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- Aceitação de um programa mHealth para prevenção da obesidade em adolescentes: estudo misto sequencialPublication . Sousa, Pedro Miguel Lopes; Ferreira, Inês; Filipe, Maria; Guerra, Patrick; Ferreira, Raquel; Lages, Marlene; Dixe, Maria dos AnjosA área da saúde tem-se adaptado ao uso de tecnologia, recorrendo a esta como um aliado relevante em programas de monitorização e prevenção da obesidade e problemas associados. Objetivo: Avaliar a aceitação do programa e-terapêutico TeenPower em adolescentes
- An Intervention Program to Reduce Medication-Related Problems Among Polymedicated Home-Dwelling Older Adults (OptiMed): Protocol for a Pre-Post, Multisite, Pilot, and Feasibility StudyPublication . Pereira, Filipa; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Verloo, HenkBackground: Effective medication management is one of the essential preconditions for enabling polymedicated home-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions to remain at home and preserve their quality of life and autonomy. Lack of effective medication management predisposes older adults to medication-related problems (MRPs) and adverse health outcomes, which can lead to the degradation of a patient’s acute clinical condition, physical and cognitive decline, exacerbation of chronic medical conditions, and avoidable health care costs. Nonetheless, it has been shown that MRPs can be prevented or reduced by using well-coordinated, patient-centered, interprofessional primary care interventions. Objective: This study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-based, multicomponent, interprofessional intervention program supported by informal caregivers to decrease MRPs among polymedicated home-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Methods: This quasi-experimental, pre-post, multisite pilot, and feasibility study will use an open-label design, with participants knowing the study’s objectives and relevant information, and it will take place in primary health care settings in Portugal and Switzerland. The research population will comprise 30 polymedicated, home-dwelling adults, aged ≥65 years at risk of MRPs and receiving community-based health care, along with their informal caregivers and health care professionals. Results: Before a projected full-scale study, this pilot and feasibility study will focus on recruiting and ensuring the active collaboration of its participants and on the feasibility of expanding this evidence-based, multicomponent, interprofessional intervention program throughout both study regions. This study will also be essential to projected follow-up research programs on informal caregivers’ multiple roles, enhancing their coordination tasks and their own needs. Results are expected at the end of 2024. Conclusions: Designing, establishing, and exploring the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention program to reduce the risks of MRPs among home-dwelling older adults is an underinvestigated issue. Doing so in collaboration with all the different actors involved in that population’s medication management and recording the first effects of the intervention will make this pilot and feasibility study’s findings very valuable as home care becomes an ever more common solution. Trial Registration: Swiss National Clinical Trials Portal 000004654; https://tinyurl.com/mr3yz8t4
- Análise Interobservadores das práticas e comportamentos de segurança adotados pelos idosos institucionalizados para prevenir quedasPublication . Baixinho, Cristina; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Madeira, Carla; Alves, Silvia; Henriques, Maria AdrianaObjetivo: determinar as propriedades psicométricas da dimensão das práticas e dos comportamentos de segurança da Escala de Práticas e Comportamentos dos Idosos Institucionalizados para Prevenir Quedas numa amostra de idosos com declínio cognitivo
- Association between food choices motivators and physical activity in body image (dis)satisfaction in Portuguese adolescentsPublication . Dias, Sara Simões; Lages, Marlene; Frontini, Roberta; Luís, Luís; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Sousa, PedroConcerns about weight and body image are common among adolescents since they are particularly vulnerable to body-image dissatisfaction due to the normal physiological, social, and psychological changes they are going through. This study aims to analyse the relationship between food choice motivations and physical activity in body-image perception among adolescents. Twelve to sixteen years old adolescents were recruited from three school districts. The Portuguese version of the Food Choices Questionnaire (FCQ) was used to assess food choice motivators, and the Quantification de l’Activité Physique en Altitude Chez les Enfants was used to assess physical activity and to calculate daily energy expenditure (DEE). Body image perception was measured using Collins’ sequence of seven silhouettes. Body image (dis)satisfaction was estimated by the present body shape minus the desired body shape. ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to compare groups, and the post-hoc Bonferroni test was used to compare target groups. A multinominal logistic regression was performed to analyse the association between gender, age, hours of sport’s competition, FCQ, and body dissatisfaction. All analyses were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. The sample comprised 286 adolescents (51.4% females). Means of FCQ categories varied between 0.33 and 0.97 (range: −2 to 2). Regarding the categories of FCQ, statistically significant differences were found in the category of body satisfaction and weight control among the three groups (p = 0.004). A preventive effect was found of choosing food regarding body satisfaction and weight control, on body-image dissatisfaction.
