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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, leading to increased concerns about long-term patients' neuropsychiatric consequences. This study aims to describe the presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in severe COVID-19 survivors and to identify associated baseline, in-hospital and post-discharge factors. This study is part of the MAPA longitudinal project conducted with severe COVID-19 patients admitted in Intensive Care Medicine Department (ICMD) of a University Hospital (CHUSJ) in Porto, Portugal. Patients with ICMD length of stay ≤ 24 h, terminal illness, major auditory loss or inability to communicate at follow-up assessment were excluded. All participants were assessed by telephone post-discharge (median = 101 days), with a comprehensive protocol assessing depressive and anxiety symptoms, cognition, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) memories recall and health-related quality of life. Out of a sample of 56 survivors (median age = 65; 68% males), 29% and 23% had depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were significantly more prevalent among younger survivors and were associated with cognitive complaints, emotional and delusions ICU memories and fear of having COVID-19 sequelae, sleep problems and pain after discharge (all p 0.05). An important proportion of these survivors suffers from depression and anxiety symptoms post-discharge, namely younger ones and those who reported more cognitive complaints, ICU memories, fear of having COVID-19 sequelae, sleep problems and pain. These findings highlight the importance of psychological consequences assessment and planning of appropriate and multidisciplinary follow-up care after hospitalization due to COVID-19.

Dissertação de Mestrado, Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, 14 de abril de 2023, Universidade dos Açores. O presente Relatório de Estágio pretende refletir sobre o trabalho realizado durante a prática pedagógica desenvolvida nas unidades curriculares de Estágio Pedagógico I e II, do Mestrado em Educação Pré-escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, dando ênfase à problemática do erro no processo de ensino-aprendizagem na infância. Do estágio desenvolvido, importa destacar o contacto regular e prolongado com a realidade da profissão, a apropriação da sua complexidade e a vontade de contribuir para um ensino que valoriza o aluno como ator do seu processo de aprendizagem. Quanto ao aprofundamento da temática do erro, surge pela necessidade de se compreender a sua gestão em espaço escolar, uma vez que é uma componente que se encontra presente no quotidiano da ação do professor. Além disso, apesar de ser um tema clássico, continua a ser pouco debatido e aprofundado. No nosso caso, foi desenvolvido um estudo empírico que pretende clarificar a importância do erro no processo de ensino-aprendizagem e analisar o papel do educador/ professor na gestão do erro, bem como conhecer as perspetivas de crianças face ao erro. Sustenta-se na análise de 27 incidentes críticos obtidos durante o decorrer do estágio, bem como na análise de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas a 16 crianças, estando oito a frequentar a Educação Pré-escolar e as outras oito o 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico. Os dados foram tratados, no essencial, através da análise de conteúdo temática. Os principais resultados mostram o erro é algo negativo e a evitar no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Para Além disso, os professores tendem a apresentar a versão padrão em vez de utilizar estratégias que contribuam para a superação do erro. Assim, os resultados do presente estudo contribuem em certa medida para a compreensão do erro em contexto escolar, podendo vir a beneficiar a ação de diversos intervenientes no processo educativo em termos de deteção, análise e gestão do erro, de modo a se alcançar o sucesso educativo de forma mais esclarecida. ABSTRACT: This Internship Report intends to reflect on the work carried out during the pedagogical practice developed in the curricular units of Pedagogical Internship I and II, of the Master in Pre-School Education and Teaching of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education, emphasizing the issue of error in the teaching-learning process in childhood. Of the internship developed, it is important to highlight the regular and prolonged contact with the reality of the profession, the appropriation of its complexity and the will to contribute to a teaching that values the student as an actor in his learning process. As for the deepening of the issue of error, it arises from the need to understand its management in the school space, since it is a component that is present in the daily life of the teacher's action. In addition, despite being a classic topic, it continues to be little debated and deepened. In our case, an empirical study was carried out with the aim of clarifying the importance of errors in the teaching-learning process and analyzing the role of the educator/teacher in managing errors, as well as knowing the perspectives of children in the face of errors. It is based on the analysis of 27 critical incidents obtained during the course of the internship, as well as on the analysis of semi-structured interviews carried out with 16 children, with eight attending Pre-school Education and the other eight attending the 1st Cycle of Basic Education. The data were treated, essentially, through thematic content analysis. The main results show the error is something negative and to be avoided in the teaching-learning process. In addition, teachers tend to present the standard version instead of using strategies that contribute to overcoming the error. Thus, the results of the present study contribute to a certain extent to the understanding of errors in the school context, and may benefit the action of various actors in the educational process in terms of error detection, analysis and management, in order to achieve success. education in a clearer way.

