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Exploring the inflammatory profile of homelessness population: a comprehensive ...
Gomes, Ana T. P. C.; Mendes, Karina; Ferrito, Cândida; Andrade, Filipa; Neves-Amado, João; Resende, Ana; Santos, Paulo; Manso, Dina; Almeida, AntónioBackground: Homeless people are continuously facing adverse living conditions as poor access to basic nutrition, hygiene conditions and healthcare services, being at increased risk of severe infectious diseases as HIV and hepatitis as well as cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders. The characterization of homeless people’s health is fundamental to identify their health care needs. Considering that the afo...
Diagnosis and risk prevention of Covid 19 in homeless people in Lisbon
Figueiredo, Amélia Simões; Resende, Ana; Ferrito, Cândida; Deodato, Sérgio; Neves-Amado, João; Manso, Dina; Almeida, António; Feliciano, AméliaBackground The study is part of a broader research project – Public Bathouse Nursing - dedicated to the study of vulnerable populations that use the Public Bathouse in the city of Lisbon [1]. When SARS-CoV-2 pandemic situation started, structures for homeless people, at that time counted as 3029, were reinforced in Lisbon city. These people do not manage health autonomously, thus requiring defnition of strategi...
Anxiety, depression and coping strategies in adolescence: psychometric issues a...
Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Ferreira, Aristides I.; Tomé, Gina; Borges, Ana Inês; Manso, Dina; Ferreira, PaulaThis study used depression (CDI – Kovacs, 1981), anxiety (MASC – March, 1997) and coping strategy (CRI-Y – Moos, 1993) scales and studied the fitness of reduced versions. The sample consisted of 916 Portuguese pupils, 54.3% fiinine, aged 10 to 21 years old. The participants were randomly selected from public schools nation-wide. Two classes were chosen from the 5th to the 12th grade. A set of principal componen...
Anxiety, depression, and coping strategies: Improving the evaluation and the un...
Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Tomé, Gina; Borges, Ines; Manso, Dina; Ferreira, Aristides I.; Ferreira, PaulaThe aim of this study is to investigate and refine three different scales which measure depression, anxiety and coping strategies. The relation between these scales is also verified in a non-clinical school population of pre-adolescents and adolescents. Lastly, the moderating effects of age, gender, grade failure and family type are tested. This study used depression, anxiety and coping strategy scales to check...