As doenças transmitidas por vetores representam uma ameaça global de carácter emergente ou re-emergente em várias regiões do mundo. Existem diversos vetores, tais como flebótomos, ixodídeos, entre outros, que serão abordados em eixo próprio, visto que a presente Estratégia assenta na prevenção e controlo das doenças transmitidas por mosquitos. Nestes termos, a Estratégia para o Plano de Prevenção e Controlo de ...
Objectives: To determine the treatment profile of hypertension in theQPortuguese sentinel practice network and compare the results 12 years after an initial study. Study design: Cross-sectional study Setting: Portuguese sentinel practice network Participants: Hypertensive patients over 18 years of age on the lists of general practitioners in the sentinel practice network who attended a consultation with their p...
Objectives: To determine the treatment profile of hypertension in the Portuguese sentinel practice network and compare the results 12 years after an initial study. Study design: Cross-sectional study Setting: Portuguese sentinel practice network Participants: Hypertensive patients over 18 years of age on the lists of general practitioners in the sentinel practice network who attended a consultation with their p...
Objectivos: Determinar o perfil terapêutico da hipertensão arterial na Rede de Médicos Sentinela e comparar os resultados obtidos, 12 anos após a realização do primeiro estudo. Tipo de estudo: Estudo transversal. Local: Rede de Médicos Sentinela de Portugal. População: Doentes hipertensos com mais de 18 anos das listas dos médicos sentinela que se deslocaram à consulta entre 7 de Junho de 2010 e 31 de Dezembro ...
Objectives: To characterize a cohort of diabetics by sex and age; to estimate the prevalence of diabetes type 1 and type 2; to characterize the prescribed therapeutic to type 2 diabetic patients and their consumption of tobacco and alcohol, ophthalmology consultation review and some biometrical and biochemical data; and to estimate prevalence of type 2 diabetes complications. Type of study: A one year transvers...
Most mental disorders requires the establishment of a psychotropic drug therapy. Considering the importance of the use of psychotropic drugs currently holds the scarcity of published information on this subject, Doctors Network-Sentinel decided to study the pattern of use of this group of drugs. Material and Methods: This study was conducted within the Medical Sentinel Network, a network of general practitioner...
Background: Nowadays there is well-established evidence that the existence of a Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with the occurrence of peptic ulcer. Eradication therapies lead to high rates of ulcer healing and lower rates of recurrences. Objective: To characterize the therapeutic regimens for diagnosed peptic ulcer in clinical practice and/or in patients exposed to eradication therapy even without ...
Durante o ano de 2003, colaboraram na rede 168 médicos de Clínica Geral, tendo 6 e 5, respectivamente, iniciado e interrompido a participação em Médicos-Sentinela. Assim, em Dezembro de 2003, no território do Continente, o número de médicos participantes era de 163, o que corresponde a 2,8% do total de Clínicos Gerais a desempenhar funções nos Centros de Saúde do Continente.
Durante o ano de 2002, colaboraram na rede 166 médicos de Clínica Geral, tendo 7 e 4, respectivamente, iniciado e interrompido a sua participação. Assim, em Dezembro de 2002, no território do Continente, o número de médicos participantes era de 162, o que corresponde a 3,0% do total de Clínicos Gerais que desempenhavam funções em centros de saúde.
Objectives: To study the pattern of antibiotic (AB) use in general practice/family medicine. Methods: This study was conducted within the Portuguese Sentinel Doctors Network. This is an information system made up of a group of general practitioners/family doctors, which allows for population based estimates to be obtained, in that the composition of the patient roster of the participating physicians is known fr...