A5013894737- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Family Support in Illness
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Music Therapy and Health
University of Coimbra
2021-2025
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2022
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
2018-2019
Ordem dos Médicos
2015-2019
University of Minho
2009-2019
University of Aveiro
2014-2018
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2013
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2002
This study examined relationships among demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables in adult children of cancer patients. Two hundred fourteen participants completed measures posttraumatic growth (PTG), distress, stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, social support, family functioning. Significant gender differences all PTG dimensions were found, as well associations PTG, gender, parental dependency, PTSD, Social support was not a mediator the relationship between PTG. Gender, education,...
The well-being of medical students is affected by high stress levels. relevance a mindfulness mediation app (Med@Med) specifically produced to help at Portuguese school cope with was evaluated. app, consisting 21 short meditations, totally developed in fulfill the needs some students. motivations use adherence it, and its emotional benefits were A total 147 enrolled study. Students completed questionnaires related regulation (Emotion Regulation Others Self) thermometers before first...
Abstract Objectives This study examines the association between psychological morbidity, social support, and demographic clinical variables in adult children of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Special attention was given to variable level parental dependency. The main predictors caregiving burden were tested, as well mediating role support relationship morbidity burden. Methods A total 214 caregivers parents with recruited Northern Portugal central hospitals. Caregivers completed...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties Portuguese version Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and relate posttraumatic growth with psychological morbidity. This is a cross-sectional sample 214 adult children cancer patients. Additionally, comparison group recruited 78 participants without chronically ill parent. Measures distress, stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, were collected. original five-factor structure PTGI maintained, satisfactory internal...
Abstract Objective This study aimed to determine the cutoff and specificity sensitivity of Emotion Thermometers (ET) in a Portuguese sample cancer patients. Method A total 147 patients (mean age = 49.2; SD 12.6) completed ET, Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Subjective Experiences Illness Suffering Inventory. Data were collected support institution major hospital North Portugal. Result The optimal for Anxiety Thermometer was 5v6 (until 5 6 or more), which identified 74% BSI-anxiety cases 70%...
Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the inability to identify and describe emotions.The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, interpersonal relating.Furthermore, alexithymics have difficulty distinguishing appreciating emotions others, which thought lead unempathic ineffective responding.Alexithymia prevalent approximately 10% general population known be comorbid with number psychiatric conditions.Research...
Literature suggests that parental cancer can provoke aversive emotional arousal in adult children, who may perceive caregiving as a traumatic experience. Limited research has been conducted on and physiological impact of family for patients undergoing chemotherapy. The aim the present study was to examine psychological responses cancer's caregivers. Two matched groups with 78 participants each (parental vs. control), completed measures distress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Intervention in Palliative Care aims to provide physical, psychosocial, and spiritual relief for patients family members. Brief interventions with a psycho-existential approach have shown positive responses; however, cultural adaptations are needed. This pilot study aimed develop the Meaning of Life Therapy (MLT), novel intervention, rooted Dignity Therapy, Review, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy. MLT was culturally adapted Portuguese context include questions about forgiveness, apology,...
The aim of this study was to determine serum insulin, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its binding proteins (IGFBP-1 IGFBP-3) levels their relationship with androgen ovarian structure in 23 girls premature pubarche (PP). Fasting testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulfate (DHEAS), androstenedione (delta4A), sex hormone globulin (SHBG), glucose (G), insulin (I), IGF-I, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-3 were measured. Androgens or steroid > 3 SD normal postpubertal considered as an exaggerated...
O presente artigo engloba uma extensa revisão da literatura sobre a temática do câncer parental e as consequências pessoais familiares desta vivência. Nesse sentido, são abordadas principais médicas psicossociais diagnóstico tratamento e, usando o modelo sistémico, é descrita influência (negativa positiva) deste acontecimento no doente noutros membros família. É dado especial enfoque ao desenvolvimento psicológico dos filhos, incluindo os resultados estudos referentes stress traumático...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been used in oncology contexts as a promising tool with numerous benefits for various health-related and psychosocial outcomes. Despite the increasing popularity of MBIs, few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examined their effects upon biological parameters. Specifically, no previous study has MBIs on extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are potentially important markers health, disease, stress. Moreover, lack RCTs is even more limited within...
Cognitive concerns are one of the most frequently reported symptoms by breast cancer survivors. This study aimed to evaluate perceived cognitive functioning in Portuguese women with treated chemotherapy.A cross-sectional enrolling 146 (73 and 73 healthy) was conducted from August October 2017, invited participate through online dissemination. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires collect sociodemographic clinical data assess psychological adjustment variables (anxiety...
This paper evaluates the exposure of four children to carbon monoxide (CO) in two different classrooms during time spent school a typical day, using numerical modelling approach. The study is focused on an area 550 × m 2 centred at primary city Aveiro, central Portugal, which located close road with moderate traffic and has naturally ventilated rooms. Air quality data were measured yard. Traffic emissions estimated TREM model, counts data. Simulations CO concentrations domain performed...