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Enhancing Postpartum Care in Gestational Diabetes: A Call for Preventive Action
Colaço, Francisca; Gomes Alves, Inês; Cunha, Serzelina; Mendes, Álvaron/a.; n/d.
What is Needed for Parents to Work Together with Primary Care Physicians in Dea...
Nicolau Soares, Beatriz; Sousa Queirós, Luís António; Mendes, Álvaro; Bastos, AlcinaN/a.; N/a.
Living with Transthyretin-Related Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy—TTR-FAP: Gene...
Oliveira, Carla Roma; Sousa, Liliana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Sequeiros, Jorge; Mendes, ÁlvaroGenerativity is a main adulthood developmental task, centred on the concern to contribute for the wellbeing of younger generations, and has been associated with improved health and wellbeing. Generativity, nevertheless, has not been explored in persons with rare late-onset neurological diseases, such as transthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). This study aims at examining generativity in...
Quando o "mal" afinal não é mau!
Rebelo, Tânia; Fiúza, Joana; Mendes, ÁlvaroIntrodução: Entre as numerosas causas de linfadenopatia, a tuberculose e o linfoma são relativamente comuns e potencialmente curáveis. A tuberculose ganglionar é o local mais comum de tuberculose extrapulmonar, sendo os gânglios cervicais os mais afetados.Descrição de Caso: Homem de 87 anos de idade, de raça caucasiana, pertencente a uma família alargada, de classe social média baixa, com dependência grave segu...
Twenty Years of a Pre-Symptomatic Testing Protocol for Late-Onset Neurological ...
Paneque, Milena; Félix, Joana; Mendes, Álvaro; Lemos, Carolina; Lêdo, Susana; Silva, João; Sequeiros, JorgeIntroduction: The national protocol of genetic counselling and pre-symptomatic testing for late-onset neurological diseases began in Portugal in 1995. Initially, it was accessible only to adults at-risk for Machado-Joseph disease, but was later extended to other hereditary ataxias, to Huntington’s disease and to familial amyloid polyneuropathy caused by Val30Met mutation at the transthyretin gene. The aim of th...
Supporting staff caring for institutionalised people with dementia: a psycho- e...
Barbosa, Ana; Figueiredo, Daniela; Cruz, Joana; Marques, Alda; Mendes, Álvaro; Sousa, LilianaCaring for people with dementia can be very stressful for direct care staff working in residential facilities, due to residents’ challenging behaviours (e.g., delusions, aggression and agitation) and to the insufficient specialized training in dementia care. Despite the association between staff’s stress and residents’ well-being, the majority of interventions tend to provide staff with education, overlooking t...
Empowering staff in dementia long-term care: A psychoeducational approach
Figueiredo, Daniela; Marques, Alda; Barbosa, Ana; Cruz, Joana; Mendes, Álvaro; Sousa, LilianaSem resumo disponível.
Moving beyond training: a psychoeducational program for formal caregivers of el...
Cruz, Joana; Barbosa, Ana; Mendes, Álvaro; Marques, Alda; Figueiredo, Daniela; Sousa, LilianaSem resumo disponível
Programa integrado de apoio a pessoas idosas com demência moderada a severa e s...
Cruz, Joana; Barbosa, Ana; Mendes, Álvaro; Marques, Alda; Figueiredo, Daniela; Sousa, LilianaOs estados avançados de demência caracterizam-se por elevada dependência e alterações comportamentais, resultando na sobrecarga dos cuidadores formais. Intervenções integradas, que combinem apoio psico-educativo para cuidadores e reabilitação para pessoas com demência, podem ser determinantes para a qualidade dos cuidados prestados e bem-estar de cuidadores e idosos.