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Long-term predictive accuracy of the ‘mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheime...
Cardoso, Sandra; Montalvo, Alexandre; Maroco, João; Silva, Dina; Alves, Luísa; Guerreiro, Manuela; Mendonça, Alexandre deBackground: The development and clinical use of biomarkers has dramatically changed the framework of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) management, allowing the diagnosis at the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage. In 2015 we compared the prevalence and prognosis of AD at the MCI stage according to different criteria available at that time, and we found that the National Institute of Aging-Alzheimer Association (NIA-AA...
Menopause and weight loss (ME-WEL) randomised controlled trial: An e-health cog...
Leitão, Mafalda; Pérez-López, Faustino; Marôco, João; Pimenta, Filipa; Pimenta, Filipa; Maroco, JoãoBackground: 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...
The interplay of personality traits and early life experiences in predicting de...
Bonfá-Araujo, Bruno; Baptista, Makilim Nunes; Pechorro, Pedro; Maroco, João; Franco, Víthor Rosa; Nunes, Cristina; Jonason, Peter K.This study explores the interplay between family bonds, attachment styles, emotional regulation, dark personality traits, and delinquent behaviors. We assessed 336 Brazilians (M = 24.61, SD = 8.30), using network analysis. Participants were assessed using the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder, Parental Bonding Instrument, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, The Brazilian Adult Attachment Scale, The...
Frequency, sociodemographic, and neuropsychological features of patients with s...
Pestana, Pedro Câmara; Cardoso, Sandra; Guerreiro, Manuela; Maroco, João; Jessen, Frank; Couto, Frederico Simões do; Mendonça, Alexandre deBackground: Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) is recognized as a risk stage for future cognitive impairment and dementia. The criteria for SCD include normal performance on neuropsychological testing; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding standard score cut-offs for neuropsychological tests to define cognitive impairment and to differentiate between SCD and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). This study...
Measuring concern about smile appearance among adults
Silva, Bianca Nubia Souza; Campos, Lucas; Martins, Bianca Gonzalez; Maroco, João; Peltomäki, Timo; Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte BoniniBackground/Objectives: To adapt and estimate the psychometric properties of Utrecht Questionnaire for esthetic outcome assessment in rhinoplasty (OAR) to assess concern about smile appearance and to estimate the infuence of demographic characteristics on this concern in adults. Material/Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Individuals aged between 18 and 40 years participated in the study. T...
Psychometric properties of the Greek simplified medication adherence questionna...
Sharif-Nia, Hamid; Alikari, Victoria; Maroco, João; Fatehi, Reza; Hoseinzadeh, Esmaeil; Nowrozi, PooryaPatients suffering from chronic kidney failure ultimately need kidney replacement therapies, such as hemodialysis. Adherence to treatment in these patients can play a central role in improving health levels and feelings of well-being. The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the modified version of the Greek Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire in hem...
Social physique anxiety scale: A psychometric investigation of the factorial mo...
Teixeira, Patrícia A. [UNESP]; Silva, Wanderson R. [UNESP]; Maroco, João; Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:35:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-10-01; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Background. Due to the different factorial models available for the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), a psychometric study is needed to identify the most appropriate st...
The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals With and Without Mental Hea...
Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini [UNESP]; Campos, Lucas Arrais [UNESP]; Martins, Bianca Gonzalez [UNESP]; Valadão Dias, Filomena; Ruano, RodrigoMade available in DSpace on 2022-05-01T05:29:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Objective: To identify people with history of mental health disorders before the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian population and estimate the prevalence of mood swings and the subjective distress of the pandemic among individuals with or without mental health disorders. Methods: Through an online surv...
Adaptación y validación transcultural al español del University Student Engagem...
Freiberg Hoffmann, Agustin; Romero-Medina, Agustin; Curione, Karina; Maroco, JoãoResumen Introducción: el compromiso académico hace referencia a la predisposición que los estudiantes tienen a participar de manera activa en la vida universitaria, asistiendo a las clases, entregando los trabajos a tiempo y siguiendo las instrucciones de los docentes. Existe evidencia que demuestra que el compromiso académico predice positivamente el éxito de los estudiantes. Por esta razón, es que su evaluaci...
Psychometric evaluation of Persian version of Diabetes Acceptance Scale (DAS)
Najafi Ghezeljeh, Tahereh; Sharif Nia, Hamid; Bagheri, Hossein; Abbasi, Ali; Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki, Sahar; Amiri Largani, Hossein; Maroco, JoãoBackground: Acceptance of diabetes is a psychological adaptation to the potential limitations of the disease. Poor acceptance of diabetes impairs efective self-management of diabetes, leading to worsening metabolic control. This study aimed at determining the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Diabetes Acceptance Scale. Methods: This cross-sectional methodological study was performed on diabe...