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Beyond pulmonary rehabilitation: can the PICk UP programme fill the gap? A rand...
Rebelo, P.; Brooks, D.; Cravo, J.; Mendes, M. A.; Oliveira, A. C.; Rijo, A. S.; Moura, M. J.; Marques, A.Introduction and objectives Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a fundamental intervention to manage COPD, however, maintaining its benefits is challenging. Engaging in physical activity might help to prolong PR benefits. This study assessed the efficacy and effectiveness of a personalised community-based physical activity programme to sustain physical activity and other health-related PR benefits, in people with ...
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Review of 57 cases Review of 57 cases.
Morgado, F.; Luís, M. L. Sales; Mendes, M. A.Os autores fazem a revisão de 57 casos de polimiosite e dermatomiosite, 28 dos quais já publicados noutras séries. A analise dos dados recolhidos incide sobre a sintomatologia clinica, electromiogramas, doseamentos enzimáticos no soro, biópsias musculares, terapêutica e evolução da doença. Dos resultados desta análise os autores concluem: 1 — A dermatomiosite e uma entidade clinica fácil de identificar, a polim...
Presence of extra-pulmonary treatable traits in people with COPD increases the ...
Souto-Miranda, S.; Rocha, V.; Mendes, M. A.; Simão, P.; Martins, V.; Spruit, M. A.; Marques, A.Introduction: Evidence suggests that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have worse clinical status (e.g., higher symptom burden) at baseline respond better to pulmonary rehabilitation. Identification of treatable traits in this population might help to better distinguish responders from non-responders, which could aid optimisation of the intervention in the future. This study aimed to ...
Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on the social support of people with COPD
Almeida, S.; Rebelo, P.; Rodrigues, G.; Samuel, E.; Monteiro, C.; Grave, A.; Dias, C.; Santos, C.; Simões, A.; Rodrigues, C.; Marques, S.Social support improves general health (e.g., reduces hospitalisations and exacerbations) and well-being of people with COPD, but it has shown to be low in this population. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has potential to improve social support of people with COPD, however, this needs to be investigated. This study explored the impacts of PR on the social support of people with COPD. An observational study was co...
Functional status and impact of the disease in people with COPD according to sy...
Machado, A. F.; Antão, J.; Souto-Miranda, S.; Rocha, V.; Alves, A.; Cruz, J.; Jácome, C.; Mendes, M. A.; Martins, V.; Simão, P.; Burtin, C.; Marques, A.Background: COPD is a heterogeneous disease. Better understanding of its trajectory, especially considering symptoms level, may help improving disease management. We described the evolution of functional status and impact of the disease in people with COPD according to symptoms level. Methods: People with COPD were assessed monthly for 6 months. Participants were grouped by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obs...
Ability of the Chester Step Test to detect functional impairment and mortality ...
Paixão, C.; Alves, A.; Grave, A. S.; Ferreira, P. G.; Teixeira Lopes, F.; Mendes, M. A.; Coutinho Costa, J.; Brooks, D.; Marques, A.People with interstitial lung disease (ILD) often experience disabling symptoms, which impairs their functional capacity, further accelerating disease progression. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) has been the most widely used field test to assess functional capacity and to discriminate the mortality risk in people with ILD. Nevertheless, its application across settings (e.g., patients’ homes) is often limited due...
Ability to identify risk of falls of the Brief-BESTest in people with interstit...
Paixão, C.; Grave, A. S.; Ferreira, P. G.; Mendes, M. A.; Lopes, F. Teixeira; Costa, J. Coutinho; Brooks, D.; Marques, A.No abstract available.
Functional impairment in people with interstitial lung diseases: is one measure...
Dias, C.; Machado, A.; Paixão, C.; Mendes, M. A.; Ferreira, P. G.; Marques, A.Introduction: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) comprehend a large group of lung diseases that include disease settings associated with sustained progression and leading to respiratory failure, decreased functional status and premature death. Functional status can be defined as an individual’s ability to perform normal daily activities required to meet basic needs, fulfill usual roles and maintain health and wel...
Responsiveness to pulmonary rehabilitation is related with changes in oral micr...
Melo-Dias, S.; Cabral, M.; Furtado, A.; Souto-Miranda, S.; Marques, A.; Mendes, M. A.; Cravo, J.; Almeida, C. R.; Sousa, A.Introduction: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is one of the most cost-effective therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with proven benefits in domains such as exercise capacity and quality of life. Despite its clear benefits, patients are not equal-ly responsive to PR. Reasons behind that as well as the role of the airway microbiota in PR effectiveness are currently unknown.Objectives: Here, ...
Are people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more motivated to exercis...
Santos, E. S.; Rebelo, P.; Freitas, C.; Cravo, J.; Mendes, M. A.; Moreira, I.; Marques, A.Physical activity is highly important for the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) because it has shown associations with reduced risk of all-cause mortality and acute exacerbations. Pulmonary rehabilitation improves functional capacity in people with COPD, but benefits have not been consistently observed in physical activity levels. Recently, it has been shown that motivati...