A5070574569- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Social Capital and Networks
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Education during COVID-19 pandemic
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2025
Hospital de São João
2023-2024
Centro de Genética Clínica
2024
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2011-2022
University of Lisbon
2007-2022
Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz
2021
University of Geneva
2017
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2007-2013
Personal relationships are today less dependent on marriage and blood ties, with commitments going far beyond the nuclear co-resident family to include kin, non-kin ex-kin. The aim of this article is examine meanings bonds by exploring changing boundaries between kinship ties a wider array affinities, in Southern European country specific pathway (Portugal). authors begin analysing which individuals consider as ‘family’ within their personal networks describe main types configurations. They...
In later life, changing conditions related to health, partnership, and economic status may trigger not only support but also conflict ambivalence, with the consequent renegotiation of family ties. The aim this study is investigate both emotional in networks older adults, taking research beyond level intergenerational dyads. We used a subsample 563 elders (aged 65 years older) from Swiss Vivre/Leben/Vivere survey. Multiple correspondence analysis in‐depth case studies were identify key social...
Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the main causes unplanned hospitalization in patients >65 years age and associated with adverse outcomes this population. Observational studies suggest that intravenous diuretic therapy given first hour presentation for AHF was favorable outcomes.To study short-term prognostic associations timing admitted to emergency department (ED) acute AHF.Patients treated ED diuretics were selected from Estratificação de Doentes com InsuFIciência Cardíaca Aguda...
Abstract Background: Increased levels of platelet distribution width (PDW) can predict cardiac death and infarction recurrence in acute myocardial infarction. PDW appears to be a prognosis marker heart failure (HF); however, its impact on chronic HF is still unknown. We investigated the HF. Methods: retrospectively analyzed outpatients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) from January 2012 May 2018. Patients no data or preserved recovered ejection fraction were excluded. The...
Legal innovation is responsible for major transformations in societies. Taking the press as a mediator between national and local levels, this article addresses role it plays presentation of new laws governing protected areas. A content analysis comparing representation regional presses both Natura 2000 conservation Iberian lynx shows two distinct pragmatic reconstructions these themes. The more aligned with sustainability goals, while overlooking difficulties implementing law concrete...
Throughout the world, COVID-19 pandemic disrupted family routines, relationships, projects and sociability, threatening health, income, social cohesion, well-being of individuals their families. Lockdown restrictions imposed during first wave challenged theories, concepts, methods used by sociologists intersecting fields gender inequality. By restricting physical interactions to co-resident members, household regained a privileged role as crucial laboratory for studying impact on life. The...
Modernity has often been understood as being irreconcilable with the persistence of kinship. Personal networks are said to have become less centred on kinship, and instead, more contracted individualised. Portugal, a country that witnessed tremendous social economic change in last four decades, was selected subject this study salience kinship contexts change. A large survey family personal ties three cohorts Portuguese people born different periods facing transitions life used investigate...
The prognostic implications of using benzodiazepines (BZD) in heart failure (HF) patients are still unknown.This study aimed to assess the association BZD use with all‑cause death ambulatory, chronic HF patients.We investigated a retrospective cohort ambulatory left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). were followed up from their first medical appointment until January 2021 and mortality was primary end point. Cox regression analysis used between mortality. Subgroup analyses performed...
Patients with heart failure (HF) often have multiple cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and comorbidities (CMB). We evaluated the impact of additive CMB CVRF in HF prognosis.
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a primary disorder characterized by impaired B cell differentiation and defective immunoglobulin production. This condition often presents with wide range of clinical manifestations, including increased frequency severity infections, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, which can lead to delays in diagnosis. Granulomatous involvement the brain an extremely rare but severe manifestation CVID. We present case woman her 30s history Evans...
Introduction: Hyperuricemia (HU) is associated with an increased risk of incident heart failure (HF) and adverse HF outcomes. Patients diabetes mellitus (DM) have a greater prevalence HU. Aims: We evaluated the prognostic impact HU in patients according to coexistence DM. Methods: A retrospective cohort study ambulatory left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) was conducted from January 2012 May 2018. The end point all-cause mortality; follow-up until 2021. Cox regression analysis used...
Objective Examine and compare the attitudes of women men in different age groups toward types children's residence after divorce/separation, considering their division labor family (DLF). Background This study draws on a multidimensional approach to attitudinal change DLF parental involvement divorce/separation. Empirically, it benefits from new measures fatherhood motherhood population‐based data. Method The authors draw 2012 Portuguese ISSP module by focusing three dimensions: residence;...
As políticas públicas em matéria de licenças para cuidar filhos menores sofreram alterações importantes nas últimas décadas. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as atitudes da população portuguesa face às parentais com base no inquérito ISSP sobre família e género 2014. Partindo várias perspetivas teóricas, identificam-se os fatores que influenciam à duração partilha das licenças. Os resultados mostram o impacto do contexto institucional (regime legal atual), normativo posicionamento social....