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Prevalence of Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Portuguese Residential Care Hom...
Padeiro, Miguel; Borges-Machado, Flávia; Ribeiro, Oscar; Sousa, Liliana; Almendra, Ricardo; Santana, PaulaIntroduction: Dementia is one of the leading causes of dependency among older people and poses a critical challenge for long-term care systems. Despite the importance of the issue, national data on the prevalence of dementia in residential care homes remain limited.Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, and institution-based study was conducted within the framework of the SINDIA project. The study was based...
Digital and Analogical Cognitive Stimulation in Older Adults with Alzheimer’s D...
Justo-Henriques, Susana I.; Padeiro, Miguel; Silva , Rosa C. G.; Macedo, Joana; Borges-Machado, Flávia; São João, Ricardo M. V. de; Ribeiro, OscarThe growing incidence of neurodegenerative diseases in older adults, with the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, progressively affects their quality of life. Cognitive stimulation is a psychosocial intervention that has shown consistent benefits in the lives of people with dementia from mild to moderate stages. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital and analogical cognitive stimulation,...
Clinical relevance of an online self‐management intervention in Haemodialysis: ...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Bártolo, Ana; Rodrigues, Mário; Costa, Elísio; Quental, Joana; Ribeiro, Fernando; Paúl, Constança; Figueiredo, DanielaBackground The ‘Connected We St@nd’ programme is an Internet-mediated self-management intervention that combines health education with psychosocial support, with evidenced feasibility and acceptability in haemodialysis. Objectives To evaluate the clinical relevance of the programme and to better understand which intervention outcomes/health-related self-report measures are most sensitive to reflect changes betw...
Strengthening Renal Psychology in Portuguese Dialysis Centres: The Implementati...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Figueiredo, DanielaHemodialysis imposes a significant psychological burden on people receiving this kidney therapy and their families. However, the role of Renal Psychologists remains underrecognized in the majority of nephrology centres worldwide, including in Portugal. This review article presents the rationale, development, and implementation of evidence‑informed psychological assessments and interventions organised in Portugu...
Effectiveness of individual cognitive stimulation on cognition in mild Alzheime...
Lemos, Raquel; Rahmatpour, Pardis; Silva, Rosa C. G.; Carvalho, Janessa O.; Ribeiro, Oscar; Henriques, SusanaABSTRACT Background: Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterised by impairments across several neurocognitive domains, including memory and executive function. The study explored the effectiveness of a 3-month individual Cognitive Stimulation (iCS) program in older adults with mild AD. Methods: A multicenter randomised controlled trial was conducted with 62 Portuguese older adults with mild AD. Participants were ...
The connected we st@nd programme: A feasibility pilot study of an online self-m...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Costa, Elísio; Ribeiro, Fernando; Rodrigues, Mário; Paúl, Constança; Figueiredo, Daniela; Bártolo, AnaObjective: The 'Connected We St@nd' is an online self-management intervention programme for people receiving in-centre haemodialysis and family caregivers that combines an educational and psychosocial support component. This study aimed to evaluate its feasibility and acceptability before proceeding to a large-scale trial. Design: This was a pre-post single-arm feasibility pilot study conducted with adults unde...
New horizons in gerotranscendence interventions. Targeting nursing home staff m...
Abreu, Taiane; Araújo, Lia; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Ribeiro, OscarPurpose – The aim of this scoping review is to describe the published gerotranscendence interventions targeting older adults’ caregivers and their outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Six databases were searched, and three studies were selected for analysis: one short-term quasi-experimental study and two observational studies. Findings – The interventions consisted in an instructional moment about the gerot...
Deprescribing in Older Adults: Attitudes, Awareness, Training, and Clinical Pra...
Pereira, Anabela; Veríssimo, Manuel; Ribeiro, OscarIntroduction: The importance of deprescribing in clinical practice is growing, particularly in aging populations with polypharmacy scenarios, making it a crucial matter in Portugal, one of Europe’s most aged nations. The aim of this study was to investigate deprescribing awareness, training, attitudes, and practices among Portuguese physicians to inform future healthcare strategies.Methods: A cross-sectional st...
Effects of an individual cognitive stimulation intervention on global cognition...
Justo-Henriques, Susana I; Pérez Sáez, Enrique; Carvalho, Janessa O.; Lemos, Raquel; Ribeiro, OscarObjective: To determine the efficacy of a 12-week individual cogni-tive stimulation (iCS) intervention on global cognition, memory,and executive function of older adults with mild to moderateAlzheimer’s disease (AD). Method: Protocolized analysis using datafrom a multicenter, single-blind, randomized, parallel two-arm RCTof iCS for older adults with probable AD. A sample of 142 peoplewith probable Alzheimer’s d...
Polypharmacy and drug interactions in older patients with cancer receiving chem...
Ferraz Oliveira, Rita; Oliveira, Ana Isabel; Cruz, Agostinho; Ribeiro, Oscar; Afreixo, Vera; Pimentel, FranciscoPolypharmacy in older adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy leads to increased risks of drug interactions, translating in potential hazardous health outcomes. This study aims to assess the prevalence of polypharmacy, drug–drug interactions (DDIs), and severe-drug interactions (SDIs) in older patients with cancer. Antineoplastic agents (ANAs) involvement and possible risk contexts (comorbidities with cardiac...