Search Results - "Uva, António Sousa"

Telework during the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal and determinants of job satisfaction: a cross-sectional study by Sousa-Uva, Mafalda, Sousa-Uva, António, Mello e Sampayo, Marta, Serranheira, Florentino

“…Background:Telework satisfaction is a Public Health concern, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its determinant factors may be related with the negative…”
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Evaluating the genotoxicity of cellulose nanofibrils in a co-culture of human lung epithelial cells and monocyte-derived macrophages by Ventura, Célia, Lourenço, Ana Filipa, Sousa-Uva, António, Ferreira, Paulo J.T., Silva, Maria João

“…•Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) produced from Eucalyptus globulus were characterized.•A co-culture of lung alveolar cells and macrophages was used to analyse CNF…”
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European Healthy Workplace Campaigns: Is Health and Safety at Work a Real Occupational Health and Safety Policy Concern or Just a Political Topic? by Sousa-Uva, António, Serranheira, Florentino

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Conventional and novel “omics”‐based approaches to the study of carbon nanotubes pulmonary toxicity by Ventura, Célia, Sousa‐Uva, António, Lavinha, João, Silva, Maria João, Gollapudi, B.

“…The widespread application of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on industrial, biomedical, and consumer products can represent an emerging respiratory occupational…”
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Exposure and Health Effects of Bacteria in Healthcare Units: An Overview by Monteiro, Ana, Cardoso, Jéssica, Guerra, Nuno, Ribeiro, Edna, Viegas, Carla, Cabo Verde, Sandra, Sousa-Uva, António

“…Healthcare units consist of numerous people circulating daily, such as workers, patients, and companions, and these people are vehicles for the transmission of…”
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Bacterial Contamination in Health Care Centers: Differences between Urban and Rural Settings by Monteiro, Ana, Almeida, Beatriz, Paciência, Inês, Cavaleiro Rufo, João, Ribeiro, Edna, Carolino, Elisabete, Viegas, Carla, Uva, António Sousa, Verde, Sandra Cabo

“…This study aims to assess the airborne bioburden of rural and urban Portuguese Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) using active and passive sampling methods and…”
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Working time and upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms: a longitudinal study among assembly line workers by GUERREIRO, Marisa Martinho, SERRANHEIRA, Florentino, CRUZ, Eduardo Brazete, SOUSA-UVA, António

“…This study followed assembly line workers during 7 months, comprising a 4-wk season holidays. The main purposes were to determine the potential effect of…”
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The Pleural Mesothelioma Cases and Mortality in Portugal in 2014-2020: A Descriptive Study by Santos, Cátia, Sacadura-Leite, Ema, Ferreira, Joana, Dixe, Maria Dos Anjos, Astoul, Philippe, Sousa-Uva, António

“…The incidence and mortality of pleural mesothelioma (PM) reflect the production and consumption of asbestos over time. However, despite the current global…”
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Risk factors for health care–associated infections: From better knowledge to better prevention by Ferreira, Etelvina, MSc, Pina, Elaine, MD, Sousa-Uva, Mafalda, PhD, Sousa-Uva, António, MD, PhD

“…Highlights • Transfer from another hospital, skin problems, having a urinary catheter, and having a central line were the most significant risk factors for…”
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Sleep quality, personal and work variables and life habits of hospital nurses by Silva, Andressa Fernanda, Dalri, Rita de Cássia de Marchi Barcellos, Eckeli, Alan Luiz, Uva, António Neves Pires de Sousa, Mendes, Aida Maria de Oliveira Cruz, Robazzi, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz

“…to identify the possible associations between sleep quality, personal and work variables and the life habits of hospital nurses. a cross-sectional,…”
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Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Content Validation of a Pleural Mesothelioma Questionnaire to Portuguese Context - A Key Tool for Epidemiological Surveillance by Santos, Cátia, Sacadura-Leite, Ema, Feijó, Salvato, Dixe, Maria Dos Anjos, Astoul, Philippe, Sousa-Uva, António

“…The main objective of this study was to describe the translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation process of the French National Surveillance…”
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Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review of Literature by Santos, Cátia, Dixe, Maria dos Anjos, Sacadura-Leite, Ema, Astoul, Philippe, Sousa-Uva, António

“…Abstract Background:The relationship between exposure to asbestos and malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is already well established. Nevertheless, much…”
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Workplace Violence in Healthcare: A Single-Center Study on Causes, Consequences and Prevention Strategies by Antão, Helena Sofia, Sacadura-Leite, Ema, Manzano, Maria João, Pinote, Sónia, Relvas, Rui, Serranheira, Florentino, Sousa-Uva, António

“…Introduction: Workplace violence is one of the main risk factors in the professional world. Healthcare workers are at higher risk when compared to other…”
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Self-Reported Variables as Determinants of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Assembly Line Workers by Guerreiro, Marisa M., Serranheira, Florentino, Cruz, Eduardo B., Sousa-Uva, António

“…Assembly lines work is frequently associated to work-related upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. The related disability and absenteeism make it important to…”
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Endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Nurses' risk perceptions and attitudes by Pedro, Ana Luisa, RN, Sousa-Uva, António, MD, PhD, Pina, Elaine, MD

“…Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains one of the most difficult challenges for prevention, control, and treatment of…”
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Patient and hospital characteristics that influence incidence of adverse events in acute public hospitals in Portugal: a retrospective cohort study by SOUSA, PAULO, UVA, ANTÓNIO SOUSA, SERRANHEIRA, FLORENTINO, UVA, MAFALDA SOUSA, NUNES, CARLA

“…Abstract Objective To analyse the variation in the rate of adverse events (AEs) between acute hospitals and explore the extent to which some patients and…”
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Evidence-Based Public Health and the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Balance Between Science and Art? by Sousa-Uva, António

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Estimating the incidence of adverse events in Portuguese hospitals: a contribution to improving quality and patient safety by Sousa, Paulo, Uva, António Sousa, Serranheira, Florentino, Nunes, Carla, Leite, Ema S

“…Several review studies have shown that 3.4% to 16.6% of patients in acute care hospitals experience one or more adverse events. Adverse events (AEs) in…”
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Functional effects of differentially expressed microRNAs in A549 cells exposed to MWCNT-7 or crocidolite by Ventura, Célia, Vieira, Luís, Silva, Catarina, Sousa-Uva, António, Silva, Maria João

“…•Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are nanomaterials widely used that may induce pulmonary adverse effects upon inhalation.•A profile of differentially…”
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Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT-7 and crocidolite: assessment in alveolar epithelial cells versus their coculture with monocyte-derived macrophages by Ventura, Célia, Pereira, Joana F. S., Matos, Paulo, Marques, Bárbara, Jordan, Peter, Sousa-Uva, António, Silva, Maria João

“…In the past years, several in vitro studies have addressed the pulmonary toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and compared it with that caused by…”
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