Bernardo Sousa‐Pinto
A5030064954- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Universidade do Porto
2016-2025
Centre for Health Technology and Services Research
2016-2025
Decision Sciences (United States)
2020-2025
Research Network (United States)
2022-2025
Technologies pour la Santé
2025
Hospital de São João
2024-2025
Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology
2024
Corporación de Lucha Contra el Sida
2024
University of St. Gallen
2023
Winterthur Museum Garden and Library
2023
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem in the One Health dimension. Artificial intelligence (AI) emerging healthcare, since it helpful to deal with large amounts of data and as prediction tool. This systematic review explores use AI antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) summarizes predictive performance machine learning (ML) algorithms, compared clinical decisions, inpatients outpatients who need prescriptions. includes eighteen observational studies from...
Background The influence of media coverage on web-based searches may hinder the role Google Trends (GT) in monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Objective aim this study was to assess whether COVID-19–related GT data, particularly those related ageusia and anosmia, were primarily or epidemic trends. Methods We retrieved query data for coronavirus, cough, plotted them over a period 5 years. In addition, we analyzed trends queries 17 countries throughout year 2020 with particular focus...
Abstract Background Having a penicillin allergy label is associated with the use of less appropriate and more expensive antibiotics increased healthcare utilization. Penicillin testing results in delabeling most claimants may be cost-saving. This study aimed to project whether patients reporting Methods In this economic evaluation study, we built decision models impact 2 strategies for patient label: (1) perform diagnostic (drug challenges, or without skin tests); (2) do not testing. The...
Validated combined symptom-medication scores (CSMSs) are needed to investigate the effects of allergic rhinitis treatments. This study aimed use real-life data from MASK-air® app generate and validate hypothesis- data-driven CSMSs.We used assess concurrent validity, test-retest reliability responsiveness one hypothesis-driven CSMS (modified CSMS: mCSMS), mixed score (mixed score), several CSMSs. The latter were generated with following cluster analysis regression models or factor analysis....
Co-medication is common among patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), but its dimension and patterns are unknown. This particularly relevant since AR understood differently across European countries, as reflected by rhinitis-related search in Google Trends. study aims to assess co-medication regional Europe, using real-world data. We analysed 2015-2020 MASK-air® compared days under no medication, monotherapy the visual analogue scale (VAS) levels for overall symptoms ('VAS Global Symptoms')...
MASK-air
Abstract Background Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is unpredictable and can severely impair patients' quality of life. Patients with CSU need a convenient, user‐friendly platform to complete patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) on their mobile devices. CRUSE ® , the Urticaria Self Evaluation app, aims address this unmet need. Methods was developed by an international steering committee specialists. Priorities for app based recent findings in were defined allow patients track record...
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, and bariatric surgery considered the primary treatment for long-term weight loss managing obesity-related health issues. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are most performed procedures. Nutritional deficiencies significant concern following can have serious consequences. This study aims to compare incidence of nutritional in patients undergoing RYGB SG. A retrospective analysis was conducted on status 505 consecutive who underwent either...
Abstract Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) impacts patients' physical and emotional well‐being. Assessing values preferences (V&P) related to AR is an essential part of patient‐centered care the guideline development process. We aimed systematically summarize information about V&P on its symptoms impact daily life. Methods conducted systematic review in a MEDLINE, Embase, PsychInfo, CINAHL databases. included studies which quantitatively assessed for specific outcomes by assessing...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been defined by the High-Level Expert Group on AI of European Commission as "systems that display intelligent behaviour analysing their environment and taking actions-with some degree autonomy-to achieve specific goals." potential to support guideline planning, development adaptation, reporting, implementation, impact evaluation, certification, appraisal recommendations, which we will refer "guideline enterprise." Considering this potential, well lack...
Adherence to rhinitis treatment has been insufficiently assessed. We aimed use data from the MASK-air mHealth app assess adherence oral antihistamines (OAH), intra-nasal corticosteroids (INCS) or azelastine-fluticasone in patients with allergic rhinitis. included regular European users self-reported and reporting at least 1 day of OAH, INCS azelastine-fluticasone. assessed weeks during which answered questionnaire on all days. restricted our analyses provided between January June, encompass...
Abstract The number of published systematic reviews has increased over the last years, with a non-negligible proportion displaying methodological concerns. We aimed to develop and evaluate tool assess reported quality medical reviews. developed (ReMarQ) consists 26 dichotomous items. applied an item response theory model difficulty discrimination items decision tree models identify those more capable identifying higher quality. ReMarQ was representative sample (excluding in Cochrane Database...
Clinical ABCDE rule for early melanoma detectionBackground: The systematizes warning signs malignant (MM).Objectives: To evaluate whether the are associated with detection of MM. Materials & Methods: Based on a retrospective study over 11.5 years, we assessed diagnosis MM.Results: In total, 144 MM were included; 52 (36.1%) in situ and 92 (63.9%) invasive lesions.For 23.6%, first suspected by an individual other than dermatologist.The "E sign" was significantly less frequent among lesions...
Edible insects are a unique food source, requiring extensive allergenic risk assessment before its safe introduction in the market. In recent systematic review, crustacean allergic subjects were identified as group due to cross-reactivity mainly mediated by tropomyosin and arginine kinase. Immunologic co-sensitisation house dust mites (HDM) was also demonstrated, but clinical significance molecular mechanisms unclear. Furthermore, case reports of allergy analysed lack contextual information...
Validated questionnaires are used to assess asthma control over the past 1-4 weeks from reporting. However, they do not adequately capture in patients with fluctuating symptoms. Using Mobile Airways Sentinel Network for airway diseases (MASK-air) app, we developed and validated an electronic daily score (e-DASTHMA).We MASK-air data (freely available users 27 countries) develop different scores asthma. Data-driven were based on symptoms reported by a visual analogue scale (VAS) self-reported...