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Multimorbidity daily life activities and socio-economic classification in the C...
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares; Prazeres, José Filipe Chaves Pereira; Boto, Tânia; Mauricio, Katia; Rosendo, InêsBackground. Multimorbidity (MM) is associated with decreased quality of life, mainly due to decreased functional capacity and increased use of health care. Objectives. Evaluate the prevalence of MM in older people of Central Portugal and understand the impact of MM on daily life activities (DLA) and how socioeconomic level influenced prevalence of MM. Material and methods. Observational study of data on age, se...
Comparing empathy in medical students of two Portuguese medicine schools
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares; Rosendo, Inês; Coutinho, Mona-Lisa; Mauricio, Katia; Neto, Isabel; Simões, José Augusto RodriguesBackground Empathy is paramount in the doctor-patient relationship being a comprehensive and multidimensional concept. Self-ratings of empathy change across the years of medical education only when the Jefferson Scale of Physicians Empathy is used, with a worrying decrease being found throughout the years in Medicine Schools. As there are only few studies on the factors influencing medical student’s empathy, pa...
Communication and health: doctor-patient relationship in patients with multimor...
Simões, José Augusto; Alberto, Kathleen Pinto; Simões, Pedro Augusto; Mauricio, Katia; Rosendo, Inês; Santiago, Luiz MiguelBackground. With the increase of average life expectancy and the aging of the population, an increase in multimorbidity has also been observed. Effective communication in the doctor–patient relationship is directly related to the promotion of health of patients with multimorbidity. One of the fundamental foundations of this doctor–patient relationship is the physician’s ability to establish an empathic relation...
Prevalence Of Potentially Inappropriate Medication In The Older Adult Populatio...
Simões, Pedro Augusto; Santiago, Luiz Miguel; Mauricio, Katia; Simões, José AugustoBackground: In potentially inappropriate medications harm potentially outweighs benefits. Even appropriately prescribed medications may become inappropriate. They can lead to a high risk of adverse drug reactions, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication in the older adult population attending primary care in Portugal and to identify ...
Communication and health: doctor-patient relationship in patients with multimor...
Simões, José Augusto Rodrigues; Alberto, Kathleen; Simões, Pedro Augusto Gomes Rodrigues Marques; Mauricio, Katia; Rosendo, InêsBackground. With the increase of average life expectancy and the aging of the population, an increase in multimorbidity has also been observed. Effective communication in the doctor–patient relationship is directly related to the promotion of health of patents with multimorbidity. One of the fundamental foundations of this doctor-patient relationship is the physician’s ability to establish an empathic relationsh...