Ana Luísa Patrão
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 812220 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ana Luísa Patrão |
| PRENOMES | Ana Luísa |
| SOBRENOME | Patrão |
| ASSINATURA | PATRÃO A L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2027-5461 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
FULLSENSE—An Online Intervention Program for Adults Reporting Sexual Difficulties
Background Sexuality is a key aspect of human life, significantly influencing health, well-being, and quality of life. Sexual dysfunction may occur throughout the sexual response cycle and is commonly associated with psychological distress and dissatisfaction. Online interventions have proven effective in promoting sexual health by providing accessible, private, and evidence-based support. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based …
Adverse childhood experiences and adulthood physical performance
This study aimed to investigate associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adulthood physical performance within a Brazilian population using a cross-sectional analysis. A total of 10,896 civil servants, aged 41 to 84 years, from the third wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health, were included in this research. ACEs were identified retrospectively using child labor and five household dysfunction indicators rela…
‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the Covid-19 pandemic
This study aims to understand how teleworking practices are implemented and developed in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to assess their gender dimension when balancing professional and family dynamics. Based on a case study, including 11 semi-structured interviews with the institution’s managers, four themes emerged: The company’s approach to telework; Telework: From COVID-19 to the ‘new normal’; The cultural conservati…
Gender Differences in the Association Between Lifestylerelated Behaviours, Chronic Diseases, and Body Image Distortion
Trajetória Da Obesidade Abdominal E Estilo De Vida Em Mulheres Participantes Do Elsa-Brasil
Identifying Trajectory Patterns of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Women and Men
Gender and remote work
To investigate the association between hours of remote work (RWHs) and housework (HWHs), independently, as well as the combined total of work hours (WHs), with gender and mental health of remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional study with data from the ELSA-Brasil (N = 2,318). On average, women reported more time spent on HWHs and WHs than men, while no difference was found in RWHs. Depression, anxiety and stress were more pr…
Preditores de clusters de trajetórias de intensidade de atividade física no lazer em homens e mulheres do Elsa-Brasil
A manutenção da atividade física ao longo do tempo é um desafio para a saúde pública. Preditores de diferentes intensidades de atividade física não foram suficientemente analisados. Este estudo objetivou identificar clusters de trajetórias de intensidade de atividade física no lazer, seus preditores e o perfil dos participantes situados nos clusters. Incluíram-se dados da linha de base e duas visitas de acompanhamento de 11.262 participantes do E…
A raça/cor modifica o efeito da mobilidade educacional intergeracional na satisfação com a vida e na renda familiar? Resultados do Elsa-Brasil
Usando dados de 12.987 participantes da segunda visita do ELSA-Brasil (2012-2014), investigamos se a raça/cor (branca, parda, preta) modifica a associação da mobilidade educacional intergeracional com a satisfação com a vida e renda média per capita. A mobilidade educacional intergeracional foi avaliada comparando a escolaridade materna com a do próprio participante. Foi utilizada a Escala de Satisfação com a Vida (satisfeito versus insatisfeito)…
Racial inequities in the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in Elsa-Brasil cohort
Give Twice to Get the Same
Emerging careers are less linear, safe, and stable and more attentive to the non-professional dimensions of life. People face resistance and obstacles on their careers, namely, regarding gender inequality. The study took an inductive approach with qualitative data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with leaders in Portuguese organizations, with the aim of understanding the impact of gender on leaders’ career paths and orientat…
Knowledge and attitudes toward human sexuality and sexuality in the older people
The benefits of sexuality for physical and psychological health throughout life, including in old age, are widely reported in the literature. However, in Portugal, little is known about the attitude of health professionals toward sexuality. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate general attitudes toward sexuality and toward sexuality in older people among Portuguese health professionals and students. A sample of 424 different health p…
