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ENPOWERMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS FOLLOWED IN HEALTH CENTER...

Introduction: Hypertension (HBP) is considered a serious public health problem because it is associated with the appearance of disastrous health consequences that constitute the main cause of death in Cape Verde. In view of its negative impact on the health of populations, there is a need for hypertensive patients to have good training, achieve blood pressure control and present a high adherence to therapy in o...

Carta ao Editor a Propósito da Carta ao Editor “Polifarmácia e Utilização de Me...

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general practice patient...

Background. COPD is a common worldwide condition associated with morbidity and mortality. Its symptoms can be easily overlooked, accounting for an elevated level of under-recognition and under-diagnosis. Knowledge of the prevalence of COPD and the significance of its associated factors in the population enables better management of medical resources. Objectives. To establish the prevalence of COPD in General Pr...

Study of dyslipidemia in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in prim...

Background. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is associated with several morbidities. The most important ones are obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. A clear relationship of OSAS and dyslipidemia is yet to be demonstrated. Objectives. To evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia as a morbidity associated with OSAS and to understand its relationship with the severity of OSAS. Material and methods. W...

Health literacy and cardiovascular complications in people with type 2 Diabetes

Background. Cardiovascular complications are the main causes of death for type 2 diabetes. Their relationship to socioeconomic factors, such as health literacy, is not well known. Objectives. To study the relationship between health literacy and cardiovascular complications (acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack and ischemic heart disease) in type 2 diabetes patients a...

Letter to the Editor concerning the Letter to the Editor “Polypharmacy and the ...

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Self-Awareness of Performing Patient-Centered Medicine in General Practice / Fa...

Patient Centred Medicine is a method and a model of practicing allowing gains for both the doctor and the patient. Its practice must be evaluated for purposes of continuous professional development and continuous medical education. The aim of this study was to create an instrument focused in measuring the practice based on person centered medicine in general and family medicine, as well as in determining its re...

Comparing empathy in medical students of two Portuguese medicine schools

Background: Empathy is paramount in the doctor-patient relationship being a comprehensive and multidimensional concept. Self-ratings of empathy change across the years of medical education only when the Jefferson Scale of Physicians Empathy is used, with a worrying decrease being found throughout the years in Medicine Schools. As there are only few studies on the factors influencing medical student’s empathy, p...

Patients' and tutors' evaluations of medicine students' consultations in genera...

Background: Undergraduate teaching of General Practice/Family Medicine (GP/FM) must ensure students acquire the necessary competencies and skills to perform an adequate GP/FM consultation with adequate annotations (the SOAP model) and classifications. So aimed to study and to correlate students’ evaluation by tutors and patients in specific consultations in the formal practical evaluation of GP/FM Curricular Un...

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the PRISMA-7 scale for European Por...

Background. Frailty is an age-associated biological syndrome and a predictor of multimorbidity outcomes, whose early recognition allows for the identification of those older patients at risk. The PRISMA-7 scale allows for the identification of frail older people. Objectives. To make a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the PRISMA-7 to the European spoken Portuguese language. Material and methods. Cross...