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A árvore da WONCA: tradução e adaptação cultural para português
Santos, Paulo; Brito de Sá, Armando; Santiago, Luiz; Hespanhol, AlbertoIntrodução: A árvore da WONCA é uma representação visual dos conceitos e definições básicas da especialidade de medicina geral e familiar, publicada pelo Collège de Médecine de Premier Recours suíço em 2004 e revista em 2011. Até ao presente momento não havia uma tradução portuguesa da versão de 2011 deste instrumento. O objetivo deste trabalho foi traduzir com uma adaptação cultural e validar a versão portugue...
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns in Outpatient Urinary Tract Infection in ...
Curto, Carolina; Rosendo, Inês; Santiago, LuizIntroduction: Urinary tract infections in the community setting are quite common. It is necessary to be aware of antibiotic susceptibility patterns in order to provide rational empirical therapy. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of the strains responsible for urinary tract infections in primary health care, in the district of Coimbra, Portugal.Material and Met...
Diabetes Knowledge Test Feasibility in Portugal
Azevedo, Constança; Santiago, LuizIntroduction: Given the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes and taking into account that much of its control depends on the patient’s attitude towards his illness, loomed the need to equip health professionals with capable tools to determine the educational needs of their patients, allowing a more personalized intervention to correct habits that could be harmful to the diabetics’ health.Objective: Verify the Di...
Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life using the EQ-5D-3L in Individuals ...
Cardoso, Ana Filipa dos Reis Marques; Cruz, Rui Santos; Queirós, Paulo Joaquim Pina; Ribeiro, Carlos Alberto Fontes; Santiago, LuizThe daily experience with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has significant adverse effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL assessment is essential for measuring the impact of the disease on the patient and selecting individualized strategies. Generic measures for assessing HRQoL are very useful because, unlike specific measurement instruments, they allow for the comparison with other instruments...