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Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross...
Morgado, Maria Beatriz; Penedo, Carolina; Correia, Rubina; Amaral, Sandra Diniz; Nicola, Paulo; Gil Conde, MargaridaIntroduction: Research is crucial for building an efficient health system care. This reality is particularly evident in primary care, the cornerstone of healthcare services. However, research in primary care is not consistently implemented across Europe. With this study we aimed to: 1) identify the factors and strategies that healthcare professionals consider relevant for promoting research in primary care in P...
Strategies for research capacity building by family physicians in primary healt...
Gil Conde, Margarida; Costa, Isabel; Silvério Serra, Sofia; Carmona Ramos, Raquel; Ribeiro, Cristina; Broeiro-Gonçalves, Paula; Penedo, Carolina ReisIntroduction: The qualities of primary healthcare (PHC) make it a very relevant environment for research; however, there is still work to be done to enhance the research capabilities of family physicians in healthcare units. Considering there is no ongoing review that specifically addresses this objective, the proposed goal of this scoping review is to determine the depth of the literature on the current strate...
Strategies for the Promotion of Primary Health Care Research in Portugal: A Qua...
Morgado, Maria Beatriz; Rodrigues, Vera; Carmona Ramos, Raquel; Rente, Ana; Nicola, Paulo; Gil Conde, MargaridaIntroduction: There are several barriers discouraging clinicians from undertaking research, including insufficient funding, lack of time, organizational issues and lack of support. The strengthening of research capacity is perceived from three levels: characteristics of the researcher, the environment, and organizational issues. To date, Portugal is lacking studies on this subject. The aim of this study was to ...
Determinants associated with uncontrolled asthma in Portugal: a national popula...
Camarinha, Catarina; Fernandes, Milene; Alarcão, Violeta; Franco, João; Manaças, M. E.; Bárbara, Cristina; Nicola, PauloIntroduction and objectives: Asthma is a chronic and heterogeneous disease that affects people of all ages and has a high estimated increase in prevalence worldwide. Asthma control represents a main goal in the disease management. International studies revealed low levels of disease control resulting in a significant burden for healthcare systems, not only in terms of quality of life, but also in terms of healt...
Valuing health states: is the MACBETH approach useful for valuing EQ-5D-3L heal...
Oliveira, Mónica Duarte; Agostinho, Andreia; Ferreira, Lara N.; Nicola, Paulo; Bana E Costa, CarlosBackground: Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are a key outcome measure widely used within health technology assessment and health service research studies. QALYs combine quantity and quality of life, with quality of life calculations relying on the value of distinct health states. Such health states’ values capture the preferences of a population and have been typically built through numerical elicitation me...
Use of health care services associated with blood pressure management in hypert...
Pinheiro, Bernardete; Fernandes, Milene; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo; Antunes, Marília; Rocha, EvangelistaIntroduction: Ethnic and cultural diversity in Portugal has reinforced the importance of adjusting healthcare services to the health needs of different populations. This study aims to analyse longitudinally the factors associated with health care use by native Portuguese and African hypersive patients. Methods: Longitudinal study including treated hypertensive patients followed-up in primary care in the Lisbon ...
Valuing health states : is the MACBETH approach useful for valuing EQ-5D-3L hea...
Oliveira, Mónica Duarte; Agostinho, Andreia; Ferreira, Lara; Nicola, Paulo; Bana e Costa, CarlosBackground: Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are a key outcome measure widely used within health technology assessment and health service research studies. QALYs combine quantity and quality of life, with quality of life calculations relying on the value of distinct health states. Such health states’ values capture the preferences of a population and have been typically built through numerical elicitation me...
Utilização de cuidados médicos associados com a tensão arterial em doentes hipe...
Pinheiro, Bernardete; Fernandes, Milene; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo; Antunes, Marília; Rocha, EvangelistaIntroduction: Ethnic and cultural diversity in Portugal has reinforced the importance of adjusting healthcare services to the health needs of different populations. This study aims to analyse longitudinally the factors associated with health care use by native Portuguese and African hypersive patients. Methods: Longitudinal study including treated hypertensive patients followed-up in primary care in the Lisbon ...
Valuing health states: is the MACBETH approach useful for valuing EQ-5D-3L heal...
Oliveira, Mónica D.; Agostinho, Andreia; Ferreira, Lara; Nicola, Paulo; Bana e Costa, CarlosBackground Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) are a key outcome measure widely used within health technology assessment and health service research studies. QALYs combine quantity and quality of life, with quality of life calculations relying on the value of distinct health states. Such health states’ values capture the preferences of a population and have been typically built through numerical elicitation met...
National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general...
Lopes, Carla; Torres, Duarte; Oliveira, Andreia; Severo, Milton; Guiomar, Sofia; Alarcão, Violeta; Vilela, Sofia; Ramos, Elisabete; Rodrigues, SaraThe National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population aimed to collect nationwide and regional data on dietary intake and physical activity, and their relation with health determinants, namely socioeconomic factors. Results from this project were obtained from a representative sample of the Portuguese population, aged between three months to 84 years of age, selected fro...