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Banaru D, Boyd D, Halevy M, Oliver A, Orsat-Parker K, Brien M, Krishna D, Coutinho F, Ogourtsova T. Social capital of families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in South India. Dev Med Child Neurol 2024. [PMID: 38698550 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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AIM To investigate the social capital of families with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in South India receiving a community-based early intervention (Enabling Inclusion®) program and to explore determinants and associations between social capital and program duration, socio-demographic factors, family empowerment, and caregiver burden. METHOD Using purposive sampling in a cross-sectional study design, 217 families (n = 71 received short Enabling Inclusion [<5 months]; n = 146 received long Enabling Inclusion [>9 months]) were recruited and completed the Short Adapted Social Capital Tool (SASCAT: cognitive, structural), measures of family empowerment, and caregiver strain. Descriptive statistics, regression, and correlations were used for analyses. RESULTS In 52.1% of participants, low cognitive and structural social capital was observed. Higher odds of low structural social capital were observed for mothers with primary versus secondary education (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.35; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.13-0.90; p = 0.029); and caregivers of children with cerebral palsy versus autism (OR = 4.66; 95% CI 1.02-21.21; p = 0.046). Significant associations were found between structural social capital, the child's age, and support group membership (χ2 = 6.29; 4.70; degrees of freedom [df] = 2; 1; p = 0.04; p = 0.02 respectively), as well as between cognitive social capital and other disability in the family (χ2 = 4.62, df = 1, p = 0.03). INTERPRETATION While program duration was not found to mediate social capital, mother's education and child's diagnosis emerged as key influential factors, warranting their consideration in interventions supporting families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in low- and-middle-income countries and elsewhere.
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- Diana Banaru
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Research Center - RESI ALLIANT KID Laboratory, site of Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Research Center - RESI ALLIANT KID Laboratory, site of Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC, Canada
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Brien M, Krishna D, Borish M, Coutinho F, Bernardo A, Shah SR, Venkatachalaphy N. Enabling local provision of assistive products in rural South India: an organisational survey of needs, barriers, and facilitators. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38419594 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2321601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Objective: Access to assistive products (APs) is essential to maximising function, participation, and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Challenges to AP access in low- and middle-income countries include stigma, costs, supply, and rehabilitation capacity gaps. This study aimed to examine AT access in the context of a low-resource setting in rural South India. Objectives were to examine rehabilitation professionals' perceptions of AP needs, barriers and facilitators of AP provision, and AT knowledge.Methods: A descriptive study design with a 2-part online survey methodology was utilized. This study was conducted in April-September 2020 at a non-governmental organization (NGO) serving children and adults with disabilities in 3 districts of rural South India. Purposive sampling of NGO's multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals (N=62) was used. The survey was developed based on WHO's Assistive Products List (APL). Barriers and facilitators were classified according to the principles of AT access. Analyses revealed acceptability, affordability, and availability as the top three barrier themes across disciplines, including poor acceptance by clients/families due to stigma, high AP costs, and a long waitlist for government-provided devices. Acceptability, affordability, and accessibility were the top three facilitator themes, including community awareness, availability of AP funding, client/family education, and AT service provision training.Impact: Our study identified key enabling strategies for AT access, aimed at reducing reported barriers. Enabling AP provision was determined to be multi-factorial, aimed at users/ families, service providers, organizations, communities, and policymakers. Local stakeholder groups are crucial to understanding challenges and opportunities to AP provision within a low-resource context.
