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Value-Based Geriatric Care: Good News from Portugal

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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chron...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults. Methods: Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society ...

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chron...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults. Methods: Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society ...

Improving Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Management Through Training in a Cohort of P...

Introduction: Although sarcopenia has been formally recognized in the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, it is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the current knowledge and management of sarcopenia in a cohort of Portuguese physicians and the effectiveness of a training session on sarcopenia diagnosis and treatment. Methods: Thi...

Improving the Care of Hip Fracture Patients Through Orthogeriatrics

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Recommendations for Herpes Zoster Vaccination: Consensus Report from the Portug...

Herpes zoster (HZ), or shingles, is caused by the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus. It is a high-incidence disease, associated with great morbidity, which might create or worsen a patient’s frailty condition, thus reinforcing the importance of vaccination. Among the risk factors for HZ infection and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), its major complication, are age, immunosuppression and the presenc...

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Feeding in Advanced Dementia: Consensus Report from the Portuguese Society of I...

Dementia is a progressive neurological syndrome without cure whose prevalence is increasing due to population ageing. There is a lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals and caregivers regarding the best feeding approach in patients with advanced dementia. As there are no national recommendations on this subject, a consensus report from the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine and the Portuguese Ente...

Alimentação na demência avançada: documento de consenso da Sociedade Portuguesa...

A demência é uma síndrome neurológica de agravamento progressivo, sem cura, cuja prevalência tem vindo a aumentar devido ao envelhecimento da população. Existe um grande desconhecimento entre profissionais de saúde e cuidadores relativamente à melhor abordagem da alimentação nos doentes com demência avançada. Dado não existirem recomendações nacionais acerca deste tema, foi elaborado um documento de consenso da...

DeSaFIo-ME: desnutrição, sarcopénia, fragilidade e medicação na pessoa idosa

O envelhecimento ativo é definido pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) como o "processo de desenvolver e manter a capacidade funcional que promove o bem-estar da população idosa". No processo de envelhecimento são frequentes algumas alterações a nível físico, como alterações na composição corporal, diminuição na força muscular, flexibilidade, maior sensação de fadiga, que estão muitas vezes associadas a situ...