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The impact on productivity costs of reducing unemployment in patients with adva...
Matos, Leonor Vasconcelos de; Borges, Margarida; Oliveira, Ana Teresa; Bulhosa, Carolina; Miguel, Luís Silva; Freitas, Tiago Fidalgo de; Cunha, RenatoThis study aimed to characterize the employment status and work-related conditions of patients with advanced breast cancer (ABC) in Portugal and quantify the productivity costs of premature abandonment of the work market while evaluating strategies to promote employment. The analysis was based on a cumulative incidence model for estimation of ABC prevalence and on a cross-sectional study characterizing the empl...
Patient-reported outcomes (PRO’s) integration in oncology nursing consultation:...
Ponte, Sandra; Matos, Leonor Vasconcelos de; Teixeira, Sara; Nunes, SóniaA cancer diagnosis may bring multiple symptoms amenable to deeply affect quality of life (QoL). Systematic monitoring of patient-reported outcomes (PRO’s) allows to evaluate symptoms, to understand the patient’s perception about the impact of the disease and its treatments and to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented interventions. All these are essential steps to ensure that quality care adapted to patient...
Infusion Reactions: Experience in Oncology Day Care Unit
Ponte, Sandra; Cabral, Carla Santos; Cavaco, Patrícia; Matos, Leonor Vasconcelos de; Fernandes, LeonorThe administration of antineoplastic drugs can generate immediately hypersensitivity reactions, in Oncology-Day Care Unit hospitals. The incidence and severity are difficult to predict and the signs and symptoms vary, ranging from erythematous skin reactions to severe anaphylactic reactions, with a lethal risk. Prevention is essential to reduce the prevalence and severity of these events and earl...