Introduction: Multiple sclerosis management has progressed significantly due to the development of novel treatments. Thus, assessing the patients’ treatment response is essential to optimize therapeutic decisions. This study aimed to establish a national consensus on the assessment and monitoring of the response to multiple sclerosis treatment with disease-modifying therapies. Methods: The Delphi methodology wa...
This paper investigates the effectiveness of integrating design thinking methodologies into elementary education to foster soft skills among children aged 9 to 10. There is a widening gap in soft skills among younger generations, particularly when first entering the workplace. Therefore, the study explores the impact of design thinking interventions on seven key soft skills: teamwork, empathy, communication, sy...
This study investigates the role of the capabilities approach (as an ethical framework in management) on the well-being of workers in the context of working from home. A capabilities approach was used to examine the relationship between work engagement and work-life balance. Additionally, the conceptual model tested the role of trust as a mediator. The European Working Conditions Survey was the source of data f...
Poster desenvolvido no âmbito da 3ª edição da Semana da Sustentabilidade: O futuro é hoje
Background: Triple-negative breast cancer accounts for 15% of all breast cancer cases, and it has a lower survival rate and higher incidence of early recurrence, particularly during the first 10 years after diagnosis. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the cost and burden of triple-negative breast cancer among the female population in 2019 in Portugal from a societal perspective. Methods: The prevalence of...
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare syndrome involving the subcortical cerebral white matter. We describe the case of a 63-year-old male patient with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis under interferon beta therapy and acute onset of atypical unilateral posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome mimicking a relapse. This case highlights the importance of clinical suspicion for multiple ...
Women in menopause have more mood swings than before menopause. Several studies attempt to clarify the role of menopause in the development of depression, anxiety, and stress in midlife. However, there is controversy about the relationship of body composition with psychological distress in postmenopausal women. This study investigated the relationship between fat mass (FM) and visceral fat level (FVL) with anxi...
The study aims to advance the current state-of-the-art and identify the main theories, methodologies and research gaps. In this article, we examine the network perspective on resource interaction in management, systematically reviewing 92 published articles in peer-reviewed journals from 2013 to 2023.
The challenges experienced in the context of the pandemic have required a significant reconciliation between work and family domains due to confinement and the need to spend more time at home, which may have increased the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, making it necessary to use resilient coping strategies to overcome the difficulties felt. This study examined the effect of resilient coping on the r...
Background: Personal emotions and affects have been identified and studied in the context of pandemics, as well as coping strategies centered on emotional regulation or the balance between positive and negative emotions. Objectives: The objectives of this paper are to identify an emotion and affect structure in our sample and analyze the relationship of these dimensions with resilient coping in the context of t...