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    Quality of Life of Mothers and Fathers 4 to 6 Months After Birth: The Effect of a Very Preterm Delivery

    The sparse literature on the effect of a preterm delivery on parents’ quality of life (QoL) yields inconsistent results, restricting their analysis to mothers. The present study aimed to assess the effect of a...

    Elisabete Alves, Mariana Amorim, Conceição Nogueira in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2023)

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    Humoral immunity against Covid-19 six months after the Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine in hemodialysis patients: data from five dialysis units. Is there a protective role for hemodiafiltration in the Covid-19 pandemic?

    Teresa Chuva, Teresa Santos, Francisco Gonçalves, Luísa Costa in Journal of Nephrology (2022)

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    A sco** review on studies about the quality of life of informal caregivers of stroke survivors

    To assess the available evidence regarding the quality of life (QoL) of informal caregivers of stroke survivors, by identifying the instruments used to assess QoL, and its associated characteristics.

    Ana Moura, Filipa Teixeira, Mariana Amorim, Ana Henriques in Quality of Life Research (2022)

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    Quality of life of parents of very preterm infants 4 months after birth: a mixed methods study

    Knowledge about parental quality of life (QoL) is paramount to family-centred and integrated healthcare on prematurity, but evidence is limited. We aimed to explore mothers’ and fathers’ perspectives about the...

    Mariana Amorim, Elisabete Alves in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2018)

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    Quality of life among parents of preterm infants: a sco** review

    To synthesize the body of knowledge on the factors influencing the QoL of mothers and fathers of preterm infants.

    Mariana Amorim, Susana Silva, Michelle Kelly-Irving in Quality of Life Research (2018)

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    Social Trajectory and Body Image Satisfaction in Childbearing Women

    Advantaged socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with lower body image satisfaction (BIS) among women. However, motherhood and social trajectory (an individual’s path from childhood SEP to adulthood SEP) ...

    Ana Henriques, Luís Alves, Elisabete Alves in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2015)

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    Prevalence of self-reported cardiovascular risk factors in Portuguese women: a survey after delivery

    To estimate the pre-pregnancy prevalence of overweight/obesity, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus, in women who delivered a live born.

    Elisabete Alves, Sofia Correia, Henrique Barros in International Journal of Public Health (2012)