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Psychometric properties of the Functional Literacy Questionnaire among Portugue...
Martins, Raquel; Capitão, Carolina; Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo; Virgolino, Ana; Santos, OsvaldoBackground: Robust tools to assess self-reported adolescent functional health literacy are lacking. In Portugal, the only available tool is the Newest Vital Sign for Portuguese adolescents (NVS-PTeen), though presenting modest validity and reliability properties. A new instrument-the Functional Literacy Questionnaire (FLiQ)-was developed, inspired by the NVS-PTeen, but following the European Regulation for food...
Conforto térmico e estado de saúde autorrelatado por residentes no concelho de ...
Santos, Osvaldo; Capitão, Carolina; Fialho, Mónica; Silva, Eduardo; Freitas, Sara; Clímaco, Nuno; Raposo, Carlos; Schmidt, Luísa; Horta, AnaNas páginas seguintes são apresentados, de forma detalhada, os resultados do inquérito promovido pela Lisboa E-Nova – Agência de Energia e Ambiente de Lisboa e realizado pelo Instituto de Saúde Ambiental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, com a colaboração também do Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, sobre conforto térmico autorrelatado e sua associação com indicadores com...
Saúde ambiental : caderno de notas soltas III
Santos, Ricardo; Santos, Osvaldo; Abreu, Ana; Caminha, Luís; Costa, Andreia; Sul, Susana; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Henriques, Adriana; Arriaga, MiguelNa sua 3.ª edição, o Caderno de Notas Soltas pretende reunir diferentes perspetivas e metodologias, celebrando a sua razão de ser e a nobreza da sua génese intimamente ligada à realidade dos estudantes. Na verdade, passados três anos retomamos uma colaboração firmada desde a primeira hora com a Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (AEFML), num registo de proximidade da comunidade estudant...
Are beliefs and attitudes about COVID-19 associated with self-perceived changes...
Martins, Raquel; Capitão, Carolina; Fialho, Mónica; Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo; Virgolino, Ana; Santos, Ricardo; Alarcão, Violeta; Silva, MarleneThis study aimed to understand how beliefs and attitudes regarding COVID-19 are associated with self-perceived changes in food consumption during lockdown between March 19 and May 2, 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic weighted sample of the Portuguese population. Data were collected using an online survey and telephone interviews. The association between agreement with sentences...
Dietary acrylamide exposure and risk of site-specific cancer: a systematic revi...
Filippini, Tommaso; Halldorsson, Thorhallur I.; Capitão, Carolina; Martins, Raquel; Giannakou, Konstantinos; Hogervorst, Janneke; Vinceti, MarcoDiet is a main source of acrylamide exposure to humans. Existing observational data on the relationship between dietary exposure to acrylamide and risk of cancer are inconsistent. We performed a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of epidemiological studies evaluating the association between dietary acrylamide exposure and several site-specific cancer. A systematic literature search was conducted ...
Developing healthy eating promotion mass media campaigns: a qualitative study
Capitão, Carolina; Martins, Raquel; Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo; Virgolino, Ana; Graça, Pedro; Gregório, Maria João; Santos, OsvaldoBackground: Involving consumers in the development and assessment of mass media campaigns has been advocated, though research is still lacking. This study aimed to explore opinions and attitudes of citizens, health professionals, communication professionals, and digital influencers regarding the development and implementation of healthy eating promotion mass media campaigns. Methods: We conducted five semi-stru...
Exposure to heavy metals and red blood cell parameters in children: a systemati...
Capitão, Carolina; Martins, Raquel; Santos, Osvaldo; Bicho, Manuel; Szigeti, Tamás; Katsonouri, Andromachi; Bocca, Beatrice; Ruggieri, FlaviaBackground: Mechanistic studies show that heavy metals interfere with the hematopoietic system by inhibiting key enzymes, which could lead to anemia. However, the link between children’s exposure and red blood cell (RBC) parameters has been inconsistent. We aimed to summarize evidence on human studies exploring the association between exposure to lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and chromium VI and RBC paramete...
Developing a social prescribing local system in a European Mediterranean countr...
Costa, Andreia; Lopes, J.; Sousa, Carla Joana; Santos, Osvaldo; Virgolino, Ana; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Henriques, Adriana; Seabra, PauloBackground: Social Prescribing (SP) is an innovative strategy to respond to the non-clinical health needs of the population. A Social Prescribing Local System (SPLS) can be defined as a set of joined community, health, and social organizations to foster SP-oriented activities. This study aimed to develop and assess the feasibility of an SPLS implemented in a Mediterranean country, to promote health and wellbein...
Protein intake and muscle mass maintenance in patients with cancer types with h...
Capitão, Carolina; Coutinho, Diana; Neves, Pedro Miguel; Capelas, Manuel Luís; Pimenta, Nuno; Santos, Teresa; Mäkitie, Antti; Ravasco, PaulaRationale: Cancer is associated with muscle wasting. However, optimal protein intake has not been determined, limiting the efficacy of nutritional interventions. This systematic review aims to assess the effect of protein intake on muscle mass of patients with cancer types with high prevalence of sarcopenia during treatment, in longitudinal studies. Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Scopus databases were searched f...