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Physical activity policy implementation and physical activity levels in the Eur...

National policies are a key starting point to achieve changes in population health. This study aimed to provide an overview of the relationship between physical activity policy implementation and the levels of sufficient physical activity across the European Union over the last decade. Data from the 23 indicators of the European Union Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Monitoring Framework established to monito...

How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative co...

"Objective: This study explored and compared stakeholder perspectives on enhancements to cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women across seven European countries. Design: In a series of Collaborative User Boards, stakeholders were invited to collaborate on identifying facilitators to improve cervical cancer screening. Setting: This study was part of the CBIG-SCREEN project which is funded by the European ...

Recommendations for the implementation of a national lung cancer screening prog...

Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) programs that use low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) have been shown to reduce LC mortality by up to 25 % and are considered cost-effective. The European Health Union has encouraged its Member States to explore the feasibility of LCS implementation in their respective countries. The task force conducted a com...

Development and pilot implementation of a novel protocol to assess capacity and...

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern in Europe. Effective introduction and scaling up of human papillomavirus (HPV) detection-based cervical cancer screening (CCS) requires a systematic assessment of health systems capacity. However, there is no validated capacity assessment methodology for CCS programmes, especially in European contexts. Addressing this gap, our study introdu...

Stroke rehabilitation pathways during the first year: A cost-effectiveness anal...

Background: Stroke burden challenges global health, and social and economic policies. Although stroke recovery encompasses a wide range of care, including in-hospital, outpatient, and community-based rehabilitation, there are no published cost-effectiveness studies of integrated post-stroke pathways. Objective: To determine the most cost-effective rehabilitation pathway during the first 12 months after a first-...

Recommendations for the implementation of a national lung cancer screening prog...

Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) programs that use low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) have been shown to reduce LC mortality by up to 25 % and are considered cost-effective. The European Health Union has encouraged its Member States to explore the feasibility of LCS implementation in their respective countries. The task force conducted a com...

Investigação Clínica da Iniciativa do Investigador em Portugal: Identificação d...

From healthcare system to individuals through stroke rehabilitation pathways: o...

BackgroundThe nature and quality of stroke survivor rehabilitation varies throughout Europe, including in Portugal, having not been widely monitored or benchmarked.ObjectivesThis study analyses the stroke care pathway from three perspectives: healthcare system, process, and patient.MethodsThe study uses data from a one-year single-center prospective cohort of first stroke patients, assessed at baseline, 3, 6, a...

Long-term neurological complications in COVID-19 survivors: study protocol of a...

BackgroundEvidence suggests an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and worse performance on cognitive tests, and a higher risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia up to 6 and 12 months after infection, respectively. Longer follow-ups with comparison groups are needed to clarify the potentially increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases in COVID-19 survivors, namely those infected before mass vaccina...

Bilateral breast cancer and the influence of body mass index in clinicopatholog...

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) and obesity are two closely associated pathologies with increasing incidence and mortality rates. Bilateral Breast Cancer (BBC) displays a low incidence rate within BC and obesity represents a major risk factor. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyzed BBC clinicopathological features distribution and determine the potential influence of obesity in BBC in these same feature...