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ObjectivesAnxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D); the level of agreement between these questionnaires, and the factors associated with these symptoms.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of the INSPIRERS studies. A total of 614 adolescents and adults with persistent asthma (32.6±16.9 years, 64.7% female) were recruited from 30 primary care centres and 32 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric clinics. Demographic and clinical characteristics, HADS and EQ-5D were collected. A score ≥8 on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety/Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression or a positive answer to EQ-5D item 5 indicated the presence of these symptoms. Agreement was determined by Cohen’s kappa. Two multivariable logistic regressions were built.ResultsAccording to HADS, 36% of the participants had symptoms of anxiety and 12% of depression. According to EQ-5D, 36% of the participants had anxiety/depression. The agreement between questionnaires in identifying anxiety/depression was moderate (k=0.55, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.62). Late asthma diagnosis, comorbidities and female gender were predictors of anxiety/depression, while better asthma control, health-related quality of life and perception of health were associated with lower odds for anxiety/depression.ConclusionAt least 1/3 of the patients with persistent asthma experience symptoms of anxiety/depression, showing the relevance of screening these disorders in patients with asthma. EQ-5D and HADS questionnaires showed a moderate agreement in the identification of anxiety/depression symptoms. The identified associated factors need to be further investigated in long-term studies.

Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most efficient procedures for the treatment of obesity, also improving metabolic and inflammatory status, in patients with mild obesity. The underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood, but gut microbiota is hypothesized to play a key role. Our aim was to evaluate the association between gut microbiota changes and anthropometric, metabolic and inflammatory profiles after metabolic surgery compared with medical therapy, in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) adults with mild obesity (BMI 30–35 kg/m2). Methods DM2 was an open-label, randomised controlled clinical trial (RCT: ISRCTN53984585) with 2 arms: (i) surgical, and (ii) medical. The main outcome was gut microbiota changes after: metabolic surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass—RYGB) versus standard medical therapy. Secondary outcomes included anthropometric, metabolic and inflammatory profiles. Clinical visits, blood workup, and stool samples were collected at baseline and months (M)1, 3, 6, 12. Gut microbiota was profiled using 16S rRNA targeted sequencing. Results Twenty patients were included: 10 in surgical and 10 in medical arm. Anthropometric and metabolic comparative analysis favoured RYGB over medical arm. At M12, the percentage of weight loss was 25.5 vs. 4.9% (p p p = 0.004, [R2 = 0.17]) during the follow-up period after RYGB. There was a strong association between improvement of anthropometric/metabolic/inflammatory biomarkers and increase in microbial richness and Proteobacterial lineages. Conclusions This was the first RCT studying composite clinical, analytic, and microbiome changes in T2DM patients with class 1 obesity after RYGB versus standard medical therapy. The remarkable phenotypic improvement after surgery occurred concomitantly with changes in the gut microbiome, but at a lower level. Trial registration: ISRCTN53984585

