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Coping strategies and psychosocial factors at work of Dietitians/Nutritionists:...
Simões, Raquel; Oliveira, João; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Dietitians and nutritionists, like many healthcare professionals, frequently experience stress, which can be influenced by coping strategies (BriefCOPE) and the psychosocial work environment (COPSOQ-II) and their impact on work ability and stress levels (WAI). The main objective of this short paper is to examine how BriefCOPE and COPSOQ-II scales can be used to study coping with work-relat...
Occupational health, well-being and ability to work in a sample of Portuguese N...
Lucas, Diana; Senra, Hugo; Rodrigues, Vitor; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Occupational health is a multidisciplinary activity aiming to keep people mentally and physically well and safe at work. In nurses, it has deserved a particular attention, considering the complexity and demanding nature of the job. The current study aims to investigate the association between psychosocial variables, including coping with work (BriefCOPE) and psychosocial factors of work (C...
Relationship between WAI, BriefCOPE and COPSOQII scales: a multivariate analysi...
Humenyuk, Alina; Baptista, Inês; Antunes, Rodrigo; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Individual health and organizational performance are strongly influenced by how people manage stress, or how they cope. Analysis and understanding of bidirectional association of BriefCOPE and COPSOQII and a unidirectional association of these two with “Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho (ICT)”, a Portuguese version of Work Ability Index (WAI) in a health care professionals (e.g. Physici...
Physicians' perceptions of psychosocial factors and coping strategies in their ...
Messias, Ana; Estrela, Marta; Couto, Pedro; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Physicians play a crucial role in healthcare systems but face negative impacts from a challenging work environment, leading to burnout. Burnout has negative effects on physician health and patient care. Understanding psychosocial aspects of work and coping strategies used by physicians is essential. Validated tools, including COPSOQ-II, BriefCOPE, and WAI scales, can provide insight into t...
Spanish Older LGBT+ Adults: Satisfaction with Life and Generativity
Tavares, João; Casado, Tatiana; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Guerra, Sara; Sousa, LilianaIntroduction: Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT+) adults have been mainly studied in relation to stigma and mental and physical disorders. Understanding their satisfaction with life, along with their generative expression, is crucial in building healthy aging. This study examined the satisfaction with life of Spanish older LGBT+ adults, considering the role of generativity. Methods: Data were gather...
Companion animals: associations with social isolation, loneliness, and satisfac...
Fernandes, Jéssica; Xavi, Liliana; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Tavares, JoãoCompanion animals play an increasingly important role in people’s lives. However, research on how they affect community-dwelling older adults remains scarce and there are inconsistent results. This study examined the impact of companion animals on loneliness, social isolation, depressive symptomatology, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support in Portuguese community-dwelling older adults. T...
Adaptação transcultural do SATS-36 para estudantes do 3º ciclo do ensino básico...
Morais, Ana Julieta; Freitas, Adelaide; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Rocha, AnabelaA atitude dos estudantes em relação à Estatística é um tema amplamente investigado a nível do ensino universitário mas escasso em estudantes do 3º ciclo do ensino básico (idade esperada: 12-15 anos). Neste trabalho foi efetuada uma adaptação transcultural, do inglês para o português (europeu) e para estudantes daquele ciclo de escolaridade, da escala de atitudes em relação à Estatística SATS-36© (Survey of Atti...
Impact of wound dressing changes on nursing workload in an intensive care unit
Reis, Juliana Dias dos; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Mateus, José; Simões, Carlos Jorge; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Sardo, Pedro; Simões, João LindoThe objective of this study is to understand how the type of wound dressing changes (routine or frequent) in patients admitted to intensive care units influences nurses' workload. This study used a database of retrospective and analytical observational study from one Portuguese intensive care unit. The sample included 728 adult patients admitted between 2015 and 2019. The nursing workload was assessed by the TI...
Coping strategies and psychosocial factors at work of dietitians/nutritionists:...
Simões, Raquel; Oliveira, João; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Dietitians and nutritionists, like many healthcare professionals, frequently experience stress, which can be influenced by coping strategies (BriefCOPE) and the psychosocial work environment (COPSOQ-II) and their impact on work ability and stress levels (WAI). The main objective of this short paper is to examine how BriefCOPE and COPSOQ-II scales can be used to study coping with work-relat...
Are coping and workplace psychosocial factors related to work ability in physic...
Pires, Joana Ricardo; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Over the last few years, new statistical techniques have been developed in the context of multivariate analysis, which are proving to be very useful in the social or health sciences, even marketing. The aim of this work was to study the interplay between 3 scales: BriefCOPE for evaluating coping strategies; COPSOQII for assessing psychosocial factors; and WAI for assessing work ability. Me...