Ana Rute Costa (6711-1C8E-8CAA)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Rute Costa

Ana Rute Costa graduated in Psychology [Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (FPCEUP)], obtained a Master's in Epidemiology [University of Porto Medical School (FMUP)], and completed her PhD in Public Health (FMUP, 2020). She is a Junior Researcher (Scientific Employment Stimulus FCT; 2022.03483.CEECIND/CP1732/CT0002) and an Invited Assistant Professor of FMUP. She is an Integrated Member of the Non-Communicable Diseases Epidemiology research group, within the Epidemiology Research Unit of the Institute of Public Health-University of Porto (EPIUnit-ISPUP), and also integrates the "Cognitive Impairment in Diseases involving the Nervous System" Lab at the ITR - Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health. She (co)supervised eight Master dissertations in Health Education (FMUP/FPCEUP) and one in Public Health (FMUP/ICBAS); she is the co-supervisor of two ongoing PhD theses in Public Health (FMUP). She published 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals, eight as a first author, three book chapters, and 18 conference abstracts. Her work has also been presented in 30 oral communications and nine posters. She has participated in several multidisciplinary national and international projects, which granted her great experience in fieldwork, data processing, analysis and interpretation from distinct sources. Her main research interests and speciality are related to the prevention, management and impact of chronic diseases, as well as the implementation of innovative and multidomain health promotion strategies.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Rute Costa

Citation names

Costa, Ana Rute

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 6711-1C8E-8CAA
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8388-2226
AuthenticusID: R-000-YCR
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4wdFcFAAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id: 56311077700

Email addresses

arcosta@ispup.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone

(+351) 222061820 Ext.: 101 (Professional)

Addresses

Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto. Rua das Taipas n.º 135, 4050-600, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://ispup.up.pt/pessoas/ana-rute-costa/ (Professional)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana_Costa43 (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/01/31 Concluded	PhD in Public Health (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal "Healthcare use among cancer patients and their partners in different phases of the cancer pathway" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved unanimously
2012/06/20 Concluded	Master in Epidemiology (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal "Prevalence and main determinants of preschool sleep disorders in a Portuguese birth cohort" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17 values (out of 20)
2005 Concluded	Licenciate in Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15 values (out of 20)

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/05/25 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

2020/10/01 - 2023/05/24	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

2019/11/01 - 2020/09/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

2012/07/16 - 2015/05/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

2012/04/01 - 2012/07/15	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

2009/08/14 - 2012/03/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

2006/10/19 - 2009/08/13	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

2006/04/18 - 2006/10/18	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/09 - Current	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

2019/11 - 2020/06	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

2019/01 - 2019/02	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Escola Superior de Educação Jean Piaget em Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2004 - 2005	Técnico Psicologia Estagiário (Técnico Psicologia)	Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga EPE, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021 - Current	Integrated PhD Researcher	Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Portugal

2015 - Current	Integrated Member	Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal

