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Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination intention in Portuguese adults from at-risk ...

Background: Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are critical for protecting at-risk populations, yet uptake remains suboptimal in some priority groups. This study aimed to identify psychosocial and structural factors associated with vaccination intention and hesitancy among Portuguese adults from high-risk groups, including older adults, individuals with chronic conditions, healthcare professionals, and pr...

Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination intention in Portuguese adults from at-risk ...

Background Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are critical for protecting at-risk populations, yet uptake remains suboptimal in some priority groups. This study aimed to identify psychosocial and structural factors associated with vaccination intention and hesitancy among Portuguese adults from high-risk groups, including older adults, individuals with chronic conditions, healthcare professionals, and pre...

Mapping implementation barriers and facilitators of a physical activity consult...

Objective Despite evidence of the cost-effectiveness of physical activity (PA) promotion interventions in healthcare settings, translating them into practice remains challenging. This study aimed to identify implementation barriers and facilitators of a Portuguese PA consultation programme implemented in primary healthcare of the Portuguese National Health Service. Additionally, it sought to inform future imple...

Strengthening public health in Portugal

Maintaining a sense of normality with the help of others

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a high detrimental impact on individuals’ quality of life. Identifying key factors associated with SLE adjustment is crucial for intervention development, yet there is no previous research exploring the perspectives of individuals with SLE regarding illness adjustment’ facilitating or hindering factors. In this qualitative study, 16 individual semi-structured interviews wi...

Condom use across casual and committed relationships: the role of relationship ...

Background While the existence of a complex variety of casual sexual relationships (CSRs) has beenacknowledged, studies rarely describe the prevalence of condom use across these relationships or how their hybrid nature, specifically relationship characteristics, affect condom use.This study aims to describe condom use within committed relationships and various types of casual sexual relationships (CSRs), examin...

A fertile ground for ambiguities: casual sexual relationships among Portuguese ...

Casual sexual relationships (CSRs) are frequent relationship experiences in young adulthood that provide opportunities for many to explore sexual relationships and to construct their sexual identity. Empirical research on casual sex is still lacking outside North-American countries, despite evidence pointing to the need to contextualize sexual interactions in their own sociocultural context. In order to better ...

Physical activity promotion in community pharmacies: pharmacists’ attitudes and...

Background: Health systems and their professionals play a key role in the promotion and maintenance of behaviours contributing to increased physical activity levels. Pharmacists are well placed within communities, making them an accessible source to provide brief advice to people on how to be more physically active. Objective: This study aimed to characterize physical activity promotion actions taking place in ...

Parental perceptions and practices regarding sugar intake by school-aged childr...

Excessive sugar intake is one of the factors contributing to the alarming rates of childhood obesity and overweight in Portugal. Children's preferences and food consumption patterns are largely determined by the foods that are more familiar to them. Parents and caregivers are responsible for shaping children's eating habits since they are the ones who choose the food available in the household. The present stud...

The impact of sugar-related claims on perceived healthfulness, caloric value an...

Food packaging usually includes multiple cues, including claims about nutrients that may modulate how the consumer perceives (and behaves towards) the product. In the current work, we systematically examined how different types of claims about sugar influenced the perception of food product categories (i.e., yogurts, ice creams, cookies, and breakfast cereals). In two experiments (combined n = 406), participant...