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Sandra Freitas, PhD in Psychology, expertise in Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, is currently an assistant researcher and integrated doctoral member of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) and of the PsyAssessmentLab, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, where she also assumes functions as Assistant Professor. She has developed several research projects as Principal Investigator and as a member of multidisciplinary research teams, in the following scientific fields: Neuropsychology and (Neuro)Psychological Assessment; Psychometrics, Instrument Development, Adaptation Studies, Normalization and Validation of Assessment Instruments; Active, normal and pathological aging (Mild Cognitive Decline and Dementia); Risk factors for cognitive decline, namely environmental factors such as the effects of metal toxicity in cognition and development of neurodegenerative pathologies; Cognitive Reserve and protective factors against cognitive decline in aging; Stimulation and Cognitive Rehabilitation; Cognitive decline associated with several clinical conditions (Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, among others). She is currently the supervisor of several master's and doctoral dissertations in the research areas of neuropsychology, brain aging, neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. She is the author and co-author of numerous multidisciplinary publications published in international journals of high impact factors (which include the paper with the highest number of citations from CINEICC) and her work has been distinguished with several scientific awards. In terms of pedagogy, she owns teaching experience in various curricular units such as Behavioral Neuroscience, Active Aging, Assessment Tools and Psychological Assessment Reports, as well as Rehabilitation Programs for Elderly Adults, and has been taking an active role in supervising and guiding curricular internships and dissertations of master's and doctoral degrees.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Freitas
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Freitas, Sandra
  • Freitas, S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A01E-8352-BD57
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3022-5353
Scopus Author Id
54787494500

Email addresses

  • sandrafreitas0209@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 239851450 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra. Rua do Colégio Novo, s/n, 3000-115, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016
Concluded
 Specialization in Health and Clinical Psychology (Título de especialista)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2016
Concluded
 Advanced specialization in Neuropsychology (Título de especialista)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2016
Concluded
 Advanced specialization in Psychogerontology (Título de especialista)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2007 - 2012
Concluded
 PhD in Neuropsychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Neuropsychology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Aging and cognitive impairment: Adaptation, validation and normative studies of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by unanimity with merit and distinction
2006 - 2007
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Clinical Neuropsychology (Doutoramento)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aproved (Approved/Not approved)
2005 - 2006
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Clinical Neuropsychology (Doutoramento)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 9/10
2004/10 - 2005/07
Concluded
 Curricular Internship (Outros)
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Serviço de Psiquiatria, Portugal
 18/20
2000 - 2005
Concluded
 BSc in Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biomedicina e de Biotecnologia de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - Current Researcher (Research) PsyAssessmentLab, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - 2017 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2010 - 2012 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/09 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008 - 2009 Effective Member Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Psicopedagogia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/09 - Current Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve (BACR): Development, validation and normative studies for the portuguese population.
Neuropsychological Assessment and Ageing Processes (NAAP) - CINEICC
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental
Ongoing
2018/01 - Current MetALZ - Neurodegenerative diseased and exposure to potentially toxic elements: Comparison between the Portuguese and the Cape Verdean populations.
Neuropsychological Assessment and Ageing Processes (NAAP) - CINEICC
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental
Ongoing
2017/01 - Current ESCUDO - Aging and Cognitive Decline in the Portuguese Population: Incidence, profiles, risk and protective factors.
IF/01325/2015
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/06 - Current Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Identifying method of cognitive dysfunction in patients with Epilepsy.
Liga Portuguesa Contra a Epilepsia
Principal investigator
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Liga Portuguesa Contra a Epilepsia
Ongoing
2015/09 - Current Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Portugal: Epidemiological Study.
Direcção Geral da Saúde
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Ministério da Saúde
Ongoing
2011/10 - Current Toxicological potential of soils, waters and plants in the surrounding Mn mines (Baixo Alentejo): Predisposition to neurodegenerative diseases.
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Geociências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/04 - Current Neurodegenerative diseases in the resident population of Estarreja.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Geociências, Portugal
 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ongoing
2020/05/01 - 2020/07/31 COVID-19: Impacto do isolamento social na saúde mental de adultos e idosos [COVID-19: Impact of social isolation on the mental health of adults and older adults]
079_596650513 [Research 4 COVID-19 (1st edition)]
Principal investigator
Neuropsychological Assessment and Ageing Processes (NAAP) - CINEICC, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/01 - 2016/12 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation of alternative versions in clinical groups with cognitive changes and analysis of the predictive capacity for cognitive decline.
SFRH/BPD/91942/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/01 - 2014/12 Clinical validation studies of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)
Angelini
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
Ongoing
2007/03 - 2014/12 Validation of memory tests and inventories of functional and quality of life assessment.
Proc.74569, SDH-22 Neurociências
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2011/03 - 2013/03 The Clock Drawing Test as a cognitive impairment screening instrument in primary health care services: Validation, normalization and predictive capacity of conversion to dementia.
Lundbeck Laboratório
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Lundbeck Laboratório
Concluded
2007/10 - 2012/09 Estimation of pre-morbid intelligence: Construction, normalization and clinical validation of a reading test.
SFRH/BD/37748/2007 – Lara Alves
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01 - 2012/06 Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer´s Disease: evaluation of recent classification criteria and proposal of new diagnostic tools
PIC/IC/83206/2007
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/10 - 2011/09 Aging and cognitive deficit: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) adaptation and validation studies.
SFRH/BD/38019/2007
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2018/10 - Current Analysis of the presence of contamination by Potentially Toxic Elements in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and different types os dementia.
Submitted
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ongoing
2018/09 - Current The Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS): Development, validation and normative studies for the portuguese population.
Submitted
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
Ongoing
2018/09 - Current The effects of antiretroviral medication in cognition: longitudinal study with HIV-patients.
Em fase de preparação de submissão de candidatura.
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Santo António, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/09 - Current Valiation studies of neuropsychological tests in the HIV-population
Em fase de preparação de submissão de candidatura.
Principal investigator
Centro Hospitalar Santo António, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/01 - Current Literacy and cognition as factors in treatment adherence in Diabetes Mellitus I.
Withou funding
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Ongoing
2017/01 - Current Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Normative data for the Ecuadorian population.
Universidad de Las Américas
Researcher
Universidad de Las Américas, Ecuador
Ongoing
2016/09 - Current From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia: Study of the conversion and its predictors.
Without funding
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Ongoing
2016/09 - Current Analysis of the relationship between cognitive status and CSF biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease.
Without funding
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
Ongoing
2015/11 - Current Effects of pharmacological treatment on the cognitive status of patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
Without funding
Researcher
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
Ongoing
2014/01 - Current Clock Design Test (CDT): Validation and normative studies for the Portuguese population.
Withou funding
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Ongoing
2011/10 - Current TICE - Healthy; Health and Quality of Life Systems
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, UC
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Ongoing
2010/01 - 2015/01 From Mild Cognitive Imapairment to Dementia: Study of conversion and its predictors.
