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Promoting advanced medical services in the framework of 3PM-a proof-of-concept ...
Regateiro, Fernando J; Silva, Henriqueta Alexandra Mendes Breda Lobo Coimbra; Lemos, Manuel C.; Moura, GabrielaMultidisciplinary team from three universities based in the "Centro" Region of Portugal developed diverse approaches as parts of a project dedicated to enhancing and expanding Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine (3PM) in the Region. In a sense, outcomes acted as a proof-of-concept, in that they demonstrated the feasibility, but also the relevance of the approaches. The accomplishments comprise def...
The London chest activity of daily living revisited
Oliveira, Isabel de Jesus; Gomes, Inês; Ferreira, Pedro LopesN/A
Healthcare students' attitudes toward addressing sexual health: validation of t...
Couto, Germano Rodrigues; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Dias, Hélia; Dias, Ana Sofia; Oliveira, Isabel de JesusBackground: To tailor curriculum and training programs on sexual health for undergraduate health students, assessing students' attitudes toward working with sexual health is necessary. The Students' Attitudes Toward Addressing Sexual Health Questionnaire (SA-SH) provides adequate measurement proprieties to assess health students' attitudes toward sexual health. This questionnaire has yet to be available for use...
Projeto de melhoria contínua no cuidado à pessoa com difagia para promover a im...
Oliveira, Isabel Jesus; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Couto, Germano RodriguesEnquadramento: Existe evidência de que a sistematização da abordagem terapêutica à pessoa com deglutição comprometida após o acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) tem um impacte significativo na redução de complicações. Objetivo: Conceber e implementar uma intervenção multimodal para a implementação da evidência, na sistematização da abordagem à pessoa com deglutição comprometida. Metodologia: Projeto de melhoria co...
Empowerment and Knowledge as Determinants for Quality of Life: A Contribution t...
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Morais, Carminda; Pimenta, Rui; Ribeiro, Inês; Amorim, Isabel; Alves, Sandra MariaThe purpose of this study was to assess how knowledge and empowerment impact the quality of life (QoL) of a person with type 2 diabetes, leading to better communication and disease management. We conducted a descriptive and observational study of individuals with type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF), Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT), and EQ-5D-5L were used, in addition to sociodemogr...
Consumption of Non-Prescribed Drugs in Portugal During the Pandemic in 2021
Tavares, Aida Isabel; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Raposo, Vítor; Quintal, CarlotaObjectives: Portugal liberalised the over-the-counter drugs market in 2005 and provides universal healthcare coverage in a mainly Beveridge-type health system. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare to change how services were delivered, especially increasing remote consultations in primary care. This analysis aims to find the drivers for taking non-prescribed drugs during the pandemic in Portugal...
Measuring loneliness: Psychometric properties of the three-item loneliness scal...
Daniel, Fernanda; Santo, Helena Espírito; Lemos, Laura; Guadalupe, Sónia; Barroso, Isabel; Silva, Alexandre Gomes da; Ferreira, Pedro LopesLoneliness is a prevalent set of negative feelings associated with unsatisfactory and reduced social interactions, inadequate social support, poor satisfaction with life and health, negative emotions, and economic burden. Thus, its measurement is of foremost importance. Therefore, this study aimed (i) to devise the Portuguese version of the three-Item Loneliness Scale (T-ILS), which is ideal for epidemiological...
Creation and Validation of the European Portuguese Version of the Systemic Lupu...
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Cunha, Rita Novais; Macieira, Carla; Fontes, Tomás; Inês, Luís; Maduro, Ana Isabel Ramos; Martins, Ana; Rajão, Frederico(1) Background: Patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) experience profound effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that cannot be explained by objective indicators of mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to adapt the SLE Quality of Life (SLEQoL) questionnaire to the European Portuguese population and to assess its reliability and validity for patients with SLE. (2) Methods: Two independe...
Creation and Validation of a Portuguese Version of the UCLA Scleroderma Clinica...
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Genrinho, Inês; Santiago, Tânia; Carones, Adriana; Mazeda, Carolina; Barcelos, Anabela; Beirão, Tiago; Costa, Flávio(1) Background: The UCLA GIT 2.0 questionnaire has been recognized as a feasible and reliable instrument to assess gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and their impact on quality of life. The aim of this study was to create and validate UCLA GIT 2.0 for Portuguese patients with SSc. (2) Methods: A multi-center study was conducted enrolling SSc patients. UCLA GIT 2.0 was validated...
Judicialization and cancer: quality of life of patients and caregivers in the C...
Salha, Leila Abou; de Menezes, José Elmo; Dias, Danilo Rocha; Brasil, Virginia Visconde; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; de Santana Filho, Jolivê MendesBackground In Brazil, cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients seek judicial intervention for free access to medications from the public health system. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic potentially affected the health-related quality of life of cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic profile and assess the health-related quality of life of patien...