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Exploring the Association between Health Literacy and Diabetes Risk in Adults: ...
Batalha, Maria João; Gabriel, Tiago; Alves, Bartolomeu; Soledade, Ana; Passadouro, Rui; Dias, Sara SimõesIntroduction: Low levels of health literacy (HL) are related to behaviors that increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, in Europe, there is still little knowledge about this relationship, and whether improving HL could be an effective strategy for preventing the disease. Therefore, this study aims to measure the association between HL and the risk of developing T2D in adults living in the...
How does a storybook impact preschool children’s willingness to try vegetables?...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Borges, Mariana; Rosa, Tiago Araújo; Novo, Rita; Vieito, Leonel; Lages, Marlene; Guarino, Maria P.; Dias, Sara SimõesBackground Vegetable consumption among children is below recommended. Given the critical role of vegetable consumption in health, it is essential to identify effective strategies to promote this intake. This study aimed to test the efficacy of a superhero’s storybook (SB) as a nutrition education strategy on the willingness to try (WTT) 10 different vegetables in preschool children and relate WTT with food neop...
Computed tomography versus sleep endoscopy (DISE) to predict the effectiveness ...
Cebola, Pedro; Caroça, Cristina; Donato, Helena; Dias, Sara Simões; Paço, João; Manso, CristinaFunding Information: This work was financed by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., under the project UIDB/04585/2020. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM) and Egas Moniz Schoo...
Navigational health literacy and health service use among higher education stud...
Rosário, Jorge; Dias, Sara Simões; Dias, Sónia; Pedro, Ana RitaIntroduction The navigational health literacy of higher education students is fundamental to effective health management and successful health navigation, thereby improving health outcomes and overall well-being. Assessing the general and navigational health literacy levels of these students is crucial for developing targeted interventions and facilitating informed decision-making on health-related issues. This...
Role of arousal in diagnosing sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patients
Varela, Susana; Teixeira, Carlos; Grencho, Dina; Dias, Sara Simões; Drummond, Marta; Bugalho, AntonioFunding Information: Open access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on). This work was supported by a PhD scholarship from CUF. The funder had no role in the design, data collection, data analysis, or reporting of this study. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is highly prevalent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and may influence rhythm contro...
Safety of fibrinogen concentrate in non-trauma and non-obstetric adult patients...
Gomes, Manuela; Ângelo-Dias, Miguel; S Duarte, Gonçalo; Dias, Sara Simões; Silvério Serra, Sofia; Lima, JorgeBackground: Low fibrinogen levels are associated with an increased risk of perioperative bleeding. However, there is an ongoing debate over the ideal treatment threshold, the benefits of prophylactic supplementation with fibrinogen concentrate, and the best source of fibrinogen. While fibrinogen concentrate supplementation is being widely used to treat bleeding related to acquired haemostatic deficiencies, ther...
Hospitalization costs in Portugal among people with obesity
Destri, Kelli; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Mendonça, Nuno; Alves, Joana; Barcelos, Anabela; Dias, Sara Simões; Gregório, Maria João; Canhão, HelenaFunding Information: The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by the Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, FCT, I. P. reference SFRH (PD/BD/135589/2018) and by Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC) (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Destri, Henriques, Mendonça, Alves,...
Health literacy and its determinants among higher education students in the Ale...
Dias, Sara Simões; Dias, Sónia; Pedro, Ana Rita; Rosário, JorgeThe capacity of higher education students to comprehend and act on health information is a pivotal factor in attaining favourable health outcomes and well-being. Assessing the health literacy of these students is essential in order to develop targeted interventions and provide informed health support. The aim of this study was to identify the level of health literacy and to analyse its relationship with determi...
Prognosis of polymerase epsilon (POLE) mutation in high-grade endometrioid endo...
Casanova, Joao; Duarte, Gonçalo Silva; da Costa, Ana Gomes; Catarino, Ana; Nave, Mónica; Antunes, Telma; Serra, Sofia Silvério; Dias, Sara SimõesBackground. POLE mutated endometrial carcinomas may represent a subspecific type of tumors harboring a more favorable prognosis. Grade 3 (G3 or high-grade) endometrioid endometrial carcinomas remain a clinical dilemma, with some tumors behaving as the low-grade counterparts and others presenting a more aggressive behavior. Objectives. To determine the association between POLE mutational status and the overall-s...
Health literacy – study protocol for LiSa cohort study
Batalha, Maria João; Gabriel, Tiago; Valentim, Ana; Soledade, Ana; Gomes, Cátia; Alves, Bartolomeu; Santos, Estêvão Soares dos; Passadouro, RuiBackground: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others, whether at home, at the workplace, in the community, marketplace, healthcare sector, or the political arena. The main aim of this project is to measure health literacy in the adult population living in the ...