Without funding
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Concluded
2010/01 - 2015/01 Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE): Normative study based on a stratified sample of the Portuguese population.
Without funding
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santana, I.; Baldeiras, I.; Santiago, B.; Duro, D.; Freitas, Sandra; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Almeida, M. R.; Oliveira, C. R.. "Underlying biological processes in mild cognitive impairment: Amyloidosis versus neurodegeneration". In Alzheimer’s Disease: New Beginnings, edited by G. Perry; P. Moreira; A. Sorensen; J. Avila, 53. Clifton, United Kingdom: IOS Press, 2018.
    Published
  2. Simões, M. R.; Almiro, P.; Caldeira, S.; Vilar, M.; Sousa, L. B.; Freitas, Sandra. "Neuropsychological assessment of older people.". In Avaliação neuropsicológica de pessoas mais velhas, edited by H. Firmino; J. Cerejeira; M. R. Simões, 127-164. Lisboa, Portugal: Lidel, 2016.
    Published
  3. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)". In Escalas e testes na demência, edited by M. R. Simões; I. Santana; Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (GEECD), 18-23. Lisboa, Portugal: Novartis, 2015.
    Published
  4. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)". In Escalas e testes na demência, edited by M. R. Simões; I. Santana; Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (GEECD), 24-31. Lisboa, Portugal: Novartis, 2015.
    Published
  5. Santana, I.; Vicente, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Santiago, B.; Simões, M. R.. "Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)". In Escalas e testes na demência, edited by M. R. Simões; I. Santana; Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (GEECD), 12-17. Lisboa, Portugal: Novartis, 2015.
    Published
  6. Santana, I.; Duro, D.; Freitas, Sandra; Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.. "The Clock Drawing Test (CDT)". In Escalas e testes na demência, edited by M. R. Simões; I. Santana; Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (GEECD), 38-43. Lisboa, Portugal: Novartis, 2015.
    Published
  7. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Adaptation, validation and normative studies of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for the Portuguese population.". In Instrumentos e contextos de avaliação psicológica, edited by L. S. Almeida; M. R. Simões; M. M. Gonçalves, 251-282. Coimbra, Portugal: Almedina Edições, 2014.
    Published
  8. Cunha, C.; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, I.. "Atrial fibrillation and cognitive impairment". In Cardiology research and clinical developments. Atrial fibrillation: causes, diagnosis and treatment options, edited by L. Cunha, 97-106. New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2014.
    Published
  9. Simões, M. R.; Freitas, Sandra; Pinho, S. M.; Firmino, H.. "Ethics and Deontology in the neuropsychological assessment of the elderly: Problems, new dilemmas, some answers.". In A maldade humana: Fatalidade ou educação?, edited by A. Matos; et al., 247-272. Coimbra, Portugal: Almedina Edições, 2008.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.; Freitas, S.. "Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve (BACR): analysis of the temporal stability of TeLPI results". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2019, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  2. Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; Alves, L.. "Incidence of cognitive decline and dementia in Portugal". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2019, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  3. Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; Vilar, M.; Santana, I.; Prieto, G.; Simões, M. R.. "Validation and normalization of the Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS)". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2019, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  4. Marinho-Reis, A. P.; Cabral Pinto, M.; Almeida, A.; Ordens, C.; Silva, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Simoes, M. R.; et al. "Environmental exposure, hair metal concentrations and the cognitive ability of elderly residents of Estarreja, Portugal". Paper presented in 34th International SEGH Conference, 2018.
    Published
  5. Freitas, S.; Cabral-Pinto, M.; Marinho-Reis, P.; Almeida, A.; Simões, M. R.; Diniz, M. L.; Moreira, P. I.. "Individuals environmentally exposed to potentially toxic elements reveal greater cognitive decline in aging.". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  6. Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Vilar, M.; Prieto, G.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS): Development and validation of a new instrument to assess subjective cognitive decline complaints.". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  7. Nogueira, J.; Simões, M. R.; Vilar, M.; Prieto, G.; Santana, I.; Freitas, S.. "Development of the Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve (BACR)". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  8. Nogueira, J.; Freitas, S.; Vilar, M.; Prieto, G.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Literacy Questionnaire: Comparative study between cognitively healthy elderly and patients with cognitive decline". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  9. Gerardo, B.; Duro, D.; Nogueira, J.; Lima, M.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Metamemory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Importance of subjective memory complaints in the follow-up of patients at-risk of converting to Alzheimer's type dementia". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  10. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "primerCOG: Platform for stimulation, maintenance, monitoring and rehabilitation of the cognitive status for seniors with a healthy/mild profile.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2018.
    Published
  11. Freitas, S.; Cabral Pinto, M.; Simões, M. R.; Marinho-Reis, P.; Almeida, A.; Ordens, C.; Moreira, P.; Condesso de Melo, T.. "Is environmental exposure to potentially toxic elements a risk factor for cognitive decline?". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2017, Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
  12. Santana, I.; Baldeiras, I.; Duro, D.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Leitão, M. J.; Lemos, R.; Freitas, S.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Correlation with cerebral spinal fluid biomarkers and prediction of conversion to dementia.". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhaga, 2016.
    Published
  13. Duro, D.; Alves, L.; Freitas, S.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The role of pré-morbid intelligence in the Clock Drawing Test: Studies with the Portuguese Irregular Word Reading Test". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2016.
    Published
  14. Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The Clock Drawing Test as a cognitive screening instrument: Development of Portuguese normative data for the Mini-Mental State Examination + clock drawing combination". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2016.
    Published
  15. Santana, S.; Batista, S.; Afonso, A. C.; Simões, M. R.; de Sousa, L.; Cunha, L.; Freitas, S.. "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the detection of cognitive dysfunction in Multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2016.
    Published
  16. Pinto, P.; Freitas, S.; Almeida, I.. "Mini Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment outcomes in post-acute Traumatic Brain Injury: An early exploratory study". Paper presented in Revista de Neurología, 2016.
    Published
  17. Nogueira, J.; Afonso, A.; Freixo, A.; Duro, D.; Guerreiro, M.; Almeida, J.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Clinical Validation of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) for the Portuguese population.". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2016, 2016.
    Published
  18. Santana, I.; Baldeiras, I.; Duro, D.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Leitão, M. J.; Lemos, R.; Oliveira, C.; Freitas, S.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Correlation with Cerebral Spinal Fluid biomarkers and prediction of conversion.". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhaga, 2016.
    Published
  19. Cabral Pinto, M.; Almeida, A.; Pinto, E.; Freitas, Sandra; Simoes, M. R.; Diniz, L.; Moreira, P.; et al. "Occupational and environmental exposure to Mn in manganese mining areas (South Portugal) and the occurrence of dementia". Paper presented in 25th Alzheimer Europe Conference “Dementia: putting strategies and research into practice”, 2015.
