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Academic Primary Care Units: From Dream to Reality
Correia, Gil; Pereira, António; Bulhões, Cláudia; Outeirinho, Conceição; Prazeres, Filipe; Rosendo, Inês; Antunes, José Pedro; Monteiro, Luísn/a.; n/d.
Practical Recommendations from Clinical Experts for Optimizing Screening, Diagn...
Mairos, João; Monteiro, Nina; Clode, Nuno; Maricoto, Tiago; Catarino, Rúben; Dias, BrunoIron deficiency is a clinical condition characterized by the depletion of iron stores, potentially affecting up to 95% of pregnant women in Portugal. If not identified and treated early, this condition can progress from fatigue, tiredness and reduced work productivity to anemia, increasing the risk of maternal-fetal complications. Therefore, early detection of iron deficiency during pregnancy is crucial for pro...
Correction to the Article "Practical Recommendations from Clinical Experts for ...
Mairos, João; Monteiro, Nina; Clode, Nuno; Maricoto, Tiago; Catarino, Rúben; Dias, BrunoN/A.; N/A.
Perceived barriers and criteria for referral to pulmonary rehabilitation used i...
Silva, Liliana; Maricoto, Tiago; Simão, Paula; Costa, Patrício; Padilha, José MiguelIntroduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease encompasses both pharmacological and non-pharmacological components. The most cost-effective non-pharmacological component is pulmonary rehabilitation, an individualised, comprehensive intervention, including exercise training, education, and behavior change, to improve the physical and psychological condition and promote adherence to long-term healthy behavio...
Relationship between flame retardants and respiratory health– A systematic revi...
Coelho, Sonia Dias; Maricoto, Tiago; Taborda-Barata, Luís; Annesi-Maesano, Isabella; Isobe, Tomohiko; Sousa, Ana Catarina AChronic respiratory diseases are a dealing cause of death and disability worldwide. Their prevalence is steadily increasing and the exposure to environmental contaminants, including Flame Retardants (FRs), is being considered as a possible risk factor. Despite the widespread and continuous exposure to FRs, the role of these contaminants in chronic respiratory diseases is yet not clear. This study aims to system...
The link between happiness and health: a review of concepts, pathways and strat...
Mendes, Mafalda; Simões, Pedro; Augusto Simões, José; Santiago, Luiz Miguel; Prazeres, Filipe; Maricoto, TiagoBackground. Recent years have seen a significant body of research independently associating the presence of happiness and well-being with a lower risk of mortality and with an improved physical and mental health status, which presents a relevant impact on public health. Nonetheless, there are still gaps in literature, and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Objectives. This paper reviews literature reg...
Practical approach to referral from primary health care to a cardiology hospita...
Baptista, Rui; Maricoto, Tiago; Monteiro, Sílvia; Dias, Jordana; Gonçalves, Sara; Febra, Helena; Gil, VictorIn Portugal, up to 38% of the population has cardiovascular disease, which highlights the importance of primary health care (PHC) in its management. Adequate management of people with cardiovascular disease often requires hospital referral for a cardiology consultation. However, it is not always easy to ascertain which situations should be referred, especially given that PHC does not have access to all diagnost...
The link between happiness and health: a review of concepts, pathways and strat...
Mendes, Mafalda Pereira; Simões, Pedro Augusto Gomes Rodrigues Marques; Simões, José Augusto Rodrigues; Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça SoaresBackground. Recent years have seen a signifcant body of research independently associatng the presence of happiness and well-being with a lower risk of mortality and with an improved physical and mental health status, which presents a relevant impact on public health. Nonetheless, there are stll gaps in literature, and the underlying mechanisms are stll unclear. Objectves. this paper reviews literature regardin...
COVID-19 or threat of a nuclear war in Europe? A cross-sectional study of anxie...
Prazeres, José Filipe Chaves Pereira; Maricoto, Tiago; Lima, Inês Sampaio; Simões, Pedro Augusto Gomes Rodrigues Marques; Simões, José Augusto RodriguesBackground: Since 2019, Europe has experienced ongoing stressors with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian–Ukrainian War, which have had social, financial, physical, and psychological impacts. Studies suggest that anxiety, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other psychological disorders are common in such situations, and there is a need for more research on the impact of the...
Tackling Medication Non-Adherence in Portugal: The Boost of the ENABLE COST Action
Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, Fátima; Jácome, Cristina; Maricoto, Tiago; Teixeira, Pedro; Moreira, Paulo; Gregório, João; Correia-de-Sousa, JaimeVol. 34 No. 7-8 (2021): July-August