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Professional reintegration of stroke survivors and their mental health, quality...

Purpose: To assess the association between professional reintegration and mental health, quality of life (QoL) and community reintegration of stroke survivors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, a structured questionnaire was administered to previously working stroke survivors, 18-24 months post-stroke. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, professional reintegration (prevalence of return to wor...

Professional reintegration among professionally active Portuguese stroke surviv...

Purpose To assess professional reintegration, the perceived impact of stroke on work, and the main determinants of return to work (RTW) among stroke survivors. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was performed, based on a cohort of stroke survivors. A structured questionnaire was administered to previously working stroke survivors, 18–24 months post-stroke. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, st...

A mixed-methods study protocol on the psychosocial health of stroke survivors a...

Introduction: Surviving a stroke and caring for a survivor, impacts individuals’ psychological health and quality of life, which may impose substantial costs on healthcare and social systems. This study aims to understand and explore the psychological health, experiences, needs and quality of life of Portuguese stroke survivors and their informal carers. Methods and analysis: This is a mixed-methods, observatio...

Stressful life events and heart disease and stroke: A study among Portuguese ol...

The link between stressful life events (SLE) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remains underexplored. This study aimed to examine the association between SLE and the diagnosis of heart disease or stroke, among older adults. Data from 678 participants from the population-based cohort EPIPorto, with ≥60 years and complete information regarding SLE and heart disease or stroke, were analysed. Stressful life events ...

Sex Differences in the association Between perceived Social Support and Adheren...

Effect of alkali charge on the performance of Eucalyptus globulus kraft pulps f...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of active alkali charge, in kraft cooking of Eucalyptus globulus wood, on the properties of the laboratory-produced tissue paper. Eucalyptus wood chips were cooked under similar conditions at four different active alkali (AA) levels of 16, 19, 21, and 23 % and DEDED sequence was used for subsequent ECF bleaching. Pulps were analyzed for their intrinsic viscosity, c...

Association of the practice of contact sports with the development of amyotroph...

Objectives: High-intensity physical activity and sports prone to repetitive injuries of the cervical spine and head (when associated with vigorous practice) have been suggested as possible risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between the practice of contact sports (boxing, hockey, football, rugby) and ALS. Methods: The study included 2247 individua...

A investigação sobre o ensino e a aprendizagem de temas matemáticos publicada e...

O presente artigo consiste na revisão sistemática da investigação publicada na revista Quadrante, de 1992 a 2021, incidindo no ensino e aprendizagem de quatro grandes temas: números, geometria e medida, álgebra, funções e cálculo, e probabilidades e estatística. Foram selecionados 85 artigos, de natureza teórica ou empírica, onde se procurou identificar e discutir a incidência e os principais resultados da inve...

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass i...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:30:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-03-01; From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of ...

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and contr...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:23:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-09-11; WHO; Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics - Community Jameel, at Imperial College London, London, UK; British Heart Foundation (Centre of Research Excellence); Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively con...