2012 - 2014	Research Member	Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Cardiovascular, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	NutriMIND: Nutrition-based interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline 2022.13.658.BD Co-Supervisor Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2015/06/01 - 2019/10/31	Health care seeking behaviors among cancer survivors and their families SFRH/BD/102181/2014 PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Social Fund Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	The impact of hearing loss correction as part of multiple non-pharmacological interventions to prevent cognitive decline 2022.03483.CEECIND/CP1732/CT0002 10.54499/2022.03483.CEECIND/CP1732/CT0002 Principal investigator Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021 - Current	Neurodegenerative complications after COVID-19 PTDC/SAU-EPI/6275/2020 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021 - 2023	Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy EXPL/SAU-NUT/1508/2021 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020 - 2023	Mind-Matosinhos: Multiple Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline POISE-03-4639-FSE-000793 Post-doc Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos, Portugal	Portugal 2020 European Social Fund Portugal Inovação Social Operacional Programe Social Inclusion and Employment Concluded
2020 - 2020	Tracking cognitive impairment after SARS-CoV-2 infection using Brain on Track test 242863 Researcher	Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Concluded
2019 - 2019	A five-year prospective cohort study on the neurological complications of breast cancer: frequency and impact in patient-reported outcomes POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016867 PTDC/DTP-EPI/7183/2014 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2013 - 2015	EUROpean Treatment & Reduction of Acute Coronary Syndromes cost analysis (EURO-TRACS) EAHC 2012 1207 Research Fellow	Executive Agency for Health and Consumers Concluded
2012 - 2013	Early development of obesity and metabolic syndrome PTDC/SAU-ESA/105033/2008) Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009 - 2012	Cardiovascular risk factors for mothers and children three years after delivery PIC/IC/83038/2007 Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Alves, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Azevedo, Ana; Lunet, Nuno. "Conhecimento sobre doenças cardiovasculares [Knowledge about cardiovascular diseases]". In A informação sobre saúde dos Portugueses – Fontes, Conhecimentos e Comportamentos [Information about the health of the Portuguese - Sources, Knowledge and Behaviors], edited by Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Silva, Susana, 121-144. Lisbon: Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine, 2017. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Silva, Susana; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Carmo, Isabel; Barros, Henrique; Lunet, Nuno. "Conhecimento sobre cancro [Knowledge about cancer]". In A informação sobre saúde dos Portugueses – Fontes, Conhecimentos e Comportamentos [Information about the health of the Portuguese – Sources, Knowledge and Behaviors]., edited by Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Silva, Susana, 145-171. Lisbon: Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine, 2017. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Silva, Susana; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Carmo, Isabel; Barros, Henriques; Lunet, Nuno. "Rastreios oncológicos em Portugal [Cancer screening in Portugal]". In A informação sobre saúde dos Portugueses – Fontes, Conhecimentos e Comportamentos [Information about the health of the Portuguese - Sources, Knowledge and Behaviors], edited by Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Silva, Susana, 173-191. Lisbon: Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine, 2017. Published
Conference abstract	Sousa, Sofia; Albuquerque, Gabriela; Severo, Milton; Costa, Ana Rute; Moreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Padrão, Patrícia. "Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy: the NUTLY". Paper presented in 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, 2023. Published Rodrigues, Joana; Costa, Mariana; De Sousa, Daniela; Costa, Ana Rute; Lunet, Nuno; Cruz, Vítor; Padrão, Patrícia. "Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Urinary Sodium Excretion in people at high risk of dementia". Paper presented in 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, 2023. Published Bessa, Francisca; Morais, Samantha; Lopes-Conceição, Luisa; Costa, Ana Rute. "Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis on Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors and their Partners". Paper presented in 15th European Public Health Conference, Berlin, 2022. Published Pimentel, Ana Sofia; Costa, Ana Rute. "Healthcare use among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic". Paper presented in 15th European Public Health Conference, Berlin, 2022. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Lunet, Nuno. "Impact of having a partner with cancer on the use of medication and healthcare services: a preliminary analysis of 16 European countries". Paper presented in XXXVII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia/XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria, Oviedo, 2019. Published Ribeiro, Maria José; Costa, Ana Rute; Lunet, Nuno. "Needs of cancer patients' family members - the perception of healthcare workers". Paper presented in XXXVII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia/XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria, Oviedo, 2019. Published Monteiro, Isabel; Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Lopes-Conceição, Luísa; Araújo, Natália; Fontes, Filipa; Dias, Teresa; Pereira, Susana; Lunet, Nuno. "Changes in employment status up to 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective cohort study". Paper presented in XXXVII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia/XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria, Oviedo, 2019. Published Gonçalves, Marta; Henriques, Ana; Ramos, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Guilleminault, Christian; Barros, Henrique. "Poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms in young adults". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Basel, 2018. Published Gonçalves, Marta; Henriques, Ana; Ramos, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Guilleminault, Christian; Barros, Henrique. "Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality as a risk factor for depression among young adults". Paper presented in XXXVI Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia, Lisbon, 2018. