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Cancer Network for Welfare Aging (NEWAYS): Strategies for Optimizing the Care o...
Pimentel, Francisco Luís; Veríssimo, Manuel; Oliveira, Carlos; Soares, Jorge; Sousa, Gabriela; Martinho da Silva, Paula; Vilaverde Cabral, ManuelThe project NEWAYS − Cancer Network for Welfare Aging aimed to raise national awareness for Geriatric Oncology issue in Portugal. To do so, it set to define strategic courses of action in four preponderant areas in the care of elderly with cancer, in order to foster its optimization and promote the development of Geriatric Oncology policies in Portugal: clinic, economics and health policy, epidemiologic and soc...
Oncologia de cabeça e pescoço: enquadramento epidemiológico e clínico na avalia...
Silveira, Augusta; Gonçalves, Joaquim; Sequeira, Teresa; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Lopes, Carlos; Monteiro, Eurico; Pimentel, Francisco LuísA importância das doenças oncológicas como causa de morbilidade e mortalidade está em crescimento, sendo reconhecido o seu impacto social e peso global pelos custos económicos e sociais envolvidos na sua prevenção, tratamento e reabilitação. As patologias oncológicas de cabeça e pescoço representam um dos seis tumores malignos mais prevalentes em todo o mundo, com um valor estimado de 900.000 novos casos diagno...
Impact of academic exposure on health status of university students
Brandão, Maria Piedade; Pimentel, Francisco Luís; Cardoso, Margarida FonsecaOBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of academic life on health status of university students. METHODS: Longitudinal study including 154 undergraduate students from the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, with at least two years of follow-up observations. Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics were collected using questionnaires. Students’ weight, height, blood pressure, serum glucose, serum lipids and serum ...
Computer-based quality-of-life monitoring in head and neck cancer patients: a v...
Silveira, Augusta; Gonçalves, Joaquim; Sequeira, Teresa; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Lopes, Carlos; Monteiro, Eurico; Pimentel, Francisco LuísQuality of Life is a distinct and important emerging health focus, guiding practice and research. The routine Quality of Life evaluation in clinical, economic, and epidemiological studies and in medical practice promises a better Quality of Life and improved health resources optimization. The use of information technology and a Knowledge Management System related to Quality of Life assessment is essential to ro...
Serum homocysteine concentrations in Portuguese young adults reference interval.
Brandão, Maria Piedade; Pimentel, Francisco Luís; Cardoso, Margarida FonsecaHyperhomocysteinemia has been shown to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Assessing the reference intervals for homocysteine among young adults is a critical step in the process of preventing cardiovascular diseases later in life. This study aimed to identify reference intervals for total serum homocysteine concentration in young adults.The sample was composed of 469 (74.4% female) young ...
Avaliação da qualidade de vida em doentes com patologia oncológica da cabeça e ...
Silveira, Augusta; Gonçalves, Joaquim; Sequeira, Teresa; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Lopes, Carlos; Monteiro, Eurico; Pimentel, Francisco LuísA avaliação da Qualidade de Vida representa um foco emergente com relevo em contextos de saúde que pode complementar a prática médica e os estudos clínicos servindo para optimizar a Qualidade de Vida e melhorar os recursos utilizados em Saúde. O uso de tecnologias de informação e de um Sistema de Gestão de Conhecimento relacionados com esta avaliação é essencial e pode definir uma metodologia de investigação cl...
Characterization of oncological disease: racional, objectives and methodology -...
Macedo, Ana; Andrade, Sofia; Moital, Inês; Moreira, António; Pimentel, Francisco Luís; Barroso, Sérgio; Dinis, José; Afonso, Noémia; Bonfill, XavierOncologic disease is one of the main causes of death in Portugal, as well as a high morbidity rate. Over the past few years, these diseases have been targeted with several strategies which aims at optimizing the use of available therapeutic and diagnostic options. Nevertheless, the amount of quantitative information available regarding the disease, patient profile, and treatment and monitoring practices is very...