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- Hands on science : the case study of Pedra do Sal Interpretation CenterPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Seixas, Sónia; Faria, SaraPedra do Sal Interpretation Center offers an original experience, and the possibility to observe and touch all of Avencas beach fauna and flora, once it is equipped with a touch tank, representative of a rocky shore tide pool. In 2013 the Municipality of Cascais developed and installed the permanent exhibition “Cascais, from Land to Sea“ and adjusted all of its scholarly activities to this theme. Since the opening of the exhibition, the number of visitors of Pedra do Sal Interpretation Center has been increasing and is currently four times higher than in the past year (2012 vs 2013).
- Hands on science: the case study of Pedra do Sal Interpretation CentrePublication . Ferreira, Ana; Seixas, Sónia; Faria, SaraPedra do Sal lnterpretation Center offers an original experience, and the possibifity to observe and touch ai/ of A vencas beach fauna and flora, once it is equipped with a touch tank, representative of a rocky shore tide pool. ln 2013 the Municipality of Cascais developed and installed the permanent exhibition "Cascais, from Land to Sea" and adjusted ai/ of its scholarly activities to this theme. Since the opening of the exhibition, the number of visitors of Pedra do Sal fnterpretation Center has been increasing and is currentfy four times higher than in the past year (2012 vs 2013).
- Impact of harvest by humans on mussel populations around EasterPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Seixas, Sónia; Rijo, Andreia; Faria, Sara; Fialho, VâniaThe current macroeconomic scenario has subjected Portuguese coastal areas to greater human pressure caused by the ever-increasing shellfish harvest. Every year on Holy Friday, hundreds of people make their way to coastal areas and frantically capture hundreds of bags worth of mussels in a short amount of time. It causes not just inevitable and profound changes to the intertidal zone, but also slows down its recovery. In 2010 Cascais Municipality (CM) was made aware of this problem and in 2011 and 2012 released a general awareness campaign entitled “In Easter who pays is the mussel”. More than just providing a legal perspective, the goal was to test the impact of said campaign in Meixilhoeiro’s mussel beds. Biological data sampling in “Mexilhoeiro” was conducted over a three-year period, from 2010 to 2012. In 2010 there was no awareness campaign but sampling was done after Holy Friday. In 2011 and 2012 it was done both after and before Holy Friday. The average length and coverage percentage of individuals in rocks were recorded. The subsequent graphical analysis indicated that the average coverage percentage of mussels had been decreasing over the years. However a positive sign was recorded in after the 2012 awareness campaign, when the average length of individuals showed an increase. This could mean a reduction in harvesting during Holy Friday. Results suggest that awareness campaigns are effective measures in the immediate protection of marine resources, when supported by reinforcement in surveillance from fisheries protection authorities. For such improvements to persist, so must those efforts. Beachgoers in the summertime can have a detrimental impact on mussel bed size. Prohibiting recreational fishing will not suffice.
- Quality of life in caregivers of patients with multiple myelomaPublication . Pereira, M. Graça; Vilaça, Margarida; Pinheiro, Marisa; Ferreira, Gabriela; Pereira, Marta; Faria, Sara; Monteiro, Sara; Bacalhau, RosárioObjectives: This study aimed to assess the relationship between sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables with quality of life (QoL) and the moderating role of caregivers’ age and caregiving duration in caregivers of patients with Multiple Myeloma. Method: The sample included 118 caregivers who completed questionnaires that assessed psychological morbidity, satisfaction with social support, coping, burden, unmet needs, and QoL. Results: High psychological morbidity, burden and information, financial and emotional unmet needs were associated with lower QoL, while higher satisfaction with social support and more effective use of coping strategies were associated with better QoL. Women caregivers reported more satisfaction with social support and those who did not choose to care reported greater financial unmet needs and more use of coping strategies. The relationship between caregivers’ psychological morbidity/social support and QoL was mediated by emotional needs and double mediated by coping and burden. The caregivers’ age moderated the relationship between psychological morbidity/social support and emotional needs. Conclusion: Interventions to support the caregiver’s emotional needs to promote their QoL are needed. These should be particularly tailored for older caregivers reporting greater psychological morbidity and younger caregivers less satisfied with their social support, as they have a negative indirect impact on their QoL.
- Validation of the Short‐Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey in older patients with myelomaPublication . Pereira, M.Graça; Pereira, Marta; Vilaça, Margarida; Ferreira, Gabriela; Faria, Sara; Monteiro, Sara; Bacalhau, RosárioBackground: Multiple myeloma (MM) affects mainly the older population and is the second most prevalent haematologic cancer. MM patients’ unmet needs are diverse, arise at different stages, and are associated with greater psychological distress. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Short-Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (SF-SUNS) in Portuguese MM patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 213 MM patients. The internal consistency of the scale was analyzed with Cronbach’s α. Principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to assess construct validity. Convergent validity was examined by using correlations with quality of life, satisfaction with social support, and psychological morbidity. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to explore the contribution of sociodemographic and clinical variables to unmet needs. Results: The Portuguese SF-SUNS’s factor structure follows the original’s structure, although it includes fewer items. For each domain, Cronbach’s α was ≤0.70, the minimum acceptable criterion. For construct validity, only unmet relationship and emotional needs had significant correlations (r ≥ 0.40)—specifically negative associations with quality of life and social support and positive associations with psychological morbidity. Regarding patient variables and SF-SUNS results, only cancer stage contributed significantly to unmet information needs, with patients at stage I reporting more needs than patients at stage III. Conclusions: The SF-SUNS represents a valid and reliable tool to assess unmet needs among Portuguese MM patients. It may be useful in designing and monitoring interventions to improve well-being in cancer survivors.