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Co-creation of a self-management application for asthma: A citizen science prot...
Sá-Sousa,Ana; Almeida,Gisela; Bastos,Tiago Costa; Rosário,Andreia; Lopes,Filipa; Costa,Emília Dias; Reis,António Baía; Figueiredo,DanielaABSTRACT Digital health can effectively engage patients in the self-management of their asthma. Still, it will only reach its full potential when apps are aligned with patients’ needs and are integrated into clinical practice. We aim to test a framework for the involvement of patients/carers in all phases of developing and implementing an app for asthma. This protocol was co-designed with six asthma patients/ca...
PAAI - Interactive online self-learning programme for patients with asthma: Pro...
Jácome,Cristina; Fonseca,Nancy; Rodrigues,Tânia; Fernandes,Silvana; Costa,Emília Dias da; Amaral,Rita; Matos,Paula; Areia,Margarida; Dias,LilianaABSTRACT Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research should focus on the engagement of patients/carers in every stage of the research cycle. However, the inconsistent level of education and research experience may compromise this involvement and training and support are recommended. In Portugal, consistent training to empower patients in their health decisions, or to be involved in research is neither avai...
Identification of clusters of asthma control: A preliminary analysis of the Ins...
Jácome,Cristina; Amaral,Rita; Almeida,Rute; Pereira,Ana Margarida; Couto,Mariana; Araújo,Luís; Alves-Correia,Magna; Pereira,MarianaAims: To identify distinct asthma control clusters based on Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) and to compare patients characteristics among these clusters. Methods: Adults and adolescents (≥13 years) with persistent asthma were recruited at 29 Portuguese hospital outpatient clinics, in the context of two observational studies of the INSPIRERS project. Demographic and clinical characteristics...
Características clínicas e polissonográficas de doentes com distúrbio respirató...
Loureiro,Cláudia Chaves; Drummond,Marta; Winck,João Carlos; Almeida,JoãoA síndroma de apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS) associada ao sono REM tem uma incidência de 10-36% na população com SAOS. Estudos anteriores têm sugerido, nestes doentes, um aumento de prevalência de distúrbios psiquiátricos, bem como um efeito da idade e do género. Propusemo-nos, por isso, estudar as características clínicas e polissonográficas de doentes com o referido diagnóstico. Os critérios de inclusão for...