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Short nighttime sleep duration at four years of age and associated factors: results from the Generation XXI birth cohort". Paper presented in XXXVI Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia, Lisbon, 2018. Published Barbosa, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Fontes, Filipa; Dias, Teresa; Pereira, Susana; Lunet, Nuno. "Health behaviours and body mass index three years after a breast cancer diagnosis". Paper presented in XXXVI Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia, Lisbon, 2018. Published Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Ferro, Ana; Lunet, Nuno; Peleteiro, Bárbara. "Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in migrants: A systematic review and spatial analysis". Paper presented in XXXIV Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia, Seville, 2016. Published Gonçalves, Marta; Costa, Ana Rute; Severo, Milton; Guilleminault, Christian; Barros, Henrique. "Sleep patterns at 6 months and at 4/5 years of age in a portuguese birth cohort". Paper presented in 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, Valencia, 2013. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Sleep onset delay and night awakenings in preschool children: the Generation XXI birth cohort". Paper presented in 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, Valencia, 2013. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Dificuldade em adormecer e despertares noturnos em idade pré-escolar: prevalência e principais fatores associados". Paper presented in 14º Congresso Nacional de Pediatria, Porto, 2013. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Sono noturno de curta duração em idade pré-escolar: resultados de uma coorte de nascimento portuguesa, Geração XXI". Paper presented in 14º Congresso Nacional de Pediatria, Porto, 2013. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Short nighttime sleep duration in preschool children and associated maternal and children’s characteristics in Geração XXI, a Portuguese birth cohort". Paper presented in European Congress of Epidemiology, Porto, 2012. Published Gonçalves, Marta; Costa, Ana Rute; Correia, Sofia; Guilleminault, Christian; Barros, Henrique. "Night awakenings at 5-8 months of age: prevalence and associations with maternal and infant’s characteristics". Paper presented in 21th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, Paris, 2012. Published
Conference poster	Bessa, Francisca; Morais, Samantha; Lopes-Conceição, Luisa; Costa, Ana Rute. "Impact of a cancer diagnosis on quality of life among cancer survivors and their partners". Paper presented in 15th European Public Health Conference, 2023. Gonçalves, Marta; Henriques, Ana; Ramos, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Guilleminault, Christian; Barros, Henrique. "Poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms in young adults". Paper presented in 24th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 2018. Barbosa, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Fontes, Filipa; Dias, Teresa; Pereira, Susana; Lunet, Nuno. "Health behaviours and body mass index three years after a breast cancer diagnosis". Paper presented in XXXVI Reunión Anual de la SEE; XIII Congresso da APE, 2018. Oliveira, J.; Freitas, Paula; Lau, Eva; Costa, Ana Rute; et al.. "Ausência de progressão de esteatose hepática ao longo de 2 anos numa população de doentes infectados pelo VIH-1". Paper presented in IX Curso Pós-Graduado de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, 2013. Lau, Eva; Freitas, Paula; Costa, Ana Rute; et al.. "A atenuação do fígado/baço diagnostica o dobro dos casos de esteatose hepática vs. Atenuação do fígado-atenuação do baço em doentes VIH-1". Paper presented in IX Curso Pós-Graduado de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, 2013. Lau, Eva; Freitas, Paula; Oliveira, J.; Costa, Ana Rute. "Evolução da composição corporal por densitometria em doentes com VIH-1 ao longo de 3 anos". Paper presented in IX Curso Pós-Graduado de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, 2013. Oliveira, J.; Freitas, Paula; Lau, Eva; Costa, Ana Rute; et al.. "Evolução do tecido adiposo por TC abdominal ao longo de 2 anos numa população VIH-1". Paper presented in IX Curso Pós-Graduado de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, 2013. Costa, Ana Rute; Barros, Henrique; Santos, Ana Cristina. "Short nighttime sleep duration in preschool children and associated maternal and children's characteristics in Geração XXI, a Portuguese birth cohort". Paper presented in European Congress of Epidemiology, 2012. Gonçalves, Marta; Costa, Ana Rute; Correira, Sofia; Barros, Henrique. "Night awakenings at 5-8 months of age: prevalence and associations with maternal and infant's characteristics". Paper presented in 21th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 2012.
Journal article	Sousa, Sofia; Albuquerque, Gabriela; Severo, Milton; Costa, Ana Rute; Moreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Padrão, Patrícia. "Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy: The NUTLY project". Appetite 198 (2024): 107377. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107377. Published • 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107377 Rodrigues, Joana; Costa, Mariana; Sousa, Daniela de; Costa, Ana Rute; Lunet, Nuno; Cruz, Vítor Tedim; Padrão, Patrícia. "Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Sodium and Potassium Intake in People at a High Risk of Dementia". Nutrients 16 10 (2024): 1419. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16101419. Published • 10.3390/nu16101419 Gonçalves, Marta; Costa, Ana Rute; Severo, Milton; Henriques, Ana; Barros, Henrique. "Sleep patterns in childhood: a longitudinal assessment from the Generation XXI birth cohort". Gaceta Sanitaria 37 (2023): 102293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2023.102293. Published • 10.1016/j.gaceta.2023.102293 Araujo, N; Silva, I; Campos, P; Correia, R; Calejo, M; Freitas, P; Seco, M; et al. "Long-term neurological complications in COVID-19 survivors: study protocol of a prospective cohort study (NeurodegCoV-19)". BMJ OPEN 13 7 (2023): e072981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072981. Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072981 Gonçalves M.; Lima M.J.; Fonseca Â.; Duque C.; Costa A.R.; Cruz V.T.. "Study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to recover functionality after a transient ischaemic attack or a minor stroke: the 'Back to Normal' trial". BMJ Open 13 4 (2023): e069593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069593. Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069593 Oliveira-Dias, Clara; Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute. "Sex differences in the association between social capital and healthcare use - Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)". Health and Social Care in the Community 30 6 (2022): e4821-e4830. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13889. Published • 10.1111/hsc.13889 Goncalves, M.; Henriques, A.; Costa, A.R.; Correia, D.; Severo, M.; Lucas, R.; Barros, H.; et al. "Insomnia and nightmare profiles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: characterization and associated factors". Sleep Medicine 90 (2022): 44-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.018. Published • 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.018 Araujo, Natalia; Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Braga, Raquel; Carneiro, Ana Filipa; Cruz, Vitor Tedim; Ruano, Luis; et al. "Cognitive decline in patients with prostate cancer: study protocol of a prospective cohort, NEON-PC". BMJ Open 11 2 (2021): e043844. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043844. Published • 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043844 Estévez, Estefanía-Guedes; Costa, Ana Rute; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Morais, Samantha. "Regular physical activity-related awareness and knowledge in Portugal: results from a population-based survey". Porto Biomedical Journal 6 2 (2021): e130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000130. Published Costa, Ana Rute; Lunet, Nuno; Martins-Branco, Diogo; Gomes, Barbara; Lopes, Sílvia. "Hospitalizations at the End of Life Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Study". Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 62 1 (2020): 48-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.015. Published • 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.015 Costa, Ana Rute; Alves, Luís; Lunet, Nuno. "Healthcare services and medication use among widowed partners of patients deceased due to cancer - results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe ( SHARE )". Psycho-Oncology 29 8 (2020): 1255-1262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.5400. Published • 10.1002/pon.5400 Costa, Ana Rute; Alves, Luís; Lunet, Nuno. "Healthcare services and medication use among cancer survivors and their partners: a cross-sectional analysis of 16 European countries". Journal of Cancer Survivorship 14 5 (2020): 720-730. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-020-00886-8. Published • 10.1007/s11764-020-00886-8 Ferro, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Morais, Samantha; Bertuccio, Paola; Rota, Matteo; Pelucchi, Claudio; Hu, Jinfu; et al. "Fruits and vegetables intake and gastric cancer risk: A pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling Project". International Journal of Cancer 147 11 (2020): 3090-3101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33134. Published • 10.1002/ijc.33134 Braga, Raquel; Costa, Ana Rute; Pina, Francisco; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno. "Prostate cancer screening in Portugal: prevalence and perception of potential benefits and adverse effects". European Journal of Cancer Prevention 29 3 (2020): 248-251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/cej.0000000000000539. Published • 10.1097/cej.0000000000000539 Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Lopes-Conceição, Luísa; Brandão, Mariana; Borges,Marina; Araújo, Natália; Dias, Teresa; et al. "Treatment and other healthcare use of breast cancer patients with a previous cancer diagnosis". Anticancer Research 40 2 (2020): 1041-1048. http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.14040. Published • 10.21873/anticanres.14040 Monteiro, Isabel; Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Lopes-Conceição, Luisa; Araújo, Natália; Fontes, Filipa; Dias, Teresa; Pereira, Susana; Lunet, Nuno. "Changes in employment status up to 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis: A prospective cohort study". The Breast 48 (2019): 38-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2019.07.007. Published • 10.1016/j.breast.2019.07.007 Ferro, Ana; Rosato, Valentina; Rota, Matteo; Costa, Ana Rute; Morais, Samantha; Pelucchi, Claudio; Johnson, Kenneth C.; et al. "Meat intake and risk of gastric cancer in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) project". International Journal of Cancer 147 1 (2019): 45-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32707. Published • 10.1002/ijc.32707 Barbosa, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Fontes, Filipa; Dias, Teresa; Pereira, Susana; Lunet, Nuno. "Changes in health behaviours and body mass index after a breast cancer diagnosis: results from a prospective cohort study". European Journal of Cancer Prevention 28 4 (2019): 330-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/cej.0000000000000469. Published • 10.1097/cej.0000000000000469 Costa, Ana Rute; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno. "Cancer-related knowledge and health status among cancer survivors in Portugal". Gaceta Sanitaria 32 5 (2018): 496-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.06.007. Published • 10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.06.007 Andrade, Nelson; Alves, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Azevedo, Ana; Lunet, Nuno. "Knowledge about cardiovascular disease in Portugal". Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia 37 8 (2018): 669-677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2017.10.017. Published • 10.1016/j.repc.2017.10.017 Martín-Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Lunet, Nuno; González-Marrón, Adrián; Lidón-Moyano, Cristina; Matilla-Santander, Nuria; Clèries, Ramon; Malvezzi, Matteo; et al. "Projections in breast and lung cancer mortality among women: a bayesian analysis of 52 countries worldwide". Cancer Research 78 15 (2018): 4436-4442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-0187. Published • 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0187 Kheyre, Hassan; Morais, Samantha; Ferro, Ana; Costa, Ana Rute; Norton, Pedro; Lunet, Nuno; Peleteiro, Bárbara. "The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review". International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 91 6 (2018): 657-674. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-018-1315-6. Published • 10.1007/s00420-018-1315-6 Costa, Ana Rute; Pacheco-Figueiredo, Luís; Alves, Luís; Lunet, Nuno. "Sex differences in the association between a previous cancer diagnosis and the use of medication". European Journal of Cancer Prevention 27 3 (2018): 258-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.197/cej.0000000000000412. Published • 10.197/cej.0000000000000412 Alves, Elisabete; Costa, Ana Rute; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Azevedo, Ana; Lunet, Nuno. "Health-related knowledge on hypertension among the Portuguese population: results from a population-based survey". Blood Pressure 27 4 (2018): 194-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2018.1430503. Published • 10.1080/08037051.2018.1430503 Fontes, Filipa; Pereira, Susana; Costa, Ana Rute; Gonçalves, Marta; Lunet, Nuno. "The impact of breast cancer treatments on sleep quality 1 year after cancer diagnosis". Supportive Care in Cancer 25 11 (2017): 3529-3536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3777-6. Published • 10.1007/s00520-017-3777-6 Morais, Samantha; Costa, Ana Rute; Ferro, Ana; Lunet, Nuno; Peleteiro, Bárbara. "Contemporary migration patterns in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection: A systematic review". Helicobacter 22 3 (2017): e12372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hel.12372. Published • 10.1111/hel.12372 Monteiro, Catarina; Costa, Ana Rute; Peleteiro, Bárbara. "Sodium intake and Helicobacter pylori infection in the early stages of life". Porto Biomedical Journal 1 2 (2016): 52-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbj.2016.05.001. Published • 10.1016/j.pbj.2016.05.001 Costa, Ana Rute; Silva, Susana; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Villaverde-Cabral, Manuel; Santos, Osvaldo; Carmo, Isabel do; Barros, Henrique; Lunet, Nuno. "Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects". Health Expectations 20 2 (2016): 211-220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.12450. Published • 10.1111/hex.12450 Costa, Ana Rute; Silva, Susana; Moura-Ferreira, Pedro; Villaverde-Cabral, Manuel; Santos, Osvaldo; Carmo, Isabel do; Barros, Henrique; Lunet, Nuno. "Health-related knowledge of primary prevention of cancer in Portugal". European Journal of Cancer Prevention 25 1 (2016): 50-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/cej.0000000000000125. Published • 10.1097/cej.0000000000000125 Costa, Ana Rute; Fontes, Filipa; Pereira, Susana; Gonçalves, Marta; Azevedo, Ana; Lunet, Nuno. "Impact of breast cancer treatments on sleep disturbances – A systematic review". The Breast 23 6 (2014): 697-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2014.09.003. Published • 10.1016/j.breast.2014.09.003
