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The relationship between fatigue, pruritus, and thirst distress with quality of...
Sharif-Nia, Hamid; Maroco, J. P.; Sivarajan Froelicher, Erika; Barzegari, Saeed; Sadeghi, Niloofar; Fatehi, RezaHemodialysis is a conservative treatment for end-stage renal disease. It has various complications which negatively afect quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to examine the relationship between fatigue, pruritus, and thirst distress (TD) with QOL of patients receiving hemodialysis, while also considering the mediating role of treatment adherence (TA). This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2023 on 41...
Teachers’ self-assessment regarding the teaching of students with a development...
Valle, Anne Marit; Hanssen, Natallia Bahdanovich; Tverbakk, May Line Rotvik; Lagestad, Pål; Maroco, J. P.In Norway, as in many other countries, developmental language disorders (DLDs) are a common challenge that greatly interferes with students’ educational progress. In this study, teachers’ assessed special educational needs (SEN) competence regarding DLDs was explored. Four hundred and thirty-three teachers working at dyslexia-friendly schools in Norway answered the questionnaire. The results indicated that assi...
Instruments and indicators for the assessment of oral skills in preterm newborn...
Brantes, Ana Lúcia Gonçalves; Curado, Maria Alice dos Santos; Figueiredo, Inês Carnall; Maroco, J. P.; Gaspar, Maria FilomenaABSTRACT: Introduction: The present scoping review was conducted with the objective of identifying and mapping in the scientific literature instruments or indicators that evaluate oral competencies for the beginning of oral feeding in preterm newborns hospitalized in neonatal units. Method: ology: The present scoping review followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The PCC question structure was used to determine the eli...
Worldwide predictors of science literacy in lower-secondary students: A TIMSS 2...
Maroco, J. P.; Katarina Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Rautopuro, JuhaniIn today’s technologically advanced and environmentallychallenging landscape, enhancing global scientific literacy isincreasingly imperative. A solid grasp of scientific principles is vitalfor fostering innovation and achieving sustainable developmentworldwide. Utilizing data from the International Association forthe Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Trends inInternational Mathematics and Science Stud...
Cognitive and behavioral weight management strategies during the menopausal tra...
Leitão, Mafalda; Pérez-López, Faustino R.; Maroco, J. P.; Pimenta, FilipaObjective 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 ...
Parental hesitancy toward children vaccination: A multi-country psychometric an...
Sharif-Nia, Hamid; She, Long; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Maroco, J. P.; Kaur, Harpaljit; Arslan, Gökmen; Gorgulu, Ozkan; Osborne, Jason; Rahmatpour, PardisAim Understanding vaccine hesitancy, as a critical concern for public health, cannot occur without the use of validated measures applicable and relevant to the samples they are assessing. The current study aimed to validate the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) and to investigate the predictors of children’s vaccine hesitancy among parents from Australia, China, Iran, and Turkey. To ensure the high quality of the p...
Exposure to heat wave risks across time and places: Seasonal variations and pre...
Domingos, S.; De carvalho, Rui; Maroco, J. P.Vulnerability to heat waves and their negative effects on health vary not only due toindividual factors but also due to situational factors, such as time and geography. Hence,we explored seasonal variations and predictors of heat wave feelings of threat acrossdifferent heat wave geographical susceptibility locations in Portugal. A total of 238Portuguese residents responded to a web-based longitudinal survey: be...
Understanding the expectations of parents regarding their children's school com...
Queiroz, Mariza Motta; Roque, Carlos; Moura, Filipe; Maroco, J. P.Parents’ perceptions regarding public transport and active modes influence the youth’s acceptance and support for sustainable school commuting. Urban mobility surveys can gather such insights by utilizing closed and open-ended questions. The latter, particularly, holds the potential for nuanced expectations and insights from Public Transport (PT) users, often absent in closedended responses. This paper proposes...
University Student Engagement Inventory: Validation in the indian online learni...
Sharif-Nia, Hamid; Maroco, J. P.; She, Long; Narula, Dr Sumit; Ma, Lan; Kaveh, Omolhoda; Rahmatpour, Pardis; Ghahrani, NassimObjective: This study aims to evaluate sources of validity and reliability of the University Student Engagement Inventory among Indian Students. Method: The data of this study was collected from 518 Indian university students in the design of a cross-sectional study from May to June 2022. Then the validity and reliability of the inventory were assessed. Results: The results showed that all three factor models i...
Addressing relationship quality of people with dementia and their family carers...
Marques, Maria J.; Woods, Bob; Jelley, Hannah; Kerpershoek, Liselot; Hopper, Louise; Irving, Kate; Bieber, Anja; Stephan, Astrid; Sköldunger, AndersObjective: The quality of the relationship between persons with dementia and family carers influences health and quality-of-life outcomes. Little is known regarding those at higher risk of experiencing a decline in relationship quality, who could potentially benefit the most from interventions. We aimed to identify these risk profiles and explore the underlying factors. Methods: We applied a latent profile anal...