Publications by authors named "Beatriz Lourenco"
Introduction: The aim of this study was to provide additional evidence on the psychometric properties in the Portuguese population of three stigma scales: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), Scaling Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill 12 (CAMI-12), and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS).
Methods: A total of 3556 participants were recruited and completed the three scales online. The study includes confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency analysis, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and known-groups validity tests.
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- Proximal femur fragility fractures (PFFFs) are increasing globally, and identifying risk factors for subsequent fractures is crucial for prevention; this study focuses on patients over 65 who experienced PFFFs in 2017 and were monitored for over four years.
- Out of 389 patients, 299 were analyzed, revealing that 10.7% had a refracture, with female patients being at a significantly higher risk; additionally, 79% of patients did not receive osteoporosis treatment post-fracture.
- The study highlights that female sex and higher functional levels before the fracture are linked to increased refracture risk, while chronic kidney disease leads to a quicker refracture, emphasizing the need for better
TGCTs represent a model of curable disease afflicting especially young men. Defining tumor biological characteristics is crucial to increase current knowledge and tailor the best clinical management. Ki67, a potential prognostic marker, still exhibits heterogenous associations with patient outcomes, thus bringing the need of corroboration with larger cohorts in clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The influence of inflammation on prostate tumor carcinogenesis is currently much better known than with its role in prostate cancer (CaP) progression. We evaluated the prognostic value of epigenetic (HDAC1, HDAC4, H3Ac) and inflammation-related (CXCR4, CXCR7, CXCL12) biomarkers immunoexpression, in radical prostatectomy specimens, from 2 cohorts of CaP patients with long term follow-up.
Materials And Methods: Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded radical prostatectomy specimens were obtained from the pathology archives of Prof.