Introduction: The aim of this study was to provide additional evidence on the psychometric properties in the Portuguese population of three stigma scales: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), Scaling Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill 12 (CAMI-12), and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS).Methods: A total of 3556 participants were recruited and completed the three scales online. The study i...
Background: To understand if binocular vision disorders are associated with Digital Eye Strain Syndrome (DESS), a study protocol is needed to ensure consistency across observational studies. This study aims to test the feasibility of a protocol to assess DESS, screen time, binocular vision, and dry eye. Methods: DESIROUS is an observational cross-sectional study among Polytechnic students at the Lisbon School o...
Introduction: The aim of this study was to provide additional evidence on the psychometric properties in the Portuguese population of three stigma scales: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), Scaling Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill 12 (CAMI-12), and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS). Methods: A total of 3556 participants were recruited and completed the three scales online. The study ...
Objectives: This study aimed to systematically appraise risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in high-income countries during the period of predominance of the Alpha variant (January 2020 to April 2021). Methods: Four electronic databases were used to search observational studies. Literature search, study screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted by two authors independently. ...
Povoamento e vias de comunicação ao longo da História, terceiro volume, reúne os textos correspondentes às comunicações apresentadas no III Colóquio Viário do Marão, que decorreu nos dias 29 e 30 de Abril de 2023, organizado pela Junta de Freguesia da Campeã, pelo Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, pela Biblioteca Municipal de Vila Real e pelas associações Arquivo de Memórias e Batuta Fidalga.
Background: This study aimed to analyze the effect of cardiac rehabilitation programs on the health-related quality of life of patients after a coronary cardiac event using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for up to 6 months of evaluation. Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases for randomized controlled trials comparing the cardiac ...
Introduction: Mental health warrants exist in most countries and are issued when patients have severe mental illness, refuse treatment, and present a serious risk to themselves or others. We describe the epidemiology of mental health warrant requests received, and warrants issued by a Public Health Unit in a Portuguese region, as well as subsequent hospital admissions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Met...
A elaboração do presente relatório surge no âmbito da unidade estágio curricular realizado para a obtenção do grau de mestre em Gestão de empresas, pelo ISAG – Instituto Superior de Administração e Gestão, do Porto, assim como de apresentar de forma sustentada a importância da utilização de ferramentas de gestão numa entidade. O estágio foi realizado na MOBINOV que é a Associação da Indústria Automóvel em Portu...
Introduction: Adverse Events remain a current challenge in healthcare, being defined as incidents that resulted in unnecessary harm to the patient. The choice of the pediatric population the object of this study is based on certain characteristics making it the most susceptible to Adverse Events. Reporting them is a key action of the strategy to reduce its occurrence, while Nurses remain essential elements to t...
In animal production, the rational use of antimicrobials has been promoted to decrease antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions to reduce/adequate antimicrobial use and decrease AMR.