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Health beliefs and attitudes toward Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in Portu...

Introduction: Vaccination is one of the most effective population strategies to prevent infectious diseases and mitigate pandemics, and it is important to understand vaccine uptake determinants since vaccine hesitancy has been increasing for the past few decades. The Health Belief Model (HBM) has been widely used for understanding vaccination behavior. The current study aimed to assess influenza vaccine (IV) no...

As quedas nas crianças e jovens até aos 14 anos de idade enquanto acontecimento...

Implementation Gaps of the Portuguese Nacional Health Plan 2012 2021: Evidence ...

The National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) is responsible for carrying out the evaluation of the Portuguese National Health Plan (PNS) 2012-2016, extended to 2020 (and later to 2021). As part of PNS evaluation, this study aims to identify gaps in the implementation of the PNS 2012-2021, and to identify the degree of alignment and coherence between the strategic axis, goals, and monitoring fram...

Crise Económica em Portugal: Evolução da Incidência de Depressão e Correlação c...

Introduction: Previous studies have found an increase in the incidence rate of depression between 2007 – 2013 in Portugal, with a positive correlation with the unemployment rate, namely, in men. So, it was hypothesized that this increase is related with the situation of economic crisis. This study aimed to investigate if the correlation between unemployment rates and the incidence of depression is maintained in...

Economic Crisis in Portugal: Trajectory of the Incidence of Depression and Corr...

Introduction: Previous studies have found an increase in the incidence rate of depression between 2007 – 2013 in Portugal, with a positive correlation with the unemployment rate, namely, in men. So, it was hypothesized that this increase is related with the situation of economic crisis. This study aimed to investigate if the correlation between unemployment rates and the incidence of depression is maintained in...

Falls in Elderly people at Home and Leisure time during the COVID-19 pandemic i...

Falls are one of the most common mechanisms of injury namely at home and in leisure time reaching one of the most vulnerable groups of the population such as the older ones, with expression in morbidity and mortality. The pandemic context we are experiencing it has had effects on the physical, mental and social wellbeing of populations but also on the use of health care whose magnitude and reasons are subject o...

Caracterização molecular de hemoglobinopatias na população portuguesa – um sube...

A anemia é um problema de saúde pública a nível mundial que ocorre quando o número de glóbulos vermelhos em circulação ou a sua capacidade de transporte de oxigénio é insuficiente para atender às necessidades do organismo. A anemia pode ter uma origem ambiental, por exemplo devido a carência nutricional em ferro, ou uma origem genética, onde se enquadram as anemias hereditárias originadas por alterações nos gen...

Association between area- and individual-level socio-economic factors with glyc...

Aims: This study aims to estimate the associations between area-level deprivation and individual-level socio-economic factors, as well as their interaction, with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c ) levels. Methods: We conducted a gamma multilevel regression analysis using individual-level data from the Portuguese National Health Examination Survey and a deprivation index built through factor analysis, at municipality...

Widening the Spectrum of TMPRSS6 Gene Pathogenic Variants Related with Heredita...

Iron-Refractory Iron-Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA) is a rare autosomal recessive hypochromic microcytic anemia derived from loss-of-function mutations in the TMPRSS6 gene, which encodes Matriptase-2, a negative regulator of hepcidin expression. IRIDA patients have high hepcidin levels that prevent iron absorption and recycling. Very few studies concerning this pathology have been carried out in the Portuguese popul...

Impact of national lockdown in reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Portuguese m...

Background: Rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infections was responsible for the rupture of health services and forced drastic lockdown measures in many countries, driving millions into a socioeconomic crisis. Understanding the impact of non- pharmacological interventions on epidemic control in different socioeconomic contexts is important to inform decision-makers. We aimed to compare the effect of nationwide loc...