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COVID-19 Beliefs Matter: (Mis)information about COVID-19 changed the associatio...
Pedras,Susana; Faria,Sara; Lopes,Joana; Inman,Richard; A. S. Moreira,PauloAbstract: The understanding of how individuals’ beliefs, perceptions or (mis)information interact with other processes in shaping individuals’ engagement is of great important in contemporary societies. During the COVID-19 lockdown, adolescents were exposed to a huge amount of information through various channels. The formulated perceptions, beliefs and representations, including about the causes of the COVID-1...
The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro; Cunha,Sónia; Silva,Márcio; Ramos,M. Joaquina; Azevedo,Guilherme; Campos,Rui; Faria,Sara; Queirós,CristinaAbstract Medical rescuers are the frontline for COVID-19 and their psychological experience and health are major concerns to our society and healthcare system. This study aims to understand how medical rescuers psychologically experienced this pandemic and explore the contributing variables to COVID-19 anxiety. Portuguese medical rescuers (n = 203) answered questions about their COVID-19 experience, the COVID-1...
Medical rescuers’ occupational health during COVID-19: Contribution of coping a...
Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro; Cunha,Sónia; Campos,Rui; Faria,Sara; Silva,Márcio; Ramos,M. Joaquina; Azevedo,Guilherme; Barbosa,António Ruão; Queirós,CristinaAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic places unique challenges to medical rescuers’ occupational health. Thus, it is crucial to assess its direct and indirect impacts on key psychological outcomes and adaptation strategies. This study aims to analyse the impact of this pandemic on medical rescuers’ coping and emotion regulation strategies, and their levels of work-related psychological outcomes, such as burnout, traum...
Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior: Um desafio para o Internista de um Hospital Dis...
Gaudêncio,Margarida; Faria,Sara; Baptista,Filipa; Almeida,Patrícia; Bessa,Isabel; Pereira,AméliaResumo A síndrome da veia cava superior surge quando existe uma diminuição ou obstrução do fluxo venoso da cabeça, pescoço e membros superiores através da veia cava superior por trombose ou compressão extrínseca da mesma. Pode ter diversas etiologias, sendo a causa neoplásica uma das mais frequentes, constituindo uma urgência oncológica. Numa abordagem inicial, o uso de corticoterapia e diuréticos endovenosos, ...
Saúde mental dos enfermeiros: Contributos do burnout e engagement no trabalho
Faria,Sara; Queirós,Cristina; Borges,Elisabete; Abreu,MargaridaINTRODUÇÃO: As novas exigências profissionais e laborais na Enfermagem constituem fatores de risco para a saúde mental dos enfermeiros, cujas consequências individuais podem ser o burnout e a desmotivação no trabalho, bem como, a nível organizacional, a qualidade dos cuidados prestados. OBJETIVO: Conhecer os níveis de burnout e de engagement numa amostra de enfermeiros, a sua inter-relação e variação em função ...
Impact of harvest by humans on mussel populations around Easter
Ferreira,Ana Margarida; Seixas,Sónia; Rijo,Andreia; Faria,Sara; Fialho,VâniaThe current macroeconomic scenario has subjected Portuguese coastal areas to greater human pressure caused by the ever-increasing shellfish harvest. Every year on Holy Friday, hundreds of people make their way to coastal areas and frantically capture hundreds of bags worth of mussels in a short amount of time. It causes not just inevitable and profound changes to the intertidal zone, but also slows down its rec...