Introdução: A diabetes mellitus (DM) é uma doença crónica associada a uma significativa morbimortalidade, sendo o seu controlo multifatorial. A evidência é ainda escassa e contraditória na aferição do impacto que a pandemia possa ter tido no controlo glicémico dos doentes com esta patologia. Este estudo teve como objetivo medir as variações dos valores de hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c) em doentes com DM durante a ...
Introduction: School-age test anxiety is an important risk factor for school performance. Notwithstanding, few studies seek to identify which strategies are effective in improving test anxiety. The aim of this study was to assess whether a cognitive-behavioural intervention for high school students could significantly reduce test anxiety.Material and Methods: Two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled, unblinded, p...
Goals: To determine the referral rate of adult patients to the Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu (CHTV) outpatient clinic; evaluate the quality of the referral information based on “Guia de Referenciação do ACeS Dão Lafões à Consulta Externa do Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu” (GR); compare referrals between chosen family health units (FHU); analyze referrals response times by secondary care; verify if the family...
Introduction: Alcohol consumption ranks among the top ten risk factors contributing to the global disease burden. Several international organizations recommend the use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to screen for at-risk drinkers. However, a fully validated Portuguese version of this test is lacking. The aim of this study is to systematically review validated versions of the Alcohol Use Disord...
Background and aims: Screening and brief interventions (SBI) in primary health-care practices (PHCP) are effective in reducing reported alcohol consumption, but have not been routinely implemented. Most programs seeking to improve implementation rates have lacked a theoretical rationale. This study aimed to test whether a theory-based intervention for PHCPs could significantly increase alcohol SBI delivery. Des...
Introduction: Alcohol consumption ranks among the top ten risk factors contributing to the global disease burden. Several international organizations recommend the use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to screen for at-risk drinkers. However, a fully validated Portuguese version of this test is lacking. The aim of this study is to systematically review validated versions of the Alcohol Use Disord...
Background Alcohol is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease. Several national and international agencies recommend that screening and brief interventions (SBI) should be routinely delivered in primary care settings to reducing patients’ alcohol consumption. However, evidence shows that such activities are seldom implemented in practice. A review of the barriers and facilitators medi...
Background: Alcohol is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease. Several national and international agencies recommend that screening and brief interventions (SBI) should be routinely delivered in primary care settings to reducing patients' alcohol consumption. However, evidence shows that such activities are seldom implemented in practice. A review of the barriers and facilitators med...
Objetivos: Os cuidados de saúde primários (CSP) são o terreno ideal para rastreio e tratamento de doentes com Problemas Ligados ao Álcool (PLA). Este estudo pretendeu avaliar as atitudes dos participantes da Escola de Medicina Geral e Familiar (Primavera 2016) relativas a PLA e comparar as atitudes dos participantes do curso de Alcoologia com os dos restantes cursos. Métodos: Foram avaliadas as atitudes dos par...
Objetivos: Os cuidados de saúde primários (CSP) são o terreno ideal para rastreio e tratamento de doentes com Problemas Ligados ao Álcool (PLA). Este estudo pretendeu avaliar as atitudes dos participantes da Escola de Medicina Geral e Familiar (Primavera 2016) relativas a PLA e comparar as atitudes dos participantes do curso de Alcoologia com os dos restantes cursos.Métodos: Foram avaliadas as atitudes dos part...