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Towards an integrated approach on occupational health to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
Ribeiro, Edna; Oliveira, Ketlyn; Dias, Marta; Gomes, Bianca; Pimenta, Raquel; Delgadinho, Mariana; Ginete, Catarina; Abreu, RenatoProject IPL Momento Zero: Assegurar a retoma letiva em pandemia COVID19; FCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.; Background: Serological screening is crucial for the prevention of infection, ensuring the maintenance of the worker’s health, and thus promoting occupational health. It was reported that SARS-CoV-2 can survive in aerosols and on dry surfaces for several days to weeks. Objectives: We aimed to appl...
Incidência de Sífilis congénita em Portugal e na União Europeia – tendência das...
Santos, João Almeida; Almeida, AnaIntrodução: A sífilis é uma infeção causada pela bactéria Treponema pallidum, podendo a transmissão vertical ocorrer por via transplacentária ou durante a passagem do recém-nascido (RN) pelo canal do parto. A sífilis precoce não tratada durante a gravidez, pode resultar em morte do feto (40%), RN com sífilis congénita (40%) ou RN sem infeção (20%). As estratégias de controlo incluem o rastreio precoce e tratame...
Hospitalizações por Hepatite A em Portugal – Análise da tendência entre 2013-2022
Santos, João Almeida; Fonseca, Yasmin; Almeida, AnaIntrodução: A Hepatite A é uma doença infeciosa provocada pelo vírus da Hepatite A (VHA). A principal via de transmissão é fecal-oral, embora a transmissão sexual tenha vindo a desempenhar um papel mais preponderante na disseminação deste agente. Existe uma associação entre a incidência de Hepatite A com o acesso à água potável e indicadores socioeconómicos. Regiões globais de alta renda têm um reduzido número ...
ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY: A TRUE REVOLUTION AT COIMBRA UNIVERSITY AND HO...
Silva, Luísa; Almeida, Ana; Rosete, Manuel; Correia, Filipa; Tralhão, José GuilhermeA small group of anesthesiologists and surgeons from Coimbra University and Hospital Center became interested in a project developed in northern European countries, the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Program. This program is based on training and preparing colorectal surgical patients with excellent results with regard to the decrease of complications, duration of hospitalization and the increase of pa...
O apoio da família na adaptação de jovens portugueses ao ensino superior: Uma r...
Gonçalves, Elisabete; Almeida, AnaA entrada no ensino superior coloca aos jovens universitários inúmeros desafios e mudanças que podem ter diferentes implicações no grau de sucesso e satisfação com a vida e com a vida académica, em particular. Num período marcado pela expetativa de dar continuidade às suas escolhas académicas num contexto novo, o estudante do ensino superior vai mobilizar os seus recursos para o processo de adaptação. Neste pro...
Effect of motor competence and health-related fitness in the prevention of meta...
Pombo, André; Cordovil, Rita; Rodrigues, Luis Paulo; Moreira, Ana Catarina; Borrego, Rute; Machado, Margarida; Costa, Vânia; Almeida, AnaFCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.; Purpose: In the last decades we have seen an increase in sedentary behaviors and a decrease in physical activity in children when compared to past generations. This lifestyle is commonly associated with the development of clustering risk factors that define metabolic syndrome (MetS). Knowing that motor competence (MC) development can influence lifelong physical activit...
Hepatitis A in Portugal: epidemiological overview of incidence in the last decade
Fonseca, Yasmin; Almeida, Ana; Santos, João AlmeidaHepatitis A is an acute liver disease with fecal-oral transmission caused by a hepatotrophic picornavírus - Hepatitis A Virus (HAV). Food contamination with HAV can occur at any time: cultivation, harvesting, processing, handling, and even after cooking. Food and water contamination takes place more frequently in developing countries where the disease is common but can also occur in developed countries. Althoug...
A roadmap for the development and evaluation of the eHealthResp online course
Estrela, Marta; Silva, Tânia; Almeida, Ana; Regueira, Carlos; Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa; Figueiras, Adolfo; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, MariaBackground: Inappropriate antibiotic use constitutes one of the most concerning public health issues, being one of the main causes of antibiotic resistance. Hence, to tackle this issue, it is important to encourage the development of educational interventions for health practitioners, namely by using digital health tools. This study focuses on the description of the development and validation process of the eHe...
A Mobile App to Support Clinical Diagnosis of Upper Respiratory Problems (eHeal...
Moura, Joana; Almeida, Ana; Roque, Fátima; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, MariaBackground: The misuse of antibiotics is a global public health issue that fosters bacterial resistance and jeopardizes generational health. The development of validated tools such as web-based courses and mobile apps to enhance clinical decisions in upper respiratory infections is of great importance in reducing the incorrect use of antibiotics in these situations. Objective: The aim of this study was to desig...
Inspiration Mining: Exploring Design Research(ers) Strategies
Maldonado, Paulo; Ricardo, Ana; Almeida, Ana; Gonçalino, Inês; Condeça, SaraThe article describes and presents the results of an atypical process of Design research strategy, tested in a Master in Design Course. It is intended that students explore ideas, concepts and themes - Inspiration Mining - taking as a starting point a set of 32 (30 + 2) reference titles, with the objective of discovering, through the establishment of more or less (im)probable relationships, possible points of i...