Background Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma, and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. The InspirerMundi app aims to monitor adherence while providing a positive experience through gamification and social support. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the InspirerMundi app to monitor medication adherence in adolescents and adults with persistent asthma (treated with daily inhaled medication). Methods A 1-month mixed method multicenter observational study was conducted in 26 secondary care centers from Portugal and Spain. During an initial face-to-face visit, physicians reported patients’ asthma therapeutic plan in a structured questionnaire. During the visits, patients were invited to use the app daily to register their asthma medication intakes. A scheduled intake was considered taken when patients registered the intake (inhaler, blister, or other drug formulation) by using the image-based medication detection tool. At 1 month, patients were interviewed by phone, and app satisfaction was assessed on a 1 (low) to 5 (high) scale. Patients were also asked to point out the most and least preferred app features and make suggestions for future app improvements. Results A total of 107 patients (median 27 [P25-P75 14-40] years) were invited, 92.5% (99/107) installed the app, and 73.8% (79/107) completed the 1-month interview. Patients interacted with the app a median of 9 (P25-P75 1-24) days. At least one medication was registered in the app by 78% (77/99) of patients. A total of 53% (52/99) of participants registered all prescribed inhalers, and 34% (34/99) registered the complete asthma therapeutic plan. Median medication adherence was 75% (P25-P75 25%-90%) for inhalers and 82% (P25-P75 50%-94%) for other drug formulations. Patients were globally satisfied with the app, with 75% (59/79) scoring ≥4,; adherence monitoring, symptom monitoring, and gamification features being the most highly scored components; and the medication detection tool among the lowest scored. A total of 53% (42/79) of the patients stated that the app had motivated them to improve adherence to inhaled medication and 77% (61/79) would recommend the app to other patients. Patient feedback was reflected in 4 major themes: medication-related features (67/79, 85%), gamification and social network (33/79, 42%), symptom monitoring and physician communication (21/79, 27%), and other aspects (16/79, 20%). Conclusions The InspirerMundi app was feasible and acceptable to monitor medication adherence in patients with asthma. Based on patient feedback and to increase the registering of medications, the therapeutic plan registration and medication detection tool were redesigned. Our results highlight the importance of patient participation to produce a patient-centered and engaging mHealth asthma app.

Background Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these equitably reach out to different groups of patients, thus improving rather than entrenching health inequities. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the use of general health and fitness apps by patients with asthma and to identify determinants of usage. Methods A secondary analysis of the INSPIRERS observational studies was conducted using data from face-to-face visits. Patients with a diagnosis of asthma were included between November 2017 and August 2020. Individual-level data were collected, including age, gender, marital status, educational level, health status, presence of anxiety and depression, postcode, socioeconomic level, digital literacy, use of health services, and use of health and fitness apps. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model the probability of being a health and fitness app user. Statistical analysis was performed in R. Results A total of 526 patients attended a face-to-face visit in the 49 recruiting centers and 514 had complete data. Most participants were ≤40 years old (66.4%), had at least 10 years of education (57.4%), and were in the 3 higher quintiles of the socioeconomic deprivation index (70.1%). The majority reported an overall good health status (visual analogue scale [VAS] score>70 in 93.1%) and the prevalence of anxiety and depression was 34.3% and 11.9%, respectively. The proportion of participants who reported using health and fitness mobile apps was 41.1% (n=211). Multivariate models revealed that single individuals and those with more than 10 years of education are more likely to use health and fitness mobile apps (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.22, 95%CI 1.05-4.75 and aOR 1.95, 95%CI 1.12-3.45, respectively). Higher digital literacy scores were also associated with higher odds of being a user of health and fitness apps, with participants in the second, third, and fourth quartiles reporting aORs of 6.74 (95%CI 2.90-17.40), 10.30 (95%CI 4.28-27.56), and 11.52 (95%CI 4.78-30.87), respectively. Participants with depression symptoms had lower odds of using health and fitness apps (aOR 0.32, 95%CI 0.12-0.83). Conclusions A better understanding of the barriers and enhancers of app use among patients with lower education, lower digital literacy, or depressive symptoms is key to design tailored interventions to ensure a sustained and equitable use of these technologies. Future studies should also assess users’ general health-seeking behavior and their interest and concerns specifically about digital tools. These factors may impact both initial engagement and sustained use.

We aimed to identify persistent asthma phenotypes among adolescents and to evaluate longitudinally asthma-related outcomes across phenotypes. Adolescents (13&ndash, 17 years) from the prospective, observational, and multicenter INSPIRERS studies, conducted in Portugal and Spain, were included (n = 162). Latent class analysis was applied to demographic, environmental, and clinical variables, collected at a baseline medical visit. Longitudinal differences in clinical variables were assessed at a 4-month follow-up telephone contact (n = 128). Three classes/phenotypes of persistent asthma were identified. Adolescents in class 1 (n = 87) were highly symptomatic at baseline and presented the highest number of unscheduled healthcare visits per month and exacerbations per month, both at baseline and follow-up. Class 2 (n = 32) was characterized by female predominance, more frequent obesity, and uncontrolled upper/lower airways symptoms at baseline. At follow-up, there was a significant increase in the proportion of controlled lower airway symptoms (p &lt, 0.001). Class 3 (n = 43) included mostly males with controlled lower airways symptoms, at follow-up, while keeping symptom control, there was a significant increase in exacerbations/month (p = 0.015). We have identified distinct phenotypes of persistent asthma in adolescents with different patterns in longitudinal asthma-related outcomes, supporting the importance of profiling asthma phenotypes in predicting disease outcomes that might inform targeted interventions and reduce future risk.