- Awareness and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives (ACDs): An Online Survey of Portuguese AdultsPublication . Laranjeira, Carlos; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Gueifão, Luís; Caetano, Lina; Passadouro, Rui; Querido, AnaEvidence shows that facilitated advance decisions can increase the number of meaningful and valid Advance Care Directives (ACDs) and improve the quality of care when EndOf-Life (EOL) is near. Little is known about the awareness and attitudes of Portuguese adults towards ACDs. The present study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and preferences of a sample of Portuguese adults regarding EOL care decisions and ACDs. (2) Methods: A total of 1024 adults were assessed with an online cross-sectional survey collecting information on sociodemographic factors, knowledge, attitudes and preferences regarding advance decisions and EOL care. (3) Results: Participants had a mean age of 40.28 ± 11.41 years. Most were female and had a professional background related to healthcare. While 76.37% of participants had heard of ACDs, only a small percentage (2.34%) had actually ever made an ACD. Knowledge levels were weakly correlated with attitudes regarding ACDs (r = −0.344; p < 0.01). (4) Conclusions: Participants lacked a comprehensive understanding about ACDs, but revealed positive attitudes towards their use and usefulness. Further research can inform efforts to improve ACD engagement in this population. The discussion about ACDs should be part of health promotion education with a focus on planning for a comfortable and peaceful death
- Building Bridges for “Palliative Care-in-Place”: Development of a mHealth Intervention for Informal Home CarePublication . Laranjeira, Carlos; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Martinho, Ricardo; Rijo, Rui; Querido, AnaIn Palliative Care (PC), family and close people are an essential part of provision of care. They assume highly complex tasks for which they are not prepared, with considerable physical, psychological, social and economic impact. Informal Caregivers (ICs) often falter in the final stage of life and develop distress, enhancing emotional burden and complicated grief. The lack of available and accessible in-person counselling resources is often reported by ICs. Online resources can promote early access to help and support for patient-IC dyads in palliative care. The primary aim of this research is to co-design, develop and test the feasibility of the Help2Care-PAL mHealth app that addresses the needs of ICs of palliative patients cared for at home. This Digital Health Intervention (DHI) in palliative care will be used for education, symptom management, communication and decision-making, to enhance Quality of Life (QoL) of patients and ICs, fostering anticipatory grief and the reach and efficiency of services.
- CLC-CPC Creating learning communities for compassionate palliative care cultures - Train-the-trainer-course CurriculumPublication . Schuchter, Patrick; Buchegger, Marianne; Jurka, Johannes; Fupun, Claudia; Adascalitei, Irina; Dreglea , Ina; Gaicu, Elena; Lazar, Alina; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Querido, Ana; Laranjeira, CarlosiCare - an International Integrated perspective in palliative CARE for dignity and proper support in ageing and approaching end of life" is an interprofessional and participatory project led by Organizatia Umanitaria Concordia, Romania, in cooperation with the Kardinal König Haus, Vienna and the Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal. The European Union financially supports this initiative under the Erasmus+ program (Grant No. 2023-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000166902). The Train-the-Trainers (TOT) course curriculum in Palliative care is focused on Death Literacy and Creating Learning Communities from the Plublic Health Palliative Care perspective. The document presents TOT conceptual foundations, adult learning Philosophy, learning fields and objectives, learning outcomes per content, and evaluation.
