Eleonora C V Costa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6530417 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Eleonora C V Costa |
| PRENOMES | Eleonora C V |
| SOBRENOME | Costa |
| ASSINATURA | COSTA E C V |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8586-7775 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Posttraumatic stress disorder, childhood trauma and health behaviors in victims of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered a serious public health problem and a significant risk factor for women’s health. In Portugal, studies focusing on the investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood trauma, and health behaviors in victims of IPV are scarce. This research aimed to analyse the effects of childhood victimization and of IPV on PTSD symptoms and health behaviors in a sample of Portuguese women, includin…
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…
Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Users of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Centers in Portugal
Objective: Users of publicly funded voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Centers (VCT C) in the Portuguese National Service have been found to have higher rates of HIV risk behavior than the general population, but data concerning the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral, and cognitive variables, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ST Is) in this specific population are limited. This study tests the impact of socio-demographic, beh…
Sono, agressividade e comportamentos de risco em indivíduos dependentes de drogas e de álcool
Os problemas relacionados com o consumo de substâncias psicoativas, afetam não apenas contexto socioeconómico do indivíduo, mas também têm impacto ao nível do sono, da agressividade e dos comportamentos de risco. O presente estudo analisou, por um lado, as diferenças entre indivíduos dependentes de drogas e de álcool ao nível da qualidade do sono, da agressividade e de comportamentos de risco. E, por outro lado, identificou o contributo independe…
Preditores das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento e face à sexualidade na terceira idade
Este estudo analisou as diferenças entre jovens e idosos ao nível das atitudes e dos conhecimentos face ao envelhecimento e face à sexualidade na terceira idade; a relação entre as variáveis em estudo; e os preditores das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento e das atitudes negativas face à sexualidade na terceira idade. Cento e cinquenta e três jovens universitários e 42 idosos participaram no estudo. Os resultados indicaram que os jovens ap…
Social Support and Self-Esteem Moderate the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Portuguese Women
Comparison of Two Psycho-Educational Interventions Aimed at Preventing HIV and Promoting Sexual Health Among Portuguese Women
This study compares the efficacy of 2 psychoeducational interventions—ACCENT skills-based and didactic information only—to prevent HIV among Portuguese women. At posttest and follow-up, participants in both intervention groups (n = 127) were more knowledgeable about HIV than at baseline. Although both intervention groups showed an increase in self-reported condom use over time, differences were marginally stronger in the ACCENT group. Both interv…
Demographic factors, mental health problems, and psychosocial resources influence women's Aids risk
The aim of this study was to examine how depressive mood, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, self-efficacy, and social support are associated with HIV risk behaviors. Participants were sexually active women (N = 1488) recruited when attending gynecological consultations in primary care settings. Standardized questionnaires were administered to assess for depressive mood, abuse/assault-related PTSD, social support, self-efficacy, stres…
HIV Voluntary Testing among Portuguese Women Attending Family Planning Clinics
Objectives: The aim of this article is to analyze the factors associated with HIV testing among 767 sexually active women. Methods: Participants were administered several self-report questionnaires that assessed behavioral and psychosocial measures. Results: Overall, 59.8% of the participants reported ever having tested for HIV. Results show that higher levels of education, being pregnant or having been pregnant, concern about AIDS, AIDS knowledg…
Predictors of consistent condom use among Portuguese women attending family planning clinics
Women account for 30% of all AIDS cases reported to the Health Ministry in Portugal and most infections are acquired through unprotected heterosexual sex with infected partners. This study analyzed socio-demographic and psychosocial predictors of consistent condom use and the role of education as a moderator variable among Portuguese women attending family planning clinics. A cross-sectional study using interviewer-administered fully structured q…
Psychosocial and psychopathological predictors of HIV-risk injecting behavior among drug users in Portugal
Despite the introduction of needle and syringe exchange programs (NSPs), sharing of syringes and other materials remains common among injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide. For this reason, IDUs are at high-risk of HIV transmission. This paper studies the psychosocial and psychopathological determinants of sharing among IDUs. Understanding the relationship between psychological morbidity, HIV knowledge, HIV risk perception, and sharing behaviors …
Relationship between socio-demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables in patients with Type 2 Diabetes
The aim ofthis study is to analyze the relationship between socio-demographic, clinicaland psychosocial variables in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and to establishcomparative patterns between genders with this disorder. Patientsfrom a primary care center were assessed through a researcher design form andthrough the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Satisfaction with SocialSupport Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A total of90…
Aspectos psicológicos na obesidade mórbida
A obesidade e um problema de saúde publica considerando a sua elevada prevalência, a dificuldade no controlo e o elevado índice de reincidência. Metodologia: E um estudo com desenho correlacional e foi desenvolvido num Centro Hospitalar da Região Norte de Portugal (CHAA), com uma amostra não aleatória de 100 participantes, de ambos os géneros, com obesidade mórbida e candidatos a cirurgia bariatríca. O objectivo deste estudo consiste em avaliar o…
