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Assessing Fear of Cancer Recurrence among Adolescents and Young Adults: The Por...

Introduction: Adolescents and young adults with cancer experience high levels of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), negatively impacting their lives. However, no measure has been validated worldwide to assess FCR levels among these young people. This study aims to validate the FCR7, a scale that measures FCR, for the Portuguese population of adolescents and young adults.Methods: Ninety-two participants were recru...

Alimentação e Hidratação em Fim de Vida em Cuidados Paliativos

A alimentação e hidratação são um tema bastante importante na atualidade, assumindo-se como cuidados básicos, associados a momentos de convívio e prazer. Geralmente, em fim de vida, os doentes podem iniciar quadros de recusa ou intolerância alimentar e, consequentemente uma diminuição da ingestão oral. A falta de consenso relativamente à abordagem da alimentação e hidratação em fim de vida em Cuidados Paliativo...

Habilidade empática do cuidador formal de uma pessoa idosa: um estudo exploratório

Este estudo de natureza quantitativa, descritiva e exploratória, tem como objetivo analisar a habilidade empática de auxiliares de ação direta de pessoas idosas em função das suas características sociodemográficas e profissionais. Para a recolha de dados foi utiizado um questionário composto por itens sociodemográficos e profissionais, além da versão validada para a população portuguesa do Índice de Reatividade...

Fear of cancer recurrence, distress, and quality of life in adolescent and youn...

Adolescents and young adult cancer survivors often experience high levels of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), which significantly impacts their emotional well-being and quality of life. The lack of studies on this target population in Portugal leads to a gap of knowledge that informs the development of interventions and solutions aimed at AYA cancer survivors. This study aimed to analyze the moderating effect o...

Percursos didáticos: desigualdades mundiais

Este Caderno Temático, desenvolvido pela ESE-IPVC em parceria com a 4Change e com revisão crítica a partir de uma perspetiva do Sul Global, aborda o tema Desigualdades Mundiais no âmbito da Educação para a Cidadania Global (ECG). Reúne objetivos de aprendizagem, propostas de atividades com avaliação inicial e final, e recursos práticos para apoiar a sua implementação em contexto educativo.

Percursos didáticos: migrações

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Thyroidal, Pancreatic, and Pituitary Dysfun...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs)-induced endocrine immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are common, can appear concurrently, and can be overlooked due to their nonspecific presentation overlapping with cancer-related symptoms. We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with combined ICPI therapy. She presented thyrotoxicosis right after starting therapy, evolving ...

Skin mucus and blood plasma as non-lethal sources of malnutrition protein bioma...

Developing dietary formulations for aquaculture that meet nutritional requirements is essential to production, as nutrition is key for fish growth and health. However, novel dietary formulations may induce malnutrition, which is complex to evaluate and often requires animal sacrifice. Therefore, finding reliable non-lethal biomarkers to diagnose malnutrition in fish is important. This study aimed to obtain vita...

Cognitive Stimulation and Dementia: Traditional Interventions vs. Computer-Base...

We aim to examine the role of cognitive stimulation interventions applied to healthy older adults or older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. The most important benefits and differences between using these programs without computerised tasks compared to computer-based assistive technologies are also addressed. We conducted a literature review which includes empirical studies in the cognitive stimulation fie...

Heart rate variability, blood pressure and peripheral oxygen saturation during ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the change in time intervals between heart beats, reflecting the autonomic nervous system’s ability to adapt to psychological and physiological demands. Slow breathing enhances parasympathetic activity, increasing HRV. Pranayama, a yoga breathing technique, affords the conscious regulation of respiration frequency. This study aimed to characterize HRV, blood pressure and peripher...