    Published
  20. Cabral Pinto, M.; Almeida, A.; Pinto, E.; Ordens, C.; Condesso Melo, T.; Freitas, Sandra; Simoes, M. R.; et al. "Neuropsychological assessment and trace metal content in urine, hair and fingernails samples from inhabitants of a chemical industrial region (NW Portugal).". Paper presented in 25th Alzheimer Europe Conference “Dementia: putting strategies and research into practice”, 2015.
    Published
  21. Cabral Pinto, M.; Ordens, C.; Condesso Melo, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Simoes, M. R.; Pinto, P.; Diniz, L.; et al. "Analysis of predisposition to neurodegenerative diseases related to the occurrence of potentially harmful metals in the environment.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference of Medical Geology, 2015.
    Published
  22. Duro, D.; Carneiro, D.; Freitas, S.; Santiago, B.; Santana, I.. "Validation studies of the Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment". Paper presented in European Journal of Neurology, 2015.
    Published
  23. Carneiro, D.; Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Santiago, B.; Santana, I.. "Validation studies of the Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  24. Costa, V.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Exploratory validation study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Lewy Bodies Dementia.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  25. Freitas, S.; Batista, S.; Afonso, A. C.; Simões, M. R.; de Sousa, L.; Cunha, L.; Santana, I.. "Usefulness of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the identification of cognitive dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.". Paper presented in Congresso Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  26. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "primerCOG – Pilot study for functional validation". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  27. Freitas, S.; Costa, V.; Duro, D.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Longitudinal study with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE): Assessment of sensitivity to progressive cognitive decline.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  28. Santana, I.; Baldeiras, I.; Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Leitão, M. J.; Lemos, R.; Santiago, B.; Oliveira, C. R.. "Montreal Cognitive assessment in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Correlation with cerebral fluid biomarkers and prediction of conversion to dementia.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2015, 2015.
    Published
  29. Santiago, J.; Freitas, S.; Duro, D.; Macário, C.; Batista, S.; Sousa, L.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validation study of the alternative versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients with Multiple Sclerosis". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2014, 2014.
    Published
  30. Freitas, S.; Batista, S.; Afonso, A. C.; Simões, M. R.; Sousa, L.; Cunha, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the brief cognitive assessment of patients with Multiple Sclerosis". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2014, 2014.
    Published
  31. Teixeira, J. C.; Freitas, Sandra; Alecrim, P.. "Cognitive stimulation, maintenance and rehabilitation: Designing the user interface, research and practical results". Paper presented in Global Health 2013: The Second International Conference on Global Health Challenges, 2013.
    Published
  32. Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Vicente, M.; Costa, V.; Jesus, S.; Santiago, B.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The Clock Drawing test: Exploratory validation study on multiple forms of dementia". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2013.
    Published
  33. Santana, I.; Vicente, M.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santiago, B.. "Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR): Validation studies of the Portuguese version in Mild Cognitive Defect and Alzheimer's Disease.". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2013.
    Published
  34. Teixeira, J. C.; Alecrim, P.; Cardoso, V.; Freitas, S.. "An occupational health component for stimulation, maintenance, monitoring and cognitive rehabilitation.". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2013.
    Published
  35. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.. "Normative study for the Portuguese population of the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI).". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2013.
    Published
  36. Costa, V.; Freitas, S.; Cunha, C.; Duro, D.; Jesus, S.; Pereira, M.; Santiago, B.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Longitudinal study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Mild Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease.". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2013.
    Published
  37. Santana, I.; Duro, D.; Alves, L.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.. "The clock drawing test: Normative data for the Portuguese population". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s Dementia, 2012.
    Published
  38. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Cut-off scores in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Dementia.". Paper presented in Congresso NEURO 2012, 2012.
    Published
  39. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validity study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in patients with frontotemporal dementia". Paper presented in Journal of Neurology, 2011.
    Published
  40. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "The influence of pre-morbid intelligence on cognitive screening tests in cognitive impairment patients". Paper presented in Journal of Neurology, 2011.
    Published
  41. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validity study of the Montreal cognitive assessment in patients with vascular dementia". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s Dementia, 2011.
    Published
  42. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Validation study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for Alzheimer´s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment patients". Paper presented in Journal of Neurology, 2011.
    Published
  43. Freitas, S.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.. "The sensitivity of the MoCA and MMSE to cognitive decline: A longitudinal study". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2010.
    Published
  44. Lemos, R.; Freitas, S.; Massano, A.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "MMSE, ADAS-Cog and MoCA: Psychometric characteristics in a sample with MCI.". Paper presented in Sinapse, 2010.
    Published
  45. Silva, S.; Simões, M. R.; Firmino, H.; Sousa, L. B.; Vilar, M.; Freitas, S.; Pires, L.. "Functional assessment of adults and older adults inventory (IAFAI): adaptation and validation studies". Paper presented in Neurologie, Psychiatrie, Gériatrie, 2009.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Teixeira, J. C.; Alecrim, P.; Silva, C.; Costa, V.; Freitas, S.. "Performance on the primerCOG platform: Relevance of sociodemographic variables and the form of occupation of leisure time". Paper presented in IV Congresso Nacional Conversas da Psicologia e III Conferência Internacional de Envelhecimento Ativo, 2017.
    Published
  2. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "primerCOG - A cognitive training tool, functionally validated for cognitively healthy seniors". Paper presented in II Congresso Nacional Conversas de Psicologia e I Conferência Internacional do Envelhecimento Ativo, 2016.
    Published
  3. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Promoting healthy aging: stimulation and cognitive training for healthy seniors an seniors with clinical profiles". Paper presented in IV Congresso Internacional de Gerontologia e Geriatria. Envelhecimento ativo, saudável e positivo, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, A.; Pinto, M. C.; Marinho-Reis, P.; Pinto, E.; Moreira, P.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.. "Trace Elements Levels in Hair and Cognitive Status in an Elderly Environmentally Exposed Population: A Case Study in the Surroundings of an Industrial Area". Paper presented in The 13th International Society for Trace Elements Research in Humans Conference, 2019.
  2. Gerardo, B.; Cabral-Pinto, M.; Marinho-Reis, P.; Almeida, A.; Nogueira, J.; Simões, M. R.; Freitas, S.. "Environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements and their influence on cognitive status". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2019, 2019.
  3. Freitas, S.; Gerardo, B.; Duro, D.; Nogueira, J.; Lima, M.; Lopes, J.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Metamemory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relation with progression to Alzheimer’s disease.". Paper presented in 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2018.
  4. Lima, M.; Duro, D.; Gerardo, B.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validation study of the Toulouse-Piéron cancellation test for patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, 2018.
  5. Nogueira, J.; Freitas, S.; Duro, D.; Santiago, B.; Santana, I.. "Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale: recent studies for the Portuguese population". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2017, 2017.
  6. Duro, D.; Alves, L.; Freitas, S.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The role of the pre-morbid intelligence in the Clock Drawing Test: studies with the Portuguese Irregular Word Reading Test". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2016.
