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  • Valorização de subprodutos: um contributo para a sustentabilidade alimentar e saúde pública
    Publication . Albuquerque, T.G.; Costa, H.S.
    Artigo de opinião sobre o aproveitamento de subprodutos, não só com o objetivo de contribuir para o desenvolvimento sustentável como também com a finalidade de valorizar estes subprodutos com perspetivas de ganhos em saúde pública, nomeadamente através da melhoria do perfil nutricional de alguns alimentos. Neste sentido o Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, através do seu Departamento de Alimentação e Nutrição, nomeadamente através do projeto de investigação “Valorisation of fruit by-products as multi-functional food ingredients and functional foods for diabetics – Food4DIAB”, tem vindo a desenvolver as suas atividades com o objetivo de responder à necessidade do mercado no que diz respeito a alimentos funcionais, especialmente com baixo índice glicémico e com perfil nutricional equilibrado, uma vez que estes alimentos terão alto teor de fibra, ácidos gordos insaturados e compostos bioativos, e desta forma contribuir para estratégias que previnam os principais problemas de saúde pública.
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  • Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals: Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal
    Publication . Costa, Alexandra; Caldas de Almeida, Teresa; Fialho, Mónica; Rasga, Célia; Martiniano, Hugo; Santos, Osvaldo; Virgolino, Ana; Moura Vicente, Astrid; Heitor, Maria João
    The COVID-19 pandemic increased psychosocial risk factors among healthcare professionals (HCPs). Objective: To characterize Portuguese HCPs mental health (MH), estimate anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout symptoms, and identify risk/protective factors. A cross-sectional online survey and a longitudinal assessment were conducted in 2020 (T0) and 2021 (T1). Sociodemographic and occupational variables, COVID-19-related experiences and protective behavior data were collected from a non-probabilistic sample of HCPs in Portugal. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, burnout and resilience were assessed using the Portuguese versions of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5), the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure (MBSM) and the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), respectively. Risk and protective factors were identified through simple and multiple logistic regression models. Overall, 2027 participants answered the survey in T0 and 1843 in T1. The percentage of moderate-to-severe symptoms decreased from T0 to T1; however, a considerable proportion of HCPs reported symptoms of distress in both years. Being a woman, working in a COVID-19-treatment frontline position and work–life balance increased the odds of distress. High resilience, good social/family support, and hobbies/lifestyle maintenance were found to be protective factors. Globally, our results show that performing as a HCP during the pandemic may result in long-term effects on MH.
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