Characterizing Human Cysticercosis In Portugal

Abstract text Introduction: Cysticercosis results from the ingestion Taenia solium eggs directly by faecal-oral route or contaminated food or water. While, still considered a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in developed countries, this zoonosis has been controlled or eradicated in industrialized countries due to significant improvements in sanitation, pig rearing and slaughterhouse control systems. Objectives: the health burden of human cysticercosis in Portugal. Material and Metodes: We developed a retrospective study on human neurocysticercosis (NCC) hospitalisations based on the national database resulting from National Health Service (NHS) hospital episodes except those of Madeira and Azores Islands. Results: Between 2006 and 2013 there were 357 hospitalized NCC cases in Portugal. Annual frequency of cases between 2006-2013 kept stable (mean 45). NCC was most frequent in those aged 25-34 years (59; 16,5%) and those >75 years (65; 18,2%). Overall, mean age was 47,3 years (median age 45, standard deviation 41,1, mode 28) and 176 cases were in males (49,3%); no significant differences were observed between age and gender (t-student, p>0,05). In Norte Region cases tended to be older than in Lisboa and Vale do Tejo Region. Conclusions: The Directorate-General of Health established the National Observatory of Cysticercosis and Teniiasis which will define criteria for NCC cases monitoring and surveillance (hospitalized and non-hospitalized cases).

Metodologia para a implementação de um sistema de apoio à decisão no sistema nacional de saúde baseado nos indicadores para a saúde

Actualmente, o SIS depara-se com problemas relativos à normalização e qualidade de dados, interoperabilidade entre instituições e inexistência de sistemas que suportem e agilizem o processo da decisão estratégica no sector. Numa primeira fase, este trabalho caracteriza e clarifica o papel das diversas instituições que colaboram com o MS, a forma como é gerida a informação e o conhecimento e os pressupostos do PNS enquanto documento agregador de indicadores que permitem avaliar o estado da saúde em Portugal. Com base na caracterização do sector e na importância orientadora do PNS, apresenta-se uma metodologia que organiza e desenvolve um modelo de metadados, baseados nos indicadores para a saúde, presentes no PNS. A sua importância para o sector é evidente uma vez que permite servir de suporte ao futuro desenvolvimento de aplicações estratégicas de apoio à decisão, salvaguardando a implementação e a divulgação do PNS e dos seus indicadores. ABSTRACT; Currently, the SIS comes across with problems related with normalization and quality of data, cooperation between institutions and the inexistence of systems that support and speed the process of strategical decisions in the sector. ln a first phase, this work characterizes and simplifies the role of each institution that collaborates with MS, the form as it is managed the information and the knowledge and the fundamentals of PNS, as a document witch aggregates pointers that allow the evaluation of the state of health in Portugal. On the basis of this characterization and the orienting importance of PNS, this work demonstrates a metadata methodology that organizes and develops a model, based on health pointers, indicated in PNS. Its importance for the sector is evident because it can support future developments of strategical applications, safeguarding the implementation and the analysis of PNS and its pointers.

Fazer mais ou fazer melhor?: O papel dos valores de vida e da interferência trabalho/família no desempenho profissional

Resumo: Sendo o trabalho e a família dois dos mais importantes domínios da vida, o presente estudo teve como objectivo analisar o impacto dos valores de vida (importância e prioridade atribuídas ao trabalho e à família) no desempenho profissional e na interferência da família sobre o trabalho (IFT) e do trabalho sobre a família (ITF). Participaram no estudo 245 trabalhadores do Serviço Nacional de Saúde, sujeitos a avaliação pelo SIADAP em 2008. Os resultados revelaram que os sujeitos que dão mais importância/prioridade à família tiveram melhores desempenhos do que aqueles que dão mais importância/prioridade ao trabalho. Pela análise da interferência de papéis, verificou-se que os indivíduos que dão mais importância/prioridade à família sentem maior 1FT do que aqueles que dão mais importância/prioridade ao trabalho, manifestando-se a ITF positivamente associada ao desempenho profissional. Não se verificou o efeito moderador da ITF/IFT sobre a relação dos valores de vida com o desempenho profissional. /ABSTRACT: Assuming work and family are two of the most important aspects of life, the current research was aimed at analyzing the impact of the values of life (importance and priority given to work and family) on professional performance, the interference of family on work (IFW) and of work on family (IWF). 245 workers of the National Health Service have participated in the research. They have been subjected to evaluation by SIADAP in 2008. The results have shown that individuals who give more importance/priority to the family have had better performances than those who give more importance/priority to work. From the analysis of role interference, it is possible to state that individuals who give more importance/priority to family feel more IFW than those who give more importance to work, and also that IWF is positively related to professional performance. The effect of IWF/IFW moderation on the relation of the values of life and professional performance hasn't been observed.

Characterizing human cysticercosis in Portugal 2006-2013

Cysticercosis results from the ingestion Taenia solium eggs directly by faecal-oral route or contaminated food or water. While, still considered a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in developed countries, this zoonosis has been controlled or eradicated in industrialized countries due to significant improvements in sanitation, pig rearing and slaughterhouse control systems. We developed a retrospective study on human neurocysticercosis (NCC) hospitalisations based on the national database resulting from National Health Service (NHS) hospital episodes except those of Madeira and Azores Islands. Between 2006 and 2013 there were 357 hospitalized NCC cases in Portugal. Annual frequency of cases between 2006-2013 kept stable (mean 45). NCC was most frequent in those aged 25-34 years (59; 16,5%) and those >75 years (65; 18,2%). Overall, mean age was 47,3 years (median age 45, standard deviation 41,1, mode 28) and 176 cases were in males (49,3%); no significant differences were observed between age and gender (t-student, p>0,05). In Norte Region cases tended to be older than in Lisboa and Vale do Tejo Region. The Directorate-General of Health established the National Observatory of Cysticercosis and Teniiasis which will define criteria for NCC cases monitoring and surveillance (hospitalized and non-hospitalized cases).