Introdução: A lesão do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior (LCA) é uma lesão com alta incidência numa variedade de desportos competitivos, sendo os futebolistas os atletas com maior incidência desta lesão, resultando numa paragem prolongada e que pode deixar sequelas a longo prazo. Objetivo: Avaliar o controle postural em testes de apoio unipodal, através de plataforma de forças, bem como, a funcionalidade e cinesiofobi...
Purpose This study aimed to (a) characterize the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration; (b) delineate the prevalence and frequency of various types of violence suffered and perpetrated; (c) explore potential gender and sexual orientation differences in the prevalence and frequency of IPV perpetration and victimization; (d) analyze the most common pattern of IPV; and (e) in...
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue and a human rights violation. Recent studies have revealed that most IPV is bidirectional rather than unidirectional, which can result in serious consequences for those involved. However, the impact of bidirectional violence (BV) on parenting, and more specifically on the parent-child relationship, is understudied. Thus, this study aims to underst...
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is recognized as pervasive public health problem. IPV has been conceptualized from a dichotomous perspective - in which men are the perpetrators and women the victims. Recently, different typologies of violence have emerged, emphasizing the dyad and demonstrating other patterns than unidirectional ones. However, research, practices, and public policies have been dominated by a di...
VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome was identified in 2020 by Beck et al, when analyzing the genome of 2560 patients with differenttypes of autoinflammatory manifestations. A literature review was carried out with the aim of disseminating existing scientific evidence and increasing the degree of clinical suspicion of the medical community. Currently, many mutations associat...
The lack of studies reporting the characterisation of Germanic grisaille is evident, despite the recent interest of researchers in this glass painting material. This work consists of the first assessment of Germanic grisaille’ chemical composition on a wide chronology (14th–19th centuries), that was only possible through the unique stained-glass collection of King Ferdinand II of Portugal. From the considerable...
Some victims of interpersonal violence do not acknowledge or label their experience as criminal. This study aims to explore men’s experiences as victims of intimate partner violence and identify the key elements that contribute to their (un)acknowledgment and needs. We interviewed 10 Portuguese male victims in heterosexual relationships who requested formal help. A thematic analysis was performed using NVivo 11...
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue and a human rights violation. Recent studies have revealed that most IPV is bidirectional rather than unidirectional, which can result in serious consequences for those involved. However, the impact of bidirectional violence (BV) on parenting, and more specifically on the parent-child relationship, is understudied. Thus, this study aims to underst...
Introduction: Frailty has been considered to be an important predictor of surgical morbimortality, influencing both short and long-term postoperative mortality. Despite this association, less is known about frailty's impact in intraoperative hemodynamic stability, namely intraoperative hypotension, which may influence postoperative outcomes. We aimed to evaluate if frail patients submitted to elective surgery a...
Little is known about help seeking behaviors of male victims of intimate partner violence. This systematic review intends to summarize the help seeking experiences of male victims in terms of the usefulness of the existing services following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews recommendations. Twelve studies from five countries and with 3245 participants were selected. The results indicated tha...