- A Clinical Decision Support System for Remote Monitoring of Cardiovascular Disease Patients: A Clinical Study ProtocolPublication . Ventura, Filipa; Sousa, Pedro; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Ferreira, Paulo; Martinho, Ricardo; Dias, Sara Simões; Morais, João; Gonçalves, Lino M.Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17. 9 million lives each year. Cardiac rehabilitation is shown to reduce mortality and hospital readmissions, while improving physical fitness and quality of life. Despite the recommendations and proven benefits, acceptance and adherence remain low. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions may contribute to more personalized and tailored patient recommendations according to their specific needs. This study protocol aims to assess the effectiveness of a user-friendly, comprehensive Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for remote patient monitoring of CVD patients, primarily on the reduction of recurrent cardiovascular events. Methods and Analysis: The study will follow a multicenter randomized controlled design involving two cardiology units in the Center Region of Portugal. Prospective CVD patients will be approached by the healthcare staff at each unit and checked for eligibility according to the predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. The CDSS will suggest a monitoring plan for the patient, will advise the mHealth tools (apps and wearables) adapted to patient needs, and will collect data. The clinical study will start in January 2023. Discussion: The success of the mHeart.4U intervention will be a step toward the use of technological interfaces as an integrating part of CR programs. Ethics and Dissemination: The study will undergo ethical revision by the Ethics Board of the two hospital units where the study will unfold. The study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov on 18th January 2022 with the number NCT05196802. The study findings will be published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and encounters and in a user-friendly manner to the society.
- Cognitive Training Effectiveness on Memory, Executive Functioning, and Processing Speed in Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic ReviewPublication . Caetano, Tânia; Pinho, Maria Salomé; Ramadas, E.; Clara, Cátia; Areosa, Timóteo João Teixeira Camacho Coelho; Dixe, Maria dos AnjosBackground: Cerebral neuroplasticity is compromised due to substance abuse. There is damage to neuronal areas that are involved in memory and executive functioning. Treatments with worse outcomes are often associated with cognitive deficits that have resulted from substance dependence. However, there is evidence that cognitive training can lead to improvements in cognitive functions and can be useful when treating addictions. This systematic review aims to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of cognitive training in memory, executive functioning, and processing speed in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). Methods: The Joanna Briggs Institute’s PICO strategy was used to develop this systematic literature review. Four databases were searched (PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PsycINFO) to identify controlled randomized clinical studies and quasi-experimental studies, in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, from 1985 to 2019. The literature found was examined by two independent reviewers, who assessed the quality of studies that met the inclusion criteria. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for the randomized controlled trials and the ROBINS-I tool for non-randomized studies were used to assess the risk of bias. In data extraction, the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews was considered. Results: From a total of 470 studies, 319 were selected for analysis after the elimination of duplicates. According to the inclusion criteria defined, 26 studies were eligible and evaluated. An evaluation was performed considering the participant characteristics, countries, substance type, study and intervention details, and key findings. Of the 26 selected studies, 14 considered only alcoholics, six included participants with various SUD (alcohol and other substances), three exclusively looked into methamphetamine-consuming users and another three into opioid/methadone users. Moreover, 18 studies found some kind of cognitive improvement, with two of these reporting only marginally Caetano et al. Cognitive Training in Substance Use Disorders significant effects. One study found improvements only in measures similar to the training tasks, and two others had ambiguous results. Conclusions: The included studies revealed the benefits of cognitive training with regard to improving cognitive functions in individuals with SUD. Memory was the most scrutinized cognitive function in this type of intervention, and it is also one of the areas most affected by substance use.
- Construção e Validação da Escala de Educação Terapêutica para o Comportamento de Autocuidado na DiabetesPublication . Menino, Eva; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Martins, Maria Luisa LouroEnquadramento: A adoção de comportamentos para o autocuidado por parte da pessoa com diabetes é determinante nos resultados, sendo a educação para o autocuidado uma intervenção de enfermagem eficaz neste sentido. Objetivos: Construir e validar a Escala Educação Terapêutica para o Comportamento de Autocuidado à Pessoa com Diabetes (ETCAD). Metodologia: Estudo metodológico, com amostra de 104 enfermeiros que trabalham em cuidados de saúde primários. Para a construção e validação da escala seguiram-se as guidelines internacionais. Resultados: Os resultados da análise da fidelidade das 6 dimensões: alimentação saudável, manter-se ativo, monitorização, medicação, resolução de problemas e coping saudável e redução dos riscos, apresentam valores de α de Cronbach que variam entre 0,768 e 0,933. As matrizes de correlação (p>0,001) e as medidas de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin superiores a 0,7 em todas as dimensões/subescalas garantem a adequação razoável do modelo fatorial de cada dimensão (subescala). Conclusão: A escala multidimensional é válida e fiável para avaliar a frequência com que os enfermeiros realizam educação terapêutica sobre os comportamentos de autocuidado à pessoa com diabetes.