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Remote versus in-office monitoring for implantable cardioverter defibrillators:...
Oliveira, Mário; Fernandes, Milene; Reis, Hipólito; Primo, João; Sanfins, Victor; Silva, Vânia; Cunha, Pedro Silva; Silva, MónicaIntroduction: Remote monitoring (RM) is a safe and effective alternative to in-office conventional follow-up. Objective: We aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction with RM and its impact on healthcare resources in a population with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Methods: Randomized, pragmatic, open-label controlled trial, with adult wearers of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resy...
Excess mortality estimation during the COVID-19 pandemic : preliminary data fro...
Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Nobre, Miguel de Araújo; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais Zamith; Furtado, Cristina; Carneiro, António VazIntroduction: Portugal is experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. All-causes mortality in Portugal increased during March and April 2020 compared to previous years, but this increase is not explained by COVID-19 reported deaths. The aim of this study was to analyze and consider other criteria for estimating excessive all-cause mortality during the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Mate...
Malnutrition and obesity in community-dwelling older adults : concomitant condi...
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Mendonça, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais ZamithBoth malnutrition (which here refers to undernutrition) and obesity are prevalent in older adults, but they are frequently seen as mutually exclusive. In fact, a low body mass index (BMI) is one of the aetiological diagnostic criteria for malnutrition. On the contrary, the concomitant presence of malnutrition and obesity has been less studied. The aim of this study was to characterise the nutritional status of ...
Geriatric assessment of the Portuguese population aged 65 and over living in th...
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais Zamith; Lopes, CarlaIntroduction: As populations live longer, they also aim to live better. A crucial step for this is to improve the understanding about older adults’ physical and psychological health. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to characterise the Portuguese population over 65 regarding nutritional status, cognitive function, functional status, symptoms of depression, and loneliness, by sex and age groups. Mater...
Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults ...
Alarcão, Violeta; Costa, Joana; Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Fernandes, Elisabete; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Santos, OsvaldoEvidence on how gender intersects with relevant social constructs in later phases of life is scarce. This investigation examined gender inequalities in perceived health status (self-perceived general health; SPGH) by Portuguese elderly community-dwellers while considering psycho-social and socio-demographic determinants. This study used data from a representative sample of community-dwellers aged ≥65 years (N =...
Socio-demographic factors associated with physical activity and sitting time pa...
Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Teixeira, Pedro J.; Mota, Jorge; Lopes, Carla; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais ZamithPhysical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SB) influence health. Since most people engage in different combinations of both behaviours every day, understanding the socio-demographic characteristics of adults with distinct PA and sitting time (ST) patterns is important to contribute to evidence-based planning of public health strategies. Data from a national survey on diet and activity behaviours (IAN-AF, ...
Eating frequency and weight status in Portuguese children aged 3–9 years : resu...
Vilela, Sofia; Correia, Daniela; Severo, Milton; Oliveira, Andreia; Torres, Duarte; Lopes, Carla; Rodrigues, Sara; Ramos, Elisabete; Guiomar, SofiaObjective: To evaluate daily eating frequency (main meals and snacks) in relation to weight status in children aged 3–9 years, representative of the Portuguese population. Design: Cross-sectional study. Dietary intake was estimated as the mean of two non-consecutive days of food diaries, followed by face-to-face interviews. Weight and height were measured by trained observers. Eating occasions (EO) were defined...
Physical activity recommendations for health : knowledge and perceptions among ...
Martins, João; Cabral, Miguel; Elias, Cecília; Nelas, Ricardo; Sarmento, Hugo; Marques, Adilson; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais ZamithEvery population subgroup should know the physical activity (PA) recommendations to benefit their health. The present study sought to examine the knowledge and explore the perceptions of PA recommendations for adults among Portuguese college students, by gender and fields of study. A total of 255 bachelor students (55.3% women; Mage = 21.0±2.2 years) from sport sciences, health sciences and other fields, from f...
Gender differences in psychosocial determinants of self-perceived health among ...
Alarcão, Violeta; Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Santos, Nuno Sousa; Fernandes, Elisabete; Nicola, Paulo Jorge Morais ZamithObjectives: Self-perceived health declines with age, varies by gender and is a predictor of mortality, morbidity, physical and psychological functioning. However, gender differences in health and illness perception are complex and not yet fully understood. This study aimed to explore gender-related differences in psychosocial determinants of self-perceived health among older adults living in nursing homes. Meth...
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes : the PEN-3S...
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Santos, Nuno Sousa; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, NunoObjective: To characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutritionassociated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes. Design: Cross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, self-reported morbidity, eating-related problems, nutritional status, cognitive function, depression symptoms, loneliness feelings and functional status were collected by train...