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Depression and Anxiety Following Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease:...
Couto, Maria Inês; Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health. Faculty of Medicine. University of Porto. Porto. Portugal.Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is effective in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), improving motor symptoms, fluctuations and quality of life. However, adverse psychiatric outcomes have been reported, albeit variably and in an unstandardized fashion. We aimed to summarize the published evidence on the outcomes of anxiety and depressive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients following DBS, through s...
Epidemiologia da Otite Média Aguda nos Primeiros 18 Meses de Vida
Silveira, Helena; Spratley, Jorge; Lunet, Nuno; Pais-Clemente, ManuelIntrodução: A Otite Média Aguda (OMA) é uma das infecções mais frequentes na criança. Constitui um problema de saúde pública relevante, relacionado com uma morbilidade e custos económicos importantes. O reconhecimento e controle dos vários factores de risco continua a desempenhar um papel primordial no tratamento eficaz desta afecção.Objectivos: Conhecer aspectos da epidemiologia descritiva da OMA em crianças d...
Utilização de Anti-Helmínticos por Crianças do Porto
Lunet, Nuno; Barros, HenriqueA epidemiologia das parasitoses não é estritamente um problema médico relacionado com o tratamento individual mas uma questão de Saúde Pública, devido à sua elevada prevalência e ao espectro dos hospedeiros afectados. Um consumo exagerado de antiparasitários, nomeadamente de anti-helmínticos, tem consequências na economia e pode eventualmente induzir fenómenos de resistência. O objectivo deste estudo foi descre...
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the homeless and in the general p...
Oliveira, Luis Pinho; Pereira, Maria Lurdes; Azevedo, Ana; Lunet, NunoWe described the distribution of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among homeless people living in the city of Porto, Portugal. Comparisons were made between subsamples of homeless people recruited in different settings and between the overall homeless sample group and a sample of the general population. All "houseless" individuals attending one of two homeless hostels or two institutions providing meal p...
Trends in prostate cancer mortality in Portugal (1980-2006).
Bastos, Joana; Botelho, Francisco; Pina, Francisco; Lunet, NunoIn the last decade prostate cancer mortality declined in several countries. We aimed to quantify the variation in prostate cancer mortality rates, in Portugal (1980-2006) and in different regions of the country (1992-2005).Prostate cancer mortality rates and number of deaths were obtained from the World Health Organization (1980-2003), and from the publication Risco de Morrer em Portugal (2004-2006). The latter...
Adequacy of prenatal care as a major determinant of folic acid, iron, and vitam...
Lunet,Nuno; Rodrigues,Teresa; Correia,Sofia; Barros,HenriqueThis study aimed to quantify the association between adequacy of prenatal care and prevalence of folic acid, iron, and multivitamin intake during pregnancy. Data were obtained on socio-demographics, prenatal care, pregnancy complications, and use of vitamin/mineral supplements for 836 women, using a postpartum interview. Associations with the use of vitamin/mineral supplements were quantified with risk ratios (...
Inferência estatística: intervalos de confiança vs. testes de hipóteses
Lunet, Nuno; Serviço de Higiene e Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
Patterns in the use of medicines by university students in Maputo, Mozambique
Lucas,Raquel; Lunet,Nuno; Carvalho,Rui; Langa,Júlio; Muanantatha,Marília; Nkunda,Lucien-Pierre; Barros,HenriquePatterns in the use of medicines are expected to reflect distinct health features between populations. This study aimed to describe the self-reported use of medication by a sample of university students in Maputo, Mozambique. We conducted a survey of 797 students in a private university in Maputo. Participants completed a questionnaire including socio-demographic data and pattern of medication use in the preced...
Breast cancer mortality trend in Portugal (1955-2002).
Bastos, Joana; Barros, Henrique; Lunet, NunoIn the last decade there were significant changes in breast cancer mortality that is declining since the 90 s in several countries. The aim of this study was to quantify the variation of the female breast cancer mortality rates, in Portugal and in different regions of the country, considering the changes in the trends.Breast cancer mortality rates and the number of deaths were obtained from the World Health Org...
Osteoporosis treatment in Portugal: trends and geographical variation.
Rocha, Olavo; Lunet, Nuno; Costa, Lúcia; Barros, HenriqueThe drugs available in the Portuguese market, for the treatment of osteoporosis, have different mechanisms of action, efficacy, indications, safety profile, and cost, which may influence prescription and acquisition by patients.To describe the use of drugs for osteoporosis treatment (estimated by sales), between 1998 and 2004, and the geographical variation in the drug utilization, in 2004.Data was obtained fro...
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