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Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care: Practices, Knowledge and Attitudes i...
Ascenção, Raquel; Almeida, Mariana; Ribeiro, Cristina; Broeiro, Paula; Costa, JoãoDespite the importance of medication reconciliation for the continuity of care, there is currently no information on the practices, knowledge, and attitudes of Portuguese family doctors on this subject. This study aimed to characterize the formal medication reconciliation procedures in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region, as well as the perception of family doctors in this region about what they know, how...
Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care: Practices, Knowledge and Attitudes i...
Ascenção, Raquel; Almeida, Mariana; Ribeiro, Cristina; Broeiro, Paula; Costa, JoãoIntroduction: Despite the importance of medication reconciliation for the continuity of care, there is currently no information on the practices, knowledge, and attitudes of Portuguese family doctors on this subject. This study aimed to characterize the formal medication reconciliation procedures in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region, as well as the perception of family doctors in this region about what ...
Custos e Consequências da Doença Renal Crónica em Pessoas com Diabetes em Portu...
Borges, Margarida; Almeida, Edgar; Alves, Rui; Ascenção, Raquel; Bigotte Vieira, Miguel; Bulhosa, Carolina; Costa, João; S Duarte, Gonçalo; Falcão, LuísIntroduction: Chronic kidney disease is the fastest-growing chronic disease in terms of prevalence and one of the biggest causes of global mortality according to the Global Burden of Disease Collaboration. This study aimed to project the natural disease progression of this disease in people with diabetes, and to quantify the costs and consequences in the Portuguese context. This was achieved by developing an an...
Custos e consequências da doença renal crónica em pessoas com diabetes em Portu...
Borges, Margarida; Almeida, Edgar; Alves, Rui; Ascenção, Raquel; Vieira, Miguel Bigotte; Bulhosa, Carolina; Costa, João; Duarte, Gonçalo S.Introdução: A doença renal crónica é a doença crónica com maior crescimento de prevalência, e uma das maiores causas de mortalidade global de acordo com o Global Burden of Disease Collaboration. O presente estudo teve como objetivo projetar a evolução desta doença em pessoas com diabetes, de modo a quantificar os custos e consequências no contexto português. Tal foi conseguido através do desenvolvimento e param...
A Reconciliação da medicação nos cuidados de saúde primários: práticas, conheci...
Ascenção, Raquel; Almeida, Mariana; Ribeiro, Cristina; Broeiro, Paula; Costa, JoãoIntrodução: Apesar da relevância da reconciliação da medicação para a continuidade dos cuidados, atualmente, não existe informação relativa às práticas, conhecimentos e atitudes dos médicos de família nacionais sobre este assunto. Este estudo teve como objetivos caracterizar os procedimentos formais de reconciliação da medicação em vigor na Região de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, bem como a perceção dos médic...
In-hospital mortality of high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide population-...
Calé, R.; Ascenção, Raquel; Bulhosa, C.; Pereira, Helder; Borges, Margarida; Costa, J.; Caldeira, DanielBackground: The mortality associated with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is remarkably high, and reperfusion to unload right ventricle should be a priority. However, several registries report reperfusion underuse. In Portugal, epidemiological data about the incidence, rate of reperfusion and mortality of high-risk PE are not known. Methods: Nationwide population-based temporal trend study in the incidence an...
Oral Anticoagulation and the Incidence of Stroke Associated with Atrial Fibrill...
Ascenção, Raquel; Gil, Madalena; Lourenço, Francisco; Caldeira, Daniel; Oliveira, Rosário; Borges, Margarida; Silva Miguel, Luís; Costa, JoãoIntroduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent persistent dysrhythmia, contributing to a significant social and economic burden. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the association between oral anticoagulant use and the incidence of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation, in mainland Portugal.Methods: The number of episodes of inpatient care with a main diagnosis of stroke and an addit...
Adverse drug reactions in hospitals: population estimates for Portugal and the ...
Ascenção, Raquel; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Sampaio, Filipa; Henriques, Adriana; Costa, AndreiaBackground: Adverse drug reactions (ADR), both preventable and non-preventable, are frequent and pose a significant burden. This study aimed to produce up-to-date estimates for ADR rates in hospitals, in Portugal, from 2010 to 2018. In addition, it explores possible pitfalls when crosswalking between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code sets for ADR identification. Methods: The Portuguese Hospital Morbidity Database was...
Atherosclerosis in the primary health care setting: a real-word data study
Ascenção, Raquel; Alarcão, Joana; Araújo, Francisco; Costa, João; Fiorentino, Francesca; Gil, Victor; Gouveia, Miguel; Lourenço, FranciscoIntroduction and Objectives: To characterize patients with atherosclerosis, a disease with a high socioeconomic impact, in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Health Region. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out through the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration primary health care database, extracting data on the clinical and demographic characteristics and resource use of adul...
Screening strategies for atrial fibrillation in the elderly population: a syste...
Whitfield, Rafael; Ascenção, Raquel; Lima Da Silva, Gustavo; Almeida, Ana G.; Pinto, Fausto J.; Caldeira, DanielOpportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently recommended for patients aged 65 years and older. However, this has recently been called into question by two studies that report that opportunistic screening is no more effective than usual care. Furthermore, there seems to be no consensus on which is the most effective screening strategy (opportunistic or systematic). Thus, we aimed to compare ...