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Professional reintegration of stroke survivors and their mental health, quality...
Matos, J; Henriques, A; Moura, A; Alves, E"Purpose: To assess the association between professional reintegration and mental health, quality of life (QoL) and community reintegration of stroke survivors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, a structured questionnaire was administered to previously working stroke survivors, 18-24 months post-stroke. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, professional reintegration (prevalence of return to wo...
Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Adult Carers Quality of Life Questi...
Alves, E; Teixeira, F; Moura, AAbstract: Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, significantly affecting not only the health and quality of life of survivors but also of those who provide daily care to these individuals, requiring reliable measurement tools to assess these impacts. The Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire (AC-QoL) is a recent and valid instrument, surpassing the limitations of previous tools. Given the lack o...
Professional reintegration among professionally active Portuguese stroke surviv...
Matos, J; Moura, A; Teixeira, F; Henriques, A; Alves, EPurpose To assess professional reintegration, the perceived impact of stroke on work, and the main determinants of return to work (RTW) among stroke survivors. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was performed, based on a cohort of stroke survivors. A structured questionnaire was administered to previously working stroke survivors, 18-24 months post-stroke. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, st...
Learning In Informal Care: A Reflective Analysis of The Informal Caregiver Stat...
Moura, A; Pais, SC; Alves, EAlthough the consequences of unpaid social reproduction work have been discussed in recent years, it was only in 2019 that informal caregivers broke the “legal clandestineness” through the approval of the Informal Caregiver Statute. Despite the undeniable contribution of this statute, there are several weaknesses pointed out, essentially questioning the lack of economic and social support. However, the question...
Adaptation and learning processes of stroke survivors and family carers: a scop...
Moura, A; Pais, SC; Magalhães, P; Alves, EBackground. Knowledge on the processes of adaptation and learning after stroke are scarce, hindering the development of evidence-based public health strategies to promote survivors and family carers' health and wellbeing, across the post stroke trajectory. This study aims to assess the available evidence on the processes of adaptation and learning after stroke, by mapping the main barriers and enablers accordin...
Decline in duration, satisfaction and sleep quality among informal caregivers o...
Teixeira, F; Moura, A; Alves, EBackground. Data on stroke caregivers’ sleep is scarce. We aimed to assess changes in duration, satisfaction and sleep quality among informal caregivers of stroke survivors. Methods. Informal caregivers (n = 126) of stroke survivors hospitalized between September 2018 and August 2019 in the 12 Stroke Units of the North of Portugal were invited to participate in the study, 18 months’ post-stroke. Sociodemographi...
Portuguese validation of the Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire (AC-QoL)
Teixeira, F; Moura, A; Alves, EBackground. Assuring informal carers' quality of life (QoL) must be a priority for public health policies and practices. The Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire (AC-QoL) is a recent and valid instrument, overpassing limitations of previous tools, and being already used among informal stroke carers. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, reliability and validity of the AC-QoL among Portuguese informal...
Concerns with educating the public about donating and receiving gametes
Moura, A; Silva, S; de Freitas, C; Abreu, L; Baía, I; Samorinha, Cn/a
Letter to the Editor: National Awareness Campaigns About Gamete Donation - The ...
Moura, A; Samorinha, C; Silva, Sn/a
The influence of metabolic profile of obese men on the severity of erectile dys...
Moura, A; Tomada, I; Tomada, NObjective: To determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in metabolically healthy obese (MHO) individuals, and to compare ED severity and hypogonadism prevalence in MHO, metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) and metabolically healthy non-obese individuals.Material and methods: ED patients (n=460) were evaluated by standardized protocol, that included clinical evaluation, abridged 5-item version of the ...