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Factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk among employees at a portug...
Brandão, Maria Piedade; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Gomes, Gonçalo; Beça, Pedro; Reis, JulianaThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to assess the CVD risk (CVDRisk) in a sample of workers at a specific workplace: a higher education institution in Portugal. Data were collected using a questionnaire (e.cuidHaMUs.QueST®) with 345 HEI workers from June 2017-June 2018 with a high response rate (93.3%). Two constructs of risks for CVD were considered:...
COVID-19's pandemic: a new way of thinking through linear combinations of propo...
Freitas, Adelaide; Escudeiro, Sara; Reis, Juliana; Silva, Cristiana J.Knowledge about the evolution of an epidemic is of critical importance for assessing the needs of the National Health System (NHS), planning the necessary responses and coordinating resources countrywide. In this work, we analyze the behavior of the COVID-19 epidemic curve in Portugal, by using linear combinations of proportions. These proportions are based on the number of nonhospitalized and hospitalized case...
Relational and Communicational Skills of Nursing Students
Torres, Ana; Reis, Juliana; Franco, Alexandra; Rodrigues, Ana; Vaz, Andreia; Amaral, Cátia; Pinto, Mariana; Catela, Patricia; Soares, SérgioIntroduction: Communicational and relational skills are crucial for nursing care and are recognized as a differentiating competence of excellent care. Nursing students must develop these skills to establish an efficient helping relationship. Despite of that, studies about the efficiency of interventions to promote these skills are scarce. This study aims to evaluate the acquisition of communicational and relati...