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Association of positive and negative life events with cognitive performance and...
Castanho, Teresa Costa; Santos, Nadine Correia; Meleiro-Neves, C.; Neto, S.; Moura, Gabriela; Santos, Manuel António da Silva; Cruz, Ana Rita Pereira daObjectives: Life events have important effects on psychological well-being. Yet, studies have mainly focused on exploring the impact of traumatic and negative experiences on health and well-being, with positive events receiving marginal attention. In this study, we investigated the association between negative and positive life events, cognitive performance and psychological status in older individuals. Method:...
Iron status is associated with mood, cognition, and functional ability in older...
Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Castanho, Teresa Costa; Amorim, Liliana; Moreira, Pedro Silva; Mariz, José; Marques, Fernanda; Sousa, NunoSeveral conditions are risk factors for iron deficiency (ID), some of which are highly prevalent in older individuals. Despite the amount of evidence pointing for a role of ID in cognition, mood and physical functional ability, the research addressing these associations in older individuals is still scarce. In the present study, 162 older community-dwelling individuals (29.53% classified as ID) were enrolled in...
Livro GIRO: Mais perto de si, para si, seja GIRO connosco
Quialheiro, Anna; Castanho, Teresa Costa; Rodrigues, Ana João; Santos, Nadine Correia; Correia-Neves, MO Projeto GIRO, é uma iniciativa do Centro de Medicina Digital P5 da Escola de Medicina da Universidade do Minho, que serve como uma plataforma gratuita onde partilhamos atividades de exercício físico, de estimulação cognitiva e recreativas, bem como a promoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis, para a população sénior. A metodologia GIRO é composta por atividades distribuídas ao longo da semana que envolvem: Ge...
Poor sleep quality associates with decreased functional and structural brain co...
Amorim, Liliana; Magalhães, Ricardo; Coelho, Ana; Moreira, Pedro Silva; Portugal-Nunes, Carlos; Castanho, Teresa Costa; Marques, Paulo; Sousa, NunoSleep is a ubiquitous phenomenon, essential to the organism homeostasis. Notwithstanding, there has been an increasing concern with its disruption, not only within the context of pathological conditions, such as neurologic and psychiatric diseases, but also in health. In fact, sleep complaints are becoming particularly common, especially in middle-aged and older adults, which may suggest an underlying susceptib...