Testing the effectiveness of two psychosocial interventions – Accent and Didactic – to prevent HIV/Aids behavioral risk factors in Mozambican women
In Mozambique, women are the most affected by HIV/AIDS and heterosexual encounters remain the main route for HIV/AIDS. Condom use is the most effective method of HIV/AIDS prevention, and the intention to use and buy/get condoms has a significant role in safe sex behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two psychosocial interventions – the Didactic and ACCENT Interventions – to prevent HIV/AIDS among Mozambican Women. Participants we…
Padrões de trajetórias de autoavaliação de saúde e fatores associados no Elsa-Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of self-rated health (SRH) trajectories and investigate their association with sociodemographic, occupational, and health factors. METHODS: The sample consisted of 7,738 active public servants from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), evaluated from 2008 to 2020. The patterns of SRH trajectories were obtained by eleven time points, using the latent class growth curve. A multinomial logist…
Psychometric Properties and Gender Invariance of the Portuguese (European) Version of the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale
The sexuality of older people was understood as non-existent or as something outside the prevailing norm. In this sense, analysing people's sexual knowledge and attitudes towards older people is a challenge for theory and practice. The aim of this study is to translate and validate the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale (ASKAS) for the Portuguese population. A sample of 994 Portuguese adults (70.9% women, n = 705) completed the ASKAS-PT a…
Percepção de imagem corporal, características socioeconômicas e estilo de vida em mulheres participantes do Elsa-Brasil na Bahia, Brasil
Distorção da imagem corporal é uma alteração da percepção do corpo que pode repercutir na saúde. Este estudo visa estimar, entre mulheres participantes do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) residentes na Bahia, Brasil, a prevalência de acurácia e distorção da imagem corporal e investigar associações com características socioeconômicas, estilo de vida e procura de cuidados ginecológicos. Participaram 609 mulheres de 50-69 anos de…
Occupational stress, mental health, and gender among higher education teachers
The teacher’s work in universities has been marked by exhaustive overload with intensive and precarious work conditions. Furthermore, studies regarding gender, health, and teacher’s work are still scarce. In this article, we aimed at identifying and critically evaluating the scientific evidence regarding occupational stress and mental health among higher education teachers from a gender perspective. We performed an integrative review of literatur…
The intersection of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Low SES magnified racial inequalities in cervical cancer mortality. The intersection between race/ethnicity, SES and gender needs to be addressed to reduce racial health inequalities
Estresse ocupacional, saúde mental e gênero entre docentes do ensino superior
O trabalho docente nas universidades tem sido marcado por sobrecarga exaustiva com a lógica do trabalho intensificado e precarizado. Além disso, estudos relacionando gênero, saúde e trabalho docente ainda são escassos. Neste artigo, objetivou-se identificar e avaliar criticamente as evidências científicas relacionadas ao estresse ocupacional e aos transtornos mentais entre docentes do ensino superior na perspectiva de gênero. Realizou-se revisão …
Adaptação transcultural de escalas de discriminação e vigilância no Elsa-Brasil
OBJETIVO: Descrever o processo de adaptação transcultural para o uso no Brasil das escalas de discriminação no dia a dia (EDD) e vigilância intensificada (EVI), aplicadas no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas análises das equivalências conceitual, de itens e semântica conduzidas por um grupo de quatro epidemiologistas; avaliação da equivalência de mensuração (análise fatorial das estruturas configural,…
Social position and anthropometric status among adults in the Elsa-Brasil study
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between social position and anthropometric status in women and men Brazilian adult. This was a cross-sectional study that used baseline data collected from 2008 to 2010 for the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil, in Portuguese), in the six major Brazilian state capital cities. A total of 15,105 active and retired civil servants aged from 35 to 74 years. Two …
Gender, sexual orientation and health behaviors in the Elsa-Brasil cohort
