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A biopsychosocial perspective of mental health risk in Italy during phase two o...
Rossi, Martina; Jarego, Margarida; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Miró, Jordi; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet; Ciaramella, AntonellaAbstract: Introduction: Research into the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy showed an association with an increased susceptibility to adverse mental health (MH) in the general population. We investigated in the same population the correlations between the various demographic, socioeconomic, biological/clinical history and psychological dimensions and MH in the second,“opening-up”, phase of the lockd...
How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 ...
Jarego, Margarida; Tasker, Fiona; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Ferreira-Valente, AlexandraOlder adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandat...
Social support for functional dependence, activity patterns, and chronic pain o...
Bernardes, Sónia F.; Brandão, Tânia; de Matos, Marta Osório; Ferreira-Valente, AlexandraObjective: Received social support undermining engagement in life activities of individuals with chronic pain (e.g., solicitousness, support for functional dependence) is consistently correlated with worse physical functioning, pain severity and disability. Whether such responses lead to worse pain outcomes (operant model of pain) or the latter lead to more supportive responses undermining activity engagement (...
How we survived: older adults’ adjustment to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 ...
Jarego, Margarida; Tasker, Fiona; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Ferreira-Valente, AlexandraOlder adults were found to be the most susceptible group to suffer the physical health consequences of a COVID-19 infection and were considered vulnerable to the negative effects of the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet unlike many young adults did not generally experience an increased rate of mental health problems. Our study explored the strategies older adults in Portugal deployed during the mandat...
Pain-related beliefs, coping, and function: an observational study on the moder...
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Sharma, Saurab; Chan, Joy; Bernardes, Sónia; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Jensen, Mark P.Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience and pain treatments targeting psychosocial factors reduce pain and improve function. These treatments often overlook the sociocultural factors that influence pain and the psychological factors associated with function in people with chronic pain. Although preliminary findings suggest that cultural background may influence pain and function via their effects on belie...
Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a European Portuguese ver...
Jarego, Margarida; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Costa, Rui Miguel; Tavares, Mafalda; Pais-Ribeiro, JoséThe novelty and uncertainty of the pandemic nourished a gener-alized fear of the COVID-19, which seems to have exacerbated the pan-demic’s negative impact. It is thus relevant to monitor fear of COVID-19 and its association with individuals’ mental health, well-being, and behav-iors. Valid and reliable measures of fear of COVID-19 are necessary for that purpose. This study aimed at assessing the psychometric pr...
Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a European Portuguese ver...
Jarego, Margarida; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Costa, Rui Miguel; Tavares, Mafalda; Pais-Ribeiro, JoséThe prevalence of burnout among university students is increasing with consequences for their academic performance. Attachment theory, as a theory of affect regulation and interpersonal relationships, may be an important framework that helps to explain why some students experience academic burnout while others do not. This study aims to examine the links between attachment orientations and levels of academic bu...
Immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and prayer on cold press...
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Dyke, Benjamin P. van; Day, Melissa A.; Carmo, Catarina Teotónio do; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Pimenta, Filipa; Costa, Rui M.Purpose: Previous research supports the usefulness of hypnosis (HYP), mindfulness meditation (MM), and prayer as pain self-management strategies in adults with chronic pain. However, their effects on acute pain have been less researched, and no previous head-to-head study compared the immediate effects of these three approaches on pain-related outcomes. This study compared the immediate effects of HYP, MM, and ...
COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and Health-Related Factors Associat...
Pais-Ribeiro, José; Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Jarego, Margarida; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet; Miró, Jordi: The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living in Portugal during the first mandatory lockdown of 2020, and the psychosocial and health-related factors associated with these symptoms. A sample of 484 adults (73% women) with an average age of 40 year...
The Meaning Making Model Applied to Community-Dwelling Adults with Chronic Pain
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Fontes, Fernando; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Jensen, Mark PChronic pain is a multidimensional experience that is influenced by biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. The Meaning Making Model is a recent cognitive behavioral model that has been developed to understand how psychosocial factors influence adjustment to stressful events, such as having a chronic illness. This qualitative study aims to understand the potential utility of this model for und...