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Psychometric Properties and Rasch Validation of the Herth Hope Index in a Sampl...
Laranjeira, Carlos; Querido, Ana; Lourenço, Tânia; Charepe, Zaida; Ali, Amira Mohammed; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Yıldırım, Murat; Dixe, Maria AnjosA greater understanding of health-promoting factors, such as hope, is crucial for preventing and enhancing the mental health of higher education students. The Herth Hope Index (HHI) is a 12-item tool that has been widely used to assess a comprehensive, non-temporal perception of hope. While this instrument has been used extensively in adult populations, most studies focus on clinical populations. Additionally, ...
Psychometric properties and rasch validation of the Herth Hope Index in a sampl...
Laranjeira, Carlos; Querido, Ana; Lourenco, Tania; Charepe, Zaida; Ali, Amira Mohammed; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Yildirim, Murat; Dixe, Maria AnjosA greater understanding of health-promoting factors, such as hope, is crucial for preventing and enhancing the mental health of higher education students. The Herth Hope Index (HHI) is a 12-item tool that has been widely used to assess a comprehensive, non-temporal perception of hope. While this instrument has been used extensively in adult populations, most studies focus on clinical populations. Additionally, ...
Positive Mental Health and Happiness at Work in a Sample of Portuguese Workers:...
Valentim, Olga; Sousa, Luís de; Sousa, Cristina de; Correia, Tânia; Carvalho, José Carlos; Querido, Ana; José, Helena; Laranjeira, Carlos; Querido, AnaPositive mental health in individuals’ lives and happiness at work have been growing concerns for organizations. This web-based cross-sectional study aimed to understand these two factors and their interrelationship in a population of workers. Data were collected with an e-questionnaire from 1768 individuals currently employed in various public and private organizations. The variables studied included: social a...
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality: A Systematic Rev...
Ribeiro, Helena Fiats; Pelloso, Fernando Castilho; Fonseca, Beatriz Sousa da; Camparoto, Camila Wohlenberg; Carvalho, Maria Dalva de BarrosBackground/Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of female mortality worldwide, but significant racial and socioeconomic disparities persist in disease outcomes. This review aimed to analyze racial and socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and survival from breast cancer, identifying the impact of social risk factors on access to diagnosis and treatment. Methods: A systematic literature revie...
CLC-CPC Creating learning communities for compassionate palliative care culture...
Schuchter, Patrick; Buchegger, Marianne; Jurka, Johannes; Fupun, Claudia; Adascalitei, Irina; Dreglea , Ina; Gaicu, Elena; Lazar, AlinaiCare - an International Integrated perspective in palliative CARE for dignity and proper support in ageing and approaching end of life" is an interprofessional and participatory project led by Organizatia Umanitaria Concordia, Romania, in cooperation with the Kardinal König Haus, Vienna and the Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal. The European Union financially supports this initiative under the Erasmus...
The Practices of Portuguese Primary Health Care Professionals in Palliative Car...
Barreto, Camila; Silva, Marcelle Miranda da; Fernandes, Ana Fátima Carvalho; Yanez, Romel Jonathan Velasco; Laranjeira, CarlosBackground/Objectives: The prevalence of people with incurable and progressive diseases in primary health care is high. Family doctors and nurses must be active agents in the early identification of palliative needs and the implementation of palliative approaches in cases of low to intermediate complexity. While there is a need for early referral of more complex palliative care (PC) cases to specialized teams, ...
Informal Palliative Care at Home: A Focus Group Study Among Professionals Worki...
Vanessa Marrazes; Laura Gonçalves; Ana Querido; Carlos Laranjeira; Laranjeira, Carlos; Querido, AnaInformal caregivers (ICs) are the backbone of homebased palliative care (PC) because they play a vital role in offering more seamless and timely support, preventing suffering and fostering comfort and dignity. Specialized home-based PCteams must recognize ICs’ unmet needs in fulfilling daily responsibilities and enhance their preparedness for caring. In this vein, this study aimed to carry out the following: (a...
Self-Reported Post-COVID Symptoms at 18 Months After Infection Among Adults in ...
Brito, Franciele Aline Machado de; Laranjeira, Carlos; Moroskoski, Marcia; Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de; Salci, Maria Aparecida; Rossoni, Stéfane LeleBackground/Objectives: Currently, there is a limited understanding of the long-term consequences following acute COVID-19, referred to as long COVID. This cross-sectional study aims to analyze the prevalence of persistent signs and symptoms of long COVID, 18 months after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults in southern Brazil. Methods: Using two national databases (the digital registry of SARS-CoV-2 positive ...
A Scoping Review Protocol: Parenting Experiences and Family Dynamics in Pediatr...
Cioga, Elisabete Sofia de Almeida; Damas Cruz, Maria Dulce; Laranjeira, CarlosBackground: Evidence indicates that pediatric burns are a significant form of trauma. They affect not only children but also their parents, who often experience short- and long-term psychopathological symptoms. The body of knowledge on the impact of hospitalization on parents has expanded; however, there is a dearth of evidence on the dynamics of parental relationships, parental experiences, and how these exper...
Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Eight-item Center for Epid...
Ali, Amira M.; Al-Dossary, Saeed A.; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Alameri, Rana Ali; Laranjeira, Carlos; Khatatbeh, Haitham; Zoromba, Mohamed AliBackground Despite extensive evaluations of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD), its shortest version, the Eight-Item version (CESD-8), is less investigated, with absolute lack of information on its psychometric properties in the Arab world. Methods To fill the gap, data collected via an anonymous online survey from Saudi samples of students (N = 979, 422) and employees (N = 314), wer...