  7. Santana, I.; Batista, S.; Afonso, A. C.; Simões, M. R.; de Sousa, L.; Cunha, L.; Freitas, S.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in detection of cognitive dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis.". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2016.
  8. Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Validation studies of the Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment.". Paper presented in 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, 2015.
  9. Santana, I.; Duro, D.; Cerveira, P.; Freitas, S.; Lemos, R.; Pereira, M.; Santiago, H. B.; Cunha, M. J.; Pedroso de Lima, J. M.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in mild cognitive impairment: Correlation with cerebral perfusion in SPECT". Paper presented in European Journal of Neurology, 2014.
  10. Duro, D.; Alves, L.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The role of pre-morbid intelligence in the Clock Drawing Test.". Paper presented in Fórum de Neurologia 2013, 2013.
  11. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE): Normative study based on a stratified sample of the Portuguese population.". Paper presented in Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia 2012, 2012.
  12. Santana, I.; Duro, D.; Alves, L.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.. "The Clock Drawing Test: Normative data for the Portuguese population.". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012, 2012.
  13. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "TeLPI Performance in Cognitive Impairment subjects: A validation study". Paper presented in Conference on Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Diseases, 2011.
  14. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Awais, Muhammad; Santana, I.. "Validation study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for Alzheimer´s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment patients.". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Diseases, 2011.
  15. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validity study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in patients with Frontotemporal Dementia.". Paper presented in 21th Meeting of the European Neurological Society, 2011.
  16. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "The influence of pre-morbid intelligence on cognitive screening tests in cognitive impairment patients.". Paper presented in 21th Meeting of the European Neurological Society, 2011.
  17. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validity study of the Montreal cognitive assessment in patients with vascular dementia". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease 2011, 2011.
  18. Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The Clock Drawing Test in the Portuguese population: Preliminary data". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2011, 2011.
  19. Freitas, S.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.. "Cognitive screening: Discriminating validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).". Paper presented in Fórum Neurologia 2010: Sintomas funcionais em Neurologia, 2010.
  20. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI): Preliminary data of its clinical utility as an instrument for estimating Pre-Morbid Intelligence in patients with cognitive decline.". Paper presented in Fórum Neurologia 2010: Sintomas funcionais em Neurologia, 2010.
  21. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Normative study for the Portuguese population.". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2010: Plasticidade, reorganização e recuperação funcional, 2010.
  22. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.. "Estimation of Pre-Morbid Intelligence in Patients with Cognitive Decline: Validation Study of the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI)". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2010: Plasticidade, reorganização e recuperação funcional, 2010.
  23. Lemos, R.; Freitas, S.; Massano, A.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): MMSE, ADAS-cog and MoCA: Psychometric characteristics in a sample with MCI.". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2010: Plasticidade, reorganização e recuperação funcional, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.; Freitas, S.. "The temporal stability of premorbid intelligence: A non-clinical 10-year follow-up study using the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI)". Applied Neuropsychology: Adult (2020): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2020.1817744.
  2. Gerardo, Bianca; Cabral Pinto, Marina; Nogueira, Joana; Pinto, Paula; Almeida, Agostinho; Pinto, Edgar; Marinho-Reis, Paula; et al. "Associations between Trace Elements and Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory 5-Year Follow-Up Study of an Elderly Cohort". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 17 (2020): 6051. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176051.
    10.3390/ijerph17176051
  3. Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.. "Influence of sociodemographic characteristics on non-clinical depressive symptomatology among cognitively healthy Portuguese community population.". (2020):
    Submitted
  4. Nogueira, J.; Freitas, S.; Valério, D.; Duro, D.; Santana, I.. "The ADAS-Cog: The effect of delayed recall in milder stages of the dementia spectrum". (2020):
    Submitted
  5. Gerardo, B.; Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Duro, D.; Santana, I.. "Subjective memory complaints in aMCI patients: does it translate objective cognitive decline?". (2020):
    Submitted
  6. Souza, N. R.; Furtado, G. E.; Ferreira, J. P.; Douglas, K.; Freitas, S.; Silva, M. P.; Carvalho, M. J.. "Exploring the influence of physical exercise on body image self-perceptions in women over 55 years of age: A systematic review of qualitative studies.". (2020):
    Submitted
  7. Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Martins, C.; Freitas, S.. "The Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI): Normative Study for the Portuguese Population.". (2020):
    Submitted
  8. Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S.; Marinho-Reis, Paula; Almeida, Agostinho; Pinto, Edgar; Neves, Orquídia; Inácio, Manuela; Gerardo, Bianca; et al. "Links between Cognitive Status and Trace Element Levels in Hair for an Environmentally Exposed Population: A Case Study in the Surroundings of the Estarreja Industrial Area". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 22 (2019): 4560. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224560.
    10.3390/ijerph16224560
  9. Lima, M.; Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Validation Study of the Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test for Portuguese Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease". Sinapse 19 1-2 (2019): 26-35.
    Published
  10. Tábuas-Pereira, Miguel; Freitas, Sandra; Martins, C.; Beato-Coelho, José; Ribeiro, Joana; Parra, Joana; Silva, Miguel; et al. "Aphasia Rapid Test: Translation, Adaptation and Validation Studies for the Portuguese Population". Acta Médica Portuguesa 31 5 (2018): 265. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.9090.
    Published • 10.20344/amp.9090
  11. Santana, I.; Baldeiras, I.; Santiago, B.; Duro, D.; Freitas, Sandra; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Almeida, M. R.; Oliveira, C. R.. "Underlying biological processes in mild cognitive impairment: Amyloidosis versus neurodegeneration". Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 64 S1 (2018): S647-S657. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29562515.
    Published
  12. Cabral Pinto, M.; Reis, A. P.; Almeida, A.; Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Pinto, E.; Dinis, L.; Ramos, P.; Moreira, P. I.. "Fingernails trace elemental content in environmentally exposed individuals and its influence on their cognitive status in ageing". Exposure and Health (2018): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12403-018-0274-1.
    Published
  13. Nogueira, J.; Freitas, Sandra; Duro, D.; Almeida, J.; Santana, I.. "Validation study of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale – Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) for the Portuguese patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease". The Clinical Neuropsychologist (2018): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13854046.2018.1454511?needAccess=true&journalCode=ntcn20.
    Published
  14. Duro, D.; Freitas, Sandra; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Santiago, B.; Botelho, M. A.; Santana, I.. "Discriminative capacity and construct validity of the Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease". The Clinical Neuropsychologist (2018): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30422076.
    Published
  15. Nogueira, Joana; Freitas, Sandra; Duro, Diana; Tábuas-Pereira, Miguel; Guerreiro, Manuela; Almeida, Jorge; Santana, Isabel. "Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog): Normative Data for the Portuguese Population". Acta Médica Portuguesa 31 2 (2018): 94-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.8859.
