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Ter filhos afeta de forma diferente a vida pessoal e profissional de pais e mães?
Leão, T; Maia, AS; Perelman, J; Moreno, J; Lucas, R; Dimka, J; Pereira, M; Mamelund, SE; Severo, M; Fraga, S; Amaro, JA parentalidade, outrora aceite como uma obrigação natural, é hoje uma escolha mais autónoma. Contudo, as pressões sociais que recaem sobre mulheres e homens no momento de serem pais tornam a vivência desta experiência ainda mais desafiante. Por permanecerem enraizadas conceções tradicionais sobre a divisão do trabalho, que atribuem ao homem o papel de provedor da família e à mulher o papel de cuidadora, a pare...
Association of child neurodevelopmental or behavioural problems with maternal u...
Amaro, J; Costa, R; Popovic, M; Maule, MM; Mehlum, IS; Lucas, RPurposeTo estimate associations between suspected or diagnosed neurodevelopmental or behavioural problems in 7-year-old children and maternal unemployment at child age 7 and 10, in a Portuguese birth cohort.MethodsWe evaluated 5754 mothers and their children of the population-based birth cohort Generation XXI in Porto, Portugal. Data on suspected and diagnosed child neurodevelopmental and behavioural problems (...
The Relevance of Plant-Based Diets and Micronutrient Supplementation for Body C...
Pinheiro, C; Silva, F; Rocha, I; Martins, C; Giesteira, L; Dias, B; Lucas, A; Alexandre, AM; Ferreira, C; Viegas, B; Bracchi, I; Guimarães, J; Amaro, J"Objectives: This study aimed to compare the anthropometry and body composition of vegetarian and omnivorous adults living in Portugal, while exploring nutritional and health parameters underlying observed differences. Methods: 425 omnivorous (OMNI), lacto-ovo-vegetarian (LOV), or vegan (VEG) healthy adults were recruited. Anthropometry was measured, and bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed. Participa...
Recognition of COVID-19 with occupational origin: a comparison between European...
Nys, E; Pauwels, S; Ádám, B; Amaro, J; Athanasiou, A; Bashkin, O; Bric, TK; Bulat, P; Caglayan, C; Guseva, Canu, I; Cebanu, S; Charbotel, B; Cirule, JObjectives This study aims to present an overview of the formal recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease (OD) or injury (OI) across Europe. Methods A COVID-19 questionnaire was designed by a task group within COST-funded OMEGA-NET and sent to occupational health experts of 37 countries in WHO European region, with a last update in April 2022. Results The questionnaire was filled out by experts from 35 co...
Prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Selective Garbage Collection Work...
M. Pereira, P; Amaro, J; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JBackground: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) not commonly studied in an occupational context. Its prevalence in the general population is 22.7%. There is, however, little evidence of the prevalence of PFPS in specific populations working in industry and services. In this context, this study aimed to assess the PFPS prevalence among workers in a garbage collection company. ...
Work-life prevalence of self-reported occupational injuries in mothers of a bir...
Amaro, J; Queiroga, AC; Amaro, J; Mehlum, IS; Lucas, RPurpose. This study investigated self-reported occupational injuries among mothers in a large birth cohort study and the relation of their characteristics to different injury outcomes: occurrence, severity, temporal proximity and recurrence. Methods. We asked 4338 women whether they had been in ‘an accident at work, even if it did not require medical treatment’, and the number of accidents throughout their work...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among workers of the public higher educatio...
Meireles, P; Amaro, J; Pinto da Costa, J; Lopes, MM; Varandas, T; Norton, P; Guimarães, JT; Severo, M; Barros, HObjectives To assess the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific IgM and IgG antibodies among workers of the three public higher education institutions of Porto, Portugal, up to July 2020. Methods A rapid point-of-care test for specific IgM and IgG antibodies of SARS-CoV-2 was offered to all workers (SD Biosensor STANDARD Q COVID-19 IgM/IgG Duo and STANDARD Q COVID-19 IgM/IgG Combo). Testing was performed and a quest...
History of work-related health problems in a population-based sample of women: ...
Amaro, J; Ubalde-López, M; Lucas, RBackground: Beyond the health-enhancing effects, work also has the potential of causing or worsening different health conditions in the same individual. However, research on within-worker aggregation of work-related health problems is scarce. Objective: To describe the history and aggregation of work-related health problems in a population-based sample of women. Methods: A total of 4330 women were asked whether...
Towards harmonisation of case definitions for eight work-related musculoskeleta...
Tamminga, SJ; Kuijer, PPFM; Badarin, K; Alfonso, JH; Amaro, J; Curti, S; Canu, IG; Mattioli, S; Mehlum, IS; Rempel, D; Roquelaure, Y; Visser, SBackground International consensus is needed on case definitions of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and diseases (MSDs) for use in epidemiological research. We aim to: 1) study what information is needed for the case definition of work-related low back pain (LBP), lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS), subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), lateral and medial elbow tendinopathy, a...
Bone formation and resorption markers at 7 years of age: Relations with growth ...
Monjardino, T; Silva, P; Amaro, J; Carvalho, O; Guimarães, JT; Santos, AC; Lucas, RPurpose We aimed to describe bone formation and resorption markers in generally healthy prepubertal children using total alkaline phosphatase (tALP), osteocalcin (OC) and β-isomerized C-terminal telopeptides of type I collagen (β-CTx) serum concentrations and to estimate markers’ correlations with anthropometric growth (height, weight, body mass index and trajectories of weight gain) as well as bone mineral con...