Brazilian Ministry of \nHealth (Department of Science and Technology), the Brazilian \nMinistry of Science and Technology (Funding Agency for \nStudies and Projects) and the National Council for Scientific \nand Technological Development - CNPq) [grants 01 06 \n0010.00 RS, 01 06 0212.00 BA, 01 06 0300.00 ES, 01 06 \n0278.00 MG, 01 06 0115.00 SP, 01 06 0071.00 RJ]. The present \nstudy received additional funding from a collaborative project \nbetw…
Gender differences in psychosocial predictors of self-perceived health status in the elderly
This article aims to identify the psychosocial factors associated with self-perceived health status in the Brazilian elderly population and to present differences related to gender. The data were collected by questionnaire, including sociodemographic and behavioral questions, and scales for psychological dimensions. Self-perceived health status is related to level of education, physical activity, and self-efficacy in the total population. Regardi…
Socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors of safe sex behaviour among Mozambican women at risk for HIV/Aids
Heterosexual encounters remain the primary route for HIV transmission in Africa. Safer sex behaviour is not adopted by many women due to several social and psychological factors. This paper aims to identify socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors associated with current sexual activity and condom use in Mozambican women at sexual risk for HIV/AIDS. Women (173), patients at a public hospital and at risk for HIV infection, completed …
Nível de conhecimento da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária
A presente investigação objectivou conhecer o nível de conhecimentos da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária, uma das doenças que mais assola o país. Assim, e tendo em conta o cenário moçambicano, traçou-se um estudo explotarório, constituído por uma amostra de 500 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, residentes nos vários bairros da Ilha. Em termos gerais, as pessoas inquiridas estão maioritariamente bem informadas acerca das característi…
The intersection of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Low SES magnified racial inequalities in cervical cancer mortality. The intersection between race/ethnicity, SES and gender needs to be addressed to reduce racial health inequalities
Estresse ocupacional, saúde mental e gênero entre docentes do ensino superior
O trabalho docente nas universidades tem sido marcado por sobrecarga exaustiva com a lógica do trabalho intensificado e precarizado. Além disso, estudos relacionando gênero, saúde e trabalho docente ainda são escassos. Neste artigo, objetivou-se identificar e avaliar criticamente as evidências científicas relacionadas ao estresse ocupacional e aos transtornos mentais entre docentes do ensino superior na perspectiva de gênero. Realizou-se revisão …
Nível de conhecimento da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária
A presente investigação objectivou conhecer o nível de conhecimentos da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária, uma das doenças que mais assola o país. Assim, e tendo em conta o cenário moçambicano, traçou-se um estudo explotarório, constituído por uma amostra de 500 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, residentes nos vários bairros da Ilha. Em termos gerais, as pessoas inquiridas estão maioritariamente bem informadas acerca das característi…
Nível de conhecimento da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária
A presente investigação objectivou conhecer o nível de conhecimentos da população da Ilha de Moçambique acerca da malária, uma das doenças que mais assola o país. Assim, e tendo em conta o cenário moçambicano, traçou-se um estudo explotarório, constituído por uma amostra de 500 indivíduos, de ambos os sexos, residentes nos vários bairros da Ilha. Em termos gerais, as pessoas inquiridas estão maioritariamente bem informadas acerca das característi…
A diversidade de itinerários terapêuticos da população da Ilha de Moçambique - O popular, o folk e o profissional
This research aims to study therapeutic itineraries of the Mozambique Island population. Thus, according to Kleinman (1980), in any society, we can identify three interconnected areas of medical care: the popular sector, the folk sector, and the professional sector. We proceeded to a discourse analysis of different interviewed agents, such as members of the population (beneficiaries of the various sectors and agents of popular sector), a nurse (a…
Gender differences in psychosocial predictors of self-perceived health status in the elderly
This article aims to identify the psychosocial factors associated with self-perceived health status in the Brazilian elderly population and to present differences related to gender. The data were collected by questionnaire, including sociodemographic and behavioral questions, and scales for psychological dimensions. Self-perceived health status is related to level of education, physical activity, and self-efficacy in the total population. Regardi…
Socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors of safe sex behaviour among Mozambican women at risk for HIV/Aids
Heterosexual encounters remain the primary route for HIV transmission in Africa. Safer sex behaviour is not adopted by many women due to several social and psychological factors. This paper aims to identify socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors associated with current sexual activity and condom use in Mozambican women at sexual risk for HIV/AIDS. Women (173), patients at a public hospital and at risk for HIV infection, completed …
Gender, sexual orientation and health behaviors in the Elsa-Brasil cohort
Brazilian Ministry of \nHealth (Department of Science and Technology), the Brazilian \nMinistry of Science and Technology (Funding Agency for \nStudies and Projects) and the National Council for Scientific \nand Technological Development - CNPq) [grants 01 06 \n0010.00 RS, 01 06 0212.00 BA, 01 06 0300.00 ES, 01 06 \n0278.00 MG, 01 06 0115.00 SP, 01 06 0071.00 RJ]. The present \nstudy received additional funding from a collaborative project \nbetw…
Social position and anthropometric status among adults in the Elsa-Brasil study
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between social position and anthropometric status in women and men Brazilian adult. This was a cross-sectional study that used baseline data collected from 2008 to 2010 for the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil, in Portuguese), in the six major Brazilian state capital cities. A total of 15,105 active and retired civil servants aged from 35 to 74 years. Two …
Adaptação transcultural de escalas de discriminação e vigilância no Elsa-Brasil
OBJETIVO: Descrever o processo de adaptação transcultural para o uso no Brasil das escalas de discriminação no dia a dia (EDD) e vigilância intensificada (EVI), aplicadas no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas análises das equivalências conceitual, de itens e semântica conduzidas por um grupo de quatro epidemiologistas; avaliação da equivalência de mensuração (análise fatorial das estruturas configural,…
Occupational stress, mental health, and gender among higher education teachers
The teacher’s work in universities has been marked by exhaustive overload with intensive and precarious work conditions. Furthermore, studies regarding gender, health, and teacher’s work are still scarce. In this article, we aimed at identifying and critically evaluating the scientific evidence regarding occupational stress and mental health among higher education teachers from a gender perspective. We performed an integrative review of literatur…
The intersection of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Low SES magnified racial inequalities in cervical cancer mortality. The intersection between race/ethnicity, SES and gender needs to be addressed to reduce racial health inequalities
Estresse ocupacional, saúde mental e gênero entre docentes do ensino superior
O trabalho docente nas universidades tem sido marcado por sobrecarga exaustiva com a lógica do trabalho intensificado e precarizado. Além disso, estudos relacionando gênero, saúde e trabalho docente ainda são escassos. Neste artigo, objetivou-se identificar e avaliar criticamente as evidências científicas relacionadas ao estresse ocupacional e aos transtornos mentais entre docentes do ensino superior na perspectiva de gênero. Realizou-se revisão …
Give Twice to Get the Same
Emerging careers are less linear, safe, and stable and more attentive to the non-professional dimensions of life. People face resistance and obstacles on their careers, namely, regarding gender inequality. The study took an inductive approach with qualitative data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with leaders in Portuguese organizations, with the aim of understanding the impact of gender on leaders’ career paths and orientat…
Knowledge and attitudes toward human sexuality and sexuality in the older people
The benefits of sexuality for physical and psychological health throughout life, including in old age, are widely reported in the literature. However, in Portugal, little is known about the attitude of health professionals toward sexuality. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate general attitudes toward sexuality and toward sexuality in older people among Portuguese health professionals and students. A sample of 424 different health p…
Testing the effectiveness of two psychosocial interventions – Accent and Didactic – to prevent HIV/Aids behavioral risk factors in Mozambican women
In Mozambique, women are the most affected by HIV/AIDS and heterosexual encounters remain the main route for HIV/AIDS. Condom use is the most effective method of HIV/AIDS prevention, and the intention to use and buy/get condoms has a significant role in safe sex behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two psychosocial interventions – the Didactic and ACCENT Interventions – to prevent HIV/AIDS among Mozambican Women. Participants we…
Padrões de trajetórias de autoavaliação de saúde e fatores associados no Elsa-Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of self-rated health (SRH) trajectories and investigate their association with sociodemographic, occupational, and health factors. METHODS: The sample consisted of 7,738 active public servants from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), evaluated from 2008 to 2020. The patterns of SRH trajectories were obtained by eleven time points, using the latent class growth curve. A multinomial logist…
Psychometric Properties and Gender Invariance of the Portuguese (European) Version of the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale
The sexuality of older people was understood as non-existent or as something outside the prevailing norm. In this sense, analysing people's sexual knowledge and attitudes towards older people is a challenge for theory and practice. The aim of this study is to translate and validate the Aging Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Scale (ASKAS) for the Portuguese population. A sample of 994 Portuguese adults (70.9% women, n = 705) completed the ASKAS-PT a…
Percepção de imagem corporal, características socioeconômicas e estilo de vida em mulheres participantes do Elsa-Brasil na Bahia, Brasil
Distorção da imagem corporal é uma alteração da percepção do corpo que pode repercutir na saúde. Este estudo visa estimar, entre mulheres participantes do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) residentes na Bahia, Brasil, a prevalência de acurácia e distorção da imagem corporal e investigar associações com características socioeconômicas, estilo de vida e procura de cuidados ginecológicos. Participaram 609 mulheres de 50-69 anos de…
‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the Covid-19 pandemic
This study aims to understand how teleworking practices are implemented and developed in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to assess their gender dimension when balancing professional and family dynamics. Based on a case study, including 11 semi-structured interviews with the institution’s managers, four themes emerged: The company’s approach to telework; Telework: From COVID-19 to the ‘new normal’; The cultural conservati…
Gender Differences in the Association Between Lifestylerelated Behaviours, Chronic Diseases, and Body Image Distortion
Trajetória Da Obesidade Abdominal E Estilo De Vida Em Mulheres Participantes Do Elsa-Brasil
Identifying Trajectory Patterns of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Women and Men
Gender and remote work
To investigate the association between hours of remote work (RWHs) and housework (HWHs), independently, as well as the combined total of work hours (WHs), with gender and mental health of remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional study with data from the ELSA-Brasil (N = 2,318). On average, women reported more time spent on HWHs and WHs than men, while no difference was found in RWHs. Depression, anxiety and stress were more pr…
Preditores de clusters de trajetórias de intensidade de atividade física no lazer em homens e mulheres do Elsa-Brasil
A manutenção da atividade física ao longo do tempo é um desafio para a saúde pública. Preditores de diferentes intensidades de atividade física não foram suficientemente analisados. Este estudo objetivou identificar clusters de trajetórias de intensidade de atividade física no lazer, seus preditores e o perfil dos participantes situados nos clusters. Incluíram-se dados da linha de base e duas visitas de acompanhamento de 11.262 participantes do E…
A raça/cor modifica o efeito da mobilidade educacional intergeracional na satisfação com a vida e na renda familiar? Resultados do Elsa-Brasil
Usando dados de 12.987 participantes da segunda visita do ELSA-Brasil (2012-2014), investigamos se a raça/cor (branca, parda, preta) modifica a associação da mobilidade educacional intergeracional com a satisfação com a vida e renda média per capita. A mobilidade educacional intergeracional foi avaliada comparando a escolaridade materna com a do próprio participante. Foi utilizada a Escala de Satisfação com a Vida (satisfeito versus insatisfeito)…
Racial inequities in the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in Elsa-Brasil cohort
FULLSENSE—An Online Intervention Program for Adults Reporting Sexual Difficulties
Background Sexuality is a key aspect of human life, significantly influencing health, well-being, and quality of life. Sexual dysfunction may occur throughout the sexual response cycle and is commonly associated with psychological distress and dissatisfaction. Online interventions have proven effective in promoting sexual health by providing accessible, private, and evidence-based support. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based …
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