Publications by authors named "M Clara"
This study investigated the impact of age on morningness-eveningness (ME) and its inter-individual variability, with a focus on sex-specific patterns. A sample of 2890 participants aged 12-94 years (55.85% female) completed the Composite Scale of Morningness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent, persistent, and distressing conditions associated with cancer, affecting almost half of all cancer survivors. Although cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia is well established as the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, its accessibility is very limited in routine care. We aim to examine the real-world effectiveness and acceptability of a digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia for cancer survivors with insomnia symptoms through a randomized controlled trial in Portugal.
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- The study evaluated the effectiveness of bladder ultrasound for assessing urinary catheter placement and its impact on urinary tract infections and healthcare costs.
- The method involved a comparison between two groups of patients: one that had catheter placements without ultrasound and another that used ultrasound for placement.
- Results showed a significant decrease in inappropriate catheterization from 22.6% to 0%, a reduction in urinary tract infections from 8.5% to 6.3%, and a 74.2% decrease in associated costs, highlighting the benefits of integrating bladder ultrasound into clinical practice.
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- Exercise is crucial for heart health as it boosts glucose transport in heart muscle cells by increasing the GLUT4 protein at the cell membrane.
- The study found that after exercise, GLUT4 gene expression and protein levels rose significantly, while certain microRNAs (miR-223-3p and miR-223-5p) decreased, which is linked to an increase in the transcription factor MEF2A that promotes GLUT4.
- Overall, the research suggests that the enhancement of GLUT4 in heart muscle after exercise is partly due to lower levels of miR-223-5p, which allows for more MEF2A, NRF1, and FOXO1 to be produced.
Introduction: Appropriate management of fatigue relies upon comprehensive assessment instruments and timely delivery of targeted interventions. The aims of this study were to translate a commonly used English-language measure of fatigue in cancer patients (the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short-Form, or MFSI-SF) into European Portuguese and to evaluate the psychometric properties (internal consistency reliability, factorial structure, and discriminant, convergent and criterion concurrent validity) of the translated measure for use with Portuguese patients.
Material And Methods: After translation and adaptation of the MFSI-SF to European Portuguese, 389 participants (68.