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Impact of digital innovations on health literacy applied to patients with speci...
Cardoso, Lucilene Bustilho; Couto, Patrícia; Correia, Patrícia; Lopes, Pedro C.; Fernandes, Juliana Campos Hasse; Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis OliveiraMHealth strategies have been used in various health areas, and mobile apps have been used in the context of health self-management. They can be considered an adjuvant intervention in oral health literacy, mainly for people with special health needs. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the improvement of oral health literacy in patients with special needs when using digital platforms. A systematic litera...
Cuidados de saúde oral em idosos institucionalizados dependentes
Couto, Patrícia Sofia Soares; Monteiro, Ana Filipa Prata Gouveia; Veiga, Nélio JorgeSegundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde a população mundial está progressivamente mais envelhecida sendo, por isso, o processo de envelhecimento um novo desafio para a saúde pública contemporânea. Em idosos dependentes, a higiene e saúde oral é da responsabilidade dos cuidadores, sendo necessário que estes possuam conhecimentos sobre as alterações fisiológicas decorrentes do envelhecimento e ainda sobre as condi...
Oral health strategies: surveying the present to plan the future of community-b...
Veiga, Nélio Jorge; Couto, Patrícia; Correia, Patrícia; Mello-Moura, Anna Carolina Volpi; Lopes, Pedro Campos; Correia, Maria JoséIntroduction: Oral health literacy relates to the capacity of individuals to acquire, understand and to act upon oral health information to make appropriate health decisions. This scientific review’s main goal is to analyze the strategies that improve oral health literacy within the community, specifically oriented to a community-based learning model focused on the most vulnerable risk groups in society. Materi...
Virtual reality and behaviour management in paediatric dentistry: a systematic ...
Padilha, Diana Xavier de Barros; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; Mello-Moura, Anna Carolina Volpi; Correia, Patrícia NunesBackground: Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an innovative tool in medicine and dentistry, improving anxiety and pain management in children. The immersive and interactive environments of VR technology facilitate positive engagement of young patients during dental procedures via distraction, potentially reducing anxiety levels and improving treatment experience. The aim of this review was to provide current ...
Oral health related quality of life in institutionalized elderly in Viseu
Balula, Sandra; Silva, Ana Margarida; Couto, Patrícia; Figueiredo, Cristina; Correia, André; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; Montero, JavierBackground: Portugal has an increasingly aging population, due to the raise of average life expectancy and low birth rates. This situation constitutes a challenge for public health, particularly regarding oral health related quality of life. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of oral health on the quality of life of institutionalized elderly people in the district of Viseu, Portugal. Materials ...
Periodontal regeneration after third molar extraction causing attachment loss i...
Monteiro, Rafael Jordão Storino Vaz; Moura-Netto, Cácio; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; Amaral, Sérgio Antonucci; Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis de OliveiraIntroduction: The periodontal support apparatus is extremely important due to guarantee insertion to the tooth. It helps with the maintenance of the structural resistance and reconstructive property, and its loss may contribute to root exposure and the possibility to obtain an augmentation of the sensitivity. Thereby, this paper aimed to describe a case report, using regenerative techniques in a bone loss invol...
Blood and salivary inflammatory biomarkers profile in patients with chronic kid...
Tavares, Lisandra Taísa Reginaldo; Saavedra-Silva, Mariana; López-Marcos, Joaquín Francisco; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; Castilho, Rogerio de MoraesIntroduction: Periodontitis is the most prevalent inflammatory disease worldwide. Its inflammatory levels spread systemically, which can be associated with chronic kidney disease. Biomarkers have the potential to diagnose and correlate periodontitis and chronic kidney disease, helping to monitor systemic inflammation. Thereby, this study aimed to analyze the association between chronic kidney disease and period...
Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the rapid estimate of adu...
Costa, Hélder; Amaral, Odete; Duarte, João; Correia, Maria José; Veiga, Nélio Jorge; López-Marcos, Joaquin FranciscoBackground: Health literacy is a main factor in health for its improvement, allowing the individuals to have a greater capacity to engage and participate in collective health promotion actions. The evaluation of functional health literacy is essential to determine the ability that each individual has to understand basic health information. The present study aimed to perform the translation and cross-cultural ad...
Oral health behaviour perception scale applied among a sample of Portuguese ado...
Amaral, Odete; Couto, Patrícia; Coelho, Inês; Correia, Maria José; Veiga, Nélio JorgeIntroduction: The application of a scale can be particularly useful for the epidemiological studies comparing different populations and for analysis of the influence of distinct aspects of oral health on the development of certain health conditions. The aim of this study consists in the creation of a scale to classify the level of perception of the oral health behaviors applicable to a sample of Portuguese adol...
Saúde oral e qualidade de vida na pessoa com deficiência intelectual: contextos...
Couto, Patrícia; Correia, Maria; Veiga, Nélio JorgeIntrodução: A qualidade de vida relacionada com a saúde oral descreve o impacto da condição oral na saúde geral e na vida quotidiana e tem implicações na prática clínica e na investigação. Objetivos: Avaliar a saúde oral e respetivo impacto na qualidade de vida do indivíduo com deficiência intelectual leve em função do seu grau de dependência. Métodos: Foram avaliados 240 indivíduos com diferentes vínculos a in...