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A preliminary cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic d...
Portinha, Susana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria AssunçãoThe objective of this study is to investigate the presence of sarcopenia and the risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in a geriatric population and to analyze the relationship between the factors associated with sarcopenic dysphagia. The cross-sectional study was carried out in two nursing homes. The presence of OD was screened using the gugging swallowing screen, and sarcopenia was assessed according to the Eu...
Cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic dysphagia in a ...
Portinha, Susana; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria AssunçãoOropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) and sarcopenia have been recognized as geriatric syndromes and have shown a higher prevalence in institutionalized elderly, being associated with increased socioeconomic burdens. The objectives were to investigate the presence of sarcopenia and risk of OD in a geriatric population and to analyse the relationship between the factors associated with Sarcopenic Dysphagia (SOD). We have...
Neuromuscular Electrostimulation vs Traditional Therapy in the Stroke Patient w...
Gouveia, Carla Sofia Lima; Couto, Pedro Sá; Matos, Maria AssunçãoOropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is common after stroke. Its presence submits the patient to clinical instability, which can cause complications such as aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, malnutrition and death. The objective was to compare effectiveness of traditional therapy (TT) with associated NMES versus traditional therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with OD after stroke and the effects on their quality...
Cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic dysphagia in a ...
Portinha, Susana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria AssunçãoOropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) and sarcopenia have been recognized as geriatric syndromes and have shown a higher prevalence in institutionalized elderly, being associated with increased socioeconomic burdens. The objectives were to investigate the presence of sarcopenia and risk of OD in a geriatric population and to analyse the relationship between the factors associated with Sarcopenic Dysphagia (SOD). We have...
Aphasia Rapid Test: Estudos de Tradução, Adaptação e Validação para a População...
Tábuas-Pereira, Miguel; Freitas, Sandra; Beato-Coelho, José; Ribeiro, Joana; Parra, Joana; Martins, Cristina; Silva, Miguel; Matos, Maria AssunçãoIntrodução: As baterias clássicas de caracterização de afasia são demasiado longas para serem utilizadas no contexto do acidente vascular cerebral agudo ou como ferramenta de monitorização. O Aphasia Rapid Test é uma escala de 26 pontos desenvolvida como teste de cabeceira para avaliar a gravidade da afasia num doente com acidente vascular cerebral em menos de três minutos. O objetivo do estudo é adaptar e vali...
Aphasia Rapid Test: Translation, Adaptation and Validation Studies for the Port...
Tábuas-Pereira, Miguel; Freitas, Sandra; Beato-Coelho, José; Ribeiro, Joana; Parra, Joana; Martins, Cristina; Silva, Miguel; Matos, Maria AssunçãoIntroduction: Classical aphasia evaluation scales are too long to use in the context of acute stroke or as a monitoring tool. The Aphasia Rapid Test is a 26-point scale developed as a bedside assessment to rate aphasia severity in acute stroke patients in less than 3 minutes. We aimed to adapt and validate this scale for European Portuguese.Material and Methods: We evaluated 56 acute stroke patients in the firs...
Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation of the self-administered amyotro...
Costa, Beatriz; Gouveia, Carla; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria Assunção; Jesus, LuísObjectives: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease whose number of cases in Portugal and in the rest of the world is increasing, being a condition increasingly studied in the scientific world. In Portugal, there are no available validated screening tools for this condition. This study aims to translate and validate the “Self-Administered Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functiona...