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- Marie Brien
- Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St Catharines, Canada
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- Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudy, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Brien M, Coutinho F, Krishna D, van der Haar L, de Laat J, Srinivasan SR, Venkatachalapathy N. Leveraging monitoring, evaluation, and learning to scale the Enabling Inclusion ® program for children with disabilities in India and globally. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1165034. [PMID: 38162603 PMCID: PMC10757565 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1165034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Introduction Children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries face many challenges and lack adequate services, including access to rehabilitation professionals. To address this lack of access, Amar Seva Sangam Ayikudy (ASSA), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in India, designed a technology-leveraged rehabilitation program called Enabling Inclusion® (EI®), and implemented it in one state (Tamil Nadu, India) before scaling it. The model is supported by the EI® app, which enables organizations to screen, assess and monitor progress of children with disabilities via rehabilitation specialists and community rehabilitation workers, and to provide family-centered, goal-based interventions. An extensive monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework is embedded into the program. This paper explores how this MEL system supported the scaling of the EI® model, reaching additional beneficiaries nationally and globally. Methods This paper describes ASSA's MEL framework and demonstrates its use for decision-making in the process of scaling. It also explores how collaborations with various government departments, NGOs, and private partners contributed to the scaling of the EI® model and technology. Results Scaling of the EI® program was achieved by (1) expansion of the program in rural Tamil Nadu (vertical scale-up) in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government and private partners, and (2) by licensing the EI® app and model to other NGOs in various states in India and globally (horizontal scale-up). Systematic examination of key program and performance indicators, as well as stakeholder feedback, informed decisions to modify the EI® app over time. This included further customizing to the needs of children and service providers, covering a greater range of age groups and contexts, and modifying service delivery models. Child functional independence, participation, and inclusion was further strengthened by mobilizing parent empowerment groups, community awareness programs, school advocacy, and entitlements from the government. Flexibility in the implementation model of the EI® app allowed for adaptation to local contexts and organizations, and facilitated its scale-up. Conclusion A dynamic, inclusive, and locally grounded MEL system, a flexible and collaborative approach, and an adaptive implementation model increased the accessibility of an early intervention and childhood rehabilitation program for children with disabilities and their families throughout the state of Tamil Nadu, across India, and internationally.
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- Marie Brien
- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Enabling Inclusion Program, Amar Seva Sangam, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Coutinho F, Veiga M, Carvalho R, Mineiro S, Nunes F. Pelvic organ prolapse repair-relapse risk factors: A 10-year retrospective study. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gine.2021.100712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Da Costa IS, Vieira A, Amaral A, Coutinho F. Follie a deux: Psychopathology in a pandemic. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9476001 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Follie a deux is a rare syndrome characterized by the transference of delusions from a primary subject to a secondary one. This rare condition, and frequently forgotten in psychiatry pratice, is more frequent in feedlots, particularly in situations alike we face nowadays because of the pandemic. Objectives To describe a clinical case and to discuss and highlight some clinical aspects of this entity. Methods Present a clinical case report and respective non systematic literature review Results This clinical vignete describes a case of shared delusion between a mother and a son. The son suffers from an intelectual disability and shared with his mother a persecutory and prejudice delusion. Both live in the same house and because of the pandemic they spend all the time together. This situation was probably the main factor influencing the course of the symptoms. Conclusions It is highlighted the importance of a social isolation and close contact between the pair mother/son, more important in context of a global pandemic, viewed as an obstacle to promote the separation of both.
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Magalhães R, Guerreiro I, Santos RA, Coutinho F, Couto A, Serra CR, Olsen RE, Peres H, Oliva-Teles A. Oxidative status and intestinal health of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles fed diets with different ARA/EPA/DHA ratios. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13824. [PMID: 32796880 PMCID: PMC7427802 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70716-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The present work assessed the effects of dietary ratios of essential fatty acids, arachidonic (ARA), eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), on liver and intestine oxidative status, intestinal histomorphology and gut microbiota of gilthead sea bream. Four isoproteic and isolipidic plant-based diets were formulated containing a vegetable oil blend as the main lipid source. Diets were supplemented with ARA/EPA/DHA levels (%DM) equivalent to: 2%:0.2%:0.1% (Diet A); 1.0%:0.4%:0.4% (Diet B); 0%:0.6%:0.6% (Diet C); 0%:0.3%:1.5% (Diet D) and tested in triplicate groups for 56 days. Lipid peroxidation was higher in fish fed diets C and D while no differences were reported between diets regarding total, oxidized, and reduced glutathione, and oxidative stress index. Glutathione reductase was higher in fish fed diet A than diets C and D. No histological alterations were observed in the distal intestine. Lower microbiota diversity was observed in intestinal mucosa of fish fed diet C than A, while diets C and D enabled the proliferation of health-promoting bacteria from Bacteroidetes phylum (Asinibacterium sp.) and the absence of pathogenic species like Edwardsiella tarda. Overall, results suggest that a balance between dietary ARA/EPA + DHA promotes gilthead sea bream juveniles' health however higher dietary content of n-3 LC-PUFA might limited the presence of microbial pathogens in intestinal mucosa.
