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- Alcohol use during pregnancy - a Portuguese studyPublication . Xavier, M. R.; Dias, P.; Martins, C.Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant health problem because of the risks for negative prenatal, neonatal and later neurobehavioral outcomes ranging from subtle developmental problems to fetal alcohol syndrome. In spite of the increase of consumption of Portuguese women, data about alcohol use during pregnancy is scarce. This work aims to describe patterns of alcohol consumption and possible relations with psychological experience of pregnancy in a sample of 1000 pregnant Portuguese women. Recruitment strategies included healthcare professionals, word of mouth, collaboration with community/health services and national websites and social networking sites commonly consulted by pregnant women (in–person self-report questionnaires and online questionnaires). The questionnaires included standardized scales (AUDIT and Pregnancy and Motherhood Attitudes Scale) and questions about sociodemographics, gestation and parity, and healthcare. Data concerning descriptive and inferential analysis about alcohol use and attitudes toward pregnancy and maternity will be present. Despite World Health Organization, European and Portuguese governmental concerns and recommendations, we found that approximate 20% (in-person and online) pregnant women continue to drink during pregnancy and that consumptions are related to differences on some dimensions of the psychological experience of pregnancy. We defend that adequate screening and report strategies must be organized based on a non-punitive/collaborative approach between different professionals involved in health care arena. We hope that this kind of work represents an alert and a step for future research as a base to setting out effective strategies for prevention, screening and management of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in our country.
- Child development, parenting and primary health care role: parents’ and family physicians’ perspectivesPublication . Fareleira, F.; Xavier, M. R.; Veiga, E.; Martins, C.
- Disturbances of attachment in community and institutionalized children in pre- school age: a comparative studyPublication . Carneiro, A.; Dias, P.; Oliveira, P.; Fachada, I.; Baptista, J.; Silva, J.; Marques, S.; Martins, C.; Soares, I.
- Parental high expectations and childhood overweight as risk factors for bulimia nervosa: a portuguese case-control studyPublication . Gonçalves, S.; Machado, B. C.; Martins, C.; Hoek, H. W.; Machado, P.Aims: To identify the risk factors implicated in the development of bulimia nervosa and determine which of these risk factors are especially common among bulimia nervosa subjects compared with healthy subjects and subjects with other psychiatric disorders. Design: A case-control design was used involving the comparison of 60 female subjects who meet DSM-IV criteria for bulimia nervosa with 60 healthy control subjects and 60 subjects with other psychiatric disorders. Risk factors were assessed by interviewing each subject with the Oxford Risk Factor Interview. Results: The main risk factors identified from the comparison of bulimia nervosa subjects with healthy controls were high parental expectations and adolescence obesity. Compared with subjects with other psychiatric disorders, those with bulimia nervosa reported also childhood obesity. Discussion: Overweight in infancy and adolescence and the exposure to family functioning variables like high expectations increased the risk for the development of bulimia nervosa.
- PMA, relação diádica, ansiedade e depressão: considerações quanto ao género e número de ciclosPublication . Pinho, M.; Xavier, M. R.; Martins, C.; Dantas, S.; Lopes, E.
- Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa – A Portuguese Case Control StudyPublication . Machado, Bárbara César; Gonçalves, S.; Martins, C.; Machado, Paulo P.; Brandão, I.; Roma-Torres, A.
- The importance of the 1st CEB teacher training to know the determinants of academic performance of students with ADHDPublication . Campos, S.; Soares, L.; Ferreira, M.; Chaves, C.; Alves, C.; Martins, C.Introduction: Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an issue that affects a high percentage of school-age population. Thus, working directly with hyperactive students has become an inevitable task in our lives, as educational professionals. Thus, it has become essential to ascertain new and effective teaching practices because understanding a teacher’s role as a facilitating agent in the teaching-learning process is to understand that that role requires specialised preparation. It is in this context that our paper is based. Objective: The aim of this study is to learn whether the continuing training of teachers helps them to acquire better knowledge about ADHD children, improving their perceptions and attitudes. Methodology: from this point of view, the procedure adopted was the descriptive plan by survey. Data were collected using a questionnaire, considered the most appropriated procedure for descriptive studies. This study involved 117 primary teachers from a variety of schools. Most of them only have intial training (the number of teachers with some kind of specialisation in this area is very low). Results: After analysing the survey data, a connection between the results and teacher’s academic qualifications was made and the conclusion drawn is that the quality of the teacher’s practices goes up with the teacher training on this issue. However, initial teacher training may or may not have been developed in the area of hyperactivity. For this reason, some teachers may not be sure of their answers (particularly regarding information pertaining to the main problems related to this issue). Conclusions: The results of the study lead us to conclude that it is extremely important to get appropriate training throughout the professional career. This training can be related directly to this area or to other areas that are directly or indirectly connected to our work with the main aim of improving our intervention in school and to help the children with this pathology.