Marta Pinto
Biographic Data
| ID | 3716932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marta Pinto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marta |
| FAMILY NAME | Pinto |
| SIGNATURE | PINTO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8271-2818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Socioenvironmental Factors in Recovery of People with Substance Use Disorders
The rising demand for substance-related treatments results in a persistent increase in human, social, health, and economic costs that affect not only people but also reverberates across families, communities, and societies. Social environment plays a crucial role in substance use as it influences recovery pathways either by fostering drug-free behaviors or hindering them. This review aims to synthesize existing scientific evidence on the social-e…
"Isto não é um mar de rosas"
Objetivos: O cuidado informal acarreta tarefas e responsabilidades que podem dar origem a uma sobrecarga mental e física para o cuidador. Este estudo procurou explorar as perceções dos cuidadores informais em [localização]. Métodos: Os dados foram recolhidos com base em trabalho de campo de inspiração etnográfica, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, grupo focal, documentos e observação participante e direta, por um período de seis meses. Os…
Drug use Risks in Portuguese Rural vs Urban Environments
Portugal is commonly recognized as one of the best drug policy examples in the world. Nonetheless, contrasts between drug use risks in rural vs urban settings in the country is an understudied topic, even if its specific challenges are commonly affirmed, both by professionals and people who use drugs (PWUD). The aim of this study was to compare rural and urban environments concerning socio-sanitary services availability; illegal drugs availabilit…
Responsibility, Care and Trust Among People Using Drug Checking Services at a Music Festival
Drug checking services (DCS) allow people who use drugs to submit substances of concern for chemical analysis and then provide results and specialized counselling when needed. DCS intersect risk management, from a public health perspective, with an activist take that provides people who use drugs with agency over their use by helping them detect and avoid unwanted substances. This paper presents data from an exploratory study of people's motivati…
A longitudinal study of behavioural outcomes following a visit to the Boom Festival 2018 drug checking service
Drug checking services (DCS) allow people who use drugs to submit drug samples for chemical analysis and provide feedback of results and counseling. Our study tested the validity of behavioral intention measures against reports of actual behavior and the adoption of protective behavioral strategies. DCS patrons at Boom Festival 2018 completed three surveys during the festival (pre-drug analysis 343 participants submitted 671 drug samples, post-dr…
Sex workers’ peer support during the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the consequences felt by the COVID-19 pandemic, a community-led intervention was developed by the Portuguese national Movement of Sex Workers. With this exploratory study, we aimed to document their work and analyze their perceptions of this impact. To do so, we interviewed them individually, between May and August of 2020. Additionally, we analysed an Excel Sheet that contained the needs assessment and the support provided by the M…
Portuguese Family Physicians’ Perceptions on Pain Management—A Qualitative Study Protocol
Pain is an important cause of disability and constitutes the main reason people seek medical care, especially in general practice. Nevertheless, nearly half of adult Europeans with chronic pain receive inadequate pain treatment. Limited knowledge about pain among physicians is recognized as a key barrier to treatment. This is due to the well-known insufficiency in pain education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There is a scarcity o…
Self-Care Practices with Psychedelics – A Qualitative Study of Users’ Perspectives
This article explores the psychedelic experience from the users' point of view and through the lens of self-care, a concept within the domain of health and well-being. In a time of renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of these substances by exploring their role in different settings. A phenomenological approach was used in this study. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19…
As tecnologias digitais nos percursos de sucesso acadêmico de estudantes não tradicionais do Ensino Superior
As tecnologias digitais têm sido reconhecidas como mediadoras importantes nos processos de ensino e aprendizagem na Educação Superior. Tendo essa situação por referência, este artigo apresenta uma investigação que estudou o uso das tecnologias digitais, nesse nível de ensino, por estudantes não tradicionais, como suporte à construção de aprendizagens e ao desenvolvimento de competências de autonomia na organização de percursos orientados para o s…
Evaluation of a drug checking service at a large scale electronic music festival in Portugal
Professionals’ key knowledge, competences and practices to promote social inclusion of refugees
Europe witnessed a mass influx of refugees in the last few years, challenging its capability to deal with this humanitarian crisis and calling upon the efforts of all professionals who work with/for refugees, to intervene under a demanding situation. This paper presents the results of four focus groups implemented in Portugal with professionals who work with/for refugees and refugees themselves, developed within two European projects: Advenus and…
Supporting the inclusion of refugees
If refugees are unexpected and undesired arrivals, there is a risk that they will be regarded asgritin the smooth functioning of existing society, institutional arrangements and culture. Ofcourse, we are not talking of thegritof resilience and coping strategies of refugees (Credé,Tynan, and Harms2017), and we are not talking of thegritthat is increasingly identified asthe key ingredient missing in the over-protected members of different generatio…
Refugee camp as an immediate solution
Entrevista com Maria João Lourenço
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2017v37n1p274Entrevista com MJ Lorenço
Supporting the inclusion of refugees
If refugees are unexpected and undesired arrivals, there is a risk that they will be regarded asgritin the smooth functioning of existing society, institutional arrangements and culture. Ofcourse, we are not talking of thegritof resilience and coping strategies of refugees (Credé,Tynan, and Harms2017), and we are not talking of thegritthat is increasingly identified asthe key ingredient missing in the over-protected members of different generatio…
