University Students with Less Mental Health Literacy are “More Vulnerable”
Portuguese university students with less mental health literacy are more psychologically vulnerable than their peers who are well-informed in this area. A study by researchers from CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and ESEP - Nursing School of Porto, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, focused on students from different Higher Education [...]
“It is necessary to identify the professionals most exposed or most vulnerable to burnout,” Urges Pedro Machado dos Santos
A research team led by a researcher from CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research/ICBAS - Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, within the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, assessed burnout and the impact of COVID-19 on pharmacists. In a sample extended to different sectors of activity, the team concluded that the pandemic had an "enormous impact on the psychological [...]
Sofia Baptista: The Researcher, Doctor and Teacher Who Wanted To Be a Journalist
Born in September 1988 in Porto, Sofia Baptista is a young researcher at CINTESIS, a teacher and mother of two children. She did classical ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance and taught while doing her medical degree. She has been writing poetry since she was a child. The doctor was at the frontline of the battle against the COVID-19 [...]
“Pallium Game” Wants to Stop the “Conspiracy of Silence” Around Taboo Subjects in Palliative Care
A team from CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and ESEP - Nursing School of Porto has created the Pallium Game, a collaborative card game that aims to eliminate constraints and improve communication among patients, families, and health professionals in the context of Palliative Care. The game will be available for free to all Palliative Care units and [...]
Expresso // Victims of Infodemic: “What Makes Someone Believe in Conspiracy Theories is the Same as What Leads to Terrorism”
Miguel Ricou, researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), spoke to the newspaper "Expresso" about the circumstances and the psychological characteristics that can make people more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and misinformation. Read more.
Antena 1 // Cristina Jácome – Listening to Breath Sounds with a Smartphone
The development of an application that allows you to listen to lung sound through a smartphone's microphone was the topic for the conversation on Antena 1/90 Segundos de Ciência with Cristina Jácome, researcher at CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). Read and listen more.