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Health Literacy - A New Challenge for Healthcare Professionals

Projeto de melhoria contínua no cuidado à pessoa com difagia para promover a im...

Resumo Enquadramento: 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 melh...

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Best practice recommendations for dysphagia management in stroke patients: a co...

Abstract Dysphagia is frequent after stroke, and it increases the risk of respiratory infection, dehydration and malnutrition, resulting in worse outcomes. Different clinical guidelines present recommendations for the assessment and management of dysphagia in stroke patients in a scattered way. These best practice recommendations address seven clinical questions on the assessment and management of dysphagia in ...

The portuguese version of the gugging swallowing screen: results from its appli...

Abstract Introduction: Dysphagia is a frequent complication after a stroke which is associated with increased risk of pneumonia, dehydration and malnutrition. Early screening reduces the incidence of pneumonia after stroke. Objective: To translate, cross cultural adapt and test the Portuguese version of the Gugging Swallowing Screen. Methods: 226 acute stroke patients were prospectively enrolled in a multicentr...

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Qualidade de vida do doente portador de patologia oncológica da próstata

Enquadramento: O cancro da próstata é a segunda principal causa de morte por cancro nos homens. O diagnóstico e tratamento podem provocar alterações significativas na vida dos homens e, por consequência, modificar a sua qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Avaliar as alterações na qualidade de vida do doente com patologia oncológica da próstata, desde o momento do diagnóstico da doença até aos 6 meses de tratamento. Me...

Validation of Portuguese version of the low anterior resection syndrome score

ABSTRACT Objective: The authors aim to perform a thorough translation with cultural adaptation of the patient reported outcome tool, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) Score, to the Portuguese language (LARS-PT) in the Portuguese population with rectal cancer, after proctectomy with anastomosis. Methods: According to the current international recommendations, we designed this study encompassing three main p...