A5035168743- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Values and Moral Education
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Media and Politics
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Universidade Lusófona
2021-2025
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2013-2020
Hospital de São João
2020
Center for Rheumatology
2017
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
2016
To estimate the national prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in adult Portuguese population to determine their impact on health-related quality life (HRQoL), physical function, anxiety depression.EpiReumaPt is a health survey with three-stage approach. First, 10 661 participants were randomly selected. Trained interviewers undertook structured face-to-face questionnaires that included screening for RMDs assessments life, depression. Second, positive screenings ≥1 RMD...
Background/Objectives: Mental health problems are a major cause of disability, impacting nearly 20% adolescents. Nevertheless, they hesitant to seek help because stigma and fear being labelled. Adolescents often have low mental literacy perceive as personal failures. To address it, our study aimed identify subgroups within the adolescent population based on knowledge, social stigma, experiences intergroup anxiety, endorsement stereotypes. Methods: This cross-sectional included 182...
Self-compassion has been associated with less distress, particularly when people face stressful and negative events. This study analyzed the mediation role of coping affect in relation between self-compassion emotional symptoms during quarantine decreed by Portuguese Health Authorities first phase coronavirus outbreak. A total 428 adults (75% women;
History of depression symptoms, including before and during pregnancy, has been identified as an important risk factor for postpartum (PPD) symptoms. This condition also associated with diverse implications, namely, on the quality mother-infant bonding. Moreover, role self-criticism PPD recently found in several studies. However, link between these factors not explored yet. Furthermore, anxiety symptoms less studied.This study analyzed whether history predicted bonding, via The same model...
Universities are today seen as living labs for the creation of knowledge with aim transferring it to society. The integration sustainability is a critical point in this context, solutions problems experienced society can be experimented regarding physical aspects, such Solid Waste Management (SWM), and efficiency energy water use, but also social aspects accessibility, equality, inclusion. This paper explores implementation similar SWM projects two European universities, Milan-Bicocca...
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the moderating role of social networking sites (SNS) use in link between identity commitment development and psychological functioning a sample Portuguese emerging adults. Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 251 participants (71.3% women), aged 18–30 years ( M = 22.33, SD 3.31). Self-report questionnaires used measure commitment-making (commitment-making identification with commitment), SNS (perception feed refresh frequency), (anxiety...
With the ubiquity of technology in modern life, contact between different social groups via a myriad digital means is an everyday reality. Can such intergroup reduce prejudice, or does it exacerbate it? Here, we summarize current evidence on links and prejudice variety contexts. We meta-analyzed experimental correlational from 88 independent samples (N = 9,385). Digital showed small but significant effect consistent with reduction (g .25). Direct larger than indirect forms contact,...
We test the theory that personality incoherence may instigate change in context of personal values. Values’ near-universal organization makes value assessment straightforward. The study included 13 longitudinal samples from seven cultures (Australia, Israel Palestinian citizens, Jewish majority, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland), total N = 7,126, T1 M age ranging between 6 18. Each participant reported values two- six-times. Using unfolding analysis, we calculated fit internal...
The stigma surrounding mental health remains a significant barrier to help-seeking and well-being in youth populations. invisibility of issues highlights the critical need for improved knowledge reduction, underscoring urgency tackling this issue. Arts-based interventions have shown promise addressing stigma, yet comprehensive longitudinal studies community settings are limited. This research evaluates "WeARTolerance'' arts-based program reducing among diverse youths. integrated...
<h3>Background</h3> The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms (LANSS) and the painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ) are two validated screening tools for neuropathic pain (NP). Recent evidence reported a low level agreement between these tests in knee Osteoarthritis. Several studies have recently applied PDQ Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), suggesting NP component patients, although application performance comparison with LANSS is yet to be studied. <h3>Objectives</h3> Evaluate classification...
O presente estudo analisa o desenvolvimento das atribuições causais da pobreza infantil, papel do estatuto sócio económico nestas e as soluções que crianças identificam para a pobreza. Foram entrevistadas com idades entre os 6 12 anos (N = 107), resultados mostram prevalência externalização causas pobreza, nomeadamente através de explicações fatalistas (e.g. sorte) estruturalistas desemprego). Este permite, ainda, verificar percecionam dois tipos variam no grau agência imputado à criança...
Background: Several studies in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have suggested that a greater number of comorbidities is associated with worse functional status and disease activity measures. However, it useful to use composite comorbidity index, such as Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI) validated for the patients rheumatic diseases, better understand overall role treatment outcomes. Objectives: To evaluate impact on 12-month clinical response cohort RA treated first-line biologic...