Objective: The objective of this review was to map the characteristics of respiratory rehabilitation programs for people with Parkinson's disease. Introduction: Parkinson's disease is a progressive and heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease. Respiratory dysfunction is highly prevalent in people with Parkinson's disease and is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. People with Parkinson's disease may e...
Objective: The objective of this review is to explore the lived experiences of critically ill adults, their families, or health care professionals with remote communication in intensive care units (ICUs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction: Family visiting restrictions in ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant challenges to communication between critically ill adults, their families, and t...
Resumo: Atualmente, uma fração elevada e diversificada de conhecimento científico é publicado. Contudo, a publicação dos resultados científicos no campo académico e entre pares não garante que o conhecimento chegue à sociedade.Os cientistas têm o dever de transformar o conhecimento em produtos de fácil consumo, acessíveis às pessoas, no momento em que necessitam de tomar decisões conscientes e informadas, contr...
Challenges posed by demographic changes and population aging are key priorities for the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission. Aligned with the vision of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA), the development, exchange, and large-scale adoption of innovative good practices is a key element of the responses required to ensure all European citizens remain as activ...
The daily experience with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has significant adverse effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL assessment is essential for measuring the impact of the disease on the patient and selecting individualized strategies. Generic measures for assessing HRQoL are very useful because, unlike specific measurement instruments, they allow for the comparison with other instruments...
A prevalência da diabetes em Portugal é de 13.0%, refletindo-se em onerosos custos, que traduzem a forma como cada pessoa se relaciona com a doença. A aquisição de capacidades de autocuidado terapêutico é uma das respostas sobre as quais recaem inúmeras intervenções desenvolvidas por profissionais de saúde. Porém, não existe sistematização sobre intervenções que possam ser globalmente aceites para a prática clí...
Background: Self-care is a nursing sensitive outcome. In Portugal there is a lack of validated scales to assess self-care. Scales have their own validation methods to be used in cultural contexts which are different from their original contexts. Aim: To translate, adapt, validate, and assess the psychometric properties of the Therapeutic Self-Care Scale (Doran & Sidani, 2005) for the Portuguese population. Meth...
BACKGROUND A centralidade na pessoa que aprende, que determina o que aprende e o que quer aprender, ganha enfase no contexto atual de ensino1. A relação com pares pode facilitar a responsabilidade do estudante, aumentando a sensação de autonomia2. O peer coaching traduz o estabelecimento de relações entre estudantes que ajudam a aprendizagem, a mudança intencional, reduzir o stress, aumentar o envolvimento e a ...
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