Thesis / Dissertation	Costa, Ana Rute. "Healthcare use among cancer patients and their partners in different phases of the cancer pathway". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, 2020. Costa, Ana Rute. "Prevalence and main determinants of preschool sleep disorders in a Portuguese birth cohort". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, 2012.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024	Qualidade e duração do sono em sobreviventes ao Acidente Vascular Cerebral e seus cuidadores	18.º Congresso Português do AVC (Porto, Portugal)
2024	Dormir bem... O que significa e porque é que é tão importante? [Invited]	Escola Filipa de Vilhena (Porto, Portugal)
2024	Sex differences in the association between perceived social support and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: preliminary results from the Mind-Matosinhos trial	XXIII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024	Impacto da perda auditiva no desempenho cognitivo: Projeto MIND	71.º Congresso Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço & XI Congresso Luso-Galaico de ORL (Braga, Portugal)
2023	Development and validation of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy: the NUTLY	16th European Public Health Conference (Dublin, Ireland)
2023	Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Urinary Sodium Excretion in people at high risk of dementia	16th European Public Health Conference (Dublin, Ireland)
2023	Impacto da Perda Auditiva no Desempenho Cognitivo - Resultados Preliminares de um Ensaio Clínico	OTONEURO 2023 - Congresso Anual da Associação Portuguesa de Otoneurologia (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023	Estratégias não-farmacológicas para recuperação da funcionalidade após ocorrência de acidente isquémico transitório ou acidente vascular cerebral minor	17.º Congresso Português do AVC (Porto, Portugal)
2023	The role of the Mediterranean Diet on salt intake: a systematized review	17.º Congresso Português de Hipertensão e Risco Cardiovascular Global (Albufeira, Portugal)
2023	Development of a photograph-based instrument to assess nutrition literacy in Portuguese adult	XXII Congress of Food and Nutrition/III International Congress of Food and Nutrition (Porto, Portugal)
2023	Adherence to the mediterranean diet among individuals at high-risk of dementia: baseline results from the MIND-Matosinhos study	XXII Congress of Food and Nutrition/III International Congress of Food and Nutrition (Porto, Portugal)
2023	Projeto MIND-Matosinhos: Implementação de estratégias não-farmacológicas na prevenção do declínio cognitivo [Invited]	IV Ciclo de Conferências de Gerontologia – S. João da Madeira (S. João da Madeira, Portugal)
2023	Avaliação da disfunção cognitiva após infeção por SARS-CoV-2: utilização da plataforma Brain on Track [Invited]	II Simpósio Internacional de Inovação, Tecnologias e Jogos em Saúde - Desenvolvimento e inovação tecnológica: contributos para a Saúde (Portugal)
2022	Insomnia and nightmare profiles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: characterization and associated factors	World Sleep Congress 2022 World Sleep Society (Rome, Italy)
2022	Healthcare use among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic	15th European Public Health Conference (Berlin, Germany)
2022	MIND-Matosinhos - Validação de uma estratégia preventiva dirigida à população portuguesa [Invited]	1.ª Jornadas Ibéricas de Saúde Mental e Demências (Portugal)
2022	Intervenções não-farmacológicas para prevenção do declínio cognitivo: projeto MIND-Matosinhos [Invited]	Conversas antes do almoço (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2019	Rastreio do cancro da próstata em Portugal: prevalência e percepção dos potenciais benefícios e efeitos adversos	2.º Congresso de Medicina Preventiva (Porto, Portugal)
2019	Impact of having a partner with cancer on the use of medication and healthcare services: a preliminary analysis of 16 European countries	XXXVII Reunión Científica de la SEE, XIV Congresso da APE y XVIII Congreso SESPAS (Oviedo, Spain)
2019	Needs of cancer patients' family members - the perception of healthcare workers	XXXVII Reunión Científica de la SEE, XIV Congresso da APE y XVIII Congreso SESPAS (Oviedo, Spain)
2019	Changes in employment status up to 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis: a prospective cohort study	XXXVII Reunión Científica de la SEE, XIV Congresso da APE y XVIII Congreso SESPAS (Oviedo, Spain)
2018	Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality as a risk factor for depression among young adults	XXXVI Reunión Anual de la SEE; XIII Congresso da APE (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	Short nighttime sleep duration at four years of age and associated factors: results from the Generation XXI birth cohort	XXXVI Reunión Anual de la SEE; XIII Congresso da APE (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016	Implementation of the Portuguese Health Data Sharing Platform: the benefits of the Professional Portal	Workshop on Health Informatics (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016	The SPMS Innovation Research Group	Workshop on Health Informatics (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016	Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in migrants: a systematic review and spatial analysis	XXXIV Reunión Anual de la SEE; XI Congresso da APE (Seville, Spain)
2015	Sleep and blood pressure in preschool children: results from the Generation XXI birth cohort	7th Congress of the World Sleep Federation (Istanbul, Turkey)
2014	Health-related knowledge regarding primary prevention of cancer in Portugal	I Congresso Nacional de Epidemiologia e Registo de Cancro (Porto, Portugal)
2013	Associação entre os hábitos de sono aos 6 meses e o padrão de sono aos 4/5 anos de idade: resultados da coorte de nascimentos Geração XXI	XIV Congresso Brasileiro do Sono. II Luso-Brasileiro do Sono. I Congresso Brasileiro de Odontologia do Sono (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2013	Birth weight and body mass index at 4 years of age: there is a mediator effect of umbilical cord adipokines?	54th Annual Meeting of European Society of Paediatric Research (Porto, Portugal)
