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- Are prayer-based Interventions effective pain management options? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsPublication . Jarego, Margarida; Ferreira-Valente, Maria Alexandra; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Day, Melissa A.; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Costa, Rui M.; Pimenta, Filipa; Jensen, MarkThis review examined the efects of private and communal participatory prayer on pain. Nine databases were searched. Six randomized controlled trials were included. For private prayer, medium to large efects emerged for 67% to 69% of betweengroup comparisons; participants in the prayer condition reported lower pain intensity (0.59
- Andropause representations: A mixed-methods study with portuguese womenPublication . Pimenta, Filipa; Meireles Ramos, Maria; Silva, Carolina; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Maroco, J. P.; Leal, I.Uma vez que os fatores psicossociais têm algum impacto sobre a andropausa, e esse fenómeno pode afetar as relações conjugais (e as mulheres tendem a procurar informação sobre saúde), torna-se importante estudar as representações da andropausa empregando o Modelo de Senso Comum – um modelo usado para entender as representações de menopausa. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar as representações de mulheres portuguesas sobre a andropausa, a adequação do modelo de senso comum para explicar essas representações e explorar as diferenças entre participantes com diferentes características (e.g., nível de escolaridade), em relação às representações da andropausa. Trinta mulheres foram entrevistas e posteriormente as entrevistas foram analisadas através da análise de conteúdo qualitativa dirigida. Uma análise de correspondência múltipla explorou a associação entre as categorias emergentes. Os testes U de Mann-Whitney foram realizados para testar as diferenças em relação à frequência das categorias emergentes. A Identidade indefinida foi a característica mais citada em relação à Identidade, enquanto que a Função Sexual foi a Consequência Negativa mais mencionada; poucas Consequências Positivas foram mencionadas, sendo a Ausência de consequências positivas e a Falta de informação as mais frequentes. Foram encontrados dois modelos bidimensionais – um para a Identidade da Andropausa: (1) Mudanças relacionadas com o envelhecimento e (2) Mudanças sexuais/Falta de informação; a outra para Consequências Negativas: (1) Sintomas/Problemas de saúde e (2) Depressão/Falta de informação. Não foram encontradas diferenças na frequência das representações da andropausa entre mulheres com características diferentes (e.g., com um relacionamento romântico vs. sem um relacionamento romântico). A adequação do Modelo de Senso Comum para explicar as representações da andropausa dessas mulheres não diferiu entre os participantes com características distintas. Esta investigação pode ajudar os profissionais de saúde a desenvolverem intervenções mais compreensivas (com base neste modelo teórico), a fim de ajudar os casais a compreender e lidar melhor com a andropausa.
- Coping strategies for menopausal woman with urinary incontinence: Validation of the coping strategies instrumentPublication . Porto, Marta; Maroco, Joao Paulo; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Leitão, Mafalda; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Pimenta, FilipaInexistente
- Prayer as a pain intervention: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trialsPublication . Ferreira-Valente, Maria Alexandra; Jarego, Margarida; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Pimenta, Filipa; Costa, Rui Miguel; Day, Melissa A; Pais Brito, José Luis; Jensen, MarkBackground Pain is a universal experience and the most common reason for seeking healthcare. Inadequate pain management negatively impacts numerous aspects of patient health. Multidisciplinary treatment programmes, including psychosocial interventions, are more useful for pain management than purely biomedical treatment alone. Recently, researchers showed increasing interest in understanding the role of spirituality/religiosity and spiritual/religious practices on pain experience, with engagement in religious practices, such as prayer, showing to positively impact pain experience in religious individuals. This systematic review will seek to summarise and integrate the existing findings from randomised controlled trials assessing the effects of prayer and prayerbased interventions on pain experience. Methods The systematic review procedures and its report will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Electronic searches in nine databases (Web of Science Core Collection, MEDLINE, SCIELO Citation Index, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trial, PsycINFO, Scopus, LILACS and Open-SIGLE) will be performed to identify randomised controlled trials of prayer-based interventions. Two independent researchers will assess studies for inclusion and extract data from each paper. Risk of bias assessment will be assessed independently by two reviewers based on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement. Qualitative synthesis of the body of research will be conducted using a narrative summary synthesis method. Meta-analysis will be limited to studies reporting on the same primary outcome. Formal searches are planned to start in June 2021. The final report is anticipated to be completed by September 2021. Discussion Findings will be useful to (1) understand the condition of our knowledge in this field and (2) provide evidence for prayer effectiveness in reducing pain intensity and pain-related stress and increasing pain tolerance in adults experiencing acute or chronic pain.
- Validation of the parental feeding style questionnaire in a portuguese samplePublication . Pimenta, Filipa; Garcia, Inês Queiroz; Cristina, Sofia; Galvão, Diana; Maroco, João Paulo; Leal, Isabel PereiraPortugal is among the European countries with higher rates of overweight children, and parental feeding practices may affect children weight and eating patterns. A community sample of 252 Portuguese parents was used to study the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire. (i.e., structural, convergent and discriminant validity, external and criterion validity, as well as reliability and sensitivity). Regarding construct validity, the measurement model supported a five-factor structure (Emotional, Instrumental, Encouragement, Permissiveness, and Control) with an acceptable fit; Item 24 was excluded since it showed a very low factor weight and was not significantly associated with its subscale (λ=0.274; p=0.065); also, this item’s explained variance was below the recommended (r2=0.018). Discriminant validity was verified in eight of the ten paired factors. Only the emotional eating subscale had a good value of VME (convergent validity; VME = .62). External validity was confirmed, as was internal consistency, where four of the five subscales, with the exception of the emotional eating subscale, had good Cronbach's alphas (.67 <α <.88). The Portuguese sample reported the predominant use of permissiveness and control practices, similar to that reported by previous studies. The Portuguese Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire appears valid and reliable for assessing Portuguese parents feeding styles and can be used in further studies. The existence of culturally adapted and validated instruments is fundamental for an accurate understanding of parental practices, in order to develop strategies to manage children’s dietary intake and prevent health-related problems, subsequent to overweight.