Introduction: Due to the high number of people with post-stroke cognitive impairment, there is a growing need to implement cognitive rehabilitation programs so that they can regain functionality. Objective: Identify the available evidence on cognitive rehabilitation programs for people with stroke. Methodology: Integrative literature review, carried out on the EBSCOhost aggregator, with predefined inclusion/exc...
Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are an occupational health problem among healthcare professionals, especially nurses and healthcare assistant technicians (HAT). These injuries are associated with repetitive movements, incorrect postures and handling loads, resulting in functional limitations and absenteeism from work. Prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration strategies guided b...
ABSTRACT: Cryptomeria japonica’s wood production in Azores generates large amounts of underutilized biomass residues, such as immature female cones (Az–CJIFC), that can be used to produce essential oils (EOs). Hydrodistillation (HD) can be used both to obtain and to fractionate EOs. In this study, EOs from Az–CJIFC, grinded (GR) and non grinded (NGr) fresh samples, were obtained via HD over 4 h, yielding 1.0 % ...
Cryptomeria japonica's wood production in Azores generates large amounts of underutilized biomass residues, such as immature female cones (Az–CJIFC), that can be used to produce essential oils (EOs). Hydrodistillation (HD) can be used both to obtain and to fractionate EOs. In this study, EOs from Az–CJIFC, grinded (GR) and non-grinded (NGr) fresh samples, were obtained via HD over 4 h, yielding 1.0 % and 0.5 %,...
Women undergoing breast surgery with axillary lymph node dissection continue to experience complications in the ipsilateral upper limb, impacting their daily lives and quality of life. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between quality of life (overall and specific) and the functional capacity of patients undergoing breast surgery with lymph node clearance before and after implementing a rehabilitatio...
Background: Although surgical treatments for breast cancer have exhibited advanced interventions, axillary lymph node dissection can limit functionality and compromise women’s self-care. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a rehabilitation nursing program in improving self-care performance in women undergoing breast surgery with axillary lymph node dissection. Methods: This quantitative, quasi-experi...
O presente documento intitulado como relatório de estágio foi criado com o objetivo de obter o grau de Licenciatura em Desporto, no menor de exercício Físico e Bem-estar, no âmbito da unidade curricular de estágio. Descreve a realização do meu estágio no Fitness Up de Viseu, durante 8 meses, com um total de 430 horas distribuídas pelas fases da Unidade Curricular. Dentro do relatório encontra-se uma descrição d...
Background COVID-19 pandemic has implied exceptional restrictive measures to contain its widespread, with adverse consequences on mental health, especially for those people with a background of mental illness, such as eat‑ ing disorders (EDs). In this population, the infuence of socio-cultural aspects on mental health has been still underex‑ plored. Then, the main aim of this study was to assess changes in eati...
Introdução e Objetivos: As perturbações ansiosas e depressivas são hoje prevalentes, com impacto significativo nas populações. Nas últimas décadas, assistimos ao aparecimento de inúmeros dispositivos com ecrã que se incorporaram na nossa rotina diária, o que levou a uma exposição crescente dos indivíduos a estes. Pretendemos caracterizar uma amostra da população portuguesa e estudar a relação entre o tempo de e...
This study aimed to evaluate the associations between perceived invalidating childhood environments, attachment in intimate relationships and eating psychopathology, to explore how these variables interact with each other, and to explore potential mediators to this pattern of association in a clinical eating disorder (ED) sample. One hundred thirty-seven ED outpatients were evaluated with the Invalidating Child...