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Early home-supported discharge for patients with stroke in Portugal: a randomis...
Santana, Silvina; Rente, José; Neves, Conceição; Redondo, Patrícia; Szczygiel, Nina; Larsen, Torben; Jepsen, Birgitte; Langhorne, PeterObjective: To evaluate an early home-supported discharge service for stroke patients. Design: We carried out a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial (allocation ratio of 1:1) with patients assigned to either an early home-supported discharge service or usual care. Setting: The study was undertaken in Aveiro, Portugal, between April 2009 and April 2013. Subjects: We included stroke patients...
Fossil fuel power generation and economic growth in Poland
Bento, João Paulo Cerdeira; Szczygiel, Nina; Moutinho, VítorThis paper explores the energy (electricity)–economic growth nexus in the case of Poland. The empirical investigation sheds some new light on the relationship between the electricity production from fossil fuel sources (oil, coal, and natural gas) and economic growth based on cointegration and Granger causality analyses with yearly data covering the period 1970–2014. Electricity generation from coal sources is ...
Network analysis approach to stroke care and assistance provision: an empirical...
Szczygiel, Nina; Santana, SilvinaTo model and analyse stroke care and assistance provision in the Portuguese context from the network perspectve. We used the network theory as a theoretcal foundaton for the study. The model proposed by Frey et al. (2006) was used to elicit and comprehend possible interactons and relatons between organisatons expected to be involved in the provision of care and assistance to stroke patents in their pathway to r...
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s effect on national reputation, pride and tourism ...
Au-Yong-Oliveira, Manuel; Szczygiel, Nina; Barreiros, Benedita; Andrade, Maria MadalenaIn the global economy, the tourism industry is an important constituent of economic growth and employment and its signicance is still on the rise. A competitive marketplace urges destinations to provide distinct and unique experiences while managing scarce resources. One way to approach the discussion on tourist destination attractiveness is to consider the impact of a superstar strongly associated with the des...