Introduction: Screen use among adolescents has increased, with excessive screen time associated with poor sleep. Isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated these problems. This study aimed to characterize adolescents’ sleep and screen use behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study of adolescents aged 10 to 18 years evalua...
Introduction: Screen use among adolescents has increased, with excessive screen time associated with poor sleep. Isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated these problems. This study aimed to characterize adolescents’ sleep and screen use behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive study of adolescents aged 10 to 18 years evaluat...
A endocardite infeciosa é uma patologia grave e potencialmente fatal. O envolvimento do coração direito é menos frequente, afetando preferencialmente a válvula tricúspide, associado à toxicodependência endovenosa e à presença de dispositivos intracardíacos. A endocardite infeciosa da válvula pulmonar é, por isso, uma raridade (1,5%-2% dos casos), sendo o seu envolvimento único ainda mais raro, com poucos casos ...
Introdução: As doenças infeciosas constituem uma forte ameaça à saúde individual e pública a nível mundial. Os utentes com diagnóstico de Diabetes Mellitus (DM) constituem um grupo vulnerável, uma vez que a doença diminui a efetividade da resposta imunológica a determinados agentes patogénicos, sendo a vacinação recomendada pela Direção-Geral da Saúde e outras entidades de referência(1–4). A percentagem de uten...
Introduction: In a world shaped by globalization, where organizations are forced to adjust their objectives to the most notable environmental and social changes as well as the prominent crisis of values, society has awakened to the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR communication practices promote and disseminate initiatives based on social and ethical principles, mobilizing companies to a...
This chapter provides an overview of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the religious tourism industry, evidencing how useful they can be in this specific tourism context, as they are in the tourism industry in general. Deconstructing whether religious tourism is conducted for purely religious motives or not is not the aim of this chapter. Instead, for the purposes of this chapter, ...
Introduction: In a world shaped by globalization, where organizations are forced to adjust their objectives to the most notable environmental and social changes as well as the prominent crisis of values, society has awakened to the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR communication practices promote and disseminate initiatives based on social and ethical principles, mobilizing companies to a...