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The nursing practice environment and job satisfaction, intention to leave, and ...
Lucas, Pedro; Jesus, Élvio; Almeida, Sofia; Araújo, Beatriz; Costa, Patrícia; Cruchinho, Paulo; Teixeira, GiselaBackground: The nursing practice environment significantly influences nurses’ job satisfaction, turnover, and burnout; therefore, it is essential to promote favorable environments to ensure the retention of qualified professionals. Improving the nursing practice environment is a low-cost organizational strategy associated with satisfaction, retaining professionals, and reducing burnout. The aim of this study wa...
VoluntariaMente: o impacto do papel social individual na melhoria da saúde mental
Tuna, Patrícia; Tuna, Patrícia; Almeida, Sofia; Ferreira, Ana Sara; Santos Coelho, Francisco; Couto, Pedro; Teves Reis, Bárbara; Gonçalves, AnaIntrodução: As patologias de saúde mental estão entre os problemas de saúde mais comuns em todo o mundo, sendo uma causa importante de morbilidade e isolamento social. Este trabalho teve como objetivo implementar um projeto de intervenção com pessoas que sofrem de ansiedade e/ou depressão, com o intuito de melhorar os seus índices de depressão e ansiedade. Métodos: Pacientes de uma Unidade de Saúde Familiar por...
A first-in-class inhibitor of homologous recombination DNA repair counteracts t...
Calheiros, Juliana; Silva, Rita; Barbosa, Filipa; Morais, João; Moura, Sara Reis; Almeida, Sofia; Fiorini, Elena; Mulhovo, Silva; Aguiar, Tatiana QuintaBackground Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the cancer types with poorest prognosis and survival rates primarily due to resistance to standard-of-care therapies, including gemcitabine (GEM) and olaparib. Particularly, wild-type (wt)BRCA tumours, the most prevalent in PDAC, are more resistant to DNA-targeting agents like olaparib, restraining their clinical application. Recently, we disclosed a m...
Back pain and body posture evaluation instrument: validation of the questionnai...
Matos, Maria João; Festas, Constança; Barreiras, Catarina; Almeida, Sofia; Noll, MatiasBackground: Knowledge of pre-adolescents’ postural habits and back pain profiles is essential for school health teams to develop systematized intervention strategies.Objective: To perform the psychometric validation of the Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI) for Portuguese pre-adolescents.Methodology: A methodological study was conducted for the instrument’s linguistic adaptation, pre-tes...
Effect of the primary nursing model on self-care skills of hospitalized older p...
Gonçalves, Isabel; Almeida, Sofia; Jesus, Élvio; Nunes, ElisabeteBackground/Objective: The global increase in life expectancy has led to a higher prevalence of multimorbidity among older patients, often requiring frequent and complex healthcare. Enhancing self-care skills during hospitalization is a key priority in promoting patient autonomy and improving outcomes. The objective of the study was to analyze the effect of the primary nursing model on the therapeutic self-care ...
Core Components of Rehabilitating Children with Brain Cancer using Exergames: a...
Dias Ribeiro, Catarina; Moreira Barbosa, Pedro José; Marques, Goreti; Almeida, Sofia; Padilha, José MiguelIntroduction: Child cancer is a rare phenomenon carrying alterations in physical condition, that influence the way they develop. Due to the implications resulting from brain tumors it is necessary to define, implement and evaluate interventions that minimize the functional impact on the child, specifically those that utilize exergames. So, the aim of this study is to map the literature related to the use of exe...
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of measurement instrumen...
J. M. Cruchinho, Paulo; López-Franco, María-Dolores; Capelas, ML; Almeida, Sofia; Bennett, Phillippa May; Miranda da Silva, Marcelle; Teixeira, GiselaCross-cultural validation of self-reported measurement instruments for research is a long and complex process, which involves specific risks of bias that could affect the research process and results. Furthermore, it requires researchers to have a wide range of technical knowledge about the translation, adaptation and pre-test aspects, their purposes and options, about the different psychometric properties, and...
Psychometric properties of the healthy lifestyle behaviors scale in Portuguese ...
Nunes, Maria Arminda; Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Almeida, Sofia; Cardoso, Alexandrina; Vieira, MargaridaBackground: Pregnancy provides a privileged and opportune moment to implement interventions promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and significantly improving perinatal outcomes. The Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBES) can be used to assess health promoting behaviors, such as diet, physical activity, and mental health. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the HLBES in Portugu...
Core components of rehabilitating children with brain cancer using exergames: a...
Ribeiro, Catarina Dias; Barbosa, Pedro José; Marques, Goreti; Almeida, Sofia; Padilha, José MiguelIntroduction: Child cancer is a rare phenomenon carrying alterations in physical condition, that influence the way they develop. Due to the implications resulting from brain tumors it is necessary to define, implement and evaluate interventions that minimize the functional impact on the child, speci-fically those that utilize exergames. So, the aim of this study is to map the literature related to the use of ex...
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of measurement instrumen...
On Behalf of the Handovers4SafeCare; Cruchinho, Paulo; López-Franco, María Dolores; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Almeida, Sofia; Bennett, Phillippa MayCross-cultural validation of self-reported measurement instruments for research is a long and complex process, which involves specific risks of bias that could affect the research process and results. Furthermore, it requires researchers to have a wide range of technical knowledge about the translation, adaptation and pre-test aspects, their purposes and options, about the different psychometric properties, and...