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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY, BELIEFS ABOUT MEDICATION AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE...
Coelho, Raquel; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Vitória Figueiredo, Isabel; Cabral, Ana C.Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are a group of pathologies quite prevalent in the Portuguese community. Anxiety disorders, medication adherence and beliefs about medicines are recognized risk factors that affect the control of cardiovascular diseases, and it is therefore important to be evaluated when monitoring these patients. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the existing tools to measure adheren...
Translation and Adaptation of the STOPP/START Criteria Version 3 for Potentiall...
A. Rodrigues, Daniela; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Monteiro, LuísIntroduction: As the global population ages, managing medication use in older adults becomes increasingly complex due to polypharmacy and the associated risks of adverse drug events. To improve the safety and appropriateness of medication use in the older population, tools like the Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Prescriptions (STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (START) criteria have...
Usability of APIMedOlder: A Web Application to Manage Potentially Inappropriate...
A. Rodrigues, Daniela; I. Plácido, Ana; Mateos-Campos, Ramona; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Roque, FátimaIntroduction: Considering the increase in the proportion of the older population worldwide, the demand for health system resources also arises. These tools optimize clinical decision-making, thus avoiding iatrogenesis and thus contributing to a better quality of life for the older population. In response, we created an online web application, the APIMedOlder, that provides access to healthcare professionals to ...
Gastrointestinal disorders potentially associated with Semaglutide: an analysis...
Lopes, António Cabral; Roque, Maria de Fátima dos Santos Marques; Lourenço, Olga; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Morgado, Manuel Augusto Nunes Vicente PassosBackground: Semaglutide is a Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist used in the second-line treatment of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and can be used in monotherapy or associated with other oral antidiabetics or even insulin, increasing the effectiveness of the treatment. This work aims to analyze the profile of adverse drug reactions reported for semaglutide in Eudravigilance. Research design and method...
Health and Wellbeing in Aging
Plácido, Ana Isabel; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Roque, FátimaThis work was financially supported by the project APIMedOlder (PTDC/MED-FAR/31598/2017), funded by FEDER, through COMPETE2020—Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031598) and by national funds (OE), through FCT/MCTES. The participation of Ana I Plácido in this work was funded by the Grant CENTRO-04-3559-FSE-000162, financed by the Operational Programme from the budget ...
Antibiotic Dispensation without a Prescription Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Batista, Ana Daniela; Rodrigues, Daniela A; Figueiras, Adolfo; Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria TeresaAntibiotic resistance still remains a major global public health problem and the dispensing of antibiotics without a prescription at community pharmacies is an important driver of this. MEDLINE, Pubmed and EMBASE databases were used to search and identify studies reporting the dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics in community pharmacies or drugstores that sell drugs for human use, by applying pharmacy inter...
The Impact of Lifestyle on Prostate Cancer: A Road to the Discovery of New Biom...
Leitão, Catarina; Matos, Bárbara; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Fardilha, MargaridaProstate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers among men, and its incidence has been rising through the years. Several risk factors have been associated with this disease and unhealthy lifestyles and inflammation were appointed as major contributors for PCa development, progression, and severity. Despite the advantages associated with the currently used diagnostic tools [prostate-specific antigen(PSA) ...
Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medication i...
Rodrigues, Daniela A; Plácido, Ana L; Mateos-Campos, Ramona; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Roque, FátimaBackground: Age-related multiple comorbidities cause older adults to be prone to the use of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM) resulting in an increased risk of adverse events. Several strategies have emerged to support PIM prescription, and a huge number of interventions to reduce PIM have been proposed. This work aims to analyze the effectiveness of PIM interventions directed to older adults. Methods: ...
What determines health professionals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? A nationwide s...
Estrela, Marta; Silva, Tânia M; Roque, Vítor; Gomes, Eva Rebelo; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Figueiras, AdolfoIntroduction: To contain the COVID-19 pandemic, higher vaccination rates are essential. However, as vaccine hesitancy is a reality, it is important to understand what drives health professionals to refuse getting vaccinated against COVID-19, who have been in the frontline of this pandemic since its beginning and may be key actors to improve vaccine coverage among their patients. Purpose: This study aims to asse...
Smoking Induces a Decline in Semen Quality and the Activation of Stress Respons...
Henriques, Magda Carvalho; Santiago, Joana; Patrício, António; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Loureiro, Susana; Fardilha, MargaridaMale infertility is a prevalent concern affecting couples worldwide. While genetic factors, hormonal imbalances, and reproductive system defects play significant roles, emerging evidence suggests that lifestyle choices also profoundly impact male fertility. This study aimed to explore the effects of several lifestyle factors, including tobacco and alcohol consumption, physical activity, and dietary habits, on s...