Research and development
Research is one of our main focuses at CHRC, which aims to contribute to improving public and individual health. Through different teams, thematic lines and in a multidisciplinary environment, we intend to apply research to solving societal problems.
Projects
XR2ESILIENCE – Pioneering XR Technology for Resilience & Mental Health
SIMPATHIC
aBREAK4you Project
COMPUSEL
LOCUS: LOng Covid – Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal
Active and Mindful
C.O.P.E
Equity-Cancer - Improving equity in access to early diagnosis of cancer: implementation research in different healthcare systems of Latin America
MCT-Silver
KneeCare@Home: Home exercise-based rehabilitation program following surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament
SOS Food
WHEATBIOME
DRIVE-MAS - Implementation of a behavioural and indicator-based antimicrobial stewardship strategy and expert advice for a more appropriate use of antimicrobials in Europe
DigiHealthPT
DESERT - Diet and Exercise Strategies for Equity in Rural Territories
COTIDIANA
HealthEConnect
Blockchain.PT
PROMISS
OUT-TO-IN
RIGHTPLAY
CANTE – Do Conceito à Abordagem Uma Só Saúde
MACUSTAR – Intermediate AMD:Development of Novel Clinical Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Patients with a Regulatory and Patient Access Intention
AI-Prognosis: Artificial intelligence-based Parkinson's disease risk assessment and prognosis
EU Cost Action FOSTREN - Fostering a Collaborative Strengths-based Approach to Eliminating Coercion in European Mental Health Services
EU GREEN
Matter – Perinatal Mental Health
EOLinplace
ELEVATE - Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach populations of women through portable and point-of-care HPV testing
SAFEST
PAFSE - Partnerships for Science Education
RunUp Study - Motor Competence and Nutritional Status in Childhood
OSCAR: vOice Screening of CoronA viRus
CT-Luso Clinical Trials
PREVENTABLE project
VA|Prevention - Diabetes Research
HealthyW8: Empowering Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour
PLAY/ACT
HE@RT.FIT – Sustainability of traditional and live-streaming exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in low-risk patients with cardiovascular disease
Fast Track Covid - Research for a national screening strategy for exposure to SARS-CoV-2
FrailCare.AI
Reforming the reform: an evidence-based financing model for the Portuguese primary care (REF2PRIM)
THINK4JOBS
Jadecare
E3UDRES2 - Engaged and Entrepreneurial European University as Driver for European Smart and Sustainable Regions
TRANSVACDS
LEAVES: optimizing the mentaL health and resiliencE of older Adults that haVe lost thEir spouSe via blended, online therapy
PrevOccupAI - Artificial Intelligence Applied to the Prevention of Work-related Diseases in Public Administration
PRO Reuma Initiative: collecting patient-reported outcomes using touchscreen technology
Erasmus+ Training of educators for transfer of transversal skills
Projeto Erasmus+ Additional support and Mediated learning in Inclusive education
COVID, Sleep, Health, Habits
DigiAdherence – supporting senior people at home
PrevOcupAI - Prevention of occupational disorders in public administration based on artificial intelligence
PREDICT - Personalized therapy for RhEumatic DIseases via machine learning
PIC 4 COVID
Revolutionizing Healthcare: Empowering patients by valuing innovation and promoting entrepreneurship: Patient2Entrepreneurship
Um sistema inteligente para melhorar a segurança do doente e acompanhamento remoto pós-alta em cirurgia cardiotorácica
Activage - CUFIoT4AHA
Fast Track Covid
Diagnóstico de Saúde da população servida pelas IPSS associadas da CNIS
CardioFollow.AI
IMPACT-HTA: Improved methods and actionable tools for enhancing Health Technology Assessment
FrailCare.AI - Intelligent frailty pathways for the Portuguese elderly population and impact analysis of the telecare service SNS24 Proximidade Sénior
Clinical performance and critical cardiac patient: Lean methodology and clinical simulation, innovation in health care
Estudo da Base de Dados da Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados
EasyHealth4Covid
Multidisciplinary functional evaluation of cough
Projeto de apoio científico e supervisão das Equipas de Intervenção de Proximidade da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
COST Action – “The European Researchers' Network Working on Second Victims- ERNST
MHRights – Integrated Programme for the promotion of human rights of Persons with mental disorders
Population Health Information Research Infrastructure (PHIRI)
CA19133- EU Cost Action FOSTREN - Fostering a Collaborative Strengths-based Approach to Eliminating Coercion in European Mental Health Services
Joint Action Health Equities Europe (JAHEE)
COnhecer Mais PaRa Intervir MElhor – COMPRIME
PrimaryCare@COVID-19: Digital Platform for Supporting Chronic Patients and COVID-19 consultations and Monitoring in Primary Care
Produção e financiamento hospitalar no período pós-pandemia
O Impacto do uso da carboximaltose férrica na otimização da Hemoglobina pré-operatória no Patient Blood Management em hospitais portugueses
Caracterização do impacto no internamento hospitalar da doença vascular de 2010 a 2019
Avaliação do Desafio Stop Infeção Hospitalar!
