Objective: The objective of this review was to map the characteristics of respiratory rehabilitation programs for people with Parkinson's disease. Introduction: Parkinson's disease is a progressive and heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease. Respiratory dysfunction is highly prevalent in people with Parkinson's disease and is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. People with Parkinson's disease may e...
Background: The number of people with dementia increases significantly with age. However, non-pharmacological interventions, such as cognitive stimulation, can slow this process down. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of individual cognitive stimulation interventions on the cognition, quality of life, and neuropsychiatric symptoms of older adults with dementia, as well as on the quality of the relationsh...
No paradigma da Ciência Cidadã (CC), o envolvimento do cidadão (EnvCid) na investigação em enfermagem permite que a produção e disseminação do conhecimento científico sejam processos mais acessíveis e significativos que contribuem para a literacia científica da sociedade. Objetivo: Descrever a comunicação de ciência para o cidadão comum desenvolvida pela Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem ...
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review was to map and analyze midwives' interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women. INTRODUCTION: Fear of childbirth is a phenomenon negatively affecting women's health and well-being before and during pregnancy. Over the past few decades, there has been growing research interest in interventions for reducing fear of childbirth in pregnant women. One of the ...
Background: The delivery of individual cognitive stimulation by caregivers in a home-based setting is an innovative intervention. An example of this type of intervention is the Making a Difference 3 (MD3) cognitive stimulation program. Objective: To explore the appropriateness and feasibility of the MD3 program for the Portuguese population. Methodology: This study was developed in two phases. In Phase 1, explo...
Objective: This study aims to assess the feasibility and meaningfulness of a home-based individual cognitive stimulation (iCS) program delivered by caregivers to persons with cognitive impairment (PwCIs). It also aims to assess whether the older adults receiving this program improved their cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and depressive symptoms and quality of life and whether their caregivers improved their mental...
Enquadramento: A estimulação cognitiva individual desenvolvida em contexto domiciliar por um cuidador é uma intervenção inovadora. O programa de estimulação cognitiva Fazer a Diferença 3(FD3) é um exemplo deste tipo de intervenção. Objetivo: Explorar a aceitabilidade e a aplicabilidade do programa FD3 para a população portuguesa. Metodologia: Estudo desenvolvido em duas fases: na Fase 1 realizaram-se entrevista...
É uma prioridade societal disponibilizar condições que promovam o envelhecimento da população na comunidade. A par do envelhecimento temos o aumento da prevalência de doenças crónicas, como é o caso das Perturbações Neurocognitivas (PNC). Neste contexto, viver na comunidade, pelo maior tempo possível, inclui a prestação de cuidados multimodais pelo cuidador familiar/informal. Este estudo centra-se na estimulaçã...
Objective: The objective of the review is to map and analyze midwifery interventions to reduce fear of childbirth in pregnant women. Introduction: Fear of childbirth is a phenomenon negatively affecting women's health and well-being before and during pregnancy, as well as after childbirth. During the previous few decades, there has been a growing interest in research into interventions to reduce the fear of chi...