Samantha Morais

Biographic Data

ID6578647
NAMESamantha Morais
GIVEN NAMESSamantha
FAMILY NAMEMorais
SIGNATUREMORAIS S
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade do Porto
ORCID0000-0001-5808-0179
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Impact of a cancer diagnosis on quality of life among cancer survivors and their partners

    Open AccessFrancisca Bessa, Fabiana Carvalho Bessa et al.ARTICLEPsychology & Health2026

    Background Cancer survivors (CS) often experience physical, psychological and socioeconomic problems, which may have a negative effect on their quality of life (QoL). Additionally, cancer may also have a significant impact on patientś families, particularly their partners (PCS), who are typically the main informal caregiver. Objective To estimate the association between a cancer diagnosis and a poor QoL among both members of the couples, accordin…

  • Formação Docente Para O Uso De Tecnologias Digitais No Ensino

    Open AccessGivanildo Cobos dos Santos, Edileuza Gomes de Souza et al.ARTICLERevista Foco2025References: 1

    Este estudo investigou a formação docente para o uso de tecnologias digitais no ensino, com o objetivo de analisar as abordagens e estratégias adotadas para a integração dessas ferramentas nas práticas pedagógicas. A pesquisa teve como foco os desafios e as oportunidades que surgem com o uso das tecnologias no processo educacional. Optou-se pela metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica, que permitiu uma análise das obras e estudos relevantes sobre o…

  • Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Prostate Cancer, at Cancer Diagnosis and after a One-Year Follow-Up

    Open AccessVitor Duarte, Natália Araújo et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent among men, and psychological symptoms may affect many patients. This study aims to describe the prevalence of probable anxiety and depression before PCa treatments and after one year and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with these outcomes. Between February 2018 and March 2020, 292 patients recently diagnosed with PCa were recruited at the Instituto Português de Oncologia-Por…

  • Sex differences in the association between social capital and healthcare use—Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

    Open AccessClara Oliveira‐Dias, Samantha Morais et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2022References: 9

    Females and males frequently report substantial differences in social capital indicators and may use healthcare distinctly. Nevertheless, the potential effect of sex on the relation between social capital and healthcare use remains unclear. This study aims to quantify the association between different indicators of individuals' social capital and healthcare use, according to sex. Data were retrieved from the Sixth Wave of the Survey of Health, Ag…

  • Second primary gastric cancers in a region with an overall high risk of gastric cancer

    Open AccessSamantha Morais, Luís Antunes et al.ARTICLEGaceta Sanitaria2020

    To compare the incidence rates of gastric cancer among cancer survivors with those in the general population, and estimate the probability of a gastric second primary cancer being diagnosed 10 years after any other first primary cancer. A cohort of first primary cancers (other than gastric) diagnosed in Northern Portugal between 2000 and 2006 (n = 64,648) was followed until 31/12/2012 for gastric second primary cancers. Incidence rates, standardi…

  • Healthcare Services Utilization Among Migrants in Portugal

    Open AccessAhmed Nabil Shaaban, Samantha Morais et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2018