...Rita Lopes da Silva; Ana Rita Jesus Maria; David Silvérico Rodrigues; Bruno Heleno Background: The number of informal caregivers continues to rise worldwide. In Portugal, 10% of the population are informal caregivers and recent studies suggest that current government policies may not adequately...

... to generate evidence about the availability and accessibility of refractive services in Portugal and to present a plan for more efficient services. Methods: A situation analysis of the Portuguese existing refractive services within the NHS was conducted based on three health systems building blocks: service...

.... Despite the growing need for RWD, the current use of patient registries in Portugal is not fully understood. This study aimed to identify and provide an overview of patient registries in Portugal. Methods: Registries identification included a systematic literature review (SLR) using PRISMA© methodology...

... to systematize and understand the available knowledge about health literacy measurement in Portugal and to identify assessment tools and studies developed. The selection process was based on PRISMA guidelines. Results: A total of 17 publications were analysed regarding different aspects, which resulted...

... perceção do risco e dos comportamentos preventivos associados. Palavras Chave COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Profissionais de saúde, Portugal COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Health professionals Portugal Health professionals are known to be disproportionally affected during public health emergencies [1-3...

.../eurrev_202004_21043 32373997 2284-0729 4. Portugal. Ministério da Saúde. Direção-Geral da Saúde. Relatório de situação: COVID-19 [Internet]. Lisboa: DGS; 2020 . [ cited 11 August 2020 ]. Available from: https://covid19.min-saude.pt/relatorio-de-situacao/ 5. Park   SH . Personal protective...

...André Vieira; Vasco Ricoca Peixoto; Pedro Aguiar; Paulo Sousa; Alexandre Abrantes Background: On March 16, 2020, the first death from CO­VID-19 was recorded in Portugal. Since then, there has been a reorganization of health services, changing the normal approach for the different cases of public...

... are able to estimate future costs and optimise resources. Long-term care Length of care Dependency levels Nursing homes Home and community-based services Portugal Resumo Neste artigo, pretendemos identificar os principais preditores na admissão e estimar a duração de cuidados dos doentes...

... in food consumption in Portugal and whether they differ between men and women and between younger and older people. Methods: Following a cross-sectional observational study, we analyzed data from 11,085 individuals aged 25–64 years who participated in the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS...

...João Rocha; Patrícia Soares; Catarina Filipe; Sílvia Lopes; Mário Teixeira; Inês Fonseca; Joana Sousa; Diana Marquês; Ricardo Mestre; António Duarte; Rui Santana The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of the pandemic on inpatient hospital admissions during the first wave in Portugal...

..., Decomposição de Gelbach, Portugal Waiting times Scheduled surgery Gender gap Gelbach’s decomposition Portugal Equity in access is a central theme in universal health care systems [ 1 ], where the severity of a patient’s clinical condition is supposed to be the most relevant factor...

... to in the content or advertisements. COVID-19 Access to healthcare Elderly Portugal The overstretched intensive care unit (ICU) capacity during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic generated a debate about age being an important criterion for triaging patients with COVID-19 for ICU...

... remain the key to contain this pandemic. Portugal is now in phase 3.2 of the mitigation of COVID-19, with it being imperative to understand the health literacy of our country and prevent a lack of information through community empowerment. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample from...

... this problem in depth. Objective: The aim of this work was to describe the prevalence of childhood obesity in Portugal and analyze the trend of its evolution in recent years. Materials and Methods: This is a narrative review of the literature in the databases on the following platforms: Academic Google...

... problemas e a perceção das dificuldades representam algumas das maiores lições e conclusões a retirar ao longo deste processo. Palavras Chave Políticas de alimentação e nutrição, Consumo alimentar, Obesidade, Doenças crónicas, Portugal Food and nutrition policies Dietary habits Obesity...

... identificou áreas chave de elevada taxa de internamento hospitalar por cancro da mama e uma tendência crescente nestes internamentos, fornecendo dados sobre a heterogeneidade espacial neste indicador de saúde. Palavras Chave Cancro da mama, Análise espácio-temporal, Hospitalização, Portugal Breast...

...Rui Santana; Joana Santos Sousa; Patrícia Soares; Sílvia Lopes; Paulo Boto; João Victor Rocha Introduction: Since December 2019, more than 925,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, 8,251 cases in Portugal by the end of March. Previous studies related to the SARS pandemic showed...

... (1903–1966) que vamos revisitar, dando conta da evolução do ensino da saúde pública em Portugal. [email protected] 15 11 2018 2 01 2019 22 3 2019 © 2019 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel on behalf of NOVA National School of Public Health 2019 Open...