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Validation of app and phone versions of the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and As...
Jácome, C.; Pereira, R.; Almeida, R.; Amaral, Rita; Correia, M. A.; Mendes, S.; Vieira-Marques, P.; Ferreira, J. A.; Lopes, I.; Gomes, J.; Vidal, C.Assessment of asthma control at every opportunity is recommended. Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) is a patient reported outcome measure commonly used to assess asthma control in clinical practice.It includes ten questions answered in a 4 point Like rt scale that address upper and lower airway symptoms, sleep interference, limitation of activities , and the need to increase medication over a...
Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller ...
Jácome, C.; Pereira, A.; Almeida, R.; Ferreira-Magalhães, Manuel; Couto, M.; Araujo, L.; Pereira, M.; Correia, M.; Loureiro, C.; Catarata, M.Objective: We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance. Design: Baseline data from two prospective multicentre observational studies. Setting: 29 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric secondary care outpatient clinics in Portugal. Participants: 395 patients (≥13 years old) with persistent asthma. Measures: Data o...
Omalizumab for Severe Asthma: Beyond Allergic Asthma
Loureiro, C. C.; Amaral, L.; Ferreira, J. A.; Lima, Rui; Pardal, C.; Fernandes, I. R.; Semedo, L.; Arrobas, A.Different subsets of asthma patients may be recognized according to the exposure trigger and the frequency and severity of clinical signs and symptoms. Regarding the exposure trigger, generally asthma can be classified as allergic (or atopic) and nonallergic (or nonatopic). Allergic and nonallergic asthma are distinguished by the presence or absence of clinical allergic reaction and in vitro IgE response to spe...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A.; Fonseca, J.; Pereira, A.; Ferreira, A.; Arrobas, A.; Mendes, A.; Drummond, M.; Videira, W.; Costa, T.; Farinha, P.; Soares, J.; Rocha, P.The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...
Prevalence of nasal congestion amid hospital labor
Ferreira Gomez, B.; Massano Cardoso, S.; Arrobas, A.; Gonçalves Dias, J.Nasal congestion is a very common symptom that often accompanies the processes of infectious virus and allergic rhinitis; interfering with the quality of life and work of the patient may lead to a significant shrinkage of psychosocial interaction. Despite the scarce epidemiological data from the investigational point of view, the present study sought to assess the prevalence of nasal congestion in a population ...