BACKGROUND Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma, and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. The InspirerMundi app aims to monitor adherence while providing a positive experience through gamification and social support. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the InspirerMundi app to monitor medication adherence in adolescents and adults with persistent asthma (treated with daily inhaled medication). METHODS A 1-month mixed method multicenter observational study was conducted in 26 secondary care centers from Portugal and Spain. During an initial face-to-face visit, physicians reported patients’ asthma therapeutic plan in a structured questionnaire. During the visits, patients were invited to use the app daily to register their asthma medication intakes. A scheduled intake was considered taken when patients registered the intake (inhaler, blister, or other drug formulation) by using the image-based medication detection tool. At 1 month, patients were interviewed by phone, and app satisfaction was assessed on a 1 (low) to 5 (high) scale. Patients were also asked to point out the most and least preferred app features and make suggestions for future app improvements. RESULTS A total of 107 patients (median 27 [P25-P75 14-40] years) were invited, 92.5% (99/107) installed the app, and 73.8% (79/107) completed the 1-month interview. Patients interacted with the app a median of 9 (P25-P75 1-24) days. At least one medication was registered in the app by 78% (77/99) of patients. A total of 53% (52/99) of participants registered all prescribed inhalers, and 34% (34/99) registered the complete asthma therapeutic plan. Median medication adherence was 75% (P25-P75 25%-90%) for inhalers and 82% (P25-P75 50%-94%) for other drug formulations. Patients were globally satisfied with the app, with 75% (59/79) scoring ≥4,; adherence monitoring, symptom monitoring, and gamification features being the most highly scored components; and the medication detection tool among the lowest scored. A total of 53% (42/79) of the patients stated that the app had motivated them to improve adherence to inhaled medication and 77% (61/79) would recommend the app to other patients. Patient feedback was reflected in 4 major themes: medication-related features (67/79, 85%), gamification and social network (33/79, 42%), symptom monitoring and physician communication (21/79, 27%), and other aspects (16/79, 20%). CONCLUSIONS The InspirerMundi app was feasible and acceptable to monitor medication adherence in patients with asthma. Based on patient feedback and to increase the registering of medications, the therapeutic plan registration and medication detection tool were redesigned. Our results highlight the importance of patient participation to produce a patient-centered and engaging mHealth asthma app.