    Published • 10.20344/amp.8859
  16. Freitas, Sandra; Prieto, Gerardo; Simões, Mário R.; Nogueira, Joana; Santana, Isabel; Martins, Cristina; Alves, Lara. "Using the Rasch analysis for the psychometric validation of the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI)". The Clinical Neuropsychologist 32 sup1 (2018): 60-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2018.1468481.
    Published • 10.1080/13854046.2018.1468481
  17. Duro, D.; Tábuas-Pereira, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Santiago, B.; Botelho, M. A.; Santana, I.. "Validity and clinical utility of different Clock Drawing scoring systems in multiple forms of dementia". Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 31 3 (2018): 114-122. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0891988718774432.
    Published
  18. Freitas, Sandra; Batista, Sónia; Afonso, Ana Cristina; Simões, Mário R.; de Sousa, Lívia; Cunha, Luís; Santana, Isabel. "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening test for cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis". Applied Neuropsychology: Adult 25 1 (2018): 57-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2016.1243108.
    Published • 10.1080/23279095.2016.1243108
  19. Batista, Sonia; Freitas, Sandra; Afonso, Ana; Macário, Carmo; de Sousa, Lívia; Cunha, Luís; Santana, Isabel. "Theory of Mind and Executive Functions are Dissociated in Multiple Sclerosis". Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 33 5 (2017): 541-551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acx101.
    Published • 10.1093/arclin/acx101
  20. Cabral Pinto, M.; Reis, A. P.; Almeida, A.; Ordens, C. M.; Silva, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; et al. "Human predisposition to cognitive impairment and its relation with environmental exposure to toxic elements". Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2017): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-017-9928-3.
    Published
  21. Teixeira, J. C.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, Sandra; Silva, C.; Costa, V.. "The influence of sociodemographic characteristics and occupation of leisure time on the performance on the primerCOG cognitive training platform". Millenium 2 3 (2017): 13-23.
    Published
  22. Batista, S.; d’Almeida, O. C.; Afonso, A.; Freitas, Sandra; Macário, C.; de Sousa, L.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Santana, I.; Cunha, L.. "Impairment of social cognition in Multiple Sclerosis: Amigdala atrophy is the main predictor". Multiple Sclerosis 23 10 (2017): 1358-1366. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1352458516680750.
    Published
  23. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, A.; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, I.. "primerCOG – A cognitive training tool, functionally validated for cognitively healthy seniors". International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience 2 1 (2016): 137-152.
    Published
  24. Santana, Isabel; Duro, Diana; Lemos, Raquel; Costa, Vanessa; Simões, Mário R.; Freitas, Sandra. "Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE): Evaluation of the new normative data in the screening and diagnosis of cognitive impairment". Acta Médica Portuguesa 29 4 (2016): 240-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.6889.
    Published • 10.20344/amp.6889
  25. Freitas, Sandra; Prieto, Gerardo; Simões, Mário R.; Santana, Isabel. "Scaling Cognitive Domains of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: An Analysis Using the Partial Credit Model". Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 30 5 (2015): 435-447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acv027.
    Published • 10.1093/arclin/acv027
  26. Freitas, Sandra; Prieto, G.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Scaling cognitive domains of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): An analysis using the Partial Credit Model". Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 30 5 (2015): 435-447. https://academic.oup.com/acn/article/30/5/435/5367.
    Published
  27. Santana, I.; Farinha, F.; Freitas, Sandra; Rodrigues, V.; Carvalho, A.. "Epidemiology of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in Portugal: Estimates of prevalence and financial burden caused by medication". Acta Médica Portuguesa 28 2 (2015): 182-188.
    Published
  28. Teixeira, J. C.; Costa, V.; Alecrim, P.; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, I.. "Exploratory analysis of the use of the primerCOG online cognitive training platform by a group of cognitively healthy seniors.". Psicologia, Educação e Cultura 21 1 (2015): 44-62.
    Published
  29. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, Mário R.; Alves, Lara; Santana, Isabel. "The Relevance of Sociodemographic and Health Variables on MMSE Normative Data". Applied Neuropsychology: Adult 22 4 (2015): 311-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2014.926455.
    Published • 10.1080/23279095.2014.926455
  30. Freitas, Sandra; Prieto, Gerardo; Simões, Mário R.; Santana, Isabel. "Psychometric Properties of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): An Analysis Using the Rasch Model". The Clinical Neuropsychologist 28 1 (2014): 65-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2013.870231.
    Published • 10.1080/13854046.2013.870231
  31. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Cut-offs scores in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Dementia.". Sinapse 14 1 (2014): 18-30.
    Published
  32. Alves, Lara; Simões, Mário R.; Martins, Cristina; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, Isabel. "Premorbid IQ Influence on Screening Tests’ Scores in Healthy Patients and Patients With Cognitive Impairment". Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 26 2 (2013): 117-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891988713484194.
    Published • 10.1177/0891988713484194
  33. Santana, I.; Duro, D.; Freitas, S.; Alves, L.; Simoes, M. R.. "The Clock Drawing Test: Portuguese Norms, by Age and Education, for Three Different Scoring Systems". Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 28 4 (2013): 375-387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/act016.
    Published • 10.1093/arclin/act016
  34. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer´s Disease". Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 27 1 (2013): 37-43. https://journals.lww.com/alzheimerjournal/Abstract/2013/01000/Montreal_Cognitive_Assessment__Validation_Study.6.aspx.
    Published
  35. Teixeira, J. C.; Freitas, S.; Alecrim, P.; Cardoso, V.; Costa, J.; Caridade, L.; Mano, T.. "Cognitive stimulation, maintenance and rehabilitation". Procedia Technology 9 (2013): 1335-1343.
    Published
  36. Freitas, Sandra; Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "Importance of cognitive screening in the elderly population". Revista E-Psi 3 1 (2013): 4-24.
    Published
  37. Alves, L.; Freitas, Sandra; Martins, C.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.. "TeLPI and its role in identifying cognitive decline". Revista E-Psi 3 1 (2013): 25-47.
    Published
  38. Alves, Lara; Simões, Mário R.; Martins, Cristina; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, Isabel. "TeLPI Performance in Subjects With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease: a validation study". Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders 27 4 (2013): 324-329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/wad.0b013e31827bdc8c.
    Published • 10.1097/wad.0b013e31827bdc8c
  39. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, Mário R.; Alves, Lara; Duro, Diana; Santana, Isabel. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study for Frontotemporal Dementia". Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 25 3 (2012): 146-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891988712455235.
    Published • 10.1177/0891988712455235
  40. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Vicente, M.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study for Vascular Dementia". Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 18 6 (2012): 1031-1040. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-international-neuropsychological-society/article/montreal-cognitive-assessment-moca-validation-study-for-vascular-dementia/44AD7F38644FDB1C4A80EE8831277DC1.
    Published
  41. Duro, D.; Freitas, Sandra; Alves, L.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.. "The Clock Drawing Test: Influence of sociodemographic and health variables on the Portuguese population.". Sinapse 12 1 (2012): 5-12.
