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Motivations regarding continuing or terminating pregnancy in women with high-ri...
Antunes, Mónica; Galhanas, Ana; Vitorino, Ana Lúcia; Palma, Sara; Frias, AnaBackground: The decisions of women with high-risk pregnancies to continue or terminate a pregnancy are complex and influenced by various factors. This scoping review synthesises the qualitative literature on the underlying motivations influencing these decisions. Aim: This analysis explores the underlying motivations that influence women's decisions regarding the continuation or termination of pregnancy, consid...
Nurse Caring Patient Scale (NCPS): Cross-cultural validation and psychometric t...
Galhanas, Ana; Frias, Ana; Sim-Sim, MargaridaAIM: This study aimed to adapt and validate the Nurse Caring Patient Scale (NCPS) in a puerperal context to the European Portuguese. METHOD: This research was a methodological study. The participant sample comprised 100 puerperal women, with an average age of 31.3 years (SD = 5.65), who attended a public hospital in southern Portugal. The instrument, originally consisting of 22 items, underwent translation, bac...
Impacto dos desconfortos da gravidez na qualidade de vida da Mulher
Galhanas, Ana; Mourão, Célia; Bugalho, Olga; Frias, AnaApesar da gravidez ser um fenómeno biologicamente normal, acarreta profundas alterações e reestruturações a nível físico e a nível das estruturas internas. Com o decorrer da gravidez, todos os sistemas orgânicos da mulher vão sofrer mudanças e adaptações, resultantes de um conjunto de alterações hormonais, que lhe permitirão acolher, nutrir e suportar uma nova vida. As alterações fisiologicas e psicologicas suc...