Publication
Community Health screenings and self-reported chronic diseases
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, Sílvia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jesus, Ângelo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Colaço, Armanda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, António | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, Rita P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-06T11:11:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-06T11:11:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background Community Health screenings are an important part of the Pharmacy Technician’s role as a health care provider. Objectives: To evaluate the relation between anthropometric, physiological and biochemical parameters and self-reported chronic conditions during community health screenings. Methods The authors conducted an exploratory study including 60 individuals: 63.3 % had one or more chronic diseases and 36.7 % were healthy individuals. For anthropometric measurements we obtained height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage and muscle mass; for physiological assessment, blood pressure was measured; biochemical variables evaluated were blood glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides in point-of-care testing. Results Self-reported chronic diseases consisted of 30 % cardiovascular diseases, 26.7 % metabolic diseases, and 16.7 % of other diseases. Cardiovascular patients had abnormal values of systolic blood pressure, triglycerides and body fat. Patients with metabolic disorders showed considerable differences in systolic blood pressure, blood sugar and central adiposity compared to healthy individuals; individuals with obesity revealed high levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, body mass index, waist circumference and body fat percentage. There were a significant number of patients with abnormal values that were neither diagnosed nor medicated. Conclusions Community health screening is of major importance for patients’ awareness of chronic diseases, and a fundamental role for Pharmacy Technicians. These results show the need for further action with patients, in order to promote a correct follow-up with other health care providers. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12913-016-1423-5 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/9123 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Suppl3; | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/supplements/volume-16-supplement-3 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Chronic disease | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Community Pharmacy Services | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Pharmacy Technician | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Community Health screenings and self-reported chronic diseases | pt_PT |
| dc.type | conference object | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Leiria | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 18 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 18 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | BMC Health Services Research | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 16 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Jesus | |
| person.givenName | Ângelo | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | A91F-3585-4F42 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-3972-8253 | |
| person.identifier.rid | A-4404-2012 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56153841300 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | conferenceObject | pt_PT |
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