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Mental health and lifestyle factors among higher education students: a cross-se...
Almeida, Raquel Simões de; Rodrigues, Andreia; Tavares, Sofia; Barreto, João F.; Marques, António; Trigueiro, Maria João; Simões de Almeida, RaquelThis study aimed to describe the lifestyle factors and mental health levels among higher education students and identify their predictors. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 745 students was conducted with students from the Polytechnic of Porto using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (CORE)-18, and FANTASTICO Lifestyle Questionnaire. The findings indic...
Home Assistive Robot for Alzheimer's Patients
Nóbrega, Antónia; Portela, Mariana; Tavares, Sofia; Guimarães, Pedro; Marques, Maria Arcelina; Lázaro Jacob, FredericoWith the increase in the senior population, especially patients with dementia and Alzheimer's, healthcare professionals are increasingly overwhelmed. Existing assistive technologies to improve these patients’ quality of life and their caregivers are scarce given the daily challenges they face. To tackle this issue, a domestic assistive robot was developed for Alzheimer's patients – AlzheimerAlly - which encompa...
The first portuguese open dialogue pilot project intervention
Tavares, Sofia; Ribeiro, Joana; Graça, Sofia; Araújo, Bruna; Puchivailo, Mariana; Pereira, João G.Introduction: In 2020, the Directorate General of Health (DGS), a central service of the Ministry of Health in Portugal, approved and co-financed the first Open Dialogue program in the country. The present report aims to demonstrate the preliminary results of the first year of the project, implemented in the northern interior region of Alentejo. Methods: Seven people at the Center of Concern (PCC) and 21 family...
Changes in food behavior during the first lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic: a mult...
Lamy, Elsa; Viegas, Cláudia; Rocha, Ada; Raquel Lucas, Maria; Tavares, Sofia; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Guedes, David; Laureati, Monica; Zian, ZeinebThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe, unprecedented changes affecting the world population. Restrictions in mobility, social distancing measures, and the persistent social alarm, during the first period of the pandemic, resulted in dramatic lifestyle changes and affected physical and psychological wellbeing on a global scale. An international research team was constituted to develop a study involving differ...
Designing menus to shape consumers’ perception of traditional gastronomy: does ...
Guedes, David; Silva, Vlademir; Lucas, Raquel; Tavares, Sofia; Infante, Paulo; Simões, Carla; Pinheiro, Cristina Conceição; Capela e Silva, FernandoRestaurant menus have been shown to be important communicating and selling tools. In this online experimental study, we focused on the role of descriptive menus in influencing food choice and shaping customers’ perception of a traditional restaurant. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two menu conditions. In the intervention menu, five traditional dishes from the region of Alentejo (Portugal) were de...
Changes in food behavior during the pandemic: a cross-country study looking for...
Lamy, Elsa; Viegas, Claudia; Rocha, Ada; Lucas, Raquel; Tavares, Sofia; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Guedes, DavidCOVID-19 resulted in global changes, without no precedents. Not only in health, but mainly social, emotional and behavioral. An international consortium was created for a cross-country study about changes in eating motivations, dietary habits and food and waste management. The study consisted in an online survey, with questions about the different parts of food behavior. This survey was translated in the native...
Changes in food behavior during the first lockdown of COVID-19 pandemic: A mult...
Lamy, Elsa; Viegas, Claudia; Rocha, Ada; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Tavares, Sofia; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Guedes, DavidThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe, unprecedented changes affecting the world population. Restrictions in mobility, social distancing measures, and the persistent social alarm, during the first period of pandemic, resulted in dramatic lifestyle changes and affected physical and psychological wellbeing on a global scale. An international research team was constituted to develop a study involving different ...
The OD in mental health care context of Portugal North Alentejo Region: Prelimi...
Pereira, João; Tavares, SofiaOpen dialogue is a therapeutic intervention approach to people experiencing mental health problems and their families/social networks. The entire treatment is carried out through a whole system of meetings, gathering together everyone connected to the crisis, including the patient, their family and social network, all professional helpers and anyone else closely involved. In 2020, the DGS of the Portuguese Mini...
Designing menus to shape consumers’ perception of traditional gastronomy: Does ...
Guedes, David; Silva, Vladimir; Lucas, Maria Raquel; Tavares, Sofia; Infante, Paulo; Simões, Carla; Pinheiro, Cristina; Capela-Silva, FernandoRestaurant menus have been shown to be important communicating and selling tools. In this online experimental study, we focused on the role of descriptive menus in influencing food choice and shaping customers’ perception of a traditional restaurant. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two menu conditions. In the intervention menu, five traditional dishes from the region of Alentejo (Portugal) were de...
Which emoticons are in cheese? – a study linking psychological aspects with sen...
Guedes, David; Simões, Carla; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Pinheiro, Cristina; Lucas, Raquel; Tavares, Sofia; Lamy, ElsaWhich emotions are in cheese? - a study linking psychological aspects with sensory perception David Guedes1, Carla Simões2, Vlademir Silva2, Fernando Capela-Silva2, Cristina Pinheiro2, Raquel Lucas2, Sofia Tavares3, Elsa Lamy2 1Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. 2Universidade de Evora, Portugal. 3 Universidade de Evora, Portugal Abstract Food preferences play a major role in food choices and consequent dietary h...