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Food-Related Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Translation and Vali...
Oliveira,Raquel; Martins,Viviana; Teixeira,Laetitia; Sousa,Helena Tavares de; Roseira,JoanaAbstract Introduction: Food-related quality of life (FR-QoL) has been shown to be an important patient-reported outcome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to translate and validate a Portuguese version of the FR-QoL-29. Methods: This was a case-control cross-sectional study undertaken at a tertiary hospital. After obtaining the original authors’ authorization, both forward and backward translations of...
Eficácia do programa InCARE na sobrecarga dos cuidadores informais de pessoas i...
Araújo,Odete; Lage,Isabel; Cabrita,José; Teixeira,LaetitiaCONTEXTO: Em Portugal o acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) representa a principal causa de incapacidade nas pessoas idosas. Apesar dos avanços nos cuidados de saúde permitirem que mais sobreviventes de AVC vivam no domicílio cuidados pelas famílias, a evidência sugere que os cuidadores sofrem elevados níveis de sobrecarga e insatisfação com a quantidade e qualidade da informação e com o suporte recebido. O estado...
Peritoneal dialysis dropouts in different age and era cohorts: focus on the eld...
Campos,Andreia; Malheiro,Jorge; Teixeira,Laetitia; Santos,Sofia; Carvalho,M. João; Cabrita,António; Rodrigues,AnabelaIntroduction and Aims: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an efficient renal replacement therapy (RRT), but still remains underutilized at any age. Clinicians fear the rate of dropouts and lower technique survival, particularly in elderly patients. The authors aimed to explore such outcomes over the past 3 decades, in different age and era cohorts. Methods: Consecutive incident patients starting PD were identified fro...