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Intestinal parasitic infections and adverse outcomes among pregnant women and t...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria do CéuIntroduction: The link between intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) during pregnancy remains unclear, with significant knowledge gaps. This study aimed to assess the impact of IPIs on maternal-neonatal-dyads in São Tomé & Príncipe. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based study was conducted among women admitted for delivery, who underwent copro-parastiological screening. ...
Prevalence of Outpatient Use of Medicines by the Elderly Population in Portugal...
Carmona Araújo, Ana; Fernandes, Elisabete; Franco Ruivo, Inês; Machado, Maria do Céu; Faria Vaz, António; Furtado, CláudiaIntroduction: Like in other countries, the age pyramid in Portugal has been changing considerably, with a substantial increase in the size of the older population and a significant reduction in the number of young people. With aging, co-occurrence of several conditions becomes frequent, often leading to the use of multiple medications (polypharmacy). Polypharmacy in the older population is particularly relevant...
Validation of the European Portuguese Version of a Pediatric Palliative Needs A...
Simões, Maria João Palaré; Tavares, Filipa; Machado, Maria do CéuIntroduction: The Pediatric Palliative Screening Scale (PaPaS Scale) was designed to help professionals to identify life-limiting or life-threatening children/young people with complex chronic conditions who would benefit from pediatric palliative care and facilitate their timely and appropriate referral. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the PaPaS Scale for the Portuguese pe...
Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe: a cross-sectional hospital-based...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Bandeira, Nelson; Sousa, Swasilanne; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria do CéuBackground: Pregnancy starts early in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) and rates of adolescent pregnancy increased 16% in recent years reaching a 27.3% prevalence. This study aimed to understand the pregnant adolescents' characteristics and factors associated to early childbearing in STP. Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was undertaken in Hospital Dr. Ayres de Menezes between 2016 and 2018 with a rand...
Contributions to the improvement of healthcare management for cardiovascular pa...
Campos Fernandes, Adalberto; Abreu, Ana; Pinto, Fausto J.; Mota-Filipe, Helder; Machado, Maria do Céu; Carrageta, ManuelCardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the leading causes of morbidity, disability and mortality in Portugal. Despite the considerable decline in cardiovascular mortality as a result of improved healthcare access, diagnostic testing, new pharmacological treatments and regulatory measures, such as the new tobacco law, CVD remains the number one cause of mortality in women and is second to cancer in men. It is est...
The Ethics of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Improve Public Health
Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco; Cruz-e-Silva, David; Bartlett, Oliver; Vasconcelos, Joana; Morais Nunes, Alexandre; Ashrafian, Hutan; Miraldo, MarisaThe World Health Organization highlights fiscal policies as priority interventions for the promotion of healthy eating in its Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases. The taxation of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in particular is noted to be an effective measure, and SSBs taxes have already been implemented in several countries worldwide. However, although the evidence base su...
Very Low Birth Weight Infants in a Portuguese Intensive Care Unit and the Vermo...
Saldanha, Joana; Moniz, Carlos; Machado, Maria do CéuIntroduction: Our neonatal service is part of a differentiated perinatal hospital and has contributed to the Vermont Oxford Network for more than 15 years. This data base includes data on the morbidity and mortality of newborns born in the member hospitals with birth weight between 401 and 1500 g and/ or from 22 to 29 weeks and six days of gestation, or those admitted to these hospitals with up to 28 days of ag...
Informed Consent - Vision and Perspectives of Adolescents, Parents and Professi...
Machado, Maria do Céu; Sousa, Rodrigo; Stone, Rosário; Barreto, Maria Inês; Garcês, Filipa; Cruz, Carla; Gomes, Susana; Rodrigues, MarianaIntroduction: According to the Convention on the Rights of Children and the national standards of the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health, adolescents have the right to make decisions about their own health. The aim of this study was to identify the dynamics of the implementation of assent and informed consent in hospital settings.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional and multicentre study based on survey...
Quality-of-life outcomes of a weight management program for adolescents based o...
Freira, Silvia; Fonseca, Helena; Williams, Geoffrey; Ribeiro, Marta; Pena, Fernanda; Machado, Maria do Céu; Lemos, Marina SerraTo compare motivational interviewing (MI) with conventional care regarding the health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) of adolescents with overweight/obesity. Methods: RCT with parallel design, involving two groups: intervention group (MI group [MIG]) and control group (conventional intervention group [CIG]). The intervention included three 30-minute interviews 3 months apart. Outcome: Change in Pediatric Qualit...
Psychosocial profile in portuguese adolescents with chronic disease attending a...
Santos, Teresa; Matos, MG; Marques, Adilson; Simões, Celeste; Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira Leal; Machado, Maria do CéuLiving with a chronic disease (CD) in adolescence involves new multifaceted challenges. This study aims to conduct a psychosocial characterization of a group of adolescents with chronic diseases in a hospital setting and to compare such dimensions for the total group and for different diseases. A cross-sectional study included 135 adolescents with chronic diseases (51.9% boys; 48.1% girls), having an average ag...