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Health Professionals’ Perspectives on the Referral Process in Mild Cognitive Im...
Fonseca, Magda; Araújo, Natália; Ruano, Luís; Amorim, MarianaIntroduction: Early detection and referral of patients with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia can contribute to improved outcomes for both patients and caregivers. Few studies explore the quality and underlying context of referral decision-making by Primary Care Clinicians. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals from Northern Portugal regarding the facilitators,...
Anxiety and depression in patients with prostate cancer, at cancer diagnosis an...
Duarte, Vítor; Araújo, Natália; Lopes, Catarina; Costa, Adriana; Ferreira, Augusto; Carneiro, Filipa; Oliveira, Jorge; Braga, Isaac; Morais, SamanthaProstate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent among men, and psychological symptoms may affect many patients. This study aims to describe the prevalence of probable anxiety and depression before PCa treatments and after one year and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with these outcomes. Between February 2018 and March 2020, 292 patients recently diagnosed with PCa were recruited at the ...
Prevalence of cognitive impairment before prostate cancer treatment
Araújo, Natália; Costa, Adriana; Lopes, Catarina; Lopes-Conceição, Luisa; Ferreira, Augusto; Carneiro, Filipa; Oliveira, Jorge; Morais, SamanthaCognitive impairment is common among patients with different types of cancer, even before cancer treatment, but no data were reported among patients with prostate cancer (PCa), who may be at high risk due to advanced age. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment before PCa treatment. Between February 2018 and April 2021, the NEON-PC cohort recruited 605 patients with PCa proposed for t...
A participação nas questões de parentalidade
Araújo, NatáliaEsta investigação decorreu de um trabalho intervenção realizado no Centro de Apoio à Vida, uma instituição cujas respostas sociais se dirigem à intervenção junto das famílias que normalmente, apresentam fragilidades de indole social, económica, afetiva, emocional e parental, e que são encaminhadas pelas estruturas e serviços sociais sediados no Concelho de Valongo. O trabalho iniciou-se a partir de algumas obse...