleaning water also is eliminated outdoors, just as the 6.26% of the laundry grey water, and the 47% dispose black water in septic pit. Conclusion More than 50% eliminate grey water from kitchen, personal cleaning and laundry outdoors, and a similar percentage eliminates black water in a septic pit.
Efectividad del tratamiento con hemodiálisis y diálisis peritoneal en pacientes mayores de 15 años con enfermedad renal terminal: Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca 2012
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2013-11-11) González Ortega, Alvaro Fernando; Mora Bravo, Franklin Geovany; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo
Objective: Determine the effectiveness of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in patients over 15 years old with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in the hospital José Carrasco Arteaga during 2012. Materials and methods: A cross study was carried out in José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital during 2012 with a population of patients with ESRD whose age was over 15 years old consisting of 340, peritoneal dialysis performed 41 and 44 on hemodialysis who were randomly obtained, was compared according to the clinical laboratory and quality of life were collected and analyzed with the help of SPSS. Results: The two groups had similar traits in average age, sex ratio, residence, comorbidity and quality of life.Besides, there was a significant difference in favor of hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis reduction values of blood pressure: Systolic 7 to 4 mmHg (p 0.009), diastolic 6 vs. 3 mmHg (p 0.014), the weight reduction was 2 compared with 1 kg (p 0.000). Laboratory were significant reductions for hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis: 25.27 glycemia versus 9.58 mg / dL (p 0.008) 95.59 urea versus 11.9 mg / dL (p 0.000) and creatinine 2.8 versus 1.1 mg / dL (p 0.000). Conclusions: Patients who were treated with hemodialysis showed better clinical and laboratory values than those who received peritoneal dialysis by reducing blood pressure, weight, glucose, urea and creatinine. As to quality of life, no difference was found. DeCS: KIDNEY FAILURE CHRONIC, RENAL DIALYSIS, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, QUALITY OF LIFE, RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY
Estilo de vida en pacientes diabéticos que acuden a la consulta en la fundación DONUM, Cuenca, 2015
(2016) Alvarez Peralta, Thalía Alejandra; Bermeo Barros, Marcela Paola; Vintimilla Maldonado, Jaime Rosendo; Huiracocha Tutivén, María de Lourdes
INTRODUCTION: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a public health problem which mainly is installed in urban areas. Lifestyle (alimentary behavior, physical activity, emotional aspects) play an important role in the development and control of this illness. TARGET: The target of this studio is to determine the lifestyle of 355 diabetic patients who consult on DONUM Foundation since may 18th to august 18th of the year 2015. METHODS: This descriptive studio was realized through an unknown universe of diabetic patients. The sample was not random, the size was calculated with a confidence interval of 95%, 70% prevalence of good lifestyle and 5% of inference error. Patients entered the study sequentially. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using the SPSSv15.0 software. The lifestyle was assessed with IMEVID questionnaire. Each of the domains was assessed as the general IMEVID format. RESULTS: In this study participated 355 patients. The age was between 22 and 96 years old. The media age was 64. 64,8% were female. 54,9% lived in urban areas. 62,8% studied less than 6 years. About diagnostic time, 27,9% were diagnosed of diabetes in the latest 5 years and 26,8% were diagnosed more than 15 years ago. About lifestyle: 1,4% had an unhealthy lifestyle, 57,2% healthy lifestyle and 41,4% very healthy lifestyle. CONCLUSION: In the group of patients that were studied in our investigation predominates healthy lifestyle and very healthy lifestyle. according to IMEVID scale