    Published
  42. Freitas, S.; Simoes, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Influence of sociodemographic and health variables". Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 27 (2012): 165-175. https://academic.oup.com/acn/article/27/2/165/4917.
    Published
  43. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, Mário R.; Marôco, João; Alves, Lara; Santana, Isabel. "Construct Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)". Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 18 2 (2012): 242-250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617711001573.
    Published • 10.1017/s1355617711001573
  44. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Normative study for the Portuguese population". Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 39 9 (2011): 989-996. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13803395.2011.589374.
    Published
  45. Freitas, Sandra; Simões, M. R.. "The Clock Drawing Test: Usefulness and validity as a cognitive screening tool.". Psicologia, Educação e Cultura 14 2 (2010): 319-338.
    Published
  46. Freitas, Sandra; Simoes, M. R.; Martins. C.; Vilar, M.; Santana, I.. "Adaptation Studies of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for the Portuguese population.". Avaliação Psicológica 9 3 (2010): 345-357. https://www.redalyc.org/html/3350/335027284002/.
    Published
  47. Freitas, Sandra. "Neuropsychological assessment and changes in executive function in Alzheimer's Disease.". Saúde Mental 11 2 (2009): 10-18.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Freitas, Sandra. "Aging and cognitive impairment: Adaptation, validation and normalization studies of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2011.

Other

Other output
  1. Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS). 2019. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Vilar, M.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I..
  2. Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve (BACR). 2018. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Vilar, M.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R..
  3. The Questionnaire for the Assessment of Cognitive Demand Level of Professional Activities (QANECAP). 2018. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Vilar, M.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R..
  4. The Questionnaire of Literacy (QL). 2018. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Vilar, M.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R..
  5. Inventory of Functional Assessment of Adults and Elderly - Short version. 2018. Sousa, L. B.; Vilar, M.; Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Firmino, H.; Simões, M. R..
  6. WHOQOL-OLD-7. 2018. Vilar, M.; Sousa, L.; Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Simões, M. R..
  7. Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire (SCD-Q): Portuguese version. 2018. Freitas, S.; Nogueira, J.; Prieto, G.; Vilar, M.; Simões, C.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I..
  8. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Version 2. 2013. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.; Martins, C.; Nasreddine, Z..
  9. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Version 3. 2013. Freitas, S.; Simões, M. R.; Santana, I.; Martins, C.; Nasreddine, Z..
  10. Transcultural translation and validation for the Portuguese population of three quotation systems for the Clock Drawing Test. 2011. Freitas, S..
  11. Functional assessment of adults and older adults inventory (IAFAI): Experimental version. 2008. Sousa, L. B.; Simões, M. R.; Pires, L.; Vilar, M.; Freitas, Sandra.
  12. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Version 1. 2008. Simões, M. R.; Freitas, S.; Santana, I.; Firmino, H.; Martins, C.; Nasreddine, Z.; Vilar, M..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/02/06 Impact of COVID-19 in elderly individuals 7th ISSSL-UL Journeys
Instituto Superior de Serviço Social de Lisboa, Universidade Lusíada (Portugal)
2020/11 Effects of COVID-19 pandemic confinement measures in cognitive function and overall well-being of adults and older adults Neurology Congress 2020, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2020/09 Estudo Epidemiológico: Incidência do Declínio Cognitivo em Portugal [Epidemiologic Study: Incidence rate of cognitive decline in Portugal] 34th Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/11 The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. (Poster) PsihDay - III Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/10 The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. 33ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Curia, Portugal)
2019/10 Subjective Memory Complaints and neuropsychological assessement of patients with amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment. (Poster) I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/10 The Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS): Development of a new instrument to assess subjective cognitive complaints. (Poster) I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/10 Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve: A method of estimating cognitive reserve. (Poster) no I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/10 Epidemiology of cognitive decline and dementia in Portugal I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/09 Decision Making Capacity in Health Care. I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/09 Role of the Cognitive Reserve in healthy aging and dementia. I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/09 Environmental factors with risk-potential for the development of cognitive decline. I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência
(Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019/05 When does the Free Will of a Person with Dementia end? I Jornada de Saúde Mental no Idoso
(Soito, Portugal)
2018/10 Decision Making in Health Care in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: Implicated Cognitive Functions and Assessment Tools. 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10 Construction and Development of the Decision-Making Capacity in Health Care Assessment Tool: Challenges 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10 The impact of Cognitive Reserve on healthy aging and dementia. (Poster) PsihDay - II Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/10 The Questionnaire of Literacy: Differences between cognitively healthy elderly and patients with cognitive decline. 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10 The impact of Cognitive Reserve on Healthy Aging and Dementia. 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10 Long-term environmental exposure to metal-contaminated groundwater reveals greater cognitive decline in aging 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10 Development and validation of the Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS) for the Portuguese Population. 32ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09 Instrument of Assessment of the Decision-Making Capacity in Health Care (IACTD-CS): Development 4º Congresso Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
(Braga, Portugal)
2018/09 Cognitive screening tests predict IQ. (Poster) 4º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
(Braga, Portugal)
2018/09 Development of the Battery for the Assessment of Cognitive Reserve (BACR) and pilot study with cognitively healthy elderly and patients with cognitive decline. (Poster) 10º Congresso AIDAP/AIDEP
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/11 Environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE) as a risk factor for cognitive decline and development of neurodegenerative diseases. Mostra Científica da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/09 The (important) role of tests in the neuropsychological assessment process: Portuguese investigations and implications for the professional practice. Simpósio Neuropsicologia: Novos Desafios – Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/06 The environmental exposure to toxic elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline. 31ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/06 ADAS-Cog: Current studies for the portuguese population. 31ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/06 Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog): Normative study for the Portuguese population. 31ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/06 Clinical Validation of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) for the Portuguese population. 30ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment outcomes in post-acute Traumatic Brain Injury: An early exploratory study. 1st Iberoamerican Congresso of Neuropsychology
(Bilbau, Spain)
2015/11 Progressive cognitive decline in the Alzheimer's Spectrum: Longitudinal study with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). III Internacional Congress of CINEICC: Research, Assessment and Interventions: Which links?
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/11 primerCOG – A cognitive training tool, functionally validated for cognitively healthy seniors I Conferência Internacional do Envelhecimento Ativo
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/10 Functional validation of primerCOG – a Web platform for cognitive training of older adults. I Congresso Internacional de Reabilitação Neuropsicológica na Lesão Encefálica Adquirida / III Simpósio Internacional de Neuropsicologia e Reabilitação
(Braga, Portugal)
2015/10 PrimerCOG cognitive training platform in the mental health of elderly adults. VIII Simpósio de Psiquiatria de Braga
(Braga, Portugal)
2015/09 Analysis of the results from the using experience of primerCOG platform for cognitive training. XIII Curso Pós-Graduado sobre Envelhecimento
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/09 Cognitive training for healthy older adults with cognitive impairment using the primerCOG platform. Semana Psiquiátrica do CHUC: As boas práticas em saúde mental
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/05 Validation studies of the Clock Drawing Test in Mild Cognitive Impairment. 29ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/05 Exploratory validation study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Lewy Bodies Dementia. 29ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/05 Usefulness of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the identification of cognitive dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis 29ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/05 primerCOG – Pilot study for functional validation 29ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/05 Analysis of the experience of using the primerCOG online cognitive training platform by a group of cognitively healthy seniors. VI Seminário de Investigação em psicologia da Universidade do Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2015 Exploratory study to validate the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Lewy Bodies Dementia. III Internacional Congress of CINEICC: Research, Assessment and Interventions: Which links?