Avaliação do Projeto de Prescrição Social em Unidades de Saúde Familiar em Lisboa
Index de Acesso à Inovação 2019
Perfil de Saúde, Determinantes e Utilização dos Serviços de Saúde da população do Município de Odivelas: contributos para o Planeamento e Intervenção em Saúde por parte dos atores municipais
Perfil de Saúde, Determinantes e Utilização dos Serviços de Saúde da população do Município de Torres Vedras: contributos para o Planeamento e Intervenção em Saúde por parte dos atores municipais
Boas Escolhas, Melhor Saúde
Barómetro Covid-19 Opinião Social: Conhecer, Decidir e Agir. Os Portugueses, a Covid-19 e as Respostas do Serviço Nacional de Saúde
Gut microbiota, "Spark and Flame" of COVID-19 disease
Fatores de risco para infeção por SARS-CoV-2 em Portugal: um estudo caso-controlo de âmbito regional (ARSLVT)
HIV360 - HIV Core Outcome Set
The triad microbiota, immunity and recurrent pregnancy loss
Endometrial Natural Killer cells in recurrent pregnancy loss: a characterization by flow cytometry
“IoMum” Iodine status Monitoring in PortUguese pregnant woMen: impact of supplementation
Persistence of specific humoral and cellular immunity in children after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Endometrial Lymphocytic Populations in idiopathic Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Impact of HIV-1 genetic diversity in immunodeficiency
Uterine Electromyography Processing for Preterm Delivery - Risk Evaluation
Genetic causes of immune-dysregulation in early-onset Type 1 diabetes
Imunomodulação na Pancreatite Aguda
Reprogramming inflammatory follicular T cells (Tfhi): from the clinic to precision immunotherapies
Decoding immunometabolism to thwart HIV-1 follicular reservoir
Financiamento do VIH no continuum do percurso da pessoa com doença
National register for the study of central precocious puberty- multi-centric, prospective study of the prevalence, etiology, therapy and follow-up of CPP
G6PD deficiency and possible association of hearing loss or absence of speech in São Tomé e Príncipe
The burden and costs of refractory depression
Excitabilidade cortical e a sua modulação, in vivo, na Perturbação Depressiva Major
Father's presence in pregnancy surveillance: couple's perspective
Lysosome dysfunction in age-related diseases
MECHAPP - alterações metabólicas em doentes com primeiros episódiso psicóticos tratados com antipsicóticos: um estudo observacional
PsiPROSPER - A multicenter retrospective study to analyse the impact of treatment with paliperidone palmitate on clinical outcomes and hospital resource utilization in adult patients with schizophrenia in Portugal
DEP-CARE - Dementia in Primary Care: The Patient, the Carer and the Doctor in the Medical Encounter
Osteoarthritis and Adherence to Mediterranean Diet
Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and performance evaluation of a PsA screening Questionnaire in the population of Portuguese patients with Psoriasis followed in a Dermatology setting (CheckAP)
Personalized therapy for RhEumatic DIseases via machine learning (PREDICT)
Improving Osteoporosis Treatment Adherence using ICTs: The Healthy Bone Program
Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Portugal: characterization of the population, current management and outcomes
No + Fracture Portugal Fracture Clinics Network Implementation
Check AP - Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and performance evaluation of a PsA screening Questionnaire in the population of Portuguese patients with Psoriasis followed in a Dermatology setting
SPLIT – Tratamento estratificado para indivíduos com dor lombar nos cuidados de saúde primários
SARA - SPLIT Application for Remote Rehabilitation
MyBack - Efetividade e implementação de um programa de autogestão personalizado para prevenir recorrências e incapacidade e promover a saúde músculo-esquelética em utentes com lombalgia
UrbanTB: From symptoms to diagnosis of Urban Tuberculosis, considering individual and contextual factors. What are the determinants and critical points of this delay?
