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The Needs of the Deaf Community in the Access of Health Services according to T...
Quintal, Beatriz; Sabalo, Inês; Marques, Cátia; Silva, Maria João; Magalhães, Luís HenriqueIntroduction: This project refers to the understanding of the needs of the adult deaf person and community in accessing health services in the district of Braga. Database research and literature review made the scarcity of data and lack of studies noticeable, highlighting gaps in health research and the biomedical perspective in the scientific support of legislative documents, reflected in the provision of nurs...
Career adapt-abilities scale: psychometric properties in a Lebanese sample
Marques, Cátia; Oliveira, Íris M.; Vautero, Jaisso; Silva, Ana DanielaThis study examined the psychometric properties of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale in a Lebanese sample. The study includes 236 Lebanese citizens (54.2% women; Mage = 30.14). Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a hierarchical model yielded a good fit, with the CAAS measuring four distinct dimensions that can be combined in a higher-order career adaptability factor in a Lebanese sample. Results showed t...
The role of career adaptability and academic engagement in college student’s li...
Oliveira, Íris M.; Marques, CátiaCareer adaptability and academic engagement are important processes in higher education. However, the relationship between these processes and their potential role in students’ life satisfaction still needs to be addressed. The present study aims to explore the role of career adaptability and academic engagement on higher education students’ life satisfaction. This study included 201 participants, 156 women (77...
Conceptions of career choice and attainment in Portuguese preschool and element...
Oliveira, Íris M.; Howard, Kimberly A. S.; Marques, Cátia; Silva, Ana Daniela; Taveira, Maria do CéuThe Conceptions of Career Choice and Attainment (CCCA) model has been supporting research on children’s career reasoning, particularly in the USA. This study examines the applicability of the CCCA model to Portuguese preschool and elementary-school children. The CCCA interview was answered by 101 children (38.6% preschoolers, 61.4% elementary schoolers; Mage = 6.68). Results indicated that elementary schoolers ...
As necessidades da comunidade surda no acesso aos serviços de saúde, segundo a ...
Quintal, Beatriz; Sabalo, Inês; Silva, Maria João; Marques, Cátia; Magalhães, Luís HenriqueIntrodução: Este projeto remete para a compreensão das necessidades da pessoa e comunidade surda adulta no acesso aos serviços de saúde no distrito de Braga. A pesquisa em base de dados e a revisão da literatura tornou percetível a escassez de dados e a falta de estudos, realçando lacunas na investigação em saúde e a perspetiva biomédica no suporte científico dos documentos legislativos, refletindo-se na presta...
Recent developments on apps targeting reading difficulties
Sucena, Ana; Marques, Cátia; Falcão-Carneiro, João; Abreu, Paulo; Restivo, Maria TeresaSeveral studies have proved the efficacy of computer-assisted interventions in Education, but few studies have so far evaluated its impact on reading acquisition. In this study, we aim to provide a recent overview regarding effective serious games to promote reading acquisition. GraphoGame was the pioneer tool with positive effects in reading acquisition in different orthographies. This game is organized accord...
Reading skills promotion: Results on the impact of a preschool intervention
Sucena, Ana; Silva, Ana Filipa; Marques, CátiaThere is a strong correlation between preschool education skills such as phonological awareness and language and success in reading and spelling acquisition. Even though, this is still not the focus of the early intervention. This study presents the preliminary results of the impact of an intervention program developed to promote reading foundation skills. The study was conducted with 627 children in the last y...
Infeção pelo vírus da doença do bico e das penas dos psitacídeos : revisão de l...
Portela, Gonçalo André de Oliveira; Marques, Cátia; Alves, Maria Margarida FerreiraO vírus da doença do bico e das penas dos psitacídeos (BFDV, do inglês Beak and Feather Disease Virus) é responsável pelo desenvolvimento da doença do bico e das penas que afeta aves da ordem psitacidae (PBFD, do inglês Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease), mas não só. Devido ao comércio internacional de aves a propagação deste vírus atingiu todos os continentes, afetando tanto aves em cativeiro como selvagens....
Deteção microscópica da infeção por hemoparasitas em papagaios-cinzentos (psitt...
Portela, Gonçalo André de Oliveira; Nóbrega, Mário Diogo Ferreira; Marques, Cátia; Alves, Maria Margarida Ferreira; Santos. T.; Ramilo, David W.Espécies pertencentes aos géneros Haemoproteus, Plasmodium e Leucocytozoon são parasitas transmitidos por vetores que infetam células sanguíneas e vários órgãos dos seus hospedeiros. Estes três géneros de parasitas são geralmente relatados como sendo patogénicos e estudos recentes sugerem que algumas espécies podem por vezes ser letais, mais frequentemente do que anteriormente relatado. A prevalência da infeção...
Impact of a food education session on vegetables plate waste in a portuguese sc...
Marques, Cátia; PM Lima, João; Fialho, Sónia; Pinto, Ezequiel; Santos, AnaSeveral authors have shown that vegetables are the most commonly wasted component in school lunches and enhance the importance of food education on topics such as food waste and vegetable consumption. The present research evaluated the efficacy of a single session of food education on vegetables waste and consumption. The data collection was focused on primary school students from a school located in Guarda dis...