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Papers by M. Graça Pereira

Research paper thumbnail of Wound healing and healing process in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: A survival analysis study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Stress reduction interventions for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a qualitative study into patients and caregivers’ perceptions

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Feb 6, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Método Jacobson y Truax: evaluación de la efectividad clínica de un programa de enseñanza para cuidado domiciliario pos-prostatectomía

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of El efecto de la escucha terapéutica sobre la ansiedad y los miedos de pacientes quirúrgicos: ensayo clínico aleatorizado

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Tabaquismo: un estudio con fumadores, fumadores que dejaran de fumar y no fumadores

Temas em Psicologia, Dec 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Cortisol, family coping and burden in informal caregivers of addicts

Research paper thumbnail of Variáveis familiares e toxicodependência Family Variables and drug addiction

Research paper thumbnail of Interface between social support, quality of life and depression in users eligible for palliative care

Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da Usp, Aug 28, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of life in Female Users of Antiageing Cosmetic Products/Aesthetic Treatments

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, Sep 2, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of O efeito da escuta terapêutica na ansiedade e medos de pacientes cirúrgicos: ensaio clínico aleatorizado

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Vitimização Secundária nos Filhos Adultos de Veteranos da Guerra Colonial Portuguesa Secondary Victimization in Adult Children of Portuguese Colonial War Veterans

Research paper thumbnail of Intervention in Hypertension in Primary Health Care

Psicologia, saúde & doenças, Mar 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Family functioning and quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The role of dissimilarity in illness representations and school support

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Dec 30, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of life and sexual satisfaction in women with endometriosis: the moderator role of symptom severity

Psychology and Sexuality, Jun 22, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Contributors and Moderators of Quality of Life in Caregivers of Alzheimer´s Disease Patients

Experimental Aging Research

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers of Cervical Cancer Patients: Analysis of Anxiety and Spirituality

Research paper thumbnail of The contribution of purpose in life to psychological morbidity and quality of life in chronic pain patients

Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Brief emotional screening in oncology: Specificity and sensitivity of the emotion thermometers in the Portuguese cancer population

Palliative and Supportive Care, 2019

ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the cutoff and the specificity and sensitivity of the Emot... more ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the cutoff and the specificity and sensitivity of the Emotion Thermometers (ET) in a Portuguese sample of cancer patients.MethodA total of 147 patients (mean age = 49.2; SD = 12.6) completed the ET, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and the Subjective Experiences of Illness Suffering Inventory. Data were collected in a cancer support institution and in a major hospital in the North of Portugal.ResultThe optimal cutoff for the Anxiety Thermometer was 5v6 (until 5 and 6 or more), which identified 74% of the BSI-anxiety cases and 70% of noncases. The Depression Thermometer cutoff was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 85% of BSI-depression cases and 82% of noncases. Cutoff for the Anger Thermometer was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 83% of BSI-hostility cases and 73% of noncases; for the Distress Thermometer, the optimal cutoff was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 84% of the suffering cases and 73% of noncas...

Research paper thumbnail of Validation of the spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (SpREUK) in Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients

Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of informal cancer caregiving: A literature review on psychophysiological studies

European Journal of Cancer Care, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Wound healing and healing process in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: A survival analysis study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Apr 1, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Stress reduction interventions for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a qualitative study into patients and caregivers’ perceptions

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Feb 6, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Método Jacobson y Truax: evaluación de la efectividad clínica de un programa de enseñanza para cuidado domiciliario pos-prostatectomía

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of El efecto de la escucha terapéutica sobre la ansiedad y los miedos de pacientes quirúrgicos: ensayo clínico aleatorizado

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Tabaquismo: un estudio con fumadores, fumadores que dejaran de fumar y no fumadores

Temas em Psicologia, Dec 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Cortisol, family coping and burden in informal caregivers of addicts

Research paper thumbnail of Variáveis familiares e toxicodependência Family Variables and drug addiction

Research paper thumbnail of Interface between social support, quality of life and depression in users eligible for palliative care

Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da Usp, Aug 28, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of life in Female Users of Antiageing Cosmetic Products/Aesthetic Treatments

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, Sep 2, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of O efeito da escuta terapêutica na ansiedade e medos de pacientes cirúrgicos: ensaio clínico aleatorizado

Revista Latino-americana De Enfermagem, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Vitimização Secundária nos Filhos Adultos de Veteranos da Guerra Colonial Portuguesa Secondary Victimization in Adult Children of Portuguese Colonial War Veterans

Research paper thumbnail of Intervention in Hypertension in Primary Health Care

Psicologia, saúde & doenças, Mar 1, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Family functioning and quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The role of dissimilarity in illness representations and school support

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Dec 30, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of life and sexual satisfaction in women with endometriosis: the moderator role of symptom severity

Psychology and Sexuality, Jun 22, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Contributors and Moderators of Quality of Life in Caregivers of Alzheimer´s Disease Patients

Experimental Aging Research

Research paper thumbnail of Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers of Cervical Cancer Patients: Analysis of Anxiety and Spirituality

Research paper thumbnail of The contribution of purpose in life to psychological morbidity and quality of life in chronic pain patients

Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Brief emotional screening in oncology: Specificity and sensitivity of the emotion thermometers in the Portuguese cancer population

Palliative and Supportive Care, 2019

ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the cutoff and the specificity and sensitivity of the Emot... more ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the cutoff and the specificity and sensitivity of the Emotion Thermometers (ET) in a Portuguese sample of cancer patients.MethodA total of 147 patients (mean age = 49.2; SD = 12.6) completed the ET, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and the Subjective Experiences of Illness Suffering Inventory. Data were collected in a cancer support institution and in a major hospital in the North of Portugal.ResultThe optimal cutoff for the Anxiety Thermometer was 5v6 (until 5 and 6 or more), which identified 74% of the BSI-anxiety cases and 70% of noncases. The Depression Thermometer cutoff was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 85% of BSI-depression cases and 82% of noncases. Cutoff for the Anger Thermometer was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 83% of BSI-hostility cases and 73% of noncases; for the Distress Thermometer, the optimal cutoff was 4v5 (until 4 and 5 or more), which identified 84% of the suffering cases and 73% of noncas...

Research paper thumbnail of Validation of the spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (SpREUK) in Portuguese Alzheimer‘s patients

Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of informal cancer caregiving: A literature review on psychophysiological studies

European Journal of Cancer Care, 2019