To Do More and Better Regarding Portugal's Alcohol Consumption, a Social Change Is Needed
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 27. doi: 10.20344/amp.21100. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38537647 | DOI:10.20344/amp.21100 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Francisca Pulido Valente Hilson Cunha Source Type: research

Portuguese Advance Directives-a twist against futility? A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that all citizens should be clarified regarding the futility concept before filling out the Advance Directives and propose a grammatical change in the document, replacing the phrase "Health Care to Receive / Not to Receive" with the sentence "Health Care to Accept / Refuse" so that patients cannot demand treatments, but instead accept or refuse the proposed therapeutic plans.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05090072.URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05090072.PMID:38536997 | PMC:PMC10962926 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0537.R2.201023 (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catarina Sampaio Martins Rui Nunes Source Type: research

Portuguese Advance Directives-a twist against futility? A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that all citizens should be clarified regarding the futility concept before filling out the Advance Directives and propose a grammatical change in the document, replacing the phrase "Health Care to Receive / Not to Receive" with the sentence "Health Care to Accept / Refuse" so that patients cannot demand treatments, but instead accept or refuse the proposed therapeutic plans.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05090072.URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05090072.PMID:38536997 | PMC:PMC10962926 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0537.R2.201023 (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catarina Sampaio Martins Rui Nunes Source Type: research

Portuguese Advance Directives-a twist against futility? A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that all citizens should be clarified regarding the futility concept before filling out the Advance Directives and propose a grammatical change in the document, replacing the phrase "Health Care to Receive / Not to Receive" with the sentence "Health Care to Accept / Refuse" so that patients cannot demand treatments, but instead accept or refuse the proposed therapeutic plans.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05090072.URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05090072.PMID:38536997 | PMC:PMC10962926 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0537.R2.201023 (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catarina Sampaio Martins Rui Nunes Source Type: research

Portuguese Advance Directives-a twist against futility? A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that all citizens should be clarified regarding the futility concept before filling out the Advance Directives and propose a grammatical change in the document, replacing the phrase "Health Care to Receive / Not to Receive" with the sentence "Health Care to Accept / Refuse" so that patients cannot demand treatments, but instead accept or refuse the proposed therapeutic plans.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05090072.URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05090072.PMID:38536997 | PMC:PMC10962926 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0537.R2.201023 (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catarina Sampaio Martins Rui Nunes Source Type: research

Portuguese Advance Directives-a twist against futility? A cross sectional study
CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that all citizens should be clarified regarding the futility concept before filling out the Advance Directives and propose a grammatical change in the document, replacing the phrase "Health Care to Receive / Not to Receive" with the sentence "Health Care to Accept / Refuse" so that patients cannot demand treatments, but instead accept or refuse the proposed therapeutic plans.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05090072.URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05090072.PMID:38536997 | PMC:PMC10962926 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0537.R2.201023 (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Catarina Sampaio Martins Rui Nunes Source Type: research

The Use of Rhinomanometry in Mouth Breathing: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Conclusion There is great concern regarding the assessment of nasal function. There was a lack of standardization of rhinomanometry to test the effectiveness of nasal resistance as an aid in the diagnosis of breathing mode. [...] Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. Rua do Matoso 170, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20270-135, BrazilArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text (Source: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology)
Source: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - March 27, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Castellanos, Merly Fernanda Illera Silva, Hilton Justino da Moura, Silvio Ricardo Couto de Fontes, Luciana de Barros Correia Lima, Niedje Siqueira de Bezerra, Thiago Freire Pinto Cunha, Daniele Andrade da Tags: Systematic Reviews Source Type: research

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the ‘fit to dance?’ survey
The ‘Fit to Dance?’ survey has been used in a number of studies to understand the health and wellbeing of dancers. These data have not been collected in Brazil as there is no validated questionnaire available in Brazilian Portuguese, culturally validated in Brazil with a scope as broad and comprehen sive as that of ‘Fit to Dance?‘. (Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies)
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - March 27, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Isabela Panosso, Andreja Picon, Val éria Figueiredo, Vitória Gomes, Erin Sanchez, Matthew Wyon, Aline Nogueira Haas, Adriano Bittar Source Type: research

Brief multidimensional self-control scale: psychometric properties and cross-gender measurement invariance of the Portuguese version
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Source: Psychology, Crime and Law - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pedro PechorroBruno Bonf á-AraujoMatt DeLisiMário R. Simõesa CINEICC, PsyAssessmentLab, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugalb Department of Psychology, University of W Source Type: research

Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents
CONCLUSION: Despite having specific indications, most of the time they are not prescribed by a healthcare professional. The reasons for use are varied. In children, the main reasons are protection against infections, stimulating growth, and poor food intake, with multivitamins and minerals being the most commonly used supplements. In adolescents, they are used to improve athletic performance and attain the "ideal body", with proteins and amino acids being the most often used nutrients. As they are not regulated by health agencies and are sold without a prescription, their unsupervised use can lead to inadequate doses, with...
Source: Jornal de Pediatria - March 26, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Junaura Rocha Barretto Mara Alves da Cruz Gouveia Cr ésio Alves Source Type: research

Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents
CONCLUSION: Despite having specific indications, most of the time they are not prescribed by a healthcare professional. The reasons for use are varied. In children, the main reasons are protection against infections, stimulating growth, and poor food intake, with multivitamins and minerals being the most commonly used supplements. In adolescents, they are used to improve athletic performance and attain the "ideal body", with proteins and amino acids being the most often used nutrients. As they are not regulated by health agencies and are sold without a prescription, their unsupervised use can lead to inadequate doses, with...
Source: Jornal de Pediatria - March 26, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Junaura Rocha Barretto Mara Alves da Cruz Gouveia Cr ésio Alves Source Type: research

Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents
CONCLUSION: Despite having specific indications, most of the time they are not prescribed by a healthcare professional. The reasons for use are varied. In children, the main reasons are protection against infections, stimulating growth, and poor food intake, with multivitamins and minerals being the most commonly used supplements. In adolescents, they are used to improve athletic performance and attain the "ideal body", with proteins and amino acids being the most often used nutrients. As they are not regulated by health agencies and are sold without a prescription, their unsupervised use can lead to inadequate doses, with...
Source: Jornal de Pediatria - March 26, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Junaura Rocha Barretto Mara Alves da Cruz Gouveia Cr ésio Alves Source Type: research

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a collaborative deprescribing intervention of proton-pump-inhibitors on community-dwelling older adults: Protocol for the C-SENIoR, a pragmatic non-randomized controlled trial
This study was approved by the Ethics Research Committee of Nova Medical School, NOVA University of Lisbon and by the Ethics Committee from the Local Health Unit Alto Minho, Portugal. DiscussionThis pragmatic trial will provide evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a patient-centred collaborative deprescribing intervention in the community setting in Portugal. It will also inform improvements for the development of future multi-faceted interventions that aim to optimise medication for the community-dwelling elderly. Clinical trial registrationISRCTN 49637686. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - March 26, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: S ónia Romano Source Type: research

Family Physicians and Nutritionists in Health Centers, Commentary on "Eating Habits of People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study"
Acta Med Port. 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.20344/amp.21218. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38527333 | DOI:10.20344/amp.21218 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Filipe Prazeres Source Type: research