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Are coping and workplace psychosocial factors related to work ability in physic...
Ricardo Pires, Joana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Bem-Haja, Pedro; Ramos, MarcoBackground/Objective: Over the last few years, new statistical techniques have been developed in the context of multivariate analysis, which are proving to be very useful in the social or health sciences, even marketing. The aim of this work was to study the interplay between 3 scales: BriefCOPE for evaluating coping strategies; COPSOQII for assessing psychosocial factors; and WAI for assessing work ability. Me...
Living with Transthyretin-Related Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy—TTR-FAP: Gene...
Oliveira, Carla Roma; Sousa, Liliana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Sequeiros, Jorge; Mendes, ÁlvaroGenerativity is a main adulthood developmental task, centred on the concern to contribute for the wellbeing of younger generations, and has been associated with improved health and wellbeing. Generativity, nevertheless, has not been explored in persons with rare late-onset neurological diseases, such as transthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). This study aims at examining generativity in...
Recommendations of good practice to prevent aspiration pneumonia in older adult...
Santos, Joana M. L. G.; Ribeiro, Óscar; Jesus, Luís M. T.; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria Assunção C.Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a subset of pneumonia caused by the aspiration of food and fluids to the lungs and is highly prevalent in the older population. Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is one of the risk factors for AP and it is also associated with malnutrition, dehydration and poor functional outcomes. As pneumonia is the second most common infection in nursing homes (NHs) and OD represents a major concern t...
A preliminary cross-sectional study to investigate the presence of sarcopenic d...
Portinha, Susana; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria AssunçãoThe objective of this study is to investigate the presence of sarcopenia and the risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in a geriatric population and to analyze the relationship between the factors associated with sarcopenic dysphagia. The cross-sectional study was carried out in two nursing homes. The presence of OD was screened using the gugging swallowing screen, and sarcopenia was assessed according to the Eu...
Adaptation and Validation of the World Health Organization Quality of Life – BR...
Araújo, Ana Filipa S.; Jesus, Luís; Sá Couto, Pedro; Matos, Maria Assunção C.Background: It is essential to consider the well-being and quality of life (QoL) of the person as part of an effective intervention in health. To this end, the World Health Organization developed an instrument to assess the QoL, the World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). However, it is not adapted to the comprehension and expression difficulties a person with aphasia must face. Aims: To c...
Effect of an educational nursing intervention on the mental adjustment of patie...
Alves, Ana Margarida; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Sá Couto, Pedro; Simões, João LindoThe objective of this analytical and interventional prospective quantitative study was to assess the effect of an educational intervention performed by nurses for mental adjustment to chronic disease in patients with hypertension. A convenience sample was studied, composed of 329 participants with chronic hypertension, followed in a primary healthcare unit in the Central Region of Portugal. Data collection was ...
Factors predicting pressure injury incidence in older adults following elective...
Simões, João Lindo; Sá Couto, Pedro; Voegeli, DavidOBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with pressure injury (PI) development in older adult patients who underwent elective total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS: A nonexperimental longitudinal prospective study was conducted with a sample of 40 patients undergoing elective THA. Patients were evaluated for PI at hospital admission, 24 hours postsurgery, at discharge, and 1 month after surgery. RESULTS: T...
Development of the European Portuguese version of the oral health assessment to...
Cerveira, Filipa Ramos; Coelho, Maria Assunção Matos; Sá Couto, PedroAims: Poor oral health is a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia (AP), especially in elderly patients at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). In Portugal, available tools to screen oral problems in nursing homes are scarce. The oral health assessment tool (OHAT) is a screening tool that assesses elderly residents’ oral health. This study aims to translate and validate the tool for the European Portuguese (EP) ...
The Volume-Viscosity Swallowing Test – Portuguese Version: Validation and preva...
Camões, Catarina; Matos, Assunção; Sá Couto, Pedro; Dourado, MaríliaPurpose: The early identification of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) in patients after an acute stroke using non-invasive and easily administered instruments can minimize its consequences and reduce comorbidity and mortality. The Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test (V-VST) is a screening test that makes it possible. The goal of this study is to contribute to the validation of the V-VST European Portuguese (V-VST: EP) ve...
Blended-learning pain neuroscience education and exercise in high school studen...
Andias, Rosa; Sá Couto, Pedro; Silva, Anabela G.Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and exercise have emerged as potential interventions in adolescents with chronic pain; however, very few studies have explored their effectiveness. Blended-learning approaches combining face-to-face and online educational sessions have also emerged as facilitating methods of health education. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of exercises and PNE versus exercise alo...