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Vamos? Manter-se ativo(a) é muito importante para o seu bem-estar. Informações ...
Branco, Rita Maldonado; Ramalhete, Mariana; Ferreira, Diana; Cysneiros, Eduarda; Fonseca, Ivo; Ribeiro, Oscar; Teles, Soraia; Tymoshchuk, OksanaSem resumo disponível.
Clinical relevance of an online self‐management intervention in Haemodialysis: ...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Bártolo, Ana; Rodrigues, Mário; Costa, Elísio; Quental, Joana; Ribeiro, Fernando; Paúl, Constança; Figueiredo, DanielaBackground The ‘Connected We St@nd’ programme is an Internet-mediated self-management intervention that combines health education with psychosocial support, with evidenced feasibility and acceptability in haemodialysis. Objectives To evaluate the clinical relevance of the programme and to better understand which intervention outcomes/health-related self-report measures are most sensitive to reflect changes betw...
Strengthening Renal Psychology in Portuguese Dialysis Centres: The Implementati...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Figueiredo, DanielaHemodialysis imposes a significant psychological burden on people receiving this kidney therapy and their families. However, the role of Renal Psychologists remains underrecognized in the majority of nephrology centres worldwide, including in Portugal. This review article presents the rationale, development, and implementation of evidence‑informed psychological assessments and interventions organised in Portugu...
Deprescribing in Older Adults: Attitudes, Awareness, Training, and Clinical Pra...
Pereira, Anabela; Veríssimo, Manuel; Ribeiro, OscarIntroduction: The importance of deprescribing in clinical practice is growing, particularly in aging populations with polypharmacy scenarios, making it a crucial matter in Portugal, one of Europe’s most aged nations. The aim of this study was to investigate deprescribing awareness, training, attitudes, and practices among Portuguese physicians to inform future healthcare strategies.Methods: A cross-sectional st...
Polypharmacy and drug interactions in older patients with cancer receiving chem...
Ferraz Oliveira, Rita; Oliveira, Ana Isabel; Cruz, Agostinho; Ribeiro, Oscar; Afreixo, Vera; Pimentel, FranciscoPolypharmacy in older adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy leads to increased risks of drug interactions, translating in potential hazardous health outcomes. This study aims to assess the prevalence of polypharmacy, drug–drug interactions (DDIs), and severe-drug interactions (SDIs) in older patients with cancer. Antineoplastic agents (ANAs) involvement and possible risk contexts (comorbidities with cardiac...
New horizons in gerotranscendence interventions. Targeting nursing home staff m...
Abreu, Taiane; Araújo, Lia; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Ribeiro, OscarPurpose – The aim of this scoping review is to describe the published gerotranscendence interventions targeting older adults’ caregivers and their outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Six databases were searched, and three studies were selected for analysis: one short-term quasi-experimental study and two observational studies. Findings – The interventions consisted in an instructional moment about the gerot...
The connected we st@nd programme: A feasibility pilot study of an online self-m...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Costa, Elísio; Ribeiro, Fernando; Rodrigues, Mário; Paúl, Constança; Figueiredo, Daniela; Bártolo, AnaObjective: The 'Connected We St@nd' is an online self-management intervention programme for people receiving in-centre haemodialysis and family caregivers that combines an educational and psychosocial support component. This study aimed to evaluate its feasibility and acceptability before proceeding to a large-scale trial. Design: This was a pre-post single-arm feasibility pilot study conducted with adults unde...
Effects of an individual cognitive stimulation intervention on global cognition...
Justo-Henriques, Susana I; Pérez Sáez, Enrique; Carvalho, Janessa O.; Lemos, Raquel; Ribeiro, OscarObjective: To determine the efficacy of a 12-week individual cogni-tive stimulation (iCS) intervention on global cognition, memory,and executive function of older adults with mild to moderateAlzheimer’s disease (AD). Method: Protocolized analysis using datafrom a multicenter, single-blind, randomized, parallel two-arm RCTof iCS for older adults with probable AD. A sample of 142 peoplewith probable Alzheimer’s d...
How to Promote Gerotranscendence in Older Adults? A Scoping Review of Intervent...
Abreu, Taiane; Araújo, Lia; Ribeiro, OscarGerotranscendence is a psychosocial theory that proposes older adults experience a mindset shift in multiple dimensions (cosmic, coherence, solitude), associated with different constructs, such as life satisfaction and well-being. Increasing studies are employing gerotranscendence, but the practical aspects of how gerotranscendence can be developed are still underexplored. This review involved an assessment of ...
Purpose in life and caregiver burden in kidney failure: Preliminary results fro...
Sousa, Helena; Ribeiro, Oscar; Silva, Daniela; Christensen, Alan; Figueiredo, Daniela