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Tradução, adaptação e validação das escalas de experiência de amputação (TAPES-...
Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Santos, Daiana; Vilhena, Estela; de Carvalho, Rui; Pereira, M. GraçaRESUMO: A Trinity Amputation and Prosthetics Experience Scale-revised (TAPES-R) permite uma avaliação multidimensional do ajustamento psicossocial à prótese. Este estudo apresenta a tradução, adaptação, validade e confiabilidade da versão portuguesa do TAPES-R-PT para pacientes amputados sem prótese. Participaram neste estudo 144 pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 e amputação do membro inferior, na sua maio...
Differences, predictors, and moderators of therapeutic adherence in patients re...
Pereira, M. Graça; Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Ferreira, Gabriela; Machado, José CunhaThis study analyzed the differences over time in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients on reported adherence. A longitudinal design with two assessment moments was used with 268 patients who were assessed on adherence to self-care behaviors and medication, beliefs about medicines, psychological distress, trust in the physician, and satisfaction with care. HbA1c and general beliefs about medicines decreased f...
PTSD, psychological morbidity and marital dissatisfaction in colonial war veterans
Pereira, M. Graça; Pereira, Diana; Pedras, Carla Susana AbreuBackground: Forty years after Colonial War, veterans still show psychological disturbances affecting their marital and sexual satisfaction.Aims: This study analyzed the relationships between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), number of PTSD symptoms and symptom clusters, psychological morbidity, marital dissatisfaction and sexual dissatisfaction; the variables that contributed to marital dissatisfaction and...
Burden and quality of life in caregivers of patients with amputated diabetic foot
Costa, Suely; Leite, Ângela; Pinheiro, Mariana; Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Pereira, M. GraçaInformal caregivers of chronically ill patients often report burden and poor quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of caring on caregivers of amputated patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot. A cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of 110 caregivers who answered: the Burden Assessment Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, the Social Support Satisfaction Scale, th...
Anxiety and/or depression: which symptoms contribute to adverse clinical outcom...
Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Meira-Machado, Luís; Couto de Carvalho, André; Carvalho, Rui; Pereira, M. GraçaBackground: One of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) is a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), with lower extremity amputation (LEA). Aims: This study aims to explore the role of anxiety and depression on mortality, reamputation and healing, after a LEA due to DFU. Methods: A sample of 149 patients with DFU who underwent LEA answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and a sociodemographic ...
Quality of life following a lower limb amputation in diabetic patients: a longi...
Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Vilhena, Estela; Carvalho, Rui; Pereira, M. GraçaObjective: Lower limb amputation (LLA) leads to several emotional and physical sequelaes that have a negative impact on individuals` life. The objectives of this study were: 1) to analyze the relationship between emotional reactions (anxiety, depression and traumatic stress symptoms) and functionality level, before and after a LLA due to diabetic foot ulcer, and mental/physical quality of life; and 2) to analyz...
Attachment style and body image as mediators between marital adjustment and sex...
Bacalhau, Maria; Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Pereira, M. GraçaThe majority of cervical cancer survivors face persisting sexual debilitating problems over time. The impairment in sexual function and satisfaction are not limited to physical dimensions. The goals of this study were to assess if marital adjustment and body image mediated the relationship between attachment style, sexual functioning, and sexual satisfaction. Methods This study used a cross-sectional design. Th...
Validation of the spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (Sp...
Pereira, M. Graça; Vilaça, Margarida; Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Vieira, S.; Lima, S.Literature shows that spirituality is a helpful resource for patients to cope with illness, having a positive impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric qualities of the Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness (SpREUK) using a sample of 128 Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients. Results showed that the instrument kept its original factorial structure, with a good a...
Traumatic stress symptoms following a lower limb amputation in diabetic patient...
Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Preto, Isabel; Carvalho, Rui; Pereira, M. GraçaObjective: Limited research has focussed on the development of traumatic stress symptoms following an amputation due to a chronic disease such as Diabetes. This study analysed whether coping strategies, anxiety and depression symptoms, sociodemographic and clinical variables were related to traumatic stress symptoms in a sample of patients who had undergone a lower limb amputation. Design: A longitudinal design...
Self-reported adherence to foot care in type 2 diabetes patients: do illness re...
Pereira, M. Graça; Pedras, Carla Susana Abreu; Ferreira, Gabriela Maria MagalhãesAim: This study examined the differences and the predictive role of clinical variables, illness representations, anxiety, and depression symptoms, on self-reported foot care adherence, in patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and assessed no longer than a year after the diagnosis (T1) and four months later (T2). Background: The high rate of diabetes worldwide is one of the major publi...