Helena Fonseca
Biographic Data
| ID | 3668781 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helena Fonseca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helena |
| FAMILY NAME | Fonseca |
| SIGNATURE | FONSECA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0565-1403 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Policies to Practices
Inclusion is considered a foundation for quality education, and teachers’ inclusive practices are essential for success in mainstream classrooms. Portugal has been making progressive improvements in its policies for inclusive education, although there is little consistency in school practices within or between schools. Moreover, data identifying the personal and career variables relevant to teachers’ inclusive practices in Portugal are scarce. Th…
Measuring Inclusive Education in Portuguese Schools
The debate about inclusive education has gained considerable attention in policy, research, and practice in the last decades. Therefore, there is also a growing interest in assessing how inclusive education occurs in schools. Self-assessment and self-reflection tools are strategic to examine schools’ inclusion and guide needed changes. This study attempts to provide Portuguese schools with self-assessment tools for improvement. Themis Inclusion T…
Atherosclerosis Prevention in Adolescents with Obesity
Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a subclinical marker of atherosclerotic development, which is impaired in adolescents with obesity. This study aimed to analyze the impact of physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), body mass index (BMI), and body composition changes on the cIMT of adolescents with obesity. Longitudinal data (6 months) from adolescents aged 12-18 years, with a BMI ≥97th percentile, previously recruited for…
Association between treatment adherence and quality of life among overweight adolescents
Overweight is an extra burden for adolescent development and can trigger severe physical and psychosocial problems. This cross-sectional correlational study aimed to analyze the association between treatment adherence and obesity-related quality of life among overweight adolescents. The sample consisted of 94 adolescents attending a specialized Pediatric Obesity Clinic in Portugal, 48.94% of whom were boys and 51.06% girls, with a median age of 1…
Lifestyle and treatment adherence among overweight adolescents
This study evaluated the influence of overweight adolescents' lifestyle on the adherence to weight control, and identifies their predictors. Participants were 94 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, attending a Paediatric Obesity Clinic. Lifestyle was assessed using the "Adolescent Lifestyle Profile" and treatment adherence through the "Therapeutic Adherence to Weight Control Questionnaire." Adherence to weight control was associated with various lifes…
Moderators of quality of life among overweight adolescents. Influence of body mass index, sociodemographics, behavioral, motivational and clinical variables
Moderator variables of lifestyle and treatment adherence in overweight adolescents
Association between BMI, body dissatisfaction and optimism among adolescents enrolled in a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program
Lifestyle and treatment adherence among overweight adolescents
This study evaluated the influence of overweight adolescents' lifestyle on the adherence to weight control, and identifies their predictors. Participants were 94 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, attending a Paediatric Obesity Clinic. Lifestyle was assessed using the "Adolescent Lifestyle Profile" and treatment adherence through the "Therapeutic Adherence to Weight Control Questionnaire." Adherence to weight control was associated with various lifes…
Association between BMI, body dissatisfaction and optimism among adolescents enrolled in a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program
Moderators of quality of life among overweight adolescents. Influence of body mass index, sociodemographics, behavioral, motivational and clinical variables
Moderator variables of lifestyle and treatment adherence in overweight adolescents
Association between BMI, body dissatisfaction and optimism among adolescents enrolled in a Pediatric Obesity Treatment Program
Lifestyle and treatment adherence among overweight adolescents
This study evaluated the influence of overweight adolescents' lifestyle on the adherence to weight control, and identifies their predictors. Participants were 94 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, attending a Paediatric Obesity Clinic. Lifestyle was assessed using the "Adolescent Lifestyle Profile" and treatment adherence through the "Therapeutic Adherence to Weight Control Questionnaire." Adherence to weight control was associated with various lifes…
Association between treatment adherence and quality of life among overweight adolescents
Overweight is an extra burden for adolescent development and can trigger severe physical and psychosocial problems. This cross-sectional correlational study aimed to analyze the association between treatment adherence and obesity-related quality of life among overweight adolescents. The sample consisted of 94 adolescents attending a specialized Pediatric Obesity Clinic in Portugal, 48.94% of whom were boys and 51.06% girls, with a median age of 1…
Measuring Inclusive Education in Portuguese Schools
The debate about inclusive education has gained considerable attention in policy, research, and practice in the last decades. Therefore, there is also a growing interest in assessing how inclusive education occurs in schools. Self-assessment and self-reflection tools are strategic to examine schools’ inclusion and guide needed changes. This study attempts to provide Portuguese schools with self-assessment tools for improvement. Themis Inclusion T…
Atherosclerosis Prevention in Adolescents with Obesity
Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a subclinical marker of atherosclerotic development, which is impaired in adolescents with obesity. This study aimed to analyze the impact of physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), body mass index (BMI), and body composition changes on the cIMT of adolescents with obesity. Longitudinal data (6 months) from adolescents aged 12-18 years, with a BMI ≥97th percentile, previously recruited for…
From Policies to Practices
Inclusion is considered a foundation for quality education, and teachers’ inclusive practices are essential for success in mainstream classrooms. Portugal has been making progressive improvements in its policies for inclusive education, although there is little consistency in school practices within or between schools. Moreover, data identifying the personal and career variables relevant to teachers’ inclusive practices in Portugal are scarce. Th…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Obesity (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health and Lifestyle Studies (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Overweight (5 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (4 works) · Body mass index (3 works)