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The impact of eHealth and blockchain technology in healthcare: a qualitative re...
Soares, Bruno; Ferreira, António; Veiga, PedroThis study aimed to analyze the perception of healthcare workers of Estonia on the impact of eHealth and blockchain technology in healthcare, after over a decade of its nationwide adoption, and their perceived benefits and challenges of its implementation. A qualitative research was conducted involving a semi-structured interview of eleven participants, selected amongst healthcare professionals such as doctors,...
The impact of eHealth and blockchain technology in healthcare: a qualitative re...
Soares, Bruno; Ferreira, António; Veiga, PedroThis study aimed to analyze the perception of healthcare workers of Estonia on the impact of eHealth and blockchain technology in healthcare, after over a decade of its nationwide adoption, and their perceived benefits and challenges of its implementation. A qualitative research was conducted involving a semi-structured interview of eleven participants, selected amongst healthcare professionals such as doctors,...
The benefits and challenges of blockchain technology and ehealth implementation...
Soares, Bruno; Ferreira, António José Mendes; Veiga, Pedro MotaThis study aimed to review the existing literature on the benefits and challenges of the implementation of digital eHealth systems, using the success story of Estonia; and explores theimpact of blockchain technology in facilitating eHealth adoption. By using the search query string“Estoni*” and (“eHealth” OR “e-Health” OR “Blockchain”) on the Scopus database (on April 2023)a narrative review was conducted over ...
Viticulture under climate change: a case study on a water scarcity model
Pereira, Leonor; Valente, António; Soares, Bruno; Costa, Carlos M.; Soares, Salviano; Lima, José; Gonçalves, IgorChanges in climatic patterns hinder the prediction of water availability, being imperative to develop new strategies to optimise water management in the agricultural sector. A multi-sensor network is being developed by ADVID/CoLAB VINES&WINES and University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), aiming to determine water stress in vineyards, as a Decision Support System (DSS) for winegrowers. Remote wireless ...
Hypertension and COVID-19: Relation with Complications, Comorbidities and Morta...
Gonçalves Fontoura, Mário Gil; Campos Cunha, João; Dias, Diana; Machado, Filipe; Soares, Bruno; Ribeiro, HeloísaIntroduction: SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by hyperproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines that impact the cardiovascular system. In addition, several cardiovascular risk factors, like arterial hypertension, were identified as risk factors for greater disease severity and mortality in these patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension in patients with COVID-19 an...
The impact of COVID-19 in operations management of healthcare units: a qualitat...
Soares, Bruno; Passos, ClotildeThe public health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV- 2 virus, and the classification by the World Health Organization of the disease COVID-19 as a pandemic, forced a rapid reorganization in the field of Operations in Healthcare Units and the adoption of containment and mitigation measures during the exponential progress of the disease, such as restrictions in the access to health care services, the management of...
Blockchain in healthcare, a bibliometric analysis from 2008 to 2021
Ambrósio, Filipe; Soares, BrunoBlockchain is a technology that has been gaining more and more prominence in the digital world. The properties of this technology initially designed for the Bitcoin cryptocurrency demonstrated, from an early age, great potential for applicability in other areas and there are already several industries that benefit from this system. The healthcare sector was not indifferent to the implementation of this technolo...
A LoRaWAN IoT system for smart agriculture for vine water status determination
Valente, António; Costa, Carlos M.; Pereira, Leonor Sousa; Soares, Bruno; Lima, José; Soares, SalvianoIn view of the actual climate change scenario felt across the globe, resource management is crucial, especially with regard to water. In this sense, continuous monitoring of plant water status is essential to optimise not only crop management but also water resources. Currently, monitoring of vine water status is done through expensive and time-consuming methods that do not allow continuous monitoring, which is...
Blockchain na saúde, uma análise bibliométrica de 2008 a 2021
Ambrósio, Filipe; Soares, BrunoBlockchain é uma tecnologia que tem vindo a ganhar cada vez mais destaque no mundo digital. As propriedades desta tecnologia inicialmente desenhadas para a criptomoeda Bitcoin demonstraram, desde cedo, grande potencial de aplicabilidade noutras áreas e são já várias as indústrias que usufruem deste sistema. A área da saúde não ficou indiferente à implementação desta tecnologia e a associação de blockchain e saú...
O impacto da COVID-19 na gestão de operações de unidades de saúde: um estudo qu...
Soares, Bruno; Passos, ClotildeA situação de emergência de saúde pública provocada pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2, e a classificação pela Organização Mundial de Saúde da doença COVID-19 como pandemia, obrigou a uma rápida reorganização no terreno das Operações nas Unidades de Saúde e à adoção de medidas de contenção e mitigação do progresso exponencial da doença, nomeadamente restrições no fluxo de acesso aos cuidados de saúde, na gestão dos recursos...