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/11 Longitudinal performance of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease VII Jornadas de Saúde do Idoso e XI Congresso Hispano Luso de Gerontologia
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2014/11 Mind.Care - platform of occupational health for elderly adults. (Poster) VII Jornadas de Saúde do Idoso e XI Congresso Hispano Luso de Gerontologia
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2014/06 Validation study of the alternative versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. 28ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudo de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demências
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/05 Longitudinal Study of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease V Seminário de Investigação em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2013/10 Cognitive stimulation, maintenance and rehabilitation: Designing the user interface, research and practical results. HCist’2013 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/08 Neurodegenerative diseases in the Estarreja (Central Portugal) inhabitants and their potential relationship with trace elements in the environment: Preliminary results. (Poster) 5th International Conference on Medical Geology
(Arlington, Virginia, United States)
2013/06 The Clock Drawing Test: Exploratory validation study on multiple forms of dementia 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/06 Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR): Validation studies of the Portuguese version in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/06 An occupational health component for stimulation, maintenance, monitoring and cognitive rehabilitation. 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/06 Normative study for the Portuguese population of the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI). 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/06 Longitudinal study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease 27ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/12 Active aging and cognitive screening. Seminário “Envelhecimento Ativo: Moldando o Futuro”
(Porto, Portugal)
2012/06 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Reunião de Interesses específicos: Escalas e Testes na Demência (3ª Edição), inserida na 26ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2012/06 Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Reunião de Interesses específicos: Escalas e Testes na Demência (3ª Edição), inserida na 26ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2012/06 Influence of sociodemographic and health variables and normative data for the Portuguese population according to three quotation systems of the Clock Drawing Test. 26ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2012/03 Aging and Dementias. Semana Internacional do Cérebro
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/02 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Diagnostic accuracy in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Dementia. 9º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2011/10 Stimulation, maintenance and cognitive rehabilitation platform for seniors Conferência Internacional "Promoting concious and active learning and ageing: How to face current and future challenges?"
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/07 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study for Vascular Dementia. VIII Congresso Iberoamericano de Avaliação/Evaluación Psicológica
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/07 Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI): Clinical validation study in subjects with cognitive decline. VIII Congresso Iberoamericano de Avaliação/Evaluación Psicológica
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/06 Discriminating capacity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation studies for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. 25ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2011/06 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Reunião de Interesses específicos: Escalas e Testes na Demência (3ª Edição), inserida na 25ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2011/06 The Clock Drawing Test: Preliminary data of the portuguese population 25ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2011/04 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation studies in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. II Jornadas Internacionais do CINEICC
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2010/06 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Normalization study for the portuguese population. 24ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Tomar, Portugal)
2010/06 The sensitivity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to cognitive decline: A longitudinal study. (Poster) Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease 2010
(Havai, Honolulu, United States)
2010/02 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Exploratory studies of normative nature and analysis of diagnostic validity. VII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
(Braga, Portugal)
2010/02 Functional assessment of adults and older adults inventory (IAFAI): Exploratory study in groups of older adults in the community and with depression. VII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
(Braga, Portugal)
2009/06 Brief Cognitive Assessment: Comparison of the discriminative capacity of MoCA and MMSE in the spectrum of Alzheimer's Disease 23ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Luso, Portugal)
2009/06 Preliminary data from the normative study with the MoCA and evaluation of its diagnostic capacity. 23ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Luso, Portugal)
2009/06 Functional assessment of adults and older adults inventory (IAFAI): Development of a new instrument. IV Encontro Internacional Psicogeriátrico de Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2009 Functional assessment of adults and older adults inventory (IAFAI): A validation study with older adults with depression. (Poster) International Psychogeriatric Association Montréal Congress
(Montreal, Canada)
2008/06 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation studies in a sample of the normal population. 22ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Luso, Portugal)
2008 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study in a sample of the normal population. (Poster) XIII Congresso Multidisciplinar - Psicologia e Educação: Tendências ActuaisXIII Congresso Multidisciplinar - Psicologia e Educação: Tendências Actuais
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2008 Preliminary normative data with the portuguese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. (Poster) XIII Conferência Internacional “Avaliação Psicológica, Formas e Contextos”
(Braga, Portugal)
2007/06 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Exploratory studies. 21ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência
(Luso, Portugal)
2007 Dementia: Implications for Public Health. (Poster) X Congresso Internacional e Multidisciplinar – “Igualdade para todos: Os contributos da Educação e da Psicologia
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2007 Assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Potentials and Problems. (Poster) X Congresso Internacional e Multidisciplinar – “Igualdade para todos: Os contributos da Educação e da Psicologia
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2007 Stress in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. (Poster) III Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria – “A tradição do saber psiquiátrico face à contribuição das neurociências
(Estoril, Portugal)
2007 Cognitive Screening Tests: Comparative Analysis. (Poster) III Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria – “A tradição do saber psiquiátrico face à contribuição das neurociências
(Estoril, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/01 - Current The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia (SFRH/BD/146680/2019)
Supervisor
 Psicologia, Especialização em Neuropsicologia (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018 - Current The influence of Cognitive Reserve on healthy aging and dementia (SFRH/BD/136029/2018)
Supervisor
 Psicologia, Especialização em Neuropsicologia (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018 - Current Assessment of the Decision-Making Capacity in Health Care - Development and validation of the IACTD-CS (SFRH/BD/139344/2018)
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia, Especialização em Neuropsicologia (PhD)
2017 - 2018 Health literacy and stress levels as impacting factors in the adherence to drug treatment and glycemic control in patients with type I Diabetes Mellitus (International Master)
Co-supervisor
 Clínica Médica (Master)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
2017 - 2018 Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test: Validation and normalization studies in cognitive decline
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica, Especialização em Psicogerontologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation Studies and elaboration of norms in a forensic/prison context
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica, Especialização em Psicogerontologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Clinical validation of Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive sub-scale (ADAS_Cog) for the Portuguese population
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica, Especialização em Psicogerontologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Validation study of alternate versions of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Multiple Sclerosis and Mild cognitive impairment patients
Supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica, Especialização em Psicogerontologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Longitudinal Study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Supervisor
 Psicologia Clínica, Especialização em Psicogerontologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Validation study of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for vascular mild cognitive impairment
Co-supervisor
 Medicina, Especialização em Neurologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 Scientific Director and Speaker of the 1st Congress on Aging and Dementia Practices at the Stimulation Center for People with Dementia - CEPD by CEPD 2019 (2019/09/30 - 2019/10/01)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Centro de Estimulação para Pessoas com Demência, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Member of the organizing and scientific committee of the III International Congress of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC): "Research, Assessment and Intervention: What Links?" (2015/11 - 2015/11)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013/06 - 2014/06 Member of the organizing and scientific committee of the 28th Meeting of the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia. (2014/06/27 - 2014/06/28)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Portugal
2012/09 - 2013/07 Member of the organizing and scientific committee of the 27th Meeting of the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia (2013/07/28 - 2013/07/29)
Meeting
 Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Organization of the 10 Editions of the Training / Workshop: “A Look at Alzheimer's Disease” aimed at specialized health professionals; responsible entity for training actions: PsiCórtex - Porto. (2010 - 2011)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2015/02 Mixed study on the consequences of three negative moral emotions.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 María Margarita Gómez Márquez (PhD)
Universidad de Salamanca Facultad de Psicología, Spain
2013/10 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study in a sample of institutionalized delinquent adolescents in educational centers
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Luísa Geraldes Amaro (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2013/07 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) validation studies for mild vascular cognitive impairment.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Paulo Ricardo Alves Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/02 Psychological assessment of elderly drivers: Validity of neurocognitive tests on car driving performance.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Isabel Rodrigues Saraiva Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2016 - Current Portuguese League Against Epilepsy Membro
2014 - Current Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group Membro
2011 - Current Portuguese Society of Behavioral Neurology Membro
2010 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Professional Certificate nº. 8555 Membro

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2014 - 2016 Member of the Fiscal Council (2014-2016 Board) of the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia
Advisor / Consultant
 Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Executive Secretary of the Board of the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia.
