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Antibiotic Dispensation without a Prescription Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Batista, Ana Daniela; Rodrigues, Daniela A; Figueiras, Adolfo; Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria TeresaAntibiotic resistance still remains a major global public health problem and the dispensing of antibiotics without a prescription at community pharmacies is an important driver of this. MEDLINE, Pubmed and EMBASE databases were used to search and identify studies reporting the dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics in community pharmacies or drugstores that sell drugs for human use, by applying pharmacy inter...
Understanding Primary Care Physician Vaccination Behaviour: A Systematic Review.
Prieto-Campo, Ángela; García-Álvarez, Rosa María; López-Durán, Ana; Roque, Fátima; Maria Teresa, Herdeiro; Figueiras, Adolfo; Zapata-Cachafeiro, MaruxaBackground: Vaccine hesitancy decreases adult vaccination coverage and has been recognized by WHO as a major health threat. Primary care physicians (PCP) play a key role in vaccination by giving vaccine counselling to their patients. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and barriers (KBAB) associated with own vaccination and patient recommendation in primary care ph...
The Impact of Lifestyle on Prostate Cancer: A Road to the Discovery of New Biom...
Leitão, Catarina; Matos, Bárbara; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Fardilha, MargaridaProstate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers among men, and its incidence has been rising through the years. Several risk factors have been associated with this disease and unhealthy lifestyles and inflammation were appointed as major contributors for PCa development, progression, and severity. Despite the advantages associated with the currently used diagnostic tools [prostate-specific antigen(PSA) ...
E-Health Tools to Improve Antibiotic Use and Resistances: A Systematic Review
Carvalho, Érico; Estrela, Marta; Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa; Figueiras, Adolfo; Roque, Fátima; Maria Teresa, HerdeiroBackground: e-Health tools, especially in the form of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs), have been emerging more quickly than ever before. The main objective of this systematic review is to assess the influence of these tools on antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections. (2) Methods: The scientific databases, MEDLINE-PubMed and EMBASE, were searched. The search was conducted by two independent res...
Behavioral Sciences in the Optimization of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacologi...
Lopes, António; Roque, Fátima; Morgado, Sandra; Dinis, CristinaType 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the main chronic diseases worldwide, with a significant impact on public health. Behavioral changes are an important step in disease prevention and management, so the way in which individuals adapt their lifestyle to new circumstances will undoubtedly be a predictor of the success of the treatments instituted, contributing to a reduction in the morbidity and mortality that may...
Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Medication i...
Rodrigues, Daniela A; Plácido, Ana L; Mateos-Campos, Ramona; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Roque, FátimaBackground: Age-related multiple comorbidities cause older adults to be prone to the use of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM) resulting in an increased risk of adverse events. Several strategies have emerged to support PIM prescription, and a huge number of interventions to reduce PIM have been proposed. This work aims to analyze the effectiveness of PIM interventions directed to older adults. Methods: ...
Systematic Review on the Impact of Guidelines Adherence on Antibiotic Prescript...
Oliveira, Inês; Rego, Catarina; Semedo, Guilherme; Gomes, Daniel; Roque, Fátima; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, MariaOveruse and inappropriate antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections (RTI) are one of the major contributors to the current antibiotic resistance problem. Guidelines provide support to prescribers for proper decision-making. Our purpose is to review the impact of prescribers' exposure to guidelines in antibiotic prescription for RTIs. A systematic review was performed searching in the scientific d...
Educational Interventions to Reduce Prescription and Dispensing of Antibiotics ...
Rocha, Vânia; Estrela, Marta; Neto, Vanessa; Roque, Fátima; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, MariaAntibiotic resistance remains a crucial global public health problem with excessive and inappropriate antibiotic use representing an important driver of this issue. Strategies to improve antibiotic prescription and dispensing are required in primary health care settings. The main purpose of this review is to identify and synthesize available evidence on the economic impact of educational interventions to reduce...
Arbutus unedo L.: From traditional medicine to potential uses in modern pharmac...
Morgado, Sandra; Morgado, Manuel; Plácido, Ana; Roque, Fátima; Duarte, Ana PaulaEthnopharmacological relevance: Arbutus unedo L., the strawberry tree (Ericaceae family) is of increasing interest because of its common traditional, industrial, chemical and pharmaceutical uses. The plant is a typical evergreen plant of the Mediterranean basin, as well as of other regions with hot summers and mild rainy winters. This review covers the studies relevant to Arbutus unedo L. utilization in the cur...
Impact of infectious disease epidemics on xenophobia: A systematic review
Silva, Tânia; Cade, Maria; Figueiras, Adolfo; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria; Devakumar, DelanBackground Globally, xenophobia towards out-groups is frequently increased in times of economic and political instability, such as in infectious disease outbreaks. This systematic review aims to: (1) assess the xenophobic attitudes and behaviors towards migrants during disease outbreaks; and (2) identify adverse health outcomes linked to xenophobia. Methods We searched nine scientific databases to identify stud...