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- R Magalhães
- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Universidade do Porto, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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Coutinho F, Saxena G, Shah A, Tilak S, Desai N, Udani V. Mobile media exposure and use in children aged zero to five years with diagnosed neurodevelopmental disability. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2020; 17:645-651. [PMID: 32790511 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1804634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to determine the extent of exposure to and use of mobile devices by children (aged 0-60 months) with a diagnosed neurodevelopmental disability. DESIGN A self-report survey-based design was employed. SETTING Questionnaires were administered at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India. PARTICIPANTS The study included a convenience sample of 423 children with a neurodevelopmental disability (aged 0-60 months). The self-report survey was administered to the parents of the children. RESULTS Analyses showed that 92.7% (n = 392) of all respondents have smartphones. 61% (n = 258) of the respondents stated that their children used mobile devices before 2 years of age. 58% (n = 246) of the parents gave children devices while feeding. A statistically significant difference was found in the mobile media usage between groups of children with different diagnoses (p < 0.001). Children diagnosed with ASD appeared to spend the largest amount of time on mobile media (m = 180.44 mins), as compared to children included with other diagnoses. Of the diagnosed children, only 13.4% (n = 57) of parents were informed about the possible negative effects of media use by their paediatricians. CONCLUSION The results suggest premature mobile media habits, frequent use and lack of awareness about the effects of mobile media usage among children diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disability. We suggest there is a need to update recommendations for caregivers on the use of mobile media by young children with disability.Implications for rehabilitationThe usage and consequences of mobile media use differ based on the type of neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis. Parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders often use mobile media as a distraction while engaging in various activities themselves, this information helps identify times at which mobile media might be purposefully used by parents as distractorsThere is an urgent need for clinical guidelines regarding mobile media usage among young children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Department of Psychology, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India
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- London School of Economics amd Political Science, London, UK
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- P.D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- P.D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Oliveira J, Sousa F, Coutinho F, Campos S, Castro M, Marques J, Carvalho G, Negrão L, Almeida e Sousa L, Águas F. Ultrasound accuracy in Granulosa Cell Tumors diagnosis. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- J. Oliveira
- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra Portugal Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynaecology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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Coutinho F, Oliveira J, Rodrigues A, Castro M, Carvalho M, Sousa L, Aguas F. Ultrasound Guided Ovarian Mass Biopsy in women with suspicious sonographic features. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- F. Coutinho
- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Gynecology Coimbra University Hospital Coimbra Portugal
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Morin Chabane S, Coutinho F, Laliberte M, Feldman D. Outpatient physiotherapists’ attitudes and beliefs toward patients with chronic pain: A qualitative study. Physiother Theory Pract 2018; 36:85-94. [DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1481161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Sabrina Morin Chabane
- Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Inspirium Holistic Care, Hinduja Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
- McGill University School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Inspirium Holistic Care, Hinduja Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
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- School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Researcher Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Montreal (CRIR) and Public Health Research Institute, Université de Montréal (IRSPUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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Coutinho F. Two-dimensional Solutions in a Multi-dimensional World? A Commentary on "Effect of Touch Screen Tablet Use on Fine Motor Development of Young Children". Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2017; 37:468-470. [PMID: 29020570 DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2017.1362811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Franzina Coutinho
