The Relevance of Scales Measuring Health Outcomes in Clinical Practice
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 11. doi: 10.20344/amp.21114. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38467013 | DOI:10.20344/amp.21114 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Diana Ameixa Palma In ês Robalo Gomez Diaz Source Type: research
Needs for Care, Service Use and Quality of Life in Dementia: 12-Month Follow-Up of the Actifcare Study in Portugal
CONCLUSION: People with dementia displayed complex biopsychosocial unmet needs. Their cognitive-functional decline over one year was not accompanied by a corresponding increase in any pattern of unmet need, nor of service use. Reliance on informal care (namely supervision) may have contributed to this. Caregiving-related outcomes evolved according to different trends, although stability was almost the rule. Primary carers were even more present at follow-up, without an apparently heavier toll on their own needs, burden, and quality of life. Overall, this longitudinal study comprehensively assessed Portuguese community-dwel...
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Manuel Gon çalves-Pereira Maria J Marques Regina F Alves Ana Verdelho Concei ção Balsinha Lu ísa Alves Teresa Alves Reis Bob Woods Marjolein De Vugt Frans Verhey Actifcare Consortium Source Type: research
Trauma Injuries Associated with Rope Bullfights in the Azores: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSION: The main cause of trauma was the bull's direct impact, and the mechanism of injury was blunt trauma. The most affected anatomical areas were the head and neck. These findings are a wake-up call to the impact of these events regarding the economic costs they entail, the costs for the health of the local population, the safety measures currently implemented and the availability of the necessary means to treat these patients.PMID:38452740 | DOI:10.20344/amp.19440 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: B árbara Vieira Viorel Taranu Ana Vieira Duarte Soares Ana Soares Ana ísa Silva Diogo Galv ão In ês Bagnari D ébora Melo Fernando Pimentel Jos é Sousa Lisandra Martins Lu ís Pinheiro Mar ília Vargas Óscar Reis Sofia Valente Rui Bettencourt Teresa Source Type: research
Efficacy, Complications and Effects of Alcides Pereira's Sutures in the Management of Uterine Atony: A Retrospective Study
CONCLUSION: Pereira's suture is a type of suture that provides numerous advantages and should be considered when first-line medical treatment fails. When applied at an early stage, the sutures may prevent maternal morbidity. The Alcides Pereira's suture is a safe technique and appears to preserve fertility.PMID:38447018 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20429 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Beatriz Cordeiro F éria Patr ícia Nazaré Joana Figueiredo In ês Neves Gomes Alcides Pereira Source Type: research
Terap êutica Substitutiva com Imunoglobulina G Polivalente: Particularidades de um Coorte Português
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 4. doi: 10.20344/amp.20677. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38437719 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20677 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sofia Cosme Ferreira Josefina Vieira Maria In ês T Silva Sara P Silva Joana Caiado Elisa Pedro Susana L Silva Source Type: research
Safety of a mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 1;37(3):224-225. doi: 10.20344/amp.20851. Epub 2024 Mar 1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38430469 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20851 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joana Gouveia Maria Alexandra Rodrigues Iolanda Fernandes Renata Cabral Helena Falc ão Source Type: research
Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature for Psychotropic Drugs: Four Reasons to Use and Keep it in Portugal
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 1;37(3):155-159. doi: 10.20344/amp.20267. Epub 2024 Mar 1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38430470 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20267 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Afonso Gouveia Filipa Martins Pedro Trindade Gustavo Jesus Jo ão M Bessa Maria Jo ão Heitor Lu ís Câmara Pestana Lu ís Afonso Fernandes Pedro Morgado Albino J Oliveira-Maia Source Type: research
Challenges of Using Telemedicine in Hospital Specialty Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal According to a Panel of Experts
CONCLUSION: This study identified several challenges that impacted the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services for hospital care in Portugal during the pandemic period. These challenges were related to digital health literacy, technological and operational conditions, and reluctance in technological adoption. To overcome these challenges, training programs for healthcare professionals and patients may be necessary, along with investment in technological infrastructures, interoperability between systems, effective communication strategies and the strengthening of specific regulations.PMID:38430471 | DOI:10.2034...
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ana Soraia Cunha Ana Rita Pedro Jo ão V Cordeiro Source Type: research
Safety of a mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 1;37(3):224-225. doi: 10.20344/amp.20851. Epub 2024 Mar 1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38430469 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20851 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joana Gouveia Maria Alexandra Rodrigues Iolanda Fernandes Renata Cabral Helena Falc ão Source Type: research
