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Fatores de risco das úlceras de pressão em doentes internados num hospital português

Rev. salud pública; 19 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar e caracterizar os fatores de risco das úlceras de pressão (UP) em doentes portadores de UP, internados num Hospital Central Português. Materiais e Métodos Estudo descritivo de corte transversal com uma amostra constituída de 34 indivíduos, 70,6 % do sexo masculino e ...

Depression and unemployment incidence rate evolution in Portugal, 1995-2013: General Practitioner Sentinel Network data

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Quantify, for both genders, the correlation between the depression incidence rate and the unemployment rate in Portugal between 1995 and 2013. METHODS An ecological study was developed to correlate the evolution of the depression incidence rates estimated by the General Practitione...

Recursos sociais e económicos nas pessoas muito idosas: diferenças de género

Rev. Kairós (Online); 19 (4), 2016
Estudo descritivo-correlacional com ênfase na análise das diferenças de género atendendo a variáveis sociodemográficas, aos recursos sociais e económicos de pessoas muito idosas, utilizando o Questionário de Avaliação Funcional Multidimensional para Idosos (QAFMI/OARS). Dos resultados, distingu...

Quality of recovery after anaesthesia measured with QoR-40: a prospective observational study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (4), 2016
Abstract Background: QoR-40, a 40-item questionnaire on quality of recovery from anaesthesia, has been shown to measure health status after surgery. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence of poor quality of recovery in our Post Anaesthesia Care Unit and to compare their QoR-40 scores before surgery and 3...

Non-melanoma skin cancer in Portuguese kidney transplant recipients - incidence and risk factors

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Background: Cancer is currently among the three leading causes of death after solid organ transplantation and its incidence is increasing. Non-melanoma skin cancer - squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma - is the most common malignancy found in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). T...

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot ulcer

Summary Introduction: Diabetic foot is one of the most serious complications of diabetes affecting about 15% of all diabetes patients, and it is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower limb amputations. This study presents a sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with diabetic foot u...

The impact of migration on women's mental health in the postpartum period

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of I mmigration on the psychological health of women after childbirth. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, immigrant and Portuguese-native women delivering in the four public hospitals of the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal, were contacted by telepho...

The controversy over the restructuring of perinatal emergency services in Portugal and the importance of citizen participation in health care decision-making processes

This article explores the controversial decision made by the Ministry of Health to restructure the perinatal emergency services in Portugal in 2006. Particular emphasis is given to the protests held across the country against, the actors involved, and the arguments put forward for and against the measure...