Relationship between socio-demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables in patients with Type 2 Diabetes
The aim ofthis study is to analyze the relationship between socio-demographic, clinicaland psychosocial variables in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and to establishcomparative patterns between genders with this disorder. Patientsfrom a primary care center were assessed through a researcher design form andthrough the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Satisfaction with SocialSupport Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A total of90…
Aspectos psicológicos na obesidade mórbida
A obesidade e um problema de saúde publica considerando a sua elevada prevalência, a dificuldade no controlo e o elevado índice de reincidência. Metodologia: E um estudo com desenho correlacional e foi desenvolvido num Centro Hospitalar da Região Norte de Portugal (CHAA), com uma amostra não aleatória de 100 participantes, de ambos os géneros, com obesidade mórbida e candidatos a cirurgia bariatríca. O objectivo deste estudo consiste em avaliar o…
Psychosocial and psychopathological predictors of HIV-risk injecting behavior among drug users in Portugal
Despite the introduction of needle and syringe exchange programs (NSPs), sharing of syringes and other materials remains common among injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide. For this reason, IDUs are at high-risk of HIV transmission. This paper studies the psychosocial and psychopathological determinants of sharing among IDUs. Understanding the relationship between psychological morbidity, HIV knowledge, HIV risk perception, and sharing behaviors …
HIV Voluntary Testing among Portuguese Women Attending Family Planning Clinics
Objectives: The aim of this article is to analyze the factors associated with HIV testing among 767 sexually active women. Methods: Participants were administered several self-report questionnaires that assessed behavioral and psychosocial measures. Results: Overall, 59.8% of the participants reported ever having tested for HIV. Results show that higher levels of education, being pregnant or having been pregnant, concern about AIDS, AIDS knowledg…
Predictors of consistent condom use among Portuguese women attending family planning clinics
Women account for 30% of all AIDS cases reported to the Health Ministry in Portugal and most infections are acquired through unprotected heterosexual sex with infected partners. This study analyzed socio-demographic and psychosocial predictors of consistent condom use and the role of education as a moderator variable among Portuguese women attending family planning clinics. A cross-sectional study using interviewer-administered fully structured q…
Comparison of Two Psycho-Educational Interventions Aimed at Preventing HIV and Promoting Sexual Health Among Portuguese Women
This study compares the efficacy of 2 psychoeducational interventions—ACCENT skills-based and didactic information only—to prevent HIV among Portuguese women. At posttest and follow-up, participants in both intervention groups (n = 127) were more knowledgeable about HIV than at baseline. Although both intervention groups showed an increase in self-reported condom use over time, differences were marginally stronger in the ACCENT group. Both interv…
Demographic factors, mental health problems, and psychosocial resources influence women's Aids risk
The aim of this study was to examine how depressive mood, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, self-efficacy, and social support are associated with HIV risk behaviors. Participants were sexually active women (N = 1488) recruited when attending gynecological consultations in primary care settings. Standardized questionnaires were administered to assess for depressive mood, abuse/assault-related PTSD, social support, self-efficacy, stres…
Preditores das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento e face à sexualidade na terceira idade
Este estudo analisou as diferenças entre jovens e idosos ao nível das atitudes e dos conhecimentos face ao envelhecimento e face à sexualidade na terceira idade; a relação entre as variáveis em estudo; e os preditores das atitudes negativas face ao envelhecimento e das atitudes negativas face à sexualidade na terceira idade. Cento e cinquenta e três jovens universitários e 42 idosos participaram no estudo. Os resultados indicaram que os jovens ap…
Social Support and Self-Esteem Moderate the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Portuguese Women
Sono, agressividade e comportamentos de risco em indivíduos dependentes de drogas e de álcool
Os problemas relacionados com o consumo de substâncias psicoativas, afetam não apenas contexto socioeconómico do indivíduo, mas também têm impacto ao nível do sono, da agressividade e dos comportamentos de risco. O presente estudo analisou, por um lado, as diferenças entre indivíduos dependentes de drogas e de álcool ao nível da qualidade do sono, da agressividade e de comportamentos de risco. E, por outro lado, identificou o contributo independe…
Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Users of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Centers in Portugal
Objective: Users of publicly funded voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Centers (VCT C) in the Portuguese National Service have been found to have higher rates of HIV risk behavior than the general population, but data concerning the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral, and cognitive variables, and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ST Is) in this specific population are limited. This study tests the impact of socio-demographic, beh…
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…
Posttraumatic stress disorder, childhood trauma and health behaviors in victims of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered a serious public health problem and a significant risk factor for women’s health. In Portugal, studies focusing on the investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood trauma, and health behaviors in victims of IPV are scarce. This research aimed to analyse the effects of childhood victimization and of IPV on PTSD symptoms and health behaviors in a sample of Portuguese women, includin…
Medicine (11 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Psychiatry (9 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 obras) · Family medicine (6 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 obras) · Psychosocial (6 obras) · Condom (5 obras) · Psychological intervention (5 obras)