ARTICLES

1. Baixinho, C.L., Henriques, M.A., Costa, A. (2026) Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing. Healthcare 2026, 14, 630. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14050630 

2. Colucci, M. G., Cruz, J. P. dos S., Brusaca, L. A., de Oliveira Kawakami, D. M., Guimarães Araujo, G. H., Karloh, M., Mendes, R., Di Lorenzo, V. (2026) Early Post-Discharge Predictors of Sedentary Behavior Following COPD Exacerbation: An Observational Study. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/15412555.2025.2600130

3. Ascenso, R.M.T., Dias, S.S., Luís, L., Gonçalves, D. (2026). Health Literacy of the Polytechnic of Leiria Students. In: Rocha, Á., García-Peñalvo, F.J., Gonçalves, R., García-Holgado, A., Moreira, F. (eds) Proceedings of 19th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2024). CISTI 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1752. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12885-0_27

4. Costeira, C.; Junqueira, H.; Quintas, P.; Pragosa, Â.; Mata, E.; Duarte, H.; Bom, L.; Pais, N. (2026) Mapping the Second Victim Experience Among Western Nurses: A Scoping Review. Healthcare 2026, 14, 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14040467

5. Harmuch, C., Laranjeira, C., Lima, A., Higarashi, I., Jaques, A., Paiano, M. (2026) The experiences of mothers in caring for children with complex health conditions during hospitalization in Brazil: a grounded theory analysis, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Vol. 88, 444-453, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2026.03.014.

6. Cruz, M., Grilo, A., Custódio, S., Dores, A., Silva, C., Alves, P. (2026) Development and validation of a Portuguese psychologist’s empathy scale: A pilot study, Acta Psychologica, 263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106272.

7. Valentim, O., Almeida, R., Marques, R., Lucas, I., Sales, L., Payan-Carreira, R., Lopes, J. (2026) Linking Critical Thinking Dispositions to Well-Being in Higher Education: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare, 14, 530. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14040530

8. Stern, C., Valenzuela, C., Whitehorn, A., Pollock, D., Minooee, S., Arun Gohil, D., Zhu, Z., Kirkpatrick, P., Loureiro, R., Davies, E., Cardoso, D., Munn, Z., Carrier, J., Pieper, D., Cooper, K., Jia, R. M., Loveday, H., Martin, P., Salmond, S., Borges dos Santos, K., Habibi, N., Lizarondo, L. (2026) Evidence synthesis methodology for questions relating to barriers and enablers in health care: a scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis 24(3) 459-513 https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-25-00265 265

9. Costeira, C., Lopes, I., Lopes, S., Pedrosa, V.V., Custódio, S., Cioga, E., Silva, C.G. (2026) Practices and Challenges in Portuguese Early Childhood Intervention: A Descriptive Study. Children, 13, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/children13020304

10. Rocha, P., Albuquerque, C., Batista, S., Henriques, M., Baixinho, C. (2026) The family caregiver of the older person with hip fracture: perceptions about the transition to home, International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2026.101264

11. Areosa, T., Lima, M., Custódio, S., Caetano, T., Gierveld, J., Dixe, M. A. (2026) Validity of the de Jong Gierveld loneliness scale in Portugal population: psychometrics studies, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 13, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102353

12. Batalha, M. J., Rosinha, C., Amaro, C., Couto, M., Fidalgo, M., Dias, S. (2026) Psychometric validation of the food and nutrition literacy scale (Escala de Literacia da Alimentação e Nutrição – E-LAN) among Portuguese youth, Preventive Medicine Reports, 62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103392.

13. Spolaôr, N., Cherman, E. A., Igawa, R. A., Sato, A. K., Nanni, M. R., & Falcão, A. X. (2026). Shallow and deep learning approaches to classify melanoma and non-melanocytic skin lesions. Medical Engineering & Physics, 147, 015014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-4030/ac290b

14. Alem, S.G., Nguyen, L., Hipólito, N., Spiller, M., Metting, E. (2026) Intention to Use Digital Health Among COPD Patients in Europe: A Cluster Analysis. Healthcare026, 14, 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14020178

15. Klein, A., Pinheiro, R., Fonseca-Pinto, R. (2026), Integrating Internet of Things into cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure: a review of emerging technologies. Front Med (Lausanne), 23, 12:1737523. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1737523.

16. Silva, R., Ferreira, Ó.R., Agostinho, I., Silva, R., Barbosa, M., Braga, P., Chirelli, M., Baixinho, C. (2026) Nurses’ Perspectives on the Implementation of Knowledge in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study. Healthcare, 14, 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14050555

17. Rocha, P., Marques, A., Matos, L., Costa, A., Henriques, M. A., Baixinho, C. (2026) Functional capacity and quality of life of older person with hip fracture at hospital discharge: a cross sectional study, International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2026.101266.

18. Campos, A.; Furtado, M.J.; Carneiro, Â.; Meireles, A.; Neves, C.; Ambrósio, A.F.; Leal, I.; Figueira, J.; Marques, J.P.; Henriques, J.; et al. Inflammatory Biomarkers in Diabetic Macular Edema. J. Clin. Med. 2026, 15, 1949. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15051949

19. Milan, N., Laranjeira, C., Rossoni, S., Ali, A.M., Fekih-Romdhane, F., Baccon, W., Carreira, L., Salci, M.A. (2026) Functional Dependence in Brazilian Adults One Year After COVID-19 Infection: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Cross-Sectional Study. COVID, 6, 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid6010023

20. Gomes, F., Baixinho, C., Monteiro, A., Costa, A., Henriques, M. A., (2026) Nurses’ Perceptions of Fundamental Care in Preventing Venous Ulcer Recurrence: A Qualitative Focus Group Study, International Wound Journal 23, 1, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70749.

21. Ali, A., Al-Dossary, S., Alharrasi, M., Laranjeira, C., Ayed, A., El-Gazar, H., Zoromba, M., Atalla, A., Alamer, R., Al-Abri, K., Subih, M., Pakai, A. (2026) The Arabic Control Attitudes Scale-Revised: Method Effect (Negatively Worded Items) and Measurement Invariance as Threats to Its Construct Validity Are Remedied in a 5-Item Version With Improved Performance. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000001294

22. Vareta, D., Santana, E., Oliveira, C., Baixinho, C., Ventura, F. (2026) Person-centered practice in the Portuguese healthcare system: A documentary study. PLoS One 21(3) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0343419