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Impacto e adaptação psicológica à COVID-19: Um estudo qualitativo
Viana, Victor; Rocha, Vânia; Pereira, Luís; Lima, Joana; Soares, Joana; Moura, Manuela; Sousa, Dulce; Carqueja, Eduardo; Almeida, Paulo; Araújo, MariaA pandemia COVID-19 constitui um importante desafio de saúde pública com implicações no bem-estar psicológico. Este estudo qualitativo procurou identificar fatores psicológicos associados à doença. Constou uma entrevista telefónica a 13 sujeitos internados com diagnosticados de COVID-19 e outros 13 que não tiveram a doença. Avaliaram-se os fatores de stress, as suas consequências psicológicas, as estratégias de...
The presence of extra-pulmonary treatable traits increases the likelihood of re...
Souto-Miranda, Sara; Rocha, Vânia; Mendes, Maria Aurora; Simão, Paula; Martins, Vitória; Spruit, Martijn A.; Marques, AldaStudies suggest that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are worse at baseline respond better to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Identifying treatable traits (TTs) may help to distinguish responders from non-responders. We explored the impact of PR on extra-pulmonary traits of people with COPD and whether the presence of TT influences the type of response to PR. A comprehensive assessmen...
Educational Interventions to Reduce Prescription and Dispensing of Antibiotics ...
Rocha, Vânia; Estrela, Marta; Neto, Vanessa; Roque, Fátima; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, MariaAntibiotic resistance remains a crucial global public health problem with excessive and inappropriate antibiotic use representing an important driver of this issue. Strategies to improve antibiotic prescription and dispensing are required in primary health care settings. The main purpose of this review is to identify and synthesize available evidence on the economic impact of educational interventions to reduce...
Geographic Variation in Top-10 Prescribed Medicines and Potentially Inappropria...
Rocha, Vânia; Plácido, Ana; Rodrigues, Daniela; Tavares, Ana; Figueiras, Adolfo; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, MariaMultiple medication intake by older adults is considered a serious public health concern since it is associated with increased risk of adverse drug reactions and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). This study described the top-10 prescribed active substances considering geographical distribution and PIM prescription in older adults. A cross-sectional ecological study using data on the active substances ...
Parental perceptions and behaviors about children’s exposure to secondhand smok...
Precioso, José; Sousa, Isabel; Araújo, Ana Carolina Loureiro Lopes; Correia, Cláudia Rafaela Gomes; Machado, José Cunha; Rocha, VâniaOne of the sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all. Tobacco consumption is a serious health problem that affects smokers and non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), particularly children. This study aims to describe parental perceptions of smoke-free rules, to analyze parental awareness about health risks associated with childr...
Monthly follow-ups of functional status inpeople with COPD: A longitudinal study
Rocha, Vânia; Cabral, Jorge; Souto-Miranda, Sara; Machado, Ana Filipa; Cristina, Jácome; Cruz, Joana; Martins, Vitória; Simão, PaulaFunctional status is an important and meaningful outcome in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although its measurement is not embedded in routine clinical assessments. This study described the functional status of people with COPD using the 1-min sit-to-stand test (1minSTS) over a 6-month period and the examined sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with this outcome. ...
Monthly follow-Ups of functional status in people with COPD: a longitudinal study
Rocha, Vânia; Cabral, Jorge; Souto-Miranda, Sara; Machado, Ana Filipa; Jácome, Cristina; Cruz, Joana; Martins, Vitória; Simão, PaulaFunctional status is an important and meaningful outcome in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although its measurement is not embedded in routine clinical assessments. This study described the functional status of people with COPD using the 1-min sitto-stand test (1minSTS) over a 6-month period and the examined sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with this outcome. D...
Physical activity, exercise capacity and mortality risk in people with intersti...
Rocha, Vânia; Paixão, Cátia; Marques, AldaObjectives Physical activity and exercise measures show potential to predict mortality in people with interstitial lung disease. This study summarized evidence on the association between physical activity and exercise capacity measures and mortality risk in people with interstitial lung disease and quantified its magnitude by meta-analysis. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods PubMed, Scopus, Web...
Impacto da supervisão clínica em enfermagem na avaliação e intervenção no autoc...
Rocha, Inês; Carvalho, António Luís; Barroso, Cristina; Rodrigues, Agostinho; Rocha, VâniaObjective: to assess the agreement between researcher, nurses and medical records in relation to self-care dependency levels before and after the implementation of the SafeCare Model and to evaluate the nursing interventions related to self-care provided before and after the implementation of the SafeCare Model. Method: quasi-experimental study. For data collection, in 2017 and 2019, a self-care assessment inst...
Socioeconomic circumstances and lung function growth from early adolescence to ...
Rocha, Vânia; Severo, Milton; Ramos, Elisabete; Falcão, Helena; Stringhini, Silvia; Fraga, SílviaBackground: A reduced lung function in early adulthood is associated with respiratory and non-respiratory diseases and is a long-term predictor of mortality. This study investigated the association between early socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) and lung function growth trajectories from early adolescence until early adulthood. Methods: We analysed data from the EPITeen population-based study, including adolesc...