2013	HCV/HIC co-infection is associated with lipid abnormalities but no Insulin-resistance changes	EGIR Annual Meeting (Aegina, Greece)
2013	Implicações dos problemas de sono na criança [Invited]	Escola Básica Mirante dos Sonhos (Ermesinde, Portugal)
2013	Dificuldade em adormecer e despertares noturnos em idade pré-escolar: prevalência e principais fatores associados	14.º Congresso Nacional de Pediatria (Porto, Portugal)
2013	Sono noturno de curta duração em idade pré-escolar: resultados de uma coorte de nascimentos portuguesa, Geração 21	14.º Congresso Nacional de Pediatria (Porto, Portugal)
2013	Sleep onset delay and night awakenings in preschool children: the Generation XXI birth cohort	5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine (Valencia, Spain)
2013	Sleep patterns at 6 months and at 4/5 years of age in a Portuguese birth cohort	5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine (Valencia, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Impacto de um programa de intervenção não-farmacológica, para prevenir o declínio cognitivo, na qualidade de vida de pessoas com risco aumentado de demência [provisional title] Co-supervisor	Curso de Especialização em Saúde Pública (Specialization course) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2023 - Current	Influência das exigências cognitivas profissionais no desempenho cognitivo de indivíduos com mais de 50 anos na Europa [provisional title] Co-supervisor	Curso de Especialização em Saúde Pública (Specialization course) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - Current	NutriMIND: Nutrition-based interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline Co-supervisor	Saúde Pública (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - Current	How to optimize adherence to infection prevention and control in acute healthcare settings? A behaviour change intervention Co-supervisor	Saúde Pública (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Sleep quality and sleep duration among stroke survivors and their caregivers Supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Hipertensão em indivíduos com risco aumentado de demência: resultados do projeto MIND-Matosinhos Supervisor	Curso de Especialização em Saúde Pública (Specialization course) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Multiple non-pharmacological interventions after a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke: the "Back to Normal" randomized controlled trial Co-supervisor	Saúde Pública (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021 - 2022	Intervenções não-farmacológicas para a prevenção do declínio cognitivo – Relatório de Estágio no Projeto MIND-Matosinhos Supervisor	Health Education (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020 - 2021	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare use among cancer survivors Supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Impact of cancer diagnosis on quality of life among cancer survivors and their partners Supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Sex differences in the association between social capital and healthcare use Supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Conhecimento sobre atividade física na população portuguesa: frequência, principais benefícios e barreiras Co-supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Needs of family members of cancer patients - the perception of health professionals Co-supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016	Health behaviours and body mass index among women with breast cancer Co-supervisor	Educação para a Saúde (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	ASPHER 2024 Deans' & Directors' Retreat (2024/06) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - Current	Short Couse [Non-pharmacological strategies in the prevention of cognitive decline] (2022) Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2024 - 2024	MIND-Matosinhos: Promotion of the Mediterranean Diet - MarShopping - Matosinhos, Portugal (2024 - 2024) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2023 - 2023	XLI Reunión Anual de la SEE y XVIII Congresso da Associação APE (2023/09 - 2023/09) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2022 - 2022	Short Course [MIND: Implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for preventing cognitive decline - From theory to practice], conducted in the 16th Portuguese Stroke Congress (2022/02/05 - 2022/02/05) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Short Course [MIND: Multiple non-pharmacological interventions to prevent cognitive decline - How to disseminate the MIND intervention project; training for institutions and professionals], conducted in the 15th Portuguese Stroke Congress (2021 - 2021) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2016 - 2020	Commemoration of the "World Cancer Day" (2016 - 2020) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2016 - 2016	10th Anniversary Celebration Week of ISPUP (2016 - 2016) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Third Annual Project Meeting of the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project (2015 - 2015) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024	Formação pedagógica: Planificação de unidades curriculares Workshop	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2024 - 2024	Reunião da Primavera do Grupo de Estudos da Esclerose Múltipla (GEEM) 2024 Meeting	Grupo de Estudos de Esclerose Múltipla, Portugal
2023 - 2023	III Jornadas do Serviço de Psicologia Conference	Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal
2023 - 2023	15th European Public Health Conference Congress	EUPHA, Netherlands
2023 - 2023	Formação Pedagógica: Como podemos influenciar os neurotransmissores dos estudantes? Gestão emocional na sala de aula Workshop	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Formação pedagógica: Active Learning em Educação Médica a Distância: Conceitos e Práticas Workshop	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Fórum do Outono INESC TEC/ISPUP. Inteligência Artificial e Saúde: Desafios e Oportunidades Conference	Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2023 - 2023	XLI Réunion Anual de la SEE y XVIII Congresso da APE Congress	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2022 - 2022	6.ª Jornadas Interinstitucionais de Desenvolvimento Pedagógico: Elaboração de desenhos, resumos visuais e resumos gráficos como ferramenta no ensino/aprendizagem e comunicação de ciência usando o PowerPoint Workshop
2022 - 2022	6.ª Jornadas Interinstitucionais de Desenvolvimento Pedagógico: Ensinar à distância de forma assíncrona usando o modelo MAPE: Nada será como dantes Workshop
2022 - 2022	6.ª Jornadas Interinstitucionais de Desenvolvimento Pedagógico: Estudantes ativamente envolvidos nas aulas com os seus telemóveis: estratégias de utilização de Audience Response System (ARS) Workshop
2022 - 2022	Demências: O Psicólogo no Rastreio, Avaliação e Intervenção Workshop	Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2022 - 2022	16.º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC Congress	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Ciclo de Formações: Introdução à Docência Universitária Workshop	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2021	15.º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC Congress	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal
2019 - 2019	XXXVII Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología, XIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia y XVIII Congreso Sociedad Española de Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (Oviedo, Spain) Congress	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal Sociedad Española de Salud Publica y Administracion Sanitaria, Spain
2019 - 2019	Joint SHARE Germany and SHARE Netherlands User Workshop on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Cologne, Germany Workshop	Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), Germany
2019 - 2019	O sistema de saúde para o cidadão (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Projeto Odisseia - A tecnologia ao serviço da saúde (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Encontro dos Registos Oncológicos 2019 (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2018 - 2018	7.º Encontro de Doutorandos da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Crescer + saudável, feliz e resiliente. Comemorações do Dia Mundial da Saúde Mental (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2018 - 2018	XXXVI Reunión Anual de la SEE; XIII Congresso da APE (Lisbon, Portugal) Congress	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2018 - 2018	Biobancos, investigação e saúde pública: promessas e desafios (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2015 - 2018	Participation in the "Mostra UP" in representation of ISPUP Other	Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Encontro dos Registos Oncológicos 2017 (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Scientific sessions of the 10th Anniversary ISPUP Celebration Week (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Encontro Nacional dos Estudantes de Doutoramento em Saúde Pública (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2016 - 2016	I Congresso Ibérico de Psico-Oncologia: Psicologia Clínica, Psiquiatria, Neurologia (Porto, Portugal) Congress	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Curso Pré-Congresso de Psicofarmacologia (Porto, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Portal Eurostat (Porto, Portugal) Seminar	Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Migrações e Saúde (Porto, Portugal) Seminar	Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte IP, Portugal
2016 - 2016	2nd EORTC Cancer Survivorship Summit (Brussels, Belgium) Other	European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Belgium
2016 - 2016	5.º Encontro de Doutorandos da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Encontro de Registos Oncológicos 2015 (Porto, Portugal) Meeting	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2015 - 2015	I Curso de Sistemas de Apoio à Decisão em Saúde (Porto, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2015 - 2015	Dynamization the session "Cancer Epidemiology" at Universidade Júnior	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Encontro Nacional dos Estudantes de Doutoramento em Saúde Pública (Lisbon, Portugal) Meeting	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2014 - 2014	I Congresso Nacional de Epidemiologia e Registo de Cancro (Porto, Portugal) Congress	Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2013 - 2013	14.º Congresso Nacional de Pediatria (Porto, Portugal) Congress	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria, Portugal
2013 - 2013	5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine (Valencia, Spain) Congress	World Association of Sleep Medicine, United States
2012 - 2012	European Congress of Epidemiology: epidemiology for a fair and healthy society (Porto, Portugal) Congress	International Epidemiological Association, United States
2011 - 2011	Vigilância Epidemiológica (Lisbon, Portugal) Workshop	Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2011 - 2011	Base de Dados de Portugal Contemporâneo (Porto, Portugal) Workshop	PORDATA, Portugal
2007 - 2007	XVI Curso de Investigação Epidemiológica e Análise Estatística de Dados (Porto, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007 - 2007	Curso de Introdução à Antropologia Médica (Porto, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2006 - 2006	XI Conferência Internacional Avaliação Psicológica, Formas e Contextos (Braga, Portugal) Conference	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2006 - 2006	Curso de Avaliação Neuro-psicológica das Funções Cognitivas (Braga, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2004 - 2005	2.º Curso de Sexualidade Humana (Porto, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2003 - 2004	2.º Curso de Introdução à Medicina Legal (Porto, Portugal) Other	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023	Sleep across the life course Thesis Member	Marta Gonçalves (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023	Sleep quality and sleep duration among stroke survivors and their caregivers Supervisor	Liliana Sousa (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2022	Ageing, social support and cognitive impairment Thesis Member	Ricardo Pais (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022	Intervenções não-farmacológicas para a prevenção do declínio cognitivo – Relatório de Estágio no Projeto MIND-Matosinhos Supervisor	Inês Oliveira (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare use among cancer survivors Supervisor	Ana Sofia Pimentel (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021	“Prevenção do cancro em contextos laborais: da reflexão à proposta de intervenção" (Thesis) Main arguer	Patrícia Pinho (Other) Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro, Portugal
2020	Impact of cancer diagnosis on quality of life among cancer survivors and their partners Supervisor	Francisca Bessa (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020	Sex differences in the association between social capital and healthcare use Supervisor	Clara Oliveira Dias (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	Frontiers in Oncology (2234-943X)	Frontiers
2024 - Current	BMC Public Health (1471-2458)	BioMed Central
2019 - 2022	Systematic Reviews (2046-4053)	Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2021 - 2021	Journal of Personalized Medicine (2075-4426)	MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2021 - 2021	Psychology, Health & Medicine (1465-3966)	Taylor & Francis Group
2020 - 2020	Public Health Reviews (2107-6952)	Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2020 - 2020	Pyscho-Oncology (1099-1611)	John Wiley & Sons Ltd
2017 - 2017	Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse (1547-0652)	Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2014 - 2014	International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health (1896-494X)	Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2012 - Current	Portuguese Order of Psychologists	Effective member (nº 14486); Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology
2012 - Current	Portuguese Association of Epidemiology	Member

