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Machine learning models based on clinical indices and cardiotocographic feature...
Ribeiro, Maria; Nunes, Inês; Castro, Luísa; Costa-Santos, Cristina; Henriques, Teresa S.Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most frequent causes of neonatal mortality, affecting approximately four million newborns worldwide each year and causing the death of one million individuals. One of the main reasons for these high incidences is the lack of consensual methods of early diagnosis for this pathology. Estimating risk-appropriate health care for mother and baby is essential for increasing the qualit...
Empatia e cuidados centrados no paciente: programa de treino de competências co...
Almeida Santos, Leonor; Meneses, Rute; Couto, Germano; Costa-Santos, CristinaOs cuidados centrados na pessoa viram a sua relevância reforçada pela investigação e pelas diretrizes internacionais e nacionais na prestação de cuidados de saúde. Na procura de compreender a situação, as perspetivas e sentimentos do paciente, a empatia afigura se essencial. Estudo quasi-experimental longitudinal, com uma amostra por conveniência de 34 alunos de fisioterapia da mesma Instituição de Ensino Super...
Complexity of Cardiotocographic Signals as A Predictor of Labor
Monteiro-Santos, João; Henriques, Teresa; Nunes, Ines; Amorim-Costa, Célia; Bernardes, João; Costa-Santos, CristinaPrediction of labor is of extreme importance in obstetric care to allow for preventive measures, assuring that both baby and mother have the best possible care. In this work, the authors studied how important nonlinear parameters (entropy and compression) can be as labor predictors. Linear features retrieved from the SisPorto system for cardiotocogram analysis and nonlinear measures were used to predict labor i...
Escala Webqual na avaliação de websites de hotéis do Porto
Teixeira, Andreia; Fonseca, Manuel; Castro, Luísa; Garcia, Jorge; Igreja, Carla; Costa-Santos, CristinaResearch Goals: The tourism sector has been suffering many marketing and processual changes due to the widespread use of the web and its tools. In this new reality, hotel websites represent important tools, namely as exclusive communication channel. The main aim of this study is to measure the agreement of experts from distinct fields of expertise in the qualitative evaluation of websites, from hotels located i...
Phthalates and type 1 diabetes: is there any link?
Castro-Correia, Cíntia; Correia-Sá, Luísa; Norberto, Sónia; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Domingues, Valentina; Costa-Santos, Cristina; Fontoura, ManuelPhthalates are a group of chemical compounds used as plasticizers in the manufacture of plastic materials. They can be present in many commonly used products. There seems to be a relationship between exposure to phthalates and the occurrence of metabolic dysfunctions, such as a decrease in glucose tolerance, oxidative stress, loss of beta cells, and a decrease in insulin synthesis. As beta cells play a key role...
Lowered national cesarean section rates after a concerted action
Ayres-De-Campos, Diogo; Cruz, Joana; Medeiros-Borges, Cláudia; Costa-Santos, Cristina; Vicente, LisaTo evaluate national cesarean section (CS) rates and other obstetric indicators after a concerted action to reduce CS rates was undertaken in Portugal from 2010 onwards. This action was based on the transmission of information and training of healthcare professionals, together with the inclusion of CS rates as a criterion for hospital funding. Retrospective observational population-based study. SETTING: Portuga...
Computer analysis of maternal–fetal heart rate recordings during labor in relat...
Pinto, Paula; Costa-Santos, Cristina; Ayres-de-Campos, DiogoAbstract Objective: To assess combined maternal (MHR) and fetal heart rate (FHR) recordings during labor, in relation with maternal–fetal attachment and prediction of newborn acidemia.Study design: Fifty-nine simultaneous MHR and FHR recordings were acquired in the final minutes of labor. Computer analysis followed the FIGO guidelines with estimation of MHR and FHR baselines, accelerations, decelerations, short...
Development and evaluation of an algoritm for computer analysis of maternal hea...
Pinto, Paula; Bernardes, João; Costa-Santos, Cristina; Amorim-Costa, CéliaBackground Maternal heart rate (MHR) recordings are morphologically similar and sometimes coincident with fetal heart rate (FHR) recordings and may be useful for maternal–fetal monitoring if appropriately interpreted. However, similarly to FHR, visual interpretation of MHR features may be poorly reproducible. Methods : A computer algorithm for on-line MHR analysis was developed based on a previously existing ve...