BACKGROUND Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control in patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and non-users is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients daily life, and to ensure that these equitably reach out to different groups of patients, improving rather than entrenching health inequities. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of general health and fitness apps by patients with asthma and to identify determinants of usage. METHODS A secondary analysis of Inspirers observational studies was conducted using face-to-face visits. Patients with a diagnosis of asthma were included between November 2017 and August 2020. Individual-level data were collected, including age, gender, marital status, educational level, health status, presence of anxiety and/or depression, postcode, socio-economic index, digital literacy, health services use, and use of health and fitness apps. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model the probability of being a health and fitness app user. Statistical analysis was performed in R. RESULTS A total of 526 patients attended a face-to-face visit in the 49 recruiting centers and 514 had complete data. Most participants were 40 years or less (66.4%), had at least 10 years of education (57.4%) and were in the three higher quintiles of the socio-economic deprivation index (70.1%). The majority reported an overall good health status (visual analogue scale-VAS > 70 in 93.1%) and the prevalence of anxiety and depression was, respectively, 34.3% and 11.9%. The proportion of participants that reported using health and fitness mobile apps was 41.1% (n=211). The multivariate models revealed that single individuals and those with more than 10 years of education are more likely to use health and fitness mobile apps (adjusted OR 2.22 (95%CI [1.05-4.75]) and 1.95 (95%CI [1.12-3.45]), respectively). Higher digital literacy scores were also associated with higher odds of being a user of health and fitness apps, with participants in the second, third and fourth quartiles showing, respectively, adjusted ORs of 6.74 (95%CI [2.90-17.40]), 10.30 (95%CI [4.28-27.56]), and 11.52 (95%CI [4.78-30.87]). Participants with depression symptoms had lower odds of using mobile health and fitness apps (adjusted OR 0.32, 95%CI [0.12-0.83]). CONCLUSIONS A better understanding of the barriers and enhancers of app use by patients with lower education, lower digital literacy, or with depressive symptoms, is key to design tailored interventions to improve a sustained and equitable use of these technologies. Future studies should also assess users’ general health-seeking behavior, as well as their interest and concerns about digital tools specifically. These factors may impact both initial engagement and sustained use. CLINICALTRIAL

Unsupervised methods may unveil the potential of the INSPIRERS studies to comprehend the heterogeneous characteristics of asthma. Therefore, we aimed to identify distinct classes of asthma among the participants, using latent class analysis (LCA), and to compare their characteristics across classes. We applied LCA to 308 adults (≥18 years) with persistent asthma (treated with daily inhaled medication) participants in the observational and prospective INSPIRERS studies, conducted in 26 secondary care outpatient clinics from Portugal and Spain. The classifying variables included asthma-related demographics, unscheduled healthcare use, Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT), and EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaires. A three-class model was identified. Class 1 (21%) and Class 2 (26%) were characterized by highly symptomatic and uncontrolled asthma, with concomitant upper airways symptoms and reporting problems across all EQ-5D dimensions; they differed on high unscheduled healthcare use (Class 1) and early asthma onset (Class 2). Class 3 (53%): early asthma onset, controlled asthma with upper airways symptoms and without problems in EQ-5D dimensions. Compared to other classes, Class 1 had a higher proportion of subjects with FEV1 Three distinct and clinically meaningful unsupervised classes of asthma were identified among participants of the INSPIRERS studies, revealing the studies’ potential to support and enable patient-centered care and further research.

Objective: To highlight the pathogenicity of Streptococcus anginosus, which is rare in pediatric patients, but can cause severe infections that are known to have a better outcome when treated early with interventional procedures and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Case description: The patient is a 6-year-old boy with global developmental delay, examined in the emergency room due to fever and respiratory distress. The physical examination and diagnostic workout revealed complicated pneumonia with empyema of the left hemithorax; he started antibiotic therapy and underwent thoracic drainage. Pleural fluid cultures grew Streptococcus anginosus. On day 11, the child had a clinical deterioration with recurrence of fever, hypoxia, and respiratory distress. At this point, considering the causative agent, he was submitted to video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication, with good progress thereafter. Comments: Streptococcus anginosus is a commensal bacterium of the human oral cavity capable of causing severe systemic infections. Although reports of complicated thoracic infections with this agent are rare in the pediatric population, they have been increasing in adults. Streptococcus anginosus has a high capacity to form abscess and empyema, requiring different therapeutic approaches when compared to complicated pneumonia caused by other agents.

