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Treatment of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancer: A 10-year E...
Teixeira, Ana Raquel Martins; Agostinho, Cláudia; Dias, Catarina; Soares, Rita; Pina, Marta; Dinis, José; Lopes-Conceição, Luísa; Vieira, CláudiaIntroduction: Scientific evidence regarding salivary gland cancer systemic treatment is limited and the therapeutic approach to locally advanced or metastatic disease is mainly based on consensus. This study aimed to evaluate treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with advanced salivary gland cancer.Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a comprehensive cancer center in Portugal, including a...
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients/Survivors
Capela, Andreia; Alonso, Rosário; Araújo, António; Craveiro-Lopes, Beatriz; Fragoso, Rosa Maria; Mansinho, Hélder; Moutinho, RitaN/a.; N/a.
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients and Survivo...
Capela, Andreia; Alonso, Rosário; Araújo, António; Craveiro-Lopes, Beatriz; Fragoso, Rosa Maria; Mansinho, Hélder; Moutinho, RitaN/a.; N/a.
Esthesioneuroblastoma: a brief review of literature in the context of a case re...
Costa, Susana; Soares, André; Vieira, CláudiaEsthesioneuroblastoma is an uncommon neoplasia that arises from the olfactory neuroepithelium and corresponds to 3-6% of all intranasal malignant tumors. The symptoms are nonspecific and common to other pathologies of the nasal cavity. There are no guidelines regarding its treatment. The few available studies observed good outcomes with a multimodal approach. We report the case of a young woman diagnosed with e...
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-...
Cunha, Mafalda Simões; Amaral, Rita; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Alves-Correia, Magna; Loureiro, Cláudia Chaves; Lopes, CristinaAnxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D); the level of agreement between these questionnaires, and the factors associated with thes...
Financial literacy level of Polytechnic Higher Education students in North of P...
Vieira, Cláudia; Monte, Ana PaulaThis paper intends to determine the level of financial literacy of students of polytechnic students of the Association of North region Polytechnics (Associação de Politécnicos do Norte - APNOR) in the different scientific areas. It also intends to verify if exist differences among the students between schools. For this purpose, a survey by questionnaire is used as data collection method, within students enrolle...
Undiagnosed Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Individuals in a Primary H...
Ribeiro, Jaime Pimenta; Araújo, Adão; Vieira, Cláudia; Vasconcelos, Filipe; Pinto, Pedro Marques; Seixas, Benedita; Cêrca, Bruno; Borges, IsabelIntroduction: Obstructive sleep apnea is a clinical entity that is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality and it is estimated that it is significantly undiagnosed. The objective of this study was to assess the risk of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apneain obese individuals.Material and Methods: A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study; the risk of obstructive sleep apnea’s was assessed...
Physiological response of Cistus salviifolius L. to high arsenic concentrations
Carvalho, Luisa C; Vieira, Cláudia; Abreu, Maria Manuela; Magalhães, Maria Clara F.Arsenic is a trace element found in the environment which can be particularly toxic to living organisms. However, some plant species such as those of the genus Cistus are able to grow in soils with high As concentrations and could be used in the sustainable rehabilitation of mining areas 19 through phytostabilization. In this work, the growth and the physiological response of Cistus salviifolius L. to As induce...
Opioids for Cancer Pain and its Use under Particular Conditions: A Narrative Re...
Vieira, Cláudia; Brás, Marta; Fragoso, MariaIntroduction: All health professionals should be aware of the importance of evaluating pain - fifth vital sign- in cancer patients. Peripheral and central acting analgesics are widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, particularly cancer pain. Many guidelines have addressed this issue. However, real life patients’ have other problems and comorbidities that may raise doubts when prescribing.Material and Met...
Dimensionality and gender-based measurement invariance of the Compassion Scale ...
Sousa, Rúben; Castilho, Paula; Vieira, Cláudia; Rijo, Daniel; Vagos, PaulaCompassion has been proposed as relevant to psychological functioning and mental health, involving being compassionate and caring towards others in times of difficulty. The Compassion Scale (CS) proposes to assess compassion for others considering its different dimensions (Kindness; Common humanity; Mindfulness; Indifference; Separation, and Disengagement) and also offers a total score. The current work investi...