Funding Information: The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. The authors acknowledge Imperial College London for funding the open access fees of this paper. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Goiana-da-Silva, Madureira-Fonseca, Tude Graça, Moitinho De Almeida, Cabral Pinho, Sá, Moreira, Cabral, Pereira, Nunes, Lourenço, Branco, Ashrafian,...
Publisher Copyright: © 2025 Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia.; Background: Regular physical activity is recommended for all patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but measuring its frequency, duration and intensity can be challenging. The modified Short Questionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (mSQUASH) is a patient-reported outcome measurement designed to assess daily physical act...
Funding Information: This project is supported by the Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia \u2013 the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/SAU-SER/7406/2020). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health condition and the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide. Most LBP episodes have a favourable prognosis, but ...
Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the affiliations of author Marta M. Marques. The correct affiliations are provided below. Incorrect affiliations: Marta M. Marques1,2,1Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS|FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ...
Funding Information: This study was supported by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P., under the PhD grant awarded to STD (UI/BD/150882/2021) and the MyBack Project (PTDC/SAL-SER/7406/2020), in which EBC is the principal investigator. Publisher Copyright: © 2024, The Author(s).; Background: Recurrences of low back pain (LBP) are frequent and associated with high levels of disa...
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Faz mais de quatro anos que a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou o início da pandemia de COVID-19. Agora, a doença já não é considerada uma prioridade de saúde pública em Portugal. Contudo, este período de maior acalmia tem revelado um outro problema já reconhecido pelo Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) e pela comunidade médica portuguesa: alguns indivíduos continuam a manifestar vários sintomas após a a...
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of stratified primary care for low back pain (SPLIT program) in decreasing back-related disability for patients with low back pain (LBP) in primary care. METHODS: We conducted a before-and-after study. We compared health-related outcomes for 2 sequential, independent cohorts of patients with LBP recruited at 7 primary care units in Portugal. The first prospective cohort study c...