Publications by authors named "Lilia Maia Santos"
Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma and objective assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. InspirerMundi app aims to monitor inhaler adherence while turning it into a positive experience through gamification and social support. We assessed the medium-term feasibility of the InspirerMundi app to monitor inhaler adherence in real-world patients with persistent asthma (treated with daily inhaled medication).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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).
EBUS-TBNA versus surgical mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph node staging in potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Bras Pneumol
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- Lung cancer requires accurate mediastinal staging for better prognosis and surgical planning, with EBUS-TBNA emerging as a less invasive procedure compared to traditional mediastinoscopy.* -
- A systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effectiveness of EBUS-TBNA versus mediastinoscopy in staging lymph nodes for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), involving five studies and 532 patients.* -
- Results showed that both procedures had similar accuracy (EBUS-TBNA sensitivity at 81% and mediastinoscopy at 75%), and while mediastinoscopy experienced slightly more complications, the differences were not statistically significant, suggesting EBUS-TBNA can be preferred for staging.*
The role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in non-neoplastic patients: a common dilemma in clinical practice.
J Bras Pneumol
August 2020
Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in non-neoplastic patients with isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy (IL).
Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with isolated IL referred for EBUS-TBNA. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of granulomatous, reactive, and neoplastic lymphadenopathy.
Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts.
BMJ Open
November 2019
Article Synopsis
Objective: We evaluated the effect of weight loss (WL) on lung function (LF) in obese individuals who underwent bariatric surgery, and on asthma control, quality of life, LF, and controller medication in a sub-group of obese asthma (OA) patients.
Materials And Methods: Obese individuals who underwent bariatric surgery between July 2015 and July 2017 were included in this prospective longitudinal study. They were classified as OA or obese non-asthmatics (O-NA).