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Artificial Intelligence in healthcare

What are the triggers for palliative care referral in burn intensive care units...

Background: Burns are a global public health problem, accounting for around 300,000 deaths annually. Burns have significant consequences for patients, families, healthcare teams and systems. Evidence suggests that the integration of palliative care in burn intensive care units improves patients’ comfort, decision-making processes, and family care. Research is needed on how to optimise palliative care referrals....

Ontology of doctor and patient relationship and bioethics: from Aristotle's tel...

Some philosophical and metaethical theories have tried to provide a fundamental background for bioethics but miss the fundamental question about what medicine is, its nature and its end. We argue that the philosophy of medicine, through the development that Edmund Pellegrino and David Thomasma gave to this field of study, allied with Aristotle’s practical and teleological ethics, can provide an ontological back...

Attitudes of the Portuguese population towards advance directives: an online su...

Abstract Background: Advance directives (ADs) were implemented in Portugal in 2012. Although more than a decade has passed since Law 25/2012 came into force, Portuguese people have very low levels of adherence. In this context, this study aimed to identify and analyse the attitudes of people aged 18 or older living in Portugal towards ADs and to determine the relationships between sociodemographic variables (ge...

Advance directives in Portugal: a qualitative survey

(1) Background: Advance directives (ADs) in Portugal have been legalized since 2012. What has been observed over time, from the few studies carried out, is that despite the positive attitudes in the population, there is a low level of adherence to ADs. To try to understand the reasons for these data, the current study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of the Portuguese population regarding AD. (2) M...

The moderating role of tourism intensity on residents’ intentions towards pro-t...

This study analysed the complex dynamics of tourism based on perspectives and intentional behaviours of residents. The analysis focused on how residents perceive the effects of tourism, their satisfaction with it, their subjective well-being, and their inclinations towards pro-tourism behaviours. By merging social exchange theory and bottom-up spillover theory, it also investigates tourism intensity (TI) as a m...

Concerto Finalistas ANSO - Jovens Solistas da Metropolitana

Brochura de sala do concerto realizado pelos alunos finalistas da ANSO a 27 de Junho de 2023 na ACADEMIA DAS CIÊNCIAS em Lisboa no âmbito da Temporada 2022/2023 da Metropolitana. O programa do concerto foi preenchido com obras de Dranishnikova, Poulenc, Tomasi, Brahms, Stekke, Prokofiev, Mozart e Albéniz. Desenvolvendo uma ponte pedagógica inédita entre a prática e o ensino musical, a ANSO é a única escola do p...

Palliative Care in Portugal—From Intention to Reality, What Is Yet to Be Accomp...

Objectives: This article focuses on exploring the evolution of palliative care in Portugal. Ten years after the approval of its Basic Law, the aim was to investigate the quality of the path followed and the guidelines that could promote its development. Thus, this study sought to identify (a) the goals of the current members of parliament concerning palliative care, (b) the major priorities that should guide th...

What do we know about experiencing the end-of-life in burn intensive care units...

Objectives: To review and synthetize the evidence on end-of-life in burn intensive care units about (i) the characteristics of end-of-life in burn intensive care units, (ii) the symptom control provided to burned patients facing dying and death in this context, and (iii) the concept, models and designs of the care provided. Methods: Systematically conducted scoping review, following Arksey and O'Malley's framew...

Equity in the access of chinese immigrants to healthcare services in Portugal

The aim of this study was to identify the barriers that Chinese immigrants face when accessing the Portuguese National Health Service. An observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out via a bilingual Portuguese/Mandarin self-completed paper questionnaire was applied. The study population consisted of individuals with Chinese nationality who were residing in mainland Portugal for at least...