Early recognition of cardiac injury associated with COVID-19 and clinical outcomes
Heparina de baixo peso molecular no tratamento da restrição de crescimento fetal precoce
ARCO - Alentejo Region Applied Research for COVID-19
Finnee - From spectra to formulas
FOIE GRAS: Bioenergetic Remodelling in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Quadro temporário relativo a medidas de auxílio estatal em apoio da economia no atual contexto do surto de covid-19
Ventilador de emergência minimalista por pressão controlada para COVID-19
PORTHOS
CONCORDIA: avaliação das principais preocupações da pessoa com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 na gestão da doença e fatores mais valorizados na consulta
Dieta Mediterrânica Promove Saúde (MEDITA)
Customized Human Milk Fortification Based on Measured Human Milk Composition to Improve the Quality of Growth in Very Preterm Infants: A Mixed-Cohort Study Protocol
cLabel+: “Alimentos inovadores “clean label” naturais, nutritivos e orientados para o consumidor”
VITACOV: Vitamin D-related polymorphisms and vitamin D levels as risk biomarkers of COVID-19 infection severity
MONET: Unravelling Microbiota-gut-brain axis paintings in obesity-associated Neuroinflammation: the blackbErry signaTure study
InDEPENDEnt/Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant
COVID-19 pandemic: the social distance at the school playground and its effects on children’s social-emotional competence and physical activity
Outdoor-oriented Practices in Early Childhood Education Project
UniverCIDADE VI – Programa de Desenvolvimento Desportivo
Academias do Conhecimento Gulbenkian OUT-TO-IN
Intestinal colonization in newborn infants with enterostomy
Efeitos de dois programas de intervenção nos fatores de risco de queda em idosos residentes na comunidade: programa de intervenção psicomotora versus programa de intervenção psicomotora combinada com exercício vibratório
CNIS_2019_2020 - Estudo “Projeto de INTERVENÇÃO COMPLEXA: As respostas sociais no percurso de cuidados à Pessoa com Dependência”
Análise e desenho modelo PIC HESE interoperabilidade e Taxonomia de Cuidados
ETIC (end-of-life trajectories in care) – Managing end-of-life trajectories in palliative care: a study on the work of healthcare professionals
Projeto 4IE + - Instituto Internacional de Investigação e Inovação do Envelhecimento
CIE - Centro Internacional sobre el Envejecimiento
PSL - Pograma para una Sociedade Longeva
aN Eu Curriculum for chef gasTro-engineering in primAry food care
ESACA - Ageing Safely in Alentejo. Understanding for Action
MicroSpA & MicroRA: The role of microbiome on biological therapy efficacy in axial Spondyloarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis - a new paradigm
InDEPENDEnt/Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant
Literacia em Saúde na prevenção de doenças crónicas (Diabetes)
Concilia.UE - Promover e Desenvolver a Conciliação da Vida Profissional, Pessoal e Familiar na Universidade de Évora
Literacia em Saúde da população do Ensino Superior: Desafios em Portugal
Integração de Imigrantes como Estratégia de Desenvolvimento Global: Evidência Experimental para Portugal e Cabo Verde
ELEVATE: Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach population of woman through portable and point-of-care HPV testing
Violência nas relações de intimidade em tempos de Covid-19: desigualdades de género e (novos) contornos da violência doméstica? (VD@Covid19)
Literacia em Saúde, Promoção da Saúde e Coesão Social em Populações Migrantes: Prevenção de Doenças Não-Transmissíveis
Relacionamentos, Stress e Agressão em tempos de Covid-19 em Portugal: novos contornos na violência doméstica e desigualdades de género? (RSA Covid-19)
European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU)
MycoClimaChange – Exposure to mycotoxins in a climate change scenario
Publications
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Afonso, S., Lopes, S. (2020) Differences in clinical characteristics and utilization of emergency department by high-frequency users. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 59(1):153–160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.03.012
Aguiar, J., Ribeiro, M., et al. (2020) Awareness about barriers to medication adherence in cardiovascular patients and strategies used in clinical practice by Portuguese clinicians: a nationwide study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 1-8. 10. https://doi.org/1007/s11096-020-01174-2
