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Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Content Validation of a Pleural Mesotheli...
Santos, Cátia; Sacadura-Leite, Ema; Feijó, Salvato; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Astoul, Philippe; Sousa-Uva, AntónioObjective: The main objective of this study was to describe the translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation process of the French National Surveillance Programme for Pleural Mesothelioma (FNSPPM) questionnaire for the Portuguese context. Methods: A search was conducted in the PubMed database and Web of Science, in the period from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 2022, to select the questionnaire. F...
The Pleural Mesothelioma Cases and Mortality in Portugal in 2014–2020: A Descri...
Santos, Cátia; Sacadura-Leite, Ema; Ferreira, Joana; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Astoul, Philippe; Sousa-Uva, AntónioBackground: The incidence and mortality of pleural mesothelioma (PM) reflect the production and consumption of asbestos over time. However, despite the current global concern, these data remain to be known. Objective: Our aim was to carry out a descriptive analysis of PM cases and mortality from some Portuguese databases between 2014 and 2020. Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out between...
Exposure and health effects of bacteria in healthcare units: an overview
Monteiro, Ana; Cardoso, Jéssica; Guerra, Nuno; Ribeiro, Edna; Viegas, Carla; Cabo Verde, Sandra; Sousa-Uva, AntónioHealthcare units consist of numerous people circulating daily, such as workers, patients, and companions, and these people are vehicles for the transmission of microorganisms, such as bacteria. Bacteria species may have different allergenic, pathogenic, infectious, or toxic properties that can affect humans. Hospital settings foment the proliferation of bacteria due to characteristics present in the indoor hosp...
Prevalence of COVID-19 in health professionals and occupational psychosocial risks
Sousa-Uva, Mafalda; Sousa-Uva, António; Serranheira, FlorentinoIntroduction: Health professionals who provide clinical care are exposed to patients potentially infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2), namely physicians and nurses; consequently, these professionals face higher risks of infection. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) cases among health professionals and the frequencie...
Bacterial contamination in health care centers: differences between urban and r...
Monteiro, Ana; Almeida, Beatriz; Paciência, Inês; Rufo, João Cavaleiro; Ribeiro, Edna; Carolino, Elisabete; Viegas, Carla; Sousa-Uva, AntónioThis study aims to assess the airborne bioburden of rural and urban Portuguese Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) using active and passive sampling methods and identify the potential differences in airborne microbiota between both environments. The highest total aerobic mesophilic bacterial load in indoor air was found in the Vaccination Room (448 CFU.m−3) in the Rural PHCC and in the Waiting Room (420 CFU.m−3)...
Telework during the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal and determinants of job satis...
Sousa-Uva, Mafalda; Sousa-Uva, António; Mello e Sampayo, Marta; Serranheira, FlorentinoBackground:Telework satisfaction is a Public Health concern, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its determinant factors may be related with the negative health effects of teleworking. However, there is still little research exploring this issue. This study aimed to characterize telework during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal and to identify the major predictors of telework satisfactio...
Workplace Violence in Healthcare: A Single-Center Study on Causes, Consequences...
Antão, Helena Sofia; Sacadura-Leite, Ema; Manzano, Maria João; Pinote, Sónia; Relvas, Rui; Serranheira, Florentino; Sousa-Uva, AntónioIntroduction: Workplace violence is one of the main risk factors in the professional world. Healthcare workers are at higher risk when compared to other sectors. Our study aimed to characterize physical and verbal violence in a public hospital and to define occupational health prevention and surveillance strategies.Material and Methods: Single center observational cross-sectional study, carried amongst healthca...
Functional effects of differentially expressed microRNAs in A549 cells exposed ...
Ventura, Célia; Vieira, Luís; Silva, Catarina; Sousa-Uva, António; Silva, Maria JoãoMulti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are engineered nanomaterials widely used in industrial and biomedical applications. Yet, MWCNT inhalation may induce pulmonary adverse effects, and the MWCNT-7 (Mitsui-7) has been classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans. However, its molecular mechanisms of action are poorly understood and there are no biomarkers of exposure for occupational monitoring. Several pulmon...
Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT-7 and crocidolite: assessment in alveola...
Ventura, Célia; Pereira, Joana F.S.; Matos, Paulo; Marques, Bárbara; Jordan, Peter; Sousa-Uva, António; Silva, Maria JoãoIn the past years, several in vitro studies have addressed the pulmonary toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and compared it with that caused by asbestos fibers, but their conclusions have been somewhat inconsistent and difficult to extrapolate to in vivo. Since cell coculture models were proposed to better represent the in vivo conditions than conventional monocultures, this work intended to comp...
Nucleoplasmic bridges in alveolar cells induced by nanomaterial exposure
Ventura, Célia; Matos, Paulo; Pereira, Joana F.S.; Marques, Bárbara; Sousa-Uva, António; Silva, Maria JoãoIntroduction: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are widely used engineered nanomaterials in industrial and biomedical applications. Yet, MWCNT inhalation, particularly in the occupational settings, may induce pulmonary adverse effects as acute or persistent pulmonary inflammation, interstitial fibrosis, granuloma, and bronchiolar or bronchioloalveolar hyperplasia, and the MWCNT-7 (Mitsui-7) has been classif...