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  • The Influence of Indoor Environment in Respiratory Health and Quality of Life of Older People Living in Elderly Care Centers
    Publication . Mendes, Ana; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Martins, Pedro; Bonassi, Stefanoa; Caires, Iolanda; Palmeiro, Teresa; Aguiar, Lívia; Pereira, Cristiana; Neves, Paula; Botelho, Amália; Neuparth, Nuno; Teixeira, João Paulo
    The mean age of the European population is rising and percentage of adults aged 65 years and older is projected to increase from 16% in 2000 to 20% in 2020. It has been estimated that older subjects spend approximately 19 to 20 h/day indoors. Older individuals may be particularly at risk for detrimental effects from pollutants, even at low concentrations, due to reduced immunological defenses and multiple underlying chronic diseases. This cross-sectional study explored environmental variables and buildings characteristics in 22 elderly care centers (ECC) out of a total of 58 institutions in Porto, Portugal.
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  • Excess pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations associated with influenza epidemics in Portugal from 1998 to 2015
    Publication . Rodrigues, Emanuel; Silva, Susana Pereira; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Roquette, Rita; Machado, Ausenda; Nunes, Baltazar
    In Portugal there is no severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in place. Estimation of influenza burden has been accessed using hospital discharge database that covers the mainland Portuguese population. The objective of this study was to estimate the excess of pneumonia or influenza (P&I) hospitalizations during influenza epidemics from seasons 1998-99 to 2014-15 in mainland Portugal.
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  • Excess Mortality associated to Influenza epidemic in Portugal, from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015 seasons
    Publication . Silva, Susana Pereira; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Rodrigues, Emanuel; Machado, Ausenda; Nunes, Baltazar
    Mortality in the north hemisphere is higher in winter than in summer seasons, due to the influenza epidemics as well as cold temperatures. Portuguese influenza surveillance comprises clinical and laboratorial notifications of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) attended in the primary health care units and emergency rooms. Without information on specific cause of deaths in real time, estimation of influenza impact has been accessed using Portuguese Daily Mortality Monitoring System (VDM), that covers all cause mortality of Portuguese population. The aim of this study was to provide excess mortality, potentially associated to Influenza each season (between 2007/08 and 2014/15).
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