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Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for r...
Marques, Alda; Jácome, Cristina; Rebelo, Patrícia; Paixão, Cátia; Oliveira, Ana; Cruz, Joana; Freitas, Célia; Rua, Marília; Loureiro, HelenaPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated patients' physiological and psychosocial improvements, symptoms reduction and health-economic benefits whilst enhances the ability of the whole family to adjust to illness. However, PR remains highly inaccessible due to lack of awareness of its benefits, poor referral and availability mostly in hospitals. Novel models of PR delivery are needed to enhance its implem...
Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for r...
Marques, Alda; Jácome, Cristina; Rebelo, Patrícia; Paixão, Cátia; Oliveira, Ana; Cruz, Joana; Freitas, Célia; Rua, Marília; Loureiro, HelenaBackground: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated patients’ physiological and psychosocial improvements, symptoms reduction and health-economic benefits whilst enhances the ability of the whole family to adjust to illness. However, PR remains highly inaccessible due to lack of awareness of its benefits, poor referral and availability mostly in hospitals. Novel models of PR delivery are needed to enhanc...
Effects of respiratory disease and age in quadriceps muscle mass: a pilot study...
Martins, Paula; Noronha, Laura; André, Alexandra; Paixão, Cátia; Rebelo, Patrícia; Oliveira, Ana; De Francesco, Sílvia; Marques, AldaSem resumo disponível.
Lung segmentation in CT scans of patients with lower respiratory tract infectio...
De Francesco, Sílvia; Martins, Paula; Esteves, A; Oliveira, E; Morais, M.; Oliveira, Ana; Marques, AldaThe goal of the study was to assess the effects of a respiratory physiotherapy intervention in the tracheobronchial tree (TBT) volume and lung function in patients with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). In this framework, a method for TBT segmentation in Computer Tomography (CT) images of patients with LRTI was implemented, allowing to obtain volumetric data and study their correlation with the lung fun...
Correlation between volumetric CT scans and lung function in lower respiratory ...
Oliveira, Ana; De Francesco, Sílvia; Martins, Paula; Pinho, Cátia; Marques, AldaComputed tomography(CT) is currently the gold standard to monitor lower respiratory tract infection(LRTI), however CT is expensive and involves considerable doses of radiation which prevents monitoring patients with the required frequency. As spirometry is a simple procedure that measures inhaled and exhaled volume of air as a function of time, it may have potential to overcome some of these difficulties. This ...