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Maternal near-miss and mortality associated with being referred: a case control...

Understanding of determinants of severe maternal morbidity is crucial for reducing Maternal Near Misses (MNM) and Maternal Deaths (MD). We aimed to assess whether being referred from lower level to tertiary-level hospitals is a determinant of MNM and MD in Luanda, capital of Angola.A facility-based case control study was conducted (June-September 2022) at 2 referral hospitals in Luanda. Consecutive sampling for...

Electrocardiographic findings in pregnant women in Angola

Background: Studies on the electrocardiogram findings in African pregnant women are limited. There is no information available in the literature on the electrocardiographic parameters of pregnant Angolan women. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe electrocardiographic findings in women with normal pregnancies in Bengo Province, Angola. Methods: This is a community-based study with a cross-sectional...

Adaptation and learning processes of stroke survivors and family carers: a scop...

Background. Knowledge on the processes of adaptation and learning after stroke are scarce, hindering the development of evidence-based public health strategies to promote survivors and family carers' health and wellbeing, across the post stroke trajectory. This study aims to assess the available evidence on the processes of adaptation and learning after stroke, by mapping the main barriers and enablers accordin...

Normal limits of the electrocardiogram in Angolans

Introduction. Studies on the normal electrocardiogram limits in African populations are limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is no literature describing normal ECG limits in Angolans. Objectives. The aim of this study is to establish the normal ECG limits for adult Angolans, without established heart disease, stratified by gender and age. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed, involving 217...

Experiences During a Psychoeducational Intervention Program Run in a Pediatric ...

Hospitalization, despite its duration, is likely to result in emotional, social, and academic costs to school-age children and adolescents. Developing adequate psychoeducational activities and assuring inpatients' own class teachers' collaboration, allows for the enhancement of their personal and emotional competences and the maintenance of a connection with school and academic life. These educational programs ...

Traffic risk behaviour: an observational study of drivers’ behaviour in Braga (...

Acessibilidade e utilização de fontes de informação em saúde cardiovascular: pe...

Introdução: A promoção da saúde cardiovascular contempla a disseminação de informação direcionada para cidadãos e profissionais de saúde. Este estudo pretendia mapear as perspetivas de doentes e médicos quanto às fontes privilegiadas de informação sobre saúde cardiovascular e aos objetivos com que usam a informação obtida. Métodos: Análise de conteúdo temática de um grupo focal com médicos e outro com doentes, ...

Molecular diagnosis of Huntington disease in Portugal: implications for genetic...

Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative, autosomal dominant disorder of late-onset, caused by the expansion of a CAG repeat in the coding region of the gene. Ours is the reference laboratory for genetic testing in HD, in Portugal, since 1998; 90.1% of all 158 families known were identified for the first time, including patients with unusual presentation or without family history. A total of 338 genetic t...