Objetivos - Estabelecimento de um protocolo de Laringoscopia Contínua durante o Exercício (LCE). Desenho do Estudo – Revisão Bibliográfca Sistemática. Material e Métodos - Revisão bibliográfca nas bases de dados MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, baseada no modelo PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-...
Background: Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma, and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. The InspirerMundi app aims to monitor adherence while providing a positive experience through gamification and social support. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the InspirerMundi app to monitor medication adherence in adolescents and adults wit...
Background: Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. InspirerMundi app aims to monitor inhaler adherence while turning it into a positive experience through gamification and social support. Objective: We assessed the medium-term feasibility of the InspirerMundi app to monitor inhaler adherence in real-world patients with persistent asthma ...
Background: Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma, and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. The InspirerMundi app aims to monitor adherence while providing a positive experience through gamification and social support. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the InspirerMundi app to monitor medication adherence in adolescents and adults wit...
Though the approach used to classify chronic respiratory diseases is changing to a treatable-traits (TT) approach, data regarding very elderly patients is lacking. The objectives of this study were to assess TT frequency in very elderly patients and to study the link between extrapulmonary TT and ventilatory defects. Individuals (≥75 years) residing in elderly care centres answered a standardised questionnaire,...
In the last years, disease classification of chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) has been vivaciously discussed and new concepts have been introduced, namely asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO). Controversially the GOLD consensus document of 2020 considered that we should no longer refer to ACO, as they constitute two different diseases that may share some common traits and clinical...
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance. DESIGN: Baseline data from two prospective multicentre observational studies. SETTING: 29 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric secondary care outpatient clinics in Portugal. PARTICIPANTS: 395 patients (≥13 years old) with persistent asthma. MEASURES: Data o...
Introdução: A enterocolite induzida por proteínas alimentares (EIPA) é uma forma de hipersensibilidade gastrointestinal alimentar não mediada por imunoglobulina E, sendo provavelmente mediada por células. A fisiopatologia permanece incerta. O leite de vaca e os cereais estão entre as causas mais comuns. O diagnóstico baseia-se na história clínica. Descrição do caso: Descreve-se um caso raro de enterocolite à ba...