Funding Information: The present publication was funded by Fundac\u0327a\u0303o Cie\u0302ncia e Tecnologia, IP national support, through UID/04923 - Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Depression, as a prevalent global mental health disorder, stands as one of the main causes of disability worldwide, imposing significant individual, societal, and economic burdens. Wh...
AIMS/BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men and a leading cause of cancer-related death. Progression from non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) to metastatic CRPC (mCRPC) significantly worsens health-related quality of life (HRQoL), increases mortality, and raises healthcare costs. This study assessed the impact of avoiding or delaying progression to mCRPC on HRQ...
Funding Information: This project is supported by the Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia \u2013 the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/SAU-SER/7406/2020). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health condition and the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide. Most LBP episodes have a favourable prognosis, but ...
©Marta Lemos, Ana Rita Henriques, David Gil Lopes, Nuno Mendonça, André Victorino, Andreia Costa, Miguel Arriaga, Maria João Gregório, Rute de Sousa, Helena Canhão, Ana M Rodrigues. Originally published in JMIR Formative Research (https://formative.jmir.org), 17.05.2024.; BACKGROUND: Digital patient-centered interventions may be important tools for improving and promoting social interaction, health, and well-be...
Publisher Copyright: © 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Background: The percentage of Portuguese psoriasis patients with psoriatic arthritis is unknown but musculoskeletal complaints related to PsA affect up to a third of patients. Dermatologists can identify early PsA as skin symptoms often precede joint symptoms in 80% of patients. Efficient and easy to perform screening tools...
Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in the affiliations of author Marta M. Marques. The correct affiliations are provided below. Incorrect affiliations: Marta M. Marques1,2,1Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS|FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal ...
Funding Information: This study was supported by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P., under the PhD grant awarded to STD (UI/BD/150882/2021) and the MyBack Project (PTDC/SAL-SER/7406/2020), in which EBC is the principal investigator. Publisher Copyright: © 2024, The Author(s).; Background: Recurrences of low back pain (LBP) are frequent and associated with high levels of disa...
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of stratified primary care for low back pain (SPLIT program) in decreasing back-related disability for patients with low back pain (LBP) in primary care. METHODS: We conducted a before-and-after study. We compared health-related outcomes for 2 sequential, independent cohorts of patients with LBP recruited at 7 primary care units in Portugal. The first prospective cohort study c...
Funding Information: The present publication was funded by the Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia, IP national support, through CHRC (UIDP/04923/2020). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.; Background: This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of depression during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A representative sample of Portuguese adults was included i...
OBJECTIVE: This study aims at the linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Early ARthritis for Psoriatic Patients (EARP) questionnaire into European Portuguese, for psoriatic patients attending dermatology medical examination. METHODS: Firstly, we performed a process of translation and back-translation of the English version of the EARP Questionnaire to European Portuguese, with interim and final harmonization...