As tecnologias digitais nos percursos de sucesso acadêmico de estudantes não tradicionais do Ensino Superior
As tecnologias digitais têm sido reconhecidas como mediadoras importantes nos processos de ensino e aprendizagem na Educação Superior. Tendo essa situação por referência, este artigo apresenta uma investigação que estudou o uso das tecnologias digitais, nesse nível de ensino, por estudantes não tradicionais, como suporte à construção de aprendizagens e ao desenvolvimento de competências de autonomia na organização de percursos orientados para o s…
Refugee camp as an immediate solution
Entrevista com Maria João Lourenço
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2017v37n1p274Entrevista com MJ Lorenço
Refugee camp as an immediate solution
Evaluation of a drug checking service at a large scale electronic music festival in Portugal
Professionals’ key knowledge, competences and practices to promote social inclusion of refugees
Europe witnessed a mass influx of refugees in the last few years, challenging its capability to deal with this humanitarian crisis and calling upon the efforts of all professionals who work with/for refugees, to intervene under a demanding situation. This paper presents the results of four focus groups implemented in Portugal with professionals who work with/for refugees and refugees themselves, developed within two European projects: Advenus and…
Supporting the inclusion of refugees
If refugees are unexpected and undesired arrivals, there is a risk that they will be regarded asgritin the smooth functioning of existing society, institutional arrangements and culture. Ofcourse, we are not talking of thegritof resilience and coping strategies of refugees (Credé,Tynan, and Harms2017), and we are not talking of thegritthat is increasingly identified asthe key ingredient missing in the over-protected members of different generatio…
As tecnologias digitais nos percursos de sucesso acadêmico de estudantes não tradicionais do Ensino Superior
As tecnologias digitais têm sido reconhecidas como mediadoras importantes nos processos de ensino e aprendizagem na Educação Superior. Tendo essa situação por referência, este artigo apresenta uma investigação que estudou o uso das tecnologias digitais, nesse nível de ensino, por estudantes não tradicionais, como suporte à construção de aprendizagens e ao desenvolvimento de competências de autonomia na organização de percursos orientados para o s…
Portuguese Family Physicians’ Perceptions on Pain Management—A Qualitative Study Protocol
Pain is an important cause of disability and constitutes the main reason people seek medical care, especially in general practice. Nevertheless, nearly half of adult Europeans with chronic pain receive inadequate pain treatment. Limited knowledge about pain among physicians is recognized as a key barrier to treatment. This is due to the well-known insufficiency in pain education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There is a scarcity o…
Self-Care Practices with Psychedelics – A Qualitative Study of Users’ Perspectives
This article explores the psychedelic experience from the users' point of view and through the lens of self-care, a concept within the domain of health and well-being. In a time of renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of these substances by exploring their role in different settings. A phenomenological approach was used in this study. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19…
A longitudinal study of behavioural outcomes following a visit to the Boom Festival 2018 drug checking service
Drug checking services (DCS) allow people who use drugs to submit drug samples for chemical analysis and provide feedback of results and counseling. Our study tested the validity of behavioral intention measures against reports of actual behavior and the adoption of protective behavioral strategies. DCS patrons at Boom Festival 2018 completed three surveys during the festival (pre-drug analysis 343 participants submitted 671 drug samples, post-dr…
Sex workers’ peer support during the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the consequences felt by the COVID-19 pandemic, a community-led intervention was developed by the Portuguese national Movement of Sex Workers. With this exploratory study, we aimed to document their work and analyze their perceptions of this impact. To do so, we interviewed them individually, between May and August of 2020. Additionally, we analysed an Excel Sheet that contained the needs assessment and the support provided by the M…
Responsibility, Care and Trust Among People Using Drug Checking Services at a Music Festival
Drug checking services (DCS) allow people who use drugs to submit substances of concern for chemical analysis and then provide results and specialized counselling when needed. DCS intersect risk management, from a public health perspective, with an activist take that provides people who use drugs with agency over their use by helping them detect and avoid unwanted substances. This paper presents data from an exploratory study of people's motivati…
"Isto não é um mar de rosas"
Objetivos: O cuidado informal acarreta tarefas e responsabilidades que podem dar origem a uma sobrecarga mental e física para o cuidador. Este estudo procurou explorar as perceções dos cuidadores informais em [localização]. Métodos: Os dados foram recolhidos com base em trabalho de campo de inspiração etnográfica, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, grupo focal, documentos e observação participante e direta, por um período de seis meses. Os…
Drug use Risks in Portuguese Rural vs Urban Environments
Portugal is commonly recognized as one of the best drug policy examples in the world. Nonetheless, contrasts between drug use risks in rural vs urban settings in the country is an understudied topic, even if its specific challenges are commonly affirmed, both by professionals and people who use drugs (PWUD). The aim of this study was to compare rural and urban environments concerning socio-sanitary services availability; illegal drugs availabilit…
Socioenvironmental Factors in Recovery of People with Substance Use Disorders
The rising demand for substance-related treatments results in a persistent increase in human, social, health, and economic costs that affect not only people but also reverberates across families, communities, and societies. Social environment plays a crucial role in substance use as it influences recovery pathways either by fostering drug-free behaviors or hindering them. This review aims to synthesize existing scientific evidence on the social-e…
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)