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Pharmacovigilance teaching and learning: a mixed cross-sectional analysis of th...
Perdigão, M.; Afonso, A.; Oliveira-Martins, S.; Lopes, M. J.; Advinha, A. M.Pharmacovigilance stands out for its importance in obtaining existing knowledge about medicine and patient safety and should be recognized as a continuous line of study. It constitutes a highly relevant component in the activities of health professionals, with spontaneous notification of suspected adverse drug reactions being its main emphasis. The underreporting that persists can be overcome through continuous...
Empowering Cancer Patients with Self-Care and Pain Management Skills: A Quasi-E...
Bico, I.; Afonso, A.; Sousa, L.; Bule, J.; Lopes, M. J.Cancer patients experience distress as a result of their health condition, which, in turn, contributes to the progression of the disease. Moreover, their daily activities, well-being, and health status are significantly impacted by pain and other symptoms. In this context, empowering these patients with self-care and pain management skills can greatly contribute to effective symptom control. Aim: To develop and...
Chocolates enriched with seaweed: Emotional data and its combination with senso...
Salgado, A.; Moreira-Leite, B.; Mata, P.; Afonso, A.; Infante, P.Sensory and emotional profiling by consumers are tools used by scientists and companies to get a deeper level of understanding about product experiences and the variables which drive and motivate food choice. The work described in this publication is part of a broader study which aimed the development of three different types of chocolate enriched with seaweeds and its characterization for potential use in gast...
Chocolates enriched with seaweed: Sensory profiling and consumer segmentation
Salgado, A.; Moreira-Leite, B.; Afonso, A.; Infante, P.; Mata, P.The idea of using macroalgae as a sustainable functional food is not new, however studies in the context of phycogastronomy are scarce. The aim of the current study was to develop three different types of chocolate enriched with marine macroalgae (seaweeds) and, through binary logistic regression models, outline their sensory profile (104–139 volunteers per sample), identify the profile of possible buyers and t...
The Relationship between Nursing Practice Environment and Pressure Ulcer Care Q...
Furtado, K.; Voorham, J.; Infante, P.; Afonso, A.; Morais, C.; Lucas, P.; Lopes, M.Background: The morbidity associated with ageing has contributed to an increase in the prevalence of Pressure Ulcers (PUs) in all care settings. The impact of these on people’s quality of life and the extent of the associated economic and social burden constitutes today, by their importance, a serious public health problem. This study aims to describe the nursing work environment in Portuguese long-term care (L...
Prediction of Road Traffic Accidents on a Road in Portugal: A Multidisciplinary...
Infante, P.; Jacinto, G.; Santos, D.; Nogueira, P.; Afonso, A.; Quaresma, P.; Silva, M.; Nogueira, V.; Saias, J.; Gois, P.; Manuel, P.Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) cause human losses and irreparable physical and psychological damage to many of the victims. They also involve a very relevant economic dimension. It is urgent to improve the management of human and material resources for more effective prevention. This work makes an important contribution by presenting a methodology that allowed for achieving a predictive model for the occurrence o...
Learning from Accidents: Spatial Intelligence Applied to Road Accidents with In...
Nogueira, P.; Silva, M.; Infante, P.; Nogueira, V.; Manuel, P.; Afonso, A.; Jacinto, G.; Rego, L.; Quaresma, P.; Saias, J.; Santos, D.; Gois, P.Road traffic accidents are a major concern for modern society with a high toll on human life and involve hard to account economic consequences. New knowledge can be obtained from combining GIS tools with machine learning and artificial intelligence, developing what is, in this work, identified as spatial intelligence. This approach is tested in a case study of Setúbal district, Portugal, for the period of 2016 ...
Um olhar sobre os hábitos de atividade física e de sono das crianças do 1.º cic...
Infante, P.; Afonso, A.; Jacinto, G.; Engana, T.; Silva, J. G.; Correia, R.; Leão, R.; Mira, D.; Fonseca, M.; Garção, J.; Rebocho, M.A prática de atividade física ajuda a prevenir a doença e promove a saúde e o bem-estar, com efeitos na funcionalidade e autonomia física do ser humano. Por outro lado, as perturbações do sono das crianças, muitas vezes não referidas de forma espontânea pelos pais, têm implicações a nível da aprendizagem, do comportamento, do humor, da obesidade, do crescimento e da qualidade de vida das famílias. Este livro dá...
A sinistralidade rodoviária no distrito de Setúbal
Infante, P.; Nogueira, V.; Manuel, P.; Gois, P.; Afonso, A.; Santos, D.; Jacinto, G.; Nogueira, P.; Rego, L.; Silva, M.; Gonçalves, N.A sinistralidade rodoviária é uma das maiores calamidades do nosso tempo, pelas perdas humanas e os danos físicos e psicológicos irreparáveis que provoca a muitas das vítimas, envolvendo também uma dimensão económica muito relevante. Indo de encontro a uma solicitação do Comando Territorial da Guarda Nacional Republicana de Setúbal (CTer GNR Setúbal) para o apoio científico no estudo da problemática da sinistra...
The role of the social network in the study of adherence to diabetic retinopath...
Pereira, A. P.; Afonso, A.; Laureano, R. M. S.; Neto, F. B. de L.Diabetic retinopathy screenings are a vital strategy to avoid the severe consequences of this disease. However, their success depends on the adherence of the target population. The present work aims to review the adherence to diabetic retinopathy screening, more specifically the influence of the persons with diabetes’ social network (contacts between persons with diabetes) on their screening behaviour. The used...