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Are emotion regulation difficulties a moderator in the relationship between dat...
Gonçalves, Sónia; Machado, B. César; Vieira, A. I.Introduction. – It is well known that eating disorders (EDs) are related to intimacy difficulties and to previous adverse experiences; however, little is known about dating abuse and how this kind of abuse is related to the different facets of body investment and emotion regulation difficulties in EDs. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of dating abuse in ED outpatients and to evaluate the moderating rol...
Health Literacy – knowledge about diastasis of the rectus and its relationship ...
Costa, M. J.; Pereira, S. C.; Mesquita, Cristina; Lopes, Sofia; Vieira, A. I.; Santos, Paula ClaraHealth literacy (HL) enables people to be empowered, allowing them to make informed decisions and adopt healthy lifestyles. Throughout a woman's life cycle, events occur that can lead to the appearance of Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominal Muscles (ARD) and Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions (DPF). Assess the levels of HL related to ARD, through its domains – functional, interactive and critical – and its relationship wi...
The performance of Remicade (R)-optimized quantification assays in the assessme...
Magro, F.; Rocha, C.; Vieira, A. I.; Sousa, H. T.; Rosa, I; Lopes, S.; Carvalho, J.; Dias, C. C.; Afonso, J.Background: The advent of Remicade (R) biosimilars, Remsima (R), Inflectra (R) and, more recently, Flixabi (R), has brought along the potential to decrease the costs associated with this therapy, therefore increasing its access to a larger group of patients. However, and in order to assure a soft transition, one must make sure the assays and algorithms previously developed and optimized for Remicade perform equ...
Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab: a comparative study of a n...
Afonso, J.; Lopes, S.; Gonçalves, R.; Caldeira, Paulo; Lago, P.; Sousa, Helena Tavares; Ramos, J.; Gonçalves, A. R.; Ministro, P.; Rosa, I.BackgroundTherapeutic drug monitoring is a powerful strategy known to improve the clinical outcomes and to optimise the healthcare resources in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Currently, most of the methods commercially available for the quantification of infliximab (IFX) are ELISA-based, with a turnaround time of approximately 8h, and delaying the target dosage adjustment to the following infusion.AimTo ...
Reliability and validity of the European Portuguese version of the Social Touch...
Vieira, A. I.; Ramos, A. V.; Cavalheiro, L. M.; Almeida, P.; Nogueira, D.; Reis, E.; Nunes, M. V.; Castro-Caldas, A.Social touch is essential for physical and emotional well-being. However, different meanings can be attributed to physical contact during social interactions and may generate bonding or avoidant behaviors. This personal and unique experience is not usually taken into account in health and social care services. The aim of this study is to produce a valid and reliable European Portuguese version of the Social Tou...
Hand tactile discrimination, social touch and frailty criteria in elderly peopl...
Vieira, A. I.; Nogueira, D.; Reis, E. D.; Rosado, M. D.; Nunes, M. V.; Castro-Caldas, A.Frailty is a common syndrome among elderly and sensory decline may exacerbate functional decline. The hand function, the manual dexterity, the performance of the daily living skills and the social interactions are determined, in a large degree, by sensory integrity. However, hand tactile sensory deterioration has been little explored in frailty. We performed a cross sectional observational study with 181 of ins...