Aline, J. Batalha, N. et al. (2020) Phase Angle from Bioelectric Impedance and Maturity-Related Factors in Adolescent Athletes: A Systematic Review. Sustainability. 12(12), 4806. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124806
Alves, J., Filipe, R., et al. (2020) Change in prevalence and social patterning of first- and second-hand smoking in Portugal: a repeated cross-sectional study (2005 and 2014). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10):3594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103594
Alves, R., Caneiras, C., et al. (2020) Medical electronic prescription for home respiratory care services (Pem-crd) at a Portuguese university tertiary care centre (2014–2018): a case study. Sustainability (Switzerland). 1;12(23):1-11. e9859. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239859
Amin, S., Dunn, A. G., & Laranjo, L. (2020) Exposure to e-cigarette information and advertising in social media and e-cigarette use in Australia: A mixed methods study. Drug and alcohol dependence, 213, 108112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108112
Amin, S., Dunn, A. G., & Laranjo, L. (2020) Why do people start or stop using e‐cigarettes in Australia? A qualitative interview‐based study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.442
Amorim, R., Ferreira, R., et al. (2020) Early Weaning of People Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: The Impact of Rehabilitation Nursing Interventions. In: García-Alonso J., Fonseca C. (eds) Gerontechnology. IWoG 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1185. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41494-8_24
Antão, H., S., Sacadura-Leite, E., et al. (2020) Workplace Violence in Healthcare: A Single-Center Study on Causes, Consequences and Prevention Strategies ASUVA Acta Médica portuguesa 33: 1. 31-37.
Araújo-Martins, J., Brás-Geraldes, C., et al. (2020) The potential role of peak nasal inspiratory flow to evaluate active sinonasal inflammation and disease severity. Scientific Reports (Nature Publisher Group), 10(1).
Assunção, R., & Viegas, S. (2020). My...
Community Interventions
ENSP-NOVA launches project on caregivers of the elderly
The National School of Public Health at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa has released a questionnaire to understand the...
PORTHOS - Epidemiological Research to study the reality of Heart Failure in Portugal
PORTHOS project – the largest free cardiac screening ever made in Portugal to study and determine the prevalence of...
“Low Back Pain: A global and urgent public health problem” by Prof. Eduardo Cruz
Low Back Pain is a symptom and not a disease. It’s a public health growing problem, by the increasing incidence and...
OSCAR Project – Digital tool that detects COVID-19 infections through voice
Did you know there’s a brand new innovative technological tool that can help identify respiratory diseases,...
Project led by Dr. Paulo Paixão studies the impact of COVID- 19 in children immune system
A study is in progress to try to understand the impact of COVID-19 in humoral and cellular immune response in...
Metacognitive Training for Depression in Later Life – Project led by Prof. Lara Pinho
The project “Metacognitive Training for Depression in Later Life" is coordinated by Prof. Lara Pinho from the...
Book coordinated by the “Value for Health CoLAB” published, linked to activities of the CardioFollow.AI project
On June 23, the "Promotion of self-care for the improvement of health outcomes" event was held at the Rectory of...
CHRC researchers leaders of a national and international study about Mental Health of University students
The CHRC is coordinating a study – Mental Health Of University Students: Multiceneter Research Study - that aims to...
VAPrevention – Project funded by FCT
FCT funded the project “VAPrevention - Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a person-centred...
Case report about an Innovative non-invasive treatment for patients with Fibromyalgia was published
CHRC researcher and Professor at the Departament of Sports and Health from ESDH/University of Évora, José Parraça...
The importance of Prevention and Continuing Care in the Elderly Population – Antena 1 interview
According to Eurostat's latest statistics, the elderly population is growing very rapidly in Portugal. According to...
