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- Critical patient environmental comfort: a scoping review protocolPublication . Moura, Derek; Andrade, Débora; Silva, Carla; Pinto, IgorIntroduction: It is important to understand the concept of comfort as a whole in order to build a care intervention plan that is appropriate to the needs of the person. A quiet and peaceful environment enhances the person's adherence to treatment, which allows better outcomes. Aims and objectives: To develop a scoping review that makes possible to map the nursing interventions that promote environmental comfort to the sleep of the critically ill person. Methods: Literature review, based on the methodological strategy of the Joanna Briggs Institute for Scoping Reviews. The databases used will be: CINAHL Complete, COCHRANE Library Plus, PUBMED, JBI Evidence Synthesis, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO); and as sources of gray literature: OpenGrey, Open Access Scientific Repositories in Portugal (RCAAP). Results: With this scoping review it is expected to map nursing interventions that contribute to environmental comfort and sleep promoting in people in intensive care and in critical condition. Conclusion: The development of knowledge about nursing interventions in the context of critical care will allow the mapping of a set of interventions that focus on promoting the comfort of the person in critical situation.
- Evidências de validade da versão portuguesa do ìndice de Reatividade Interpessoal para CasaisPublication . Coutinho, Joana; Beiramar, Ana; Silva, Carla; Lema, Alberto; Lima, Vânia; GraceIII, Randolph; Oliveira-Silva, Patrícia; Gonçalves, Óscar; Sampaio, AdrianaEste estudo teve como principal objetivo traduzir e adaptar para língua portuguesa o Índice de Reatividade Interpessoal para Casais (IRIC), analisando as propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa. Esse é um instrumento de avaliação da empatia em casais, que resultou da adaptação de uma das mais usadas escalas de empatia, o Índice de Reatividade Interpessoal de Davis, para o contexto das relações íntimas. O IRIC avalia dimensões de empatia cognitiva (tomada de perspetiva) e emocional (preocupação empática), importantes para a estabilidade e satisfação das relações conjugais. A escala original foi traduzida para português e administrada a 148 sujeitos que estavam numa relação amorosa há pelo menos um ano. A maioria dos sujeitos eram mulheres com uma média de idades de 27 anos. Os resultados revelam uma estrutura fatorial semelhante à escala original, valores adequados de consistência interna (alfa de Cronbach=0,82) e bons níveis de validade externa com uma escala de ajustamento diádico.
- Finely tuned fiber-based porous structures for bone tissue engineering applicationsPublication . Ribeiro, Viviana; Silva-Correia, Joana; Morais, Alain; Correlo, Vitor M.; Marques, Alexandra P.; Ribeiro, Ana; Silva, Carla; Durães, Nelson; Bonifácio, Graça; Sousa, Rui A.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Oliveira, Ana L.; Reis, Rui L.
- A suplementação com ácido fólico na gravidez: perceções e práticas clínicas na Área Metropolitana do PortoPublication . Silva, Carla; Pinto, Elisabete; Keating, Elisa
- Sustainable textiles with plant extracts for skin applicationsPublication . Oliveira, Cláudia S.; Rocha, Ashly; Antunes, Jéssica; Silva, Augusta; Silva, Carla; Tavaria, Freni K.The expanding market for antimicrobial textiles demands innovative products to support modern technological advancements across various industries. This growing need includes the food industry, where antimicrobial textiles are vital for preventing contamination through uniforms and surface coverings; healthcare institutions, which utilize these products to reduce infection spread; consumer goods such as clothing and sportswear that benefit from enhanced hygiene and odor control; and dermatotherapeutical applications where antimicrobial textiles aid in treating skin infections. Given their direct contact with human skin, it's crucial to consider their safety and effectiveness. To address this demand, numerous antimicrobial textiles have been developed, often relying on synthetic components like metals (silver, copper, zinc) and chemical agents (quaternary ammonium compounds, triclosan). However, the potential side effects of these synthetic materials highlight the need for natural antimicrobial agents, which are considered safer. Plant extracts, rich in bioactive compounds, offer a promising alternative. For instance, Eucalyptus and hop extracts have shown strong antimicrobial properties against various bacteria. This study evaluates the use of these plant extracts to functionalize textiles, testing their antimicrobial activity against common skin bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Escherichia coli), while assessing their biocompatibility with human skin cells to ensure safety for direct skin applications.
- The impact of folic acid supplementation on gestational and long term health: critical temporal windows, benefits and risksPublication . Silva, Carla; Keating, Elisa; Pinto, ElisabeteMaternal folic acid (FA) supplementation is one of the most popular nutritional interventions during pregnancy for its protective effect against neural tube defects (NTDs). The purposes of this review are: (a) to gather the current evidence regarding supplementation of maternal diet with FA and (b) to problematize the available literature in terms of dosages, critical temporal windows, and its potential benefits and risks. The expression (pregnancy OR fetus OR offspring OR mother) AND (“folic acid” AND supplementation) was searched on PubMed database, filtering for articles published from 2005 to 2014. Publications referring to FA supplementation during the periconceptional period or pregnancy in which there was a conclusion about the effects of isolated FA supplementation on pregnant woman, pregnancy or offspring were included. Of the initial 1182 papers, 109 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The majority of the publications reported FA supplementation outcomes on offspring's health, with emphasis in NTDs, allergy/respiratory problems, cancer and behaviour problems. Some inconsistency is observed on the impact of FA supplementation on different outcomes, except for NTDs. It is also visible an increased concern about the impact of excessive supplementation, either in terms of doses or exposure's duration. In conclusion, there is a growing interest in FA supplementation issues. The protective effect of FA supplementation over NTDs has been confirmed, being the periconceptional period a critical window, and it is frequently suggested that allergy/respiratory outcomes arise from (excessive) FA supplementation particularly later in pregnancy. Further research on critical doses and time of exposure should be conducted.