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Rehabilitation programs for people with post-stroke cognitive impairment: integ...
Antunes, Sandra; Campos, Célia; Barreto, Marta; Araújo, Patrícia; Rodrigues, TâniaIntroduction: Due to the high number of people with post-stroke cognitive impairment, there is a growing need to implement cognitive rehabilitation programs so that they can regain functionality. Objective: Identify the available evidence on cognitive rehabilitation programs for people with stroke. Methodology: Integrative literature review, carried out on the EBSCOhost aggregator, with predefined inclusion/exc...
RSV-Bacterial Co-Infection Is Associated With Increased Illness Severity in Hos...
Torres, Ana Rita; Gaio, Vânia; Melo, Aryse; Lança, Miguel; Barreto, Marta; Lagoa Gomes, Licínia Isabel; Azevedo, Inês; Bandeira, Teresa; Lito, DavidDuring the autumn/winter respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemics, bacterial co-infection is common and affects the disease severity. We aimed to understand the relationship between RSV-bacterial co-infections and clinical severity since the RSV seasonality change after COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a prospective, sentinel surveillance study at 20 sites in Portugal in children under 2 years hospitalized wi...
Impacte direto e indireto da Pandemia COVID-19 na mortalidade por todas as caus...
Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Leite, Andreia; Machado, Ausenda; Nunes, Baltazar; Matias Dias, Carlos; Barreto, Marta; Soares, Patricia; Sá, ReginaIntrodução: Durante a pandemia de COVID-19 foram observados excessos de mortalidade muito elevados e muito superiores aos observados no período pré-pandemia. No entanto, é menor a evidência sobre o impacte direto (devido à infeção e suas complicações) e indireto (em consequência das medidas não farmacológicas e das alterações no acesso e procura de cuidados de saúde). Este trabalho teve como objetivo colmatar e...
Impact of Lifting Mask Mandates on COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Portugal...
Torres, Ana Rita; Silva, Susana; Kislaya, Irina; Nunes, Baltazar; Barreto, Marta; Machado, Ausenda; Torres, Ana PaulaIntroduction: The use of face masks in public was one of several COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions adopted to mitigate the pandemic in Portugal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of lifting the mask mandate on the April 22, 2022 on COVID-19 incidence and mortality in mainland Portugal and in the Azores. As a secondary objective, we aimed to evaluate the evolution of COVID-19 cases in a se...
Prevalence Rate of Thalassemia Carriers among Individuals with Microcytosis or ...
Santos , Daniela; Barreto, Marta; Kislaya, Irina; Mendonça, Joana; P. Machado, Miguel; Lopes, Pedro; Matias Dias, Carlos; Faustino, PaulaIntroduction: Microcytosis and hypochromia result from deficient hemoglobin synthesis in red blood cells and are easily detected in a complete blood count test. These conditions are mainly due to iron nutritional deficiency, but may also result from some genetic diseases, such as thalassemia. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of β- and α-thalassemia to these abnormal hematological phenotyp...
Capacidades da força de trabalho em saúde pública e os desafios da preparação p...
Barreto, Marta; Rosa, Rosa; Mexia, RicardoA pandemia da COVID-19 expôs a magnitude da ameaça que representam os surtos de doenças transmissíveis e a importância da força de trabalho da saúde pública na resposta adequada a esses surtos. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar artigos de inves- tigação publicados sobre ferramentas desenvolvidas para identificar a capacidade ou competências de preparação para pandemias com foco na força ...
Seroprevalence of Specific SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies during Omicron BA.5 Wave, Port...
Kislaya, Irina; Melo, Aryse; Barreto, Marta; Henriques, Camila; Aniceto, Carlos; Manita, Carla; Ramalhete, Sara; Santos, João Almeida; Soeiro, SofiaAfter the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 BA.5 Omicron lineage in Portugal, we developed a seroepidemiologic survey based on a sample of 3,825 residents. Results indicated that from April 27 through June 8, 2022, the estimated seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid or spike IgG was 95.8%, which indicates a high level of protection.
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and contr...
Zhou, Bin; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; Riley, Leanne M.; Paciorek, Christopher J.; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Gregg, Edward W.Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:23:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-09-11; WHO; Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics - Community Jameel, at Imperial College London, London, UK; British Heart Foundation (Centre of Research Excellence); Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively con...
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Following a Large-Scale Vaccination Campaign in Portu...
Kislaya, Irina; Gonçalves, Paulo; Ramalhete, Sara; Barreto, Marta; Torres, Ana Rita; Gaio, Vânia; Gómez, Verónica; Manita, Carla; Almeida Santos, JoãoIntroduction: Following a COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign, it is important to evaluate the population level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence rate of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies acquired due to infection or vaccination in the Portuguese population.Material and Methods: The National Serological Survey (third wave – ISN3COVID-19) is a cross-sectional nationwi...
Local problem solving in the Portuguese health examination survey: a mixed meth...
Lyshol, Heidi; Gil, Ana Paula; Tolonen, Hanna; Namorado, Sónia; Kislaya, Irina; Barreto, Marta; Antunes, Liliana; Gaio, Vânia; Santos, Ana JoãoBackground: Participation rates in health surveys, recognized as an important quality dimension, have been declining over the years, which may affect representativeness and confidence in results. The Portuguese national health examination survey INSEF (2015) achieved a participation rate of 43.9%, which is in line with participation rates from other similar health examination surveys. The objective of this arti...