Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale-Brazil (VTDS-BR): Validation Based on Internal Consistency, Reliability, and Accuracy
To validate the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale for the Brazilian Portuguese (VTDS-BR), based on internal consistency, reliability, and accuracy. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - April 27, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Sauana Alencar, Jozemar dos Santos, Larissa Nadjara Almeida, Leonardo Lopes, Jo ão Agnaldo do Nascimento, Anna Alice Almeida Source Type: research
Brazilian Version of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation Among Healthcare Students
AbstractWe aimed to validate the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) among healthcare students in Brazil. The validation process occurred in three phases from August 2022 to July 2023: translation and cross-cultural adaptation; content validity assessment involving four experts; and evaluation of psychometric properties among 553 healthcare students from the Federal University of Esp írito Santo. We used exploratory factor analysis and convergent validity for structural validation. The average scale content validity index was 0.90, while the evaluation of validity evidence based on the internal structure in...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Mortality burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to ambient PM2.5 exposure in Portugal, 2011 to 2021
Exposure to high levels of environmental air pollution causes several health outcomes and has been associated with increased mortality, premature mortality, and morbidity. Ambient exposure to PM2.5 is currently c... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mariana O. Corda, Periklis Charalampous, Juanita A. Haagsma, Ricardo Assun ção and Carla Martins Tags: Research Source Type: research
Using Portuguese BRCA pathogenic variation as a model to study the impact of human admixture on human health
Admixture occurs between different ethnic human populations. The global colonization in recent centuries by Europeans led to the most significant admixture in human history. While admixture may enhance genetic... (Source: BMC Genomics)
Source: BMC Genomics - April 27, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Stephanie Andaluz, Bojin Zhao, Siddharth Sinha, Philip Naderev Panuringan Lagniton, Diogo Alpuim Costa, Xiaofan Ding, Miguel Brito and San Ming Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Recurrence, Microevolution, and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Legionella pneumophila Sequence Type 1905, Portugal, 2014-2022
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):1022-1025. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231383.ABSTRACTWe investigated molecular evolution and spatiotemporal dynamics of atypical Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 sequence type 1905 and determined its long-term persistence and linkage to human disease in dispersed locations, far beyond the large 2014 outbreak epicenter in Portugal. Our finding highlights the need for public health interventions to prevent further disease spread.PMID:38666647 | DOI:10.3201/eid3005.231383 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vera Manageiro V ítor Borges Raquel Rodrigues C élia Bettencourt Cec ília Silva Jo ão Paulo Gomes Paulo Gon çalves Source Type: research
Neurological Involvement in a Portuguese Cohort of IgG4-Related Disease
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the phenotypical variability of the neurological IgG4-RD. Biopsy inaccessibility reinforces the importance of new criteria for the diagnosis of this subset of patients.PMID:38669036 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20767 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - April 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jo ão Moura Maria Jo ão Malaquias Firmina Jorge Eduarda Pinto Ana Sardoeira In ês Laranjinha Vanessa Oliveira Ana Paula Sousa Joana Dam ásio Lu ís Maia Nuno Vila-Ch ã Raquel Sam ões Ricardo Taipa Ana Martins da Silva Ernestina Santos Source Type: research
Contact tracing management of a measles case in a paediatric hospital: experience of the local public health unit, Portugal, January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Apr;29(17). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.17.240022.ABSTRACTIn January 2024, a child was diagnosed with measles in a paediatric hospital in Lisbon. Of 123 contacts, 39 (32%) were not fully immunised, presenting a risk for a potential outbreak. The public health unit initiated control measures and identified challenges during the response, such as the lack of interoperability between information systems and accessing vaccination records. The lessons learned prompted changes to national contact tracing procedures for measles, further strengthening Portugal's preparedness.PMID:38666402 | DOI:10.2807/15...
Source: Euro Surveill - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Saldanha Resendes Ant ónio Tomás Mariana Pin ção Cardoso Sebastian von Schreeb Rita Miranda Ferr ão Paula Vasconcelos Maria Helena Almeida Bruno Novo Castro Vasco Ricoca Peixoto Renato Louren ço Silva Margarida de Morais Source Type: research
The effectiveness of a 6-month intervention with sit-stand workstation in office workers: Results from the SUFHA cluster randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Although not being effective for reducing sitting time, the implementation of sit-stand desks in the Portuguese workspace was shown to be feasible over the long term, received well by users, and may offer other health benefits.TRIAL REGISTRATION: OSF Registration, OSF.IO/JHGPW. Registered 15 November 2022. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JHGPW.PMID:38669507 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230624 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - April 26, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pedro B J údice H élio Silva Sabrina C Teno Megan Hetherington-Rauth Source Type: research
Recurrence, Microevolution, and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Legionella pneumophila Sequence Type 1905, Portugal, 2014-2022
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):1022-1025. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.231383.ABSTRACTWe investigated molecular evolution and spatiotemporal dynamics of atypical Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 sequence type 1905 and determined its long-term persistence and linkage to human disease in dispersed locations, far beyond the large 2014 outbreak epicenter in Portugal. Our finding highlights the need for public health interventions to prevent further disease spread.PMID:38666647 | DOI:10.3201/eid3005.231383 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vera Manageiro V ítor Borges Raquel Rodrigues C élia Bettencourt Cec ília Silva Jo ão Paulo Gomes Paulo Gon çalves Source Type: research
Contact tracing management of a measles case in a paediatric hospital: experience of the local public health unit, Portugal, January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Apr;29(17). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.17.240022.ABSTRACTIn January 2024, a child was diagnosed with measles in a paediatric hospital in Lisbon. Of 123 contacts, 39 (32%) were not fully immunised, presenting a risk for a potential outbreak. The public health unit initiated control measures and identified challenges during the response, such as the lack of interoperability between information systems and accessing vaccination records. The lessons learned prompted changes to national contact tracing procedures for measles, further strengthening Portugal's preparedness.PMID:38666402 | DOI:10.2807/15...
