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).

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).