Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients submitted to radical chemoradiotherapy (CRT) have to deal with various physical and psychosocial problems related to cancer and its treatment, which negatively affect functional capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, the aim of this work was to analyse the impact of an exercise prehabilitation (EP) program on the functional capacity and HRQoL in HNC patien...
Background: This study aimed to compare brain asymmetry in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BPD), and healthy controls to test whether asymmetry patterns could discriminate and set boundaries between two partially overlapping severe mental disorders. Methods: We applied a fully automated voxel-based morphometry (VBM) approach to assess structural brain hemispheric asymmetry in magnetic reson...
A elaboração deste relatório reflete a realização de um estágio, com a duração de 750 horas, no Centro de Formação Desportiva de Atividades Náuticas (CFD Náutico AEAAG), que está sediado na Escola Secundária Afonso de Albuquerque/Agrupamento de Escolas Afonso de Albuquerque na Guarda, início em 13 de ferreiro de 2023 e término a 30 de junho de 2023. As principais tarefas iniciaram na organização e monitorização...
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Introduction: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has gained relevance as a method of prevention for HIV in certain people and settings. Following the publication of the guideline on PrEP prescribing in Portugal, we aimed to assess the knowledge of Portuguese Medical Students about PrEP.Material and Methods: An online survey was sent to Medical students of Portuguese Medical Schools. We conducted a descriptive anal...
Introdução: As estratégias atuais para a promoção de atividade física (AF) em pessoas com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica (DPOC) têm mostrado resultados inconsistentes. O uso de plataformas digitais para treino (coaching) de AF tem o potencial de acompanhar remotamente o doente e proporcionar feedback regular sem sobrecarregar os serviços de saúde, podendo alcançar um maior número de doentes. A plataforma di...
The availability of wearable devices (WDs) to collect biometric information and their use during activities of daily living is significantly increasing in the general population. These small electronic devices, which record fitness and health-related outcomes, have been broadly utilized in industries such as medicine, healthcare, and fitness. Since they are simple to use and progressively cheaper, they have als...
Atualmente a mudança está presente nos mais pequenos detalhes, tal como acontece no marketing, cujas técnicas e meios de aplicação se vão alterando e evoluindo, como se tem presenciado ao longo dos anos. O marketing relacional tem sido uma forte aposta por parte das empresas para chegarem até aos seus clientes e garantirem a fidelização dos mesmos. A exigência dos consumidores tem aumentado gradualmente desde o...
Background and objectives: The long-term outcome of endodontic microsurgery (EMS) performed on root-filled teeth affected by post-treatment apical periodontitis (AP) has been a matter of debate, re-launched by the introduction of novel root-end filling materials which have been proven to improve the short-term outcome of EMS. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the clinical an...
The emergence of concepts such as Internet of Things, Cloud Computing has been adding improvements in different sectors of human life activity. The agricultural sector is no exception, and it begins to appear the first systems that use these new concepts, as is the case of, use of drones and associated technology applied to fighting pests or the use of sensor networks to monitor productions. However, the techno...