Isabel Silva

Biographic Data

ID3678196
NAMEIsabel Silva
GIVEN NAMESIsabel
FAMILY NAMESilva
SIGNATURESILVA I
AFFILIATIONSFernando Pessoa University
ORCID0000-0002-6259-2182
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Validation of the third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire for Portugal

    Open AccessTeresa Cotrim, Pedro Bem-Haja et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The prevalence and impact of exposure to psychosocial risk factors seems to be increasing in labour contexts in general. The assessment and measurement of psychosocial work factors is essential for the improvement of healthy workplaces and should be incorporated into health and safety management programmes. The assessment of psychosocial factors requires the selection of appropriate instruments that respond to the multidimensionality of that cons…

  • The 15-Minute City in Porto, Portugal: Accessibility for the elderly

    Open AccessMarta Silva Guerreiro, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis et al.ARTICLECities2025Cited by: 1

    The concept of the 15-Minute City aims to enhance urban accessibility by ensuring that essential services are within a short walking distance. This study evaluates the accessibility of Porto, Portugal, particularly for the elderly, by assessing urban density, permeability, and walkability, with a specific focus on crossings and ramps. A five-step methodology was employed, including spatial analysis using QGIS and Place Syntax Tool, proximity asse…

  • Adaptation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire for European Portuguese Speakers

    Open AccessIsabel Silva, Gloria Jólluskin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The loss or death of a beloved pet creates a grief reaction comparable to that of the loss of a family member and may lead to the development of symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of persistent complicated grief disorder. Nevertheless, society does not always recognize it as a significant loss, which may contribute to bereaved owners feeling isolated and ashamed when coping with it, as well as not resorting to mental health professionals when n…

  • Effects of A Personalized Intervention Program on the Biochemical and Hematological Profile in Community Dwelling Old Adults—The AGA@4life Intervention Model

    Open AccessArmando Caseiro, Clara Rocha et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Aging is a social and economic challenge of the highest importance and a multidisciplinary intervention seems to be a promising approach for improving the quality of life of elderly individuals. This project was designed aimed at promoting an active and healthy aging through the implementation of an intervention program based on the comprehensive geriatric assessment model (AGA@4life), focused on promoting health and wellbeing, independence and a…

  • The Portuguese Adaptation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form for Adult Population

    Open AccessCarla Fonte, Isabel Silva et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2019Cited by: 3References: 29

  • Health promotion in a prison setting: An Exploratory Study on Why and How to Do It

    Open AccessAndreia De Castro Rodrigues, Andreia De Castro-Rodrigues et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Human…2018Cited by: 1References: 1

    Purpose Developing interventions in challenging contexts should imply proper discussion from its theoretical framework to implementation details. The purpose of this paper is to examine health promotion in prison settings as a mean of improving inmates’ rights concerning physical/emotional well-being, empowering inmates both to reclusion and re-entry challenges. Design/methodology/approach The development of a health promotion program, implemente…

  • Estresse ocupacional e satisfação dos usuários com os cuidados de saúde primários em Portugal

    Open AccessHugo Roque, Ana Veloso et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2015

    Os cuidados de saúde primários sofreram alterações decorrentes de uma reforma cujos princípios se podem inscrever num quadro conceitual designado por alguns autores como "New Public Management". Estas mudanças podem ser geradoras de maiores níveis de estresse ocupacional, com impacto negativo a nível individual e organizacional. Este estudo analisa a experiência de estresse em 305 profissionais de saúde (médicos, enfermeiros e secretários clínico…

  • Variáveis psicológicas associadas à adesão ao tratamento da diabetes mellitus

    Open AccessIsabel Soares Silva, Isabel Silva et al.ARTICLEPsicologia2014

    O presente estudo, de carácter exploratório e transversal, teve como objectivo identificar e analisar variáveis psicológicas associadas à adesão aos autocuidados da diabetes. Foi avaliada uma amostra de conveniência de 316 indivíduos com diabetes, dos quais 44,6% do sexo masculino; com idades compreendidas entre os 16 e os 84 anos (M = 48,39; DP = 16,90); 41,8% apresenta diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 1 e a duração da doença varia entre 4 meses e 4…

  • Qualidade de vida e complicações crónicas da diabetes

    Open AccessIsabel Silva, José Luís Pais Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEAnálise Psicológica2012

    O objectivo do presente estudo é analisar o impacto da presença de complicações crónicas específicas na qualidade de vida de indivíduos com diabetes. Foi avaliada uma amostra de conveniência de 316 sujeitos com diabetes, dos quais 44,6% do sexo masculino; com idades compreendidas entre os 16 e os 84 anos (M= 48,39; DP=16,90); 41,8% (n=132) apresenta diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 1 e a duração da doença varia entre 4 meses e 43 anos (M=13,66; DP=9,…

  • Allele frequencies of 6 STR loci (TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, D13S317, D16S539 and D7S820) in São Tomé e Príncipe (West Africa)

    Open AccessLicínio Manco, Isabel Silva et al.ARTICLEAntropologia Portuguesa2011

    Allele frequencies of six autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) markers \n(TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, D13S317, D7S820 and D16S539) were estimated in a \npopulation sample (N=53-85) of unrelated individuals from São Tomé e Principe \n(West Africa). No deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed for \nall loci. Allele frequency distribution and heterozygosity values were similar with \nthose from other sub-Saharan African populations

  • Efeitos Das Partículas Totais Em Suspensão (Pts) Na Saúde Da População Dos Bairros De Benfica, Bonsucesso, Ramos E Manguinhos - Rio De Janeiro/Rj

    Open AccessMaria Albertina Costa, Gladys Miyashiro Miyashiro et al.ARTICLEHygeia - Revista Brasileira de…2010

    Este trabalho foi desenvolvido nos bairros de Benfica, Manguinhos, Bonsucesso e Ramos, subúrbios industriais do município do Rio de Janeiro, no período de 2000 a 2004, onde o IDH é de aproximadamente 0,8, com uma população de baixa renda, exposta à poluição veicular (próxima à Av. Brasil, uma das vias mais movimentadas do Rio de Janeiro) e industrial (refinarias, entre outras). O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar a relação de PTS ou MP, temperat…

  • Estudo populacional de 6 STRs (TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, D7S820, D13S317 e D16S539) na região Centro de Portugal

    Open AccessLicínio Manco, Pedro Arede et al.ARTICLEAntropologia Portuguesa2008

    As frequências alélicas de 6 STRs autossómicos (TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, \nD7S820, D13S317 e D16S539), correntemente utilizados em estudos forenses, foram \nestimadas numa amostra de indivíduos não aparentados naturais da região Centro \nde Portugal (N=70-104). Não se verificaram desvios significativos ao equilíbrio de \nHardy-Weinberg para os marcadores estudados. Os resultados foram comparados \ncom os obtidos em estudos realizados noutras regiões d…

  • Validation study of a Portuguese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    José Luís Pais Ribeiro, J Pais-Ribeiro et al.ARTICLEPsychology, Health & Medicine2007

    The study aims to develop and assess metric proprieties of the Portuguese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A sequential sample includes 1322 participants diagnosed with cancer, stroke, epilepsy, coronary heart disease, diabetes, myotonic dystrophy, obstructive sleep apnoea, depression and a non-disease group, which completed the HADS. The first step includes translation, retroversion, inspection for lexical equivalence and co…