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Depression and anxiety of portuguese university students: A cross-sectional stu...
Amaro, Pedro; Fonseca, César; Afonso, Anabela; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Gomes, Luís; Pereira, Hélder; José, Helena; Lima, Andreia; Arco, Helena; Nabais, JoãoBackground. The mental health of university students has worsened over time, and it is young people who have suffered the most from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common symptoms reported by university students and are often the cause of disabilities, either in academic performance or in other spheres of life. Aim. The aim of this study was to both assess th...
Factors That Influence the Type of Road Traffic Accidents: A Case Study in a Di...
Infante, Paulo; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Afonso, Anabela; Rego, Leonor; Nogueira, Pedro; Silva, Marcelo; Nogueira, Vitor; Saias, José; Quaresma, PauloRoad traffic accidents (RTAs) are a problem with repercussions in several dimensions: social, economic, health, justice, and security. Data science plays an important role in its explanation and prediction. One of the main objectives of RTA data analysis is to identify the main factors associated with a RTA. The present study aims to contribute to the identification of the determinants for the type of RTA: coll...
Depression and Anxiety of Portuguese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Stu...
Amaro, Pedro; Fonseca, César; Afonso, Anabela; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Gomes, Luis; Pereira, Helder; José, Helena; Silva, Celso; Lima, Andreia; Arco, HelenaABSTRACT: The mental health of university students has worsened over time, and it is young people who have suffered the most from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common symptoms reported by university students and are often the cause of disabilities, either in academic performance or in other spheres of life. Aim. The aim of this study was to both assess the ...
Coffee consumption during the COVID pandemic in a Portuguese sample: an online ...
Batista, Patrícia; Afonso, Anabela; Monteiro, Maria João; Pintado, Manuela; Oliveira-Silva, PatríciaBackground: Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide and is part of the Portuguese lifestyles. This study aims to describe coffee consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in consumption, the relation between work and familiar pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic and coffee consumption, and the reasons for this consumption pattern. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted by ...
Comparison of Statistical and Machine Learning Models on Road Traffic Accident ...
infante, paulo; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Afonso, Anabela; Rego, Leonor; Nogueira, Vitor; Quaresma, Paulo; Saias, José; Santos, Daniel; Nogueira, PedroPortugal has the sixth highest road fatality rate among European Union members. This is a problem of different dimensions with serious consequences in people’s lives. This study analyses daily data from police and government authorities on road traffic accidents that occurred between 2016 and 2019 in a district of Portugal. This paper looks for the determinants that contribute to the existence of victims in roa...
Content Validity and Reliability of the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test and the K...
Furtado, Kátia; Lopes, Teresa; Afonso, Anabela; Infante, Paulo; Voorham, Jaco; Lopes, Manuel(1) Background: Improvement in pressure ulcer care depends both on the dissemination of knowledge and its implementation. This study aims to translate the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test into Portuguese from Portugal and evaluate the internal consistency of the questionnaire. The second aim is to assess nurses’ pressure ulcer knowledge level. (2) Methods: The Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test was translated into Port...
Desenvolvimento, validação e aplicação de um instrumento de caracterização das ...
Furtado, Kátia; Infante, Paulo; Afonso, Anabela; Gomes, Filipe; Carranca, José; Lopes, ManuelIntrodução: A prevalência das feridas é de grande variabilidade entre países, sobretudo condicionada por estudos de características muito heterogéneas. A presente investigação foi efetuada nas unidades de internamento da Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados do Alentejo (RNCCI). Objetivo: Desenvolver e validar um instrumento clínico útil na medição das características das feridas. Método: Estudo desenvolvido em...
Comparison of semiparametric approaches to two-way ANOVA in the presence of het...
Pereira, Dulce; Afonso, AnabelaFactorial analysis of variance designs is commonly used in several fields like biology, ecology and social sciences. However, in practice, the underlying assumptions, normality and homoscedasticity, are easily violated. In recent years, several alternative tests were proposed to relax these assumptions, the Wald-type statistics and the ANOVA-type statistics, and tests based on the permutation of observations. F...
Some determinants for road accidents severity in the district of Setúbal
Infante, Paulo; Afonso, Anabela; Jacinto, Gonçalo; Rego, Leonor; Nogueira, Pedro; Silva, Marcelo; Nogueira, Vitor; Saias, José; Quaresma, PauloIn Portugal, the district of Setúbal is among those with the higher number of road accidents with fatal injuries but with fewer accidents. This work analyzes data from road accidents that occurred in the area under the jurisdiction of the Territorial Command of Setúbal, belonging to the Guarda Nacional Republicana, the Portuguese Gendarmerie. A spatial analysis of the accidents was carried out, using the Getis–...
Anxiety and coping stress strategies in researcher during COVID-19 pandemic
Batista, Patrícia; Afonso, Anabela; Lopes, Manuel; Fonseca, César; Oliveira-Silva, Patrícia; Pereira, Anabela; Pinho, LaraThe current COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world, leading to changes in one's personal and working life. Researchers have undergone extensive changes in their roles, mainly in the area of health care, with research into the virus now the priority. Aim: To assess the anxiety, depression, stress, fears, and coping strategies of Portuguese researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants and Method...