Alexandra Ferreira-Valente
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Recent Articles
1.
Reed 2nd D, Day M, Ferreira-Valente A, Jensen M
Pain Med
. 2024 Aug;
26(1):30-38.
PMID: 39189984
Objective: Chronic pain is a global health concern and often interferes with multiple aspects of individuals' lives (eg, physical activities), diminishing a person's ability to engage in activities that promote...
2.
Bernardes S, Brandao T, de Matos M, Ferreira-Valente A
Health Psychol
. 2024 Mar;
43(7):488-499.
PMID: 38512212
Objective: Received social support undermining engagement in life activities of individuals with chronic pain (e.g., solicitousness, support for functional dependence) is consistently correlated with worse physical functioning, pain severity, and...
3.
Ferreira-Valente A, Sharma S, Chan J, Bernardes S, Pais-Ribeiro J, Jensen M
J Pain
. 2023 May;
24(9):1645-1663.
PMID: 37146671
Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience and pain treatments targeting psychosocial factors reduce pain and improve function. These treatments often overlook the sociocultural factors that influence pain and the psychological...
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Ferreira-Valente A, Van Dyke B, Day M, Teotonio do Carmo C, Pais-Ribeiro J, Pimenta F, et al.
J Pain Res
. 2022 Dec;
15:4077-4096.
PMID: 36582659
Purpose: Previous research supports the usefulness of hypnosis (HYP), mindfulness meditation (MM), and prayer as pain self-management strategies in adults with chronic pain. However, their effects on acute pain have...
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Jarego M, Pimenta F, Pais-Ribeiro J, Costa R, Patrao I, Coelho L, et al.
Pers Individ Dif
. 2022 Dec;
175:110698.
PMID: 36540054
Background: This study aimed at assessing the mental health status of adults living in Portugal during the national lockdown of March 2020 to May 2020, how study participants coped with...
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Jarego M, Ferreira-Valente A, Queiroz-Garcia I, Day M, Pais-Ribeiro J, Costa R, et al.
J Relig Health
. 2022 Dec;
62(3):1780-1809.
PMID: 36462092
This review examined the effects of private and communal participatory prayer on pain. Nine databases were searched. Six randomized controlled trials were included. For private prayer, medium to large effects...
7.
Miro J, Sanchez-Rodriguez E, Nolla M, Costa R, Pais-Ribeiro J, Ferreira-Valente A
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Jun;
19(11).
PMID: 35682291
There is mounting evidence to suggest that individuals with chronic pain adjusted poorly to and were impacted negatively by social distancing measures during the lockdown. However, there is limited data...
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Pais-Ribeiro J, Ferreira-Valente A, Jarego M, Sanchez-Rodriguez E, Miro J
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Mar;
19(6).
PMID: 35329180
The COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful long-lasting event with an increasingly negative impact upon individuals. This study aimed at assessing the magnitude of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults living...
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Sanchez-Rodriguez E, Ferreira-Valente A, Pimenta F, Ciaramella A, Miro J
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Jan;
19(2).
PMID: 35055676
Research has shown that the confinement measures implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 can have negative effects on people's lives at multiple levels. The objective of this cross-sectional study...
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Sole E, Sharma S, Ferreira-Valente A, Pathak A, Sanchez-Rodriguez E, Jensen M, et al.
Pain Med
. 2021 Dec;
23(6):1106-1117.
PMID: 34850200
Objectives: This study aimed to better understand the associations between both sleep disturbance and psychological dysfunction (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms, and anger), and pain intensity and pain interference, in...