Publications by authors named "Daniele Silva-Silva"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to explore how social support affects lifestyle changes that can reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with metabolic syndrome, specifically focusing on 'Eating Habits' and 'Exercise' scales.
  • - Conducted with 135 participants at a Spanish hospital, the research utilized various analytical methods, confirming the effectiveness and reliability of the social support scales, while noting the exclusion of family support from one scale.
  • - Findings indicate that participants increased their perception of social support for eating and exercise, proving the measures valid and reliable for assessing social support in this clinical population.
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Transpersonal approach in psychotherapy is a controversial field, and there is a lack in scientific information. A search of Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO and SciELO databases using: ["Altered states of consciousness" AND "Psychotherapy"] and ["Transpersonal" AND "Psychotherapy"] in December 2017 was conducted. From 629 articles found, 14 empirical studies were analyzed.

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Objective: Self-efficacy refers to beliefs in individuals' own capacities to do something. With the intent of evaluate the validity and reliability, we investigated the psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy to Regulate Exercise Scale (SERES) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Methods: 135 participants with medical diagnosis of MetS took part in the study (Mage=55.

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