LUSA // Cases of Dementia with Agitation Increased 3.9% in Six Years in Hospitals
Agitation in dementia patients prolongs the length of hospitalization, reveal researchers from CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) and the University of Coimbra. The conclusions of this work were published in the international journal Aging & Mental Health. The news is advanced by Agência LUSA. Read [...]
Diogo Pestana, a Researcher at CINTESIS/NOVA Medical School, in “Linha da Frente”, on RTP1
Diogo Pestana, a researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research/NOVA Medical School was in the TV show "Linha da Frente", on RTP1. Interviewed in the first part of a piece entitled "Dose de Contágio" (Contamination dose), the researcher talked about human exposure, particularly during pregnancy, to environmental pollutants that are considered endocrine disruptors (or alterers). The [...]
CINTESIS/FMUP Researchers Recommend Measures to Prevent “A. baumannii” Outbreaks in Hospitals
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) says it is necessary to prevent outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii infection in hospitals, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group assessed the current risk of rapid transmission of this bacterium in hospital settings and concluded that the [...]
True Story. Criminalization “doesn’t end abortion” and Increases Risks for Women
The fact-checking newspaper Polígrafo cites a study developed by researchers at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research published in 2017 about the impact of the liberalization of abortion in Portugal and its effect on abortion trends at the national level." According to this study, and according to the newspaper, "before liberalization, each abortion led to approximately one [...]
Health Information Systems: “We want to help institutions in decision making”
Ricardo Cruz Correia, a researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), spoke at his inauguration as the new president of e-Mais - Movimento Associação dos Sistemas de Informação em Saúde (Health Information Systems Association Movement). Read the complete article by JustNews here.
CINTESIS Researcher Analyzes the Anxiety of the Portuguese Population Towards COVID-19 and Nuclear War
What is the impact of fear regarding COVID-19 and nuclear war on the anxiety of the Portuguese population? This is the central question posed in a study conducted by Filipe Prazeres, a researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Beira Interior (UBI). At this [...]