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Quality Improvement in Cost Control with the Treatment of Patients with Control...
Vasconcelos, Cátia; Carneiro, Diana; Guimarães, Lilian; Vilela, AntónioIntroduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic complex disease that requires long term healthcare and resources. Its increasing prevalence emphasizes the issue of healthcare cost management. The aim of this study was to evaluate and improve the costs with therapeutics of diabetic patients, in a Portuguese family practice unit.Methods: This is a quality improvement study. The population included patients observed ...
Development of a formative video as a tool to improve health literacy: an inter...
Flores, Tiago Fernandes; Vilela, António; Martins, Bárbara; Gonçalves, Mariana Abreu; Pinto, João Mário; Pereira, Ana Isabel; Luís, Joana GonçalvesIntroduction: Promoting health literacy is essential for patients to make informed healthcare decisions, ensuring more efficient resource utilization and contributing to long-term sustainability. Objectives: Enhance health literacy among patients in six health units in Northern Portugal, focusing on the organization and structure of primary healthcare services (PHC) and the medical specialty of general practice...
SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of diabetes and weight influence, the experie...
Vasconcelos, Cátia; Vilar Santos, Susana; Vilela, António; de Faria, Rita; Reis, ÁlvaroIntroduction: Weight loss in diabetic patients can be associated with cardiovascular risk reduction. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have beneficial effects in the reduction of cardiovascular risk and are approved for the treatment of diabetes. Additionally, iSGLT2 is associated with a weight loss of approximately 2 kg in the first six months of treatment. In this study, we report the experi...