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Relationship between Distress Related to Caregiver Burden and Physical Activity...
Hipólito, Nádia; Ruivo, Adriana; Martins, Sara; Dinis, Beatriz; Flora, Sofia; Marques, Alda; Brooks, Dina; Silva, Cândida G.; Januário, FilipaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to increased dependence on the informal caregiver and, consequently, to distress associated with caregiving burden. In the general population, higher levels of physical activity (PA) are related to lower distress levels; however, this relationship has been scarcely studied in COPD. This study aimed to explore the relationship between distress and PA in infor...
Relationship between distress related to caregiver burden and physical activity...
Hipólito, Nádia; Ruivo, Adriana; Martins, Sara; Dinis, Beatriz; Flora, Sofia; Marques, Alda; Brooks, Dina; Silva, Cândida G; Januário, FilipaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to increased dependence on the informal caregiver and, consequently, to distress associated with caregiving burden. In the general population, higher levels of physical activity (PA) are related to lower distress levels; however, this relationship has been scarcely studied in COPD. This study aimed to explore the relationship between distress and PA in infor...
The level of utility and trustiness of the statistical data provided by tourism...
Dias, Francisco; Viana, Ana Sofia; Deus, Anita; Reis, Mariana; Dinis, Beatriz; Gomes, Gonçalo; Ramos, DulcineiaWhen destination management organizations (DMO) are about to create (or adopt) a monitoring system for a continuous assessment of tourism performance in terms of sustainability and competitiveness, they face some crucial questions, such as: (1) what are the most relevant indicators in terms of its utility for tourism management?; (2) how many indicators have to be included to ensure a satisfactory coverage of a...
From the intentions to the reality: the real status of empirical knowledge in t...
Dias, Francisco; Ramos, Dulcineia; Reis, Mariana; Dinis, Beatriz; Deus, Anita; Gomes, Gonçalo; Viana, Ana SofiaDespite the declarative consensus among tourism stakeholders regarding the importance of scientific knowledge as the basis for a competent tourism management, and despite the permanent discourses concerning the assessment of tourism impacts as the sine qua non condition to ensure a sustainable tourism development, the real situation seems discouraging and confusing: most of tourism destinations have not an obse...
Monitoring tourism destinations: the challenge for a collaborative network: The...
Dias, Francisco; Gomes, Gonçalo; Dinis, Beatriz; Reis, Mariana; Deus, Anita; Ramos, Dulcineia; Viana, Ana Sofia“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. This aphorism comes to our mind whenever we are concerned with the sustainable tourism planning and management of a destination. Indeed, without an efficient monitoring system engaging all stakeholders and covering all the tourism activities, it’s impossible to perform a rigorous assessment of tourism impacts. In order to achieve the twofold goals of tourism manag...