Carla Barros

Carla Barros
Fernando Pessoa University | UFP · Psicologia

PhD Psychology

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Carla Barros, PhD in Psychology, MSc in Work Psychology. Professor of Psychology at University of Fernando Pessoa. Research projects in occupational health Psychology. T

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Publications (49)
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Healthcare professionals constantly face situations that reflect ecosystems’ degradation. These can negatively affect their mental health. Research suggests that hope and resilience can play an important role in this scenario, since they are related to/predict mental health in highly heterogeneous samples (considering geography, age, profession, he...
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Healthcare workers, particularly nurses, engage in a daily work routine that takes a toll on their emotional well-being, rendering them vulnerable to psychosocial risk factors. This research seeks to analyse the influence of psychosocial risk factors on the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses. An additional analysis wa...
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Healthcare professionals constantly face situations that reflect ecosystems’ degradation. These can negatively affect their mental health. Research suggests that hope and resilience can play an important role in this scenario, since they are related to/predict mental health in highly heterogeneous samples (considering geography, age, profession, he...
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Healthcare workers, particularly nurses, perform an emotionally exhausting daily work activity, making them susceptible to, namely psychosocial risks. This study aims to assess and compare the impact of psychosocial risk factors on nurses’ work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It was developed in two distinct moments, at pre-pandemic vs. pandemic...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily life, impacting relationships, work, and education. This has led to increased stress, anxiety, and depression, along with altered sleep patterns and eating behaviors. Quarantine and isolation have worsened mental health, especially in children and the elderly, due to the loss of activities and physical cont...
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A complexidade e a especificidade do trabalho dos profissionais de saúde potenciam situações de conflito interpessoal, intergrupal e organizacional. Neste sentido, o objetivo deste texto é o de elaborar uma revisão teórica sobre o tema da violência contra profissionais de saúde. A análise das várias dimensões associadas a situações de conflito e vi...
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The led the education system to rethink other forms of learning, resulting from physical and social isolation. The impact of containment measures and the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic have had, and are having, a significant impact on traditional educational practices, considering the challenges of learning system. The changes associated...
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Objective This study aims to assess the impact of psychosocial risk factors on nurses’ stress. Background The overall impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers, nursing workers especially, led to an emotionally exhausting daily work activity, making them prone to occupational hazards, namely psychosocial ones. Method A cross-sectional study was deve...
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Work life balance, a significant issue in the healthcare sector, recognizes that individuals are engaged in several tasks in their private and professional lives. Literature highlights the harmful consequences of conflicts between personal and professional life for organizations and workers. This study investigates the prevalence of work life balan...
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Healthcare workers are exposed to workplace violence such as physical assaults, psychological violence and threats of violence. It is crucial to understand factors associated with workplace violence to prevent and mitigate its consequences. This study aims to identify work-related factors that might influence workplace violence in healthcare settin...
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Background Healthcare workers perform an emotionally exhausting daily work activity, making them prone to occupational hazards, namely psychosocial ones. This study aims to assess the impact of psychosocial risk factors on healthcare workers’ mental health. Methods A cross-sectional study was developed between May and June of 2021 with 479 healthc...
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"Ideally, all individuals should be involved in the sustainable development goals attainment. Even though frequently ignored, Psychology can have a considerable impact in this context. Psychology students can also make an important contribution as such. Additionally, an area in desperate need of attention, even before the hardships related to the C...
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Objective: This study explored the differences between working and non-working students in terms of mental health. Our aim is to investigate the effects of combining work and study in terms of prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress during this pandemic. Background: The overall impact of COVID-19 lockdown on education led to emotional disorder...
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Due to the demanding changes caused in the population by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a persisting experience of fear and social isolation, multiple studies have focused on the protective role of several psychological characteristics on mental health. Emotional intelligence and social support are commonly linked to mental health and well-being....
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Background: The deployment of automated vehicles is causing transport systems to undergo a transition period. Notwithstanding such technology advancements, the work activity in road transport remains severe in terms of working conditions, given an ever-increasing work intensification scenario. Objective: To analyze the drivers’ point of view over f...
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Healthcare professionals and, more specifically, nurses perform an exhausting and emotionally exhaustive work activity on a daily basis, which makes it susceptible to occupational risk exposure, including psychosocial risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate psychosocial risk factors and explore predictors in the development of musculoskeletal...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of psychosocial risks factors on professionals’ drivers using a subjective health indicator—the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). The results shows that professionals’ drivers are exposed to huge amount of psychosocial risk factors related to, such as, high demands and work intensity, working hour...
