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Atopic Dermatitis: Improving Patient Access to Health Care in Dermatology

Introduction and Objective: The present study on atopic dermatitis (AD) in Portugal aims to characterize patient needs and discuss measures to improve health care in dermatology, particularly in cases of moderate to severe disease. Methods: The study was conducted in three phases–(1) data collection on the patient access to healthcare and subsequent analysis; (2) critical evaluation of the data in individual in...

Epidemiology of Psoriasis in Portugal: A Population-Based Study

Introduction: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and inflammatory skin disorder with a high personal, social and economic burden and important implica-tions for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to provide an epidemiological characterization of individuals with psoriasis in Portugal.Material and Methods: A large observational, cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey study developed by the ...

Personal life satisfaction as a measure of societal happiness is an individuali...

Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In the current paper, we address this gap and test the reasoning that individualism correlates with societal happiness because the most common measure of societal happiness (i.e., country-level aggregates of personal life satisfaction) is individualism-themed. With the data...

Catching up with wonderful women: the women-are-wonderful effect is smaller in ...

Inequalities between men and women are common and well-documented. Objective indexes show that men are better positioned than women in societal hierarchies—there is no single country in the world without a gender gap. In contrast, researchers have found that the women-are-wonderful effect—that women are evaluated more positively than men overall—is also common. Cross-cultural studies on gender equality reveal t...

Portuguese Position Paper on the Use of Biosimilars in Psoriasis

Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honest...

Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones—they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried out in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) and the influence of culture on ...

Portuguese Position Paper on the Use of Biosimilars in Psoriasis