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	ISPUP Gender Equality Plan working group Member	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2013 - Current	ISPUP Internal Review Committee Member	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2023 - 2023	Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud / Qualidade de vida relacionada com a saúde (Oral Communications - XLI Reunión Anual de la SEE y XVIII Congresso da Associação APE)	Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Salude Mental I / Saúde Mental I (Oral Communications - XLI Reunión Anual de la SEE y XVIII Congresso da Associação APE)	Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2023	Salude Mental II / Saúde Mental II (Oral Communications - XLI Reunión Anual de la SEE y XVIII Congresso da Associação APE)	Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Health promotion interventions (Posters with defense - 15th European Public Health Conference)	Berlin, Germany
2019 - 2019	Salud Infantil y Juvenil (Posters with defense - XXXVII Reunión Científica de la SEE, XIV Congresso da APE y XVIII Congreso SESPAS)	Oviedo, Spain
2018 - 2018	Cancer II (Posters with defense - XXXVI Reunión Científica de la SEE/XIII Congresso da APE)	Lisbon, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	[Multidomain interventions for the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia]. Short Course: [Non-pharmacological strategies in the prevention of cognitive decline]	(Outros)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - Current	[Evaluation and monitorization of multidomain programs to prevent dementia]. Short Course: [Non-pharmacological strategies in the prevention of cognitive decline]	(Outros)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - Current	[Implementation of multidomain intervention projects]. Short course: [Non-pharmacological strategies in the prevention of cognitive decline]	(Outros)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2021 - Current	Information Sources and Systematic Review in Health Education	(Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Introduction to Epidemiology	Medicina (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022 - 2022	[Introduction and framing of the MIND project]. Short Course [MIND: Implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for preventing cognitive decline - From theory to practice], conducted in the 16th Portuguese Stroke Congress	(Outros)	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - 2022	[Development of multidisciplinary plans in different intervention settings]. Short Course [MIND: Implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for preventing cognitive decline - From theory to practice], conducted in the 16th Portuguese Stroke Congress	(Outros)	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2021 - 2021	[Introduction and Relevance of the MIND project]. Short Course [MIND: Multiple non-pharmacological interventions to prevent cognitive decline - How to disseminate the MIND intervention project; training for institutions and professionals], conducted in the 15th Portuguese Stroke Congress	(Outros)	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2021 - 2021	[Monitoring Cognitive Function]. Short Course [MIND: Multiple non-pharmacological interventions to prevent cognitive decline - How to disseminate the MIND intervention project; training for institutions and professionals], conducted in the 15th Portuguese Stroke Congress	(Outros)	Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2019 - 2020	Pharmacoepidemiology	Farmácia (Mestrado integrado)	Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Health Education	Educação Básica (Licenciatura)	Escola Superior de Educação Jean Piaget em Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the XLII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE) y XIX Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) Evaluator	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2022 - 2022	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the XL Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE) y XVII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) Evaluator	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2021 - 2021	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the XXXIX Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), XVI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) y XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS) (Leon, 2021)	Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Sociedad Española de Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS), Spain
2020 - 2020	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the XXXVIII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), XV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) (Bilbao, Spain)	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2019 - 2019	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the "XXXVII Reunión Científica de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), XIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE) y XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS)" (Oviedo, Spain)	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal Sociedad Española de Salud Publica y Administracion Sanitaria, Spain
2018 - 2018	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the "XXXVI Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/XIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia" (Lisbon, Portugal)	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2016 - 2016	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the "XXXIV Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología/ XI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia" (Seville, Spain)	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal
2015 - 2015	Reviewer of abstracts submitted to the "II Congreso Ibero-Americano de Epidemiología y Salud-Pública" (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)	Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE), Spain Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia (APE), Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2022/05/27	Dieta Mediterrânica ajuda a prevenir perda de memória [Mediterranean Diet helps to prevent memory lost]	Jornal de Notícias
2021/02/04	Familiares de doentes com cancro recorrem mais aos serviços de saúde [Family members of cancer patients uses healthcare services more often]	Notícias Universidade do Porto
2019/03/20	As dores (e a força) que ficam depois do cancro da mama [The pain (and strenght) that remains after breast cancer]	Público
2018/01/22	Conhecimento sobre as doenças oncológicas e estado de saúde dos sobreviventes ao cancro em Portugal [Cancer-related knowledge and health status among cancer survivors in Portugal]	Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro (ASPIC)

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2022/09/20 - 2022/09/20	Consultório	Projecto MIND-Matosinhos
2022/05/27 - 2022/05/27	Jornal da Noite	Programa MIND quer prevenir a perda de memória dos cidadãos de Matosinhos
2022/04/27 - 2022/04/27	Matosinhos à Volta da Mesa	Projeto MIND-Matosinhos

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2023 - 2023	Professional Exchange Program promoted by the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and the Portuguese Medical Students’ International Committee (ANEM)	Ivana Djuric

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023	Member of the jury to award prizes to the best poster at the Public Health and Medical Informatics session during the 18th YES Meeting (Porto)
2021/10 - 2021/10	Member of the jury as an External Examiner of the Monography public defence in Advanced Post-Graduated Training in Oncology (Portuguese Cancer League)	Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Núcleo Regional do Norte, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/09	Member of the jury to award prizes to the best poster at the Public Health and Medical Informatics session during the 16th YES Meeting (Porto)

Distinctions

Award

2023	Research Scholarship Prof. Castro Lopes in Cerebrovascular Disease Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, Portugal
2019	Best Oral Communication Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal