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Indoor air quality in the sleeping environments of Lisbon dwellings, Portugal: ...
Mendez, S.; Gamelas, C.; Belo, Joana; Meira e Cruz, M.; Almeida, S.; Canha, N.Introduction: Given that people spend a third of their lives sleeping and that sleep is essential for the well-being, performance, and health of individuals, the sleeping environments have attracted the attention of the scientific community in recent years to assess exposure levels and how they may affect sleep quality - a question that remains unanswered. In addition, this micro-environment is poorly character...
Improving vector-borne disease control in Albufeira
Sá, R.; Dinis, V.; Edmundo, A.; Costa, I. Carvalho; Figueiredo, V.; Almeida, S.; Fonseca, A.; Lopes, C.; Rodrigues, V.; Correia, M.The Albufeira Health Centre (CSA) comprises various functional units within primary healthcare. Recognizing the limited awareness of colleagues regarding the Vector Surveillance Network (REVIVE), responsible for entomological surveillance of mosquitoes, ticks, and sandflies, the Public Health Unit (USP) initiated a project to improve coordination and knowledge sharing. Implemented in April 2023, the project inv...
Impact of ActiGraph’s processing criteria on steps count in COPD
Antão, J.; Almeida, S.; Rebelo, Patrícia; Marques, A. S. Pires de DiasAccelerometer-measured daily step count is widely used to infer on physical activity levels of people with COPD. Processing techniques may impact results but the extent of this problem is yet little understood. We assessed the impact of different epoch lengths and filters, using two non-wear time algorithms on steps/day estimates in people with COPD. People with COPD wore an ActiGraph wGT3X on the waist for 7 d...
Impact of ActiGraph® cutoffs on time spent in moderate to vigorous physical act...
Rebelo, P. F. Sobral; Antão, J.; Almeida, S.; Brooks, D.; Marques, A.ActiGraphs® are often used to assess time in moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPA) in people with COPD. Different cutoffs can be used to quantify MVPA. If they yield similar or different MVPA results is yet unknown. There are no cutoffs specifically developed, nor validated, for COPD, but Troiano and Freedson cutoffs are the most used. Recently, Santos-Lozano proposed a cutoff specific for older peopl...
Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on the social support of people with COPD
Almeida, S.; Rebelo, P.; Rodrigues, G.; Samuel, E.; Monteiro, C.; Grave, A.; Dias, C.; Santos, C.; Simões, A.; Rodrigues, C.; Marques, S.Social support improves general health (e.g., reduces hospitalisations and exacerbations) and well-being of people with COPD, but it has shown to be low in this population. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has potential to improve social support of people with COPD, however, this needs to be investigated. This study explored the impacts of PR on the social support of people with COPD. An observational study was co...
Social support in people with chronic respiratory diseases: an exploratory study
Almeida, S.; Rebelo, P.; Agostinho, I.; Gomes, M.; Rodrigues, G.; Oliveira, C.; Ferreira, V.; Moura, M. J.; Rijo, A. Sofia; Moreira, I.; Ferreira, M.Objectives: Social support influences health status and manage-ment of people with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), but it is largely unexplored. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the quantity, quality and network composition of social support in peo-ple with CRDs.Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted in people with CRDs. Quantity (number of people), quality (level of satisfac...
Healthy and Sustainable Eating Behaviors among a group of portuguese teenagers:...
Almeida, S.; Taipa-Mendes, A.; Mota, A.; Monteiro, A.; Couto, V.; Poínhos, Rui; Afonso, Cláudia
Já SEI Nutrir o Futuro: Aprende como proteger o Planeta através da alimentação
Taipa, M.; Almeida, S.
Enhancing the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness using field tests
Marques, A.; Rebelo, P.; Paixão, C.; Almeida, S.; Jácome, C.; Cruz, J.; Oliveira, A.Objective To establish normative values and reference equations of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and unsupported upper limb exercise test (UULEX) for Portuguese adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Descriptive statistics and differences between age decades and genders were explored using univariate general linear models to compute reference values. Reference equations were...
Measles outbreak in a tertiary level hospital, Porto, Portugal, 2018: challenge...
Sá Machado, R.; Perez Duque, M.; Almeida, S.; Cruz, I.; Sottomayor, A.; Almeida, I.; R Oliveira, J.; Antunes, D.A measles outbreak has been occurring in a healthcare setting in Porto, Portugal, since early March 2018, posing public health challenges for a central hospital and the community. Up to 22 April, 96 cases were confirmed, 67 in vaccinated healthcare workers, mostly between 18-39 years old. Following identification of the first cases, control measures were rapidly implemented. Concomitantly, other measles cases w...