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Clinical empathy and physicians’ compassion satisfaction: Analysis of potential...
Rosa, Francisca; Alves-Nogueira, Ana; Melo, Cláudia; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Carona, CarlosBackground: Clinical empathy is an intrinsic attribute of the medical profession and is associated with greater physicians’ compassion satisfaction levels. However, little is known about the potentially modifiable mechanisms underlying this relationship. Aim: This study aimed to analyze the direct and indirect effects of clinical empathy on physicians’ compassion satisfaction via the quality of therapeutic rela...
Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of the European Portuguese Version o...
Góis, Ana Carolina; Caiado, Brígida; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Moreira, HelenaThe present study explored the factor structure, reliability and convergent validity of the Portuguese version of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index – Revised (PT-CASI-R) in a clinical sample of school-aged children. A clinical sample of 153 children with emotional disorder symptomatology (i.e., anxiety or depressive disorder; 6-13 years) completed the CASI-R and the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Sc...
The COVID-19 outbreak centrality and trauma symptoms in nurses: The mediating r...
Barreira, Joana; Vitorino, Catarina; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Carona, CarlosAbstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with negative psychological consequences, particularly amongst frontline workers, such as nurses; however, little is known about modifiable mechanisms underlying the development of such outcomes. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the mediating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between the centrality of the emergence of t...
Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Efficacy of Emotio...
Moreira, Helena; Skvarc, Dave; Gomes-Pereira, Bárbara; Albuquerque, Alzira; Góis, Ana Carolina; Fonseca, Ana; Pereira, Ana Maria; Caiado, BrígidaChildhood emotional disorders (EDs; i.e., anxiety and depressive disorders) are currently a public health concern. Their high prevalence, long-term effects, and profound influence on the lives of children and families highlight the need to identify and treat these disorders as early and effectively as possible. This clinical trial will examine the efficacy of a blended version (i.e., combining face-to-face and ...
Clinical empathy, barriers to compassion and flourishing in physicians: Differe...
Alves-Nogueira, Ana Cláudia; Breda, Magda; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Melo, Cláudia; Carona, CarlosThe present study aimed to analyse the direct and indirect effects, via barriers to compassion, of clinical empathy on flourishing in physicians. A sample of 102 Portuguese physicians completed an online survey, which included self-report instruments assessing clinical empathy, barriers to compassion, and flourishing. Direct and indirect effects were analyzed using PROCESS statistical tool. Moderate to large di...
Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors: Protocol...
Clara, Maria Inês; van Straten, Annemieke; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Allen Gomes, AnaIntroduction: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent, persistent, and distressing conditions associated with cancer, affecting almost half of all cancer survivors. Although cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia is well established as the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, its accessibility is very limited in routine care. We aim to examine the real-world effectiveness and acceptability of a digital cognit...
European Portuguese Version of the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-S...
Clara, Maria Inês; Stein, Kevin; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Allen Gomes, AnaIntroduction: Appropriate management of fatigue relies upon comprehensive assessment instruments and timely delivery of targeted interventions. The aims of this study were to translate a commonly used English-language measure of fatigue in cancer patients (the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory–Short-Form, or MFSI-SF) into European Portuguese and to evaluate the psychometric properties (internal consist...
The Bifactor Structure of the Emotion Expression Scale for Children in a Sample...
Caiado, Brigida; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Moreira, HelenaThe Emotion Expression Scale for Children (EESC) is a 16-item self-report questionnaire assessing children's difficulties in emotion expression (i.e., poor emotion awareness and reluctance to express emotions). Considering the inconsistent findings regarding its factorial structure and dimensionality, this study aims to explore the factor structure and psychometric properties of the EESC in a sample of 286 Port...
The Efficacy of Be a Mom, a Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depres...
Carona, Carlos; Pereira, Marco; Pedrosa, Anabela Araújo; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Fonseca, AnaBackground: Postpartum depression (PPD) is treatable and preventable, but most women do not seek professional help for their perinatal depressive symptoms. One increasingly popular approach of improving access to care is the use of web-based intervention programs. Objective: The objective of this study was 2-fold: first, to assess the efficacy of Be a Mom, a brief web-based selective or indicated preventive int...
For Whom and For How Long Does the “Be a Mom” Intervention Work? A Secondary An...
Carona, Carlos; Pereira, Marco; Araújo-Pedrosa, Anabela; Monteiro, Fabiana; Canavarro, Maria Cristina; Fonseca, AnaThis study explored clinical and sociodemographic moderators of treatment response to “Be a Mom”, an internetbased cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention, from baseline to postintervention, in women at high risk for postpartum depression (PPD). The study also assessed the stability of women’s treatment gains from baseline to 4-months postintervention (follow-up). This open-label randomized controlled ...