- a School of Physical and Occupational Therapy , McGill University , Montreal , QC , Canada
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Coutinho F, Bosisio ME, Brown EJ, Rishikof S, Skaf E, Freedin E, Kelly S, Dahan-Oliel N. Facilitators and barriers to the use of iPads as a therapy tool: A Canadian survey of pediatric occupational therapists. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2017.1325815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Franzina Coutinho
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre de Readaptation MAB-Mackay, Occupational Therapy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Readaptation MAB-Mackay, Occupational Therapy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Canada
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Coutinho F, Bosisio ME, Brown E, Rishikof S, Skaf E, Zhang X, Perlman C, Kelly S, Freedin E, Dahan-Oliel N. Effectiveness of iPad apps on visual-motor skills among children with special needs between 4y0m–7y11m. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2016; 12:402-410. [DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1185648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Franzina Coutinho
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Réadaptation MAB-Mackay, Occupational Therapy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Réadaptation MAB-Mackay, Occupational Therapy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Shriners Hopitals for Children - Canada, and School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Coutinho F, Brandão I, Pereira E. How does someone who weighs so little feel like a burden to everyone? Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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IntroductionAnorexia nervosa (AN) is one of the most lethal psychiatric disorders, which is explained partially by starvation related health problems, but also because of high suicide rates. One of the proposed theories to explain a suicide attempt is the interpersonal theory of suicide (IPTS), with its three essential variables: feelings of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness and the acquired capacity for suicide.ObjectiveTo review the literature about suicidality in AN and to present a case report of a patient with restrictive AN who has committed suicide.MethodsTo review of the literature using the database Medline, through PubMed, with the keywords “anorexia nervosa”, “eating disorders” and “suicide”.ResultsSuicide attempts and completed suicide are highly prevalent among patients with AN, and some authors suggest that 20–40% of deaths in AN are due to suicide. Recently, the IPTS has been proposed as a mean to explain increased suicidality in AN patients.ConclusionWe present a case report about a patient with a long standing AN who has committed suicide after leaving a goodbye note describing strong feelings of perceived burdensomeness directed to her family. It is of utmost importance to continue the study about the phenomenon of suicide in AN to be able to prevent this tragic outcome.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Coutinho F, Brandão I. Contribution Of Night Eating Syndrome To The Evolution Of Anorexia Nervosa – Case Report. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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IntroductionNight Eating Syndrome (NES) was described in 1955 in a subset of patients resistant to weight loss. It is characterized by morning anorexia, evening hyperfagia and sleep disturbances. It is also more prevalent among patients with another eating disorder (ED), particularly binge-eating disorder (BED) or bulimia nervosa (BN).ObjectiveReview of the literature about the relationship between NES and another EDs and to present a case report of a patient with a long-standing purgative anorexia nervosa (AN-BP) and comorbid NES.Methodsreview of the literature using the database Medline through Pubmed, with the keywords: “night eating syndrome” and “eating disorder”.ResultsNES is highly prevalent among patients with EDs, with an estimated prevalence of about 5–44%. However, most of the existent literature explores the relationship between NES and BED or BN, and it is not consensual if NES is a subtype of another ED. There is still scarce evidence about NES and AN comorbidity.ConclusionIn this case report, we present a patient with a history of AN-BP, in which the recovery of lost weight and the increase of body mass index (BMI) occurred simultaneously with a period of worsening NES symptoms, which leads the authors to question if the psychopathology of NES has contributed to the recovery of BMI at the expense of maintaining a dysfunctional eating pattern.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Pereira E, Coutinho F, Marinho M, Hipólito-Reis C. The role of augmentation treatment with second-generation antipsychotics in major depression disorder–current evidence in the literature. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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IntroductionMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic mental illness with a considerable lifetime prevalence in adult men and women. Only a third of MDD patients remit following adequate antidepressant treatment, while most suffer from significant core depressive or residual symptoms during their clinical course. Augmentation treatment with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) has been one of the suggested approaches to overcome this shortage of efficacy of antidepressant therapy.ObjectivesTo review the role of SGAs as an augmentation strategy to antidepressant therapy in MDD.MethodsA search of the MEDLINE/Pubmed database was conducted for articles from 2010 to 2015, using the MeSH terms “antypsichotics”, “depression” and “treatment”.ResultsThere is a general consensus in the literature that antidepressant augmentation treatment with SGAs is more effective than placebo in the management of patients with MDD who failed to respond adequately to antidepressant therapy alone. The majority of studies found no significant differences between the different studied drugs (namely, aripiprazole, quetiapine, olanzapine and risperidone). On the other hand, discontinuation rates due to adverse effects are also higher with SGAs versus placebo. However, it remains unclear if augmentation with SGAs is more effective than other therapeutic strategies, such as combination or switching to other antidepressant or augmentation with other psychotropics.ConclusionsThere is strong evidence that SGAs augmentation is an effective and generally safe therapeutic approach to patients with MDD who respond poorly to antidepressants. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to understand the efficacy of this treatment comparing other therapeutic approaches.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Arcuri GG, McMullan AE, Murray AE, Silver LK, Bergthorson M, Dahan-Oliel N, Coutinho F. Perceptions of family-centred services in a paediatric rehabilitation programme: strengths and complexities from multiple stakeholders. Child Care Health Dev 2016; 42:195-202. [PMID: 26647743 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Family-centred services (FCS) are best practice in paediatric rehabilitation and describe philosophies and approaches to medical care that emphasize the partnership and involvement of parents. While evidence supports FCS, there are complexities to its successful implementation. This mixed-methods study aimed to measure the extent to which parents and the healthcare provider (HCP) perceive service provision as being family centred, and to describe barriers and facilitators to the delivery of FCS. METHODS Parents of children participating in a rehabilitation programme and HCPs providing services participated in this study. Parents completed the measure of processes of care-20 and participated in interviews, while HCPs completed the measure of processes of care-service providers and participated in a focus group. RESULTS Quantitative analysis revealed that parents were mostly satisfied with features of FCS, which included communication and support between parents and HCPs, respect of diversity and parental collaboration and participation. Parents identified communication methods and psychosocial needs as areas that facilitated but sometimes detracted from FCS. Institutional barriers led to the identification of areas for improvement identified by multiple stakeholders. HCPs identified more areas for improvement than parents. CONCLUSION When considering these barriers, it is evident that implementation is a complex process, impacted by institutional barriers. FCS needs to be investigated further, and systemic interventions should be used to facilitate its implementation.
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- G G Arcuri
- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Motor Developmental Disorders Program, MAB Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Motor Developmental Disorders Program, MAB Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Carreira H, Coutinho F, Carrilho C, Lunet N. HIV and HPV infections and ocular surface squamous neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Cancer 2013; 109:1981-8. [PMID: 24030075 PMCID: PMC3790185 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The frequency of ocular surface squamous neoplasias (OSSNs) has been increasing in populations with a high prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). We aimed to quantify the association between HIV/AIDS and HPV infection and OSSN, through systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS The articles providing data on the association between HIV/AIDS and/or HPV infection and OSSN were identified in MEDLINE, SCOPUS and EMBASE searched up to May 2013, and through backward citation tracking. The DerSimonian and Laird method was used to compute summary relative risk (RR) estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Heterogeneity was quantified with the I(2) statistic. RESULTS HIV/AIDS was strongly associated with an increased risk of OSSN (summary RR=8.06, 95% CI: 5.29-12.30, I(2)=56.0%, 12 studies). The summary RR estimate for the infection with mucosal HPV subtypes was 3.13 (95% CI: 1.72-5.71, I(2)=45.6%, 16 studies). Four studies addressed the association between both cutaneous and mucosal HPV subtypes and OSSN; the summary RR estimates were 3.52 (95% CI: 1.23-10.08, I(2)=21.8%) and 1.08 (95% CI: 0.57-2.05, I(2)=0.0%), respectively. CONCLUSION Human immunodeficiency virus infection increases the risk of OSSN by nearly eight-fold. Regarding HPV infection, only the cutaneous subtypes seem to be a risk factor.
