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Impact of outpatient adaptation to home mechanical ventilation on health-relate...
Ribeiro, C; Jácome, C; Oliveira, P; Luján, M; Conde, S"Background: Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is indicated in patients with severe hypercapnic COPD. Initiation of HMV commonly occurs during an inpatient period, but there has been increasing interest for outpatient adaptation. This study aimed to evaluate the outpatient initiation and adaptation of HMV and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with severe COPD. Methods: A single-gr...
Patients' perspective and lung function correlation:the importance of questionn...
Fonseca, AD; Marques, MS; Conde, S; Oliveira, P; Nogueira, C; Ferreira, D; Adler, D; Windisch, W; Nunes, R; Ribeiro, CClassical physiological variables used to monitor respiratory function in patients under non-invasive ventilation (NIV), such as FEV1 or FVC, correlate poorly with reported impairment of physical function or overall health status and hence provide an incomplete picture of impaired health. Aim: to investigate the association between the Portuguese S3-non-invasive ventilation (S3-NIV) questionnaire score and obje...
The Portuguese S3-Non-invasive Ventilation (S3-NIV) questionnaire for home mech...
Ribeiro, C; Conde, S; Oliveira, P; Nogueira, C; Ferreira, D; Adler, D; Windisch, W; Nunes, RShort, valid and easy to use tools are needed to monitor home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in clinical practice and for organization of HMV services. The S3NIV is a self-administered questionnaire containing 11 items that includes a Respiratory Symptoms and Sleep & Side Effects subscores, ranging from 0 (highest impact of disease and treatment) to 10 (lowest impact of disease and treatment). The Portuguese vers...
Portuguese adaptation of the S3-non-invasive ventilation (S3-NIV) questionnaire...
Ribeiro, C; Conde, S; Oliveira, P; Nogueira, C; Ferreira, D; Adler, D; Windisch, W; Nunes, RShort, valid and easy to use tools are needed to monitor non-invasive ventilation in clinical practice and for organization of home mechanical ventilation services. The aim of this study was to develop a professional translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese S3 non-invasive ventilation questionnaire. 234 stable patients (128 male patients, 53.8%) with a mean age of 69.3 years under long-term home no...
Validation of the Portuguese Severe Respiratory Insufficiency Questionnaire for...
Ribeiro, C; Ferreira, C; Conde, S; Oliveira, P; Windisch, WThe aim of this study was to develop and validate the professional translation and cultural adaptation of the Portuguese Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) Questionnaire. The sample was composed of 93 patients (50 male patients, 53.8%) with a mean age of 66.3 years. The most frequent diagnostic groups were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity hypoventilation syndrome and restrictive chest wall dis...
Impact of pelvic radiotherapy on female sexuality
Rodrigues, AC; Teixeira, R; Teixeira, T; Conde, S; Soares, P; Torgal, IPURPOSE: To assess physical and psychological morbidity, sexual functioning and social and relationship satisfaction among women treated with pelvic radiotherapy. METHODS: Observational (case-control) study of 199 women: 98 submitted to pelvic radiotherapy for the treatment of uterine, rectal or anal cancers and 101 without a personal history of cancer and similar socio-demographic variables. These completed a ...