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Predictors of drooling severity in people with Parkinson’s disease

Background Drooling, defned as the unintentional loss of saliva from the anterior oral cavity, remains poorly understood in terms of the underlying clinical factors in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP). This study aims to clarify these factors by analyzing predictors and secondarily the correlates with the severity of drooling in PwP. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 42 PwP with drooli...

Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “PROMIS GI - Disrupted Swall...

Introduction: Dysphagia is a prevalent condition (20%), and occurs more frequently in women and in older people. It negatively impacts innumerous aspects of patient’s personal and professional lives. Patient-reported outcomes allow patients to directly quantify their experience regarding dysphagia and evaluate its true impact on quality of life. Among the scales available, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement ...

Research practices of the speech- language pathologist in Portugal: needs, barr...

Introdução: A necessidade e o interesse na investigação pelos Terapeutas da Fala (TFs) tem sido crescente. Objetivos: (i) caracterizar o nível de autonomia atual dos TFs em Portugal em investigação científica; (ii) caracterizar o nível de autonomia desejado dos TFs em Portugal em investigação científica; (iii) caracterizar as necessidades de formação assim como identificar as barreiras e facilitadores de prátic...

Drooling rating scales in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review

Background: Drooling is a clinically relevant non-motor symptom of people with Parkinson’s disease (PwP). Several drooling rating scales are available. Nevertheless, the compelling scientific evidence supporting their validity is limited. This study aims to evaluate clinical rating scales for drooling, assessing their characteristics, clinimetric properties, and clinical utility classification. Methods: A syste...

Práticas e competências de investigação do terapeuta da fala em Portugal

Caracterizar as competências de investigação dos Terapeutas da Fala (TFs) em Portugal; e (ii) caracterizar as práticas de investigação desenvolvidas pelos TFs em Portugal

Contributo para a caracterização das perturbações da deglutição no parkinsonism...

Influência do efeito de exposições ambientais no comportamento pós-fissurado de...

Neste trabalho apresentam-se os principais resultados do estudo da influência de certo tipo de exposições ambientais no comportamento pós-fissurado de betão auto-compactável reforçado com fibras de aço, BACRFA. Para o devido efeito foram produzidos diversos provetes prismáticos de BACRFA. Inicialmente os provetes foram sujeitos a ensaios cíclicos de flexão em três pontos, com o objetivo de se induzir dois nívei...

Textile waste as an alternative thermal insulation building material solution

The adoption of more sustainable behaviors, particularly in what concerns to the reduction of energy consumption and the emissions of greenhouse gases, is nowadays a priority. The construction sector is one of the key areas of intervention, which carries a high consumption of resources such as materials, energy, and water. Thus, it is essential to adopt more efficient actions during all stages of the constructi...