Objective: We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance. Design: Baseline data from two prospective multicentre observational studies. Setting: 29 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric secondary care outpatient clinics in Portugal. Participants: 395 patients (≥13 years old) with persistent asthma. Measures: Data on demographics, patient-physician relationship, upper airway control, asthma control, asthma treatment, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and healthcare use were collected. Patients and physicians independently assessed adherence to inhaled controller medication during the previous week using a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Discordance was defined as classification in distinct VAS categories (low 0-50; medium 51-80; high 81-100) or as an absolute difference in VAS scores ≥10 mm. Correlation between patients' and physicians' VAS scores/categories was explored. A multinomial logistic regression identified the predictors of physician overestimation and underestimation. Results: High inhaler adherence was reported both by patients (median (percentile 25 to percentile 75) 85 (65-95) mm; 53% VAS>80) and by physicians (84 (68-95) mm; 53% VAS>80). Correlation between patient and physician VAS scores was moderate (rs=0.580; p

Gut microbiota dysbiosis has been recognized as having key importance in obesity- and metabolic-related diseases. Although there is increasing evidence of the potential benefits induced by probiotics in metabolic disturbances, there is a lack of large cross-sectional studies to assess population-based prevalence of probiotic intake and metabolic diseases. Our aim was to evaluate the association of probiotic ingestion with obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. A cross-sectional study was designed using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999&ndash, 2014. Probiotic ingestion was considered when a subject reported consumption of yogurt or a probiotic supplement during the 24-hour dietary recall or during the Dietary Supplement Use 30-Day questionnaire. We included 38,802 adults and 13.1% reported probiotic ingestion. The prevalence of obesity and hypertension was lower in the probiotic group (obesity-adjusted Odds Ratio (OR): 0.84, 95% CI 0.76&ndash, 0.92, p &lt, 0.001, hypertension-adjusted OR: 0.79, 95% CI 0.71&ndash, 0.88, p &lt, 0.001). Accordingly, even after analytic adjustments, body mass index (BMI) was significantly lower in the probiotic group, as were systolic and diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) was significantly higher in the probiotic group for the adjusted model. In this large-scale study, ingestion of probiotic supplements or yogurt was associated with a lower prevalence of obesity and hypertension.

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of asthma-like symptoms, current asthma (CA), asthma diagnostic tests, and inhaled medication use in a nationwide pediatric population (18 years).Pediatric-specific data from a cross-sectional, population-based telephone survey (INAsma study) in Portugal were analyzed. CA was defined as lifetime asthma and (1) wheezing, (2) waking with breathlessness, or (3) asthma attack in the previous 12 months, and/or (4) taking asthma medication at the time of the interview.In total, 716 children were included. The prevalence of asthma-like symptoms was 39.4% [95% confidence interval (95% CI): 35.7-43.3]. The most common symptoms were waking with cough (30.9%) and wheezing (19.1%). The prevalence of CA was 8.4% (95% CI: 6.6-10.7). Among children with CA, 79.9% and 52.9% reported prior allergy testing and pulmonary function testing (PFT), respectively. Inhaled medication use in the previous 12 months was reported by 67.6% (reliever inhalers, 40.1%; controller inhalers, 41.5%). Those who only used inhaled reliever medications experienced more asthma attacks [odds ratio (OR): 2.69]. Significantly fewer children with CA living in rural areas than those living in urban areas had undergone PFT or used inhaled medication (OR: 0.06 for PFT, 0.20 for medication].The prevalence of CA in the Portuguese pediatric population was 8.4%. Only half of children with CA had ever undergone PFT; more than half did not use controller inhalers, and those who only used reliever inhalers reported more asthma attacks. These findings suggest that asthma management has been substandard, mainly in rural areas.

Introduction: there are gaps in the understanding of pathogen colonization and recurrent infections in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (non-CFB). Objectives: We aimed to analyse the longitudinal microbiological respiratory status, in a population of children with non-CFB. Methods: Convenience sample of children with non-CFB followed in a paediatric pulmonology unit. We performed a retrospective analysis of the microbiological respiratory specimens, obtained in routine clinical follow-up, from June/2011-2016. Results: 31 children (58 % girls) were included, with a median age of 15 years old (IQR 7.5). The median follow up duration was 3.8 years (IQR 2.7 years). The main causes for bronchiectasis was post-infectious bronchiectasis (n=11, 35%), cerebral palsy (n=6, 19%) and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (n=4, 13%). In 83% of the children (n=26) at least one positive cultural specimen was identified. From the 121 respiratory specimens obtained during the study period, 72 (59%) were positive; 14 (11%) had two and 2 (2%) had three different micro-organisms identified. The most common agents identified were nontypeable Haemophillus influenzae (22%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (6%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (5%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilla (3%), Serratia marcescens (2%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (2%). Conclusion: The majority of children with non-CFB had, at least, one positive respiratory culture. More than half of the specimens were positive. Nontypeable Haemophillus influenzae was the most common agent. Screening for bacterial colonisation on a regular basis is important.

