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Factors Associated with Clinically Important Changes in Quality of Life of Hear...
Marques, Irene; Severo, Milton; Pinto, António; Fonseca, Cândida; Carvalho, Henrique CyrneFunding Information: The APC was funded by a PhD scholarship granted to I.M.: Bolsa CHUdSA 2023\u2014financed by Fundo para a Investiga\u00E7\u00E3o e Desenvolvimento do Centro Hospitalar Universit\u00E1rio de Santo Ant\u00F3nio. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Background/Objectives: We aimed to identify the factors associated with clinically important changes in quality of life (QoL) of real-world...
Quality of life score association with other patient-reported outcomes
Marques, Irene; Viamonte, Sofia; Severo, Milton; Gomes Pinto, António; Fonseca, Cândida; Carvalho, Henrique CyrnePublisher Copyright: © 2025 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia; Introduction and objectives: Pragmatic validated instruments are needed to assess quality of life (QoL) in the real-world care of heart failure (HF) patients. This study aimed to validate the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) in European Portuguese and to search for associations with other patient-reported outcomes (PROs). ...
Epidemiology of Psoriasis in Portugal
Torres, Tiago; Filipe, Paulo; Brandão, Francisco Menezes; Figueiredo, Américo; Soares, António Pinto; Basto, Artur Sousa; Rebelo, ClarisseFunding Information: This study was supported by an unconditional grant from the Portuguese Group of Psoriasis. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 CELOM. All rights reserved.; Introduction: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and inflammatory skin disorder with a high personal, social and economic burden and important implications for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to provide an epidemiological characteriza...
Sex-Heterogeneity on the Association between Dietary Patterns at 4 Years of Age...
Durão, Catarina; Severo, Milton; Oliveira, Andreia; Lopes, CarlaFunding: Generation XXI was funded by the Health Operational Programme–Saúde XXI, Community Support Framework III and the Regional Department of Ministry of Health. This study was also supported through FEDER–COMPETE and through national funding from the Foundation for Science and Technology–FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science) within the project “FOCAcCIa: (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031949), and through...
A case-control study of contextual factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Leite, Andreia; Leão, Teresa; Soares, Patrícia; Severo, Milton; Moniz, Marta; Lucas, Raquel; Aguiar, Pedro; Meireles, Paula; Lunet, Nuno; Nunes, CarlaFunding Information: This study has been partially funded by the Regional Administration of Health of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, the NOVA National School of Public Health, and National Funds through Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the Epidemiology Research Unit–Institute of Public Health, University of Porto (EPIUnit) [UIDB/04750/2020]. Funding Information: The authors thank Dire?...
Dedicated pediatricians in emergency department
Melo, Manuel Rocha; Ferreira-Magalhães, Manuel; Flor-Lima, Filipa; Rodrigues, Mariana; Severo, Milton; Almeida-Santos, Luis; Caldas-Afonso, AlbertoBackground: Dedicated pediatricians in emergency departments (EDs) may be beneficial, though no previous studies have assessed the related costs and benefits/harms. We aimed to evaluate the net benefits and costs of dedicated emergency pediatricians in a pediatric ED. Methods: Cost-consequences analysis of visits to a pediatric ED of a tertiary hospital. Two pediatric ED Medical Teams (MT) were compared: MT-A (...
Determinants of health care utilization by immigrants in Portugal
Dias, Sónia F; Severo, Milton; Barros, HenriqueBackground: The increasing diversity of population in European Countries poses new challenges to national health systems. There is a lack of data on accessibility and use of health care services by migrants, appropriateness of the care provided, client satisfaction and problems experienced when confronting the health care system. This limits knowledge about the multiple determinants of the utilization of health...