Introduction: Hip pathologies in young adults have a significant impact on quality of life, affecting physical activities, professional performance and general well‑being. Cultural adaptation of the iHOT‑12 and iHOT‑33 into Portuguese is essential to ensure the accuracy and relevance of these instruments in the Portuguese population. We aimed to translate and culturally adapt the iHOT‑12 and iHOT‑33 questionnai...
Dark chocolate presents exclusive characteristics that make it a food product with worldwide consumption and also as an ingredient in several food industries. Although chocolate is an energy-dense food, it is also rich in bioactive compounds and recent studies have demonstrated health benefts from a moderate consumption. Therefore, the quantifcation of the bioactive compounds of diferent types of cocoa, from di...
Dark chocolate presents exclusive characteristics that make it a food product with worldwide consumption and also as an ingredient in several food industries. Although chocolate is an energy-dense food, it is also rich in bioactive compounds and recent studies have demonstrated health benefits from a moderate consumption. Therefore, the quantification of the bioactive compounds of different types of cocoa, from...
Introdução: durante a gravidez corpo da mulher passa por várias experiências e mudanças, quer psicológicas, anatomofisiológicas, e bioquímicas. O método de Pilates poderá ser um contributo para minimizar essas alterações através do treino de força, flexibilidade e resistência dos músculos do core e membros inferiores. Objetivo: analisar o efeito do método de Pilates em mulheres durante a gravidez e parto. Metod...
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived impact of a Service-Learning (SL) experience titled “Educating for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” at the Porto campus of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), in which 15 university students from different programs were challenged to train other students about the SDGs. The main aim of the SL project was to raise awareness about the SDGs among the...
Introduction: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) isa frequent, catastrophic and underdiagnosed complication ofdiabetes mellitus. The authors have hypothesized that hospitalization could be an opportunity to screen DSPN and alsopretend to compare two different diagnostic methods.Material and Methods: This was a prospective and multicentre study that enrolled diabetic patients admitted consecutively to intern...
O inquérito “Ética e Trabalho Híbrido: no rescaldo da pandemia” foi desenvolvido pelo Fórum de Ética da Católica Porto Business School, tendo sido aplicado a membros de empresas e tendo como objetivo proporcionar um melhor conhecimento sobre as perceções dos colaboradores (com e sem responsabilidade de gestão) em relação à forma como viveram, vivem e vão viver experiências de trabalho híbrido (presencial combin...
Background: Aging is a current concern of societies. The changes that it requires, not only from the health teams as their management, inspired this article across the elucidation of socialization effect on the aging process. New technologies are fundamental, but they do not replace the human relationship. Methods: systematic literature review. The descriptors “healthy aging” AND “socialization or interpersonal...
The COVID-19 pandemic required quick responses from the organizations, making it necessary for them to reinvent and rethink themselves. This reality was also evident in the higher education context, where the institutions had the need to assure the continuity of their activities remotely, without compro mising the quality of the provided services (the educational and the support ones). This was a major challeng...
The COVID-19 pandemic required quick responses from the organizations, making it necessary for them to reinvent and rethink themselves. This reality was also evident in the higher education context, where the institutions had the need to assure the continuity of their activities remotely, without compro mising the quality of the provided services (the educational and the support ones). This was a major challeng...