- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Health Education and Validation
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Education during COVID-19 pandemic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Ethics in medical practice
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Healthcare Regulation
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Information and Cyber Security
Atlântica Instituto Universitário
2024
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
2021-2024
Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte - CESPU
2021-2024
Hospital de São João
2012-2023
Department of Medical Sciences
2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
2022
Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão
2021
Portuguese League Against Epilepsy
2020
Universidade do Porto
2016-2018
Universidade Sénior Contemporânea
2018
Efficacy of psychoeducational programs in the overload family caregivers people with dementia: Integrative review" BACKGROUND: Dementias have a major impact on family, increasing emotional all household members, but mainly caregiver and generating conflicts dynamics.As such, need to implement support for emerges.Caregiver is understood as set physical, psychological, emotional, social financial problems experienced by patients some type impairment.AIM: To evaluate effectiveness...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the difficulties and overload/burden experienced by family caregivers older dependent people during COVID-19 outbreak. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. This work guided according Guideline strengthenin reporting observational studies in epidemiology (EQUATOR checklist). included 65 with physical or mental dependence. Caregivers were selected convenience sampling through a national association...
The aim of this article was to present the preliminary results a training programme for family caregivers people with dementia at an early moderate stage living home – ‘Living Together With Dementia’. In randomised controlled trial, 27 who met inclusion criteria were recruited from neurology outpatient consultation clinic hospital in north Portugal and into two groups (control experimental) between October 2015 March 2016. Dementia’ applied participants experimental group. strategies used,...
This article presents results from a conceptual validation of the programme ‘Living Together with Dementia’, through an e-Delphi study carried out during April/May, 2015 26 Portuguese and Spanish experts. The consists seven individual weekly sessions two group over seven-week period. It covers dementia, communication behaviour; demands expectations caregiver role; basic activities daily living; coping problem solving strategies; physical mental health community support. methods mainly...
The increase in the number of dependent individuals means that more and families find themselves situation caregivers, with all consequences performing this role entails.Based on reality, we considered it to be completely relevant systematize knowledge area.This study aimed identify information needs family caregiver-dependent available scientific literature, having performed an integrative review literature.The main results conclusions indicate caregivers can grouped into three themes: 1)...
CONTEXTO: Construir, implementar e avaliar programas de capacitação para familiares cuidadores pessoas com demência a residir no domicílio deve ser um objetivo Enfermagem Saúde Mental.OBJETIVO: Identificar as características definidoras programa domicílio.METODOLOGIA: Focus Group.RESULTADOS: Como tipologia estes propõe-se: 6/8 semanas, sessões individuais, duração 60 minutos cada.Principais temas abordar: doença suas fases, necessidades do cuidador, entre outros.As abordagens metodológicas...
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The increased incidence of dementia places the family in role caregiver.It is important to create, implement and validate training programmes for caregivers people with living at home.The programme "Living together dementia" addressed this protocol seeks be a response empower these caregivers.Due increase Dementia, creation, implementation evaluation effectiveness home should goal health professionals. aim paper describe randomised control trial that will assess who care Dementia".Randomised...
Needs of family caregiver people with dementia living at home: integrative review"BACKGROUND: the increased incidence and prevalence is a signi cant public health problem, which implies greater attention to needs caregivers, it essential identify them.AIM: main caregivers home.METHODS: review, through databases Pubmed, RE-CAAP, CINHAL, Mediclatina Medline, using as descriptors: care assessment, aged.e research included publications between 2005 2015, 8 articles being reviewed because that...
To evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducational programme "Living together with dementia" applied to a group family caregivers people dementia.A quasi-experimental study pretest and posttest 4-month follow-up. Fifteen dementia were recruited in community care unit northern Portugal.A positive statistically significant impact on these caregivers' burden was found.The could be an important mechanism train home-dwelling dementia.
<title>Abstract</title> Background Acknowledging the exacerbated impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health status general population, particularly older this study aimed to explore association between loneliness and disorders in people after pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey using SHARE database was conducted from June August 2020 amid Results The sample comprised 847 participants, including 393 (46.4%) men, with an overall mean age 74.6 years (sd = 6.7 years). Concerning...
Abstract In 2023 more than 55 million people had dementia worldwide, with nearly 10 new cases every year. Currently art therapy has been widely adopted in the assistance of because positive outcomes terms reducing depressive and behavioural symptoms improving patients’ overall quality life. literature there was a knowledge gap on social health professionals’ training for being able to effectively use relation different origins multi-ethnic world. This research aimed assess impact promoting...
Background: Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) have a range of that can influence their integration and academic life. Early identification CSHCN is essential for family school teams to plan better promote inclusion. Objective: To translate, culturally adapt, validate the Special Health Care Needs Screener (CSHCN Screener) Portuguese population. Methodology: Methodological study including translation semantic cultural adaptation. A total 390 parents children from northern region...
Contexto: A procura pela felicidade é um objetivo complexo e variável entre indivíduos, podendo afetar a saúde mental diversos aspetos da vida. Os jovens adultos enfrentam desafios emocionais ao entrar no ensino superior, que podem comprometer sua mental. Objetivos: identificar o nível de correlacioná-lo com variáveis sociodemográficas em estudantes uma instituição superior Norte Portugal. Metodologia: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo, correlacional transversal, amostra 152 estudantes....