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Health literacy about cosmetic products - definition, literature review, and me...

Development and validation of an electronic daily control score for asthma (e-D...

Background Validated questionnaires are used to assess asthma control over the past 1–4 weeks from reporting. However, they do not adequately capture asthma control in patients with fluctuating symptoms. Using the Mobile Airways Sentinel Network for airway diseases (MASK-air) app, we developed and validated an electronic daily asthma control score (e-DASTHMA). Methods We used MASK-air data (freely available to ...

Patterns of dosage regimen instructions regarding topical medicines: how is the...

Background: The communication of dosage regimen instructions by physicians is of utmost importance on treatment adherence. Few studies until now have approached the topical treatment adherence subject. Objective: This study aims the characterization of dosage regimen instructions given by physicians and the assessment of chronic dermatological patients’ perception regarding these instructions. Methods: Two inst...

Effectiveness of Tele-rehabilitation Programs in Heart Failure: A Systematic Re...

Background: Tele-rehabilitation (TR) may be an effective alternative or complement to centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (CBCR) with heart failure (HF) patients, helping overcome accessibility problems to CBCR. The aim of this study is to systematically review the literature in order to assess the clinical effectiveness of TR programs in the management of chronic HF patients, compared to standard of care and s...

The association of milk and dairy consumption with iodine status in pregnant wo...

The role of milk and dairy products in supplying iodine to pregnant women is unknown in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between milk and dairy product consumption and the iodine status of pregnant women in the IoMum cohort of the Oporto region. Pregnant women were recruited between 10 and 13 weeks of gestation, when they provided a spot urine sample and information on lifestyle a...

Iodine knowledge is associated with iodine status in Portuguese pregnant women:...

Lack of knowledge about iodine has been suggested as a risk factor for iodine deficiency in pregnant women, but no studies have addressed this issue in Portugal. So, the aim of this study was to investigate iodine knowledge among Portuguese pregnant women and its association with iodine status. IoMum, a prospective observational study, included 485 pregnant women recruited at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário d...

Avaliação Crítica de um Estudo de Avaliação Económica (Parte II): Estudos de Cu...

Os estudos de custo-efectividade e custo-utilidade correspondem a tipos de avaliação económica completa, pelo que procuram informar simultaneamente acerca dos custos e consequências das alternativas em estudo. Nos estudos de custo-efectividade, as consequências são expressas sob a forma de unidades naturais de efectividade (e.g., anos de vida ganhos). Nestes estudos, a comparação de alternativas tem por base a ...

Daily intake of wheat germ-enriched bread may promote a healthy gut bacterial m...

Wheat bran fibre has a beneficial effect on gastrointestinal function, but evidence for wheat germ is scarce. Accordingly, we evaluated the effects of daily intake of wheat germ on gastrointestinal discomfort and gut microbiota by adding wheat germ to refined (white) wheat bread, the most consumed bread type. We hypothesised that an improvement in the composition of refined bread could beneficially affect intes...

Avaliação Crítica de uma Revisão Sistemática e Meta- Análise:

As revisões sistemáticas são estudos originais que têm por unidade de análise estudos primários, e têm por objectivo proceder à análise e síntese – qualitativa e eventualmente quantitativa – de toda a evidência científica disponível relativamente a uma determinada questão de investigação, tendo em conta os critérios de selecção definidos. A primeira etapa na avaliação crítica de uma revisão sistemática passa pe...

Avaliação Crítica de um Estudo de Revisão Sistemática: Da Selecção à Avaliação ...

Os processos iniciais para execução de uma revisão sistemática passam pela definição da questão de investigação e pesquisa de estudos primários. Esta última etapa tipicamente resulta na obtenção de uma grande quantidade de estudos, a maioria dos quais não cumprem os critérios de elegibilidade. Assim, deverá ser levado a cabo um processo de selecção dos estudos primários, de modo a identificar os estudos a inclu...