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Sociodemographic factors and biologic therapy exposure impacting health-related...
Santos, Helena; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Canhão, Helena; Machado, Pedro M.; M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Silva, Cândida; Lobão, BárbaraFunding Information: This work was supported by a research grant from the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a very heterogeneous disease with significant impact on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). Our objective was to assess and identify predictors of HRQoL in a 3-year follow-up period among PsA patients. Patients with PsA include...
Usability and Utility of a Mobile App to Deliver Health-Related Content to an O...
Lemos, Marta; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Lopes, David Gil; Mendonça, Nuno; Victorino, André; Costa, Andreia; Arriaga, Miguel; Gregório, Maria João©Marta Lemos, Ana Rita Henriques, David Gil Lopes, Nuno Mendonça, André Victorino, Andreia Costa, Miguel Arriaga, Maria João Gregório, Rute de Sousa, Helena Canhão, Ana M Rodrigues. Originally published in JMIR Formative Research (https://formative.jmir.org), 17.05.2024.; BACKGROUND: Digital patient-centered interventions may be important tools for improving and promoting social interaction, health, and well-be...
Hospitalization costs in Portugal among people with obesity
Destri, Kelli; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Mendonça, Nuno; Alves, Joana; Barcelos, Anabela; Dias, Sara Simões; Gregório, Maria João; Canhão, HelenaFunding Information: The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by the Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, FCT, I. P. reference SFRH (PD/BD/135589/2018) and by Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC) (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Destri, Henriques, Mendonça, Alves,...
A Stratified Approach for Managing Patients With Low Back Pain in Primary Care ...
Gomes, Luís Antunes; Fernandes, Rita; Caeiro, Carmen; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Sousa, RD; Branco, Jaime; M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Moniz, RubinaPURPOSE: To determine the effects of stratified primary care for low back pain (SPLIT program) in decreasing back-related disability for patients with low back pain (LBP) in primary care. METHODS: We conducted a before-and-after study. We compared health-related outcomes for 2 sequential, independent cohorts of patients with LBP recruited at 7 primary care units in Portugal. The first prospective cohort study c...
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Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Teles de Sousa, João; Silva, Leandro; Gago, Laura; Santos, Mariana Emília; Teodósio Chícaro, AnaPublisher Copyright: © 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Background: The percentage of Portuguese psoriasis patients with psoriatic arthritis is unknown but musculoskeletal complaints related to PsA affect up to a third of patients. Dermatologists can identify early PsA as skin symptoms often precede joint symptoms in 80% of patients. Efficient and easy to perform screening tools...
In a community-based setting spondyloarthritis patients report higher levels of...
Santos, Helena; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Branco, Jaime; Machado, Pedro; Canhão, Helena; M. Pimentel-Santos, F.; Maria Rodrigues, AnaPublisher Copyright: © 2023, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common health problem and in most patients it is not possible to identify a specific cause (non-specific CLBP). Spondyloarthritis is a musculoskeletal disorder characterized by (often inflammatory) back pain and spinal stiffness. The impact of CLBP and spondyloarthritis on patie...
Association of physical activity with physical function and quality of life in ...
Lopes, David G.; Costa, Daniela; Cruz, Eduardo B.; Mendonça, Nuno; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Branco, Jaime; Canhão, Helena; Rodrigues, Ana M.Funding Information: This study received funding from an independent research grant (ID 64165707) by Pfizer, and Daniela Costa received a grant from Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, IP under the PhD grant SFRH/BD/148420/2019 and national support through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). The funders were not involved in the study design; the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; the writing of this article; o...
Prevalence of undiagnosed rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and its associ...
Pina Gonçalves, Nuno; Mucharreira de Azeredo Lopes, Sofia; Sepriano, Alexandre; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Pires, Tomás; Branco, JaimeAIM: To estimate the disease specific prevalence of undiagnosed rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in Portugal and determine if people with undiagnosed RMDs have worse quality of life, physical function and higher health resources consumption, than people without RMDs. METHODS: A subgroup analysis of EpiReumaPt was made that included all participants≥18 years evaluated by a rheumatologist. Participan...
Persistence of IgG COVID-19 antibodies
Carvalho, Álvaro; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Queirós, Paula; Rodrigues, Joana; Mendonça, Nuno; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Canhão, HelenaFunding Information: This research was funded by Fundação Álvaro Carvalho (funding manager), Câmara Municipal de Cascais, Fundação Vox Populi, Fundação Manuel Viegas Guerreiro, and Claude and Sofia Foundation. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Carvalho, Henriques, Queirós, Rodrigues, Mendonça, Rodrigues, Canhão, de Sousa, Antunes and Guimarães.; Background and aim: The kinetics of antibody production in res...
Prevalence of and factors associated with unmanageable pain levels in people wi...
Costa, Daniela; Cruz, Eduardo B.; Lopes, David G.; da Silva, Catarina Nunes; Oliveira Henriques, Ana Rita; Luis, Diogo; Branco, Jaime; Canhão, HelenaFunding Information: We thank Prof. Carla Nunes (NOVA National School of Public Health – Universidade NOVA de Lisboa) for the valuable insights and discussions in the conceptualization of this project. We thank the EpiDoc Unit and EpiReumaPt team for conceptualizing, planning, and implementing the main research project. We also acknowledge the support of CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020), granted by national funds through...