A5043531057- Innovations in Medical Education
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Public Health in Brazil
- Health Education and Validation
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
University of Coimbra
2015-2025
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
2019-2024
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
2012-2024
Centre for Health Technology and Services Research
2019-2024
Universidade do Porto
2021-2024
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
2024
IPO Porto
2024
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2007-2023
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2023
San Antonio College
2023
Abstract Background Polypharmacy is easily achieved in elderly patients with multimorbidity and it associated a higher risk of potentially inappropriate medication use worse health outcomes. Studies have shown that deprescription safe, however, some barriers been identified. The aim this study was to analyse Portuguese General Practitioners (GP) deprescription’s attitudes using clinical vignettes. Methods Cross-sectional an online survey 3 sections: demographic professional characterization;...
Introdução: A nutrição é uma área de intervenção na prevenção e gestão da diabetes mellitus; por isso, fulcral promover a capacitação população para adoção hábitos alimentares saudáveis. Ainda que existam alguns estudos nesta área, não se conhecem os principais erros nos das pessoas com em Portugal. Os objetivos deste estudo foram identificar mellitus tipo 2 Portugal avaliar sua relação variáveis sociodemográficas.Métodos: Estudo transversal multicêntrico, amostra conveniência seguidas...
Abstract Introduction The perspectives of local healthcare professionals for developing effective strategies to enhance medication adherence in arterial Hypertension as well its barriers have not yet been explored through qualitative research Portugal. Objectives This study aimed assess the views including general practitioners/family physicians, nurses, and community pharmacists, from Portugal on improve Hypertension, identify factors hindering pharmacological adherence. Methods analyses...
Summary Introduction: Diabetes therapeutic education and information by leaflets is important. This study aimed to understand the effectiveness of written diabetic patients, after six months, in control diabetes medication adherence. Method: Non-pharmacological clinical trial. Randomized sample patients 65 volunteer doctors, distributed among five health regions Portugal. At first appointment, were randomized four groups (three intervention with validated one control), leaflet reading being...
Introdução: A participação em atividades extracurriculares reduz a importância atribuída alguns motivos para o perfeccionismo que influenciam prevalência de burnout nos estudantes medicina. Este estudo visou investigar forma esta relação se processa e fatores depende, pensar estratégias direcionadas estes potenciais alvos atuação.Material Métodos: Elaborou-se um questionário capaz avaliar prática incluiu inquérito dos parte do Copenhagen Burnout Inventory adapted for students. À sua...
Abstract Background Lifting The Burden (LTB) and European Headache Federation (EHF) have developed a set of headache service quality indicators, successfully tested in specialist centres. Their intended application includes all levels care. Here we assess their implementation primary Methods We included 28 primary-care clinics Germany (4), Turkey Latvia (5) Portugal (15). To implement the interviewed 111 doctors, 92 nurses medical assistants, 70 secretaries, 27 managers 493 patients, using...
Introduction: Illness behaviour and Help-Seeking can have great impact on patient's health quality of life; therefore, it's important to an appropriate scale assess these constructs.Objectives: To study the psychometric qualities IHSBS Portuguese mental patients, its reliability, construct concurrent validity, measured using Stigma Scale (SS).Methods: The sample comprised 140 with different psychiatric diagnosis (70% women), mean age 39.49 years old (SD=15.71;V=18-78), followed in centers...
Introduction: A person with diabetes is subject to developing micro and macrovascular complications prevention requires an active role from the person. So, health literacy should have a preponderant in of people but this link yet not fully understood. The objective study understand relationship between prevalence mellitus type 2 (DM2). Methods: This multicentric transversal observational exploratory study. survey was conducted two instruments, Medical Term Recognition Test (METER) Newest...
Adolescents and young adults are an important target concerning reducing health-risk behavior adoption, including sexual health. Studying their knowledge sexuality main counsellors, can be step in targeting updated health promotion approach. This study characterized adolescents adults’ attitudes about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), contraception, prospecting for trusted counseling sources. We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based, self-report survey of 746 individuals aged...
Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, a setting, any additional measurement must be evaluated context both patient physician perspectives so that it can also help improve process shared decision making. Thus, we aimed different control inhalers practice, namely through app, self-report assessment.
Antihypertensive medication non-adherence is an important cause of poor control in hypertension. The role motivational interventions to increase antihypertensive adherence remains unclear. To systematically review RCTs for improving EMBASE and Pubmed were searched from inception February 2019 hypertension vs. usual care. Inclusion criteria: with intervention improve adults A blinded was conducted by 2 reviewers. Disagreements resolved consensus/a third reviewer. Data extraction quality...
Abstract Background Empathy is paramount in the doctor-patient relationship being a comprehensive and multidimensional concept. Self-ratings of empathy change across years medical education only when Jefferson Scale Physicians used, with worrying decrease found throughout Medicine Schools. As there are few studies on factors influencing student’s empathy, particularly curricular model, this study aimed to compare levels medicine students two Schools different models central Portugal, Faculty...
Shoulder pathologies are prevalent and reduce the quality of life. Due to shoulder joint's complexity, healthcare professionals face challenges evaluate, diagnose, treat these pathologies. On other hand, acquisition, presentation, analysis patient data in is complex hindered by absence standardization interoperability Database Management Systems. Hence, this study, we propose a web platform based on openEHR structures that incorporates user interface forms for registering physical...
Introdução: A hipertensão arterial está associada a maior morbimortalidade na diabetes tipo 2. É assim importante identificar quais as características socio demográficas, hábitos e fatores de risco das pessoas com 2 que estão associadas descontrolo tensional modo intervir forma ajustada nesta população.Material Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal nos cuidados saúde primários recolha dados aleatorizadas pelos seus médicos família, estratificados proporcionalmente pelas cinco regiões...
ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Simões JA, Alberto KP, PA, Maurício K, Rosendo I, Santiago L. Communication and health: doctor-patient relationship in patients with multimorbidity, an exploratory study. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review. 2019;21(4):377-380. doi:10.5114/fmpcr.2019.90169. APA Simões, J. A., Alberto, K. P., P. Maurício, K., Rosendo, I., Santiago, (2019). Review, 21(4), 377-380. https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2019.90169...
Introdução: As infeções do trato urinário são muito frequentes na comunidade. É essencial conhecer o padrão de sensibilidade aos antibióticos para uma terapêutica empírica racional. O objetivo deste estudo é determinar a prevalência e perfil suscetibilidade dos microrganismos implicados em urinárias nível cuidados primários saúde, no distrito Coimbra.Material Métodos: Neste observacional transversal, analisámos 7134 uroculturas positivas laboratórios ambulatório Coimbra, período um ano. Na...
ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Santiago L, Prazeres F, Boto T, Maurício K, Rosendo I, Simões JA. Multimorbidity daily life activities and socio-economic classification in the Central Portugal primary health care setting: an observational study. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review. 2020;22(1):54-58. doi:10.5114/fmpcr.2020.92506. APA Santiago, L., Prazeres, F., Boto, T., Maurício, K., Rosendo, I., Simões, J. A. (2020). Review, 22(1), 54-58....
Introdução: O tabaco é actualmente um dos maiores problemas de saúde pública. Desta forma, o conheci-mento do perfil fumador essencial para poder adequar estratégias intervenção, sendo fundamental avaliar a sua motivação. Objectivos: Calcular prevalência fumadores quatro ficheiros três centros distrito Coimbra e caracterizá-los em termos demográficos, padrão consumo, motivação cessação tabágica comorbilidades. Determinar relação entre deixar fumar idade, sexo, idade início quantidade...
Pharmacy professionals that manipulate cytotoxic drugs need to undergo educational programs, adopt the most convenient practices, and use appropriate equipment avoid, as far possible, occupational exposure drugs. The main goal of this work is characterize education, technical attitudes towards drugs, Portuguese pharmacy technicians. A questionnaire comprising eleven questions deemed pertinent was elaborated subsequently validated by a pilot test. anonymous, web-based survey conducted between...