Introduction Asthma is one of the most frequent chronic diseases, putting a considerable economic burden on societies and individuals. We aimed to estimate the total cost of adult asthma in Portugal, as well as the extent to which direct and indirect costs are influenced by the level of asthma control. Methods A nationwide, prevalence-based, cost-of-illness study using a bottom-up approach to calculate direct and indirect costs of asthma was conducted, using participant data from the Portuguese National Asthma Survey (INAsma). Direct (healthcare service usage, diagnostic tests and treatment) and indirect (absenteeism and transportation) costs were measured. Decision analytic modelling was used to perform multivariate deterministic sensitivity analysis. Results On average, each adult costs 708.16€ (95%CI: 594.62–839.30) a year, with direct costs representing 93% (658.46€; 95%CI: 548.99–791.29) and indirect costs representing 7% (49.70€; 95%CI: 32.08–71.56). This amounts to a grand total of 386,197,211.25€ (95%CI: 324,279,674.31–457,716,500.18), with direct costs being 359,093,559.82€ (95%CI: 299,391,930.03–431,533,081.07). Asthma direct costs are 2.04% of the total Portuguese healthcare expense in 2010. The major cost domains were acute care usage (30.7%) and treatment (37.4%). Asthma control was significantly associated with higher costs throughout several domains, most notably in acute medical care. Conclusions Asthma in adults poses a significant economic burden on the Portuguese healthcare system, accounting for over 2% of the total healthcare expenditure in Portugal in 2010. It is important to note that a considerable portion of this burden might be eased by improving asthma control in patients, as uncontrolled patients’ costs are more than double those of controlled asthma patients.

In Portugal, pneumococcal vaccination is free of charge and recommended by the Directorate-General of Health for the pediatric population at high risk of invasive pneumococcal disease. Our main aim was to describe the vaccination uptake in a pediatric population attending a hospital outpatient clinic.Cross-sectional observational survey of a pediatric population attending a referral hospital outpatient clinic, from July to December 2014. Data was collected from clinical records, Individual Health Bulletin or the registry from Plataforma de Dados da Saúde®.Of the 122 participants, 95.9% had, at least, one shot of pneumococcal vaccine, but only 64.8% of these completed the age recommended vaccination scheme. Uptake was higher in children5 years old. The proportion of complete vaccination schemes was 100% in hemoglobinopathies and human immunodeficiency virus infection groups, 66.7% in prematures, 62.5% in splenectomized and 54.7% in Down syndrome. Children had better complete vaccination schemes when they attended the Pediatric Infectious Disease (100%) and Pulmonology Clinics (88.2%). Children5 years old had a higher uptake of 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine than the 2 to 5-years old ones (74.5% vs 40.5%; p0.001).Most of our pediatric population at high risk of IPD was vaccinated; nevertheless, only two-thirds had completed the scheme for their age. The main failure was on the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine administration.Although these results are better than those reported in other European countries with similar recommendations, it is essential to explore the causes for the observed flaws in order to optimize vaccination rates.Introdução: Em Portugal, a vacinação anti-pneumocócica é gratuita e recomendada pela Direção-Geral da Saúde na população pediátrica de alto risco para doença invasiva pneumocócica. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o cumprimento vacinal numa população pediátrica seguida em consulta hospitalar. Material e Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal, em crianças com diagnóstico de alto risco de doença invasiva pneumocócica e consulta num hospital nível três, entre julho e dezembro de 2014. Os dados foram obtidos através do processo clínico, Boletim Individual de Saúde e Plataforma de Dados da Saúde®. Resultados: Dos 122 participantes, 95,9% realizaram, pelo menos, uma dose de vacina mas, destes, só 64,8% efetuaram o esquema completo. O cumprimento do esquema vacinal foi melhor nos de idade inferior a cinco anos (p0,01). A proporção de crianças com esquema completo foi de: 100% nas hemoglobinopatias, 100% nas infeções por vírus da imunodeficiência humana, 66,7% nos prematuros com idade gestacional ⤠28 semanas, 62,5% nos esplenectomizados e 54,7% na síndrome de Down. As crianças têm mais esquemas completos quando são seguidas em consulta de Infeciologia (100%) e de Pneumologia pediátricas (88,2%). O grupocom idade superior a cinco anos está mais vacinado com a vacina polissacarida 23-valente do que o dos 2-5 anos (74,5% vs 40,5%; p0,01).Discussão: A maioria da nossa população de alto risco para doença invasiva pneumocócica efetuou vacinação anti-pneumocócica, mas apenas dois terços completaram o esquema recomendado, sendo a maior falha na administração da vacina polissacarida 23-valente. Conclusões: Embora estes resultados sejam melhores do que em países europeus com recomendações semelhantes, é necessário explorar as causas das falhas observadas para otimizar a vacinação.