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- H Carreira
- 1] Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal [2] Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health of the University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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Oskoui M, Coutinho F, Dykeman J, Jetté N, Pringsheim T. An update on the prevalence of cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol 2013; 55:509-19. [PMID: 23346889 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 751] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive update on (1) the overall prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP); (2) the prevalence of CP in relation to birthweight; and (3) the prevalence of CP in relation to gestational age. METHOD A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted and reported, based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) statement. Population-based studies on the prevalence of CP in children born in 1985 or after were selected. Statistical analysis was carried out using computer package R, version 2.14. RESULTS A total of 49 studies were selected for this review. The pooled overall prevalence of CP was 2.11 per 1000 live births (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.98-2.25). The prevalence of CP stratified by gestational age group showed the highest pooled prevalence to be in children weighing 1000 to 1499g at birth (59.18 per 1000 live births; 95% CI 53.06-66.01), although there was no significant difference on pairwise meta-regression with children weighing less than 1000g. The prevalence of CP expressed by gestational age was highest in children born before 28 weeks' gestation (111.80 per 1000 live births; 95% CI 69.53-179.78; p<0.0327). INTERPRETATION The overall prevalence of CP has remained constant in recent years despite increased survival of at-risk preterm infants.
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- Maryam Oskoui
- Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Coutinho F, Hersch G, Davidson H. The Impact of Informal Caregiving on Occupational Therapy: Practice Review and Analysis. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/j148v25n01_04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Proença R, Serrano A, Martins T, Machado J, Maltez F, Coutinho F, Morgado A. [Infective endocarditis]. ACTA MEDICA PORT 1999; 12:381-6. [PMID: 10892441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Two different series of patients with Infectious Endocarditis (IE), hospitalized in the same ward of Curry Cabral Hospital in Lisbon, are presented and compared. The two series were separated by a ten-year period--the first included patients observed from 1970 to 1976 and the second from 1988 to 1998. In the first series (20 patients), IE occurred mainly in patients with previous cardiac valvular lesion, the course was subacute and Streptococcus viridans was the predominant agent. In the last series (65 patients), most of the patients were young and had no previous valvular lesions. Right side endocarditis predominated and the course was acute. Most of patients were drug addicts and had HIV infection. Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant agent. The ages of the two series were significantly different (p < 0.005). The diagnostic value of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography is stressed. The details of the evolution of patients with HIV infection are presented according to the values of CD4+ lymphocyte counts. The relatively good prognosis of IE in drug addicts with antibiotic treatment, even with HIV infection, is emphasized.
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- R Proença
- Serviços de Medicina e Doenças Infecciosas, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa
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INTRODUCTION The evolution of virulence in host-parasite relationships has been the subject of several publications. In the case of HIV virulence, some authors suggest that the evolution of HIV virulence correlates with the rate of acquisition of new sexual partners. In contrast some other authors argue that the level of HIV virulence is independent of the sexual activity of the host population. METHODS Provide a mathematical model for the study of the potential influence of human sexual behaviour on the evolution of virulence of HIV is provided. RESULTS The results indicated that, when the probability of acquisition of infection is a function both of the sexual activity and of the virulence level of HIV strains, the evolution of HIV virulence correlates positively with the rate of acquisition of new sexual partners. CONCLUSION It is concluded that in the case of a host population with a low (high) rate of exchange of sexual partners the evolution of HIV virulence is such that the less (more) virulent strain prevails.
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- F Coutinho
- Departamento de Patologia. Laboratórios de Investigação Médica 01. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Bau J, Teotónio R, Pacheco MH, Mafra M, Coutinho F. [Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system in a patient with AIDS]. ACTA MEDICA PORT 1993; 6:393-6. [PMID: 8279277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The increasing incidence of primary brain lymphoma appears to be real in immunologically normal people. However, lymphoma of the central nervous system has a much higher incidence in patients with immune deficient status as in renal and cardiac transplants, patients with IgA deficiency, or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Thus, the increased predisposition of AIDS patients to brain lymphoma is not surprising, this being the second most frequent cause among cerebral mass lesions in the AIDS population. We report a case of a 36 year old white woman with AIDS and a cerebral mass lesion which we demonstrated to be a primary brain lymphoma.
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- J Bau
- Serviço de Medicina 1. Pavilhão O, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa
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