Publications by authors named "S S Bernardes"
Background: Publishing protocols promotes transparency and reproducibility. The scope and methods of protocols for nutrition- and diet-related randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not been investigated yet.
Objective: Map the landscape of nutrition- and diet-related interventions research.
Methods: This is a mixed-method study using individual interviews (duration between 40-60 minutes) of 181 CNCP patients (71% females) in a tertiary Pain Care Unit, and applying the text mining methodology. Incomes (low or middle) and gender roles (productive vs. reproductive)".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a high detrimental impact on individuals' quality of life. Identifying key factors associated with SLE adjustment is crucial for intervention development, yet there is no previous research exploring the perspectives of individuals with SLE regarding illness adjustment' facilitating or hindering factors. In this qualitative study, 16 individual semi-structured interviews with Portuguese adults with SLE (13 women) were conducted to explore perceived facilitators and barriers to illness adjustment.
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- Increased carbohydrate intake can lead to heart issues in mice, causing problems like cardiac hypertrophy (enlargement) and inflammation due to the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.
- In this study, researchers tested whether a non-hypoglycemic dose of glibenclamide could reverse heart damage caused by a high-carbohydrate (HC) diet by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome.
- The results showed that glibenclamide improved heart structure and function in mice on the HC diet, reducing inflammation and oxidative stress without affecting insulin resistance.
Background & Aims: Limited research exists on the association between dietary patterns (DP) and COPD risk or health-related outcomes. We reviewed existing literature to identify DP as a potential factor influencing COPD development and associated health outcomes in diagnosed individuals.
Methods: We followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for this scoping review, conducting searches on PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science to identify studies meeting our inclusion criteria (P, population - adults from the general population with or without COPD diagnosis; C, concept - DP; C, context - any setting).