Source: Euro Surveill - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Saldanha Resendes Ant ónio Tomás Mariana Pin ção Cardoso Sebastian von Schreeb Rita Miranda Ferr ão Paula Vasconcelos Maria Helena Almeida Bruno Novo Castro Vasco Ricoca Peixoto Renato Louren ço Silva Margarida de Morais Source Type: research
Neurological Involvement in a Portuguese Cohort of IgG4-Related Disease
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the phenotypical variability of the neurological IgG4-RD. Biopsy inaccessibility reinforces the importance of new criteria for the diagnosis of this subset of patients.PMID:38669036 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20767 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - April 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jo ão Moura Maria Jo ão Malaquias Firmina Jorge Eduarda Pinto Ana Sardoeira In ês Laranjinha Vanessa Oliveira Ana Paula Sousa Joana Dam ásio Lu ís Maia Nuno Vila-Ch ã Raquel Sam ões Ricardo Taipa Ana Martins da Silva Ernestina Santos Source Type: research
The effectiveness of a 6-month intervention with sit-stand workstation in office workers: Results from the SUFHA cluster randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Although not being effective for reducing sitting time, the implementation of sit-stand desks in the Portuguese workspace was shown to be feasible over the long term, received well by users, and may offer other health benefits.TRIAL REGISTRATION: OSF Registration, OSF.IO/JHGPW. Registered 15 November 2022. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JHGPW.PMID:38669507 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230624 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - April 26, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pedro B J údice H élio Silva Sabrina C Teno Megan Hetherington-Rauth Source Type: research
The effectiveness of a 6-month intervention with sit-stand workstation in office workers: Results from the SUFHA cluster randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Although not being effective for reducing sitting time, the implementation of sit-stand desks in the Portuguese workspace was shown to be feasible over the long term, received well by users, and may offer other health benefits.TRIAL REGISTRATION: OSF Registration, OSF.IO/JHGPW. Registered 15 November 2022. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JHGPW.PMID:38669507 | DOI:10.3233/WOR-230624 (Source: Work)
Source: Work - April 26, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pedro B J údice H élio Silva Sabrina C Teno Megan Hetherington-Rauth Source Type: research
Neurological Involvement in a Portuguese Cohort of IgG4-Related Disease
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the phenotypical variability of the neurological IgG4-RD. Biopsy inaccessibility reinforces the importance of new criteria for the diagnosis of this subset of patients.PMID:38669036 | DOI:10.20344/amp.20767 (Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa)
Source: Acta Medica Portuguesa - April 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jo ão Moura Maria Jo ão Malaquias Firmina Jorge Eduarda Pinto Ana Sardoeira In ês Laranjinha Vanessa Oliveira Ana Paula Sousa Joana Dam ásio Lu ís Maia Nuno Vila-Ch ã Raquel Sam ões Ricardo Taipa Ana Martins da Silva Ernestina Santos Source Type: research
Contact tracing management of a measles case in a paediatric hospital: experience of the local public health unit, Portugal, January 2024
Euro Surveill. 2024 Apr;29(17). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.17.240022.ABSTRACTIn January 2024, a child was diagnosed with measles in a paediatric hospital in Lisbon. Of 123 contacts, 39 (32%) were not fully immunised, presenting a risk for a potential outbreak. The public health unit initiated control measures and identified challenges during the response, such as the lack of interoperability between information systems and accessing vaccination records. The lessons learned prompted changes to national contact tracing procedures for measles, further strengthening Portugal's preparedness.PMID:38666402 | DOI:10.2807/15...
Source: Euro Surveill - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Saldanha Resendes Ant ónio Tomás Mariana Pin ção Cardoso Sebastian von Schreeb Rita Miranda Ferr ão Paula Vasconcelos Maria Helena Almeida Bruno Novo Castro Vasco Ricoca Peixoto Renato Louren ço Silva Margarida de Morais Source Type: research