The asthma prevalence and burden are high among children. However, available data for asthma hospitalisation in children have been mainly reported as annual rates of asthma hospitalisations.1 The proportion of children with asthma that are hospitalised because of asthma during their lifetime is still unknown. INASMA was a cross-sectional, population-based, all-age, nationwide telephone survey conducted in 2010 to estimate asthma prevalence and control in Portugal. Details on INASMA methods are described elsewhere.2 We report the proportion of lifetime hospitalisation (LH) for asthma in Portuguese children and adolescents aged 6–17 years (hereafter referred to as ‘children’). INASMA included 563 participants in this age group, representative of the Portuguese paediatric population.3 This sample size allowed us to estimate the prevalence of LH with a margin of error of 0.1, considering a …

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Introdução: Em Portugal, a vacinação anti-pneumocócica é gratuita e recomendada pela Direção-Geral da Saúde na população pediátrica de alto risco para doença invasiva pneumocócica. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o cumprimento vacinal numa população pediátrica seguida em consulta hospitalar. Material e Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal, em crianças com diagnóstico de alto risco de doença invasiva pneumocócica e consulta num hospital nível três, entre julho e dezembro de 2014. Os dados foram obtidos através do processo clínico, Boletim Individual de Saúde e Plataforma de Dados da Saúde®. Resultados: Dos 122 participantes, 95,9% realizaram, pelo menos, uma dose de vacina mas, destes, só 64,8% efetuaram o esquema completo. O cumprimento do esquema vacinal foi melhor nos de idade inferior a cinco anos (p < 0,01). A proporção de crianças com esquema completo foi de: 100% nas hemoglobinopatias, 100% nas infeções por vírus da imunodeficiência humana, 66,7% nos prematuros com idade gestacional ≤ 28 semanas, 62,5% nos esplenectomizados e 54,7% na síndrome de Down. As crianças têm mais esquemas completos quando são seguidas em consulta de Infeciologia (100%) e de Pneumologia pediátricas (88,2%). O grupo com idade superior a cinco anos está mais vacinado com a vacina polissacarida 23-valente do que o dos 2-5 anos (74,5% vs 40,5%; p < 0,01). Discussão: A maioria da nossa população de alto risco para doença invasiva pneumocócica efetuou vacinação anti-pneumocócica, mas apenas dois terços completaram o esquema recomendado, sendo a maior falha na administração da vacina polissacarida 23-valente. Conclusões: Embora estes resultados sejam melhores do que em países europeus com recomendações semelhantes, é necessário explorar as causas das falhas observadas para otimizar a vacinação.