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The Rehabilitation Nurse's contribution to preventing urinary incontinence afte...
Lage, David; Almeida, Armando; Ventura-Silva, João; Azevedo, PauloIntroduction: Prostate cancer is one of the neoplasms with the greatest impact on men's health. Radical prostatectomy is often the surgical treatment of choice and can result in complications such as urinary incontinence. This scoping review aimed to map the rehabilitation interventions used to prevent urinary incontinence in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Methodology: A scoping review, following th...
Telenursing in the approach to people in critical situations in an out-of-hospi...
Andrade, Débora; Andrade, Débora; Moura, Derek; Mendonça, Natália; Almeida, Armando; Mota, LilianaIntroduction: Tele-nursing provides remote nursing care through the use of information and communication technologies. Tele-nursing makes it possible to watch, monitor and make decisions remotely through the exchange of information and inter-professional collaboration, improving access and the quality of care. This tool requires nurses with specialized skills in the area of the critically ill patient to guarant...
Doenças oftalmológicas relevantes em saúde e segurança ocupacionais
Santos, Mónica; Almeida, Armando; Chagas, DinaIntrodução/enquadramento/objetivos: Existem diversas patologias do foro oftalmológico que podem surgir e/ou se agravar com determinadas condições laborais, sendo também possível que algumas doenças a este nível possam causar alterações na capacidade de trabalhar. Pretendeu-se com este artigo resumir o que de mais relevante se publicou a este nível. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma Revisão Bibliográfica, iniciada at...
Assessment of digital health literacy among university students: influence of c...
Almeida, Sofia; Pinto, Elisabete; Correia, Marta; Veiga, Nélio; Almeida, ArmandoBackground and Objective: E-health literacy involves the ability to search for, find, estimate and evaluate information about health and/or health services. Online sources of health information are now a privileged way of accessing information, especially among students. The aim of this study was to access the level of e- health literacy in a sample of Portuguese university students; and to relate the level of ...
Advanced practice nursing in Portugal – Where do we stand?
Fonseca Nunes, Patrícia; Almeida, Armando; Tavares, Márcio; Gomes, Luís; Soares, HéliaBackground: Portugal's health workforce has been described as an inefficient mix of resources, impacting productivity and access to health services. To address these issues, stakeholders have advocated for Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) to strengthen the nursing role and improve service delivery. Aim: To analyze the relevance, pertinence, feasibility, and main barriers and facilitators of APN implementation in...
Looking at the potential of marine macroalgae supplementation to afford neuropr...
Neto, Ana; Brandão, Fátima; Almeida, Armando; Abreu, Helena; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Cesário, Rute; Pacheco, Mário; Pereira, PatríciaBackground: Marine macroalgae have potential as a source of many natural compounds with health benefits [1], but their use to mitigate aquatic contaminants bioaccumulation in fish and resultant toxicity is an underexplored research topic. Objective: Asses if a marine macroalgae-enriched diet can provide neuroprotection Diplodus sargus when exposed to waterborne inorganic mercury (iHg), namely by reducing bioacc...
Evaluating e-health literacy, knowledge, attitude, and health online informatio...
Almeida, Sofia; Pinto, Elisabete; Correia, Marta; Veiga, Nélio; Almeida, ArmandoBackground: The main objective of the present study was to assess e-health literacy in a sample of Portuguese university students and its association with the level of knowledge and seeking for COVID-19-related information. Methods: This cross-sectional online study was conducted on Portuguese university students. All students completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic characteristics, e-health Literac...
Advanced practice nursing in Portugal – Where do we stand?
Nunes, Patrícia Fonseca; Almeida, Armando; Tavares, Márcio; Gomes, Luís; Soares, HéliaA força de trabalho na saúde em Portugal tem sido descrita como uma combinação ineficiente de recursos, impactando a produtividade e o acesso aos serviços de saúde. Para resolver estas questões, diversos intervenientes têm defendido a implementação da Prática Avançada de Enfermagem (PAE) para fortalecer o papel dos enfermeiros e melhorar a prestação de cuidados. Objetivo: Analisar a relevância, pertinência, via...
The cerebellum is causally involved in episodic memory under aging
Almeida, Armando; Martins, Ana R.; Amaral, Lénia; Valério, Daniela; Bukhari, Qasim; Schu, Guilherme; Nogueira, Joana; Spínola, MónicaEpisodic memory decline is a major signature of both normal and pathological aging. Many neural regions have been implicated in the processes subserving both episodic memory and typical aging decline. Here, we demonstrate that the cerebellum is causally involved episodic memory under aging. We show that a 12-day neurostimulation program delivered to the right cerebellum led to improvements in episodic memory pe...
Online holistic program to foster health amongst students: a pilot study in a P...
Veiga, Elisa; Duarte, Raquel; Capela, Inês; Pinto, Elisabete; Silva, Margarida; Sá, Cristina; Sá, Luís; Kunz, Sahra; Serra, Sofia; Pereira, HenriqueDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, several preventive mental health interventions took place to increase the psychological well-being of university students due to the high levels of stress, anxiety and negative emotions experienced in that period. This context reinforced the role of universities in supporting students and preventing the mental health risk factors they faced. In this context a multidisciplinary team...