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The European surveys have depicted the work activity in road transport as one of the less favorable in terms of working conditions, particularly with regard to working hours. The changes affecting the transport industry create a scenario of work intensification, characterized by different risk factors. Which working conditions contribute to this wo...
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Background: Working in healthcare can entail intense emotional demands that increases susceptibility to occupational risk factors. Psychosocial risk assessment can contribute to promoting awareness of the effects of work on positive mental health. Aims: To explore and analyse the influence of psychosocial work factors on positive mental health a...
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Mental health professionals, as psychologists, have a demanding and emotionally exhausting profession, which makes it susceptible to occupational risks, namely psychosocial risks. Three areas of psychology practice, Clinical and Health Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, and Education Psychology are expose to different working contexts....
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Embora, os riscos psicossociais já constituam um tema que entrou na discussão sobre as condições de trabalho e sobre a saúde e bem-estar, ainda permanece pouco claro no mundo de trabalho. Empresários, trabalhadores, técnicos de segurança, médicos do trabalho, psicólogos do trabalho, inspetores e todos os outros atores que se preocupam com estas que...
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The purpose of the present study was to explore the relation of work-related risk factors and well-being among healthcare workers and the impact on patient safety, using the Health andWork Survey (INSAT) and Mental Health Continuum - Short Form(MHCSF). A sample of 361 Portuguese healthcare workers participated in this study. The results indicate so...
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The purpose of this study was to develop the Health and Work Survey (INSAT) and examine the validity of the discomfort rating scale. Data were collected from 706 Portuguese workers from six economic sectors with the support of the Health and Work Survey (INSAT-Inquérito Saúde e Trabalho). The INSAT is a self-administered questionnaire to assessing...
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Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) constitute a persistent and ongoing public health problem in the active work population. The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between work-related physical and psychosocial factors and the occurrence of back pain symptoms related to the occupational group (blue and white collar workers)...
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Most developed countries have considered population ageing as one of the economic challenges that need to be overcome. Managing ageing has led to consideration of a number of policies where it is essential to increase the employment rate for older workers. This study aims to analyze the working conditions which tend to be perceived as hindering con...
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O presente artigo versa a temática da comunicação interna numa instituição de ensino superior - a Universidade Fernando Pessoa (UFP). Para efetuar o diagnóstico da comunicação interna na UFP, foi desenvolvida uma metodologia qualitativa, que permitiu a posterior elaboração da principal ferramenta de aferição do estado da comunicação interna, um que...
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The INSAT, as an instrument that mediates the statements of the work´s impact on heath has already a history that we will try to unveil. For that purpose we will refer to the activity sectors considered in previous analyses conducted with this instrument; to the problems found in some of these contexts and work situations; to the arguments that jus...
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The problematic of shift work and night shifts is complex and multifaceted due to the diversity of the bio psycho social variables involved and referred to as being relevant in the bibliographical reflections for the empirical investigations. With the objective and purpose of determining which the negative consequences are that have more significan...
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The problematic involving health and work relations is not new in itself. Actually, it has been a source of many studies and interventions in several EU countries. This research field is particularly interesting also due to the compulsory compliance with the legislation and to a greater awareness of the effects of professional risks.Understanding w...
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Este artigo retoma as principais ideias da tese de doutoramento em psicologia de Carla Barros Duarte (ver referência na bibli-ografia), complementado com dados mais recentes. O artigo foi redigido em conjunto pela autora e por Marianne Lacomblez, orientadora da tese. Nos últimos quinze anos, em Portugal, tal como na maioria dos países da União Euro...
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Current public health concerns highlight the little attention being paid to the effects of people’s occupational activity and related working conditions on their well-being, regardless of the amount of research being carried out in this area.The present study challenges all the dynamics which, by reinforcing one another, reproduce themselves, thus...
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Current public health concerns highlight the little attention being paid to the effects of people’s occupational activity and related working conditions on their well-being, regardless of the amount of research being carried out in this area. The present study challenges all the dynamics which, by reinforcing one another, reproduce themselves, thus...
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Os discursos relativos à saúde no trabalho têm ganho relevo significativo ao nível das decisões e orientações políticas, o que se revela nomeadamente, através da produção de legislação específica e da criação de organismos com preocupações ao nível das condições de vida no trabalho. Contudo, e apesar de os estudos científicos desenvolvidos neste do...

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