Introdução e objetivos A abordagem da criança gravemente doente em ambiente de simulação permite sistematizar competências em Medicina de Emergência Pediátrica, colmatando a relativa raridade destas situações1,2. Em 2021 foi criado o Centro de Simulação Avançada em Pediatria – SimPED do Hospital Dona Estefânia (HDE) que implementou um plano formativo destinado aos profissionais hospitalares, com o objetivo de a...
Non-Saccharomyces yeasts represent a very appealing alternative to producing beers with zero or low ethanol content. The current study explores the potential of seven non-Saccharomyces yeasts to produce low-alcohol or non-alcoholic beer, in addition to engineered/selected Saccharomyces yeasts for low-alcohol production. The yeasts were first screened for their sugar consumption and ethanol production profiles, ...
Polypharmacy in older adults is frequently associated with incorrect management of medicines, which causes drug-related problems and, subsequently, poor health outcomes. Understanding why older adults incorrectly manage their medicines is fundamental to health outcomes, however, it is an issue that remains poorly explored. The aim of this study is to examine older people's perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and c...
The presence of age-related comorbidities prone elderly patients to the phenomenon of polypharmacy and consequently to a higher risk of nonadherence. Thus, this paper aims to characterize the medication consumption profile and explore the relationship of beliefs and daily medication management on medication adherence by home-dwelling polymedicated elderly people. A questionnaire on adherence, managing, and beli...
Background: Polymedicated older patients are at greater risk of suffering from adverse events. For this reason, the detection of both inappropriate polypharmacy and polypharmacy-associated Drug-Related Problems (DRPs) are essential to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults and to reduce healthcare costs. This work aims to explore health professionals' perceptions and opinions about polypharmacy and th...
Research Areas: Agriculture ; Veterinary Sciences ; Zoology; ABSTRACT - The semen quality is one of the determinant factors of ram semen cryopreservation. The present retrospective study aimed to characterize the seasonal ram pattern during the year for ten Portuguese local sheep breeds, hypothesizing that the breed and season had low effects on the main spermatozoa traits. A total of 1471 ejaculates were used ...
A SASI v.2.2 é um instrumento utilizado por terapeutas ocupacionais e que permite fazer o registo de uma avaliação precoce do processamento sensorial (Stallings- Sahler, 2014). Objetivo: Contribuir para a validação do instrumento Screening Assessment of Sensory Integration (SASI) – Research Ed. v.2.2 nas crianças que frequentam o pré-escolar; dentro da faixa etária dos 5 anos (análise da validade convergente e ...
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and their impact on acute unilateral inner ear hypofunction (AUIEH), including acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy (AUPVP), sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and acute unilateral audiovestibular hypofunction (AUAVH). Methods: One hundred and twenty-five patients consecutively diagnosed with AUPVP, SSNHL or AUAVH and 250 s...
Introdução: As Condições Músculo-Esqueléticas Relacionadas com o Trabalho (CMERT) são o principal problema de saúde ocupacional a nível da União Europeia (UE) com elevado impacto nos trabalhadores, empresas e sociedade. Objectivos: Determinar a prevalência de CME nos trabalhadores administrativos da Câmara Municipal de Setúbal (CMS), caracterizar os fatores de risco relacionados com o trabalho (físicos, organiz...
Polis. - ISSN 0872-8208. - S. 2, n.º 7 (janeiro-junho 2023).