Introduction: Nutrition is a cornerstone of diabetes mellitus prevention and management; therefore, it is essential to enable patients to adopt healthy eating habits. Previous studies have not yet documented the main errors in the eating habits of Portuguese people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aims to identify the main errors in the eating habits of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Po...
Introdução: O sarcoma Ewing é um tumor ósseo maligno e pouco comum. A raridade da patologia, a sua localização, o surgimento num adulto do sexo feminino e o atraso no diagnóstico levou à necessidade de publicação deste relato de caso. Desenvolvimento - Descrição do caso: Mulher de 39 anos que recorreu ao seu médico de família por toracalgia após esforço físico e com duas semanas de evolução, pelo que foi tratad...
Background. Multimorbidity (MM) is associated with decreased quality of life, mainly due to decreased functional capacity and increased use of health care. Objectives. Evaluate the prevalence of MM in older people of Central Portugal and understand the impact of MM on daily life activities (DLA) and how socioeconomic level influenced prevalence of MM. Material and methods. Observational study of data on age, se...
Background. Multimorbidity (MM) is associated with decreased quality of life, mainly due to decreased functional capacity and increased use of health care. Objectives. Evaluate the prevalence of MM in older people of Central Portugal and understand the impact of MM on daily life activities (DLA) and how socio-economic level influences the prevalence of MM. Material and methods. Observational study of data on ag...