Resumo A obesidade e seus determinantes são foco de amplas pesquisas, dentre tais determinantes, encontra-se o apetite emocional, definido como a tendência a comer em excesso em reposta às emoções negativas. Alguns instrumentos foram criados para mensurar esse constructo, dentre eles o “Emotional Appetite Questionnaire” (EMAQ). O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar adaptação transcultural e avaliação de propriedades psicométricas do EMAQ em mulheres de língua portuguesa. Realizou-se uma pesquisa com 450 mulheres, mediante a adaptação transcultural e avaliação de propriedades psicométricas do instrumento (validade e confiabilidade). A consistência interna do instrumento foi medida pelo Alfa de Cronbach e a estabilidade foi feita por meio do teste-reteste. O instrumento demonstrou boa consistência interna e correlação intraclasse. As entrevistadas não referiram alteração do consumo alimentar frente às emoções e situações positivas. Houve tendência a redução do apetite emocional quando submetidas a emoções e situações negativas. O Questionário de Apetite Emocional (QUEAPEM) apresentou-se como um instrumento confiável, de fácil aplicação e administração, para avaliação do apetite emocional na língua portuguesa.

Abstract Obesity and its determinants have been the topic of broad research. Emotional appetite, defined as the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions, is among these determinants. Some instruments were created to measure this construct, the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) being one of them. The objective of this study was to perform cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of EMAQ among Portuguese-speaking women. Methodological research was carried out by translation, back-translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument. A study was conducted with 450 women, through cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the instrument’s psychometric properties (validity and reliability). The internal consistency of the instrument was measured using Cronbach’s Alpha and stability was checked by means of test-retest. The instrument showed good internal consistency and intraclass correlation. The interviewees did not mention changes in food consumption linked to positive emotions and situations. There was a tendency towards reduction in emotional appetite when subjected to negative emotions and situations. The Portuguese EMAQ (QUEAPEM) was considered a reliable instrument, easy to apply and administer, to assess emotional appetite in the Portuguese language.

Resumo A obesidade e seus determinantes são foco de amplas pesquisas, dentre tais determinantes, encontra-se o apetite emocional, definido como a tendência a comer em excesso em reposta às emoções negativas. Alguns instrumentos foram criados para mensurar esse constructo, dentre eles o “Emotional Appetite Questionnaire” (EMAQ). O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar adaptação transcultural e avaliação de propriedades psicométricas do EMAQ em mulheres de língua portuguesa. Realizou-se uma pesquisa com 450 mulheres, mediante a adaptação transcultural e avaliação de propriedades psicométricas do instrumento (validade e confiabilidade). A consistência interna do instrumento foi medida pelo Alfa de Cronbach e a estabilidade foi feita por meio do teste-reteste. O instrumento demonstrou boa consistência interna e correlação intraclasse. As entrevistadas não referiram alteração do consumo alimentar frente às emoções e situações positivas. Houve tendência a redução do apetite emocional quando submetidas a emoções e situações negativas. O Questionário de Apetite Emocional (QUEAPEM) apresentou-se como um instrumento confiável, de fácil aplicação e administração, para avaliação do apetite emocional na língua portuguesa.

Abstract Obesity and its determinants have been the topic of broad research. Emotional appetite, defined as the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions, is among these determinants. Some instruments were created to measure this construct, the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) being one of them. The objective of this study was to perform cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of EMAQ among Portuguese-speaking women. Methodological research was carried out by translation, back-translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument. A study was conducted with 450 women, through cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the instrument’s psychometric properties (validity and reliability). The internal consistency of the instrument was measured using Cronbach’s Alpha and stability was checked by means of test-retest. The instrument showed good internal consistency and intraclass correlation. The interviewees did not mention changes in food consumption linked to positive emotions and situations. There was a tendency towards reduction in emotional appetite when subjected to negative emotions and situations. The Portuguese EMAQ (QUEAPEM) was considered a reliable instrument, easy to apply and administer, to assess emotional appetite in the Portuguese language.

AbstractSkin diseases are common in hospitalized patients. However, there is a lack of data concerning their frequency. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of dermatological diagnoses in hospitalized patients after consultation requested by nondermatologist physicians to the Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre period of 10 years. A total of 5685 patients were evaluated, representing an average of 48.2 patients per month. The five most frequent groups were infectious dermatoses(33.25%), eczematous dermatoses (11.49%), drug reactions (11.43%), vascular dermatoses (6.81%) and group of pruritus, prurigo nodularis and urticaria (hives) (4.71%).

Cutaneous hyperpigmentations are frequent complaints, motivating around 8.5% of all dermatological consultations in our country. They can be congenital, with different patterns of inheritance, or acquired in consequence of skin problems, systemic diseases or secondary to environmental factors. The vast majority of them are linked to alterations on the pigment melanin, induced by different mechanisms. This review will focus on the major acquired hyperpigmentations associated with increased melanin, reviewing their mechanisms of action and possible preventive measures. Particularly prominent aspects of diagnosis and therapy will be emphasized, with focus on melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, periorbital pigmentation, dermatosis papulosa nigra, phytophotodermatoses, flagellate dermatosis, erythema dyschromicum perstans, cervical poikiloderma (Poikiloderma of Civatte), acanthosis nigricans, cutaneous amyloidosis and reticulated confluent dermatitis