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Exploring weight management beliefs during the menopausal transition: A qualita...

Objectives: While most women experience weight gain during the menopausal transition, a subset successfully maintains a healthy weight. This study explores the determinants influencing different weight experiences during the menopausal transition, using the Health Belief Model (HBM). Qualitative design. individual interviews with 62 Portuguese post‐menopausal women were performed. Among them, 31 women maintaine...

Menopause and weight loss (ME-WEL) randomised controlled trial: An e-health cog...

Background: Successful weight management is important for menopausal women, given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioural e-Health group intervention for weight management in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity. The intervention incorporates the Health Action Process Approach, Health Belief Model, Oxford Food and Activity Behaviours...

Cognitive and behavioral weight management strategies during the menopausal tra...

Objective Most women experience weight gain during the menopausal transition, often attributed to behavioral factors. Nevertheless, some women successfully maintain a healthy weight during this phase. This study aims to identify the successful cognitive and behavioral weight management strategies employed by postmenopausal women who effectively maintained a healthy weight during the menopausal transition (from ...

The impact of employment precariousness on parental leave benefits in Southern ...

Weight management strategies in Middle-Aged Women (MAW): Development and valida...

Background: The Oxford Food and Activity Behaviors (OxFAB) taxonomy systematize the cognitive-behavioral strategies adopted by individuals who are attempting to manage their weight. The present study aimed to (1) develop a questionnaire based on the OxFAB taxonomy, specifically adapted for middle-aged women—the OxFAB-MAW—stage of life and sex, which present a high incidence of obesity, (2) assess the psychometr...

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Coping strategies for menopausal woman with urinary incontinence: Validation of...

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Homens em licença parental inicial partilhada : a perspetiva do pai e da empresa

Em vigor desde 2009, a “licença parental inicial” convida à participação autónoma do pai nos cuidados ao bebé desde os primeiros meses de vida. Se o pai ficar de licença, sozinho com o bebé, depois de a mãe regressar ao trabalho, a licença bem paga prolonga-se mais um mês. A introdução deste “bónus” modificou o perfil de utilização desta licença, até então, quase exclusivamente feminino. Porém, se há muitos hom...

Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived Experiences and Impact of Forerunner ...

In Portugal there has been a continuing enhancement of fathers’ leave entitlements over the last two decades. Policy goals have underlined the improvement of workfamily balance for both parents and the well-being of the child as well as the promotion of gender equality, in particular through the increased involvement of fathers in child care. The last reform of the parental leave system, in 2009, addressed all ...