Publications by authors named "Maria Emilia Areias"
Article Synopsis
- * It involved 814 patients aged 40 and above from various countries, finding that 52.3% were robust, 41.9% were prefrail, and 5.8% were frail, with 38.8% showing cognitive dysfunction.
- * The research indicates that factors like older age, female sex, and comorbidities are linked to frailty and cognitive issues, suggesting that these challenges are significant even in patients with mild heart defects, thus advocating for regular assessments.*
A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of psychoeducation on the quality of life of parents with children with congenital heart defects-Quantitative component.
Child Care Health Dev
January 2024
Purpose: To develop, implement and assess the results of psychoeducation to improve the QoL of parents with CHD newborns.
Methods: Participants were parents of inpatient newborns with the diagnosis of non-syndromic CHD. We conducted a parallel RCT with an allocation ratio of 1:1 (intervention vs.
Improving the quality of life of parents of patients with congenital abnormalities using psychoeducational interventions: a systematic review.
Qual Life Res
November 2023
Purpose: To identify psychoeducational interventions that target parents of children with congenital abnormalities (CA) and evaluate their impact on quality of life (QoL).
Methods: The search was conducted in six electronic databases, complemented by references of the studies found, studies of evidence synthesis, a manual search of relevant scientific meetings' abstracts and contact with experts. We included primary studies on parents of children with CA that studied psychoeducational interventions versus standard care.
Background: In recent years, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have received increasing prominence in cardiovascular research and clinical care. An understanding of the variability and global experience of PROs in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), however, is still lacking. Moreover, information on epidemiological characteristics and the frailty phenotype of older adults with CHD is minimal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality of life of parents with children with congenital abnormalities: a systematic review with meta-analysis of assessment methods and levels of quality of life.
Qual Life Res
April 2022
Purpose: To quantify and understand how to assess the quality of life and health-related QoL of parents with children with congenital abnormalities.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis. The search was carried out in 5 bibliographic databases and in ClinicalTrials.
Impact in the quality of life of parents of children with chronic diseases using psychoeducational interventions - A systematic review with meta-analysis.
Patient Educ Couns
April 2022
Objective: This study aimed to identify psychoeducational interventions applied to parents of children with chronic diseases and evaluate their impact on their quality of life (QoL).
Methods: It was conducted in six databases, complemented by references from the included studies and other reviews, manual search, and contact with experts. We included primary studies on parents of children with chronic diseases that studied psychoeducational interventions versus standard care.
Neurocognitive profiles in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease.
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed)
November 2018
Introduction And Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the neuropsychological performance (NP) of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), comparing them with a group of healthy controls, to determine whether there are different neurocognitive phenotypes in CHD, and to identify their relation to sociodemographic, neonatal, clinical and psychological adjustment variables.
Methods: A total of 217 CHD patients (116 male, aged 15.73±2.