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Measuring adherence to inhaled control medication in patients with asthma: Comp...
Cachim, Afonso; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Amaral, Rita; Correia, Magna Alves; Marques, Pedro Vieira; Loureiro, Cláudia ChavesBackground Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed to compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, in a clinical setting, any additional adherence measurement must be evaluated in the context of both the patient and physician perspectives so that it can also help improve the process of shared...
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-...
Cunha, Mafalda Simões; Amaral, Rita; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Alves-Correia, Magna; Loureiro, Cláudia Chaves; Lopes, CristinaAnxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D); the level of agreement between these questionnaires, and the factors associated with thes...
Determinants of the Use of Health and Fitness Mobile Apps by Patients With Asth...
Neves, Ana Luisa; Jácome, Cristina; Taveira-Gomes, Tiago; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Amaral, Rita; Alves-Correia, Magna; Mendes, SandraBackground: Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these ...
Determinants of the use of health and fitness mobile apps by patients with asth...
Neves, Ana Luísa; Jácome, Cristina; Taveira-Gomes, Tiago; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Amaral, Rita; Alves-Correia, Magna; Mendes, SandraHealth and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these equitably re...
Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller ...
Jácome, Cristina; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Ferreira-Magalhaes, Manuel; Couto, Mariana; Araujo, Luís; Pereira, MarianaWe aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance.
Symptoms score, nasal peak flow and acoustic rhinomanometry in allergic rhinitis
Calado, Gisela; Loureiro, Graça; Ribeiro, Carmelita; Machado, Daniel; Gapo, Carla; Segorbe Luís, António; Paiva, António DiogoObjective: To compare symptoms score, nasal inspiratory peak flow (NIPF) and acoustic rhinometry (RAC) in monitoring treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) and to evaluate the existence of a correlation between them.Material and methods: 11 patients with AR were evaluated by symptoms score, NIPF and RAC before and after 1 month of treatment with intranasal steroids. Both evaluations were performed before and after...