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Loss of antiphospholipid antibody positivity decreases the risk of recurrent th...
Gaspar, Pedro; Cruz-Machado, Ana Rita; Abrantes, Ana Mafalda; Costa, Filipa; Parreira, Inês; Lopes, Ana Rita; Costa-Silva, Ryan; Chícharo, Ana TeodósioOBJECTIVE: To establish the predictive value of antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) negativization on recurrent thrombosis in thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS: Retrospective cohort study including all consecutive adult patients with APS followed at Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, up to December 2024. At diagnosis, all patients were positive for solid-phase aPL. Then, patients were cate...
Pressure ulcer prevalence: cross sectional study in a hospital of the Azores
Leal, Milena; Dias, Lídia; Furtado, Kátia; Gaspar, Pedro; Vieira, AnaBackground: pressure ulcers are complex, multifactorial and often debilitating injuries. They entail economic and social costs, having a direct impact on quality of life. Given the progressive aging of the population and the consequent increase in chronic diseases, an increase in the prevalence of wounds, particularly pressure ulcers, has been observed. Objectives: to determine the prevalence rate of pressure u...
Sitting positioning in dependent patients – practice of nursing students
António , Guilherme; Galício, Natália; Simão, Núria; Silva, Pedro; Gaspar, PedroBackground: immobility is characterised by limitations in movement and suppression of joint mobility, potentially leading to various complications. Sitting positioning and mobility, when integrated into an appropriate care plan, can prevent multiple adverse outcomes and improve patients’ quality of life. Objectives: to describe nursing students’ practice regarding chair transfer in dependent patients and to ass...
Letter to the Editor Regarding “A Prospective Study of Patients with Persistent...
Vieira Dias, Mariana; Gaspar, PedroN/a.; N/a.
Use of the trapeze bar to support mobility - A nursing perspective
Alves, Andreia; Bonito, Carolina; Costa, Inês; João, Inês; Gaspar, PedroBackground: assistive devices, as the trapeze bar, are designed to enhance functional capacity of individuals with deficits and improve/maintain their physical functionality and independence in daily activities, as transfers and ambulation. Objectives: to characterize the patient's level of dependency, to ascertain if nursing interventions are adjusted to patient's needs, and to determine if provision and use o...
Vaccination in children and adolescents: current practices
Miranda, Patrícia; Gaspar, Pedro; Passadouro, Rui; Moleiro, PascoalIntroduction: Enforcing the National Vaccination Program (PNV) is associated with population health gains. A competent workforce regarding vaccination practices should be a concern of health care services. Objectives: To assess knowledge about false contraindications to pediatric vaccination and to characterize counseling practices, comparing the results according to professional category, clinical activity, ye...
Predictors of Long-COVID-19 and its Impact on Quality of Life: Longitudinal Ana...
Gaspar, Pedro; Dias, Mariana; Parreira, Inês; Gonçalves, Hélder Diogo; Parlato, Federica; Maione, Valeria; Atalaia Barbacena, HenriqueIntroduction: Long-COVID-19 impacts health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) but data is scarce. The aim of this study was to describe and prospectively assess the prevalence and risk factors for long-COVID-19 after hospital discharge, and to evaluate its impact on patient HR-QoL.Methods: Single-centre longitudinal study including all COVID-19 patients discharged between December 2020 and February 2021. Patients...
Multimodal Visual, Auditory, Thermal, and Tactile Feedback During Brain-Machine...
Pais-Vieira, Carla; Gaspar, Pedro; Matos, Demétrio; Gago, Miguel; Azevedo, Maria João; Poleri, Tânia; Perrotta, André; PaisVieira, MiguelBackground: Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) have the potential to replace and expand body functions, but also to induce neuroplasticity. In BMIs that include virtual reality and tactile feedback, it is thought that the underlying mechanism may be partially dependent on immersiveness (i.e., how “realistic” the environment is). It is not known however, if continuously increasing the number of simulation modalitie...
Embodiment comfort levels during motor imagery training combined with immersive...
Pais-Vieira, Carla; Gaspar, Pedro; Matos, Demétrio; Alves, Leonor Palminha; Cruz, Bárbara Moreira da; Azevedo, Maria João; Gago, Miguel; Poleri, TâniaBrain–machine interfaces combining visual, auditory, and tactile feedback have been previously used to generate embodiment experiences during spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. It is not known if adding temperature to these modalities can result in discomfort with embodiment experiences. Here, comfort levels with the embodiment experiences were investigated in an intervention that required a chronic pain ...
Development of an mHealth Platform for Adolescent Obesity Prevention: User-Cent...
Reis, Catarina I.; Pernencar, Cláudia; Carvalho, Marta; Gaspar, Pedro; Martinho, Ricardo; Frontini, Roberta; Alves, Rodrigo; Sousa, PedroObesity is a chronic condition that influences the quality of life of patients and families while increasing the economic burden for the world population. Multidisciplinary prevention programs are crucial to address it, allowing an early introduction of healthy behaviors into daily habits. Mobile health interventions provide adequate support for these programs, especially considering the gamification techniques...