Other
 Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2013 - 2017 Neuropsychological Assessment Consultation at the level of specialized health care (within the scope of the Post-Doctoral project) Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Serviço de Neurologia, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Consultation on Cognitive Screening at the level of primary health care and Social Solidarity Institutions located in different districts of the country (within the scope of the Post-Doctoral project).
2011/10 - 2013/08 Consultation of Clinical Psychology and Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment in a private health care context.
2013 - 2013 Consultancy for the development of experimental design of projects within the scope of the influence of metal toxicity in the development of neurodegenerative pathology. Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Geociências, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Participation in the panel of experts for the adaptation of the Mini Mental State Examination - version adapted for patients with Aphasia - for the Portuguese population. Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008/09 - 2011/07 Neuropsychological Assessment Consultation at the level of specialized health care (within the scope of the PhD project). Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra Serviço de Neurologia, Portugal
2007/11 - 2010/05 Consultation on Cognitive Screening at the level of primary health care in centers located in all districts of the country (within the scope of the PhD project).
2005/10 - 2007/08 Consultation of Clinical Psychology and Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment in the private health care context.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020 Psychological Assessment I (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Assessment and Rehabilitation Programs in Older Adults (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Neuropsychological Assessment (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Instruments of Assessment and Psychological Reports - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Assessment and Rehabilitation Programs in Older Adults - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Assessment and Rehabilitation Programs in Older Adults - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Active Aging - Invited Assistant Professor (Shared Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016/04 - 2016/04 Invited speaker to the workshop “Neuropsychological intervention in the promotion of active aging”, which took place within the framework of the XV Meeting of Psychology in Algarve, organized by the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Algarve, Faro . Universidade do Algarve Departamento de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Assessment and Rehabilitation Programs in Older Adults - Invited Assistant Professor (Shared Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Active Aging - Invited Associated Professor (Coordenation and Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/05 Invited speaker for the “Updating Course in Dementia”, organized by the Study Group on Brain Aging and Dementia, which took place as a specialization course at the Congress of the Portuguese Society of Neurology, Aveiro. (Diploma de especialização) Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Behavioral Neuroscience - Invited Assistant Professor (Coordination and Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Instruments of Assessment and Psychological Reports - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012/01 - 2012/03 Professor of the Neuropsychological Assessment Module on the 1st Edition of the Post-Graduation “Psychological Assessment” developed by MindCenter; Scientific coordination by Professor Miguel Ricou. (Especialização pós-licenciatura) MindCenter, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Assessment Instruments and Psychological Reports - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2011/09 - 2011/09 Speaker at the “III Seminar Cycle: Clinical Psychogerontology” under the theme: Cognitive Screening Instruments, within the scope of the research line “Neuropsychology and Cognitive Assessment” (CINEICC-FPCE-UC/Un. I&D da FCT). (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2011/09 - 2011/09 Speaker at the “III Seminar Cycle: Clinical Psychogerontology” under the theme: TeLPI as an instrument for assessing Pre-Morbid Intelligence: Normative study and clinical validation ” (CINEICC-FPCE-UC/Un. I&D da FCT). (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Speaker at Workshop I: Psychogeriatric Assessment (Simões, M. R., Sousa, L., Freitas, S.), within the scope of the “2nd Training Course in Geriatric Psychiatry”, developed by the Portuguese Gerontopsychiatric Association. (Outros)
2010 - 2011 Assessment Instruments and Psychological Reports - Singular collaboration by invitation (Teaching) Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Speaker and Pedagogical Coordinator of the 10 Editions of Training / Workshop: “A Look at Alzheimer's Disease”, developed by PsiCórtex. (Outros)
2010 - 2010 Speaker in the Specialization Course “Update in Neurology”, developed by the Portuguese Association of Hospital Pharmacists.
2009 - 2010 Speaker at the ReCognition Program: pan-European program developed and funded by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer (2009 and 2010 editions) (Outros) Associação Portuguesa de Gerontopsiquiatria, Portugal
2009/11 - 2009/11 Speaker at the “Memory” Specialization Course, developed by the National Pharmacy Association. (Outros)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018 - 2018 Internship for the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Joana Filipa Nogueira Vasco
2017 - 2018 Curricular Intership Marisa Pedroso Lima
2015 - 2016 Curricular Intership Joana Filipa Nogueira Vasco
2015 - 2015 Intership for the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Joana Sofia Marques Santiago
2014 - 2015 Intership for the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Vanessa Alexandra Duarte Costa
2013 - 2014 Curricular Internship Joana Sofia Marques Santiago
2012 - 2013 Curricular Intership Vanessa Alexandra Duarte Costa

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 Orlando Leitão Award (best annual oral presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2017 António Flores Award (best poster presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2017 Orlando Leitão Award (best annual oral presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2013 Orlando Leitão Award (best anual oral presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2012 António Flores Award (best poster presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2011 António Flores Award (best poster presentation)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2009 Prize for best communication
Comissão Organizadora do IV Encontro Internacional Psicogeriátrico de Coimbra, Portugal
2005 Merit Award (under the Student Support Funds)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal