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A monitorização no quadro dos modelos multinível. Contributos para a identifica...
Costa, Lurdes; Melo, Ana Sofia; Ribeiro, Iolanda; Viana, Fernanda LeopoldinaA sinalização atempada de alunos «em risco» e a organização de uma resposta que responda às suas necessidades é uma das exigências que o decreto-lei n.º 54 de 6 de julho de 2018 introduziu. A sinalização no quadro dos modelos multinível faz-se com recurso à aplicação de provas de rastreio e à monitorização das aprendizagens. Esta última visa: identificar falsos positivos (alunos que são sinalizados como estando...
Nosebleed recurrence prognostic factors
Laffont, João; Melo, Ana Sofia; Caiado, Ricardo; Casalta, João; Ribeiro, João Carlos; Ribeiro, Carlos; Paiva, António DiogoObjectives: To evaluate nosebleed recurrence prognostic factors.Study Design: Retrospective observational studyMaterial e Methods: Inclusion criteria was nosebleed in ENT emergency department in 2013. Correlation with recurrence was tested for pathologic factors, nosebleed characteristics, treatment methods, seasonality, climacteric conditions, demographic factors, recommendations and hospital admittance need.R...
Tympanoplasty type I in children - Our experience and factors affecting outcome
Melo, Ana Sofia; Oliveira, José; Ferreira, Raquel; Casalta, João; Cortesão, Rui; Quadros, Jorge; Ribeiro, Carlos; Paiva, AntónioObjective: To analyze the success rate of tympanoplasty type I in children as well as the predictors of success.Study Design: Retrospective analysis.Methods: Review of 67 cases of children aged 6-18 years undergoing tympanoplasty type I in Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC) – pólo Hospital Pediátrico (HP) / Hospital Geral (HG) between January 2002 and April 2012, recorded the following variable...
Clinical vs. pathological staging in larynx tumors
Melo, Ana Sofia; Nobre, Ana Rita; Portugal, Edite; Branquinho, Francisco; Guimarães, ArnaldoIntroduction: Larynx cancer represent about 30% of head and neck tumors, and 90% are squamous cell carcinomas. Discrepancies have been reported in clinical and pathological TNM staging in larynx cancer in several studies.Methods: Retrospective analysis of 179 patients undergoing laryngectomy between January 2009 and December 2014 in IPOFG of Coimbra. Results: With regard to the extent of the tumor (T), the rest...
Music listening experiences in Cochlear Implant users
Alves, Marisa; Martins, Jorge Humberto; Alves, Helena; Melo, Ana Sofia; Ramos, Daniela; Oliveira, Graça; Magalhães, Isabel; Ribeiro, CarlosObjectives: Music enjoyment is, nowadays, one of the difficulties felt by cochlear implant users. This work aims to investigate music listening habits and music enjoyment in cochlear implant adult users with post-lingual deafness and to analyze the importance of musicbased auditory training in the context of auditory rehabilitation after cochlear implantation.Materials and methods: The outcome measure used was ...
Pediatria oncológica: o olhar dos profissionais hospitalares em torno das vivên...
Melo, Ana Sofia; Caires, Susana; Machado, Marta; Pimenta, RaquelEpidemiological data on pediatric oncology reveal that scientific advance in this arena has greatly increased the chances of a cure. With the gradual increase in survival rates, there is no longer an exclusive focus on the imminent death of the child, and pediatric cancer is now considered a chronic disease. For that reason, the authors recently developed an exploratory study focused on the coping and adaptatio...
Vantagens da presença dos doutores palhaços no contexto hospitalar: as expectat...
Caires, Susana; Almeida, Isabel; Antunes, Conceição; Moreira, Carmen; Melo, Ana SofiaFocused on interventions that - affiliated to the hospitals’ humanization process - search for the augmentation of children’s quality of life inside the hospital, and the minimization of the negative effects of this experience on their welfare and development, special attention is given to interventions that combine art, play, and humor. Music, storytelling, magic and clowns are examples of these interventions....
Plaster body wrap: effects on abdominal fat
Moreira, Juliana Santos; Melo, Ana Sofia; Noites, Andreia; Couto, Miriam F.; Melo, Cristina; Adubeiro, NunoAbdominal fat is associated with metabolic disorders, leading to cardiovascular risk factors and numerous diseases. This study aimed to analyze the effect of plaster body wrap in combination with aerobic exercise on abdominal fat. Methods: Nineteen female volunteers were randomly divided into intervention group (IG; n = 10) performing aerobic exercise with plaster body wrap, and control group (CG; n = 9) perfor...
Clay body wrap with microcurrent: effects in central adiposity
Melo, Ana Sofia; Moreira, Juliana Santos; Noites, Andreia; Couto, Miriam F.; Melo, CristinaIntroduction Increased fat mass is becoming more prevalent in women and its accumulation in the abdominal region can lead to numerous health risks such as diabetes mellitus. The clay body wrap using compounds such as green clay, green tea and magnesium sulfate, in addition to microcurrent, may reduce abdominal fat mass and minimize or prevent numerous health problems. Objective This study aims at measuring the ...