Study on Mental Health among University Students reveals unsettling data
A study to evaluate Mental Health among University students was coordinated by the University of Évora and...
Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Reliability of the 15D Portuguese Version
In recent years, several experiments by the World Health Organization have been carried out simultaneously to...
University of Évora and CHRC initiative in the World Mental Health Day - Mental Health among higher education students
On October 10th, during the World Mental Health Day, an initiative was carried out with students at the University...
3rd transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project THE VALUE OF FACING SCHOOL
The CHRC was represented on October 10th at the 3rd transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project THE VALUE OF...
Nurse researcher at HESE and CHRC is developing pioneering project in the area of Maternal-infant Health in Portugal
The VitDTracking Research Project is headed by researcher Olívia Barbosa. The objective of this project focuses on...
A country using antidepressants - Rute Dinis de Sousa in “Talk ESG – The Future is Now” from Jornal de Negócios
The Director of CHRC, Rute Dinis de Sousa, was one of the speakers at the premiere of “Talk ESG – The Future is...
Public presentation of P-IN project’s outcomes
With the Support of CHRC, the P-IN project had their results presented last december at University of Évora. This...
CHRC researchers coordinate the use of a pioneering virtual technology to promote nurses' mental health
The XR2ESILIENCE project, coordinated in Portugal by researchers from the CHRC and the UÉ Nursing Department,...
Study on Health inequalities associated to socioeconomic factors in pre-COVID19 pandemic published on the Lancet
The “Subnational inequalities in years of life lost and associations with socioeconomic factors in pre-pandemic...
Kickoff of the pioneering project Matter – Perinatal Mental Health
The kickoff of the pioneering project Matter – Perinatal Mental Health, coordinated by Dr. Teresa...
Microcredential “Basic Principles in Perinatal Mental Health” as the main kickoff of the Project Matter
On the last April 9 and 12, the Kickoff of the pioneering project Matter – Perinatal Mental Health started of with...
Armando Raimundo as principal researcher in a European Project for the benefit of populations living in desertified regions
Armando Raimundo, DEAN of the School of Health and Human Development from the University of Évora and Director of...
CHRC in the European Researchers' Night of 2024
On September 27th, the CHRC was present at the European Researchers' Night of 2024, in the city of Évora with...
Vagar(mente) project – Mental Health intervention study for university students since 2022
In order to celebrate the World Mental Health Day, the Vagar(mente) project, a program implemented by the University...
The RUN UP Project evaluated the nutritional status, motor competence and physical fitness of 900 children from Alentejo’s schools
The RUN UP project, funded by the CHRC and with Gabriela Almeida as its main researcher, proved to be an innovative...
CHRC at the 9th edition of the Estoril Conferences
Between October 24th and 25th of 2024, the 9th edition of the Estoril Conferences will several important...
European Health Psychology Society Conference of 2024
The 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS 2024) took place in Cascais, Portugal,...
CHRC intergenerational program targeting the older adults was served as a model for community-based knowledge translation
Global aging highlights the importance of strategies tailored to older adults' unique needs. Aging is accompanied by...
CHRC researchs at the 8th Biosimilar Multistakeholder Event in Brussels
CHRC researchers Julian Perelman and Elsa Mateus will participate in an important European Commission event, the...
Study in collaboration between PFS and FPF reveals health benefits of practicing Walking Football for the elderly population
Through the collaboration between the Portugal Football School and the Universities of Évora, Beira Interior and...
Project led by CHRC researchers among the 10 winning projects of the EU GREEN Alliance call
The "aBREAK4you" project is among the 10 winning projects of the call “Procedure to Leverage Joint Research...
Workshop "Love After 50"
Organized by the Social Comission of the Freguesia de Arroios - Active Aging, Safety and...
CHRC researchers' study on the impact of bariatric surgery and exercise on the Systemic Immune Inflammation Index published in Scientific Reports, the 5th most-cited journal in the world.
The study “The impact of bariatric surgery and exercise on systemic immune inflammation index in patients with...
Movimento UÉvora: A Wellbeing Initiative Born from the Vagar(mente) Project
Within the scope of the Vagar(mente) project — an initiative of the University of Évora’s Mental...