This study analysed the intensity and direction of referee’s emotions 24 to 48 hours before a game, looking into the relation between stress, cognitive appraisal, and performance perception. Participants were 708 football referees, 91.2% male and 8.8% female. The results indicate a higher prevalence of positive rather than negative emotions before the game, showing that, when emotions were perceived as facilitating the referees’ sports performance, they were more likely to better adapt to the game. Additionally, emotions intensity played an important role in the way referees feel before a game. In sum, the data revealed the importance of considering the intensity and direction of the emotions felt by referees, as well as the importance of training strategies to regulate the intensity of emotions and strategies that help referees interpret the effects of their emotions.

The tasks referees must perform are both complex and very important, and are usually associated with high levels of stress. In this study, we aimed to understand the role of stress and cognitive appraisal on referees’ emotions and sports performance perception before the realization of a game. We adopted a critical incident methodology to understand how referees adapt to the stress related to their next game. The study included 708 football referees (646 males), aged between 18 and 53 (M = 26.81; SD = 7.32). We evaluated sources of stress, cognitive appraisal, emotions, and perception of individual performance. Regression analyses pointed out that stress was a main predictor of negative emotions, cognitive appraisal was a predictor of both negative and positive emotions, and that cognitive appraisal also contributed to comprehend the perception of individual performance. In sum, stress and appraisal are important factors to understand the stress experience of referees., La tarea de un árbitro se asocia con un alto estrés. En este estudio buscamos comprender el papel del estrés y evaluación cognitiva en las emociones y percepción del rendimiento deportivo de los árbitros antes de un partido. Adoptamos una metodología de incidentes críticos para analizar se adaptan al estrés relacionado con su próximo juego. El estudio incluyó a 708 árbitros de fútbol (646 hombres), de entre 18-53 años (M = 26,81; DE = 7,32). Evaluamos las fuentes de estrés, evaluación cognitiva, emociones y percepción del desempeño individual. El análisis de regresión mostró que el estrés fue el principal predictor de las emociones negativas, la evaluación cognitiva fue un predictor de las emociones negativas y positivas y que la evaluación cognitiva también contribuyó a comprender la percepción del desempeño individual. En resumen, el estrés y la evaluación son factores importantes para comprender la experiencia de estrés de los árbitros., This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi/UM) School of Psychology, University of Minho, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Portuguese State Budget (UIDB/01662/2020).

Long-term health impairments are often experienced among survivors of critical illness, which may have a negative impact on their quality of life. The aim of this study was to characterize COVID-19 survivors of critical illness and to evaluate health-related quality of life and disability following hospital discharge.This is a retrospective case-series study that included COVID-19 survivors admitted to the Intensive Care Medicine Department of a University Hospital. Follow-up evaluation was performed between the 30th and the 90th day after discharge. Quality of life was explored using the five-level version of the EQ-5D instrument (EQ-5D-5L) and functionality using the 12-question World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0).Forty-five survivors were enrolled, 28 (62.2%) men, median age 63.0 years. The EQ-5D-5L questionnaire showed moderate to extreme problems in some dimension in 29 patients (64.4%): mobility in six (13.3%), self-care in seven (13.3%), usual activities in 23 (51.1%), pain/discomfort in 14 (31.1%) and anxiety/depression in 17 (37.8%). When using the 12-question WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire, moderate to extreme disability was reported in some question in 37 patients (82.2%): 19 (42.2%) in standing for long periods, 18 (40.0%) in long-distance walking; 14 (31.1%) on taking care of household responsibilities and 17 (37.8%) in their day-to-day work; 23 (51.1%) felt emotionally affected by their health problems.Based on COVID-19 survivors-reported outcomes after critical illness, mobility, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression were the main problems that persisted one to three months after hospital discharge.An organized follow-up structure is crucial to improve health-related quality of life in critical COVID-19 survivors.Introdução: Os sobreviventes de doença crítica apresentam frequentemente sequelas a longo prazo. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar os sobreviventes da COVID-19 grave e avaliar a qualidade de vida após a alta hospitalar. Material e Métodos: Série de casos que inclui sobreviventes COVID-19 admitidos no Serviço de Medicina Intensiva de um Hospital Universitário. A consulta de seguimento foi realizada entre o 30º e o 90º dia após alta hospitalar. A qualidade de vida foi avaliada através do questionário EQ-5D com cinco níveis (EQ-5D-5L) e a funcionalidade através do instrumento World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) de 12 questões. Resultados: Foram incluídos 45 sobreviventes, 28 homens (62,2%), idade mediana de 63,0 anos. No questionário EQ-5D-5L 29 sobreviventes (64,4%) mostraram problemas moderados a extremos em alguma dimensão: seis (13,3%) na mobilidade, sete (13,3%) nos cuidados pessoais, 23 (51,1%) nas atividades habituais, 14 (31,1%) na dor/desconforto e 17 (37,8%) na ansiedade/depressão. No WHODAS 2.0 37 sobreviventes (82,2%) revelaram alterações funcionais moderadas a extremas em alguma questão: 19 (42,2%) em permanecer de pé por longos períodos, 18 (40,0%) em percorrer longas distâncias, 14 (31,1%) em cuidar das responsabilidades domésticas e 17 (37,8%) no dia-a-dia no trabalho; 23 (51,1%) mostraram-se emocionalmente afetados pelos seus problemas de saúde. Discussão: A avaliação dos sobreviventes COVID-19 após a doença crítica demonstra que a mobilidade, a dor/desconforto e a ansiedade/depressão são os principais problemas que persistem um a três meses após a alta hospitalar. Conclusão: O acompanhamento estruturado após alta poderá ter impacto significativo na qualidade de vida destes doentes.

Background:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, leading to increased concerns about long-term patients’ neuropsychiatric morbidity. Currently, there is still few data regarding mental health after hospital discharge of severe COVID-19 elderly patients. Considering this, the present study aims to characterize the neuropsychiatric morbidity in old severe COVID-19 patients.Methods:In the context of an ongoing multidisciplinary research project, this study analyzed a subsample of patients aged ≥60 years, admitted due to COVID-19, during the first wave, in the Intensive Care Medicine Department (ICMD) of a University Hospital in Porto, Portugal. ICMD length of stay (LoS) ≤24h, terminal illness, major auditory loss or inability to communicate at the time of follow- up were used as exclusion criteria. Participants were evaluated by telephone in average 99 (±32) days after being discharged from the hospital, with Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test, PatientHealth Questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. Sociodemographic and relevant clinicaldata were obtained from hospital electronic records and clinical interview.Results:A sample of 39 survivors with a mean age of 70 (±6.3) years old were assessed. The majority were male (62%), married (64%), retired (77%), with low educational level (59%), and 15% lived alone. The average number of comorbidities and the daily medications per patient were 4.7 (±1.7) and 5.5 (±3.5), respectively.During ICMD stay, 69% had nosocomial infections and 56% delirium. Deep sedation was used in 74% of the patients (mean=30 days) and 74% needed Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. ICMD mean LoS was33 (±28.3) days. Based on follow-up assessment, 18% of survivors had cognitive impairment, whereas23% and 15% had depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. A positive and high correlation between depression and anxiety was found (rs=0.792; pConclusions:The presence of this symptomatology may hinder a successful recovery once the patient is discharged back home. This is particularly relevant accruing the strong relationship between depressive and anxious symptoms found in this sample. Therefore, early screening and timely multidisciplinary support interventions to minimize these neuropsychiatric symptoms after discharge should be considered in order to achieve positive health outcomes.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience chronic symptoms that negatively impact their quality of life (QoL). This study analyzed the variables that contributed to QoL in patients with SLE, including the mediating role of psychological morbidity and disease activity. This study used a transversal design and included 104 women with SLE. Participants answered several instruments assessing fatigue, psychological morbidity (depression and anxiety), body image, disease activity, and quality of life. The results showed that disease activity, fatigue severity, psychological morbidity and body image were associated with all domains of QoL. Additionally, psychological morbidity and disease activity mediated the relationship between body image and psychological morbidity. Also, disease activity mediated the relationship between body image and fatigue severity. According to the results, intervention in patients with SLE should focus on patients' psychological morbidity, particularly in the active phase of the disease. Body image, fatigue severity and psychological morbidity should be monitored in patients with SLE in order to promote QoL.

Occupational stress and burnout are a global epidemic that can cause severe negative effects on workers’ physical and emotional health. Health professionals working in a hospital setting are especially at risk, due to the inherent characteristics of their work. Consequently, this study aimed to analyse the relationships between stress and burnout in health professionals working in a hospital in the North of Portugal. A convenience sample of 221 health professionals participated in this cross-sectional study and answered two instruments to assess stress and burnout at work. Results showed that stress dimensions, such as the precariousness of the contractual status, the intention to change services, work overload, stress from the work-home interface, relationships at work, leading training activities, and dealing with patients predicted the three dimensions of burnout—physical fatigue, cognitive weariness, and emotional exhaustion. Therefore, these findings contribute to increase the knowledge of health professional’s mental conditions, and can be used to design and implement interventions to mitigate the effects of stress and burnout on these professionals.

This study aimed to develop appropriate changes in a pair of shoes in order to improve the gait of an individual selected for this case study. This analysis took into account ergonomic aspects, namely those relating to the individual’s anthropometrics. Gait analysis was done with the adapted footwear both before and after intervention.A conventional X-ray was performed, which revealed a 29-mm left lower limb shortening and possible foot adduction. The anthropometric assessment confirmed a 27-mm asymmetry between the left knee and foot.Corrective changes were implemented in the left boot, with a 20-mm increase in the plantar aspect and approximately 30-mm in the calcaneus area.The pressure-mapping system WalkinSense was used for the kinetic gait analysis. Results showed some improvement in plantar pressure distribution after corrective changes in footwear. Peak pressure in the left foot decreased from 2.8kg/cm2 to 1.6kg/cm2. The second peak also showed a marked decrease. The right foot presented with a reduction in peak plantar pressure from 2.7kg/cm2 to 2.3kg/cm2.After identifying asymmetries, the associated pathologies and modifyingthe footwear, a kinetic analysis of gait before and after altering the footwear was undertaken, which showed improvements in the gait. According to the obtained results, it was possible to demonstrate that the initially proposed objectives were achieved, i.e., the changes in footwear resulted in an improvement of the analyzed individual., This work was financed by FEDER funds through the Competitive Factors Operational Program (COMPETE) and by national funds through FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) with the projects BD SFRH/BD/79762/2011, PEst-C/CTM/U10264/2013 and ID/CEC/00319/2013.

Physical and physiological comfort, at work and during leisure time, is important to human health and motivation. A growing number of jobs require workers to sit. Most clothes, except those intended for wheelchair users, were designed for walking or the standing position. Clothing designs should be user-oriented and meet users’ needs. Garment design should conform to body position and posture, not just shape and size. In this paper we present the ergometric impact of a new type of trousers designed to adapt to changes in position. Concentrations of compression forces, temperature and pressure were documented in an exploratory pilot study and contrasted to traditional designs. The new trousers showed significant decreases in compression force concentration, especially in and around the knees and waist. Most participants identified comfort as an important factor when purchasing a pair of trousers and that, for working purposes, they would prefer these special trousers rather than traditional designs., This work was financed by FEDER funds through the Competitive Factors Operational Program (COMPETE) and by national funds through FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) with the projects PEst- C/CTM/U10264/2013, ID/CEC/00319/2013, BD SFRH/BD/79762/2011, NORTE-07-0401-FEDER-031444 and NORTE-07-0402-FEDER-019152.

This study aims to study the detail of human motion by experimenting and extracting the subjects’ core motions for analysis. Sampling various subjects of physical differences, this study attempts to acquire various motion parameters based on certain predefined actions. In addition, this study also applies enhanced motion editing techniques to retarget and constraint the captured data. This study concentrates on the level of details of motions of various subjects with differences in physical attributes. We outline how different physique produces different behavioural patterns based upon mass and proportion. In a nutshell, this study considers ‘motion’ to identify the differences in each subject’s physical attributes by sampling subjects of physical differences.

© 2022. IJP&PT & AAC. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.This study examined the direct and indirect effects of communication patterns and forgiveness on physical and psychological morbidity, among young adults involved in a romantic relationship. Participants were 298 students, currently involved in a heterosexual romantic relationship, from a large university in the United States, who completed the Tendency to Forgive Scale, the Communication Patterns Questionnaire, and the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Physical morbidity was directly predicted by mutuality communication. Destructive communication had an indirect effect on physical and psychological morbidity, via forgiveness. However, the indirect connection between destructive communication and psychological morbidity was only significant for female partners. Teaching constructive communication skills may be a key factor for interventions addressed to young adults in romantic relationships, in order to promote forgiveness, due to its potential positive influence in physical and psychological well-being.

Nas últimas décadas, o treino de competências psicológicas no desporto tem suscitado o interesse dos investigadores pela sua importância no bem-estar e sucesso desportivo dos atletas. O mesmo não ocorre na implementação consistente e longitudinal dessas competências nas equipas desportivas, sobretudo no desporto adaptado. Este estudo tem como principal objetivo descrever o trabalho realizado na Seleção Nacional de Boccia de análise, adaptação e implementação das competências psicológicas essenciais para a modalidade, aplicadas ao longo do quadriénio Olímpico para Tóquio2020. Este modelo cíclico é executado em contexto de treino e competição, incluindo 6 fases de treino de competências como: comunicação, preparação mental (exercício de respiração e visualização mental), pensamentos positivos e consciência mental. O compromisso e empenho dos atletas na aplicação deste modelo, independentemente do tipo de deficiência ou classe da modalidade, leva-nos a crer que, cada vez mais, o conceito de alto rendimento no desporto adaptado é trabalhado de igual forma como com atletas sem deficiência. A mesma visão deverá também ser partilhada e aplicada por todos os agentes e dirigentes desportivos que integram estas modalidades., In the last decades, the training of mental skills in sports has stimulated researchers’ interest due to its importance in athletes’ well-being and sport success. The same does not occur in the consistent and longitudinal implementation of these skills in sports teams, especially in adapted sports. This study’s main objective is to describe the work done with the Boccia National Team: the analysis, adaptation, and implementation of the essential psychological skills for this sport, applied throughout the Olympic quadrennial for Tokyo2020. This cyclical model was applied in training and competition, and included 6 phases of skills training, namely: communication, mental preparation (breathing exercise and mental visualization), positive thinking, and mental awareness. The athletes’ commitment and sense of duty in the application of this model, regardless of the type of disability or sport class, leads us to believe that, increasingly, the concept of high performance in adapted sports is the same as with non-disabled athletes. The same approach should also be shared and applied by all sports’ agents and leaders that participate in these sports., Este estudo foi realizado no Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (PSI/01662), Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, e suportado financeiramente pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia e pelo Ministérios da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (UID/PSI/01662/2019), através de fundos nacionais (PIDDAC).